2010 dodge ram 1500 5.7L traction control and check engine light on
Asked by Christopher Mar 06, 2019 at 12:17 AM about the 2010 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Quad Cab 4WD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I have a 2010 dodge ram 1500 4x4 5.7L. the other day my check engine light and traction control light came on at the same time. while driving I noticed that the cruise control would not work. I went to autozone and they told me that it was throwing a code for the cam shaft position sensor. I replaced it and unhooked the battery to reset the check engine light. a few minutes later the check engine and traction control light came on again. I took it back to autozone tonight and it gave the same code again saying the position sensor is the issue. I researched online and some people were saying that the wheel speed sensor was going bad. I replaced both rear wheel speed sensors and unhooked the battery again to reset the check engine light. 5 minutes after driving the check engine light and traction control light come back on. does anybody know what might be the issue with this?
15 Answers
Just had the same problem with my 14 ram 1500...any luck figuring this out?
Any luck with this? Happening to me now
Having the same problem, I was told it's a bad abs sensor on my passenger rear wheel. Getting ready to fix, will post results.
NotAMechanic51708 answered 5 years ago
Im having the same problem with my truck. Its also not going into 5th gear. When i let off the gas around 60 mph my rpms are high and I try to push on the gas and give it some it power then it doesnt do anything until I get down to 55 then it gives it power again.
Any luck with this? It’s happening to me now too.
Same problem here. I took off my gas cap and put back on to make sure it was seated right. Cleared the code, and the shifting issue/traction light/check engine light all resolved.
My 2010 Dodge ram 5.7 had the same issues. After much work it turned out to be corroded ignition coils. I removed the coils and cleaned the contacts and springs. No issues since.
Could also be a bad ground if you had your transmission service.
Guru9ZKY3V answered 4 years ago
Having same issue. 2010 Laramie... gonna clear code and see what happens
Guru9Z7SG3 answered 4 years ago
Having the same issue with my 16 longhorn but im also having issues with the truck not shifting out of first gear when the traction control light is on
Check your oil level. My problem was solved filling the oil to the correct level.
PhilthyTRX answered 5 months ago
I did a camshaft position sensor and oil change. This fixed the issue, I had the wrong weight oil in it from last oil change.
