electrical problem
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Average Mileage:
108,806 miles
Number of complaints:
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Most common solutions:
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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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2008Mar 07
Ram 1500 318 5.9L
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.
Ben M.
Omak, WA, USA
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