2014 RAM 1500 Engine Problems

The magnetic material on the tone wheel detached causing a crank position sensor error code (P0336) and subsequent misfire while accelerating into traffic. The software had been updated per recall W58 (NHSTA 20V-475). Vehicle could be restarted but lacked full power. The vehicle is out of warranty, however, Stellantis directed that a dealer make repairs, customer pays out of pocket ($3200), and claim be submitted for reimbursement. Stellantis promptly denied the claim, despite correspondence in writing and recorded customer service phone call. A BBB complaint has been filed against Stellantis.

We have a 2014 dodge ram 1500 SLT with a 5.7 hemi. I was driving down the road and stopped at a red light and the truck shut off and wouldn't start again we had to tow it home. We had a mechanic look at the vehicle and run the codes for the truck to find out what was wrong it was a misfire in cylinder 3. We called a few mechanic shops in town to get other opinions and they all said the same thing its more than likely the lifters or the camshaft is bad and its a very common problem with this model truck with the engine and it would cost over $5,000 to fix it. I spoke to the dodge dealership in our town they said the same thing its more than likely the lifters they see it all the time and its around $5,000 plus to fix. Why is this allowed to happen if so many people are having this specific issue with this specific truck and this specific problem with the engine and cost us thousands to fix. This is a major safety issue what if the engine stopped while I was driving this could cause an accident. If you look it up online as well everyone is saying the same thing their problem was with the lifters. We haven't been able to get it fixed because of the cost and the cost to tow it to a mechanic. We just have it sitting in our driveway and when I found out so many others have this same issue something needs to be done.

Flexplate (flywheel) had tone wheel dislodge and destroy crank position sensor. After a $2200 repair quote from dealer and while at the dealer the repair shop claims the engine is failed completely and new ecodiesel engine is needed. Crankshaft is suspected failure. Vehicle had total loss of power when crank tone wheel failed. Very dangerous to find a shoulder without power while towing travel trailer. Vehicle was purchased due to longevity expected from diesel engine.

Driving under normal conditions, truck had been running perfectly for the 3 months I owned it. Coming down a hill on the freeway, lights started blinking on the dash, then making a knocking noise, lost pressure (all control) of gas pedal, then white smoke from drivers side, then grey smoke, then completely engulfed in flames within 5 minutes of dash blinking. Complete loss of engine bay

this vehicle is equipped with 3.0 litre ecodiesel. truck has been in for numerous recalls--no problem. i have spoken to numerous buyers of these trucks with this engine and virtually everyone has replaced engine once or sometimes twice. i needed to replace toner wheel behind flywheel a couple weeks ago. this was a 1200.00 fix. stellantis's fix was to reprogram ecu so engine would not fail on highway but did not address the root cause of the problem. i find it appalling that stellantis has not been forced to extend the warranty on these engines since every customer paid extra for the longevity of diesel power. i am afraid to drive this truck since there are probably 2-3 rams every week on facebook marketplace locally with seized engines. this truck has 135000 miles and i am afraid the end is near.

The abs module for this vehicle has failed and is a major safety hazard. A known issue that has been on going with this particular part for years. I myself have waited over 6 months with a lemon of a truck because the part is on back order. We have called multiple dealerships and their response has been, “the part is on manufacturing review. “ No recall for this specific part has been issued and no dealership/insurance or Chrysler themselves have not provided us or any others with a solution.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the traction control, ABS, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the ABS Module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

The contact owned a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH in the mountains, the check engine light illuminated. There was an abnormally strong odor of anti-freeze inside the cab. There was antifreeze coming from the tailpipe. The contact and her son noticed smoke on the side of the vehicle. The contact decreased her speed to approximately 45 MPH and was able to pull over. After stopping, the vehicle caught fire and was engulfed in flames. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V757000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact, her son, and her dog were able to exit the vehicle safely. The contact and her son sustained a traumatic injury, but medical attention was not provided. The dog sustained unknown injuries and was taken to the veterinarian for medical attention. A police report was not filed. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Before the failure, the vehicle had been taken to the same dealer for NHTSA Campaign Number 19V757000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 35-50 MPH or above, the vehicle was shaking and jerking. The contact stated that the RPM became elevated before decreasing. The contact stated that the failure occurred while the cruise control was activated or deactivated. The ABS, the brake light, and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The contact who is a certified mechanic, diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the fuel cap, EVAP system, and the PCM had failed to respond to the catalytic converter, and the electronic response system for the traction control had failed. The vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V332000 (Electrical System, Speed Control). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that the vehicle had been previously repaired under the recall. The dealer was informed of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed, and the fault codes were not cleared. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 290,000.

Mileage: 290,000

Driving on the interstate without cruise control on at 70 mph. I had a vehicle passing in the fast lane and a vehicle in front of me slowing down so I applied a little pressure to my brake peddle and my truck automatically began to accelerate on its own. I kept pushing on the brake peddle and it was stuck in a acceleration. The brakes tried slowing it down but it would not stop acceleration once I took my foot of the brake peddle it just rapidly began to pick up speed on its own again! I ended up pushing down on the break peddle long enough to turn off the engine and coast off to the side on the interstate. I was so glad it happened while I was driving it and not my wife she could of wrecked into the back of the vehicle in front of us and caused a multiple car crash! The Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) light came on while I was pushing down on the brakes to try stopping the truck, but once I turned the engine off and back on again the (ETC) did not come back on although the brake lights stayed on for about 10 miles.

This truck has many issues including emmissions problems thst cussed the truck to go into limp mode related to the boost sensors. This happened to me 3 times on the freeway when the truck flashes service electronic throttle control and power is reduced. On October 28th I was driving the truck on 55 mph roads. As I came to a 45 mph road, the engine started knocking. As I got into stop and go traffic the oil pressure started dropping to 0 and back to normal and the knock got louder. I had the truck towed into the dealership where they verbally quoted me over $24,000 for a new motor. The truck had just over 118,000 miles on it. They stated none of the repairs would be covered by the extended emissions warranty. The dealership then allowed me trade the truck in for less than the value ($16,000) causing extra thousands of dollars to be spent instead of repair. The dealership stated it would be an auction truck. On 11/6 I found that the truck had been listed on the dealerships website for $21,325. There is no mention of the repair or defects on the truck and that price is less than what I was quoted for a motor replacement.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was running, the ABS, check Trailer Brake System, Engine, Brake, Service Electronic Brake, and Service ABS warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the cruise control feature did not work as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

This vehicle lost power while driving and would not re-start. A message came on dash saying “service electronic throttle” and then the vehicle burst into flames. There is a recall for other models with the same engine but not this vehicle. It is a safety hazard that almost killed me.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that there was information that the vehicle was losing fuel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed; however, a diagnostic report was not provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I was driving back home after a long day of work, but I stopped at the gas station first. After putting gas.I started to pull out of the gas station, when the truck suddenly turned off. I turned it on again and a couple miles ahead it started to loss speed. I was going 65 suddenly went down to 40 20 started to stall had to exit the fwy before it stopped. Auto shop say it's the engine. Cost to repair $8,000.00.

Exhaust manifolds on 5.7 Litre Hemi’s, bolts that hold exhaust manifold to head break often resulting in exhaust manifold to warp, common issue on various years of 5.7 hemi, the exhaust gases leaking from around the manifold therefore can pass through the firewall, and cabin vent system causing the occupants inside cab to breath dangerous exhaust gases, also resulting in uncontrolled exhaust levels that are not being passed through exhaust system properly equaling higher exhaust emissions. Department of Transportation (DOT) put Tractor Trailers out of service for similar issues due to the health safety risks. This is a common issue with Dodge Hemi 5.7 litre engines of various years and should be a serious issue as breathing carbon monoxide and traces of carbon dioxide are very harmful. Please look into this, the dealership has repaired mine twice with the same faulty parts and now it is bad again and said vehicle only has 70,000 miles on it. Thank you. This is third time first one occurred in 2018 was covered under warranty and only had around 25,000 miles on it.

04/20/23 error code P0018 (Engine Warning Light) popped up. 06/07/23 error code P0018 (Engine Warning Light) popped up. Took for repair. 01/09/24 error code P0018 (engine Warning Light) popped up again. Took for repair. Took 52 days to repair. 02/26/24 error code P0018 (Engine Warning Light) popped up again. Took for repair. While traveling and then braking to stop, engine "shuddered" very hard, had to wait a couple seconds before engine was able to function properly to move vehicle from roadway. vehicle has been sent and or repaired by Carmax and Orange Coast Chrysler Dodge Dealer #491. Orange Coast Dodge has also replaced Crankshaft Sensors. Suggested to replace the PCM but changed their view and now they want to tear down engine.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 60–65 MPH, the power steering became inoperable. The steering wheel was difficult to turn off the road. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, and an appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 102,795.

Mileage: 102,795

The reluctor wheel on my 2014 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel has failed. The truck was taken to the dealer on May 8th of 2023 where they flashed the ECU as a remedy for the vehicle losing signal between the magnetic material on the Tone Wheel (reluctor wheel). A few months later the vehicle went into "limp mode" with a crankshaft position sensor fault and became hard to start. A local mechanic shop explained to me that the tone wheel is has failed leading to the hard starting and advised me that there is a Technical Service Bulletin on the issue and I should call a local dealer to see if they will do the repair at no cost. I called a local dealer to tell them that the tone wheel has failed and asked if it was part of the recall [XXX] ). I was told no that it is not part of the recall and repairs would be an out of pocket cost. These tone wheel failures are a known issue by the manufacturer and flashing the ECU is a half measure at best in an effort for them to do as little as possible to address the actual issue for the consumer. The safety of my wife and other drivers was put at risk when the vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly went into limp mode on a busy highway where limp mode is well below the speed of traffic. Had the recall addressed the known faulty part instead of just telling the ECU to force limp mode when the known faulty part inevitably fails the safety of my wife and the public would not have been affected by this issue. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

rear Exhaust manifold bolts broken off in engine allowing gas into the cabin. Ram dealer wants $1900 to repair.

Leaky manifold with broken bolts replaced on passenger side by RAM dealer at my cost. Drivers side now needs replaced. RAM 1500 has 71,000 miles on it. The pickup has and had a ticking noise for at least a year before dealer discovered it during an oil change. I wasn’t aware it was due to the defective manifolds. This seems to be a common problem with RAMs. Concerned about breathing in noxious fumes.

On August 9 2023 I was driving my ram and it just completely shut down. Had towed to dealership. It’s now been 2 months and no answer on when I will be getting my truck fixed. Still making payments on this thing and it’s just sitting and cost me money from sitting. I keep getting the run around from ram

The components that malfunctioned in my 2014 Ecodiesel Ram 1500 was the fuel sending unit and fuel pump. As I was driving on the freeway my truck started cutting out and stalling from 75 mph. It finally stalled and I was able to pull over in the middle island on the freeway I was on. The truck would start then turn off. The fuel gauge read over 1/4 tank of diesel fuel. The safety of myself or my family could have been at risk if someone else was driving that truck. Even for myself trying to pull out of full commuter traffic was very dangerous with a stalled vehicle. I don't know if the problem has been reproduced or reported by any other owner of the same vehicle. The only inspection was done by the Auto shop that works on my truck. Their were no warning lights or alerts on my dashboard display while this event took place. I had my vehicle towed to the shop that does service for me. They discovered I was out of fuel due to a faulty sending unit and fuel pump. The fuel gauge on the dash was showing 1/4 tank when it was actually empty.

My 2014 ram 1500 has a ticking noise which in turn is creating an exhaust smell inside my vehicle which is making me dizzy / sleepy when I drive.

There have been several recalls on this vehicle. The day after purchase there was a class action settlement. I’m curious as to how the dealership was allowed to sell this vehicle knowing they had all the information in regards to the sell. The vehicle should have had a stop sell. Our family was at risk when the engine started to give out while on the road. The vehicle has been sitting at the shop for months with back and forth on an engine failure, etc. replacement. It’s all fine to purchase the vehicle, yet we are facing the consequences of the manufacturer/dealership negligence and left with no help and being dismissed due to claims of parts not available. We have a family of 6 and down to one vehicle but, not our part but, due to the fact we have one vehicle. I have sent an email 3 times due to this issue and no one bothers to touch base. The recalls had to have been known by the seller, yet did not disclose the potential risks. We went through major decisions to find a way to pay the vehicle off and I feel that because it is, they got their money and do not care. However, we do and it does not disregard the fact it was manufactured improperly and sold when it should not have been. Not only were other drivers at risk due to the faulty vehicle but, my family was.

