2015 RAM 1500 Engine Problems

TRAVELED APPR. 1/2 MILE, 30 MPH ENGINE LOST POWER, RATTLED AND CLANKED LIKE TIMING WAS OFF WOULD HARDLY MOVE- STALLED ME ON BUSY 2 LANE HWY. TRANSMISSION KNOB LOCKED UP, ERRORS READING ADJUST TRAILER BRAKE SLIDER- NO TRAILER CONNECTED TO ME. TRIED ADJUSTING, ALLOWED ME TO PUT IN PARK, COULD NOT GET BACK OUT OF PARK, WOULD NOT LET ME SHUT OF ENGINE. IT WAS TOTALLY STALLED, BUT RUNNING LIKE A CLANKY TRAIN- FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE 500 FEET BEHIND ME. HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. ENGINE WAS LOPING SO BAD IT FELT LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. GOT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE - STILL LIMITED POWER, NO POWER STEERING. GOT TRUCK UP TO HOUSE SAFELY OFF ROAD- YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK IN PARK ON SELECTOR KNOB. SHUT TRUCK OFF. CALLED TO MAKE...

AFTER GETTING THE FCA EMISSIONS MODIFICATION PUSHED OUT BY RAM/FIAT, I HAVE LOST ABOUT 20-25% GAS MILEAGE AND POWER IN THE TRUCK. THE MODIFICATION HAS RUINED A GREAT TRUCK. TRUCK IS NOW DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF A LAG AND LACK OF POWER. MOD WAS INSTALLED IN SUMMER OF 2019 AND TRUCK IS NOW RUINED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE FUEL THROTTLE AND ELECTRONIC POWER BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEY AUTO MALL (3700 16TH ST, MOLINE, IL 61265) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR TONE WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE CRACK POSITION SENSOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADAMSON MOTORS (4800 US-52, ROCHESTER, MN 55901) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE PART, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE RECALL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

2015 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL MESSAGE " INCORRECT DEF DETECTED SEE DEALER TRUCK WILL SHUTDOWN IN 500 MILES" I HAVE BEEN TO 2 DEALERS WITH MY TRUCK BOTH TIMES MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR OVER 30 DAYS. IT IS PART OF THE ECODIESEL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT HAS RECEIVED AN EMISSIONS MODIFICATION WARRANTY. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE ISSUE. IN THE SETTLEMENT CONSENT DECREE IT STATES THAT IF VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED IN 30 DAYS AND BUYBACK CAN OCCUR. IT HAS BEEN 30 DAYS TWICE AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS. THE TRUCK SEEMS UNREPAIRABLE. IT HAS BEEN UNUSABLE SINCE DEC 22 2020

RECALL VB1/NHTSA 19V-757 WAS ISSUED ON 10/24/2019. THE DOCUMENT THAT RAM SENT TO ME SAID: "IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO TAKE STEPS NOW TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS." AND IT ALSO SAID THAT POTENTIALLY THERE COULD BE AN ENGINE FIRE! ON 6/15/2020 I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY DEALER. (NOW OWNED BY LITHIA MOTORS IN BEND OREGON.) HE SAID THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT HE WOULD PUT ME ON THE WAITING LIST. I CALLED AGAIN ON 1/28/2021 AND SPOKE WITH [XXX]. SHE SAID THE PART WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. SHE SAID THAT I WAS #43 ON THE WAITING LIST. I CALLED AGAIN TODAY. (3/1/2021) AND SPOKE WITH [XXX]. HE SAID THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND SAID I WAS ON THE WAITING LIST, BUT NOW MY PLACE ON THAT LIST WAS WELL OVER 100....

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DRIVING 45 STARTED TO PASS VEHICLE MY TRUCK WENT DEAD AT 55 MPH. TWO LANE HIGHWAY LEFT ME STUCK IN ON COMING LANE. VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME LET ME GET BACK INTO LANE AND MERGE TO SHOULDER SAFELY. THIS WAS A HIGHWAY THAT IS VERY BUSY, THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE.

FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2020, I HAD A NORMAL OIL CHANGE. THE FOLLOWING DAY MY RAM IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY (EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD). FOUND MY RAM VIN HAD LONG LIST OF OPEN RECALLS. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. PROVIDED WITH LOANER. SERVICE ADVISER SAID TRUCK WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE EGR RECALL. A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE MILES, A FIRE ENGINE WOULD HAVE ENSUED. MY EGR HAD COMPLETELY FAILED, COOLANT HAD GOTTEN INTO MY INTAKE. PARTS WERE BACKORDERED BECAUSE MANUFACTURING OF MODS JUST BEGAN. 12/24/20 ALL RECALL MODS/REPAIRS COMPLETED. DEALERSHIP ADVISED TRUCK WAS SAFE AND OPERABLE. RECEIVED FCAS EXTENDED LIMITED WARRANTY. 2 WEEKS LATER COOLANT/WATER LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. FOUND THE COOLANT LEVELS DROPPED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, SERVICE AT THAT TIME COULD NOT FIND LEAK. TOLD TO RECHECK IN...

W58 RECALL. STILL NO REMEDY. SCARED TO DRIVE TRUCK DUE TO SAFETY

RELUCTOR WHEEL/ SENSOR FAILURE UNDER RECALL W58. I AM TOLD NO POSSIBLE FIX UNTIL AFTER APRIL 1, 2021. OVER 4 MONTHS OFF THE ROAD FOR A RECALL ANNOUNCED 7 MONTHS AGO. DEALER AND FCA HAVE OFFERED NO REMEDY.

MY DODGE RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL CAUGHT ON FIRE YESTERDAY AND BURNT UP. THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT FOR THE SEIDEL EGR COOLER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS IDLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT IT FROM CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ARRIVED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE SINCE EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.*DT*JB

AEM UPDATE CAUSED VEHICLE TO PERFORM IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IRREGULAR AND NO LONGER SLOWS VEHICLE DOWNHILL. DURING ACCELERATION MOTOR CAN REDLINE AND CAUSE A RAPID DECELERATION. NEVER SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN PRESSING THE FUEL PEDAL. NEVER SURE IF IT WILL SAFELY GO WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. FUEL ECONOMY IS ALSO REDUCED FROM 28 MPG TO 25 MPG. IT IS NOW A SCARY VEHICLE TO DRIVE. WAS IN RIGHT LANE EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 152 GOING OVER PACHEO PASS BEHIND SLOW TRUCK TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE CHANGING LANES THE MOTOR WENT TO REDLINE AND DEPOWERED. I QUICKLY HAD TO BRAKE AND GET BACK IN THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE TRUCK TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE 4-1/2 YEARS PRIOR TO THE AEM. THEY RUINED MY TRUCK WITH THE...

WHAT IS A TIMLY MANNER FOR A RECALL TO BE DONE BEEN WAITING SINCE AUGUST 2020

THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING DOWN THE ROAD AS I'M DRIVING THE TRUCK JUST LOOSES ALL POWER CUTS OFF AND I HAVE TO JERK IT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IT'S THE TONE WHEEL FOR CRANKSHAFT AND CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. AND WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCKS AND I WAS GIVEN A CASE WORKER WITH FCA OR DODGE AND THEY CAN'T GET THE PARTS IT'S BEEN 3 MONTHS.

ON OCTOBER 1, 2020, MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. A YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK IS PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS DESCRIPTION. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP EVER SINCE. TODAY (DECEMBER 7, 2020) MARKS 68 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OUT OF SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK REMAINS UNDRIVEABLE. THE PROBLEM WAS IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND TONE RING. THESE SAME PARTS WERE RECALLED UNDER 20V-475 (FCA RECALL W58) BACK IN AUGUST. I RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AFTER MY TRUCK FAILED. FCA AND BIG O DODGE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR MY TRUCK IN A REASONABLE TIME, AND ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE A FAIR TRADE-IN VALUE OR DISCUSS BUYPACK. THIS, DESPITE THE TRUCK BEING PART OF THE ECODIESEL CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT THAT REQUIRES FCA TO BUYBACK TRUCKS THAT EXPERIENCE >30 DAYS OUT OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 80 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED MULTIPLE TIMES AND REMAINED AT THE RESIDENCE OF AN ACQUAINTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,010.

2015 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF CRANK SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *JS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 94. I WAS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD TODDLER AND HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK AND MY WIFE TO PICK US UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK HOME TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO LOOK AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A CRANK SENSOR TONE RING. THEY ALSO NOTIFIED ME THERE WAS A RECALL COMING FOR THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED FCA AND WAS DIRECTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER. I TOWED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THE ISSUE IS THE SAME AS MY LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED. I AM ALSO BEING TOLD THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A FIX FOR THIS PART, ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. FCA SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE TOWING AND DIAGNOSTICS. SINCE IT WAS THERE FAULTY PART THAT CAUSED...

