I own a 2004 dodge 1500 quad cab. At about 35,000 miles when I came to a stop my truck would just die. There would be no check engine lights or anything to make you think something was wrong. I took it and had a diagnostic ran on it there would never be any code. To this date my truck is still doing the same thing. I have searched the web and found that I am not alone. Dodge knows that this problem exists. I have called to be told that they would have to have a diagnosis before they would fix the problem. That is impossible since no code will show up. Please help. This is a very dangerous situation.
2004 Dodge RAM 1500 engine complaints
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I just learned you were looking into an issue with 2004/05 dodge ram trucks where the engine stalls. I own a 2004 dodge ram 1500 quad cab with a 5.7 liter engine. In december of 2006, I was traveling up a hill (a fairly steep grade) at about 30 - 35 MPH when the engine just stalled for no apparent reason just as I was about to come left around a bend. The engine restarted and has not stalled since.
I have an 2004 dodge ram with a 5.7l hemi engine. My truck is now around 50k miles. I have had engine stalling since day-one of owning the vehicle. I have taken it to two dodge dealers multiple times and it has yet to be fixed. The engine stalls mostly when coming to a stop. Sometimes is just stalls after sitting at a light with my foot on the brake.
Engine died twice in 2 1/2 years total loss of steering a 240 lbs man can not turn the wheel after engine dies brakes work fine just no steering.
Tl*- the contact has a 2004 dodge ram 1500 that has stalled while traveling at various speeds. The contact has been able to restart the vehicle after the stalling incidents. The dealer stated that they couldn't find anything wrong with the vehicle since they couldn't duplicate the problem. The first time the contact experience the stalling the vehicle had an odometer reading of 15,000 miles.
Truck stalled when turning a corner. Had to accelerate through the corner and after I released the accelerator the truck died without any indicator lights. I put it in neutral and started it and drove off.
Hemi engine dies for no reason. 3 times within 1yr and half, truck restarts fine. Happens after it is put in gear and driven for @150ft. Took to dealer and the denied any problems.
Driving the vehicle and notice performance issues, strange sounds and stalling, oil pressure gauge fell out, and was concerned for my safety. Pulled over and had to drive real slow with flashers to get home. Inspectors have told me that the engine had a cooling failure that caused the oil to sludge.
2004, dodge ram 1500, 5.7l. Truck will sometimes stall while slowing for a stop or turn. Had the tsb 18-013-05a done by the dealer and the problem still exists. This is a dangerous problem especially into turns because the vehicle loses its power steering.
Truck started stalling a few weeks ago for my wife. I finally had the chance to drive it and it fell flat on its face. My entire family was almost put into a telephone pole at 45 MPH since the truck lost all power. This time it didn't stall it just ran with no acceleration and held at 4,000 rpms. Extensive attempts for cooperation by dealership and daimler chrysler have LED me to believe I bought a really expensive coffin. I established the tsb codes w/ both and was left hansen high and dry. I got that " sure we'll help, here' s a new truck but we can't pay off yours even though we sold it to you." and the" we're not responsible for this even though we acknowledge the problem is our fault." I will not purchase a dodge vehicle again. Shame on dodge!!!! I don't really blame the dealership, but they themselves should have checked all this with the truck before selling it to me. Daimler chrysler representatives who decided this isn't a problem should be made should be punished by law to drive these faulty vehicles until they are injured or killed. Maybe then these problems will be repaired.
Vehicle engine stalls randomly. No warning, no warning lights. Vehicle driving 10-15 MPH, engine stops. Will start up immediately when ignition turned off then on.
