Went for a pretty rough drive yesterday in mud and water. my pick up was smoking on the way back chalked it up to dirty exhaust pipes nope. Popped the hood. Tried to start her up this morning. Low idle then died every 5 seconds, can’t make it to work. Need help dealing with this. Checked lines from power steering pump and I couldn’t see anything pump itself doesn’t seem to leaking. Has anyone had this happen to them? I pulled the air intake as well to see if it was just a clogged filter, no luck. Any suggestions or advice with a tow and mechanic would be nice.

Yesterday, I noticed my 1999 Ram 2wd 5.2 bogging down when I would accelerate. This morning, I couldn't even get it to go much over 30mph. I plugged in my OBD 2 scanner and it pulled a P0132, P0301, P0420 and Pending P0300, P0303, forgot 6th code, P0305, P0307, In that order. My scanner wouldn't erase the codes, so I pulled over in a parking lot to disconnect the negative terminal to reset the computer. The codes cleared, but the mechanical issue persisted. After doing some research, I decided to replace the upstream O2 sensor, per the code P0132, hoping the P0420 was caused by faulty readings from a faulty sensor. After replacing the upstream O2 Sensor, I'm still having the same issue. No codes yet, either. I didn't disconnect the battery while I performed the work. Could that have made a difference? Anybody else have similar issues? To answer some possible questions ahead of time, I bought it in 2023 with 68,000 miles on it. Somewhere between 70 and 75,000 miles I did a full tune up. It is currently just under 111,000 miles.

My truck is working perfectly once it turns on but is acting as if it has a dead battery it’s been tested they say it’s not bad
It cranks some times
Also the rpm gauge is ticking as it returns to 1 when starting
As soon as it connects to cables it instantly starts
And runs fine no obvious power loss radio
a/c all electric parts work fine
But the issue is when it try’s to start

Context: I'm happy AF because I was limited to 1st and 2nd gear/my city limits basically for the whole summer. White Mountains, NH is a great place to be.

I’ve posted here before a good while ago on keeping or trading in my 2018 big horn ram for something else. At the time I was an idiot and was questioning keeping it over basic maintenance. However in the last year (20k miles or so, which puts it at 101k miles) it has given me nothing but problems. I’ve had to do:

Solenoid fix
E brake and hardware replacement
Rocker panel
Head gaskets
Manifold bolts
Touch screen replacement

And it’s going to the shop today because it won’t start (battery is only a year old) and I’m also getting a loud clunking underneath

I understand age related things crop up but at some point I feel like you have to draw the line and move on. I’m 9k in repairs in the last year and am getting to my limit on patience. This doesn’t feel acceptable for a truck with only 100k that’s not even ten years old. Are these the major things to worry about, should I expect more, or is this truck just a lemon? I’ve been thinking of maybe going to a mid size truck anyway since I don’t tie anything very heavy but wanted to gauge what people thought if these issues and whether it’s worth riding it out

After an oil change at Pep Boys I got this recommendation to have these things done to the truck. It’s 2021 with 100,000 miles on it. Can someone help me prioritize these things because I can’t get it all done right now due to finances.

Part stolen off my truck need to find a replacement can’t find anywhere. Anyone have any idea where I can buy one

My 40amp fuse was stuck and i accidentally removed the fuse connecters prongs with it is it possible to just replace the prongs or do i need to buy a whole new fuse terminal. thanks

I was just given the bad news that my 2020 Ram 2500 needs a new oil pan, when i got the oil changed. It is rusted. I climbed underneath, and sure enough, the rust is bad. It's not just surface rust.

So, I took it to my local mechanic. He quoted me around $1,200! So I did some research. This is a big job. It involves dropping the front differential or a front axle, a crossmember, the rack & pinion, and lifting the engine. Or something like all that. I checked multiple sources, there are a few hacks but it pretty much is more than what can be done in the driveway (which I no longer do because of age and eyesight).

So, my questions are:

Has anyone else had this issue? It seems to be common from what the internet is saying.

Did you use an aftermarket oil pan that is superior to the OEM pan?

Was it covered under warranty? Or if your vehicle warranty has expired, did you try to get a "Goodwill Repair" from Ram?

This is the part, it had a broken plastic gear in it.

It’s a 3 pin, but I can only find 4 pin online.

Or, the 3 pin is a few hundred dollars. Crazy.

Is anyone able to source a 3 pin reasonably priced? Or can the 4 pin work?

Thanks, I appreciate the help.