2017 RAM 1500 Engine Problems

WHY DRIVING MY 2017 ECODIESEL TRUCK WITH 38,500 MILES ON IT, ON HIGHWAY 80 ABOUT 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR MY TRUCK LOST POWER. MY WIFE NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THATS THE SAME PLACE MY EXHUAST TAIL PIPE IS ON THIS TRUCK,MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS I OVER HEATED WHEN I LOST POWER BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE MY TEMP WAS 208 DEGREES. THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WITH NO POWER I MANAGED TO GET IT OVER THE BRIDGE PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE STOP LIGHT AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP,WHEN WE STOP AT THE LIGHT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AMASSING THE TRUCK STILL RUNNING I PUT THOUGH THE ENTER SECTION PULLED OVER SHUT THE TRUCK OFF EVERYONE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FENDER WELLS,...

I OWN SUBJECT 2017 RAM ED TRUCK. OCT 25, 2019, FCA ISSUED A NEW SAFETY RECALL ADVANCE COMMUNICATION RE THE ECO DIESEL VB1 RECALL MATTER. DECEMBER 2019, I RECEIVED MY FIRST COMMUNICATION FROM FCA ON VB1. MAY 2020 I RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER ON VB1, IMPLORING ME TO TAKE MY TRUCK A DEALER AND OBTAIN THE REPAIR.I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL DEALERS TO OBTAIN THE REPAIRS,AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIR. MOST RECENT DEALER CONTACT WAS LATE JULY, 2020. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM FCA, AS PROMISED THAT THE REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. FCA HAS PUT ME IN A POSITION OF RISKING AN ENGINE FIRE EVERY TIME I USE THE TRUCK, I CAN NOT SELL THE TRUCK TO A DEALER DUE TO THE OUTSTANDING RECALL, AND AM AT RISK OF CAL DMV DECLINING THE LICENSE PLATE RENEWAL IN...

I HAVE RECEIVED 2 SAFETY RECALL LETTERS CONCERNING THE DIESEL EGR COOLER ON MY 2017 RAM 1500. I HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ANSWER. WE CAN'T SCHEDULE ANY REPAIR BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ORDER THE PART. IN A CONVERSATION WITH FCA RECALL ASSISTANCE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DEALERS ARE RESTRICTED ON THE NUMBER OF PARTS THEY CAN ORDER. THIS IS NOT A NEW RECALL AND FCAS LACK OF RESPONDING OVER THE COURSE OF 6 MONTHS IS JUST PLAIN WRONG. WHY ISSUE A RECALL IF THEY CAN'T AND WON'T PROVIDE THE PARTS? NO HELP GIVEN BY THE FCA ASSISTANCE STAFF. "WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING"

JUNE 1ST, WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE, REVED REAL HIGH, THEN LOST ALL POWER AND LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE CAME ON. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE TRUCK HAD AROUND 57,000 MILES ON IT. TRUCK WAS DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO GRIEGER'S RAM (VALPARAISO,IN) WHERE IS START FOR OVER A MONTH WITHOUT BEING LOOKED AT AND NO RENTAL WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO DAVID TAYLOR'S RAM (MICHIGAN CITY,IN) WHERE IT WAS LOOKED AT WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THEY DEEMED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE NEW ENGINE HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT WILL NOT BE HERE UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER.

VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND LOST POWER BEFORE. *TR

THIS IS A KNOWN RECURRING ISSUE ON DODGE RAMS. ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTOR THE BOLTS HOLDING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO THE HEAD SNAP OFF AND CREATE AN EXHAUST LEAK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO POSSIBLE ASPHYXIATION! I CALLED IN TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS CODED AS A SAFETY ISSUE! DODGE CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND MAKE CONSUMERS PAY. THIS STARTED 5-6 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY DOWNSIZED THE BOLT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,453.

WE HAVE A RECALL FROM LAST YEAR THAT THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN OR IF IT WILL OR CAN BE FIXED ON OUR 2017 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD (FIRE/EXPLOSION) OF THIS RECALL AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO FIX IT, WE ASKED FOR A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL OURS COULD BE FIXED. THE DEALER REFUSED. SINCE IT'S BEEN AT LEAST 6 MONTHS WITH NO REPAIR IN SIGHT, WE DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN ON A NEW RAM. THE DEALER OFFERED US $12,000 LESS THAN WE STILL OWE ON THE RECALLED RAM DUE TO THE RECALL THAT CAN'T BE FIXED! WE ARE STUCK PAYING FOR A DANGEROUS LEMON AND BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO BUY IT BACK FOR WHAT WE STILL OWE. PLEASE HELP!!

