| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006117621 | Incident Date: Jul, 18 2006 |
| Consumer's City: POTTSBORO | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 1500 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 11 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Broken valve spring on 5.7 ltr. engine; despite a "technical bulletin sb-10000-442-8271, dated 4 nov 2002,(on this website)" stating "replace springs and sell unsold vehicles at auction", they further claim no knowledge of this tech bulletin . i contacted chrysler on several occasions about this concern and they told me that they knew nothing of this problem and i am an ase master certified technician so i have connections at other dealers whom i spoke with and they told me of this problem with the 5.7 hemi engines. dropped a valve shattered the piston and scored the cylinder wall so the engine was just scrap at this point. *tr |
