2016 RAM 1500 Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF QUEST BUILDER'S GROUP WHO OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXPERIENCING ANOTHER SIMILAR FAILURE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PAMBY MOTORS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (665 DANBURY RD, RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON HIS CO-WORKER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HIS CO-WORKER EXPERIENCED THE SAME TRANSMISSION SHIFT FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. HIS CO-WORKER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT HE...

DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AT 70-75 MPH ON I-91 IN CT. TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND SPEED WAS DROPPED TO ABOUT 40 MPH BEFORE TRANSMISSION SCREAMING COULD BE STOPPED. GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED FROM CT TO MA. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AT LOCAL REPAIR STATION AND NO PROBLEM CODE WAS FOUND. IT APPEARS THAT FCA # T15 DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM BUT THIS VIN DOES NOT SHOW A RECALL.

WHEN YOU STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK AND YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE(LIKE IN A RESTAURANT DRIVEWAY) A MESSAGE COMES ON THE DASH SAYING THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND WAIT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE TO TRY AGAIN. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 2019. THE MOPAR SITE SAYS THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT I HAVE CONTACTED 3 DEALERS WHO ALL SAY THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL SO THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. HOW CAN I PROCEED WITH GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. NEMER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (728 QUAKER RD, QUEENSBURY, NY 12804) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRANHAVEN JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (348 WEST MAIN STREET, BRADFORD, CT 06405, (203) 488-6351) AND AN UNKNOWN SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH A DECREASED FUEL ECONOMY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS 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. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO A DEALER BECAUSE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WOULDN'T CLEAN ITSELF. I FOUND OUT THERE WERE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS AND THEY WERE HANDLED AS FAR AS I KNEW. HOWEVER, JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME I NOTICED SMOKE BARRELING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I IMEDIATELY TRIED TO SHUT IT OFF AND WHEN I DID IT WOULD REV UP HIGHER INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF. I GOT IT TO SHUT OFF FINALLY AND LEFT IT SITTING THERE OVERNIGHT UNTIL I COULD GET A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOW SO COMMON THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND NO IDEA OF WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT. NOW ITS 3 WEEKS LATER AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN MY TRUCK BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE BRAKING FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TO STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DURING THE FAILURE THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER JACK PHELAN CHRYSLER/JEEP(5859 S. LAGRANGE RD., COUNTRYSIDE, IL) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THEN TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER LATER REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED BUT THE FAILURE LATER REOCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MILES LATER. THE VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE...

VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALMOST PUSHES THE CAR BEFORE IT IS STOPPED. NO TOWING, OR HIGH SPEED. JUST NORMAL DRIVING WHEN IT COMES TO SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP AND IT JUMPS, BUCKS, OR PUSHES THE CAR BEFORE REALLY FIRMLY PUSHING THE BRAKES, AND HOPING THAT IT STOPS.

WHILE DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED SOME NOISE THAT OUNDE LIKE A TURBO NOISE AND LOOS OF POWER. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF ENGINE AND POPED HOOD. LOOKE UP AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE. OPENED HOOD AND SAW SMALL FIRE ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE BY TURBO HOUSING. SOON THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED BY FLAMES.

IN ORDER TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE IN CALIFORNIA I WAS FORCED TO ACCEPT THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL. AFTER THIS RECALL, I HAVE NOTICED SUBSTANTIAL LAG BETWEEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND BETWEEN WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE BY BOTH THE DEALER AND FCA. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS NOW BECAUSE I ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE SLUGGISHLY ROLLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THEN 2-3 SECONDS LATER, ACCELERATED RAPIDLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LANE INTEGRITY WHILE NAVIGATING THE TURN. I GENERALLY DRIVE FAIRLY MODESTLY WHICH IS WHY THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY TWO LIFE-THREATENING INCIDENTS IN THE PAST 3 OR SO MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE "UPDATE". REALISTICALLY THOUGH, THIS FORCED UPDATE HAS CHANGED THE NATURE OF THE TRUCK AND MADE IT ULTIMATELY MORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALL OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE DRIVE AND REVERSE POSITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY DRIVE WHILE THE DOORS WERE OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2018 UNDER AN UNKNOWN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER MOUNTAIN VIEW DODGE (7154 NASHVILLE ST. RINGO GA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

