Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge ram 3500. While driving 50 mph, the service vehicle warning indicator illuminated and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer stated that they would get back with the contact. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Engine & cooling
2002 Dodge Ram 3500 Engine problems
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram 3500's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 7% of all its complaints, most recently on May 9, 2017. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
While driving at any speed the truck shut down and lost all power. The truck restarted, and consumer was able to proceed with caution. Dealer had the vehicle for 48 hours and could not duplicate the problem. *Ak
The steering wheel had frozen, the brakes were inoperative and caused loss control, there was noise coming from the engine and or the transmission compartment, odor possibly coming from oil or transmission fluid, the engine was rough and stalled, the valve spring had broke, and the converter pump had failed. The dealer said that the transmission fluid was gone and needed to be further investigated. Scc *jb
Dodge Ram 3500 engine complaints by year
Ram 3500 engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data