MY TRUCK, 2017 RAM 1500 ECODESIEL, HAS BEEN LOOSING COOLANT AND I LOCATED THE RECALL ON THE EGR COOLER, NHTSA RECALL 19V-757. ON 3/31/2020, I CONTACTED GLOCKNER DODGE DEALER IN ASHLAND KY. THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS A COMPUTER FLASH UPDATE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE EGR COOLER. I THEN CONTACTED FCA US, RECALL DEPARTMENT AFTER I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP. TOLD HER THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING AND WAS TOLD, IF I WAS HAVING EGR COOLER ISSUES THE DEALERSHIP COULD REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. THEN SHE TOLD ME TO GET MY TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I CONTACTED PURE COUNTRY DEALERSHIP IN GRAYSON KY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THEM ON 4/1/2020 AT 0900. END RESULT, RECEIPT SHOWS NO EXTERNAL LEAKS FOUND BUT MAY BE RELATED TO RECALL. HOWEVER, I'M TOLD THAT A REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE) 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. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER BOYD CHRYSLER/JEEP LOCATED AT 1123 E. ATLANTIC ST. SOUTH HILL, VA AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER BOB MARIANO CJDR LOCATED AT (146 MANCHESTER ST, CONCORD, NH 03301 (603) 556-8616) AND BONNEVILLE AND SON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT (625 HOOKSETT RD, MANCHESTER, NH 03104 (877) 227-1827) WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RISING AND WAS NOT AWARE IF ANY WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A NEAR GAS STATION. THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND SAW STEAM EXITING THE RADIATOR AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND THEN AFTER 3 DAYS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER ANDERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 3920 AZ-95, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING ERG COOLER TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER...

THIS VEHICLE HAS TERRIBLE PEDAL LAG. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THERE IS A 2-6 SECOND LAG RESPONSE TO ACCELERATE. WHILE MOVING FORWARD AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN THE LAG CATCHES UP TO THE ACCELERATOR IT'S LIKE IT KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR (JERKS) AND ADVANCES. TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION IS THE WORSE BECAUSE IT'S FRIGHTING - YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE LAG WILL TAKE TO RECOVER. WHEN IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE, THE LAG DOES THE SAME THING. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, UNLESS YOU ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY, AND KEEP YOUR SPEED SLOW. I'VE DRIVEN THIS TRUCK FOR 13 MONTHS NOW. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY AS YOU DRIVE IT ..WELL, IT HASN'T.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V818000 (ENGINE) AND 20V036000(POWER TRAIN) 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. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GARBER AUTOMALL LOCATED AT 3360 US-17, GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL 32043 (904) 264-2442 WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS TAKEN. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AFTER DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THAT 1 GALLON OF OIL WAS BEGIN USED WITHIN 400 MILES OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN AT THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,850. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREENVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE LOCATED AT (5401 INTERSTATE HWY 30, GREENVILLE, TX 75402, (903) 454-0283) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS LOW ON COOLANT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO A POSSIBLE FIRE RISK WITHOUT WARNING.. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT DISPLAYED. EXITED HIGHWAY, DROVE 1-2 MILES MORE AND ENGINE WAS SMOKING WITH SMOKE ENTERING THE CABIN. EXITED THE TRUCK AT A SAFE LOCATION. USED HOOD RELEASE IN CABIN BUT DID NOT OPEN HOOD BECAUSE I SAW FLAMES THROUGH GRILLE. USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT IT JUST SLOWED THE FIRE DID NOT PUT IT OUT. FIRE CONSUMED THE ENGINE AND HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT FIRE. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

EGR HAS A PROBLEM. WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE AND MOPAR DOESN'T HAVE A FIX FOR IT . THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL. I WANT TO TRADE IT FOR A GAS POWERED INSTEAD OF THE DIESEL AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT ON TRADE. IF THEY WOULD THEY WON'T GIVE ME ANY WHERE CLOSE TO WHAT THE PICKUP WOULD BE VALUED. IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD NOT PENALIZE THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS. IT IS REALLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT IF IT HAS THE SYMPTOMS IT HAS AS TO FIRE. IT IS A ON GOING PROBLEM AS THEY DIDN'T TELL ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SOUNDS LIKE BOEING???

