NHTSA Complaint #11255631 — 2016 RAM 1500

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11255631
Vehicle 2016 RAM 1500
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 50,026 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NC

Consumer Description

I OWN A 2016 ECODIESEL RAM 1500, AND EVER SINCE I COMPLETED THE REQUIRED ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE MANDATED BY FCA DUE TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN ACCELERATION DURING CONDITIONS WHERE THE ENGINE IS NOT FULLY WARMED UP AND SOMETIME AT NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PULLING FROM A STOP THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THESE DELAYS CAN BE AS LONG AS 3 TO 5 SECONDS!! THIS POSSES A HUGE RISK TO THE DRIVE, HIS OCCUPANTS, AND OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. THE ECO DIESEL COMMUNITY WAS PROMISED THAT THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE WOULD NOT IMPEDE FUEL ECONOMY, ENGINE PERFORMANCE, ENGINE NOISE, AND MANY OTHER THINGS AS WELL. YET HERE WE ARE MY SELF AND MANY OTHERS HAVING TO THINK TWICE EVERY TIME WE PULL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, OR A DRIVE WAY, OR TURN ON A CURVED ROAD WHERE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE, HOPING THAT THIS IS NOT THE TIME WE ARE IMPALED BY ON COMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE LACK OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE OF OUR OWN VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE FCA NEEDS TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF BEFORE HUMAN LIFE IS LOST. ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT A MATTER OF WHEN, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND ITS NEEDS TO BE DONE QUICKLY!!

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