NHTSA Complaint #11281568 — 2015 RAM 1500

MY VEHICLE IS A RAM ECODIESEL. FCA WAS CAUGHT INSTALLING SOFTWARE TO FRAUDULENTLY REPORT EMISSIONS DATA AND WAS ORDERED BY THE EPA TO INSTALL NEW SOFTWARE TO BRING EMISSIONS INTO COMPLIANCE. I GOT THIS SO-CALLED "REPAIR" IN AUGUST IN SO DOING, MY VEHICLE (AND MANY OTHERS) DEVELOPED AN ACCELERATION LAG THAT IS QUITE DANGEROUS -- PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS JUST STARTED. YOU BEGIN TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATION. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FCA. FCA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ASKED FOR LOANER UNTIL THEY HAVE A FIX AND THIS HAS BEEN DENIED. I HAVE ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BUT THEY SAY THIS VEHICLE IS OPERATING "AS DESIGNED." I AM CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH ARBITRATION AND WILL FILE A LAWSUIT IF UNSUCCESSFUL. IT IS CLEAR THAT FCA DOESN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY AND WON'T DO THE RIGHT THING UNLESS COMPELLED TO DO SO. I CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF THE BULLETIN SAYING THERE IS NO FIX, EMAILS I HAVE SENT TO FCA, REPAIR NOTES FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO FIX OR ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED, THOUGH I SUSPECT OTHERS HAVE ALREADY SUPPLIED THIS SO IT WOLD E REDUNDANT. IF YOU WANT IT, PLEASE ADVISE. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.