02 Ram 1500 Starts, dies a few seconds later
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02 Ram 1500 Starts, dies a few seconds later
Hey guys,
I have a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 2wd with the 4.7L V8. It runs great with the exception of not starting every now and then. It seems that if I let it sit for a day or so the next time I try to start it it will start up, run for a few seconds and die. Not coding, doesn't matter if you give it gas. I thought maybe the air was restricted, bought a new K & N air filter, ran fine for a couple weeks, did it again. Then I looked at the gas cap. The seal was visibly bad, so I replaced it last week. Today I went to start it, same deal.
Anyone have this issue? It only dies upon starting, not when driving. I have around 59,000 miles on it. Spark plugs have been changed. Thinking maybe fuel filter or possibily fuel pump. Suggestions????
I have a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 2wd with the 4.7L V8. It runs great with the exception of not starting every now and then. It seems that if I let it sit for a day or so the next time I try to start it it will start up, run for a few seconds and die. Not coding, doesn't matter if you give it gas. I thought maybe the air was restricted, bought a new K & N air filter, ran fine for a couple weeks, did it again. Then I looked at the gas cap. The seal was visibly bad, so I replaced it last week. Today I went to start it, same deal.
Anyone have this issue? It only dies upon starting, not when driving. I have around 59,000 miles on it. Spark plugs have been changed. Thinking maybe fuel filter or possibily fuel pump. Suggestions????
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I have a Viper alarm w/ remote start. I don't know if it's the cause, but have heard of security systems doing similar things. I'll have to try to disconnect it.
As far as the evap leak I climbed under the truck today and noticed that the hose that goes out of the leak pump was cracked in 2 spots. Pretty clearly a bad hose. I just picked one up at my local dealer. Gonna put it on later tonight.
I don't think the evap leak would cause this issue, but needed fixed regardless. Hopefully it will end the DTC from popping up every few days!
I also haven't bought a fuel pressure gauge yet. I plan to sometime this week.
Any other ideas? I appreciate your help!
As far as the evap leak I climbed under the truck today and noticed that the hose that goes out of the leak pump was cracked in 2 spots. Pretty clearly a bad hose. I just picked one up at my local dealer. Gonna put it on later tonight.
I don't think the evap leak would cause this issue, but needed fixed regardless. Hopefully it will end the DTC from popping up every few days!
I also haven't bought a fuel pressure gauge yet. I plan to sometime this week.
Any other ideas? I appreciate your help!
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Mtorrey
Hey there.
I went through what sounds to be a similar situation with my 2002 4.7 QC. My truck died immediately after firing, but would always start fine for the rest of the day. After 6 months of shop tech's at the dealership scratching my head they had replaced plugs, fuel pump, TP sensor, and sent me home with an onboard computer - no success.
I got fed up and went to another Dodge dealership across town and they had it fixed in an hour - all it turned out to be was a fouled injector. It was a gamble because they charge a load to pull the injector rail before they can determine it, but finally let me sleep!
I went through what sounds to be a similar situation with my 2002 4.7 QC. My truck died immediately after firing, but would always start fine for the rest of the day. After 6 months of shop tech's at the dealership scratching my head they had replaced plugs, fuel pump, TP sensor, and sent me home with an onboard computer - no success.
I got fed up and went to another Dodge dealership across town and they had it fixed in an hour - all it turned out to be was a fouled injector. It was a gamble because they charge a load to pull the injector rail before they can determine it, but finally let me sleep!
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Hey Guys,
So it seems the new vacuum line has fixed the P0455 code. I thought it might have fixed the starting, dying problem as well. It had not happened since I replaced the line. Until today.
I went to leave for work, started up and died. Same deal. I had some concern that my Viper car alarm may be causing this, so I used the remote start and it worked. So I've got something going on there.
Just an update, any other help is appreciated.
So it seems the new vacuum line has fixed the P0455 code. I thought it might have fixed the starting, dying problem as well. It had not happened since I replaced the line. Until today.
I went to leave for work, started up and died. Same deal. I had some concern that my Viper car alarm may be causing this, so I used the remote start and it worked. So I've got something going on there.
Just an update, any other help is appreciated.
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