NHTSA Complaint #11377803 — 2017 RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS DRAINED QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRESHAM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (855 NE BURNSIDE RD, GRESHAM, OR 97030, (503) 743-0444) WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RADIATOR LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON TONKIN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (16800 SE MCLOUGHLIN BLVD, MILWAUKIE, OR 97267, (503) 258-5800) FOR A COOLANT FAN REPLACEMENT AND DIAGNOSED THERE WAS A SLOW RADIATOR LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.