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2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab engine and engine cooling problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab11% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
11%
share of all complaints
61,000 mi
median reported mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 2002 dodge ram 1500 quad cab has a surging problem at highway speed. The check engine light will come on and it is read as transmission fluid pressure sensor. This was replaced with a factory sensor and within 2 weeks it did it again. After 200 miles the light went out and the surging stopped only…

    filed Aug 23, 2010

  • Started in 2005 with a blown lifter at 37000 miles. In 2008 the lifters,valves on one side blew as did the head. Dodge claimed I wasn't changing oil properly as it was full of sludge. The oil pump and sump clogged resulting in all the damage. $3800.00 to repair. In march 2009 lifters blew again…

    filed Apr 12, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Ram Quad Cab years

YearReportsShare
2003 Ram Quad Cab54%
2001 Ram Quad Cab11%
Ram Quad Cab engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.