93 150 bench seat

From : calhoun

Q: what dealers have you been dealing with. im tinking about a new pu. this problem sounds like a major design flaw. it shouldnt be allowed to happen! b/t/w ive witnessed such treatment from bc dodge dealers over the past 15-20 years gm dealers too. lax.ca wrote this is seriously driving me crazy. ive had this thing in several times with no resolutions. heres the deal i need some input its a 2004 dodge ram 4x4 slt with 5.7l hemi. in the past it had cold start problems. it would have a hard time getting ignition while turning over...or it would turn over and get ignition misfire and die. i saw a tsb for this 14-002-05 http//dodgeram.info/tsb/2005/14-002-05.htm as time went on it started to die during regular operation. usually it was going up a hill but it could be during quick jackrabbity accel/deceleration cranking the wheel and turning or just driving normally. each time it would not restart for at least 30 seconds. eventually it did give an error code. what they did the first visit was flash the pcm as per tsb 18-008-03 http//dodgeram.info/tsb/2003/18-007-03.htm they replaced the o2 sensor and gave it back to me. nothing changed it kept doing the same thing. i took it to a different dealer and they flashed the pcm again...and were concerned that the first dealer did not flash the pcm as they stated. upon flashing the pcm the problems persisted but differently. instead of outright dying it would sputter and misfire during driving. i would put it in neutral and give it some gas and eventually the throttle response would or would not save it. not very safe. the entire time at rest the engine would not sit at normal idle of 600 rpm it would dip below 500 and die. above 600 it was not a smooth idle of 600610600610...it would fluctuate between 500-800 rpm. i also started to notice that during rest the battery would dip below 50% and during acceleration it would jump to about 56% and then at idle it would slowly go back down taking about 20-30 seconds to get to 49% or so...and stay there. i complained that it seemed like a crankshaft problem...lo and behold there was a tsb 18-002-04 http//dodgeram.info/tsb/2004/18-002-04.htm not only did they perform this but they replaced the sensor as well. the vehicle has been sputtering and almost dying but i can save it from totally dying. now i have a new throttle problem. i accelerate and it pegs itself at 2100 rpm...and stays there. i brake and its still at 2100 rpm...i almost rear-ended someone because the truck wanted to keep going as opposed to almost getting t-boned in a left turn when it died the other day so while it was accelerating but not increasing the rpms i slammed on the brakes and the engine cut to 500 rpms and proceeded to misfire and sputter. i threw it in neutral and gassed it and it came back. because im getting good at this it doesnt die. it could die but i dont let it because it takes so long to restart it *if* it will restart...once it took 15 minutes at rest. so i have no idea what is going on here. i really need help because im spending too much time going to the dealer for this and its not safe to drive. no one knows what to do. please help!!! message crossposted .