NHTSA Complaint #11495417 — 2019 RAM 5500
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11495417 |
| Vehicle | 2019 RAM 5500 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MI |
Consumer Description
There is a safety recall on my 2019 Ram 5500 rollback tow truck. The recall number is Y78. On November 17 My truck unexpectedly stopped working on highway M33 in rose city Michigan. I discovered there was a recall on the vehicle for a premature fuel system failure. I called the FCA they told me to take it to Thelen Chrysler Ram in Bay City Michigan. I called Thelen to confirm I could take it there and they said yes. I spent $522 to have it towed there on Friday November 18. I tried to contact the service department and left several messages on the following Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday I called the main dealership office and informed them that the service dept. was not returning my calls, they hand carried the phone to the very arrogant service dept. manager [XXX]. I informed him about the recall on the truck and he said they have not looked at it yet and that he would get back to me when they had time to look at it and didn’t know when that would be. On the 28th he finally called me back and confirmed my fears that it was a total fuel system failure. He then says that there is a recall for that issue but Ram does not a a fix for it, the 2020 models have a fix for the same problem but not the 2019 models. I told him I need it fixed in a timely manor and he told me that’s not possibly because they take care of their regular customers first and they don’t have the lift equipment to fix it that the mechanic would have to do it on the ground and that I need to take it to a different shop. Here's my complaint: I own a tow company called Local Towing Service,LLC. I depend on this tow truck to make my living. FCA told me to take it Thelen , I called Thelen and they told me to have it towed there, now they are telling me to take it some where else that they can’t fix it but it says on their website that they service Ram 5500 chassis . Ram has a recall for this issue with no fix on the 2019 but they do on the 2020? This makes no sense. They know how to fix it. How can INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREED
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