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Complaint 1361265

1998 DODGE RAM 2500 • ENGINE • incident Dec 12, 2016

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1361265
Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Model Year
1998
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Dec 12, 2016
Date Received
Mar 7, 2017
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

I WAS PULLING A CAR FROM INDIO CA TO PHX. AZ WHEN IT STARTED TICKING AND SMOKEING AND LOST POWER I PULLEDOVER CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS 2 QUARTS LOW IT HAD NEVER USED OIL BEFORE THIS IT NEVER GOT HOT THOUGH I SLOWED WAY DOWN AND BARELY MADE IT HOME.

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

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