My '07 1500 5.7L has run great since I purchased it over 1 year ago. I have not had a single problem until this morning.

I get in, turn the key, and it fires right up, then dies. I've never had this happen before. Crank it again, starts fine, dies. Tried it 3 times. Same results. When it dies (stalls), the "Check Gauges" light is on, but that's it. It started and cranked completely normal. I even tried to hit the gas (which I never do when starting) to get the RPMs up, and I made it to 2k before it died.

I replaced the spark plugs and cleaned the throttle body about 2 months ago (900 miles ago) and everything worked great until this morning.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

joe

 

sounds like it's running out of fuel. Being that these trucks don't have an inline filter, your screen in the tank could be plugged. Or, your pump could be going bad and not flowing enough fuel to sustain life.

 

+1 on the fuel pump.

 

Well, my first guess would have been a clogged TB, but since you cleaned it, my second guess of a faulty fuel pump will have to be my first guess...

 

Ugh.... ok... what's the best way to test this hypothesis. I know the filter and pump are in the gas tank. Should I just attempt to pull the tank (I really don't know what's involved in that process yet) and check the screen? I really hate to pull the tank, clean the screen, get it all back together, only to find out that the pump is shot.

joe

 

Well I hate to tell you this, but I had the same exact symptoms. Since it was under warranty I nursed it to the dealers. They said it was the trans and replaced it. I only had 15,000 miles on the truck at the time.

 

Ouch.... $200 for fuel pump. So I have never used the warranty on this truck. I believe it is still under the 3 yr 36k mile warranty (although just barely). Since it's stuck in my driveway, would Dodge pay a towtruck to come get it and check it out? Again, if it's just the filter, then I'm sure I would end up paying for it. If it's the pump, it should be covered under warranty, right?

joe

 

Ironhead - it would die in park, and it was the transmission??

 

Yes it would die in park. I could start it and it would stall. I gave it some gas while starting with my foot on the brake and I could keep it running. Check Gauges light comes on, and it keeps stalling any time I stop at a light. I ended up coasting into the dealer - they had to replace the trans.

 

If its under warranty have it towed to the dealer and let them check it out. You should have received and 800 number to call for free towing on warranty work.