2017 RAM PROMASTER Engine Problems

Went to use the brakes and they would not work. Had to swerve into a ditch to stop. ABS and Traction issue.

There’s already a recall on the engine cooling fans. I was driving on the freeway when the cooling g fans failed causing overheating and major damage to the engine, specifically the head gasket, thermostat, and radiator. I took it to the dealer after finding out about the recall. They replaced the fans but are still not working correctly. They also refused to repair the other damages that were caused due to the recall part failure. I use my vehicle for work and have been unable to work for more than 2 weeks now due to the damages and have had to decline a lot of work in that time. This is affecting my livelihood. So far the dealer and manufacturer have only wanted to charge me for any additional diags or repairs when my vehicle was running great until this incident. The vehicle is unsafe to drive and the recall...

What happened: While driving on the freeway, the engine cooling fans failed, causing the engine temperature to rise excessively and increasing pressure within the cooling system. This resulted in a hole being blown through the thermostat, and all the coolant leaked out. Only after the coolant was lost did the engine overheating warning lamp come on. I safely pulled over, but the engine had already overheated severely. I was unable to drive the vehicle for a week while waiting for the dealer to replace the cooling fans under the recall. After the recall repair was completed, I picked up my vehicle from the dealer. On my way home, I noticed a loss of power, poor acceleration, and engine shaking, especially after the engine had been off for a few hours. I replaced the thermostat and radiator myself, but I believe the overheating caused internal engine damage, potentially a blown head...

Both cams need to be replaced. Upon doing internet research and talking with the service advisor this is a very commom problem and recalls have been done on other years but not 2017. Henry Miller Dodge Ram is where my vehicle is currently at and who advised the issues at hand. The check engine light comes on and computer shows misfire.

2017, 119,000 miles. 8/9/18: maintenance transmission service at 62,651 miles. 6/4/20 Recall WOO shifter cable replaced. 11/11/21 AGM Interstate battery MTX-49 replaced. ISSUE: End of May 2022 (~117,000 miles) had driven from Florida & back 2x without any problems but was slowing down by taking my foot off the gas for exit ramp - the engine started roaring louder & the vehicle apparently had shifted to ?neutral - pulled off the road & shifted to P & then to D & drove on home without any further problem. That was #1 occurrence & I took it to a transmission shop in July (had not had the problem again) to see what they thought. They did road test, fluid check & scan of control modules for trouble codes/errors & analyzed data stream for inconsistencies - found no error codes or inconsistencies. Incidentally, have been having some type of parasitic draw on...

Was not notified that my Ram Promaster 2017 needed two recalls when purchasing it from an official Ram dealership in 2020 with 35k miles on it. Now, at 90k miles I'm having to replace a radiator and cables that failed as a result of the coolant fan being replaced. Took it to two separate shops (first shop couldn't lift it) which both confirmed that my radiator experienced failure and caused electrical faults including blowing a 60amp fuse because this part was not replaced. I never was notified by Ram over the phone regarding this issue or from the dealership I purchased it from. Now, I'm having to pay a lot out of pocket to repair these parts (because I can't get my vehicle into any Ram dealership in the area for over a month) and having a third party, high quality mechanic do the repairs instead. I had to also...

The engine has been replaced in the truck with under 95k then the transmission goes down at 105k. Paid over 13k just for those two repairs within 4 months period. Those vans needs to be recalled for many complaints!

THE ETC WARMING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VAN WILL DECREASE POWER MOMENTARILY , I USUALLY PULL OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THAT LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. AFTER SEVERAL STARTS AND STOPS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. DEALER FIXED IT LAST WEEK BUT THE RED FLASHING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

WE HAVE 3 RAM PROMASTERS AND ALL 3 HAVE AN OIL LEAK AT THE OIL COOLER, COSTING OVER $800 EACH TO HAVE REPAIRED. AGAIN, ALL 3 HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE RESULTING IN OVER $2,400 IN REPAIRS.

LOCAL DEALER, SUNSR DODGE, NOT RESPONSIVE TO COMPLETING RECALLS. NHTSA RECALL# 19V818 AND 20V-036. ANDREW HODGSON SARASOTA FL [email protected]

HAD THE VAN SERVICED PER THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ISSUE. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM. AFTER DRIVING AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND GETTING ABOUT 50 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD NEVER GET AHOLD OF THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. DON JACKSON IN ATLANTA. THEY WOULD NEVER RETURN CALLS. I TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT'S THE ENGINE COOLING FAN RELAY IS SHOT. I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.

2017 RAM PROMASTER 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TWO NHTSA SAFETY RECALLS 20V-036 AND 19V-818. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIRS. *JS

WAITING ON A FIX FOR 3 RECALLS

2 RECALLS W00 AND VB2... NO ACTION TAKEN AND NO DATES FOR REMEDY. THEY GIVE ZERO INFORMATION. CANNOT SELL VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS TO USE. WILL NOT TELL YOU HOW LONG ISSUE HAS BEEN PENDING

I HAD THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO A NOISE AND NOTICEABLE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT 68262 MILES. I LATER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING FCA WAS DOING A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE COMPONENT. APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES OR A MONTH AND A HALF LATER, I WAS GETTING A ENGINE VIBRATION AND GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I DID A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN AND IT SAID MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 2. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE CYLINDER HEAD THAT WAS BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THEM IF THE COOLING FAN RECALL WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS BUT THEY SAID NO IMMEDIATELY. MY VEHICLE HAS NOW SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY CANT FIND PARTS TO EVEN REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THEY WILL NOT CONFIRM IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THIS MUST BE A HUGE PROBLEM...

01/29/2020 SUNLIGHT 1 DODGE PROMASTER WITH 9000 MILES AT 9AM PST ERRUPTED IN FLAMES. A SECURITY CAMERA CAUGHT THE EVENT ON CAMERA, 9AM PST. THE VEHICLE SMOKED WHITE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA FOR 20 MINUTES AND ERRUPTED WITH ENGULFING ORANGE FLAMES, AND NOISE THAT ALERTED THE DOG INSIDE THE HOUSE. 911 WAS CALLED AND FIREMEN WORKED FOR 3 HOURS TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. HAD THE CAMPERVAN BEEN PARKED NOSE TO THE HOME, THE HOME WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE, THE JEEP PARKED WITHIN 3 FT OF CAMPER MELTED THE REAR PANELS, NOT KNOWN YET IF IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAMPER HAD BEEN USED ONLY FOR TRANSPORT, NOT CAMPING. 9000 MILES. NO ALTERATIONS AND AN ADDED REAR CAMERA. IT HAD SAT IN PLACE 4 WEEKS IN DECEMBER IN MID 40'S DEGREE WEATHER. IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING WHEN IT BURNT. THE BURN LANDED THE ENGINE ON THE GROUND....

HEAD LIGHT BULB ELECTRICAL SHORT BLOWING LIGHTS OUT ALL THE TIME. READ ONLINE COMPLAINTS. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE HEADLIGHT BULBS.

1 THE LIGHT COMING ON OFF ON DASH BOARD ITS SAYING RUNNING LIGHTS OUT I CHECK ALL THE LIGHTS EVERYTHING WORKING ITS JUST COMING ON AND OFF ITS SELF WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ITS ON . ON MY VEHICLES EVEN DOESNT HAVE THE RUNNNING LIGHTS 2 IM ADDING ANTIFREEZE LIKE EVERY 10K TO 15K MILLES DEALER TOLD ME THAT NORMAL 3 ENGINE HAVE SOME VIBRATION SHAKING LOOKS LIKE LOOSING POWER