2002 Dodge Ram 1500 engine problems

74 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2002 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 74 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 69,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 55 complaints that include mileage. 44% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	10
20k to 40k miles	3
40k to 60k miles	11
60k to 80k miles	7
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	7
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	4
180k to 200k miles	3
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 55 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 69,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Hello, I have had a problem with my dodge ram the fuel line system just cracked and caused my vehicle to catch fire and blow up while myself in my 7 year old granddaughter was in the vehicle my vehicle has been maintained since day one when I bought it brand new never having problems with it other than your will wells were never drilled out to drain the water in the back I would like to know if you have had other issues with this vehicle on the same incident.

Reported at 140 miles, June 2019 FireInjury

Oil pan was replaced due to rust. Covered by warranty, with $100 deductible. Apparently chrysler can't build a pan that will last a full five years. Also, on third set of brakes at 81k miles. Apparently, as soon as I traded my toyota, I started driving like an old lady. Either that, or the brakes on the truck are substandard. Emergency brake handle broke in less than 1 year. Etc..........

Reported at 81,000 miles, June 2007

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Dodge models