2014 Dodge RAM with the Hemi engine - noticing a ticking sound coming from the truck’s engine bay. Sound seems to lessen or stop after the engine has warmed up. This is from broken exhaust manifold bolts and a broken manifold. This is the third time this has happend with 150k miles. It creates dangerous exhaust leak in engine campartment!

problems with the heating coolant temperature regulation sometimes not heating at all or cooling too much. Check engine light came on and coded that toe coolant bypass valve was the issue. This has since been replaced 4 times over the last two years . The wiring was checked and working. The mechanic (not Dodge) stated that there was a software update needed that had to come from the manufacturer yet the Dodge dealer will not acknowledge this. Technical Service Bulletin [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

No start issue. I initially started my truck and it was running very rough and the check engine light came on so I shut it off, and then attempted to restart my truck and it turned over fine but would not start. This left me stranded out of town late in the day so I had it towed to my home. I have now learned that there are two outstanding recalls, one for the tone wheel (20V475) and for the high pressure fuel pump (22V406) either of which would cause a no start. I have contacted a local dealership and they informed me that they already have a truck in their shop for the same problems and it has been there for over six months. I then called the dealership were I purchased it on July 10, 2023 and they said they could not take care me because the parts are not available and suggested I take it to an independent repair shop.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle hesitated while attempting to accelerate. The electronic throttle control and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer, and it was determined that the crankshaft position sensor needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

Engine stalled while passing vehicle on the highway. Lost power no acceleration. Once the engine stalled and I could not accelerate multiple vehicles behind me almost wrecked almost causing a multiple car pile up. It was towed to dealership. Dealership ran its diagnosis and the issue was the tone wheel. They told me it was a recall 66A that has no fix yet. Multiple warning lamps came on once the engine stalled. Once parked tried starting the truck and it would not turn over. It told me to service engine throttle body control. There were no warnings before the engine stalled. I bought the truck a week ago and now I do not have a vehicle or an ETA on when my truck will be fixed. There is another recall out on this truck from almost a year ago with no fix either. I called FCA and all they told me is there was no fix. Now I have no vehicle and FCA wont give me a rental truck. So now I have no truck haul or tow with.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality and the steering wheel became firm. The contact was able to drive to the residence and shifted to park(P). The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the check engine and steering warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

My truck has 87,000 miles. 1st my engine went out last month because of a known engine issue that Dodge is not owning up to on Hemi engines. 3 weeks later after replacing the engine my Power steering went out as I was driving causing it to be very hard to drive. These are both known issues with these trucks that recalls should in place for. I have spent close to $14,000 in one month fixing these issues Dodge should be paying for on a truck with only 87,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V411000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. An undisclosed dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available for the recall repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage approximately140,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 140,000

On 07 May 2023, the engine temperature light came lite up on my 2014 Ram 1500 which has the Fiat Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L V6 engine. The engine had approximately 138,000 miles on it. The incident occurred while driving on a major interstate highway with three (3) other people in the vehicle. We were fortunate to have an exit close to where the incident occurred and we were able to get the truck off the highway. An independent service center was contacted and performed a diagnostic on the truck. They only code found at the time was for the engine temperature light. On 21 May 2023, the check engine light came on with no warning nor were there any previous or prior failures with the coolant system. A scan revealed a P0303 Cylinder 3 misfire was detected. On 25 May 2023, I replaced all six (6) spark plugs and coil packs. On 04 June 2023, the check engine light came on and a scan revealed a a P0303 Cylinder 3 misfire was detected. I made an appointment at Faulkner Ram Dodge dealership in Mechanicsburg, PA and was able to get the truck in until 07 July 2023. During the period 04 June 2023 through 06 July 2023, I did not drive the truck. On 07 July 2023, the dealership informed me the engine head gasket had blown, allowing coolant into cylinder 3 which was the cylinder that had shown up on the scan as the cylinder 3 misfire. The dealership indicated a new engine would be required to fix the problem. I ordered a rebuilt Fiat Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L V6 engine from Jasper Engines and it's currently being installed by one of their preferred engine installers. Upon doing research on the Fiat Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L V6 engine, the cylinder 3 misfire is a known issue and typically ends with a new engine being installed into the vehicle. There are no warnings or symptoms of the issue prior to failure. The dealership repair center indicates the issue was caused by a blown head gasket and a new engine is in order. This is exactly my same experience.

When driving vehicle with my with the check engine light appeared. We were on interstate and truck would not accelerate above 45-50 mph with intermittent surges. I called dealership and they took in my vehicle and replaced the Module Powertrain Control stating that would fix issue. After replacing MPC they check engine light was still not repaired. Dealership told me that fuel pump, fuel lines, intake manifold, and coolant leak needed to be repaired, I asked dealership if that would fix issue and they stated that they did not know and were working with Chrysler/Dodge/Ram to resolve. After a total of 7 weeks the repairs are still not completed. Prior to picking up vehicle I called FCA USA LLC and asked what was being done to get recalls repaired and received responses that repair solution has not been sent to dealerships and another stated parts were not available. I picked up truck and was told that I would need to add coolant every 3 days and not let the fuel level get low to keep fuel pump from failing. I spoke with FCA - Dodge ram and they stated they still do not have parts or a repair for the two recalls mention. In addition the coolant leak would not be repaired under warranty since I had the EGR and intake replaced as a recall due to a failure in 2021. They stated warranties do not apply to recall work. My concern is that they cannot fix the two outstanding year old recalls and have no direction for dealerships. How do I get these issues fixed?

This is the second attempt reporting this issue with this vehicle and I have not received any response. This vehicle has recalls and was sold with recalls, in which I find this highly irresponsible from all angles. You can see for yourself the safety risks, it is very clear it is a safety hazard issue. Yes, the vehicle has been looked at and we have the proper paperwork and also, yes, warning lights have come on and they were checked and dismissed as “normal.” It is not normal, nor is it safe, nor is this acceptable. Not a single person, manufacturer, even cares to fix this problem that did not occur on our behalf, it is due to horrible manufacturing. How these vehicles are allowed to be sold blows my mind.

This whole vehicle has several recalls, looking at what the recalls stated, those are all safety issues that could occur at any moment. The engine has failed in said vehicle. The issues at hand have been confirmed by a registered mechanic. He was unable to locate any engine for this vehicle and it was taken to a dealership, in which they will not fix. Also, have been in touch with Stillantis, however, after giving them time to respond after the initial conversation, to find out they never took down our information. Another issue is they lied and said the dealership said it was fine. The problem is that was a definite lie. They did not know where or what dealership. This vehicle was made and sold to be reliable but, it is not. There are recalls and there have been class action lawsuits but, no one is willing to help with something that was not to be sold in the first place.

Camshaft lobe failure one of the shops in my area said they believe there is a recall?

On May 26th, 2023 I was driving my Ram 1500 with 3.0 liter diesel down a multilane road with traffic. At about 30 mph, normal driving, the engine stalled without warning and power brakes and steering were lost. Traffic continued to pass as I had to cross lanes of traffic and coast to a stop out of the way of traffic. The vehicle could not be restarted or put into neutral to move. There were no abnormal driving issues, noises, warnings, or messages prior to the event. The truck was towed to a Ram dealership for inspection. The engine code clearly indicated that there was an issue with the crankshaft sensor. The dealership diagnosis was that the oil pump had failed and the engine was destroyed. After towing it to a second, independent shop, the actual diagnosis is that the reluctor wheel (tone wheel) and crankshaft sensor had failed, preventing fuel injection to the engine. This is a known issue on 2014-2016 Ram Ecodiesel trucks. My truck (manufactured in May 2014) was not a part of the recall. Once the transmission was removed to validate the tone wheel issue, it was confirmed when the mechanic found that the magnetic strip on the tone wheel had delaminated and broken off. The magnetic strip had multiple cracks. This part is in my possession and available for inspection. After replacing the tone wheel and crankshaft position sensor, the truck was back to running normally. The repair was completed by the shop at my expense because Ram refused to address the tone wheel issue or even look into it because it wasn't under recall. As of June 9th of 2023, Ram has said that they are possibly going to issue a recall for this (66A) but will not cover the expense because it was not repaired at a Ram dealership.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while slowing down for a traffic signal or for traffic, the vehicle RPM’s fell to 564 RPM, and the vehicle started to stall. The contact stated that the target idle RPM should be set to approximately 900 RPM while idling. The contact stated that the failure was constant and had to have the vehicle towed several times due to not being able to restart the vehicle following a stall. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the RPM settings could not be changed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking violently. There was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who referred her to the dealer for assistance. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that after driving for an extended period, the vehicle started to shake with an unknown service warning message displayed. Despite the initial failure, the contact stated that the vehicle resumed normal operation after approximately an hour. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions to have the air compressor replaced under warranty; however, the failure persisted. The contact then switched the settings to regular suspension which appeared to correct the issue. The contact also stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that the intake manifold needed to be replaced. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V757000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

Check engine light came on after replacing spark plugs and coil packs. Code reads cylinder 03 misfire. Engine has a ticking noise. Cam and lifters are what's causing the check engine light. If not replaced with the upgraded cam and lifters, engine will be no good. Would be very unsafe if my engine were to blow up while driving on the freeway or around town with my children. Dodge knows these cams and lifters are junk and should replace them with the upgraded ones

I have a loud ticking noise doing startup which appears to be coming from the engine compartment. Upon further investigation, there are several owners that's having the same problem which they call the hemi tick. This should be investigated as a defect with the 5.7L engine and recalled. My vehicle was purchased new.

Exhaust manifold bolts have broken causing a ticking sound upon cold start. This is the passenger side. Same thing happened on drivers side a few years ago. This is a well known problem with Ram Hemi engines and should be considered a manufacturer defect and repaired free of cost

This is the second time I've reported still no recall. These 5.7 are dangerous, with virtually no miles on them, the camshafts can have a lobe warn down, from oiling issued and the faulty MDS systems in these trucks. Mine stalled in the middle of a intersection with my wife and kids, these engines are unsafe and need to seriously be reevaluated. Also the timing chain guides prematurely wear out, causing excess play in the chain and can jump time and severely loose power or even stall out completely. Recall these engines, or I will make it public via YouTube, and facebook.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle was jerking and he noticed a sudden drop in the gas mileage. No warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that he heard an abnormal ticking sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who informed the contact that the abnormal ticking sound could be associated with the exhaust manifold failure. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as an engine cylinder misfire. The independent mechanic informed the contact that the engine would need to be dismantled in order to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

in my case it's the hemi tick i took my truck to the dealer they said that i didn't have the tick now but the tech told me if I wanted to replace the lifter and cam it would cost me 6,000.00. The problem is that the oil pump doesn't pump oil into the lifter when idling it's a faulty oil pump and Chrysler isn't taken responsibility. I think it's models from 2013 to 2019 it should be a recall on those models for the oil pump and damage that it causes

My 2014 ram 1500 went to the dealership for recalls and a wheel alignment, ecm failed to recognize new software updat and will not start, new chrysler ecm installed and truck still wont accept new software so will not start. Previous experience of a bad tipm insisted on various lights coming on tachometer display, cruise control shutting off at various speeds, engine shutting down and turning off on highway at cruising or passing speeds, had new integrated tipm installed and new Altenator, resoled issues.

While driving on the interstate, towing a 17' ultralight camping trailer, the vehicle made a very loud "BANG" noise from under the hood and immediately decelerated to a much lower speed (~20MPH). I was able to maintain control and guide the truck to the shoulder as traffic was light. Upon opening the hood the large turbo inter-cooler hose had separated the black rubber section from the steel coupling in the front-drivers side area of the engine. The hose clamps had apparently failed. Upon reconnecting the hose to the coupling with the clamps I attempted to restart the engine and proceed. The engine started, but had a check-engine indicator. As soon as I put the truck into gear and tried to accelerate the bang noise happened again and the hose disconnected. I called a tow truck and was towed to the nearest town with a Ram dealer (30+ miles). The dealer was able to diagnose and verify the issue and also locate and replace the entire turbo inter-cooler hose and reset the check-engine indicator resolving the "limp-mode" state. The Ram service center kept the old part but provided a detailed invoice representing the failure. If the interstate was busier (it was Sunday afternoon) the situation could have been very much worse as the deceleration was immediate and other cars could have collided with the slowing truck.

The 3.6-liter V6 24-valve VVT engine which is defective and is a safety hazard. First pinging then the truck stalls out in traffic. Dodge does not stand behind the Lifetime limited Powertrain warranty they sold me when I bought the truck because the dealer, I bought it from closed. Dodge knowing these engines are defective put us customers in life threating situations because of the faulty components in these engines. They put the cost on the customers to fix the faulty rockers and lifters, valves, camshafts. So, I paid $3,400.00 to have it fixed with them installing new defective parts that will fail again and put my life in danger when the truck just stalls out.

It has the 5.7 hemi, well it's always had a hemi tick, well one day I tried accelerating threw an intersection where it stumbled and died, another car almost hit but luckily he was able to stop. Come to find out the lifter has eating my cam lobe to the point where it's missing on one cylinder. I've did some research and it seems like a very common saftey problem, that seriously needs to be addressed, along with the exaughst manifold bolts that breaks, and can cause a fire do to the exaughst leak.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made abnormally loud noises and then stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced due to fractured rods. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 71,735. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 71,735

Fuel sensor failure at around 100,000 miles. A quick search reveals this is an extremely common issue and even more upsetting is seeing how many people experience recurrent failures within a year of replacing. This is a major safety issue if my vehicle randomly runs out of gas on a busy highway, which is far more likely considering the sensor failure will not allow the engine to enter ECO mode. My other issue is the hemi tick which could either be the exhaust bolts or the cam going out. Why haven't these issues been recalled?

I was driving down the highway and when I went to accelerate I heard a loud "clunk" like my transmission dropped. After the loud clunk an indicator came across my dashboard stating "service electronic throttle control". I pulled off to the side of the highway shut my vehicle off and tried to restart it just to make sure it wasn't a glitch. Upon starting the vehicle again, there was a very long delay considered to be a hard start. Since the vehicle started I decided to try to merge back onto the highway but as I was trying to accelerate the vehicles rpm would not go past 3000 rpms and would not accelerate past 40 mph. I shut the vehicle off and had it towed home. I took the vehicle to the dealership around the corner from my home and they scanned it. The code that popped up was P0336 (crankshaft position sensor). Upon further investigation the dealer diagnosed the problem to be the Tone Wheel/Reluctor ring breaking. FCA has an open recall for this exact issue W58/W68, but my vehicle is not included because it was built for the Canadian market. Although, my vehicle is a DS model with the sales code EXF.

2014 RAM ECO DIESEL. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE PASSING A SEMI TRUCK. THIS FAILURE SENT METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM TO INCLUDE; INJECTORS, FUEL LINES, FUEL RETURN LINES, FUEL RAIL, AND FUEL TANK. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO LIMP MODE, THEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND FINALLY A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. NO OTHER WARNINGS OR SYMPTOMS APPEARED PRIOR TO FAILURE. I PULLED ON THE INTERSTATE IMMEDIATELY AS THE TRUCK HAD NO POWER. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 30 SECONDS OR SO. I WAS FORCED TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND MOVE OUT OF THE TRUCKS WAY AS MY VEHICLE WAS EMITTING SIGNIFICANT WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE ISSUE IS CONFIRMED WITH A RAM DEALER IN BOZEMAN MT. AWAITING PARTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER. BEEN 2 MONTHS ALREADY

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? my suspension and also my engine are the first problems that i have noticed while driving this vehicle. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? When I drive I am scared to go even the speed limit of 30mph because my suspension makes my car bump aggressively and also there is a loud ticking noise I notice under the hood I have looked up reviews of this vehicle and seen that others have similar complaints for the dodge ram 2014 1500. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center?] I took it into palmens dodge dealership and they didn't want to diagnose the vehicle unless the took the engine apart though they said it was better off replacing just by hearing the noise. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Not as far as I'm aware Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? the problem started towards the beginning of the new year

Vehicle engine stopped suddenly on highway while traveling 50mph. Dash message was about service electronic throttle system. Vehicle coasted to a stop without power steering or brakes. Vehicle would not restart and was taken via Wrecker service to the dealership. Tone Ring failed along with crankshaft position sensor. There are two recalls (W58 and W68) dealing with this issue for other VIN numbers in the 2014 model year. Chrysler is not acknowledging that this issue also applies to my vehicle and isn't covering the tone ring under the recall or warranty. This should be investigated as a broader application of the W58 and W68 recall.

