NHTSA Complaint #11341316 — 2019 RAM 2500

THE A/C IN THIS VEHICLE IS INADEQUATE AT BEST. IF THE VEHICLE IS SUN SOAKED ON A HOT DAY, THE A/C STRUGGLES TO COOL THE VEHICLE CABIN, EVEN AFTER 40+ MINUTE DRIVE. THE FAN STAYS ON HIGH AND NEVER GETS THE CABIN TO THE SET TEMPERATURE, OR EVEN CLOSE. ON THESE DAYS, I ROUTINELY SWEAT THROUGH MY SHIRT BEFORE THE CABIN GETS ANYWHERE CLOSE TO COOL, AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE ON AN 80K VEHICLE. THE A/C IN THIS VEHICLE IS MUCH WORSE THAN IN THE 2016 RAM I PREVIOUSLY HAD. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE DUAL ZONE CLIMATE CONTROL AND IS GENERALLY SET TO 62 OR 64*, WHICH IS NEVER MET. THE CENTER DRIVER'S SIDE VENT TEMP SETTLES RIGHT AT 55* WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL SETTLE ON 47*. WHY IS THERE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VENT TEMPERATURE AND WHY DOESN'T IT GET TO THE LOW 40'S LIKE EVERY OTHER MODERN VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN IN? WITH THE POOR COOLING, THE FAN CONSTANTLY RUNS AT HIGH SPEEDS IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP UP WITH THE COOLING REQUIREMENT, AND IN RETURN CAUSES EXCESS DRIVER FATIGUE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IS RUN FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE CABIN COOL, CONTRIBUTING TO POORER FUEL ECONOMY, MORE WEAR AND TEAR, AND INCREASED EMISSIONS. NONE OF THESE ARE GOOD. I ROUTINELY GO OUT OF MY WAY WHEN NEEDING TO TRANSPORT YOUNG KIDS THAT ARE STILL IN CAR SEATS. IF I AM NOT ABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME, I FEEL THERE IS AN INCREASED SAFETY RISK TO THEM SINCE THEY ARE IN LARGE BULKY CAR SEATS, IN A POORLY COOLING VEHICLE CAB. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS A/C SYSTEM. IT IS BY FAR THE WORST PERFORMING A/C SYSTEM OF ANY MODERN VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN IN. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO FEELS THE A/C IS EXTREMELY POOR. HOWEVER, OVER WINTER, THE HEATER HAS WORKED VERY WELL.