2 MAJOR ISSUES: A- SINCE VEHICLE GOT COMPUTER SYSTEM UPDATED FOR THE EMISSIONS LAWSUIT - VEHICLE HAS LOST 70% POWER AT TAKE OFF. MEANING, I CURRENTLY HAVE A VERY HIGH RISK OF GETTING T-BONED AT INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T TAKE OFF. I CURRENTLY HAVE A CLAIM OPEN WITH CHRYSLER BUT THEIR CASE MANAGER CLAIMS THAT PARTS TO FIX THE ISSUE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. THIS EMISSION UPDATE WAS DONE BACK IN JUNE 2019. B- VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND CREATE VERY HIGH COOLANT SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, IF THE VEHICLE SITS IDLING YOU CAN'T TELL THE PROBLEM, ONLY WHEN DRIVEN. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND ADMITTED ON 10/31/2019. AFTER 63 DAYS AT THE DEALER AND SO MUCH BACK AND FORTH WITH CHRYSLER CASE MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS "THIS PEOPLE IS EXTREMELY USELESS AND SHOULD NOT BE...

AFTER COMPLYING WITH THE V08 (AEM) SOFTWARE UPDATE DUE TO THE RAM ECODIESEL EMISSIONS UPDATE MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE/PERFORMANCE HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY. DURING ACCELERATION THEIR HAS BEEN ANYWHERE FROM 3-6 DELAY SECONDS BEFORE ADEQUATE POWER AND SPEED CAN BE FELT. THIS IS AT A FULL STOP SUCH AS A STOP SIN OR RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. DURING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC (PASSING) OR MERGING INTO A LANE IS WERE IS MOST NOTICEABLE. THIS FAILURE OCCURS EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS PROPERLY AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND IS WORSE RIGHT AFTER START UP. SINCE MULTIPLE PEOPLE USE THEIR TRUCKS FOR TOWING PURPOSES, THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE EFFECT AND EVEN FURTHER DECREASES THE PERFORMANCE THAT IS RELIED UPON. THE AEM SOFTWARE UPDATE SPECIFICALLY STATES "THE AEM IS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE ANY OF YOUR KEY VEHICLE ATTRIBUTES, SUCH AS AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY, RELIABILITY, DURABILITY, VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, DRIVABILITY, ENGINE NOISE OR VIBRATION, OR OTHER DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS." THIS DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT ROLLED OUT OF PARK WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT TESTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE IF THE GEAR WAS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

P026AB ERROR CODE FOR 3 WAY COOLANT BYPASS VALVE CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BE ON ALL THE TIME. MECHANIC SAYS WON'T CAUSE HARM TO VEHICLE, BUT MIGHT EFFECT ABILITY TO DEFROST PROPERLY. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR RANGE AND HAS BEEN A SAFETY RECALL IN PREVIOUS YEARS FOR MODELS OLDER THAN THIS.

DID THE NEW ECODIESEL UPDATE AND NOW TRUCK LAGS DURING ACCELERATION. TAKES A SECOND OR 2 TO TAKE OFF. ALSO WITH THE EGR COOLER RECALL I'M LOSING COOLANT CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. FCA TOLD ME WHEN I CALLED TO CARRY A JUG OF COOLANT WITH ME TO REFILL AS NEEDED. I WOULD THINK I WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS ON A 3 YEAR OLD TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTHWEST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (832-912-2500, LOCATED AT 19616 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065) TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE SPECIFICS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

THIS 2016 3.0L ECO DIESEL IS A DEATH TRAP AFTER FCA REPROGRAMED THE SOFTWARE 2 MONTHS AGO. 2-4 SECOND HESITATION WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS. THE TRUCK JUST SITS THERE AND DOES NOT MOVE. IN TWO MONTHS I HAVE HAD 3 CLOSE CALLS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND A CAR IS COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT YOU AT 55 MPH AND YOU'RE SECONDS FROM GETTING T-BONED. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START DYING IN THIS DEATH TRAP. THE DIESEL HAD MANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY REPROGRAMED IT. SINCE NEW THE TRUCK HAS GONE INTO LIMP MODE 4 TIMES WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPG. LAST TIME I ALMOST GOT KILLED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. YOU'RE STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 5-10 MPH TRYING TO GET OFF THE...