IVE RECEIVED SOME RECALLS ON MY 2015 RAM. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER AN EGR COOLER WITH AN INTERNAL CRACK WILL INTRODUCE PRE-HEATED, VAPORIZED COOLANT TO THE EGR SYSTEM WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS MIXTURE INTERACTS WITH OTHER HYDROCARBONS AND AIR IN THE SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN COMBUSTION WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE.ALSO DAMAGING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IVE BEEN WAITING 4 MONTHS FOR THE PARTS, IN THE MEANTIME THE INTAKE IS GETTING DAMAGED. THE OTHER RECALL THE MAGNETIC MATERIAL ATTACHED TO THE TONE WHEEL PROVIDES A SIGNAL TO THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IF THIS SIGNAL MATERIAL IS LOST, THE ENGINE LOSES ITS ABILITY TO SYNCHRONIZE INJECTOR PULSES AND CAM TIMING. THIS LOSS OF CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL, AS WELL AS LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO RESTART THE ENGINE.THE REMEDY IS TO UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL...

THE VEHICLE ENGINE GOT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECT ON DIESEL EGR COOLER.

MY RAM 1500 TRUCK HEMI ENGINE STARTED WITH A TICKING SOUND, THEN DEVELOPED INTO A STALLING ISSUE AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAY. THE DODGE RAM DEALER SAID IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE LIFTERS AND REQUIRES THE DISMANTLING OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO FIX. THE SERVICE WRITER ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS A DANGEROUS CONDITION, AND IF NOT REPAIRED THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW UP! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS ISSUE IS RAMPANT OF THE RAM TRUCKS WITH THE HEMI ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM, AND THE MECHANICS ON THESE VIDEOS SAY THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $ 6,000. I HAVE SAVED SOME OF THE VIDEOS AND WILL GLADLY SHARE THEM WITH YOU IF NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:19V757000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT WILMINGTON (219 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28403). WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND SAW NO VISIBLE ISSUES SO HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE PULLED INTO HIS DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED HE GOT OUT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED HE TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT HIMSELF WITH...

SEVERAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO ENGINE BOLTS HAVE BROKEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL ODOR APPEARED AS FLAMES WERE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO BOTH LEGS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POLICE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACTS HOUSE WHERE IT WAS PENDING AN INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER BUCKALEW CHEVROLET (1100 I-45 S, CONROE, TX 77301) WAS CONTACTED WHERE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON AUG 7,2020 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A TECHNICIAN WOULD COME OUT TO HIS RESIDENTS...

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE SEPARATE DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT UNLESS IT STARTED TO BLINK. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELLING UP A HILL AND DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER TO REGAIN POWER. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOMETOWN MOTORS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (602 HIGHWAY 95, WEISER, ID 83672 208-549-6020) AND THEY RAN A CHECK ON THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE EXHAUST BUT RESCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT BACKFIRED THEN BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT BOTH TAIL PIPES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED...

PURCHASED NEW: 08/03/2015 FIRST ENGINE FAILED 4/27/18 (WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY) TRAVELING 65MPH ON I-495 BELTWAY AND IN THE SPAN OF 10 SECONDS, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE ENGINE MADE A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND IT COMPLETELY DIED ON THE SHOULDER. EMISSIONS SETTLEMENT: 05/2019 (100K WARRANTY INFO FROM DATE OF EMISSIONS SOFTWARE UPDATE). DRASTIC LOSS IN MPG (5MPG), POWER, AND TURBO LAG AFTER EMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE. SECOND ENGINE FAILED: 8/03/2020. TRAVELING 65MPH ON I-83. NO LIGHTS, ONLY A ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND. REROUTED TO DEALER 1 MILE AWAY, AND IT COMPLETELY DIED 1/2 MILE LATER. MAJOR RECALLS OVER THE SHORT LIFE OF THIS TRUCK, AND NOW FCA IS POTENTIALLY UNWILLING TO COVER THE COST OF THE 3RD ENGINE, EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS ~30K MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IN WRITING THE BLOWN ENGINE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE NEW ENGINE WAS ON ORDER. THEN THEY TOLD...