Good morning, I am a user and owner of a RAM 1500 year 2014 and with 90,000 km I have had the problem for the second time that the screws that hold the exhaust manifolds are cut, causing fire to come out of the engine compartment, which can cause the vehicle to catch fire, this It is a typical problem in these HEMI engines, so I was talking with other owners of RAM 1500, they should make a solution to this problem since several people including are thinking of selling the unit and looking for other brands. From now cordial greetings [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

When the truck is started the service shifter light comes on and will not let you shift the truck out of park. Then when driving down the road the light will come on and the truck will automatically shift in park and you can’t do anything but coast of the road to stop. It’s extremely hard to turn the steering to get off the road. This was fixed once at a dodge dealership and they said it was fixed and clearly it is not. This has happened to many trucks. I feel this need attention and fixed for the safety of others.

While in the process of unhitching my camping trailer, I put the truck in reverse to gently center the tow ball under the hitch when the vehicle suddenly accelerated at high RPMs and lurched backward. I braked but the engine continued racing at high speed. Braking was completely ineffective as the tires continued "burning rubber" on the pavement. My wife was helping me guide the vehicle when this occurred. The only thing that prevented an accident and serious injury to my wife and me was the trailer. The trailer's wheels were still chocked, but the sudden, forceful acceleration dislodged the jack stand and pushed the trailer back approximately 4 to 5 inches. The acceleration stopped on its own after approximately 30 seconds. This was a terrifying experience that had the potential for a tragic outcome. This problem has not been yet been diagnosed by a dealer or service center, as it just occurred a few hours ago. There were no warning lamps or any other symptoms preceding it.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNDER MULTIPLE RECALL REPAIRS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ANOTHER RECALL. WHEN THEY WERE DOING THEIR ROAD TEST, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE SPENT $13,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WHEN I WAS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT RECALL W58 HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPLIED TO SIMILAR RAM 1500S AND WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE EXACT ISSUE THAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING REVIEW TO HAVE THE SAME RECALL ADDED TO VEHICLES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO MINE.

My ecoDiesel engine failed after 134k miles. Does not seem like an issue but the failure rate of this engine is very high - from Boards, from Dealers, emails by FCA. Since they fail at a high rate, it puts lot of broken vehicles on the road and puts the people in the vehicle at more risk for injury. It is a safety issue. They changed oil to fix major bearing failures as evidenced in these emails and Valvoline's letter rebukes it. Their emissions scandal forced them to make the engine do something the engine can not handle. These are time bombs.

Hydraulic lifters seize up causing the vehicle to lose power. The check engine light comes on with code P0305 meaning the number five cylinder is misfiring this is due to not having enough oil going to the hydraulic lifter. I have mentioned this to the dealership and they said there is no recall on it but they have had a lot of issues and have parts readily available to fix this problem. The safety problem I am having is I do not have enough power to accelerate into traffic or highway entrances

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while coming out of a full stop, the vehicle would stall. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but informed the contact they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

Exhaust manifold leak due to both rear studs breaking on each side of the engine. This is my 3rd dodge ram with the 5.7 liter engine that has had this problem. The other vehicle years were a 2003 Ram 2500 and a 2013 Ram 1500. With as many complaints about this problem, I am surprised there hasn't been a fix and a recall. So far, I am 3 trucks each with the same issue. I would think that two exhaust manifolds leaking in the engine compartment would pose as a safety issue by breathing the fumes sucked into the cab. The dealer repaired this issue thanks to an extended warranty.

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would drive rough and the engine temperature was elevated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the electronic gas recovery module had malfunctioned, and the engine intake manifold was cracked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

Several exhaust manifold bolts are sheared off allowing leaking exhaust gases to enter inside of vehicle.

Can and lifter failure where the eco mode in the engine shut off certain cylinders and made the lifter mess up the lifter and cam shaft has happened to multiple rams if you call a engine shop they have the same problem with almost every truck and it is at a big cost

engine manifold bolt sheared off, started "ticking" noise when starts.....my research has shown many complaints about the defective bolts and h\where replaced with improved bolts on other models,,..I called my dealership and they stated that the item is not covered because warranty expired (5 years) even though I have less then 80K miles...

Heard engine ticking sound when vehicle had 65k around. It became more and more serious as the vehicle kept aging. On a day in May 2021, I finally figured the cause of ticking sound was the exhaust manifold leak. I brought the vehicle to dealership two days ago and they told me two exhaust manifold bolts on driver side were broken, and one exhaust manifold stud on passenger side was broken. Got bolts and studs replaced with providing MOPAR parts myself. Labor cost itself is $1,190.00 before tax and misc. charges.

THE IDLE DROPPED TO 550 RPM S (REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE) WHICH SHOULD BE 900 RPM AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE CRANK CASE PCV (PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE). IT'S AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW IN THE PCV- IT'S WORKING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THIS ALSO CAN CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE VACUM SYSTEM LIKE BRAKE FAILURE AND IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND ENGINE OVER-HEATING.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON US411 WHICH IS A FAIRLY STRAIGHT TWO LANE PAVED ROAD IN GORDON COUNTY GA, I PULLED OUT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS HIT 4500 THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND LOOSE POWER. NO CODES WERE THROWN AT THE TIME. I WAS FORCED TO SLOW TO BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT AND FOR SAFETY REASONS COULDN'T COMPLETE THE PASS. I PULLED OVER INTO THE SHOULDER AND THE TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING A VERY ROUGH IDLE. I TURNED OF THE IGNITION AND ON RESTART THE ENGINE FELT AND SOUNDED NORMAL. I CONTINUED HOME. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT THREW A CODE. I TOOK IT TO THE RAM DEALER, AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY SAID IT HAD A BAD CAM AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 111,400

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 50 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED SERVICE 4WD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND MANY OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND ELECTRONIC SELECTOR. AFTER STOPPING, WITHOUT POWER BRAKES WORKING, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I ALLOWED TO TRUCK TO SIT, WITH FLASHERS ON, FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER THE 10 MINUTE WAIT, THE TRUCK STARTED AND SEEM TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I WENT DIRECTLY TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP (SHARP DODGE IN PULASKI, TN). THE TECHNICIAN WASN'T ABLE TO FIND A "CODE" RELATED TO THE SHUT DOWN. THEY ONLY FOUND INDICATIONS OF "VOLTAGE OVERLOAD" NOT FURTHER DEFINED. THIS OCCURRED ON APRIL 8, 2021 ON HWY 31A, APPROX 0600 HRS NEAR THE CITY OF PULASKI, TN 38478. NOTE:. THE ENGINE /LONG BLOCK WAS REPLACED BY THE SAME DEALER AT172000 AND UNDER MOPAR WARRANTY DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE ISSUES INVOLVING #5 LIFTER AND DAMAGED CAM SHAFT.

Mileage: 172,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BAYIRD DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF WEST MEMPHIS (1901 S. SERVICE RD, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72301). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE THE TONER WHEEL WHICH WAS LINKED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET BY THE DEALER. UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL HUMMING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PETRUS AUTO SALES (2350 US HIGHWAY 63 NORTH, STUTTGART, AR 72160) WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLACKWELL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1660 W BUSINESS US HIGHWAY 60, DEXTER, MO 63841, (573) 624-8300) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FROM 12/17/2020 TO 3/16/2021. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

I HAD TO HAVE MY EXHAUST FLEX PIPE REPLACED PIPE CONNECTS ENGINE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ON VEHICLES USING 3.0LITER ECODIESEL. THE PIPE DEGRADES AND STARTS LEAKING EXHAUST INTO THE CAB. ON LINE FORUMS DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE VEHICLES THAT USE THIS MOTOR. 2014 ALL THE WAY UP TO 2020 VEHICLES. THE COST FOR ME WAS $7,000.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE COST ITSELF IS DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TO COME UP WITH AND I WOULD ASSUME YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. THIS IS HAPPENING AT VERY LOW MILEAGE, MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES. SOME WITH MUCH LESS MILEAGE. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AS A SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE. THE EFFECT OF CARBONMONOXIDE POISONING AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE HIGH AND WHAT IT DOES TO THE BRAIN. THE SMELL OF EXHAUST GETS INTO THE VEHICLES WEATHER MOVING OR STATIONARY. THANK YOU!

Mileage: 43,000

ENGINE CYLINDER MISFIRES. ENGINE BLOCK 5,6,(7,8). MANY REPORTED 170 K MILEAGE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. ALL REPLACED PARTS DID NOTHING SOLVE ISSUE. I STILL OWE $26,000 ON A 2014 - BEING TOLD TO PUT A NEW ENGINE NO REVERSAL OF SHOWN MILEAGE AFTER REPLACEMENT. NEW ENGINE $6 K USED ENGINE $5 K. I'M A SINGLE MOM STUCK TRYING TO KEEP MY CREDIT UP.

THE PLASTIC OIL COOLER/FILTER HOUSING CRACKED AND IS LEAKING OIL ON MY RAM TRUCK WITH V6 PENTASTAR ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PART ASSEMBLY FOR SEVERAL+ YEARS ALREADY. IT CRACKED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO ALONG WITH SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATE DURING THE COLD WEATHER THAT A GOOD PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES WENT THROUGH. AS OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021 THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 37,700 BACK ORDERS AS PER A DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECH ON THIS PART AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THIS IS JUST THE FACTORY OEM PART FROM DEALERS, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE AFTER MARKET PART WHICH IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE AND ON BACK ORDER EVERYWHERE! NO ONE HAS THIS PART. IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE BY THE MIDDLE OF MARCH, MAYBE, THE DEALERS ARE UNSURE. A LOT OF WEBSITES SAY THEY HAVE IT UNTIL YOU CALL THEM OR THEY SAY T WILL BE SHIPPED IN MARCH OR APRIL, BUT WHO REALLY KNOWS THAT FOR SURE. THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF THIS PART HAVING PROBLEMS AND THE CONSUMER HAVING TO FIX AND PAY FOR THE AUTOMAKERS BAD PART AND THAT NEEDS TO STOP! AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE ARE SOME 37,700+ THAT HAVE AN OIL LEAK AND MORE THAN LIKELY CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY HAVING TO RENT OR BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY NEED TO USE IT FOR WHICH IS MORE MONEY OUT OF THE CONSUMERS POCKET. RIGHT NOW I CANNOT DRIVE MY TRUCK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I WILL GET A PART FOR IT. GO ONLINE AND LOOK THIS PROBLEM UP AND YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND HOW LONG THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING. ATTACHED IS AN IMAGE OF THE BAD OIL COOLER/FILTER ASSEMBLY. THIS PART IS ON A LOT OF CHRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES WITH V6 PENTASTAR ENGINES.

Mileage: 66,400

LIFTER TICK WITH MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 2. DECREASED GAS MILEAGE. MOST NOTABLE AT IDLE.

Mileage: 76,932

I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND AND POWER LOSS PLUS MY ENGINE WOULD NOT REV PAST 4,000 RPM. THE FIRST MECHANIC STATED AN EXHAUST HEADER LEAK. HE FOUND THREE BROKEN BOLTS AND STATED THIS IS A VERY COMMON 5.7L HEMI ISSUE (MY RESEARCH CONFIRMED THIS). $1,200 TO REPAIR. THE TICKING WAS STILL THERE HOWEVER. THE SECOND MECHANIC (2 MONTHS LATER) FOUND A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 5. FURTHER DIGGING SHOWED THE LIFTER HAD FAILED AND THE CAM LOBE WAS GROUND DOWN. METAL SHAVINGS WERE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. BEST REPAIR WAS A NEW ENGINE $9,556. I'VE NOW SPENT ALMOST HALF OF WHAT I PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE ON REPAIRS. THE SECOND MECHANIC STATED THIS LIFTER ISSUE IS VERY COMMON TOO. HE WAS SURPRISED THERE WAS NOT ALREADY A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IF YOU SCOUR THE WEB IT'S ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THIS LIFTER ISSUE IS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE 5.7L AND 6.3L HEMI MOTORS. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE ENGINE WERE TO CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY OR ELSEWHERE.

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CRISWELL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (84 BUREAU DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20878, (301) 637-4198) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LIFTER ROCKER FAILED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAMSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CAMSHAFT WAS RESEALED AND THE TOP STARTER AND LIFTERS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,982.

