10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$623.00
Average Mileage:
87,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replaced cylinder rods (1 reports)
engine problem
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2009May 04
Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L
My wife stated the truck and the engine was knocking then the check engine lite came on. I had her turn off the engine and checked the fluids and looked for any leaks, I found none and the fluids were fine. She took the truck to the shop and they initially found the plugs on cylinders 4 and 8 were bad and replaced them then the coils. It still ran bad so they contacted Dodge and were told to pull the valve cover and check the cylinders to see if the rods had FALLEN OFF. They checked and the rods were sitting loose in the bottom of the cylinders.
Dodge told the shop this was a common problem with this engine and that they were well aware of the problem however they were not sure of the cause, they thought maybe it was an oil pressure problem bout there was no recall at this time. I was told this could happen again at anytime and if this repair did not solve the problem my truck could need additional, more expensive, engine repairs. So why the f--- don't they recall these engines now?
goodoldbuffalo
Farmington, MN, USA
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