HELLO I JUST SAW THE RECALL FOR.THE RAM 1500 NO :20V-475 WHICH IS A COMMON FAILURE PART ON THOSE TRUCK. ANOTHER MAJOR FAILURE PART ON THOSE TRUCK IS THE MAIN BEARING ON THE CRANKSHAFT. WHEN THEY FAIL THE BASE OF.THE MOTOR EXPLODE AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. FCA ADMITTED THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY CHANGE THE OIL GRADE. BUT THEY STILL FAIL ALOT. WHEN THEY FAIL THE TRUCK ALSO LOST ALL THE POWER SINCE THE ENGINE SUDDENTLY STOP WORKING AND SEND PIECE FLY UNDER THE TRUCK RISKING INJURY OTHER PEOPLE FOLLOWING. THEY ARE SEVERAL BEARING FAILURE OF THOSE ECODIESEL ENGINE. I DIDNT EXPERIENCE THIS BUT ONLINE THOSE BEARING ARE REFERED AS TICKING BOMB. NOBODY KNOW WHEN THEY FAIL, BUT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY. SOME PEOPLE HAD THIEIR MOTOR CHANGED UP TO THREE TIME. MOST OF THEM ARE 14-15 TRUCK SINCE THEY RUN ON OLD OIL SPECIFICATION. BUT THE 16-18 STILL FAIL ....

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY PULLING A SMALL 16 FT. CAMPER (I77 NB, MM ~68 IN NORTH CAROLINA), I NOTICED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH OTHER WARNING LIGHTS, I TRIED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER AND POPPED THE HOOD WHERE I NOTICED FLAMES. I TOLD MY FAMILY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES (WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM MY CAMPER) TO NO AVAIL. WE CALLED 911 AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE CREW TO ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE LOSS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (19V-757) REGARDING EGR ISSUES AND POTENTIAL FOR ENGINE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LOCAL DEALER AND HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON MAY 18TH. THE RECALL WAS LISTED AS COMPLETE AND INSPECTED, HOWEVER AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO FCA, THE...

I ALMOST GOT T BONED/HIT BY A CAR WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK LAGGED AND FINALLY PICKED UP SPEED. THEN MY HUSBAND ALMOST GOT US T BONED/HIT WHEN HE PULLED OUT AND THE TRUCK LAGGED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT PICK UP. I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO YELL AT HIM TO GO AND HE SAID" I'M TRYING, I'M PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT WON'T GO." THERE WAS A SAFE DISTANCE IN BOTH INSTANCES TO NORMALLY PULL OUT BUT THIS TRUCK IS A REAL DANGER TO DRIVE. I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND JUST TRYING TO GET USED TO THE VEHICLE I HAD JUST PURCHASED. NEXT OCCURRENCE, I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND WE HAD PICKED UP DINNER AND MILKSHAKES. I WAS GOING UP A SMALL HILL AND THE TRUCK LAGGED, YET AGAIN, WHEN IT DID PICK UP IT SPILLED THE MILKSHAKES IN MY...

VEHICLE HAVING A TICKING NOISE FROM TOP OF ENGINE AFTER LOW MILEAGE. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS BAD MANUFACTURED VALVE & CAMS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE CEASED ON HIGHWAY, I HAVE A V6 ENGINE, THE MANUFACTURE HAD FIXED LEFT SIDE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE RIGHT AND WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAD BEEN A RECALL AND NOT WARRANTY DUE TO THE MANUFACTURE KNOWN THAT THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM, THERE IS A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET , THEY ONLY REPAIRING IT UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT IF IT FAILS AND NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. MY ISSUE HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HADDAD DODGE RAM (3000 HARRIS RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....

AFTER THE RECALL AND NEW UPDATE FOR FUEL MILEAGE RATING. THERE IS A DELAY IN THE THROTTLE/TURBO WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE BETWEEN 10MPH AND 15MPH AND ARE AT A SLOW ROLL AND APPLY THE GAS. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK WILL TAKE OFF AND REV WAY UP.

RECENTLY COMPLETE THE AEM EMISSIONS FLASH NOW MY TRUCK HAS A SERIOUSLY THROTTLE DELAY UP TO 7 SECONDS, I EITHER SLUGGISHLY PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND HOPE NOT TO GET T BONED OR GIVE MYSELF AND PASSENGERS WHIPLASH WHEN I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE THROTTLE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TRUCK MOVE. THIS OCCURS EVERY MORNING AND AFTERNOON WHEN GOING TO AND LEAVING WORK. AND THROUGHOUT DAY WHEN RUNNING ERRANDS. MANUFACTURE STATES THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY THE EMISSIONS UPDATE THEY PERFORMED.