Originally had a problem with the egr position sensor and the dealership re programmed this with new software this took place 02/07/06. Seemed to take care of original stalling issue. *nm then on 12/2/06 I was exiting the freeway and my truck was shaking bad. I could tell that the engine was misfiring. If the engine went down to an idle it would stall, which it did several times, leaving all system components powerless (no steering or brakes etc). I had my pregnant wife in the truck with me at the time. Putting her in danger this way left me less than thrilled. We took it to a dealership right away. They told us that cylinder #4 was not firing (no compression) and two other cylinders had limited compression. They ended up calling some dodge tech. Line. Since the dealership said that they couldn't find a tsb regarding this problem. Turned out there is one in existence #02021 from 11/4/2002. The tech line said it sounds like one or more valve springs could be broken. The dealership in fact took the valve covers off and sure enough there is a broken valve spring. They told us several others seem weak. I have 71,500 miles on the truck and you guessed it surprise the warranty expired at 70,000. This is going to cost around $1200.00 out of pocket!!! I want dodge to back this problem. There are alot of discussion boards with innocent people that have the same problem. A broken valve spring is an obvious error on the engineers end of things...bad design.....faulty metal. This is not a wear and tear issue. I have heard that dodge is on their 3rd design on the valve springs for these trucks. Obviously they are aware of the problem. If they have to keep re-manufacturing. But that puts the rest of us that have the original design in harms way. It is a very scary feeling to have you truck quit on you in the middle of rush hour traffic. Thank god that nothing happened to me or my wife.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning while idling and while traveling various speeds. The vehicle restarted soon after stalling. The vehicle had to be towed to a dealership who determined the problem could not be duplicated.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 10 MPH through the woods, the underbody skid plate collected massive amounts of road debris which caused a fire underneath the vehicle. This was determined after the contact observed large amounts of smoke and flames from underneath both sides of the underbody. The vehicle was driven to a nearby water hose where the fire was extinguished. There were no injuries were sustained. There was minor fire damage sustained to the remaining underbody and shield. After an extended period of time, the vehicle was driven to the dealer for further inspection who determined the original equipment skid plate on the vehicle was designed by another manufacturer for another type of vehicle. The manufacturer was alerted. A diagnostic test showed a fault with the evaporative emission system. Updated 09/05/06.
Before the occurrences, my 5.7l ram 1500 would sputter on idle and when first put into gear, and the check engine light would come on for about 25 miles and then go back off. When the code was checked for the light, the forward passenger-side oxygen sensor was showing voltage high. I replaced the sensor, cleared the codes and everything was fine for a while. The first event happened when I was making a left turn on a small road-when I turned, the truck died. I didn't notice that the truck had died until I felt the power steering go out, and then I realized I was stuck in the middle of the road. I then had to crank the engine 5 or 6 times before it started again, and, when it did, the check engine light was back on. The same problem happened 2 more times that day. When taken to the dealer, an engine diagnostic was run, and the same code was showing up. The mechanics put about 45 miles on it trying to duplicate the problem, but were unable to. The problem stopped for about 2 weeks, and then it started sputtering again. When taken again to the dealer, 4 cylinders were showing a mis-fire, and the same oxygen sensor was showing voltage high. The mechanic informed me that the cylinders were mis-firing due to bad spark plugs (which were not due for service yet). I have changed the spark plugs, and my truck has died twice since then. This has become more than frustrating because I bought the truck used with 39,000 miles (roughly) on it. The mechanic charged me for my last visit because different codes showed up, so it was a different problem-even though the truck was in the shop for the same conditions. If some actions aren't taken, I am ready to file for lemon laws.
Traveling at 40 MPH truck started to shake. It then stalled out on a slow-braking turn. Had to limp home and then to garage using one foot on brake and one on gas to keep the rpms up. Initial diagnosis was a stuck air valve that made the fuel mixture too rich. Several cylinders were missing. It turned out that two valve springs were broken. Apparently this is pretty common. A lot of valve springs are being sold in the area. The truck had 73k miles on it and of course the warranty ran out at 70k. Defective valve springs costing a couple of bucks cost me over $1000 in repairs. I was lucky that the block wasn't damaged. For a while we thought we needed a new engine.
Egr valve failure.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40mph, the oil pumped failed. The engine light illuminated and the instrument cluster read the oil level was zero. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road where it was towed to the dealership. The vehicle is currently undergoing additional testing.
I was driving my 2004 dodge ram 5.7 liter hemi pick-up truck home from work on 03-02-06 and was making a right hand turn I was probably going about 20 miles per hr. And the truck just stalled out I almost hit the car in the opposing lane because there was no power so the brakes were at a loss and so was the steering I'm glad I wasn't going any faster than that.
At less than 300 miles, shifted into 4 wheel drive while doing 65 MPH on the interstate. Taken to dealership and was told a wire was left loose and wrapped around another part causing the problem. Also complained the truck was dying while driving. Also told this was a wiring problem. At 19000 the tires needed replaced and at 80000 miles the oil pressure gauge dropped to 0.
