9.3
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$2,166.00
Average Mileage:
128,667 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- don't put a 5.2 back in, put 5.9 in (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
engine problem
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2007Dec 20
Ram 1500 SLT 5.2L
- Manual transmission
- 125,000 miles
People need to do what i did. Why put the same motor in so it locks up again. My wife had come with this .
2007Dec 20
Ram 1500 SLT 5.2L
- Manual transmission
- 125,000 miles
I am really mad. I brought this pu. Because it had 5.2. Dennis of Co.
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2009Jul 15
Ram 1500 Sport 5.2L V8
Well first let me say i have never owned a dodge in the past and bought this one used in 2007 with a little over 120k miles. Was shown the maintenance reports and all checked out on the Carfax report ( thought i did my homework ). I changed the oil every 3k-3500 miles on a regular basis after I took ownership of the truck, knowing I had to take care of a $9000 vehicle. Around 4 months ago I was taking my girlfriend to the hospital for surgery when the oil pressure light came on and the oil gauge went all the way down to 0. I pulled over and popped the hood. I checked the oil level and it looked good on the dip stick, didn't look real bad in color and didn't feel gritty. Started the truck again and the oil pressure was around 1/2 way up but fluctuating . Limped the truck back home and parked it and took her to the hospital in the second vehicle.
After I returned home I called a friend of mine that is a mechanic. He came over and towed the truck to his place to give it a once over. After about a week later he called me and informed me that I needed to come over to take a look at what he had found. When I went over to his place he had torn the motor down and what I saw was about 3/4-1 inch of sludge on the entire inside of the motor. I was appalled. We replaced the heads,oil pump,screen,timing chain,and all gaskets all to a tune of around $2000 ( being a real good friend didn't charge any labor ). After reading all the posts here I wish I had never done it because my truck has a lot more miles than most here and now I'm out 9k for the truck and another 2k in parts/labor only to see that most have had to replace a motor after all they have done to fix the issues. There has to be something that can be done about this " known " issue. If they do not do anything to rectify this, I will run this one into the ground and then never buy another Mopar product again!!!
James C.
Joppa, MD, USA
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