I OWN A 2016 DODGE RAM ECO DIESEL THAT WAS FORCED TO HAVE THE EPA UPDATE COMPLETED AS PART OF THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. SINCE THE UPDATE WAS COMPLETED I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH INCONSISTENT POWER AND ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN COLLISIONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS ISSUE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS ACROSS TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK DECIDES TO DELAY 2-3 SECONDS IN THE ACCELERATION PROCESS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER AND HAVE BEEN MET WITH STONE WALKING BUG BOTH OF THEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY REFUSE TO EVEN TAKE THE TRUCK IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS SITTING THE LACK OF ENGINE TROUBLE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER ANGRILY REFERS ME TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT IS HANDLING THE SETTLEMENT AND STATES THAT THE EPA IS MAKING THEM DO THIS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO....

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ABRUPTLY, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY, WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS ALSO A JOLT WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, DURING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR.

AFTER AN EMISSIONS UPDATE WAS MADE TO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION ON JUNE 4, 2019, THE THROTTLE IS UNRESPONSIVE, THE DIESEL EXHAUST REGENERTION SYSTEM NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AND MY FUE ECONOMY HAS DROPPED OVER 10 MPG. IT IS OUT-OF-SERVICE AND UNDRIVEABLE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS, AND HAS BEEN THERE SINCE AUGUST 1, 2019. I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS NO FIX.

AFTER A RECALL TO UPDATE EMISSIONS SOFTWARE, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES UNPREDICTABLE AND INCONSISTENT THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK, WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT FULL OPERATING TEMP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT ACCELERATE FOR 4 SECONDS. THIS RESULTS IN THE TRUCK CREEPING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BUT NOT ACCELERATING AS DESIRED. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FCA DEALERSHIP. THEY SCANNED FOR TROUBLE CODES, BUT FOUND NOTHING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK ABOUT THIS.

EPA MANDATED AEM WAS PERFORMED IN MAY OF 2019. SINCE THAT TIME MY TRUCK HAS HAD DANGEROUSLY SLOW THROTTLE RESPONSE. YOU CAN COUNT TO 5 AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR BEFORE THE TRUCK STARTS MOVING AT AN ACCEPTABLE SPEED FOR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY RESPONDS IT SNAPS MY NECK BACK.

1. ON 9/20 I RECEIVED FROM FCA DEALER THE RECALL UPDATE AGREED TO UPON SETTLEMENT WITH THE EPA. 2. WHILE DRIVING ON 9/21 I WAS AT A STOP AND NEEDED TO CHANGED LANES. 3. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE STALLED AND BARELY MOVED THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE PICKING UP AND MOVING NORMALLY. 4. HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE BEEN ON COMING IT COULD HAVE CREATED A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR ROAD AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. 5. I HEREBY EXERT THAT THE "FIX" FOR THE EMISSIONS BY FCA IS NOW CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR "OWNERS" WHO HAVE RECEIVED THIS THIS RECALL "FIX" 6. ADDITIONALLY IT APPEARS FUEL MILEAGE IS ALSO DROPPING ABOUT 5%-10% 7. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I AM FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. 8. SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONS SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT, I HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN...

EXTREME LAG ON ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP. EXTREME LAG ON FREEWAY WHILE TRYING TO PASS OR MERGE. POST THE AEM EMISSIONS RECALL.

SINCE AN EMISSIONS RECALL MY TRUCK HAS HAD A DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF DEAD PEDAL LAG WHEN. FIRST STARTING TO DRIVE. THE FIRST 5-10 MINUTES OF EVERY DRIVE CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I AM CONSISTENTLY WORRIED ABOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY TRUCK DOES NOT OPERATE LIKE A NORMAL VEHICLE, OR AS IT DID BEFORE THE RECALL HAPPENED.

DANGEROUS LAG IN THROTTLE RESPONSE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.. DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE IS GREATER THAN 4 SECONDS IN ALL ATTEMPS AT ACCELERATION.

AFTER RECALL FOR THE DIESEL ENGINE EMISSIONS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, THE TRUCK IS VERY SLUGGISH WHEN COLD, SOMETIMES TAKINGS 3-5 SECONDS TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. FUEL ECONOMY REDUCED. TRUCK FEELS LAZY UNTIL IT WARMS UP COMPLETELY. EVEN THEN, IT ISN'T AS RESPONSIVE AS IT WAS BEFORE THE SOFTWARE FLASH.

