NHTSA Complaint #11270615 — 2015 RAM 1500

THIS PERTAINS TO MY 2015 DODGE RAM WITH THE 3.0 LITER ECODIESEL ENGINE. EVER SINCE I GOT THE REQUIRED EMISSIONS CONTROL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES (FCA), MY TRUCK'S ENGINE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN AFFECTED TO THE EXTENT THAT I CANNOT DEPEND ON IT'S EXCELLERATION. I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDDLE, AND THE ENGINE HESITATES SEVERELY BEFORE IT ACCELERATES. FROM A STOP SIGN OR A RED LIGHT, THE HESITATION IS SUCH THAT I WON'T TRY TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION IF THERE ARE ANY CARS EITHER TO MY RIGHT OR LEFT. SIMILARLY, THE HESITATION AND ACCELERATION LAG MAKES MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE TRUCKS FUEL ECONOMY HAS ALSO BEEN NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. I URGE THE NHTSA TO COMPEL CFA TO REVERSE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, OR FIX IT SUCH THAT THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER A DRIVING SAFETY CONCERN.