Complaint 1515661

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 • ENGINE • incident Mar 24, 2018

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1515661
Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Model Year
2002
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Mar 24, 2018
Date Received
Nov 15, 2018
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

4.7L ENGINE HAS A SLUDGE BUILD UP PROBLEM WHICH IN TURN CAUSES ENGINE TOTAL FAILURE. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH BRAND NEW REMAND FROM CHRYSLER CORP. AND ALL ENGINES WERE INSTALLED AT ASE CERTIFIED SHOP AND ALL HAVE BLOWN UP ALSO DUE TO THIS SLUDGE BUILD UP PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER CORP IS AWARE OF BUT REFUSES TO ADMIT ITS ENGINE FACTORY DEFECT AND ALL MY ENGINES FAILED AT 1,200 MILES/ 1,468 MILES/27,497 MILES ON LAST ENGINE AND ALL FAILED OF SAME CAUSE SLUDGE BUILD UP.

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

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