MountainTamer
Junior Member
Hello everyone,
I'm new to the site and own a 12 Ram 1500. I'm posting to see if anyone has ideas what might be going on with my 4wd as it has me stumped.
My 4wd works intermittently. Most of the time I switch to 4wd and works as it should but sometimes (usually when I really need it) I switch to 4wd and nothing happens. No dash lights, no service 4wd, no codes and no 4wd. Usually (but not always) I can turn the truck off, start it up and **** 4wd is now working.
I've had the 4wd actuator replaced which the dealership assured me was the issue but it didn't fix the problem. Now the dealership is saying it's the passenger side cv axle. The boot is ripped but they're also saying it's not sliding over to engage and that would cause the system to think 4wd is working even though it's not. Only problem with that is wouldn't the 4wd dash light illuminate if the system thought it was functioning properly? I have also had the truck in 4wd working normally, driven 2 miles to a friend's house and shut the truck off in 4wd only to come an hour later, start the truck and 4wd is gone with no dash lights no codes.
To me it seems like an electrical issues, switch, transfer case control module, something. Have any of you experienced this or have any thoughts what could be going on?
-TT
I'm new to the site and own a 12 Ram 1500. I'm posting to see if anyone has ideas what might be going on with my 4wd as it has me stumped.
My 4wd works intermittently. Most of the time I switch to 4wd and works as it should but sometimes (usually when I really need it) I switch to 4wd and nothing happens. No dash lights, no service 4wd, no codes and no 4wd. Usually (but not always) I can turn the truck off, start it up and **** 4wd is now working.
I've had the 4wd actuator replaced which the dealership assured me was the issue but it didn't fix the problem. Now the dealership is saying it's the passenger side cv axle. The boot is ripped but they're also saying it's not sliding over to engage and that would cause the system to think 4wd is working even though it's not. Only problem with that is wouldn't the 4wd dash light illuminate if the system thought it was functioning properly? I have also had the truck in 4wd working normally, driven 2 miles to a friend's house and shut the truck off in 4wd only to come an hour later, start the truck and 4wd is gone with no dash lights no codes.
To me it seems like an electrical issues, switch, transfer case control module, something. Have any of you experienced this or have any thoughts what could be going on?
-TT