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Can we read the check engine codes without a code scanner on a 2012 Ram 2500?
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Sorry to hear that, TrailBlogger. When did you schedule the appointment for?
The earliest they said they could get it in again was next Tuesday 9/22/2015. For now the truck sits in my driveway because I am afraid to drive it if there is still an exhaust leak at the manifold.
Drive it, if you aren't getting a CEL from the pre cat sensor then you aren't hurting anything even if there is a leak.
No check engine lights since they replaced the fuel tank. Going to have my fiance drop my truck off tomorrow in case they can work me in sooner. Sounds like they might be willing to give me another loaner truck while this one is down for repair again.
When it's fixed I am considering trading this one in for something with four wheel drive. I had talked myself into a 2wd when I bought this 2012 with 75K miles on it to keep my payments low but now its kind of eating at me that I don't have a 4x4 anymore.
I found a 2006 Ram 2500 4x4 Power Wagon for sale here locally with about 115K miles on it. They are asking $22K before fees. My 2012 Ram 2500 ST was $22K out the door so I know my payments would go up plus I would lose the $2K warranty I paid for on the 2012 model and have a 6 year older truck wtih about 40,000 more miles on it. What do you guys think? Keep the 2wd or upgrade to the Power Wagon?
Power Wagons are cool, but the cool wears off pretty quick after the single digit MPG reality hits. Depends on your needs. Weekend off road play toy it's great, more capable than anything made off the lot. Daily driver not so much...
Power Wagons are cool, but the cool wears off pretty quick after the single digit MPG reality hits. Depends on your needs. Weekend off road play toy it's great, more capable than anything made off the lot. Daily driver not so much...
So I just bought a used 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 (2WD, Auto, 5.7L) from a local Dodge dealer the day before yesterday. I had the truck home for ONE DAY and the check engine light came on. Just took a casual drive to pickup a pizza last night and when I got back in to drive home with my pizza I noticed my check engine light was on.
The truck is at 75,000 miles and shows a little over 2000 hours on the engine. It did not seem to be running weird or anything on the ride home. Oil looks like new and air filter looked new as well. Checked my radiator fluid and I saw some chunks of gel in the cap area so wondering if a coolant line might have gotten clogged up or fluid just needs to be changed. Could that throw a code?
I had seen before on the older Dodges that you can check your engine codes using the console in the cab with no scanner/code reader thing. Is that possible on the newer trucks like my 2012. Any suggestions? I am all ears here. I love the truck but this is pretty concerning to have it throw a code the very first day.
Since no one actually answered your question: the answer is "no." That feature went away with the 4th gen Rams, unfortunately. Nice feature, too.
Got my truck back from the dealer and they are claiming they don't hear it. My fiance told me they claim there is nothing wrong with it. So frustrated right now i am ready to go light the thing on fire and drive it off a bridge. I can take it to another dealer but then i am going to have to pay a deductable... I guess at this point i have no choice. It's that or buy the parts and do it myself.
