2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2004 Dodge RAM 1500 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID950546
 Internal NHTSA #10484046
 ManufacurerChrysler Group LLC
 BrandDODGE
 ModelRAM 1500
 Model Year2004
 File date06/04/12
 ComponentFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemI bought an 04 ram 1500 5. 7 hemi that had around 80k miles on it when i bought it in oct 2010. It was awesome the first and a half i had it, only minor repairs i. E battery, idler pulley, ignition switch. I did regular maintenance on it as well as oil changes. In late march 2012 i went to put gas in my truck and it would not let me put more than 10 or 15 cents in before it would "back fill" i was trying to figure out what the problem could be with that, then in early april 2012 i was driving home after running some errands, the truck had run great all day just like normal, but about 8 miles from house i hear this "thunk" and i have no power and i had this awful shaking and rattling noise. There were not even any warning lights telling we that there was something wrong, i called someone to tow it home that night. I did thankfully have another car to drive. In the months since i have been slowly tearing the engine apart with my dad, this week we finally pulled the heads and discovered that my # 6 piston was completely disintegrated and had punched a hole in my block! My original thought was that this was just a random fluke and it was just mine, but after reading on some dodge forums i see that it was not just mine! This is ridiculous for an engine that has no more miles than this and had been properly maintained. My parents have a 1999 ford f150 that has almost 300k on it and has not been maintained nearly as well... As my dad puts it "it has been run hard and put up wet" this engine has run like a champ! It even still has the original battery in it! There are many more reports of this happening to this engine both in the durango with that year hemi as well as the ram on this forum http://townhall-talk. Edmunds. Com/direct/view/. F1dd4b2/270.
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure125000
Number of Occurences1
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateDREXEL, MO
VIN pattern XXXXXX
 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 persons0
No. of fatalities0
 Date of purchase06/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
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 Vehicle speed45
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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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