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Complaint 1031703

2004 DODGE RAM 2500 • ENGINE • incident Jan 6, 2009

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1031703
Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Model Year
2004
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Jan 6, 2009
Date Received
Jan 11, 2014
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

THE VALVE SPRINGS IN THE COMPRESSION CHAMBERS GO. AS YOU ARE DRIVING YOU SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND COMPRESSION IS GONE, I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE NOW WITH 2 CHAMBERS EACH TIME BEING GONE. IT IS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. AS I OW LOOK TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, WHAT I AM DISCOVERING IS THAT THE ENGINES AVAILABLE ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD ISSUE ON THIS 5.7 LITRE, HEMI ENGINE. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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