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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002 has the well-known and documented problem with their dashboards falling to pieces, but it also has engine failure from oil sludge. That's a doube shot of awful in your morning coffee.
7.1
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $240
- Average Mileage:
- 107,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 9 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (7 reports)
- replaced radiator and fan clutch (2 reports)
cooling system problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
i have an 02 dodge ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 with a 5.9. my father passed away and had to drive cross country from north idaho to nasville tenn. had the truck put in the shop 3 days before we left. everything was fine, first day of the trip temp gauge went from just below the half way line to almost the H line in the middle of montana. no service station for miles turned the air off heat on and opened the vents wide open & it cooled right down. checked everything coolant resevoir was full everything was fine, did this the entire 4 day drive. put it in the shop they flushed the coolant system replaced the thermostat. on the 5 minute drive to my moms house it did it again. took it back the next morning. they kept it for 2 days put another thermostat, checked fan clutch, hoses, rad couldn't find anything wrong with it. said it was the gauge???? driving back home still having same problem. 2 years ago had to have new trans, waterpump, thermostat, timing chain, new valves, sensors, throttle body cost $7k i only paid $10k for the truck I luv my truck but this overheating thing has got to be fixed there are only a handfull of things it could be and now 3 different mechanics say there is nothing wrong with it. to replace the gauge is $80.00. I guess i got no choice but to do that and see if that fixes it, getting tired of guessing whats wrong with it. my next truck will be a chevy
- ladychappius, Coeur D Alene, ID, US