2017 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FIRE HAZARD RECALL. *LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND FAILURE CODES: P0402 AND P20EE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILSON MOTORS (541-286-7610, LOCATED AT 425 N W BUCHANAN, CORVALLIS, OR 97330-6253), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,500. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, ACCELERATION FROM A STOP IS ALMOST NON EXISTENT FOR ROUGHLY 3-4 SECONDS. PULLING OUT IN TO NORMAL TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PERFORM ANYWHERE NEAR THE WAY IT DOES ONCE WARMED UP. MY SERVICING DEALER AND CHRYSLER CORPORATE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A ISSUE WITH EXCESSIVE EMISSIONS FROM MY 2017 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL WHEN COLD WHICH REQUIRED THEM TO INHIBIT FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE UNTIL THE ENGINE REACHED A TEMPERATURE OF 157 DEGREES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE TRUCK SEEMS TO IGNORE THE DRIVERS DESIRE TO ACCELERATE. I'VE COME CLOSE TO BEING REAR-ENDED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT MORE THAN WHAT SEEMS TO BE AN IDOL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AND STILL THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS MY...

ON NOVEMBER 9, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:PM, I WAS AT MY AREA'S ATM, SITTING STILL, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK JUST TURNED OFF, WITHOUT WARNING AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME BY MY AAA SERVICE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. TOWBIN DODGE (275 AUTO MALL DR, HENDERSON, NV) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL REVVING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED 911 AND THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: AL0630200 AND FIRE REPORT NUMBER: 0001218 WERE FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. CARLOCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF TUSCALOOSA (550 SKYLAND BLVD E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405, 205-759-4421) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EMAIL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH...

I HAVE A 2017 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTING MAKING A CRAZY NOISE THEN BEGIN TO LOOSE POWER, I STEERED THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE IMMEDIATELY WHITE SMOKE STARTING BELLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT I OPENED THE HOOD BUT NO FLAMES WERE VISIBLE AND IT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THREE WEEKS LATER THEY NOW TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE EGR COOLER LEAKING WHICH APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. TRI-LIVES MOTORS (180 STATE HWY F, BRANSON, MO 65616, (417) 334-7543) DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND CODE NUMBERS: P0299 (SUPERCHARGER UNDERBOOST) AND P2459 (DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION FREQUENCY). THE CODES WERE RESET AND THE MASTER AIR FLOW WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO A NEARBY DEALER IF IT LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE SAME CODES APPEARED. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE CODE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORWIN DODGE OF SPRINGFIELD (LOCATED AT...

MY TRUCK HAS A MANUFACTURING DATE OF 11/17 AND ONLY HAS 37K MILES ON THE TRUCK. RANDOMLY MY TRUCK WENT INTO A "LIMP MODE" AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING DOWN UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN HUNTSVILLE, AL AT ROUGHLY 45MPH ACCELERATING UP A SMALL INCLINE. THE 'LIMP MODE' IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND RESTRICTS THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR DRIVE AT A NORMAL PACE. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR PULLING OUT (WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE SAFE) INTO TRAFFIC AND MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS EFFECTED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. I TAKE MY 13-WEEK OLD DAUGHTER TO AND FROM DAYCARE IN THIS TRUCK AND IT HAS BECOME UNSAFE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY ORIGINALLY NOTATED THAT IT WAS JUST A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I LATE GET A CALL THAT THE EGR COOLER HAD GONE OUT, BUT WOULD NOT...

NOTICED AT 40K MILES THERE IS ISSUE WITH TIE ROD ENDS JOINTS BECOME LOOSE MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT REPORTED THIS TO A DEALERSHIP THEY TRYING TO BRUSH ME OFF BS THAT THERE IS ISSUE WITH ROCKERS AND LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS ARE SNAPPING CAUSING EXHAUST TO LEAK AND BECOME LOUDER THAT'S A EMISSION ISSUE ALSO

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD THE ENGINE HAS A SIGNIFICANT POWER LAG AND 'DEAD PEDAL' WHEN YOU ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. IT CREATES A SIGNIFICANT RISK AS THERE IS NO POWER TO ACCELERATE AND AVOID ONCOMING CARS OR DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. OVEN WHEN PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE.