Mileage: 109,982

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER PUENTE HILLS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (17280 GALE AVE, CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91748) AND WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 140,000

FCA PUT OUT A NOTICE OF RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2020 (W58). IT IS NOW THE 14TH OF JANUARY AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. THE RAM DEALER SAYS WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL FCA DETERMINES A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE NHTSA WEBSITE SAYS THE SAME THING - NOT YET RESOLVED. THE RECALL SAYS THE DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND CRASH, YET I AM STILL WAITING FOR A FIX 5 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS SENT OUT. I AM PUTTING MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY EVERY DAY WHILE WAITING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE TO THE NHTSA. JOSEPH THOMAS

2014 RAM 1500 IN MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING AND MAINTAINING SPEED RIMS SURGE AND TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT STUMBLES OVER ITSELF AND VIBRATES BEFORE SETTLING IN SET GEAR ITS A CONSTANT ISSUE NOW STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO NOTICEABLY I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR OVER 3 YEARS

Mileage: 140,135

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: UNKNOWN ( ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND CRASHED INTO A UNKNOWN TOYOTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH SIDE SWIPED A UNKNOWN SUV, CRASHED INTO A POLE AND STOPPED BETWEEN A HOUSE AND WALL THE CHECK ENGINE AND TIRE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY SHOP. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,700. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED HIS PET DOG SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. *DT*JB

Mileage: 109,700

AFTER RECEIVING V08/V11 AEM UPDATE NOVEMBER 18TH, 2020 I AM EXPERIENCING AN AVERAGE OF 5-6 MPG LOSS IN FUEL ECONOMY (16.4 MPG MIXED - DOWN FROM 21.5-22 MIXED) AS WELL AS EXPERIENCE SEVERE ACCELERATION LAG. IN TERMS OF HIGHWAY MILEAGE I AM STRUGGLING TO GET 20 MPG. CURRENT ECM: 68306456AI CURRENT TCM: 68234053AH FOLLOWING THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL, DRIVABILITY HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY REDUCED AND HAS CREATED DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG AND IMPROPER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTION. I WOULD SUMMARIZE THESE ISSUES AS TURBO LAG AND IMPROPER SHIFT MAPPING. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THERE IS A 2-3 SECOND LAG BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO MOVE EVEN IF THE THROTTLE IS FULLY DEPRESSED. IF YOU ARE EXECUTING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THIS WILL LEAVE YOU EXPOSED TO A "T-BONE" COLLISION. THIS BEHAVIOR IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RUN (COLD ENGINE). CLIMBING A MODERATE HILL SHORTLY AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY FORCES THE DRIVER TO MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO FIRST GEAR TO GET ANY FORWARD TRAVEL. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AFTER THE 2-3 SECOND LAG. ONCE RETURNING TO "DRIVE" AT 15-25 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL UP-SHIFT SEVERAL GEARS AND THEN BEGIN SLOWING, DROPPING ENGINE RPM TO 1,000, AGAIN FORCING A MANUAL DOWN-SHIFT TO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE ENGINE PRODUCES ALMOST NO POWER UNTIL THE ENGINE REACHES 2000 RPM. ALL OF THIS BEHAVIOR BEGAN AFTER THE NOTED RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED A RAM DEALER REGARDING THIS PERFORMANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE FACTORY WAS AWARE OF THIS BUT HAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE."

Mileage: 80,000

WE HAVE CHANGED THE BOLTS IN OUR ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES. WE DID IT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY MANY TIMES AND EVEN ASK THE DEALER ABOUT A RECALL. OTHER TRUCKS THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. NOW DUE TO THE BOLTS BREAKING AGAIN WE ARE HAVING TO DO MORE WORK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. WE LOVE OUR TRUCK BUT THINK THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR BUILD UP. WE EVEN HAD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS TELL US THE SAME THING. I CAN PROVIDE PAPERWORK IF NEEDED! THIS JUST HAPPENS EVER FEW MONTHS. I CAN GO OUTSIDE WITH IT STATIONARY AND AS SOON AS I START THE TRUCK I CAN TELL IF ANOTHER BOLT HAS BROKEN.

Mileage: 30,000

AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A BRIEF TRIP APPROXIMATELY 20 MI I CAME HOME, I THEN LEFT MY HOUSE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MI WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, AS I STARTED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED I WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO ASSISTED POWER BRAKES, USING A LOT OF FORCE I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP, ON THE EDGE OF A BUSY ROAD WHILE I WAITED FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME A PART THAT WAS CALLED A TONE WHEEL HAD FAILED. AFTER DOING A BIT OF ONLINE SEARCHING I SEE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THESE RAM ECO-DIESELS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FIND THAT CERTAIN ECO-DIESELS RANGING FROM 2014 TO 2018 WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PART BUT MY PARTICULAR 2014 IS NOT INCLUDED THE PART IS A WHEEL THAT A SENSOR LOOKS AT AND TIMES THE FUEL SYSTEM WITH THE OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS FOR COMBUSTION WHEN THIS SENSOR DOESN'T SEE THE WHEEL IT DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE REST OF THE ENGINE IS IN ITS CYCLE CAUSING IT TO SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY GIVING IT NO POWER TO PROPEL ITSELF TO A SAFE SPOT. THE RECALL W58 AS IT'S KNOWN IN FCA RAM TRUCKS SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE WITH A SIMPLE PROGRAM CHANGE WHEREAS THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE PART WITH A EXACT REPLACEMENT WHICH WILL LIKELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THE NEXT TIME WE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. MY FEAR IS THAT IF MY WIFE OR MY TEEN AGE SON WOULD BE DRIVING IT, THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO STEER IT AND STOP IN A SAFE PLACE I BELIEVE I WAS LUCKY. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE RECALL IS A SIMPLE PROGRAM CHANGE AND ELIMINATES THE DEFECTIVE TONE WHEEL SYSTEM IN QUESTION . I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO MY TRUCK AND PROVES THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM.

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN A ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT COMPLETELY STALLED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I LOOKED UP THE WARNING LIGHT AND IT SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. MY TRUCK HAS NOW BEEN SITTING AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 MONTHS AND THEY ARE SAYING IT WILL BE ANOTHER MONTH UNTIL THEY MIGHT GET THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IN NEEDED TO FIX IT. HERE IS THE THING, DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. A PROBLEM THAT IS SO WIDE SPREAD THEY LITERALLY DO NOT HAVE ANYMORE PARTS TO FIX IT. THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR IT FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN THE US WITH A WORK AROUND UNTIL THEY GET PARTS MADE BUT BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA THEY REFUSE TO PUT MY VIN IN WITH THE RECALL SO THEY CAN USE THE WORK AROUND. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DODGE AND HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE. I HAVE ANOTHER RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THEY SAY CANNOT BE FIXED UNTIL THEY GET THE CRANKSHAFT FIXED. THIS OTHER RECALL THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR OVER A YEAR AND THEY WOULD TELL ME TO TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE IT. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME WHAT A FIRE HAZARD THIS RECALL IS.

Mileage: 128,000

AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT, THE ENGINE QUITE RUNNING AND LEFT THE VEHICLE DISABLED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AND SITS WAITING REPAIR. I THOUGHT RECALL W58 FROM FCA (NHTSA # 20V475000) WAS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD IT US TO PREVENT AND NOT REPAIR IF IT ALREADY HAPPENED. HELP!

Mileage: 44,750

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF PARAMUS (315 NJ-4, PARAMUS, NJ 07652) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR BUT THERE WERE TWO PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR AND WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE TWO PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR 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 FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE DUMMY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY GAS GAUGE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY. COMPUTER IS TELLING TRUCK THERE IS NO FUEL AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCESS MILAGE ETC ON DASH BOARD. IV READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHY NO RECALL? AS THIS IS DANGEROUS. I CANT EVEN KEEP TRACK OF MILAGE IN ORDER TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCE. I SEE YOU HAVE TO REMOVE TRUCK BED IN ORDER TO REPLACE JUNK PARTS. $1000 COST TO THE CONSUMER. RAM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WILL NOT HELP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ECM WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SURPRISE (13165 N AUTOSHOW AVE, SURPRISE, AZ 85388) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE CRANK SENSOR AND TONE RING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULT AND PERFORMED A GOOGLE SEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO VERIFY IF THE TEMPORARY FIX WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE TEMPORARY FIX WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2020. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH HAULING A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE TRAILER BRAKES DISCONNECTED WARNING LIGHT AND SEVERAL OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOWN AND COUNTRY CAR AND TRUCK CENTER, INC (10 CRAFT DRIVE, ALAMOSA, CO 81101, (719)587-1800 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED A FAILURE TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,622.

Mileage: 157,622

I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS RECALL FOR ALMOST A YEAR ON MY EGR COOLER AND NO DEALER CAN GET ONE TO REPLACE IT. I KNOW THAT COVID 19 HAS CAUSED PRODUCTION PROBLEM BUT, A YEAR IS TOO LONG! THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPLACED AT FULL VALUE FOR WHAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH WITH IT. I HAVE FILLED OUT ALL FORMS AND SUBMITTED PROPERLY ON THE REIMBURSEMENT OF LOSS FROM CHRYSLER. I STILL HAVE RECEIVED NO CHECK FOR THAT. I CALL THE DEALER OFTEN AND GET NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN THAT THE PART HAS BEEN BACKORDERED AND NOT AVAILABLE. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE IN THIS MATTER?

Mileage: 50,000

4 MANIFOLD EXHAUST BOLTS BROKE OFF. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE YOU COULD SMELL EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF THE CAB. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM AND DESERVES A RECALL. IF YOU GOOGLE RAM 1500 WITH THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE AND YOU WILL SEE THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 82,000

AT A STOP LIGHT ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND ABOUT 900 FEET LATER I LOST COMPULSION. I QUICKLY GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY JUST IN TIME BEFORE THE TRUCK STOPPED ROLLING, IT JUST DIED.

Mileage: 124,000

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO LANDMARK DODGE IN MORROW, GA. THEY DID TWO REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND CHARGE ME ON THE 8/31/20 FIRST REPAIR $968.81. IT CUT OFF AT A COUPLE MILES FROM THE SHOP. SECOND REPAIRS ON THE 9/11/20. PICK IT UP ON THE 9/14/20. THOSE REPAIR COST ME $1830.20. AGAIN IT CUT OFF A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAD COMPLAIN BEFORE ABOUT THE FAULTY TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. DODGE HAD WARRANTY THE PART. BUT SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACE IT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS THAT SUPPOSED TO FIX IT. BUT THEY ARE NOT LISTENING TO ME. I PULL A TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IF THE TRUCK CUT OFF, IT WILL PUT ME AT RISK AND WHO EVER DRIVING AROUND ME. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY TRUCK FROM 8/20/20 TO 9/14/20 WITH SAME PROBLEM THAT I BROUGHT IT IN FOR. NOW I FILL LIKE THE TRUCK IS A LEMON.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNDER MULTIPLE RECALL REPAIRS RECENTLY AND WAS WORKING PROPERLY WHEN IT WAS LAST IN OUR POSSESSION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ANOTHER RECALL. WHEN THEY WERE DOING THEIR ROAD TEST, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THEY ARE NOW TELLING US THERE IS A NEED FOR A NEW MOTOR ($13,000 - $14,000). WHEN I WAS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT RECALL W58 HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPLIED TO SIMILAR RAM 1500S AND WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE EXACT ISSUE THAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING REVIEW TO HAVE THE SAME RECALL ADDED TO VEHICLES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO MINE.

Mileage: 145,000

RADIATOR CRACKED, 6 SPARK PLUGS AND 2 IGNITION COILS REPLACED. 1 WEEK LATER, STARTER FAILED. 1 DAY LATER ENGINE OVER HEATING, REPLACED RADIATOR COOLING FAN; NEXT DAY, STARTER FAILED AGAIN, AND ENGINE DECLARED COMPLETELY RUINED OR BAD. ENTIRE ENGINE BEING REPLACED WITH REBUILT AFTER 131,300 MILES AND 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. FULLY MAINTAINED, BUT FAILURE UNEXPECTED AND WITHOUT WARNINGS.

Mileage: 130,999

NOT EVEN 80,000 ON MY TRUCK AND MY TRUCK HAS CAMSHAFT PROBLEMS IT'S IN THE SHOP NOW

Mileage: 77,567

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FCA STATING THAT A FAULTY EGR COOLER CAN CAUSE FIRES AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE RECALL ALSO STATES THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL RAM DEALERS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THAT EACH DEALER ONLY GETS ONE SET OF PARTS PER WEEK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAY BE AS LONG AS 6-8 MONTHS BEFORE MY TRUCK CAN BE ADDRESSED. MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. AS A MEMBER OF A RAM FORUM OF 17K MEMBERS, THIS IS AN FREQUENT COMPLAINT. SINCE RAM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, THEY SHOULD BE EITHER REPAIRING THE VEHICLES OR PROVIDING LOANER TRANSPORTATION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE.

MY TRUCK KNOCKS WHEN STARTING ENGINE

I HAD MY END OR ENGINE OIL CHANGED AT A RAM DEALERSHIP IN NORTHFIELD MINNESOTA AT NORTHFIELD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AND 132 MILES AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP MY ENGINE BLEW IT THROUGH A ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK

Mileage: 101,101

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE VB1 TO REPLACE EGR COOLER THAT MAY CAUSE ENGINE FIRE. THE RECALL SAYS THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED 2 DEALER AND HAD CHAT WITH FCA DIRECTLY. ALL OF THEM TOLD ME THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NEITHER DEALER WOULD GIVE ME AN APPOINTMENT DATE AND SAID THAT THERE WERE MANY AHEAD OF ME. FCA SAID THAT PARTS ARE ALLOCATED AT 1 SET OF PARTS PER DEALER PER WEEK. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE AT RISK FOR FIRE THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY, BUT FCA IS NOT RESPONSIVE BY THE FACT THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 31,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNSET DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (7745 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA, FL 34231, (941) 922-2400) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 5. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY. A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

Mileage: 128,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING ON 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. UNKNOWN WHEN IT OCCURRED BUT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AT SEPARATE TIMES/MILEAGE. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

MY TRUCK MAKES CHIRPING SOUNDS LIKE A BIRD WHEN IDLING. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

MY TRUCK HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR THAT SAID "FUEL INJECTION LOWER THAN EXPECTED. WHEN I WOULD CRANK IT UP, YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING HARDER THAN IT SHOULD WITH AN AUDIBLE CONSTANT KNOCK. I MADE A COUPLE STOPS AND IT SHUT OFF ON ME JUST BEFORE THE SECOND STOP. I TRIED CRANKING IT UP AGAIN, AND IT STARTED, BUT TOOK AWHILE TO START. AFTER THAT, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "BOOM" FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN ON ME IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OTHER MOTORISTS AND MADE IT TO AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT. THEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START IT AGAIN, I FINALLY HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

COMPLETED AEM UPDATE WHICH PROMISED NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. TRUCK IS NOW DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND DOES NOT MEET MY NEEDS, WHICH IS WHY I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I NEARLY GET T-BONED PULLING IN OR ACROSS TRAFFIC. THE LAG IN THE TRUCK IS EXTREME. I OWN A 21 FOOT BOAT AND CAN BARELY PULL IT OUT OF MY 2 MILE DRIVEWAY THAT IS ON A SLIGHT HILL. TRUCK BOGS DOWN AND NEARLY STALLS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE TRUCK AFTER THE UPDATE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 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 THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING AN UNKNOWN FLUID. BYERS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (465 S HAMILTON RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43213, (614) 681-8375) WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 112,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SEATTLE (13733 AURORA AVE N N, SEATTLE, WA 98133) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN RUNNING MY HEAT, I HAVE WARM AIR COMING OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE VENTS AND NOT DRIVER SIDE VENTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SISK AUTO MALL (4599 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240), WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PROVIDE A DATE FOR WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER RECALL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSIDERING I USED MY VEHICLE FOR TYPICAL DRIVING, AND KEEP IT MAINTAINED WITH REGULARLY SCHEDULED SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES, TIRES ROTATIONS AND FLUID REFILLS THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY OF THE CURRENT ISSUES WRONG WITH IT. THE REP TRIED TO PROCLAIM THAT THE KNOCKING SOUND CAME FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE. I STRONGLY DISAGREED WITH HIM, THE $5500 ESTIMATED REPAIR COST AND DECIDED TO VOICE MY CONCERNS WITH COMING ON HERE TO REPORT IT. THE MOST ALARMING THING IS THAT THEY TRIED TO PRESSURE ME INTO STARTING THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE STATING THAT THEY NEEDED TO GET INTO THE ENGINE FIRST BEFORE THEY COULD DETERMINE IF THAT WAS ALL WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I'LL NEVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE.

