My 2004 1500 Hemi Ram won't start.
Asked by KevinCJR Oct 31, 2015 at 07:57 PM about the 2004 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Quad Cab 4WD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
The Throttle body clicks with I turn the ignition on and the motor turns however there is not firing. It has a brand new battery and throttle body and plugs were replaced about 1 yr ago. I have not had any issues with this vehicle until today. 195K miles and still running strong.
9 Answers
The first thing to do is find out if you have spark at the engine and fuel as well. That will help narrow things down.
I verified spark, I also sprayed starter fluid in the throttle body and the engine started then died. I checked the fuse and it's good and I swapped out the relay with the relay from the fog light. Nothing changed. It's still not starting. I'm suspecting a bad fuel pump. How do i test that before I have to purchase a $200 part?
Check the fuel pump fuse. Sometimes you can rap on the side of the pump and it will start due to contacts that are going bad. If so replace the pump.
I checked the fuse and the relay, no change. I really cant find the pump either. I'm looking through my haynes manual and it tells me where it is locate, though I don't see it on top of the tank. It is very difficult to view with a flashlight because the bed is still on. Working by myself and I don't have a lift or hydraulic jack. Guess I'm going to have to enlist some help to remove the bed.
Osborne_420 answered 7 years ago
My 2004 dodge ram 1500 5.7 hemi will not get fuel or fire.. What's wron??
I had this problem, truck would not read over half a tank and would intermittently loose power when driving but would restart if it stalled. One day just died, like a lot of self repair mechanics through in parts. Crank sensor, cam sensor, computer, and finally fuel pump. The fuel pump did the trick. Truck threw no codes and talked to mechanics, none gave me an answer that lead to the problem.
easy way to change the pump is taking the 6 bolt loose from under neat the bed.. i just took mine off with 3 of my friends help... very easy..
i just change the fuel pump on my 2004 ram 4.7 and still not start just start for few second then died.. any sugestion??
wife has a 2004 durando 4,7 2005 same thing ended up being throttle position sensor and map sensor both were bad shop had no idear you can also push gas pedal to floor and hold it may start then if it does that may be problem if you unhooked battery you may have trigger anti thirt alarm i did not even know about this either go on line to get sequence to turn anti thift off shop had triggered anti thift when they were playing with battery
