'04 ram1500 check engine & electronic speed control alert lights on

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Asked by wbroadw Oct 01, 2010 at 08:19 AM about the 2004 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Quad Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

5.7L hemi cruising @ 75mph & "chk engine" and "electronic speed control" alerts
came on & truck engine quit!  after checking everything & finding nothing wrong
restarted engine & truck running normal but "chk engine" still on!  happened two
times on a 750 mile trip! anyone have any ideas?

4 Answers

33,885

if you have an engine code reader itd be helpful to know the code

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advanced auto parts did an obd-ii and the code was P2175....something about a fuel-air flow problem???

33,885

sounds like a dirty throttle body, my moms 07 hemi durango threw the same code all i did was pick up a can of napa carb and throttlebody cleaner and pull the throttlebody off and clean it up, then i reset the code hasnt come back since

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