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2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	858263
Internal NHTSA #	10400715
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2002
File date	20/11/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Upper radiator hose blew-out,@42,000 miles , after replacing increase in engine temp. Replaced thermostat and radiator, temp remained elevated. Vehicle never overheated. Engine valves started tapping, antifreeze accumulation on the inside of engine oil cap. Bad headgaskets. Engine oil & filter changed every 2500 miles. Now with the warm weather, only occasional engine tapping and no antifreeze on the inside of engine oil cap. Head gaskets must be leaking or shrinkage of the gaskets with the cold weather. Contacted dodge and they say that they have never heard of this! Checked online and found multiple dodge vehicle owners with the 4. 7 litre engine have experienced similar problems. Poor engine design, thin walled engine block, lubrication holes in rocker arms not drilled in correct location= check replacement rocker arms as opposed to original equipment. This is a 2002 dodge ram 1500 pickup 4. 7 eng 43,000 miles. Chrysler should have a engine recall and replaced these defective engines as they were only available for a few years and then discontinued, i wonder why!!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	42000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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