NHTSA Complaint #10893045 — 2014 RAM PROMASTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE, A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT CIRCULATED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO COOLANT VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND MISFIRED. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.