NHTSA Complaint #11255632 — 2016 RAM 1500
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11255632 |
| 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 SOFTWARE UPDATE ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I HAVE NOTICED A DRASTIC DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION MY VEHICLE HAS UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE IS NOT FULLY WARMED UP AND OCCASIONALLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL. THERE ARE TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE 3 TO 5 ENTIRE SECONDS TO FINALLY START ACCELERATING AND WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC OR AT INTERSECTIONS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST THE MY VEHICLE WILL RESPOND IN THE MANNER I NEED IT TO WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY AND LOCAL. I BECOME A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVES AS WELL AS TO MYSELF AND MY OCCUPANTS. THE ECODIESEL OWNERS COMMUNITY WAS PROMISED THAT THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE WOULD NOT IMPEDE FUEL ECONOMY, ENGINE PERFORMANCE, ENGINE NOISE, AND MANY OTHER THINGS, YET MYSELF AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE MANY OTHERS ARE SUFFERING FROM WHAT CAN ONLY BE CLASSIFIED AS A TICKING TIME BOMB. WHEN ONE OR MULTIPLE LIVES ARE LOST, WILL IT THEN BE A LARGE ENOUGH ISSUE TO CORRECT? I CANT FEAR EVERY SINGLE INTERSECTION AND CURVED ROAD I COME ACROSS BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT MY ENGINE WILL RESPOND SLUGGISH AND DELAYED. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT FCA NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND QUICKLY!
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