2004 Dodge Ram 1500 engine problems

184 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2004 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 184 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 65,000 miles 163 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 4
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 163 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	33
20k to 40k miles	16
40k to 60k miles	23
60k to 80k miles	30
80k to 100k miles	16
100k to 120k miles	11
120k to 140k miles	15
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	9
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	6

What the data shows

Of the 163 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 4 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Engine failure. On several occasions the engine would stall upon acceleration. My 2004 dodge ram 1500 stalled on me after driving onto a patch of ice causing my steering wheel to become difficult to steer and the truck started sliding down an icy street, off the road and down a mountain until it came to a stop on a tree. Since the truck stalled and I was not able to restart it in time. The truck is now a total loss.

Reported at 65,000 miles, November 2008 CrashInjury

My truck, a 2004 dodge ram 5.7 litre, stalls without any warning. It has happened twice now. Causes a loss of power steering but all of my electrical stays on. There is no warning light on my dash.

Reported at 79,880 miles, July 2008

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Dodge models