8.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$15.00
Average Mileage:
134,500 miles
Total Complaints:
8 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (6 reports)
- replace the negative wires from the battery (1 reports)
- replaced the wires on negative side of battery (1 reports)
electrical problem
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2009Mar 25
Ram 1500 5.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 113,780 miles
I had the vehicle inspected with a check engine light. Received diagnostic codes for corrective action. Repaired all listed problems. Disconnected Negative battery cable to erase check codes. Started vehicle and drove around block and truck died at stop sign three times....didn't want to idle. After more driving no problems and check engine light did not come back on. Ready to take back for re inspection and when I started truck, no gauges were working, all indicator lights came on, Odometer started flashing and switched over to "No bus". What the heck is that. Have driven vehicle several miles and no change but vehicle has not died. Going to pull battery cable back off and clean for good ground and recheck.
2009Jan 07
Ram 1500 5.9L
- Automatic transmission
- 171,000 miles
the truck for no reason just shut off and or the dash lights would all come on and beep at me i do have a solution to the engine shutting off i actually just replaced the wires on the negative side of the battery it was only about $15 and like ten minutes worth of work i strongly recommend this fix. the engine doesn't shut off anymore but all today the dash lights kept turning on and beeping it scares the sh*t out of me cause i assume that the engine is about to shut off. every time it does this i put the truck in neutral whenever i get off the gas of stop i try to keep the rpms up but i did get brave on my way home and would let the lights come on and stop with it in gear and it never shut off
email me at bpwkendall@yahoo.com and let me know how it worked for you and also if you have any solution to the dash light problem it would be greatly appreciated and if i figure it out i will for sure post it on this site
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2008Jul 27
Ram 1500 2WD EXT CAB 5.9L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 175,000 miles
I replaced ignition coil (did not work) I replaced a sensor behind the alternator (did not work) i was told it might be the distributer, distributer cap, dirty fuel pump, over heating fuel pump or fuel lines. Heres what i noticed, Once the temp gauge reached 210 degrees the truck shuts off, I would wait 25-40 minutes the truck would cool down & start up now i don't know if cooling off is an issue or what but the truck starts right up after i let it sit. My truck does need a tune up but it is getting spark my dad took it to pep boys and done a fuel test to see if it was getting the right amount of fuel and i think the guy said that it was getting the right amount. This problem is really a pain in the but i need to fix it and no one can seem to help. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2008Mar 07
Ram 1500 318 5.9L
- Automatic transmission
- 106,000 miles
i am having the same problem as others. The engine will shut off while going down the road. no bus flashes in the odometer spot. it will turn over and over but wont start. i noticed that i lose the transmission gear indicator light on the digital transmission lights.Once the indicator light reappears the van will start right up .Its getting more and more frequent and is a pain in the ass.After two mechanics and a couple hundred dollars later i did my own trial and error.The coil, coil wire, crankshaft sensor and the ignition switch were all replaced not changing the problem at all.I then ran a test light on the PCM pins. The light is very weak .I test the plug that plugs into this pin and it is very bright.Im thinking it it either the PCM or the plug that plugs in. Im still running tests on these two objects.I will have more info later.
2007Oct 01
Ram 1500 5.9L
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I'll be driving and the engine just shuts off in the middle of the road!!! I can't push the truck to the side of the road, so now I HAVE to drive on the right side of the road all of the time "just in case" it shuts off again. It has been doing it a lot lately. I have taken it to 4+ mechanics, diagnostics have been done, replaced every wire I can think of and still no improvements!!!! It's so annoying and with children in the truck, it's just not safe. I feel like buying a new truck, but I JUST finished paying this one off!!!! I've tried to find any info I can on the internet and there really isn't much out there. If anyone else out there is having this same problem, please let me know. I need HELP!!! And FAST!!!
2007Oct 10
Ram 1500 V8
- Automatic transmission
- 41,000 miles
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THE USED TRUCK FROM THE DEALER WITH ONLY
14K ORIGINAL MILES. -HE WAS TOLD BY DEALER, PREVIOUS OWNER UP-
GRADED TO SOMETHING LARGER. APPROX 1 - 2 YRS LATER, PREVIOUS OWNER
(A CONCRETE WORKER WORKING ON OUR BLOCK RECOGNIZED HIS TRUCK)
HE SAID HE GOT RID OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE DOME LITE NEVER WORKED,
AND BECAUSE THERE WAS RUST IN THE INTERIOR UNDERNEATH UPHOLSTERY.
AFTER RECENTLY PAYING OFF MY TRUCK WITH ONLY 41K ORIGINAL MILES, MY HUSBAND WAS OFFERED BY A DODGE DEALER TO TRADE TRUCK IN OR THEY WOULD BUY TRUCK..MY HUSBAND WANTED THEM TO BUY TRUCK AND THEY NEVER RETURNED CALLS. NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS MALFUNCTIONED INDICATING THE WORDS..NO BUS...AND THE COST WILL BE $1,500...RECOMMENDATION...DONT BUY A DODGE TRUCK...DON'T BUY AMERICAN MADE.......
2007Aug 07
(reported on)Ram 1500 SLT 318 V8
- Automatic transmission
- 188,222 miles
driving my truck has become a real pain in the butt, it shuts off going down the road. It acts like fuel but a new pump changed nothing. A new fuel system relay changed nothing. Nothing shows on the codes, other than the truck shutting off it shows no problem on the computer, except when it shuts off it shows NO BUS where mileage should be. PLEASE HELP WITH INFO......
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2008Oct 23
Ram 1500 5.9L
definitely replace the negative wires from the battery this fixes the engine shutting off !!!
to fix the "no bus" i actually got really pissed at it one day and slammed my fist down on the dash over the instrument cluster kinda hard (not hard enough to break anything) and the error message stopped coming up i did it about three months ago. i know... im awesome
Kendall M.
Lakewood, CO, USA
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