I've completely lost faith in the Dodge dealerships ability to fix their own product. If you are unsure about what your diagnostic trouble codes mean; have your Ram 1500 diagnosed by a professional automotive technician. I was told that there were a lot of people involved in my case and that it had been relayed to another dept. Coppola Connecticut Update from Dec 8, 2017 : The situation where the truck will not start has started again. Oil should come out of this hole, if not then fill till it does.
One third the size but three times the truck. He even gave me his name. The dealer stated that she needed to become familiar with the vehicle. Standard equipment varies vastly depending on the model. The 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 regular-duty pickups are available in a very wide range of models, with several different powertrains, long-box or short-box beds, and single cab, Quad Cab, or Mega Cab styles. Also no vehicle in the meantime and the part is on back order due to the amount that needs to be replaced. I was told that everything had been ok'd what ever that means and Chrysler end and that the regional manager would call me in four days.
This vehicle has gone from being my daily commuter to a huge liability because I am not sure what will happen next. My children sure miss their movies on our nightly rides home. It burns out a board and then it won't start. When it goes out another time then the lemon law will kick in and I will get something that is more reliable. Thought I bought a 4x4, but I guess I'm stuck with a 2 wheel drive.
It has been in the shop for 2 months since Nov 22 with a problem on the electronic transfer case. The failure recurred numerous times. This is definitely a major safety issue and a recall needs to happen to finally fix this recurring problem that has been happening for some time now. I had same problem and its the ethynol in fuel that creates a build up in the throttle body which creates this problem. But it let me down far too often.
Prolog: I'm pretty sure we all know to fix the problem, but most of us … just left the airbag lock unplugged or the seat unplugged when we turned the key on. They offered to reimburse me for one month payment. The Laramie gets a standard 5. I have not reported this problem, mostly because I have been in the market for a new truck. First occurrence about 10nov, 2nd occurrence about 16nov, 3rd was 5dec. Every light on the dash will flash and the gauges become disabled. And believe it's against the law to drive with lights so high that they blind the on coming traffic.
It is now happening when shifting from drive to park. I was driving down the highway and put the vehicle in 4x4 Auto, when I stopped at a gas station I took it out of 4x4 and it would not disengage. Each instance was while I was driving in a straight line. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. As I see in this very forum, these are all problems that've been previously reported.
The approximate failure mileage was 68,860. After shifting to park, it took two attempts to restart the engine. Model overview: The 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 regular-duty pickups are available in a very wide range of models, with several different powertrains, long-box or short-box beds, and single cab, Quad Cab, or Mega Cab styles. I have not had a problem with this since the last time but I have been extremely careful to lightly apply the brakes when possible. Check for corrosion in the plugs, bend the tabs in the plug alittle so they get good contact. A few months ago on my way to work around 4am the drive shaft broke off and flew out at 75 mph.
I am told that the systems are down and they can't look anything up. Normal oil pressure at 3000 rpm is above 45 psi. I stopped my truck, put my transmission in neutral, and shifted to 4 low, waited about 3 minutes and the light came on solid. After they got the truck started they also found the electronic portion of the 4X4 burnt up. I feel that if the route of the wiring had less of an extreme bend and there was something to secure the wiring was in place, there wouldn¿T be this concerning issue.