2002 Dodge RAM 1500: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jun 13, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 200,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge ram 1500. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. An independent towing company towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle back to the independent mechanic who informed the contact that the wire harness convertible box had a lot of corrosion around it and needed to be replaced. A collision shop was contacted. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed Sep 14, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 48,000 miles · CA

2002 dodge ram 1500 quad cab sport 4x2 1. Gas peddle has to be press down at all time in order for truck to stay on once I let go of gas peddle truck stalls. 2.first day I bought truck from deal I ask is this faint sound coming fom transmission, I was told dodge dealer thats a sound that trasmission makes, I said really. 3.interior top dsah so thin sun is able to crack dash by it self with the hot heat and sharp plastic and its now dangerous its become a hazad toall occupants or pedestrians passegers. 4. The whole back tail light found hanging tried to hook it back up its made of plastic components crack with noway of hooking it with nuts so for now I type it in place, its truly falls under a recall. 5.AC works but no heater. 6.mirror cover on passenger side has fallen off on freeway. 7.all engine components seem to brake to fast due to being made of plastic clips wires not stable to hold on to devices, hoses fall off, crack into devices which cause veichal problems and isusses that affect mulitiple hazards to truck speed control, suspension, steering,fuel/propulsion,lighting,powertrain, brakes,engine,electrical,elec, /stability,air bags, body, wheels,seats,seat belts,visibility/wipers, in general all aspects has some kind of hazardous componets that need mandatory recalls.

Filed Sep 14, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 48,000 miles · CA

2002 dodge ram quad cab sport 4x2 (1.)gas peddle has to be press down at all time in order for truck to stay on and once I let go of gas peddle truck stalls. (2.)first day I bought truck from dealership I ask, is that faint sound coming from transmission, I was told by dodge dealer thats the sound transmission makes,I said really. (3.)interior top dash so thin sun is able to crack dash by its self with the hot heat and dash plastic is sharp and dangerous its become a hazard to all occupants or pedestrians, passegers. (4.)the whole back tail light found hanging tried to hook it back up its made of plastic components crack with no way of hooking it with nuts, so for now I tape it in place, it truly falls under a recall. (5.)AC works but no heater slite warm. (6.)mirror cover on passenger side has fallen off on freeway. (7.)all engine components seem to brake to fast due to being made of plastic clips wires not stable to hold on to devices once they brake off, some also crack off into devices, crack into devices which cause vehicle problems and issues that affect mulitiple hazards to truck speed, suspension, steering, fuel/propulsion, lighting, powertrain, brakes, engine, electrical, ele/ stability, rir bag, body, wheels, seat belt, visibility/wipers, in general all aspects has some kind of hazardous components that needs mandatory recalls.

Filed Oct 2, 2014 · Electrical · 102,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The contact replaced the terminal battery, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2014 · Body, Engine · 54,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. However, the check engine light had illuminated after the failure occurred. The vehicle was merged to the emergency lane and restarted the vehicle. Also, the vehicle over heated multiple times. In addition, the dashboard began to crack and later collapsed. The contact noticed that the crack was near the air bag and could potentially inadvertently deploy the air bag. The failure caused the entire instrument panel to malfunction. The contact stated that the pieces from the dash board fell into the air vents causing the A/C unit to malfunction. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the engine and dashboard needed to be replaced. Also, the technician stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

Filed Sep 20, 2011 · Engine · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the driver of the vehicle alerted her that the radiator hose blew. The contact did not know the details in regards to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where it was repaired. The contact also stated that the vehicle would burn coolant at an excessive rate and the engine would intermittently stall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was unavailable. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jul 9, 2010 · Engine · 110,000 miles · HI

Unexpected engine stall, particularly while driving. Would drive at normal speeds with no unusual acceleration or loads (50 MPH max where I live), as foot is removed from accelerator, RPM's drop off to zero (stall) while in motion, sometimes at speeds up to 50 MPH causing loss of power steering and power brakes, with last incident occurring on a long turn on highway causing a surprising and sudden loss of reasonable control of vehicle, further causing me to cross center line into oncoming traffic. Furthermore, had difficult time pulling over and nearly overran safe stopping area due to power brake loss, causing me to reach a ditch near shoulder, thus nearly causing rollover that was avoided by attempting to ride out of ditch prior to reaching utility pole which by doing so, caused vehicle to swerve back into traffic (not oncoming), all while having to wrestle steering wheel and brakes to get vehicle to respond enough to finally be able to pull safely off the road. Engine stall does not occur each time and is intermittent with no real indication as to why. After dodge mechanic was unable to determine problem, I researched myself and found many other people with similar problem related to sludge. Asked mechanic to verify, and later confirmed was the case, but, says was my fault!?! (I change oil every 2.5k - 3k without fail as per mfg requirements). Ultimately have learned of possible design flaw by dodge regarding poor oil flow through engine ports, etc, of which corporate readily denies. I see absolutely no reason whatsoever how this can not be a serious design flaw that nearly killed me, my daughter and the poor guy in the oncoming lane. Only correction available is new engine which has not been done due to excessive costs, therefore truck now sits. I am a well rounded driver with lots of experience in most vehicles, large trucks and heavy equipment and can handle situations better than most people. It takes a lot to put fear in my heart and this really scared me.

Filed Apr 9, 2009 · Engine · 69,000 miles · FL

Stalling and rough idle. Engine will surge at stop and force vehicle to move forward very close to other vehicles.

Filed Feb 6, 2009 · Engine · 52,000 miles · CT · fire

2002 dodge ram 1500 had a leak in the exhaust system and caught fire. *nj the consumer stated the vehicle suddenly stalled. The fire damaged the undercarriage of the truck, and melted the gas tank and bed liner.

Filed Feb 23, 2008 · Body · AL

2002 dodge truck- daschboard cracked in 20 different places. Both forward and rear pieces. If I were to have an accident it would shatter and could cause severe injuries. This should be a recall of upmost importance. I have seen thousands of complaints, same as mine. Why the stall?

Filed Mar 14, 2007 · Engine · NJ

2002 dodge ram 1500 5.9 - vehicle often stalls or almost stalls due to coming to a stop at a stop sign/light, driving below 5 MPH, or starting the truck. The rpms will drop below 500 and the truck will start to spudder & then stall. It stalled coming up to a stop sign more than once causing the steering wheel to lock and almost causing accidents. Took it to the dealer, couldn't find a problem so I had fuel system cleaned & throttle body cleaned. Did not fix issue.

Filed Sep 12, 2006 · Engine · 51,679 miles · MS

First let me state that prior to this experience, I absolutely loved my dodge truck. On 20 apr 2006, my 2002 dodge ram 1500 pick-up with 50,529 miles started stalling after the engine warmed up. There was a distinct "pinging" sound coming from the catalytic converter before the engine would stall. My 17 year old son was driving the vehicle and was returning from soccer practice when this first started. I brought it to the dealership where I purchased the truck--they couldn't find anything wrong, but based on my description felt that the catalytic converter might be bad, so they replaced it. This seemed to solve the problem until a month and 1,100 miles later the very same symptoms arose (engine stalling when warmed up, and a "pinging" sound coming from the vicinity of the catalytic converter. This time they diagnosed the problem as being scored pistons, requiring me to replace my engine block...at 51,679 miles! A quality engine would not fail at this low mileage. I called dodge, they agreed that it should not have happened'and were very apologetic that my warranty had expired, but they refused to share the burden of the nearly $7,000 cost with me, despite the fact that there was only 51,679 miles on the vehicle. Would you buy a truck whose engine failed at 50,000 miles? I certainly will never again.