Mileage: 90,150

BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING MY RAM 1500 ECODIESEL TO AND FROM WORK AND NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND. SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED MY TRUCK WITH CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. A NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED WITH A REPAIR BILL OF $12,370. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, A LAW SUIT HAS BEEN FILED DUE TO CHRYSLER REFUSING TO COVER REPAIR COST. I FEEL CHRYSLER SOLD ME A LEMON, PLEASE CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION.

Mileage: 107,000

2014 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR. *LD *JS

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE EGR COOLER VALVE FRACTURED THE HEATH STOPPED OPERATING CONSEQUENCE, RISK OF FIRE, REPAIRS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HETHER STOPPED WORKING. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MITCHELL CHRYSLER DODGE RAM, 416 HOPMEADOW ST, SIMSBURY, CT 06070, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE " EGR " COOLER VALVE FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 112,00 MILES IN 2017 BY THE SAME DEALER MITCHELL CHRYSLER DODGE RAM, 416 HOPMEADOW ST, SIMSBURY, CT 06070. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000. VIN UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 186,000

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR THE RAM WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND DID NOT GO PAST 15 MPH. THE RAM DID NOT TURN ON ANY LIGHT TO NOTIFY ME OF AN ISSUE. I HAD TO FORCEFULLY TAKE IT OUT OF LIMP MODE THEREFORE RISKING THE TRANSMISSION TO GET DAMAGED. THERE WAS A BIG TRUCK BEHIND ME MAKING A LEFT WHO THANKFULLY NOTICED THE RAM STOPPED WORKING AND PATIENTLY WAITED FOR ME TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE A RECALL ISSUE ON RAMS AS I HAVE BEEN READING THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.

Mileage: 15

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FCA, TITLED, APPROVED EMISSIONS MODIFICATION DISCLOSURE 3.0L DIESEL. TOOK LETTER AND VISITED DODGE DEALER, THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LETTER AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A RECALL NUMBER. I HAVE SINCE MONITORED MOTOR FOR ANY SIGNS OF OVERHEATING OR LOSS OF COOLING FLUID. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE LOW GAS MILEAGE, SHIFTS HARD AND AT HIGH RPM. WHEN FIRST STARTED IS SLUGGISH AND I HAVE TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY AS IT HESITATED ON TAKE OFF.

Mileage: 50,000

HAD AEM FLASH CAUSED 10-15% MPG LOSS AS WELL AS THROTTLE LAG,LOSS OF ACCELERATION FCA SAID THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE OR MPG

Mileage: 84,000

MY TRUCK STARTED LEAKING COOLANT OUT THE REAR OF ENGINE DOWN TRANSMISSION AND ON THE GROUND AND MOTOR WOULDN'T HOLD ANY COOLANT IN IT SO I CALLED FCA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY TOLD ME VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE TO GET IT TO RAM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE 9 DAYS NOW AND I CANT GET ANYBODY FROM DEALER OR CUSTOMER CARE TO GET IT WORKED ON AND DIAGNOSED IT'S UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY PLUS THE ECODIESEL SETTLEMENT EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ALL PARTS OF POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT LOAN ME A VEHICLE OF ANY KIND AND I'M IN NEED OF MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AND BACK TO BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IT ,I CALL RAM CUSTOMER CARE EVERYDAY AND KEEP GETTING TOLD NOTHING ABOUT IT GETTING REPAIRED OR PROBLEM LOCATED

Mileage: 98,215

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWIN RIVERS CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE LOCATED AT 529 WEST COURT STREET BEATRICE, NE 68310, PHONE NUMBER (402)-228-3310, TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CAMSHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

THE LIFTERS ON THE 2 CYL. THAT SHUT OFF TO SAVE FUEL FAILED AND RUINED THE CAM SHAFT. THIS HAPPENED ON MY 2010 AND NOW ON MY 2014. IT STARTED BY SKIPPING AN LOWER RPMS AS YOU SPEED UP OR ON AN INCLINE AND THEN ONE DAY IT SET A CHECK ENGINE LITE AND SKIPPED ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 165,000

THE TRUCK HAS AN EXAUST LEAK. IT'S ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD. THE BOLT BROKE FOR SOME REASON AND IS A BIG COMMON ISSUE IN THESE TRUCKS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE THE BOLTS USED WASNT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITH STAND PRESSURE AND CORROSION. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO NO LONGER WORKS LIKE IT SHOULD. IT WILL GO INTO CRUISE CONTROL VERY RARELY AND WHEN IT DOES IT'S HARD TO GET IT OUT. I HAVE TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF MOST OF THE TIME TO GET IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL MODE. THE LIGHTS THAT LUMINATE THE PRESS BUTTONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL FLICKER RANDOMLY. SO IT TELLS ME IT MUST BE A WIRING ISSUE OF SOME SORT. I'VE CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER SHIP AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AS THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I'M AFRAID WITH THE EXAUST LEAK THE EXTRA HEAT IN THE ENGINE BAY MAY RESULT IN MELTED WIRES OR EVEN WORSE A FIRE. THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONED TO MAKE A TURN AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VIN WAS ASSOCIATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER PUEBLO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 2147 US 50 WEST, PUEBLO, CO 81008, (719) 545-6666, AND WHERE THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 60,000

2014 ECODIESEL RECEIVED AN UPDATE / REPROGRAMMING OF ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) AND NOW HAS SERIOUS DRIVABILITY ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. THROTTLE RESPONSE IS DELAYED AND, IF TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, IS DANGEROUS DUE TO THE DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO DRIVABILITY ISSUES, THE FUEL MILEAGE HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, PROBABLY 20%.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE MOTIVE POWER BUT DID NOT STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,400. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 87,400

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO POOR DESIGN CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK INTO THE CABIN. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT NO RECALL.

Mileage: 60,000

THE VEHICLE LISTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS COMPLETELY SHUT-OFF AS MY SPEED IS REDUCED WHILE MAKING A TURN OR COMING TO A STOP AT SPEEDS BELOW 15. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED TO SHOW IF SOMETHING IS MALFUNCTIONING OR IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 93,330

1. HAD TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST SYTEM BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC EXHAUST STOPPED WORKING AFTER TOWING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO CREATE A FORCED REGEN 2. REPLACED 2 TURBOS 3. AFTER EMISSION RECALL WAS COMPLETED, ENGINE WAS LOOSING ANTIFREEZE AND OVERHEATED. ADDED ANTIFREEZE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED BLOWING WHITE SMOKE, ENGINE KNOCKING LIKE A LOOSE CRANK OR ROCKER ARM TRUCK LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED TO RAM DEALER IN RIVERHEAD, AFTER SPENDING 1600 DOLLARS FOR ENGINE DIAGNOSIS, WHICH WAS CLEAR APPARENT TO ANYONE , THE SAID ENGINE WAS NO GOOD.

Mileage: 85,000

WAS TOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT/STUDS WARPED AND SNAPPED AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS WARPED, THIS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE FIRST BUT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW HAPPENING ON DRIVER SIDE OUT OF WARRANTY. WAS TOLD MY DEALERSHIP THEY SEE THIS OFTEN AND WAS TOLD FCA HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN NEWER YEARS BY USING STRONGER MATERIAL IN THE BOLTS. THIS INFORMS ME THAT FCA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERS WON'T COVER IT AS A DESIGN DEFECT. CLEARLY THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS AS THEY SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AND MANUFACTURES ARE SUPPOSE TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE PARTS TO SEE EXTREME TEMP CHANGES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW TWICE TO ME BUT BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FIST TIME WAS BEFORE 60,000 MILES AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE IS HAPPENING AT 76,000 MILES. TO SUMMARIZE THE PROBLEM IS WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS AND THE MANIFOLD ITSELF.

Mileage: 76,000

NOTICED A SMALL LOSS OF RADIATOR FLUID, NO VISIBLE LEAK, BUT DID RECEIVE LETTER RELATING TO A DIESEL EGR COOLER DEFECT. NOW AM CONCERNED ABOUT STEAM LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE OIL AND THUS CONTAMINATING THE ENGINE OIL WITH DAMAGING EFFECTS ON THE ENGINE INTERNAL PARTS. EGR VALVE SHOULD ALSO BE EVALUATED AS IT DIRECTLY EFFECTS EGR COOLER.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT EMITTED A LOUD NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A BOLT WAS FRACTURED IN THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A COST ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH EARNHARDT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1521 E DRIVERS WAY, GILBERT, AZ 85297, (480) 926-4000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE, AND OPENED A CASE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM AFTER THE INVESTIGATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: V08 (EMISSIONS); HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVER SINCE THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING AND FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ECONOMY WENT FROM APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER GALLON TO 16 MILES PER GALLON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BONIFACE-HIERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (1775 E MERRITT ISLAND CAUSEWAY, MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32952, (321) 452-8181) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE PER THE MANUFACTURER RECALL WAS UPDATED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES (2.5 HOURS), VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER, IT STABILIZED AT~40 MPH. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND RED LIGHTING BOLT DISPLAYED. WE EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND MADE COURSE TO A DEALERSHIP UTILIZING SMALLER HWYS. EN-ROUTE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AT ABOUT 40 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED EMITTING SMOKE TO INCLUDE INSIDE THE CABIN. STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND EVACUATED ALL 4 PEOPLE INSIDE. FLAMES AND HEAVY SMOKE SOON BECAME VISIBLE AS WE WATCHED FROM AFAR. LARGE FLAMES GREW AND QUICKLY ENGULFED THE WHOLE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE.

Mileage: 76,000

DRIVING ON HWY 17 DOWN A RAMP, THROTTLE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK STALLED OUT. RESTARTED TRUCK TO PULL OFF HWY/RAMP TO SAFER LOCATION, NOTICED THICK BL SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, LIFTED HOOD TO SEE FLAMES COMING OFF ENGINE. BYSTANDER CALLED 911 WHILE I GOT A BUCKET OF WATER. THREW BUCKET OF WATER ONTO ENGINE WHILE POLICE AND FIRE DEPT FINISHED EXTINGUISHING. FIRE DEPT STATED THEY HAVE SEEN A FEW ECO FIRES. TOWED TO HENDRICK'S, CONTACTED RAM. RAM STATED NO NEED TO CONTACT INS CO (THEY WILL HANDLE IT). THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE, CONTACTED INS CO ANYWAYS. INSPECTED BY 2 FIRE SPECIALISTS, INS CO AND RAM. INS CO STATED MANUFACT DEFECT, RAM STATED LEAKY INJECTOR (WHICH WERE REPLACED BY RAM 18K MI PRIOR AT DEALERSHIP). I SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE,NECK,LT ARM AND HAD/HAVE HEADACHES. TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER 100K WARRANTY WITH ONLY 40K. RAM DENIED OPENED CLAIM AND WARRANTY. INS CO TOTALED TRUCK OUT, THEY STILL HAVE AN OPEN CLAIM AGAINST RAM. ADDITIONALLY RAM DENYING MY EMISSIONS SETTLEMENT OF 3K ONLY OFFERING 900 (STATING EMISSIONS WORK COULDN'T BE DONE DUE TO FIRE CLASSIFYING ME AS A PREVIOUS OWNER ALTHOUGH I WAS CURRENT OWNER EVEN AT THAT TIME). I STILL HAVEN'T SETTLED EMISSIONS. RECENTLY RAM HAS RECALLED ALL 108K ECO-DIESELS 2014-19 FOR FIRE HAZARD. MY TRUCK FITS THE DESCRIPTION FOR WHAT HAPPENS AND ALWAYS NEEDED A LITTLE COOLANT WITH MAINT, INSP, OIL CHANGES. I PAID OFF MY TRUCK BEFORE, AND NOW HAVE A PAYMENT WITH WHAT I CONSIDER A LESSER TRUCK. WHEN I CALL FCA AND GIVE MY INFO THEY OFTEN HANG UP, ACT LIKE THEY CANT HEAR ME, OR STATE THEY ARE TRANSFERRING ME TO MANAGER (HANGING UP ON ME). ALSO STATING SOMEONE WILL GET BACK TO ME, BUT NEVER ANY RETURNED CALL (SUPPOSED TO GET A CALL TOMORROW, WILL SEE).

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V347000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED BONNEVILLE AND SON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT 877-812-7782 (LOCATED AT 625 HOOKSETT RD, MANCHESTER, NH 03104) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR 19V347000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES).

