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Dodge Ram 1500 engine problems

engine problem

10.0

really awful

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Average Mileage:

32,000 miles

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problem #1

2006Jul 02

(reported on)

Ram 1500 Sport SLT

  • 32,000 miles

I cannot f***ing believe this, I bought a 2003 Dodge Ram 4x2 Quad Cab with a Hemi for the reliability that i read about, no my truck is sitting in a dealership lot because my damn motor let go on me, i was driving with my Girlfriend to her parent's cottage in northern Michigan and out in the middle of nowhere, (being guided by my Garmin GPS unit, worth the money) my check engine light came on and before i had a chance to figure out what the hell was going on my oil pressure dropped off completely and my motor blew itself all over the road, complete engine detonation, and i mean detonated, there were parts all over the road and oil to go along with it. worst part is i call chrysler roadside assistance, and they cant find us, we sat on the side of this road for 3 and a half hours before the tow truck found us, so i guess the worst part is that they towed my truck to Sault Sainte Marie Michigan to be repaired, problem is i live in Windsor Ontario. and chrysler will not ship my truck back to me when its finished, so i have to take time off of work to drive up to the Soo to pick up my truck and bring it back, the dealership informed me that it was a massive failure of my engine, apparently the oil pump failed which caused the motor to seize and when it did cylinders 2 and 4 blew themselves through the damn block... WHERE IS THE DURABILITY IN THIS MOTOR.... ITS A PIG ON GAS, but it does haul, and blow little imports away though, i just want my truck back

William C.

Windsor, ON, Canada

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