I OWN A 2016 ECODIESEL RAM 1500, AND EVER SINCE I COMPLETED THE REQUIRED ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE MANDATED BY FCA DUE TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN ACCELERATION DURING CONDITIONS WHERE THE ENGINE IS NOT FULLY WARMED UP AND SOMETIME AT NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PULLING FROM A STOP THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THESE DELAYS CAN BE AS LONG AS 3 TO 5 SECONDS!! THIS POSSES A HUGE RISK TO THE DRIVE, HIS OCCUPANTS, AND OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. THE ECO DIESEL COMMUNITY WAS PROMISED THAT THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE WOULD NOT IMPEDE FUEL ECONOMY, ENGINE PERFORMANCE, ENGINE NOISE, AND MANY OTHER THINGS AS WELL. YET HERE WE ARE MY SELF AND MANY OTHERS HAVING TO THINK TWICE EVERY TIME WE PULL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, OR A DRIVE WAY, OR TURN ON A CURVED ROAD WHERE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE, HOPING...

I OWN A 2016 ECODIESEL RAM 1500, AND EVER SINCE I COMPLETED THE REQUIRED SOFTWARE UPDATE ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I HAVE NOTICED A DRASTIC DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION MY VEHICLE HAS UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE IS NOT FULLY WARMED UP AND OCCASIONALLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL. THERE ARE TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE 3 TO 5 ENTIRE SECONDS TO FINALLY START ACCELERATING AND WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC OR AT INTERSECTIONS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST THE MY VEHICLE WILL RESPOND IN THE MANNER I NEED IT TO WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY AND LOCAL. I BECOME A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVES AS WELL AS TO MYSELF AND MY OCCUPANTS. THE ECODIESEL OWNERS COMMUNITY WAS PROMISED THAT THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE WOULD NOT IMPEDE FUEL ECONOMY, ENGINE PERFORMANCE, ENGINE NOISE, AND MANY OTHER THINGS,...

V08 RECALL FLASH HAS MADE MY TRUCK MORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THERE IS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF LAG FROM THE ENGINE AND TURBO WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, BOUGHT ON 7/24/19 AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE ALREADY!

I OWN A 2016 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL. I RECENTLY GOT A RECALL (V08 I BELIEVE) THAT GREATLY EFFECTED THE THROTTLE RESPONSE AND FUEL MILEAGE ON MY TRUCK. I LOVE ON A BEND ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND IT HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I PRESS THE THROTTLE THERE IS A GOOD 5 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE TRUCK ACCELERATES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AS FCA HAS NOTIFIED DEALERS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND THAT IS THE RESPONSE THEY GAVE ME. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK THERE WERE NO ACCELERATION ISSUES AND THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS 4-5MPG GREATER BEFORE THIS COMPUTER UPDATE. PLEASE FACILITATE A FIX FOR THIS BEFORE I GET HIT LEAVING MY HOUSE OR TURNING ONTO ANY STREET.

AFTER HAVING THE VO8 AEM DONE TO MY TRUCK, THE PERFORMANCE HAS DROPPED. THE LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IS SCARY AT TIMES. IF YOU EVEN SO MUCH AS ROLL A STOP THE TRUCK SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE. FUEL CONSUMPTION IS GREATER CAUSING A DROP IN MPG BOTH WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND GETS WORSE THAN BEFORE THE UPDATE WHILE TOWING.

RAM WITH ECODIESEL ENGINE AFTER APPROVED EMISSIONS MODIFICATION DUE TO EPA SETTLEMENT. WHEN ENGINE IS NOT FULLY WARMED UP THERE IS EXCESSIVE (3-5 SECONDS) DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITTION AT ANY INTERSECTION. WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY MOVES FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR 3-5 SECONDS CREATING A COLLISION HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES

VERY POOR ACCELERATION WHEN COLD OR WARM. SIGNIFICANT DROP IN POWER AND FUEL MILEAGE. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPENED AFTER THE V08 UPDATE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST A FEW MILES PER GALLON AND HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO LEAKS PRESENT OR WARNINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES RECURRED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELK GROVE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (916-513-4234, LOCATED AT 8575 LAGUNA GROVE DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757) WHERE THE TECHNICIANS TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED AN INSTALLATION OF A DATA COLLECTION SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INSTRUCTED ON HOW THE DATA COLLECTOR WORKED AND DECLINED THE INSTALLATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. *TR*JB

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 22 AUGUST 2019, AN 8 MILE DRIVE. I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO REACH POSTED SPEED LIMIT AFTER TURNING OFF OF A SIDE STREET ONTO MAIN ROAD. I HAD NO FORWARD MOMENTUM WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MANUALLY SHIFT GEARS THINKING IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP TO RPM BUT STILL BARELY ANY FORWARD MOMENTUM. I WAS LOSING SPEED QUICKLY. SOMETHING GRABBED MY ATTENTION, NOT SURE IF I HEARD SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY BUT I HAPPENED TO LOOK OUT MY REVIEW AND SIDE MIRRORS AND NOTICE A HUGE PLUME OF SMOKE EXITING MY VEHICLE. AT ABOUT THAT SAME MOMENT, I NOTICED A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FROM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, I STILL NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING...

