Was slowing down to turn left on the street I live on and power steering and brakes went out even though the vehicle ignition was still on and the radio was playing. I tried putting the vehicle in Neutral, Drive, 2, 1, and back in Drive but still had no engine power and just kept rolling. This is extremely dangerous. If my petite wife had been driving the truck (as she does on many occasions when I need our other vehicle for better gas mileage on longer trips), I have no doubt she'd likely hit a curb, tree, or Lord forbid, another vehicle because of not being able to control the steering while powerless in a turn.

Will someone have to die before this issue gets fixed?!?!

Replace your hydraulic lifters. I bought mine with the popping, missing, low power. I paid $3000 at a auto wrecker. Previous owner stated "Heads needed to be rebuilt" It only had 119,990 miles when I picked it up. It was advertised as a builder runs and drives. I drove it home some 40 miles and noticed the lack of power. I took the valve covers off and found tow rockers off. I replaced them and did compression test. Several cylinders showed way low. I found that previous owner replaced coils as well from the misfire codes. I tested the engine and rockers popped off again.

I went to Autozone and picked up replacement hydraulic lifters for $160 and replaced them in a couple hours. The only other thing I did was replace the water pump. I now have 170,000 miles on it. I did research on these 4.7L V8 engines and the oil pickup in the pan get restricted. If you run low on water you can get pretty hot and dry in there. The lifters get damaged. I paid a total of $300 bucks for parts and a couple hours of my labor and I have put 50,000 miles on it with no problems. I feel like I stole the truck from the previous owner!

Had a tune-up done to truck as I have only had a couple of months and computer was giving a code for the fourth plug miss firing. Took home ran great. The next day was making a left turn and truck died. Kept stalling at stops, at idle, and driving down the road. No engine light and computer not giving a code. Replaced PCM per answer guy I paid online for. Computer gave code for fuel pump so I replaced. Then gave code for crankshaft positioning sensor and code for camshaft positioning sensor so I replaced them. Then gave code for idle air controller so naturally I replaced well not me my friend the mechanic. After all this still having same issues.

Took him a while to figure it out but the wiring harness that is under the fuse box was corroded and loose. Could have been the problem from the start. Computer wasn't giving code for this just something he thought to check on his own. So before you spend a lot of money on parts you DON'T need try asking your dealer or mechanic to check the Wiring Harness under the FUSE BOX. Hopefully this helps anyone with the same problem. Happy motoring

I have a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 with the 4.7L V8. I have been having this problem with my truck for a couple of months now. I will start the truck up no problem but when I come to that first stop it begins. The rpms will bottom out but until this past week it would continue running, but now it will die. Sometimes, if the truck doesn't die, after the rpms bottom out, they will all of a sudden surge and accelerate me unexpectedly. This is most dangerous when pulling out into traffic.

I thought it may be dirty fuel, dirty injectors, spark issues, so . Right now notable symptoms include the check engine light reading of down-flow O2 sensor, the bogging, the surging, and no cruise control, and the occasional engine cutting off. I have changed the throttle control sensor, O2 sensors, checked the gaping on the spark plugs, and used fuel and fuel injector cleaners. The mechanics at the shop I have been using say they have been unable to replicate the issues and they can find nothing wrong. Definitely a priority to get this fixed.

Update from Mar 7, 2015: I decided after a week of the local Chrysler dealership having the vehicle for maintenance, to cut my losses now that I am $1000 poorer and no closer to an answer. The guy I sold it to agreed to contact me once he fixed it because he claimed to have an idea of the problem/solution. 3 days later he called me and said the issue was fixed and that the fuel pump was the culprit. I returned to one of my memechanics and asked how much it would have cost to change and he said close to $800. That was if they ever found the problem in the first place. I am glad I got out of it when I did but now I am smarter should it happen again in the future.

I began having problems with my engine stalling during idle/low speed approximately six months ago. The problem went away on its own and has now reappeared. The check engine light works but does not come on. When starting the vehicle it begins to idle rough and the RPM gauge is all over the place and the engine stalls. It always starts right up, but this issue concerns me as well. I know Chrysler has got to be aware of the problem and I also feel that they are not wanting to give a recall on this engine problem and the defective dashboards in the Dodge Ram trucks. Unless they do something to remedy these situations to the people who have already spent their hard earned money on their products... I will never buy another Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep product again.. looks are not everything...only vanity. I'll be looking for GMC or Chevy soon. Left feeling used and abused after calling the dealership to no avail.

Less than a year after buying my truck it began to stall and then completely shut off at stop lights. I tried taking it to the dealership but they claimed it wasn't covered because it was due to lack of regular maintenance. I had driven it less than seven thousand miles since pulling off their lot. Thankfully we found a guy to take off the throttle body and clean it for $25. Since then it has not gotten to the point of cutting off. But every couple of months there will be a day, especially if I am low on gas and/or stopping on a hill, that it will start to stall and shudder. The chemicals you can buy at Walmart to clean the fuel system help but they only put it off for a little while. This is not something I expected to hit around 50k miles.

I own a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, 4.7L V8. This year 2010, at approximately 85,000 miles, the engine started dying at random, usually when decelerating, the rpm's also surge up and down several hundred rpm. I first took it in for a tune-up which didn't solve the problem. Took it back, they changed the air control valve, did not cure the problem. Have taken it to the dealer several times, left the truck with them for 2-3 weeks, they witness the problem but their (excuse) computer doesn't get a read on the problem. The dealer says they contacted Chysler about the problem but I still have the problem. Is bad when the dealer you purchase a vehicle from cannot repair a life threatening problem! Cannot believe there hasn't been a recall? This was the first & the last Dodge I will purchase!