2011 Dodge RAM 1500: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Dec 12, 2022 · Engine · MI

engine ticking,lifter and cam failure had it checked, engine stalled while driving in traffic almost had an accident,they used defective parts and fiat knew this and did nothing about it,this is a common problem in all these engines from 2009 to 2014

Filed Sep 14, 2021 · Electrical, Fuel system · GA

In march/ 2020 my truck shut off 3xs going down the hwy with me and my kids in it . all without any warning. Upon the third event it caused my truck to began losing power to my headlights and tail lights and no hazards as well ? Which i thought was a very concerning matter especially at night... Very dangerous and it could have had one of us hurt or even killed . i payed 150 for a wrecker and hauled it to a mechanic that night . over the course of the next few days they checked it and no signs of the same thing recurring while at the shop . payed another 75 dollars amd drove truck for another couple months and then the same thing happening again . yet this time i was lucky enough to be just pulling out of my driveway . took to mechanic again paying a friend 75 to carry by tow dolly . only to be told nothing was wrong . its like my truck is possessed . later on the truck ended up shorting my fuel pump and my tipm costing me alot of money 1400 to replace the tipm. And 535 to replace the fuel pump . then 1 yr later again the security light on dash came on and bam it burnt my fuel pump up again , thus causing me to fork out another 535 plus a by pass relay harmess for 135. Luckily i have had no more issues out of the fuel pump . knock on wood ... But the truck still shoots the security light on and causes all my lights to stop working and puts me in harms way whenever the truck feels like acting up . this is ridiculous and dangerous bc might i add me and my family were in the vehicle in almost every instance that occured. And thats not safe . i thought highly of dodge but now im starting to wonder if its even safe to have me and my family. In this truck again . luckily the last two time the incident occured i was leaving my house so i was able to have help getting it back in my drive way when it unlocked from its lock down mode. But there has 5o be some type of issue that can be resolved after the amount of money payed for the repairs and the cost of truck as well

Filed Jun 9, 2021 · Engine · OH

The lifters are knocking and there's a tick in the engine. I've done some research and there's a whole forum regarding complaints for the Hemi's 5.7L engines in this specific year of my vehicle and other FCA vehicles, stating the notorious "Hemi tick" and the lifters going bad. Yes my vehicle is available for inspection because I can't afford the amount shops are trying to charge. If multiple vehicle's, made by FCA with the Hemi engine for models 2011, are having the same issue I would think it had to do with a manufacturing defect. The vehicle has caused a major vibration and jerking when I try to drive which could in turn cause me to wreck! My vehicle has been inspected at a shop. My check engine light is on and came on after hearing the tick in the engine for awhile previous to the light coming on. The lifters knocking started about a month ago.

Filed Feb 28, 2020 · Engine · 70,800 miles · KY

Vehicle shakes and will lose its pulling power to where one can only go around 20 miles per hour. This happened on a bypass while going 50ish MPH. The sudden slowing almost caused me to wreck. Engine code pulls up as misfire. After both spark plugs and on-coil plug was replaced vehicle done the same thing. Upon investigating conditions and knocking noise I discovered many have had problems due to lifter seizing and digging into cam shaft. This causes the cylinder to not open right making fuel air mixture to be off. Many forums and videos online blame bad lifters from factory. However I am personally uncertain of this so issue is unknown. Reaching out to dodge I get a message of sorry your vehicle is out of warranty. Vehicle only has 70853 miles on it but is past five years old. Others reported issue from 50-120k miles in their cases. I trully dont understand why there was no recall on this issue since it seems fairly common and people are out 1000s of dollars because of it.

Filed Mar 14, 2019 · TX

Exhaust manifold makes this horrible ticking or knocking sound. Gas mileage is affected by this. There are reports about this everywhere why hasn't dodge recalled this problem?

Filed Feb 17, 2018 · Engine · 140,000 miles · MI

Engine lifters. I have a 2011 dodge ram 1500 I noticed a ticking noise coming from the top of the engine. Upon a free diagnostics test I was told my truck has lifter failure. The engine stalls in traffic hard to start quote to fix $3500 to fix. If I lived in a bigger city I would have been in a wreck by now because it isn't drivable it stalls out no power steering hard to turn brakes are hard to push sometimes it takes a while to start back up I wouldn't want to be on a busy high way. This isn't just a manufacturing problem it is a safety issue and needs action.

Filed Nov 21, 2017 · Engine · 56,000 miles · NC

First I noticed a tick in the engine when starting it cold. Turned out to be broken exhaust manifold studs and cracked manifolds on both sides. Passenger side was worse. Was replaced with grade 8 bolts and new manifolds and gaskets. Now I have a diagnosed lifter failure at 58,000 miles and it is only getting louder. It honestly sounds like a spun cam seal and flat lifter in my experience. Dodge will not remedy the problem as I bought the vehicle out of powertrain warranty. Many more are having the same exact issue with lifter failure. It is knocking hard. This is the described "hemi" tick. The camshafts and lifters are low grade material in this model. I have reports of diagnosis if needed.

Filed Apr 24, 2017 · Engine, Steering · KS

"takata recall " first bought the truck in 2015. 2nd day I had it almost cought on fire 78000 miles something to do with the battery. 2017 99000 miles lifters are ticking and it doesn't want to start it freaks out every once in a while if you try and start it all the lights flash then it's good for a month

Filed Jan 17, 2017 · Engine · AR

I have a 5.7 hemi. It has a bad ticking sound on both sides and is misfiring on #8 cylinder. I can't figure it out and after researching about it this is an ongoing problem with the 5.7 hemi. I can't find a recall on it and I think something needs to be done about it. I think the dodge place should be held responsible since it's an ongoing problem with it. This ticking sound happen anytime it's running.