NHTSA Complaint #10724690 — 2015 RAM 1500

I HAD DECIDED TO CHANGE MY OIL MYSELF FOR THE TRUCK'S SECOND OIL CHANGE BECAUSE I WANTED TO USE AMS OIL. I BOUGHT THE FILTER FROM A LOCAL PARTS STORE BECAUSE AMS DID NOT OFFER ONE. I BEGAN TO DRAIN THE OIL AND THEN REMOVED THE OLD FILTER. AFTER IT DRAINED FOR 20 MINUTES I INSTALLED THE NEW FILTER AND OILED THE NEW O-RING AND INSTALLED IT ON THE FACTORY CAP AND TORQUED IT TO 20 FOOT POUNDS. I POURED THE 6 QUARTS OF NEW OIL IN THE ENGINE, WARMED IT UP AND SHUT IT DOWN. I THEN CHECKED THE FILTER FOR LEAKS AND CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR OWN OIL RIGHT? WELL I GUESS THAT'S NOT TRUE WITH THIS TRUCK ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER. IT WAS ABOUT 3000 MILES LATER WHEN I WAS AT WORK AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER PARTS WERE COATED WITH OIL. I CHECKED THE LEVEL AND NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE DIP STICK SO I HAD MY NEW TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T USE OEM PARTS AND I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO CHANGE MY OWN OIL AND THAT IS WHY OIL WAS GUSHING ALL OVER THE TOP OF MY ENGINE! NOTICE THAT DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH AN ENGINE COATED WITH OIL IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER CHARGED ME FOR A NEW OIL CHANGE, WIPED THE OIL OFF WHERE THEY COULD AND REFUSED TO HAVE THE ENGINE STEAM CLEANED. THEY SENT ME ON THE STREET WITH OIL ON MY ENGINE! I TRIED TO HAVE IT CLEANED BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYBODY THAT COULD DO IT THAT DAY. I HAD TO DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY AND IT DIDN'T CATCH FIRE SO I LET IT GO. I AM NOW AT 23,578 MILES (INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 16,893) AND I'M STARTING TO NOTICE IT LEAKING A LITTLE BIT AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND SOMEBODY COULD GET KILLED! NOW I'M GOING TO GO COMPLAIN ABOUT ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 IS HAVING. DON'T BUY AN FCA PRODUCT! YOU WILL BE SORRY! *TR