ON 10/31/2019 , FCA ISSUED RECALL VB1/NHTSA 19V-757 , FOR A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZZARD ON 2014- 2019 RAM 1500 TRUCKS WITH THE ECODIESEL ENGINE. THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM , AT THAT TIME. IN EARLY APRIL OF 2020, I RECIEVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE, STATING PARTS WERE NOW AVAILABLE , AND TO CALL MY DEALER , TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL COMPLETED. WHEN I CALLED , THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS, BUT WERE EXPECTING THEM TO BE SHIPPED SOON. THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST, AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER EVERY MONTH SINCE THEN, AND THEY STILL TELL ME, THEY CAN'T GET THE UPDATED PARTS, TO DO THE RECALL ON MY TRUCK. I CALLED, TWO DIFFERENT FCA DEALERS ON 6/18/2020, AND I'M GETTING THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THEM, NO PARTS...

UPON PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ONTO A DIVIDED HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC THE TRUCK MADE NOISES AND THE ENGINE DIED, LEAVING ME TO COAST BACK INTO THE NEXT PARKING LOT ENTRANCE WHILE HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE TURNED OUT TO BE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION TONE RING. THE DESIGN OF THIS TONE RING IS A STAMPED STEEL WHEEL WITH MAGNETIC MATERIAL ADHERED TO THE RIM, IT APPEARS THAT HEAT AND TIME CAUSED THE MAGNETIC MATERIAL TO CRACK AND FAIL. ONCE A PIECE OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL CAME OFF, THE MOTOR NO LONGER HAS A PROPER CRANK POSITION SIGNAL AND WILL STOP RUNNING. ANOTHER DESIGN CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE TONE RING IS INACCESSIBLE WITHOUT REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION AND FLEXPLATE, THIS RENDERS IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE TONE RING TO AVOID A FAILURE. *TR

ON MAY 31, 2020 I WAS TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE, MD TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS ON IH 85 SOUTH NEAR LEXINGTON, NC IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 60 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN TO A STOP. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY BUT I SAFELY PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. WE WAITED 3 HOURS BEFORE WE GOT A CAPABLE TOW FOR THE TRUCK AND THE U-HAUL WE WERE TOWING. THE TOW COMPANY TOWED MY TRUCK TO M&L CHRYSLER DODGE RAM DEALERSHIP IN LEXINGTON NC. THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 8:00 AM, I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DODGE RAM DEALERSHIP FOR THE RESULTS OF THEIR DIAGNOSTICS. AROUND 11:00AM I CALLED BACK TO CHRYSLER DODGE RAM DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THEY THINK THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE PARTS AND IT WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS AND THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE...

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY BREAKING OFF CREATING HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASES ARE LEAKING DIRECTLY INTO ENGINE BAY AROUND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. UNFILTERED EXHAUST GASES ARE BYPASSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND PASSING STRAIGHT TO THE ATMOSPHERE. CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT EVERY TIME IT BREAKS. THE ISSUE ALSO THROWS THE VEHICLE COMPUTER INTO AN OPEN LOOP DUE TO FAULTY O2 READINGS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING FUEL AND PERFORMANCE CAUSING FURTHER POLLUTION AND EMISSIONS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH OF OCCUPANTS. AFTER CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO 'FIX' THE ISSUE THEY MERELY REPLACE BROKEN PARTS WITH THE EXACT TYPE AND MATERIAL THAT FAILED PREVIOUSLY. THE MANIFOLD/EXHAUST ISSUE IS INDEPENDENT OF ANY VEHICLE MOTION OR DRIVING CONDITION. RUNNING THE ENGINE IN ANY CONDITION WILL CAUSE THE FAILURE DUE TO DISSIMILAR METALS USED AND DIFFERENCE IN METALS MOVEMENT AS IT HEATS AND...