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO IDLE HIGH AND THEN BLEW A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE I SHUT IT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT TO HAVE THE WARRANTY FIX IT BUT THEY ARE STATING THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CATCHING FIRE AND WILL NOT FIX IT AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR A BASED ON THE RECALL INFO

Mileage: 130,000

VB1 RECALL IS HAPPENING TO MY TRUCK AND STILL UNKNOWN SOLUTION AND PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE. IS THE TRUCK OK TO DRIVE, WILL IT BE ON FIRE? BULLETPROOF DIESEL LOOKS LIKE A GREAT OPTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IDLE ROUGHLY, SHUDDER, AND EXHIBIT POOR ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA DODGE JEEP (5001 GRIZZLY CT, MISSOULA, MT) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD AND VALVE TRAIN WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: FCA-68094470, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

WASN'T SURE IF THIS FELL UNDER POWER TRAIN OR ENGINE ITSELF. 2014 RAM 1500 3.6L ENGINE. OIL FILTER HOUSING IS PLASTIC. NOTICED AN OIL LEAK UPON CHANGING OIL. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND HOPED IT FELL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. DID NOT QUALIFY SO I'M OUT ALMOST 1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. RESEARCHING, THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER ATTRIBUTED IT TO BEING OVER TIGHTENED FILTER HOUSING. WELL RESEARCH SHOWS THIS HAPPENS DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE CYCLING OVER TIME. OIL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD CREATES A FIRE HAZARD UNDER THE PROPER CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURER SHOULD PUT FORWARD A RECALL TO REPLACE THE HOUSINGS OR DESIGN ONE THAT IS METAL FOR AN ADEQUATE REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 75,000

EXAUST (CARBON MONOXIDE) LEAK: ON MY VEHICLE AND MANY OTHERS I HAVE HEARD, EITHER THE EXAUST MANIFOLD OR THE MANIFOLD BOLTS CRACK OR BREAK CAUSING A LEAK AND LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD UNDER MY WARRANTY BUT NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS CRACKED OR BROKEN AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE NOISE STOPS AFTER WARMUP BUT HERE IS TILL A QUESTION OF HOW MUCH CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKAGE IS ACCEPTABLE UNTIL HE NOISE STOPS.

Mileage: 80,000

SMALL HOLES IN EGR HOSES, CAUSED COOLANT LEAK. RESULTING IN EGR TO NOT HEAT UP ENOUGH AND EXHAUST FILTER TO GET FULL AND NOT GO INTO REGEN.

Mileage: 151,000

VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CAN'T FIND ISSUE. VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WHICH IN MY OPINION MAKES IT UNSAFE. DEALER HAD A 'OH WELL GOOD LUCK, TRADE IT IN AND HOPE IT DOESN'T STALL' ATTITUDE.

Mileage: 35,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK AT START UP.

Mileage: 99,950

HAD THE AEM EMISSION RECALL DONE NOW TRUCK RUNS BAD. SLUGGISH AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR 4 TO 5 SECONDS. LOST 5 MILES PER GALLON. SHIFT POINTS CHANGED. LOTS OF PINGING AND TURBO BACK FLUSH. LOUD AND SOUND LIKE ROD OR CYLINDER RATTLING. NO POWER PULLING TRAILER OR WHEN CLIMBING HILLS, HAVE TO KEEP IT FLOORED. DEALER CONFIRMED ALL PROBLEMS AND SAYS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AROUND 55000 MILES.

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER THE V08 RECALL AEM UPDATE, THE TRUCK HAS NO POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD THE AEM UPDATE DONE ON MY 2014 RAM ECODIESEL. THE RECALL DRASTICALLY AFFECTED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUCK. THE ACCELERATION IS NOW DANGEROUSLY SLOW. MY WIFE, MY SON, AND I HAVE ALL NEARLY BEEN IN ACCIDENTS RIGHT AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE BECAUSE WE WERE NOT AWARE HOW THE PERFORMANCE HAD BEEN REDUCED SO MUCH. FROM A STANDSTILL THE TRUCK TAKES 3-5 SECONDS TO BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 75,000

2 MOUNTING BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF IN MY MANIFOLD. THEY ARE BROKE OFF INSIDE THE MANIFOLD.

Mileage: 90,000

AFTER HAVING THE AEM UPDATE COMPLETED, I LOST 5MPG IN FUEL ECONOMY (FROM 23 MPG COMBINED, TO 18 MPG COMBINED), I ALSO AM EXPERIENCING AN INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION LAG (4-6 SECONDS). WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC TRAVELLING AT 40+MPH, THIS LAG IN ACCELERATION CAUSES ME TO ROLL INTO TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER OR ABILITY TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE ENGINE DECIDES TO KICK IN.THIS LAG IN ACCELERATION IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN AS THE DURATION OF LAG IS INCONSISTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOT CONFIDENT IN IT'S PERFORMANCE ANYMORE. I, LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO GET RID OF THIS TRUCK. I THINK FCA SHOULD TAKE BAKE THE TRUCK BECUASE IT HAS BECOME A FINANCIAL/SAFETY NIGHTMARE. AS OF JANUARY 2019, I HAVE SPENT OVER $7000 ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM PRIOR TO THE AEM UPDATE COMING OUT (EGR COOLER CLOGGED, TURBO HOSES BAD, ETC.) LUCKLIY, I JUST HAD THE EGR COOLER REPLACED UNDER THE NEW WARRANTY BUT THE DRIVABILITY (GOOD FUEL ECONOMY AND POWER) IS NO LONGER PRESENT. IF THIS TRUCK FUNCTIONED LIKE THIS WHEN I FIRST TEST DROVE IT, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT.

Mileage: 110,000

AFTER THE V08 UPDATE VERY BAD LAG FROM THE PEDAL AND GAS MILEAGE DROPPED VERY SIGNIFICANTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL INDICATOR READ THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JT'S DODGELAND OF COLUMBIA (LOCATED AT 190 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210, 803-832-1255) WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL RELAY SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE (CP4) CAUSED A QUOTED $9500 REPAIR BILL.

Mileage: 113,000

MY TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR AN EMISSION RECALL,V08.ALL THE ISSUES STARTED AFTER THAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING IT HAS NO POWER BETWEEN 1000-2200 RPM. IT HESITATES WHEN THE THROTTLE IS APPLIED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ACCELERATING, IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DOES THIS EVEN AFTER IT IS WARMED UP. WHEN TOWING A BOAT IT IS VERY BAD. IT CAN HARDLY PULL THE BOAT UP THE RAMP. IT IS A SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE ISSUE.

Mileage: 42,203

VEHICLE LOSES POWER RANDOMLY AND COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. IN THIRTEEN MONTHS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND TOWED FOR REPAIR TO VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS SEVEN TIMES. THE FIRST FOUR TIMES IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, IT WAS RELEASED TO ME WITHOUT REPAIR DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP BEING "UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE". THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM COMMERCE.

Mileage: 20,100

MY VEHICLE HAS TREMENDOUS LAG WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, BUT IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME. I NEVER KNOW WHEN PULLING OUT INTO A ROAD AT A LEFT HAND TURN IF I AM GOING TO GET THROTTLE RESPONSE OR A DEAD PETAL. TOO MANY TIMES NOT I HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH TREMENDOUS LAG AND ALMOST REAR ENDED BY VEHICLES WHILE TURNING ONTO A ROAD. THIS WAS NEVER AN ISSUE UNTIL A FORCED "FIX" FOR A RECALL ON THE ECODIESEL ENGINE. UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION SOMETIMES THERE IS A 1-2 SECOND LAG BEFORE THE VEHICLE EVEN SEEMS TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. MY MILE PER GALLON HAS DROPPED SEVERAL POINTS AND DEF IS BEING OVER CONSUMED. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE TRUCK WILL ACCELERATE OR JUST LAG OUT ON ME. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION OR NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUE. I DO KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE "AEM FIX" FOR THE RECALLED RAMS IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM SAFE TO DRIVE TO TO ITS UNPREDICTABILITY WITH ACCELERATION. FROM A COLD START, THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OR MILES, AND THAT IS IN THE WARM CA SUN.... I AM WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE HAVING THE VEHICLE "FIXED"

Mileage: 45,000

IN MOTION LOST ALL POWER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOP COOLANT BYPASS VALVE PART NUMBER #68483334AA WITH RESEARCH SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ALSO PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ORDER

Mileage: 75,000

AFTER THE MANDATORY EMISSIONS UPDATE ON MY ECODIESEL I AM GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT TRYING TO GET OUT IN TO TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. THERE IS SERIOUS LAG IN THE THROTTLE RESPONSE AND SOMETIMES NO RESPONSE AT ALL. HOW CAN SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE US SAFER LEAVE US SO VERY VULNERABLE. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE FOR A FIX TO THIS ISSUE. ALSO THE UPDATE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO CAUSE A CHANGE IN FUEL ECONOMY OR THE WAY OUR VEHICLES RUN. IT IS HORRIBLE. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT THE FUEL ECONOMY IS SO DRASTICALLY REDUCED, BUT SERIOUSLY THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. EVERY TIME THAT I AM AT A STOP AND THEN PUSH ON MY THROTTLE I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE PICKUP IS GOING TO RESPOND OR NOT. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN STALLED OUT WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME BOTH WAYS. IT IS AN EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. WORSE, I AM CONSIDERING AN AFTER MARKET "TUNE" AS ARE 1000'S OF OTHERS. THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER TO THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE DODGE FIX THIS TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY PREVENTABLE CRASHES WILL THERE HAVE TO BE?

Mileage: 100,200

FCA WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN EMISSIONS SCANDAL. THE REQUIRED UPDATE (AEM) THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO SATISFY THE EPA HAS LEFT THE TRUCK DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THROTTLE RESPONSE IS TERRIBLE, LEAVING A 5 TO 6 SECOND DELAY BEFORE ANY POWER IS GAINED. THE TRANSMISSION WONT DOWNSHIFT GOING THROUGH ROUNDABOUTS, CREATING A HAZARD AS THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE. FREEWAY DRIVING HAS THE TRUCK HANGING IN 7TH GEAR, BARELY SHIFTING INTO 8TH. MILEAGE HAS DROPPED 3MPG, CONSISTENTLY. IN THE HASTE TO SATISFY THE EPA, FCA HAS PUT THOUSANDS OF DANGEROUS, UNDER PERFORMING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. MANY PEOPLE ARE SEEING FAILURES IN THE EMISSIONS COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLES SINCE THE UPDATE, INCLUDING ME. I AM SCHEDULING MY INTAKE MANIFOLD AND EGR COOLER REPLACEMENT AS I TYPE THIS... SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET THESE VEHICLES BACK TO A SAFE, RELIABLE AUTOMOBILE...

Mileage: 117,000

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2019, I BOUGHT A 2014 RAM 1500 LARAMIE EDITION TRUCK WITH A 3.0 VM MOTORI TWIN TURBO ECODIESEL ENGINE. THE TRUCK HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE TRUCK. THE FACTORY WARRANTY (5 YEARS/100,000 MILES) RAN OUT ON APRIL 12, 2019, DUE TO THE TRUCK BEING 5 YEARS OLD. I FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATIONS AND USED VALVOLINE EURO 15W40 DIESEL MOTOR OIL WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL, WHICH WAS AS SOON AS THE OIL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE OIL WAS READY FOR CHANGING. ON MAY 2, 2019, I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH. THE TRUCK MADE A BRIEF ROARING SOUND AND THE ENGINE DIED. I COASTED OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND STOPPED. A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK NOW HAD 83,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE $13,219.40 PLUS ANY ADDITIONAL COST BEYOND THE LONG BLOCK ENGINE. I BEGAN RESEARCHING AND FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES THAT EXPLAINED THAT THE 3.0 VM MOTORI TWIN TURBO ECODIESEL ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DESTROY ITSELF. BASICALLY THE CAM GEAR IS NOT SECURED TO THE CAM SHAFT. THE TIMING CHAIN'S TORQUE IS THE ONLY THING THAT HOLDS THE GEAR TO THE SHAFT. ONCE THE GEAR SLIPS AND THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPS, THE VALVES COLLIDE WITH THE PISTONS, STARTING A CHAIN REACTION THAT DESTROYS THE ENGINE. MY TRUCK RAN PERFECTLY UNTIL THE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE ARTICLES RECOUNT NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES OF THIS ENGINE WITH SOME ENGINES THAT HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. THE FAILURES HAPPENED WITH ENGINES THAT WERE IDLING AND ENGINES RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONE ARTICLE CLAIMS TO HAVE AN INTERNAL CHRYSLER DOCUMENT THAT STATES THAT OF THE 198,000 OF THESE VEHICLES SOLD IN THE U.S. AND CANADA THE ENGINE FAILURE RATE HAS BEEN AS HIGH AS 19 PER WEEK.

Mileage: 83,000

THE V08 EMISSION RECALL HAS DESPITE WHAT THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS DECREASED MY MPG, INCREASED TURBO LAG, MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO LITERALLY SLOWER THAN ACCEPTABLE THROTTLE RESPONSE, AND DAILY DIESEL REGENERATION. ALL BEFORE THIS FLASH TO THE ECU THERE WHERE NO PROBLEMS. BUT SINCE IT IS A TICKING TIME BOMB JUST WAITING FOR FOR ME TO GET T-BONED AT AN INTERSECTION FOR THE DELAYED ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOST OF AUTOMOTIVE POWER VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELLERATE FAILURES AFTER SERVICE FOR EMISSIONS RECALL THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND LOOSE POWER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY(707 N. COMMERCE AVE, FRONT ROYAL, VA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN EMISSIONS RECALL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

ON JUNE THE 5TH 2019 MY ECODIESEL RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALER. IT WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THREE DAYS LATER THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING BAD. IT HAS DEAD FUEL PEDAL AND LOSS OF POWER. I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR A SECOND TIME TO HAVE THE RECALL PREFORMED AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS OF NOW. I'M AFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN I PULL OUT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC I DONT KNOW IF I WILL HAVE POWER OR NOT. I'M SCHEDULED FOR THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER TO ATTEMPT THE RECALL A 3RD TIME.

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE A 2014 RAM 1500 WITH THE 3.0L ECODIESEL ENGINE. AFTER RECEIVING THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL, I AM EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE TURBO LAG/SLOW ACCELERATION WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I AM FORCED TO STEP ON THE THROTTLE JUST TO GET THE VEHICLE THROUGH INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN MERGING ON HIGHWAYS. IT WAS NOT LIKE THIS PRIOR TO THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THE ACCELERATION LAG HAS ALMOST CAUSED A COUPLE.ACCIDENTS AS THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF SITUATIONS IN WHICH IT USED TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE V08 RECALL.

