Kimstwin
Junior Member
Hello! I am new and at a loss here. I have a 2012 Ram 1500 with the 4.7L engine. It runs great overall. I am not a DIYer, although I am also not a total *****. The truck started long cranking a few weeks ago. Eventually it did not want to start, but I was able to get it to a shop I generally trust. They looked at it and said the fuel pressure was low and needed a fuel pump. I had that replaced for nearly $1200. Picked it up and drove home. It ran like a champ as usual. I parked it and went out for a few hours. Came home and went to go to store and it didn’t want to start, but also I felt it was more like a stalling out in addition to long cranking. Finally by the grace of God it does start and it goes right back to the shop that day. They looked at it again and said it had burnt out the pump and they felt it was an electrical issue; suggested I take to a dealer as they did not have the necessary equipment or maybe they just didn’t know what to do at that point.
When I picked it up, it did not want to start. A couple of the guys came outside but nobody could get her going again. I had it towed to a dealer on 12/13. I told them all of the above and left all the paperwork for their review. They decided it needed a factory fuel pump and I feel they did not listen to everything I told them, but okay. I allowed them to put the pump in. I picked it up today and it started right up the first time. A minute later I started it again and it started reluctantly and stalled out. It did that again. Then it long cranked and would not start, so I left it there again today.
I saw some other posts here describing problems similar to this but I don’t know enough to explain to them what could be wrong. TIPM? Is this something I should have looked at? Surely they have seen this before. I’m out $2400 and I still don’t have her back.
If you read all this, thank you.
When I picked it up, it did not want to start. A couple of the guys came outside but nobody could get her going again. I had it towed to a dealer on 12/13. I told them all of the above and left all the paperwork for their review. They decided it needed a factory fuel pump and I feel they did not listen to everything I told them, but okay. I allowed them to put the pump in. I picked it up today and it started right up the first time. A minute later I started it again and it started reluctantly and stalled out. It did that again. Then it long cranked and would not start, so I left it there again today.
I saw some other posts here describing problems similar to this but I don’t know enough to explain to them what could be wrong. TIPM? Is this something I should have looked at? Surely they have seen this before. I’m out $2400 and I still don’t have her back.
If you read all this, thank you.