# 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `731784` · 2009-08-17 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET HIT IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE BLEW, HOWEVER THERE IS A TSB IN REGARDS TO THE OIL PRESSURE STATING THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB STATING THE SAME RESULTS AS MINE. DODGE STATES THAT I CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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