Mileage: 39,540

DUE TO THE ECODIESEL SETTLEMENT PROGRAM, I ALLOWED FCA TO UPDATE THE ECM TO MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SETTLEMENT. AFTER THE UPDATE, MY TRUCK IS DANGEROUSLY SLOW FROM A STANDING START. I NEVER KNOW IF THE TRUCK WILL ACCELERATE AS I MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. SOMETIME IT IS BARELY ADEQUATE BUT MOST OF THE TIME THERE IS A 2 TO 4 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE TURBO KICKS IN (AROUND 2,000 RPM) AND THEN THERE IS A STRONG TURBO LEAP BECAUSE MY FOOT IS BURIED IN THE FLOOR TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN T-BONED OR REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES CROSSING STREETS AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FCA TOLD ME THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE TRUCK DIDN'T SHOW ANY ERROR CODES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED HIS OWN DIAGNOSTIC AND REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO MISFIRE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT PERFORMED SEVERAL REPAIRS ON HIS VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO WHITTEN BROTHERS OF ASHLAND (11409 WASHINGTON HWY, ASHLAND, VA 23005, 804-798-6071) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EITHER THE MOTOR OR THE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

Mileage: 182,000

I HAD THE EMISSIONS RECALL/REPAIR FOR THE ECODIESEL ENGINES PER THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE EPA AND FCA. FCA CLAIMS THAT IT WOULD NOT EFFECT POWER OR GAS MILEAGE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS A SIGNIFICANT LAG FROM A STOP AS WELL AS FROM 10 MPH TO ABOUT 20MPH WHEN ONE HITS THE GAS AND TRIES TO ACCELERATE. THIS DECREASE IN POWER MAKES THIS VEHICLE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO PULL ON TO A STREET THAT HAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FUEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK AND "FUEL SENSOR FAILURE" WAS DISPLAYED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO LAWLESS CHRYSLER DODGE (196 LEXINGTON ST, WOBURN, MA 01801, (888) 384-4956) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW FUEL SENSOR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR*JB

Mileage: 75,000

2014 RAM ECODIESEL. HAD THE EMISSIONS UPDATE DONE PER THE FCA CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REQUIREMENTS. AFTER THE UPDATE, MY TRUCK HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TURBO/THROTTLE LAG. THIS LAG CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 2-5 SECONDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUCK WAS ADVERTISED AS 29 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER THE UPDATE, I AM SITTING AROUND 17 MPG. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH FCA AND AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK. THIS IS NO LONGER AN EMISSIONS ISSUE, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU IT WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY DEATH. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY ECODIESEL. ALMOST EVERY RAM AND JEEP THAT HAD THE EMISSIONS UPDATE IS DEALING WITH THE SAME SAFETY RISKS.

Mileage: 55,000

ECODIESEL-POST EPA REQUIRED REPAIRS- TURBO LAG / DELAYED ACCELERATION. UP TO A TWO SECOND TIME DELAY BEFORE VEHICLE WILL PROCEED UPON FULL THROTTLE DEMAND TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR FROM A STOP SIGN OR NEEDING TO PASS A VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.. THE DELAY WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. PRIOR TO THE EPA REPAIRS, VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY TURBO LAG/ACCELERATION ISSUES. ONE COULD ACCELERATE WITH FULL, PARTIAL OR MINIMAL THROTTLE AND HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE PERFORMING AS NEEDED. DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH LOCAL RAM DEALER, THEY STATED THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX BEING CONSIDERED BY FCA. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH VEHICLES BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AS THE VEHICLE THINKS ABOUT ACCELERATING. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE ARE ANY KNOWN REMEDIES FOR THIS SOFTWARE ISSUE? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. FORTUNATELY NO BENT SHEET METAL YET.

Mileage: 72,500

AFTER COMPLETING THE EMISSIONS RECALL ON MY ECO DIESEL TRUCK I HAVE LOST ALL STARTING POWER. IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE LOST TURBO AND TAKE ROUGHLY 2-3 SEC TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. I HAVE TRIED FLOORING IT AND STILL NO TAKE OFF; IT SLOWLY ACCELERATES INTO TRAFFIC BEFORE IT FINALLY GOES. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT BE HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN REBOOTED ON ITS OWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE TO M & M CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, AND RAM (131 MILL ST, LIBERTY, NY 12754, 845-292-3500) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

FCA IS NOT VERY HELPFUL AND THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM DENIED SERVICE AFTER SEEING THERE WAS AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE IT IN ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT AND THEY ARE SAYING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MELTED FROM THE EGR BEING STUCK OPEN. I BELIEVE THE EGR VALVE HAS TO DO WITH EMISSIONS AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT YET THEY WANT THE 5300 TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 69,000

THIS 2014 RAM ECODIESEL RECEIVED THE APPROVED EMISSION MODIFICATION FROM FCA AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 5TH 2019. AFTER RECEIVING THE ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN ACCELERATION CAUSING ENTERING TO TRAFFIC TO BE DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE. EXAMPLE: ON TWO OCCASIONS, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER TRAFFIC AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN BROADSIDED AS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UP A STEEP ROAD AND THE ENGINE WOULD APPEAR TO STALL OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN STATIONARY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO UP HILL. THIS VEHICLE NEVER DISPLAYED ANY OF THIS BEHAVIOR PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NEW ENGINE SOFTWARE FROM FCA. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DANGEROUS, UNSAFE, AND UNPREDICTABLE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 35,000

SINCE THE LAST RECALL, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A MAJOR DELAY WHEN HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO LACK OF POWER WHEN HITTING THE GAS PEDAL.

Mileage: 93,000

FCA AEM RECALL. SINCE GETTING THE EMISSIONS RECALL DONE THE TRUCK NO LONGER RESPONDS LIKE IT DID. IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. THE UPDATE HAS MAD THE TRUCK VERY SLUGGISH TO THE POINT IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN TRYING TO START FROM A STOP OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE ALSO LOST 5-6 MPG SINCE THE UPDATE AND WILL NO LONG LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT TO DO LACK OF POWER TO EVEN GET MOVING.

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER GETTING THE AEM FLASH PER THE SETTLEMENT WITH EPA MY TRUCK IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE WHEN STARTING OUT. IT IS A MAJOR HAZARD TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. NUMEROUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OCCURRENCES. ALSO - THE SETTLEMENT STATED "NO DRIVING DIFFERENCES" - FAR FROM IT. THROTTLE LAG - MPG DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.

I OWN A 2014 RAM 1500 WITH A 3.0L ECO DIESEL. THERE WAS A FEDERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS HANDED DOWN AND THE OUTCOME WAS AN APPROVED ENGINE MODIFICATION (AEM). THE AEM WAS A REFLASH OF THE ECM AND TCM. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE PERFORMANCE OF MY TRUCK DANGEROUSLY IMPACTED. IF I DRIVE MY TRUCK BEFORE THE ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURES OVER 150DEGREES, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION DELAYS. IT USUALLY TAKES ME 5-10MINUTES OF DRIVING OR MORE THAN 20MINUTES OF IDLING (WARMING UP) TO GET THE ENGINE UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURES. I CAN PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR PETAL AND WAIT 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRUCK REACTS, THEN I GET PUSHED BACK INTO MY SEAT AND SOMETIMES SPIN THE DRIVE TIRES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR TRYING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, PRIOR TO THE ENGINE REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURES, I NOW EXPERIENCE 'TURBO FLUTTER' THIS IS WHERE TOO MUCH AIR IS FORCED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE AIR IS PUSHED BACK THROUGH THE TURBO. THE TRUCK ACTS AS IF THE BREAKS ARE PULSING. SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE, IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM ACCELERATING, NOT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, JUST NORMAL, CONSERVATIVE DRIVING. A FEW OTHER CHANGES I HAVE FOUND AFTER THE AEM, I HAVE LOST SIGNIFICANT FUEL ECONOMY, GREATER THAN 10%, AND DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) CONSUMPTION IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. THESE LAST 2 ITEMS DO NOT DIRECTLY EFFECT THE DRIVABILITY OF MY TRUCK BUT IF I HAD KNOW THESE THINGS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALL, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WAS ADVISED TO TAKE TRUCK IN FOR RECALL REFLASH DUE TO ECO DIESEL SETTLEMENT PACKAGE. AFTER RECALL FIX WAS CONDUCTED, ENGINE SLUGGISH, SHIFTING NOT SMOOTH AND MILES PER GALLON DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. ALL THIS AFTER A TRIP OF 8 HOURS AT LEGAL SPEED LIMITS.

Mileage: 48,000

RAM PERFORMED RECALL UPDATE V08 TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE TO BECOME COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL EMISSIONS. AFTER THE UPDATE THERE IS A 3 SECOND DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS WHILE THE TRUCK IS STOPPED AND IS TAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS. RECALL V08 WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO EFFECT FUEL ECONOMY, BUT POST RECALL I LOST 6MPG.

I HAD THE RECENT RECALL COMPLETED AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AS THERE IS CONSIDERABLE "LAG" UPON ACCELERATION. THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AS I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEY STATED THE RECALL DID NOT AFFECT PERFORMANCE BUT IT HAS DEFINITELY AFFECTED PERFORMANCE. I BROUGHT IT BECK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS DOING AND INSTEAD SAID I NEED TO CHANGE MY OIL THAT OF WHICH I CHANGED 2000 MILES AGO AND ALSO TRY AN INJECTOR CLEANER. MY FUEL MILEAGE HAS ALSO DECREASED FROM 25 OR 26 MPG HWY TO 20 MPG HWY.

Mileage: 57,310

AFTER EMISSIONS RECALL VO8 WAS PERFORMED IN MAY, THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS GONE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLOSE CALLS WHERE THE TRUCK WON'T GO WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. IT WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL BEFORE RECALL WAS DONE.

Mileage: 141,000

2014 RAM ECODIESEL - I RECENTLY HAD MY AEM RECALL COMPLETED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WITH THE PROMISE THAT PERFORMANCE AND FUEL MILEAGE WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. NOT ONLY WERE THEY BOTH NEGATIVELY AFFECTED, THEY WERE AFFECTED TO THE POINT OF A SAFETY CONCERN. MY GAS MILEAGE GOING DOWN BY OVER 5MPG IS NOTHING COMPARED TO ALMOST GETTING T-BONED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO EXTENSIVE TURBO LAG (2-3 SECONDS) AFTER THE AEM WAS COMPLETED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE WHEN I GO TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM A DEAD STOP, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE TRUCK JUST SITS THERE. LUCKILY THERE HAS BEEN A SHOULDER FOR ME TO SWERVE INTO TO GET OUT OF THE WAY FROM BEING REAR-ENDED. THE 0-60 TIME WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP IS ALSO CAUSE FOR CONCERN. MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE HAD A FELLOW DRIVE LAY ON THEIR HORN BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUST CANNOT GAIN SPEED FAST ENOUGH. NOW, IF I WERE GETTING BETTER GAS MILEAGE WITH THE DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE, THAT WOULD BE ONE THING. BUT TO GET SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE GAS MILEAGE AND HAVE THIS DEATH BOX NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IS JUST AWFUL. FCA HAS LIED TO THEIR CONSUMERS WITH THIS UPDATE AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT RECALL INSTALLED ON VEHICLES.

Mileage: 110,000

APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, I STEP ON THE BRAKES THEN VEHICLE WENT INTO A SLOW COAST MODE. ( A RED SIGN TURNED ON, INDICATING AN "ELECTRICAL BRAKE" ISSUE). THEN INDICATES "SWITCH GEAR TO PARK", SOON AFTER PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS STOP ON A DRIVE THRU, SAME INDICATION OCCUR, ENGINE POWER WENT OFF THEN "ELECTRICAL BRAKE" , NEXT THING WAS "SWITCH GEAR TO PARK" RESUMING TO NORMAL OPERATION. VERY CONCERN ABOUT THIS IT IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM DOCTORS VISIT, IT HAS ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON IT, VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WOULD NOT WANT IT TO FAIL ON ME AT A MIDDLE OF AN INTERCEPTION. IN BETWEEN THESE EVENTS, THEIR IS NO LIGHT THAT APPEARS. IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE THAT CAN BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY PLEASE THANK YOU.

Mileage: 4

OIL FILTER ADAPTER OIL LEAK DEALER REPLACED ONE SEAL .CONTINUES TO LEAK LESS. PENTASTAR V6 DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE OIL ADAPTER. FIRE HAZARD. BELL HOUSING AND TRANSMISSION PAN SOAKED WITH MOTOR OIL.

Mileage: 98,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE, WHICH WAS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO JT'S DODGE LEXINGTON (4838 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON, SC 29072, (803) 220-3725) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO FIND OUT IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE SAME DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ALL REPAIRS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,657. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 89,657

I WAS ACCELERATING MY TRUCK ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE POWER CONTROL MODULE, BATTERY CONTROL MODULE, CRANK POSITION SENSOR, TONE WHEEL AND POWER STEER CONTROL MODULE ALL FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALER.

Mileage: 134,000

VEHICLE HAD WELL KNOW LIFTER FAILER INSIDE A 5.7L HEMI. THE FAILURE CAUSED A CAM SHAFT NOTCH TO BE PLACED IN THE LOBBY OF THE SHAFT. VEHICLE STILL HAS FACTORY WARRANTY BUT FACTORY OEM PARTS THAT ARE KNOW TO FAIL WE'RE PUT BACK IN. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO POSSIBLE MOTOR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING LOOSING ALL POWER TO VEHICLE AND HARDNING OF BREAKING SYSTEM.

Mileage: 95,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS PULLING A BOAT ON A FISHING TRIP. COMING OFF THE LAST PASS INTO GUNNISON COLORADO, I HEARD KNOCKING HEARD A BIG BANG. THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN FOR LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. COULDN'T START IT, COULDN'T GET IT INTO NATURAL. GOT IT TO A DIESEL SHOP FIGURED IT SPUN A ROD BEARING. I DID NOT KNOW THAT WHEN A VIEHICAL COMES DOWN FROM CANADA, IT LOSES ITS DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY! WE ARE ALL NORTH AMERICAN! WHAT EXACTLY IS BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS?

