2010 Dodge RAM 3500: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jul 30, 2021 · Transmission · SC

My husband, our son, and I were traveling down the highway at about 60-65mph when we started hearing a low winding sound. Seconds later, before my husband could get the truck over to the shoulder of the road, there was a loud banging sound coming from underneath the truck that sounded like something was coming through the floorboard. He was finally able to get the truck pulled to the shoulder of the road but wasn't able to put the truck in the park position. He had to use the park brake to get the truck to completely stop. Once the tow truck safely lifted the truck, you could clearly see gears hanging amd what looked to be remains of the transfer case. The truck was towed to a body shop where several codes were discovered, which all pertained to the truck going into 4wd by itself without any warning and unknowing to the driver. This glitch is what appears to have caused the transfer case to grenade, further causing damage to the drive shaft and smashing the fuel line. We, as owners, had the transfer case serviced and fluids flushed just two weeks prior to this happening After further investigation and conversations with the local Dodge dealer, it appears that this has happened in several situations yet no safety recalls have been issued. There is a national backorder for transfer cases for our particular year which is a red flag. We're now left with an over $8100.00 bill and everyone pointing the finger at each other. This could have ended tragically had there been more traffic on the road when the truck began stalling on the busy interstate.

Filed Jul 13, 2021 · Electrical · CO

WIN ignition module has slowly been causing difficult starting problems. Now, over even slight bumps, the sloppiness in the connection between the key and the WIN module allows the key to move and the vehicle to shut off while driving. This is becoming more and more common and is very dangerous. Just on my 10 minute drive home from work today, it occurred 4 times. One time, I had just turned right on a red light (with plenty of space between me and oncoming traffic) and the truck shut off completely. Without the key being in the exact right position, I had difficulty restarting the truck and could have been very dangerous to me and the vehicle coming toward me.

Filed May 30, 2015 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · AR

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted and resumed in operation. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was unavailable. Js

Filed Dec 17, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 127,000 miles · OK · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH with the cruise control activated, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and an abnormal noise was heard from the engine. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from the engine and caught on fire. A police/fire report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

Filed Jun 20, 2013 · Transmission · 3,500 miles · AK · crash

When starting engine and depressing brake pedal moving shift lever to park or drive the engine and transmission lockup. If brake is firmly applied the engine will stall immediately when after staring. If brake is not held firmly the vehicle launches immediately. That what happened the second time it happened and I ran over a car parked on my right side. This has happened at least 25 to 30 times since the first time. The dealership tells me there are know fault codes so their is nothing wrong. Left at the dealer for a week and they could not duplicate the problem. It could happen an hour after parking or it may not happen for 4 to 6 weeks. Very sporadic and unpredictable. It is flat dangerous. It now has 13600 miles on it.