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Dodge Ram 1500

The full-size pickup as Dodge badged it before the Ram brand was separated in 2010 — the same truck, so a search under either name finds the other half of its knowledge. Air suspension on the higher trims is a system with its own sensors and stored faults.

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Generations

BR and BE 1993–2001

The big-rig-styled second generation, and the truck that made the Ram a volume seller. Magnum V6 and V8s, the 8.0 V10, and the **12-valve then 24-valve Cummins**, whose injection pump differs between the two and decides most of the diesel diagnosis.
- Tremec TR-3650 / TR-3550 / TR-4050 5-speed manual
Body styles

Pickup

Platform

Chrysler BR
Engines
3.9 Magnum V6 — EHD · petrol · 130 kW (175 hp)

5.2 Magnum V8 — ELF · petrol · 172 kW (230 hp)

5.9 Magnum V8 — EML · petrol · 183 kW (245 hp)

8.0 V10 — EWA · petrol · 224 kW (300 hp)

5.9 Cummins — 6BT · diesel · 130–160 kW (175–215 hp) · 12-valve to 1998

5.9 Cummins — ISB · diesel · 175 kW (235 hp) · 24-valve from 1998
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed Tremec TR-4050 manual

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
DR 2002–2008

Dodge-badged before the Ram brand was separated in 2010 — search under both names.
Body styles

Pickup

Platform

Dodge DR
Engines
3.7 V6 — petrol

4.7 V8 — petrol

5.7 V8 — HEMI · petrol

8.3 V10 — SRT-10 · petrol

5.9 Cummins — diesel · 2500 and 3500

5.9 — petrol · 8-cylinder, US market 2002-2003
Transmissions

4-speed 42RLE automatic · 4-speed 45RFE automatic · 4-speed TorqueFlite 48RE automatic · 5-speed 545RFE automatic · 6-speed 68RFE automatic · 6-speed Aisin AS68RC automatic · 6-speed G56 manual · 6-speed Getrag 238 manual · 5-speed Tremec TR-4050 manual

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
DS 2009–2010

The last Dodge-badged year; coil-sprung rear suspension arrives.
- TorqueFlite automatic
Body styles

Pickup

Platform

Dodge DS
Engines
3.7 V6 — petrol

4.7 V8 — petrol

5.7 V8 — HEMI · petrol

3.6 — petrol

3.0 turbo — diesel
Transmissions

4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed Torqueflite automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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