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2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	936474
Internal NHTSA #	10471443
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2002
File date	28/07/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Shortly after entering highway 281, my engine fell on it's face. I pushed the gas pedal but got nothing but rpm's from the engine. I began to move over to the right with no power, little steering, a dash full of error lights, and doing my best not to get hit by passing vehicles. Once i got to the side of the road, the engine wasn't running. I started the engine and checked my gauges. The check engine light was on, the water temp was near the red zone, and the engine sound like bowling ball in a dryer. There was fluid on the ground or smoke from the tailpipes so i felt it was safer to get off the highway with the truck. Near the exit, i pulled in a station where i checked the truck and top-off the water. The sound was like a dropped rocker arm. I had the truck towed to the dealer where they from the "factory" coating inside the oil pan had delaminated and was sucked into the pickup tube. The coating then plugged the screen and pickup tube. I called dodge cares and they tried to blame me then the oil. I told them i've never used additives, always use mobil one, and i had receipts dating back to the day i drove the truck off the lot new. They claimed this was a non-issue and it had not be reported before now. I have always taken very good care of my vehicles and to be told a manufacturing error is my fault does not set well with me. Now i have to replace the whole engine because some engineer was dumb enough to coat the inside surface of the oil pan. I normally travel during the night into early hours of the day. What if this had happen while i was out in the middle of no-where. I'm handicapped; i couldn't have walked a quart of a mile for help. What if my 70-year mother had been driving my truck at the time! This could have been real bad!!! And then to be told it's non-problem. I have pictures if you want to see them.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	89600
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MCALLEN, TX
VIN pattern	1D7HU18N12SXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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