NHTSA Complaint #11302859 — 2015 RAM 3500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT APPROXIMATE 10 MPH, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER HAD BLOWN INSIDE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,143. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.