V08 AEM RECALL PERFORMED ON 6/4/19. POST RECALL, LOSS IN FUEL ECONOMY, REDUCED POWER ESPECIALLY WHEN TOWING, AND SEVERE TURBO LAG LASTING FOUR TO SEVEN SECONDS. THE SEVERE TURBO LAG IS CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THE LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED IS PRESENT WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS WELL AS AT VARYING TRAVEL SPEEDS. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS ON CITY STREETS OR WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, BECAUSE THERE IS LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, EVEN UNDER FULL THROTTLE FOR BETWEEN FOUR AND SEVEN SECONDS. THE LAG IS SEVERE EVEN AT FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURES ABOVE 200 DEGREES. THESE ISSUES WERE NOT PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE V08/AEM RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS INSISTED THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE V08 AEM RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT THESE ISSUES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TURBO ENGINE LAGGED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO WAXAHACHIE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2405 N, I-35E, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75167, 972-694-6216), BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP, I PURCHASED IT CERTIFIED USED FROM A RAM DEALER WITH 30K ON IT. IT RUNS AND DRIVES FINE BUT WHEN IT IS COLD AND OUT OF THE BLUE IT HAS COMPLETE DEAD PEDAL. THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE, IT HAS ALMOST NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IT NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL ITS WARM I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES, EVEN A SLOW UNDER POWERED MOPED WOULD SCOOT FASTER THAN THIS TRUCK WHEN ITS NOT UP TO OPERATING TEMP. THIS HAS ALL TAKEN PLACE AFTER THE EMISSIONS UPDATE DONE TO THE TRUCK BEFORE PREDELIVERY. I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS GOING TO DRIVE LIKE THIS I HAVE BANNED FAMILY AND FRIENDS FROM DRIVING IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT DRIVES AS IT SHOULD "POST UPDATE" THE LACK OF PEDAL RESPONSE IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES, DEALER SAYS ITS FINE...

AFTER AEM EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS UPDATE THE TRUCK AT 57,920 HAS POOR ACCELERATION FROM A START. IT DOESN'T GET OUT OF ITS ON WAY. MILEAGE DROPPED 4 MPG. HAS POOR ACCELERATION UP HILLS. THIS UPDATE CLAIMED TO NOT ALTER THE WAY THE VEHICLE DRIVES AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THIS IS NOT THE TRUCK THAT I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE POOR ACCELERATION FROM A STOP "TURBO LAG" THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

AFTER AN EMISSIONS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON ECO DIESEL ENGINE (ECM UPDATE) THE ENGINE HAS BECOME TERRIBLY SLUGGISH ON INITIAL TAKEOFF. I CAN PUSH THE GAS PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THERE IS INCONSISTENT ENGINE PERFORMANCE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHUCK PATTERSON DODGE (257 EAST AVE, CHICO, CA 95926, (530) 895-1771) FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND AN EMISSION MODIFICATION FOR THE ECM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

HARD SHIFTS FROM GEAR 1 TO GEAR 2 AND DELAYED SHIFTING FROM FROM 3 TO 2 AND 2 TO 1. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WILL JOLT FORWARD AND AT TIMES YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU WERE HIT FROM BEHIND OR THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU DUE TO THE AGGRESSIVE JOLT OF THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ROUGHLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH COUNTY OF SEALY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3704 NE I-10 FRONTAGE RD, SEALY, TX 77474, (979) 885-3400), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARSON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (3059 S CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701, (775) 883-2020) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,235.

MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECENT ECODIESEL SETTLEMENT THAT REQUIRED A RECALL AND RE-FLASH OF THE VEHICLES ECM. FCA STATED THAT THE RECALL RE-FLASH WOULD NOT AFFECT THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE. THAT IS NOT THE CASH. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS A SEVERE THROTTLE HESITATION WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. PULLING INTO OR MERGING INTO EXISTING TRAFFIC HAS BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS CONDITION SINCE THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED.

AEM REFLASH AS REQUIRED BY THE FCA EMISSIONS RECALL #V08 HAS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY, CAUSING NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES WHEN CROSSING AND TURNING PAST ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP REPORTS ALL RECALLED CUSTOMERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUES.