NHTSA Complaint #11354603 — 2014 RAM 2500
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11354603 |
| Vehicle | 2014 RAM 2500 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 57,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CO |
Consumer Description
THIS IS THIRD TIME REPORTING/ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE...... PLEASE REFERENCE TO CASE # 11348377 FROM ABOUT 7 AUGUST AND REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER 11352009 FILED THIS MONTH. I HAVE RECEIVED ZERO FEEDBACK ON THIS MATTER AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY ? FURTHERMORE, I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS RELATED TO MY 2 PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO REACH YOU. FROM 2014 - 2018 MODEL YEAR, THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA REGARDING PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON RAM 2500/3500 TRUCKS WITH THE 68RFE TRANSMISSION. AND 3-4 MONTHS AGO, A RECALL WAS ISSUED ....20V043000 ADDRESSING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY TRUCK, A 2014 RAM 2500 WITH 68RFE. I ASKED FOR SUPPORT IN THAT YOU ENGAGE WITH RAM ABOUT THESE FAILURES THAT I AND OTHER HAVE REPORTED ON YOUR WEB SITE. FURTHERMORE, AM HOPING YOU FOLKS ARE NOT GULLIBLE ENOUGH TO BELIEVE RAM ON CURRENT RECALL THAT SAYS TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN COME OUT OF THE DIPSTICK TUBE AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO REPLACE THE SEPERATOR PLATE IN THE VALVE BODY !!! WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, OIL WILL CONTINUE TO CYCLE THRU TRANSMISSION AND COOLER ...... HIGHLY UNLIKELY IT WILL COME OUT OF DIPSTICK TUBE BECAUSE THE SEPERATOR PLATE GASKET FAILED. WHAT IS MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED , THAT WHEN THE SEPERATOR PLATE FAILED, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IS SUDDENLY LOST AT CERTAIN VALES IN THE VALVE BODY SIMULTANEOUSLY ROUTING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHERE ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO GO RESULTING IN ACCUMULATOR PISTON FAILURE AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETE VALVE BODY FAILURE RESULTING IN TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PLEASE DON'T ALLOW RAM TO " BS " YOU BY SAYING OIL WILL COME OUT OF THE DIPSTICK TUBE AND WHY THEN I ASK, PER THE RECALL LETTER, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RE-PROGRAMMING THE PCM ! MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THREW MULTIPLE DTC'S. I NEED HELP FROM YOU !!!
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