I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FCA RECALL VB1. I CALLED THE DEALER ON MAY 15TH. THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN ON MONDAY MAY 18TH. I CALLED ON MONDAY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO PARTS UNTIL JUNE 1ST. I CALLED ON JUNE 1ST TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND HE TOLD ME THERE ARE NO PARTS UNTIL JUNE 12TH!. THIS RECALL IDENTIFIES THAT THE EGR COOLER CAN LEAK COOLANT INTO THE MOTOR THAT COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. IN THE LAST 8 WEEKS I HAVE PUT IN 6 GALLONS OF COOLANT.THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO COMMUTE TO WORK IN.I DO NOT NEED LIP SERVICE I NEED IT FIXED NOW! *TR

THE EGR HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR AWHILE NOW. THE TRUCK ISN'T THE SAME AS WHEN I BOUGHT AND I FEEL I PURCHASED A LEMON. IT DOESN'T NOT MEET MY EXPECTATIONS AND I FEEL I HAVE LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. DWAYNE LANE'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (10515 EVERGREEN WAY, EVERETT, WA 98204) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA 19V-757 WAS ISSUED FOR THE REFERENCED VIN 24OCT19. I HAD AN EGR COOLER FAILURE ON 27AUG19 THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED BY GRAPEVINE DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP RAM WITH THE ATTACHED PART NUMBER BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND WAS THE ONLY PART AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. I RECIEVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL 24OCT19 AND LEARNED THE REDESIGNED PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 2020. AS OF THIS WEEK, FCA INDICATES THIS RECALL AS BEING COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE. THE NEW REDESIGNED EGR COOLER HAS NEVER BEEN INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK. AFTER POSTING THIS TO A RAM ECODIESEL FORUM, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER RAM ECODIESEL OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED THE RECALL, AND NOW HAVE BEEN MARKED COMPLETE WITHOUT THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. THE DEFECT RELATED TO THIS RECALL RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRES IN MANY INSTANCES, AND COULD POSE A THREAT OF...

2015 RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK AND BROKEN BOLTS. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS LEAKING AND POTENTIAL BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. CAN THIS BE INVESTIGATED SINCE IT IS SUCH A COMMONLY KNOW PROBLEM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

PER THE ECODIESEL SETTLEMENT I HAD THE UPGRADES DONE ON MY TRUCK. AFTER THE UPGRADE THERE WAS NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. THERE WERE MANY OCCASIONS WHERE THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP OR WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. I HAD TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT A SAFE VEHICLE IS REQUIRED FOR MY JOB. I MENTIONED TO MY LOCAL RAM DEALER WHERE I HAD THE AEM UPGRADE DONE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, THAT MANY RAM OWNERS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE POWER LOSS AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. EVEN THOUGH I TRADED IN THE TRUCK, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HAD THIS BEEN HOW THE VEHICLE PERFORMED FROM DAY, I NEVER WOULD'VE PURCHASED IT. I FEEL THAT FCA WAS NEVER HONEST AND UPFRONT WITH...

IN MAY 2019, RAM RELEASED THE V08 RECALL AS PART OF AN AEM DUE TO EMISSIONS COMPLAINTS. AFTER HAVING THIS RECALL DONE, MY DRIVEABILITY AND ACCELERATION HAS BECOME UNSAFE. TRYING TO TURN ONTO A FEEDER ROAD OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC IS BASICALLY DANGEROUS. OFTEN, IT SEEMS TO HAVE A "DEAD PEDAL." I CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND OFTEN ABLE TO COUNT TO 3 BEFORE THE TRUCK ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE SMOOTHLY.

POST V08 RECALL UPDATE THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES TREMENDOUS POWER LAG FROM A STOP CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.THIS CAUSES A ISSUE MERGING WITH TRAFFIC SAFELY. NOT TO MENTION FUEL ECONOMY DROPPED 2-3 MPG.AND PEAK POWER WAS ALSO REDUCED.

MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER VB1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 19V-757 RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT: 1-888-327-4236 OR TTY: 1-800-424-9153 OR FILE AN ONLINE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. SO PER NHTSA RECOMMENDATIONS, SHOWN ABOVE, WE ARE FILING AN ONLINE COMPLAINT SINCE THE MANUFACTURE (AGAIN PER ABOVE) DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER ON YOUR TRUCK [1] MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THERMAL FATIGUE. THERMAL FATIGUE MAY CAUSE THE COOLER TO CRACK INTERNALLY OVER TIME. AN EGR COOLER WITH AN INTERNAL CRACK WILL INTRODUCE PRE-HEATED, VAPORIZED COOLANT TO THE EGR SYSTEM WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS MIXTURE INTERACTS WITH OTHER HYDROCARBONS AND AIR IN THE SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN COMBUSTION WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH MAY...

WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHEN TRUCK SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING QUIT WORKING. NO STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, CARS FOLLOWING WERE ABLE TO AVOID THE TRUCK. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPEN ON INTERSTATE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THIS ENGINE, HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES. DEALER SAYS ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED.