I have a 96 Dodge Rm 1500 pick up , 318 cu in fuel injected. 24000 original miles.
A problem has just popped up. Vehicle runs very well and as it warms up it will shudder , check engine light comes on, and vehicle will lose power. You can hear a faint popping sound coming from the tail pipe area. The vehicle does not stall it crawls and sputters and then stops. I let it sit start it up , runs lousy and then goes back to crawling and not moving at all. This usually starts after 10 miles.
The loss of power occurs on flat areas and coming down a hill . It always happens after the vehicle is warm.
Any help will be appreciated because I live in a rural area and had the truck towed three times . I never had any problem before with engine performance. Only thing replaced prior to this was the electric window opener , which causes the window to hang inside the door. After playing with the switches it will go up. I do not think this is related to the engine performance.
Thank you for your help. Dennis
A problem has just popped up. Vehicle runs very well and as it warms up it will shudder , check engine light comes on, and vehicle will lose power. You can hear a faint popping sound coming from the tail pipe area. The vehicle does not stall it crawls and sputters and then stops. I let it sit start it up , runs lousy and then goes back to crawling and not moving at all. This usually starts after 10 miles.
The loss of power occurs on flat areas and coming down a hill . It always happens after the vehicle is warm.
Any help will be appreciated because I live in a rural area and had the truck towed three times . I never had any problem before with engine performance. Only thing replaced prior to this was the electric window opener , which causes the window to hang inside the door. After playing with the switches it will go up. I do not think this is related to the engine performance.
Thank you for your help. Dennis
Nov 25, 2011 at 7:01 PM