I bought my truck used approximately dec 1, 2005 with 49,500 km on the odometer. It is a 2004 dodge quad cab 1500 with a 5.7l hemi engine. Approximately 3 weeks ago the engine stopped. I was driving along a residential street at between 20 and 30 km/hr. My foot was barely on the accelerator and the engine stopped. There was no warning (I.e. No hesitation, stumbling or mis-fire). No dash lights came on. I pulled over, put it in park and the engine started up right away with no problems afterward. It was approximately ''10 or ''12c temperature outside and had gone to ''20c overnight. I had a full tank of gas and my throttle body had been serviced in the previous 2 weeks. The engine was reasonably warm, but I had only been driving for approximately 5 minutes at low speeds. Odometer was about 56,000km. The truck was into chrysler service on feb 24 and I mentioned that the engine stopped to the service manager. I asked if he had heard of anyone else complaining of this problem. He said he had never heard of any complaints. Today (feb 28, 2006), the engine stopped again. The temperature outside was approximately ''10c and had gone to about ''13 or ''15c overnight. Same symptoms. I had driven for about 5 minutes, light accelerator, speed of about 20 to 30 km/hr and was in heavy traffic. I put it in neutral and the engine started right up without any problems. No dash lights came on. Odometer is about 59,000 km.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving under normal conditions and at any speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 6 occasions for this problem. The first 3 times the vehicle was inspected, the problem could not be duplicated. On the fourth time the PCM, map sensor and the ngc controller were replaced. This corrected the problem for only a short period of time. The stalling returned and the vehicle was taken back for inspection two more times however, no repairs were made. There is also a problem with the transmission, it has been overhauled 2 times and the vehicle is still having engine hesitation problems. The vehicle was taken to the dealer 5 times due to the ABS. When the brakes were applied the rear end of the vehicle pulsates. No repairs were made to the ABS and the manufacturer was alerted.
Vehicle stalled in varying conditions. Stalled/stopped at stop light 3 times. Coasting down hill 3 times 60 + MPH. Accelerating up hill 4 times at 60 + MPH. Driving from stop with wheels turned af full lock 2 times. Also stalled after starting up or when put into reverse 2 times.
2004 dodge ram 1500 4x4 5.7 hemi. Engine stalls daily when stopping at red lights or stop signs. Dealer has "flashed' the computer, but never helps.
I have a 2004 dodge ram 1500 with a hemi it has a stalling and idle drop problem. I have almost hit other car due to the engine stalling loss of steering and brakes. I have taken my truck in had the upgrade done stalling was less now only twice but idle drops to 300 RPM and bounces around truck shakes like its going to stall then smoothes out and rpms go back to 1100 or so. Dealer just keeps telling me they are working direct with chrysler corp on this and they will keep in touch. They have yet to call me I call them once a week to see what is going on and get the same story the are working on it...
While stopped in a turn lane, the engine shut down for no apparent reason. This occurring three days after serviced by the dealer for the second time for the same problem. Have since spoken to the dealer again and have been told that chrysler is looking into the problem. So far, this a problem that has only manifested itself in town at low speeds. I am very concerned that it may occur on the freeway, which will leave me with no power steering or power brakes.
Dt: at certain speeds the truck is choking down, not getting enough gas. *ak at time the vehicle operates as if it's not getting enough fuel. The gas mileage has also been drastically reduced.
Turning on off ramp about 30 MPH. Truck stopped running. Shifted out of drive started motor again.
I own a 2004 dodge ram with the 5.7 hemi engine. The engine in my truck has stalled on numerous occasions when slowing down and going into a turn. Once on the freeway at 65 MPH! This happens most when turning on city streets or pulling into a parking lot. The dealer has flashed the PCM 3 times and it still has the problem. The last time it was in for this problem the dealer screwed with the timing, fuel air mixture and idle all in poor attempt to keep it from stalling. The results are poorer fuel mileage, occasional black smoke from exhaust, stalls at idle, the engine stumbles and soot build-up in the exhaust pipes. Oh, it stills stalls while turning sometimes. The dealer and the regional dodge rep are both dragging their feet. The truck is unsafe to drive. It has 20" tires and wheels(factory)which make it even harder to steer when the engine dies and you also lose the power brakes too. Real waker upper.
I have an 04 dodge ram 1500 hemi,while driving the truck at any given time truck just shuts down completely.I have taken it back to the dealer several times and nothing was done to solve the problem.now last week I was driving up the street the truck shut off one more time causing me to hit a guide rail.I feel the truck is very unsafe to drive and personally dont want it anymore.
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