Chrysler is recalling 108,429 my 2007-2008 dodge ram 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks equipped with 6.7L diesel engines. A silencer pad can sag and contact the exhaust gas recirculation (egr) cooler.
Engine & cooling
Dodge Ram 3500 Engine problems by year
80 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Dodge Ram 3500's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
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Latest Ram 3500 engine complaints
Smoke started coming from the hood. I opened the hood and the engine had caught fire
Driver ran over tire rubber debris causing a thud under truck. Five minutes later a very loud thud noise occurred, no warning lights on dash, driver pulled off the highway immediately and exited truck. The grass was on fire underneath the truck. Explosion occurred. The entire inside of truck was gutted. Local fire department responded and put out the fire. Texas Department of Safety refused to respond since collision not involved. The truck is at a towing company awaiting salvage and has been inspected by a mechanic.
While traveling on interstate 90 in washington state, traveling at about 60 mph I noticed a haze behind the truck through the passenger side door mirror. At the time, there were no indications by instruments or warning lights that anything was amiss with the truck. Wondering if it was coming from the truck I pulled to the shoulder to check. As soon as I stopped I smelled hot oil, so shut off the engine, released the hood latch and checked the engine compartment. Upon lifting the hood of the engine compartment...
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I immediately noticed flames between the engine and fire wall. I retrieved a fire extinguisher from the camper the truck was hauling and attempted to extinguish the fire. Two motorists with fire extinguishers stopped to help and the combined use of three dry chemical fire extinguishers would not put the fire out and the truck and camper completely burned. When I reported this to my insurance company we discovered an error in the vin number on my insurance policy. Out of curiosity I researched that vin number and was surprised to see that same style truck had also burned. It's vin is 3d7mu48c84g269656 and can be seen in the 7th photo that is uploaded to this report. Both were 2004 dodge diesel tucks with low mileage. It seems too much of a coincidence and I wonder if there is a defect that caused this and how many other of this year, make and model have been destroyed by fire.
60 Miles from home after a 2,000 mile camping trip the truck suddenly stopped. Traveling north on highway191 in yellowstone park the dash lights started to flash and the truck died. I was barely able to pull off the narrow road. Emergency flashers didn't work and there was no cellphone service, snow was falling and trucks barely able to get around us, we feared for our lives. I opened up the hood and smelled burning plastic, the tipm was melted in spots. Finally a kind motorist stopped to see if we needed help, 20...
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miles further down the road he was able to call a towing service which took another several hours to get to us. We were towed to a dodge dealership in bozeman where it will be another2 weeks before they can get it in.
On the night of apr 16, 2019 it same like everyday I went home from work back up my truck in the driveway turn off and got in the house forgot my ipad went back out and get it ,back in the house went to take the shower and then five minutes later the truck burn down, the fire truck came they put out the fire, and I got the report said engine area, running gear, wheel area.
Oil leak on front of engine. Crank seal problems. This is very common issue with these engines.Leaks oil every time you start it and it warms up.
On july 20, 2017 family and I were riding in our meticulously maintained 2005 ram 3500 at highway speed in the cape cod region of massachusetts. After an hour truck running great, outside temp 92 degrees. 30 Seconds later we had a catastrophic event which put us on the side of the road.12 Quarts of oil on the ground, flames under the hood, and a hole in block. Removed wife and daughter from vehicle, extinguished fire thanks to a state trooper, fire and police apparatus. Given this is my daily driver and a...
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business vehicle I was forced to replace motor costing $18k. Cummins and chrysler inspected vehicle. Did not investigate cause. Refused copies of inspection reports. Cummins tied up vehicle for a month. Delayed repair and use as daily driver and critical business need. Attached chrysler/cummins responses show negligence. Research has exposed latent defect whereby dodge application of cummins does not use adequate fuel filtration. Results in over fueling of the injectors that melt or hydro lock pistons, overloading rods, destroying block, spilling of oil, resulting in fire. Many on line examples of severely damaged engines well before b50 life of 350k miles. Repeated requests to address safety issue that could result in severe injury or death ignored. Personal engine inspection showed puddled fuel on cracked piston 3 and piston 4, indicating the hydro locked piston caused the rod and block failure. Refer to youtu link https://m.Youtube.Com/watch?V=_bkdzxo6uno that demonstrates consequences of over fueling. Sudden failure on well maintained vehicle resulting in fire on highway warrants root cause investigation. Cause is likely inadequate fuel filtration latent defect.7 Micron instead of 3.There are no chrysler diagnostic tools or maintenance procedures to protect the customer. Latent defect liability is not limited by warranty period. Must address safety!
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.
Tipm (totally integrated power module) failed, causing vehicles engine to stall at 75mph on freeway. Condition resulted in a "no-start" scenario. Because of this failed tipm, the onboard diagnostic computer has no power, resulting in an inability to diagnose with obdii scan tools. This situation could have resulted in a possibly fatal accident, as the vehicle was in motion at 75mph on a major freeway with moderate traffic. When the vehicle stalled, all power steering and brakes were lost. These parts are prone to...
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failing, but chrysler refuses to accept responsibility. An aftermarket replacement is available at the price of approx. $600, But these parts are special order, and take several days to receive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 3500. After parking the vehicle, the contact removed the from the ignition and exited the vehicle. The contact realized that the vehicle started on its own without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated that the vehicle did not function after being started. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the oil filters were defective and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.
As I was traveling the highway, my engine starting smoking. I was extremely fortunate that I was coming up on a service center/grocery store in idaho. There was indication on my dash instruments that my truck was operating abnormally, other than the smoke sifting through the hood. Upon my pulling over onto the the side, I opened the hood with used of heavy gloves and a towel and checked to see if radiator had fluid as the indicator light had read normal. As expected, coolant spewed out. I immediately closed it and waited for it tobe towed into idaho falls to be checked by a shop that I was familiar with.
Truck died in middle of road, truck would not start .Son towed truck out of road to parking lot. Truck, started again ran 3 days. Pulled out of parking lot , the truck accelerated out of controlled hit brakes a few times and truck died again in middle of road. Started again , truck moved 10 feet and died . Tipm (totally integrated power module ) has failed. Unexpected acceleration scared me considerably. Less experienced driver or my wife would have got scared and crashed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated that the engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle failed to start. The contact mentioned that black smoke emitted from the exhaust. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the dpf assembly, exhaust gasket, and temperature sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 91,000.
Ecm/ecu cummings diesel engine mount problems . Tps error throttle erratic speeds up /down . No response throttle - merging in traffic freeway big problem. Speeds up - almost drive through. Shifting transmission force down/up. In house known engineer ing compatibility cummings /dodge controller .Not public info. See youtube ecm/ecu problems. Changed out 3 tps s & 1 ecm u not compt. Accident looking for a place to happen. Death.
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