Dodge Ram 2500 owners have reported 5 problems related to engine shut off without warning (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Was driving under cruise control at 75mph on i95 north in the middle lane, and noticed my truck started slowing down and engine had stalled. Power steering and power brakes went out and there was traffic coming up behind me in all three lanes, so I had difficulty steering the truck off to the side of the road. All electronics remained on, key was still in on position, and there were no status indicators anywhere on the instrument panel or evic to indicate there was a problem. The fuel gauge was still over half full. Once the truck came to a stop, I put it back in park and turned the key off. I was then able to start the truck back up and continue driving the rest of the way home without another incident. I took the truck into the dealer the next day and they were unable to find any fault codes from the ecu. Because there were no fault codes found, the dealer was unable or unwilling to perform any repairs to prevent this dangerous condition from re-occurring. So, I've done some research of my own on this condition and found that Chrysler has had identical problems in other vehicle models for which they issued a recall (NHTSA campaign id number: 11v139000). It seems this problem is caused by a loss of communication between the key fob and the wireless ignition node (win). This wireless connection is required to start the vehicle, but for a glitch in the wireless connection to result in a complete engine shutdown while traveling at high speed is a huge safety issue. I am now afraid to drive my truck on the highway unless I stay in the right hand lane.
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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500. While the contact was driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle shut off. The contact then turned the ignition back on but it would continue to shut off every time he stopped at a light. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the technician stated that the bell housing bolts needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000.
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Truck dies while driving and makes it extremely hard to steer ! seems to be some sort of fuel problem ! this has been ongoing for several years and I don't trust it to attempt to drive in traffic to a dealer for repairs ! the truck currently has approx. 87,000 original miles on it ! problem seem to start shortly after last dealer visit in 2008 for replacement of a/c ducting under dash ! dealer shut down right after our president took office, as did many of the local Dodge dealers ! to me, it acts as if the fuel just shuts off. Hard to restart or steer - definitely a safety hazard ! while surfing the internet for like complaints, most all complaints of the same nature, say that Dodge is aware of the problem and will do nothing ! I'm a 100 % service connected double amputee, and need this vehicle for transportation and travel to the va hospital 45 miles away from where I live ! I can't afford another vehicle at this time.
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The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 heavy duty quad cab 4x4 swb. While driving at any speed the vehicle shuts off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on more than 12 occasions ,and the failure still remained. Daimler/Chrysler stated that there was nothing that could be done because the vehicle belonged to someone else. The current mileage is 27,500 and failure mileage was 2,000.
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I purchased a Dodge durango in Nov of 2004 brand new with only 42 miles on it. Since that date I have had it back to the shop where I purchased it 6 times. It would not start and had to be jump started for over a month, and now it just decided that if it wants to shut off no matter where it is or how fast it is going it just shuts off. I have returned it to the dealer ship and have not gotten a bit of help. I walk a way with the felling that I am the laughing stock of the dealership.