Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/05/1998 | |||
| Accelerator pedal is too loose or soft, and on a rough terrain pulling a trailer, it makes the truck start to hop. when it makes the truck hop, it causes the rear axle driveline seal to leak oil. the factory installed thermostat is faulty and makes the temperature go up and down by about 40 degrees. had it replaced and it corrected the problem. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/13/2005 | 74254 | 1 | 11/25/1996 |
| My dodge 1997 ram 2500 truck with 8.0l v-10 engine suffered sudden and complete loss of oil pressure and subsequent engine seizure on 13 august 2005. the truck had 74254 miles on the odometer at the time of the engine failure. the oil level in the engine was normal (full) at the time of the failure. after the engine failure, the truck was towed to the dodge truck dealer in bozeman, montana. i was advised by the assistant service manager that he had seen several dodge truck v-10 | |||
| 08/25/2003 | 1 | 11/30/1996 | |
| Without warning, the vehicle stalled while the consumer was driving at an undetermined speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer on two occasions, however they were unable to resolve the problem. *ak the vehicle had a faulty crack shaft position sensor, the coolant level was too high in the pressure reserve tank and the cylinder heads were replaced. *jb *nm | |||
| 12/01/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that the intake gaskets blew while driving causing engine to stall. consumer narrowly avoided a collision. ts | |||
| 08/24/1999 | |||
| When driving at hwy speed there is a loud knocking noise coming from the engine due to engine rod completely malfunctioning. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 05/19/1997 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| Fan belt failed. yh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 08/10/1998 | 09/12/1997 | ||
| Engine exhaust manifold failure. | |||