AFTER ECM REFLASH, NOW THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR 3 SECONDS WITH ENGINE COLD. NO POWER UNTIL DELAY TIME HAS PASSED THEN ITLL ACCEL. ONCE ENGINE IS AT OPERATING TEMP IT DRIVES NORMALLY. THIS ONLY STARTED SINCE THE LATEST ECM AND TCM REFLASHES WERE PERFORMED.

CONCERN #1: INTERMITTENTLY, UPON INITIAL START UP, THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD CLATTERING NOISE AS IF IT HAS NO OIL IN IT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONCERN ONCE BUT IT IS NOT BAD ENOUGH TO REPAIR. CONCERN #2: WHILE COMING TO A SLOW ROLLING STOP (AS IF COMING TO A KNOWN STOP SIGN) THERE IS A HARD BANG/CLUNK JUST BEFORE GETTING TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE BEING HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER CAR. AS YOU SLOWLY ACCELERATE IT BANGS/CLUNKS AGAIN HARD. THE BANG CAN BE FELT AND HEARD, AND ONLY HAPPENS ON SLOW STOPS, NOT WHEN YOU HAVE TO STOP QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME REGARDING THIS SAME CONCERN. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND A TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE CONCERN. THIS BANG IS SO BAD THAT IT...

TRUCK STILL UNDER WARENTY HAS LESS THAN 13,000 MILES. 7 DIFFERENT TIMES CAR WON'T START. HAVE HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP 3-4 TIMES. EACH TIME IT'S REPAIRED A DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPUTER CODE IS STATED AS THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS, OUR DRIVEWAY AND AT A LIGHT (CAR WOULD NOT GO)! VERY DANGEROUS . STARTED TO HAPPEN 3 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. HAPPENS EVERY 30-60 DAYS.

TIMING COVER OIL LEAK. TIMING COVER LEAKED OIL EVEN AFTER MULTI ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO PUT MORE RTV ON THE TIMING COVER AND REASSEMBLE. DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM.

FUEL SENSOR HAS FAILED AT 42000 MILES WHILE IN MOTION. LIFTERS HAVE MADE BAD NOISE SINCE NEW, DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACE LIFTERS BUT NOISE IS STILL THERE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SITTING STILL ON START UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND LOSE POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED MULTIPLE UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALERS REGARDING THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 252,000.

MULTIPLE EPISODES OF VEHICLE CODES DISABLING TRUCK, ALL RELATED TO 'SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL' MESSAGE. THIS HAS CAUSED LOSS OFF POWER WITH VEHICLE STALLING ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER TIMES VEHICLE HAS SCARY DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE CAUSING NERVE WRACKING MOMENTS TRYING TO MERGE OR OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY. VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW, PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH ONLY 1500 MILES ON VEHICLE. FOUR TIMES TO DEALER FOR SERVICE HASN'T RESOLVED ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500 CARGO VAN LOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AT A PARKING LOT WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF, WITHOUT WARNING A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS UP IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT AT THAT TIME WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE SLEEPING AND WAS WOKEN BY THE EXPLOSION OF THE WINDSHIELD. WHICH MADE THE CONTACT JUMP OUT THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS CONTACTED. THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY TO A LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 5 DAYS BEFORE HE HAD A DEALER CHANGE HIS OIL. THE DEALER BRUCE CHEVROLET COLLISION CENTER 1084 SW OAK ST, HILLSBORO, OR 97123 (503)-619-8349 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO INFORMED...

AT APPROXIMATELY 6100 MILES NOTED ENGINE TICKING NOISE ONLY ON COLD START UP. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY FOUND A NUMBER OF BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS (THEY REPLACED 9 OF THEM). ACCORDING TO DODGE FORUMS AND THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH RAM SEMI ENGINES.

SLUGGISH TURBO, THEN FLASHES THROTTLE CABLE, ENGINE LIGHT, LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT CAME ON, THEM TOTAL LOSS OF SPEED AND POWER. THE SLUGGISH TURBO HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE LEAVING OUT CHURCH PARKING LOT HEADING HOME. IT IS AT SETH WADLEYS IN PAULS VALLEY, OK AS I TYPE THIS AWAITING IF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL PAY FOR THIS! WAS TOLD THIS WAS IS A ISSUE WITH THE ECO DIESELS AND A RECALL WAS JUST SENT OUT FOR MODELS UP TO '16. LEAVING MY '17 WITH THE SAME ISSUE OUT!

VEHICLE WILL START AND REV UP HIGH AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN OR WILL BE DRIVING AND VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND LOCK EVERYTHING UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO SUSQUEHANNA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 950 HELLAM ST, WRIGHTSVILLE, PA 17368, (717) 401-4005) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,650.

THE LIFTERS IN MY 3.6 LITER RAM 1500 ARE BAD AT 80000 MILES. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED WITH THIS ENGINE IN 2011-2013 DODGE VEHICLES. DODGE KNOWS THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY LOWERED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FROM 100000 MILES TO 60000 MILES. THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE ISSUES WITH THE 3.6 LITER ENGINE. THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED AND MADE TO MAKE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS.

ENGINE NOISE WHEN STARTING AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED AFTER REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY AND RE-INSERTING IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER THOMPSON DODGE (2158 WASHINGTON RD. THOMSON, GA) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THIS INVOLVES A 2017 RAM ECODIESEL WITH 15,500 MILES. THE ECO DIESEL STARTED TO MAKE A RATTLING SOUND AS I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT INTERSTATE SPEED AND THEN A LOUD BANG. I LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRUCK AS THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND HAD TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE WITH OUT POWER AND BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED IT WAS A CAM ISSUE AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE CAB OFF THE TRUCK TO DIAGNOSE THE ENGINE. ALL I CAN SAY IS THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 15,500 MILES ON IT AND THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY THAT WAS ON BOARD. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF EARLY ENGINE FAILURE IN BOTH GRAND CHEROKEES...

TRUCK WITH 3.0L DIESEL ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS TWICE (DURING FIRST 6,000 MILES) SHOWN ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" AND TRUCK HAS BEEN DISABLED. FIRST TIME WAS DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY COMMUTE TRAFFIC WHEN TRUCK COULD NOT MAINTAIN ANY SPEED AND STRUGGLED GET TRUCK SAFELY OFF ROAD. WITH MULTIPLE OCCURENCES WITH BRAND NEW VEHICLE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

IN MOTION, THE ENGINE SEAMS TO LOOSE POWER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION KICKS DOWN TO PASSING GEAR FOR A SHORT TIME THEN IT PICKS UP POWER. FEELS ALMOST LIKE IT TAKES TIME FOR THE TIMING TO CATCH UP...... CAN YOU HELP? IT ALSO DOES IT ON TAKE OFF AS WELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES, THE RPMS INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 1,100 WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSSELL BARNETT FORD (4055 TULLAHOMA HWY, WINCHESTER, TN 37398) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLASH SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER INSTALLED AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A RESOLUTION TEAM. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,003. *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS BUT ENGINE DIDN'T PRODUCE ANY CODES.I TOOK TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WE COULD DO ABOUT SENSOR PROBLEMS UNTIL CODE APPEARS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM HOME MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN. MY ENGINE TURNED OFF AND LOST MY STEERING,LIGHTS,AND DASH LIGHTS. THE ONLY THING THAT REMAINED ON WAS THE FULLY ILLUMINATED 8' RADIO COMMAND CENTER AND GEAR SELECT KNOB.THE SATELLITE RADIO REMAINED PLAYING BUT COULDN'T ADJUST VOLUME. I LUCKILY PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. I COULDN'T RESTART VEHICLE TO MOVE IT. I THEN TOOK MY KEY FOB AND LOCKED AND OPENED THE TRUCK.THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE TO MOVE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. DURING THE TIME OF TURNING VEHICLE BACK ON THE DASH DISPLAYED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I THEN RECEIVED A VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION REPORT EMAILED...

EXHAUST ODOR LEAKING INTO THE CAB WHEN IDLING AT A STATIONARY POSITION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND RUNNING.