1997 Dodge RAM 2500 Engine cooling Problems

“1997 Dodge 2500 4x4 pickup with cummins turbo diesel. Purchased new nov 1996. Owned 6 years with 92k miles on truck at time of incident. While driving on the highway, the upper timing case housing alignment dowel pin fell into the rotating timing gears. The pin jammed between the upper gear and the case causing a 1 by 3 hole in the case. Oil splashed out of this hole (approx two quarts) until I completed my return from work. I noticed a big puddle of oil under the truck later that night and upon inspection found the hole in the timing case. …”

“My Dodge 1997 RAM 2500 truck with 8.0l v-10 engine suffered sudden and complete loss of oil pressure and subsequent engine seizure on 13 august 2005. The truck had 74254 miles on the odometer at the time of the engine failure. The oil level in the engine was normal (full) at the time of the failure. After the engine failure, the truck was towed to the Dodge truck dealer in bozeman, montana. I was advised by the assistant service manager that he had seen several Dodge truck v-10??s with seized engines due to oil pump failures but he knew of no factory program to correct the problem. …”

“Without warning, the vehicle stalled while the consumer was driving at an undetermined speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on two occasions, however they were unable to resolve the problem. The vehicle had a faulty crack shaft position sensor, the coolant level was too high in the pressure reserve tank and the cylinder heads were replaced.”

“Accelerator pedal is too loose or soft, and on a rough terrain pulling a trailer, it makes the truck start to hop. When it makes the truck hop, it causes the rear axle driveline seal to leak oil. The factory installed thermostat is faulty and makes the temperature go up and down by about 40 degrees. Had it replaced and it corrected the problem.”

“Intermittently, the accelerator pedal would stick when placed into gear and the consumer had to apply pressure to the accelerator to release it. Subsequently, it releases suddenly in a way which caused sudden acceleration. The dealer completed the recall work on the vehicle in fall 2002 after which the problem surfaced. The dealer refused to repair the problem. The vehicle stalled when the A/C was on. (stalled continually)”