kmck94
Active Member
I have a mechanical (metal) crack sound at start up also. I have regular 5.7 Hemi (no e-torque). The sound happens often, 7/10 times like @mjharden mentioned. It is a very distinct sound like metal teeth or gears crashing together. Maybe a starter issue? Not a grinding, more like hitting solid metal with a hammer. It is one more "anomaly" that I have on my brand new 2019 RAM. Love the truck but hoping FCA / the dealer can resolve.
Hey RAM805, have you taken this to the dealer to have it checked out? I feel the clank on mine has now become louder (I am now at the "I need to figure out what this is, it's going to break"). Not sure if this is 100% true but when I remote start the clunk NEVER happens. ONLY happens when the truck sits for a while and I use push button start. I'm not sure why but I do not want to deal with the dealership for this. Everyone told me not to buy a ram and I don't want this to be the start of a never-ending problems battle. My truck now has 1,004 miles and I shouldn't be having to deal with this.