Dodge Ram 1500 engine problems

engine problem

5.0

fairly significant

Typical Repair Cost:

$2,800.00

Average Mileage:

96,500 miles

Number of complaints:

2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. completely rework both heads (1 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)

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problem #2

2007Nov 07

Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 92,000 miles

My truck started having lifters or roller rockers noise - every morning make more noise -it's unacceptable to me that this truck doesn't have 100,000 miles and the engine start making noise- possible the quality of this engine is fair because this truck always get the service @ time never been overheat just started doing noise.

Alvaro M.

Ontario, CA, USA

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problem #1

2006Nov 30

Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 101,000 miles

I have a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 quad cab. I really liked the truck until I started having problems with the rocker arms. I first had it in the shop for a ticking noise. the mechanic told me it needed new lifters. This fixed the problem for a couple of months and then it came back, only this time it was accompanied by a really bad miss and service engine light.
I took it back to the shop and they told me that the rocker arm had come off of the #1 cylinder, but they put it back and it should be fine. Two weeks later, same problem. This time they said it was the rocker arm on the #8 cylinder, and that it was caused by a buildup of sludge on the pickup tube in the oil pan. Again, they told me it was fixed. Two more weeks later, the oil pressure gage starts dropping to zero and the check gages light comes on. I take the truck back to the shop and they tell me that the oil sending unit is leaking, causing the gage to fall. They replace the unit and tell me that it is fixed. Three weeks later... you guessed it, the truck develops a mysterious bad miss and the service engine light comes on. Same old story, only this time it is the #5 cylinder. I tell them not to do any work to the truck. Then I took it to another shop and explain the history to the mechanic. He says the only way to really eliminate the problem is to completely rework or replace both heads at a cost of $2500-$3000. I told him to just put the *&$#@ rocker arm back on again so I can get the pile of s@#t home and figure out what to do with it!
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the $2000 extended warranty hasn't paid a dime for any of this because they say that it is "normal wear and tear".

Brian K.

Nicholasville, KY, USA

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