NHTSA Complaint #11354259 — 2015 RAM 1500

AN ISSUE WAS NOTICED WITH MY 2015 RAM ECODIESEL BECAUSE OF A LARGE AMOUNT OIL WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK WHILE BRIEFLY STOPPED AT A STORE. ONCE THE ISSUE WAS NOTICED, THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL WAS POURING OUT OF THE COOLANT RESERVOIR OVERFLOW AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RESERVOIR WAS FULL OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR SERVICE TO PREVENT THE POTENTIAL OF COOLANT GETTING INTO THE ENGINE OIL PAN AND/OR TO PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM LOSING OIL PRESSURE AND/OR ALL OIL. UPON RESEARCH ONLINE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE RAM ECODIESEL ENGINE HAVING OIL COOLER FAILURES. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE OIL COOLER HAD FAILED IN MY RAM ECODIESEL ENGINE AS WELL. WITH ALL OF THE POSTINGS DISCOVERED ONLINE REGARDING FAILED OIL COOLERS ON THE RAM ECODIESEL ENGINES, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW ASSOCIATED WITH THE OIL COOLER ON THESE ENGINES. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ISSUES WITH THE RAM ECODIESEL ENGINES AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER. INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF A NEW OIL COOLER, NEW COOLANT HOSES, RENTAL CAR, AND TOWING, THIS ENTIRE ISSUE COST ME $2,128.52.