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3275 messages, Last post on Oct 18, 2006 at 8:20 PM
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Check your tailgates, folks!
There is a problem with the welds at the base of the rear bed supports, at the bottom of the taillight assemblies. When this weld weakens or fails, the bed will widen the opening and your tailgate is at risk to come off, held in check only by the safety cables. The problem occurs if your bed moves a lot - shifting heavy loads, slide-in camper usage, off-road flexing, and chassis torquing (running wheels up on curbs or other high objects twisting the chassis and bed).
This happened to my 96 3500 10 days ago, and after some investigation and inquiry with several Dodge Ram owners clubs, I found that trucks as new as 2001s are also suffering this problem.
If your tailgate cutlines look wider than normal, this needs to be checked by a competent body shop, or if you're inclined, you can brace and weld it yourself.
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Has anyone with a similar vehicle experienced slipping or significant vibrations with their transmission while towing? Thanks, Ken. The vehicle has 30K miles. |
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| I had a 98 and the transmission used to slip a little when I went over about 20,000 miles between transmission services. If you tow with your truck it is a good to get the transmission serviced every 15k - 20k miles. If you have it done at a dodge dealer they will adjust the bands in the transmission and the slipping/vibration should go away. | |
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Hello all, I have been having a rough idle, stalling,and revving up issue on my 02 Ram 1500 QC 4.7L/auto. The rough idle has happened since new (purchased 15 Sep 01). Died two months later and has died at least three times since then. It has also revved up to about 900-1,000 RPM twice, causing truck to lurch forward. (yes my foot was on he brake). I've noticed it only does this when: The A/C is NOT on Pulling up to a stop light or stop sign after running it on the highway I now have 11,900 miles and have taken it to the dealership and kept them posted on all problems. the dealership service dept has been outstanding, they have changed the tranny filters/fluid because chrysler thought it was a premature lockup of the torque converter and flashed the PCM with an update in Feb. This took care of the dying.... for awhile. Now it is back and getting more consistent. Last week they hooked up a "copilot" to my vehicle. (It is a recorder for the PCM) I was able to get it to idle rough ( pull down to 200-300) and turn it back to them. I have been researching message boards on Edmunds, pickuptruck.com, and allpar.com and have seen this complaint come up frequently. Today my service dept told me chyrsler came out with a memo stating they know about this problem and are working it. They believe it is a computer/evap problem and there is no time frame for a fix. I believe this problem is a safety issue and contacted Chyrsler cust. serv. I told them the same and asked for a "timeline" for a fix. I Also contacted the NHTSA about this. If ANYONE is having this problem, PLEASE contact your service dept and get this written up. I don't know if it is happening on all, but there are a lot of posts. My service dept has only had a couple of these complaints but it could be that most everyone is using their A/C constantly or that it has only happened once or twice. Overall I'm extremely happy with my new QC and it's safety features,but since I have children, I am concerned about this idle problem. Please post if anyone is experiencing this. |
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My 02 QC 4.7L auto also has the rough idle and pull down at stops after running it at speed but it has only stalled once backing up my driveway. However when coming to a stop the last down shift with my foot on the brake seems to cause the engine to rev too 900/1000 rpm's but this does not happen after I stop. You are right about this only happening when the AC is off. When it is on all things seem to work ok. Keep us posted on the fix or outcome!! |
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Thanks for responding. Hopefully yours will never die again. It didn't concern me much on mine, but after several dying episodes I'm losing faith! Mine Revs up only after it has been at a stop. It starts to pull down then catches itself and over-compensates. I will post the outcome/fix when I get it. |
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| The temporary revving of the engine when you come to a stop is normal, it is caused by the transmission releasing the output and causing the engine to unload as a result the RPM jumps a bit then settles down, when the A/C is on the engine maintains a load and does not rev as much. I hope this helps a bit. | |
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You are correct when coming TO a stop. The problem I'm having is AFTER I stop, the RPM's drop to 500-600, pulls down to 200-300 seconds later, and then Revs up to about 900-1000. Chrysler believes the problem is coming from the EVAP canister purge valve staying open too long (it should only be open above 40 MPH) and not closing at idle. This is like having a vacuum leak and for some reason (Chyrsler is trying to figure out) why the PCM/purge valve/idle air control valve is not compensating quick enough. Turning the A/C on sets the idle at 600 RPM no matter what. That is why it doesn't die or rev up when it is on. Steve
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Thanks for the response the revs on mine does seem to be the engine unloading and I am not at all worried about it. however if it starts responding like 02ramman's then I will worry a little more. 02ramman don't lose the faith Dodge Truck are still the best out there at this time I did all the research two years ago before I purchased my first (01 QCSport Ram)then traded up for the 02 QC. The only thing that I struggled with both times was the choice of 2wd or 4wd and both times chose 2wd and then six months later got 4wd envy!! LOL But could not justify the cost increase(3-4G's) to frequency of use for a 4wd in my area. Keep use updated on the fixes!! |
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