Mileage: 33,625

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLTS TO THE MANIFOLD WERE DETACHED ON BOTH SIDES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO 1-10 CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 79200 VERNER RD, INDIO, CA 92203, (760) 345-1000). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,833. *BF CONSUMER STATED I HAD COMPUTER COMPONENTS (RECALLED) REPLACED DUE TO THE SHIFTER COMING OUT OF GEAR. I FEEL THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WHICH I HAD NOTIFIED 1-10 CHRYSLER DODGE ABOUT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AT THIS TIME. I HAD THE MANIFOLD AND THE BOTS REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 119,833

I HAVE A 2014 RAM 1500 SLT 4WD CC I BOUGHT IT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY FRIEND AND I WERE ABOUT TO TAKE A DRIVE AND WHEN I STARTED IT MY FRIEND WHOM IS A MECHANIC SAID YOU EITHER HAVE AN ENGINE KNOCK OR AN EXHAUST LEEK. WELL I CHECKED IT OUT AT THE DEALER AND WELL THE EXHAUST LEAK WAS DUE TO A BROKEN BOLT IN THE MANIFOLD AND THEN THE DEALER CALLS ME AND SAYS YOU HAVE A LIFTER TAPING THEY SAID THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD FIX IT BUT I HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF VIDEOS AND FORUMS AND THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON BOTH IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHOM HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT IF YOU SPEND THE KIND OF MONEY THAT WE RAM OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED IVE BEEN TREATED WONDERFUL BY THE DEALER BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE RECODNISED BY CHRYSLER AND FIXED BY CHRYSLER IVE ONLY PUT 20000 MILES ON IT IT ONLY HAS 82000 TOTAL THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM YET IF AT ALL I TREAT MY TRUCK LIKE A PART OF THE FAMILY IT GETS SERVICED REGULARLY MY TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE KIND OF ISSUES PLEASE HELP DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS SOMEONE NEEDS TO

Mileage: 82,000

IT HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD DUE TO FAULTY BOLTS. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND TALKED TO MECHANICS, AND IT IS A WELL DOCUMENT PROBLEM WITH DODGE/RAM VEHICLES. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT USED TO BE COVERED UNDER SOME WARRANTIES, BUT NOT ALL. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A VEHICLE DEFECT THAT DODGE/RAM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ELECTRIC CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. FINDLAY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (10305 U.S. 224 WEST, FINDLAY, OH 45840, (419) 423-1715) DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE TURBO CHARGER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. REINEKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (207 W WATER ST, NORTH BALTIMORE, OH 45872, (419) 492-7003) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,800.

Mileage: 97,800

I STARTED GETTING A TICKING IN MY MOTOR AROUND 60K MILES. I TOOK IT TO TYLER'S CHRYSLER JEEP AND RAM IN NILES MICHIGAN FOR TWO RECALLS, THE TICKING SOUND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND A POSSIBLE REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKING. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THEY PUT DYE IN THE OIL AND I HAD TO BRING IT BACK AND RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE TICKING BUT DID PUT IN MY FILE WHY HE WAS RECOMMENDING IT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY NORMAL MECHANIC FOR THE TICKING SOUND AGAIN AND NE SAYS I HAVE BROKEN EXHAUST STUDS. NOW I AM 2 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE SERVICE WRITER COULDN'T DO HIS JOB. IN DO RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, APPARENTLY BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS ARE SO COMMON ON THESE TRUCKS THAT REPLACING THEM IS CONSIDERED STANDARD MAINTANANCE???

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLT THAT HELD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

. MY PICK-UP AVERAGED 24 PER GALLON BETWEEN LOCAL AND EXPRESSWAY DRIVING. EXPRESSWAY DRIVING ONLY (FOR EXAMPLE, TO NIAGARA FALLS IN 2015) AVERAGED 27 MILES PER GALLON. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS AND OIL CHANGE AND 2 FACTORY RECALLS MY PICK-UP LOST POWER AND COULD BARELY DO 20 MILES PER GALLON. THE ENGINE BECAME VERY LOUD. THE LONGER I DROVE IT, THE LESS MILEAGE I GOT -- THE ENGINE ALSO BEGAN HOWLING/WHISTLING AS I TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SPEED, I HAD TO CONSTANTLY PRESS MY FOOT TO EXCELERATE, EVEN GOING DOWN INCLINES. I HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY BRING MY PICK-UP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS BECAUSE VARIOUS SYSTEMS BEGAN TO FAIL -- SAFETY BREAKS, FUEL RELATED BLACK BOX, DASHBOARD PANEL SIGNALS , ETC. I EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE STRESS ON MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. EVENTUALLY, BY PROCESS OF ELIMIMATION, SERVICE DEPARTMENT REVISITED THE 2 RECALLS -- ONE OF WHICH WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN, THEY FOUND 6 LEAKS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. ANYTHING ABOVE 50-55 MPH IS DIFFICULT. I FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS IN A TIMELY FASHION, AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. THE RPM IS VERY HIGH AND THE ENGINE REMAINS IN EXCERATION MODE EITHER TOO LONG OR, AT HIGHER SPEEDS, NEVER KICKS IN

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE ON A LONG ROAD TRIP WITH OUR INFANT DURING CHRISTMAS. ALL ASPECTS OF MY TRUCK WERE OPERATIONAL AND NO WARNING SIGNS. MY TRUCK IS AN ECODIESEL. ON THE WAY HOME THE TEMPS WERE BELOW FREEZING AND IT BEGAN TO RAIN. WE TRIED TO TURN THE HEAT ON IN THE TRUCK TO FIND THERE WAS NO HEAT. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE WITH NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. WE KEPT DRIVING UNTIL I COULD SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY. WE FUELED UP AND I CHECKED THE TRUCK OVER VISUALLY BUT FOUND NO REASON FOR THE TRUCK TO HAVE NO HEAT AND STILL BE OPERATING UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WE RETURNED TO DRIVING AND HAD HEAT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. STILL THE TRUCK WAS OPERATING AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE. WHEN I FINALLY DECIDED TO CHECK THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL, I LEARNED THAT THE TRUCK WAS VERY LOW AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO FILL THE HEATER CORE, BUT JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM OVERHEATING. I ADDED ANTIFREEZE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK WAS. FINALLY, AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, I DISCOVERED A HIDDEN LEAK IN THE EGR COOLER THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY LEAKING AND BURNING OFF IMMEDIATELY LEAVING NO TRACE BEHIND OF THE LEAK. IT EVENTUALLY GOT BAD ENOUGH THAT IT WOULD LEAVE COOLANT PUDDLES UNDER THE TRUCK. EVEN WITH THE POOL OF COOLANT UNDER THE TRUCK, THERE IS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF THE LEAK EXCEPT FOR MINOR DAMPNESS AROUND ONE PORT OF THE EGR COOLER.

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL LEAK AT INSIDE BEND OF METAL FUEL LINE. FACTORY DEFECT. FUEL LEAK AT SEVERAL INJECTORS WHEE IT MEETS MANIFOLD. GLOW PLUG MODULE AND GLOW PLUGS CONSTANTLY FAILING. WATER PUMP LEAK AND REPLACED. AIR SUSPENSION INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY 32,000 MILES

Mileage: 32,000

THE HEMI ENGINE HAS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM 2009 5.7 HEMI UP UNTIL PRESENT BUT RAM IS NOT RECALLING THE ENGINE. THE LIFTERS ARE SEIZING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. THESE ARE FAILING BEFORE 70K MILES AND MINE IS STARTING TO FAIL AS WELL. ITS A 4000 DOLLAR FIX WHEN THEY DO. DODGE RAM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FOR $26000 AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. JACKSONVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ARLINGTON (9600 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225, (877) 677-5782) REPAIRED THE TURBO CHARGER. GALEANA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (14375 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, FORT MYERS, FL 33912, (239) 481-2600) FLUSHED THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY AND WAS TO CLOSE TO THE OIL PAN, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE FAILURES CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER HAD NOT RELEASED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

ENGINE LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC READING: CYLINDER 6 MISFIRE DETECTED. RANDOM/MULTIPLE MISFIRE DETECTED. NUMBER 6 CYLINDER HAS A HIGH COUNT OF NO COMPRESSION. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

Mileage: 132,607

ENGINE KEEPS OVERHEATING INTERMITTENTLY AND DEALERSHIPS IS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE ISSUE LOOSES COOLANT AND SMELLS LIKE COOLANT WHILE ITS RUNNING AND AFTER JUST GETTING SHUT OFF AFTER DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP 14 TIMES NOW AND NOTHING IS GETTING DONE.

Mileage: 81,722

OIL LEAK ORIGINATING FROM REPORTED FAILED FILTER HOUSING ADAPTER (PER DEALER INVESTIGATION) ON PENTASTAR 3.6L V6 ENGINE. SLOW LEAK BEGAN TO OCCUR IMMEDIATELY AFTER PREVIOUS DEALER-PERFORMED OIL CHANGE IN LATE 2018. 2/4/19 REGULAR-INTERVAL DEALER-PERFORMED OIL CHANGE FOUND OIL ALL OVER BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE. TECHNICIAN ADVISED OF REPLACING OIL FILTER HOUSING/OIL COOLER ADAPTER AND ASSOCIATED GASKETS FOR QUOTE OF $995. LEAK OBSERVED ON PERSONAL GARAGE FLOOR, AS WELL AS ALONG DRIVEWAY (WHILE IN MOTION), SINCE PRIOR OIL CHANGE. MULTIPLE INTERNET SEARCHES FIND FAULTS OF THIS EQUIPMENT ACROSS A WIDE VARIANCE OF 2014 3.6L PENTASTAR V6 ENGINES INSTALLED IN VARIOUS FIAT-CHRYSLER AMERICA MODELS.

Mileage: 119,000

MAJOR OIL LEAK ENGINE COOLER. CAUSING OIL TO LEAK WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS GETTING ON THE TIRES. ON WET ROADS THIS HAS CAUSED THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK TO FISHTAIL AT NORMAL DRIVE SPEEDS AROUND CURVES AND TAKE OFFS.

Mileage: 84,000

I HAD A WATER PUMP FAILURE, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. A FLATBED TRUCK CAME TO PICK IT UP. AFTER THREE WEEKS IN THE DEALER THEY CALLED ME IT WAS READY FOR PICK UP. I WENT THERE, INSPECTED THE WORK ALL WAS DONE CORRECTLY. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY KEYS, THEY TOLD ME THAT DODGE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE "LIQUIDS" AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE COOLANT USED, $29.98 THEY CHARGED ME. I WENT TO TALK TO THE MANAGER AND ASKED HIM AND HE SAID THAT DODGE DOES NOT COVER FOR ANY LIQUIDS, IF YOU MAKE AN ENGINE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, CUSTOMER PAYS FOR THE OIL AND FILTER, IF A REPAIR IS DONE ON THE AXLE, CUSTOMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE AXLE FLUID, IT IS INCREDIBLE!! GM INCLUDES EVERYTHING. MY TRUCK IS A 2014, BUT ONLY HAS 30K MILES ON IT, FIRST THIS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN AT THIS LOW MILLAGE, AND SECOND IF THE DEALER IS GOING TO DO THE JOB, AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK SITTING IN THEIR YARD FOR THREE WEEKS, THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS INCLUDE THE COOLANT. DON'T YOU THINK. HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT ALLOWS THIS? THERE SHOULD BE A LAW PROTECTING THE CUSTOMER FROM THIS KIND OF RIP OFFS. ALMOST THIRTY DOLLAR FOR COOLANT IT IS OUTRAGEOUS.

Mileage: 30,442

ENGINE KEEPS STALLING RANDOMLY COMING TO A STOP OR IDLING DURING TIMES, WANTS TO TURN OFF WHILE PUTTING IN REVERSE, HAVE HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN AND ALTERNATOR HAS CHECKED OUT GOOD THROUGH DODGE THEMSELVES. ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER WHEN THE TEMPERATURES GOT COLD. PURCHASED TRUCK IN JULY 23. HAD AN INTERLOCK SYSTEM PUT IN AND HAD NO ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL WINTER.

Mileage: 37,000

VEHICLE STALLS AND LOSES ALL POWER AND ELECTRICAL, SHIFTING ITSELF INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DUE TO THE FAULTY TIPM IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON MANY OTHER OCCASIONS; THERE IS NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, IT JUST HAPPENS. THIS IS UNSAFE AND COULD RESULT IN MULTIPLE FATALITIES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE DECEMBER 2018. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2018. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. HAD I KNOWN THAT PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WOULD ENDANGER MY FAMILY, I NEVER WOULD HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED BUYING IT.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN DECREASED WITH A KNOCKING NOISE PRESENT. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT TEXAS DODGE (7800 I-40 FRONTAGE RD, AMARILLO, TX 79106, (806) 353-6343) PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AGAIN, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. *DT*JB

Mileage: 127,000

WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, TWICE THE ENGINE HAS STALLED AND TWICE IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL BUT INSTEAD CAME OUT OF GEAR. WHEN IT CAME OUT OF GEAR THE SHIFT KNOB STILL INDICATED "D" BUT THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAID TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE

Mileage: 51,000

OIL LEAKING FROM 2014 3.6L V6 ENGINE OIL FILTER HOUSING ADAPTER

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. INFO SCREEN DISPLAYED 'CHECK TRAILER BRAKE,' 'ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL,' AND 'TOWING MODE''.' WAS NOT TOWING ANYTHING AT THE TIME. ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. ENGINE WILL NOT START NOW. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AWAITING INFORMATION FROM DEALER ON REPAIR.

Mileage: 84,000

2014 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DIESEL WATER PUMP SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR REQUIRED 2 APPOINTMENTS. THIS CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE REQUIRED THE WATER PUMP TO BE REPLACED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A TAPPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANIFOLD BOLTS BECAME DAMAGED AND SHEARED OFF DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST PIPES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (JAMES HODGE DODGE, 5100 SE LOOP 286, PARIS, TX) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TT VIN IS INVALID.*JB

Mileage: 120,000

MOST RECENT EPISODE OF TRUCK SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING WAS WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS IN RURAL AREA PULLED UP TO LOOK BOTH WAYS TO CROSS THEN STARTED OVER TRACKS TRUCK SHUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF TRACK NEEDLESS TO SAY A TRAIN WAS COMING AROUND CORNER, WHEN TRAIN WAS 200 YRD AWAY LUCK FORCED IT INTO NEUTRAL. NEEDLESS TO SAY HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIME IN 2015 AND RAM STATED IT WASN'T THROWING CODE FOR IT TO SHUT OFF. THEY LET THE DEATH TRAP BACK ON ROAD. THIS TRUCK HAS MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 160,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND LOSS OF POWER. AFTER BRINGING VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOUND OUT MISFIRE CYLINDER #3. FAILED CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS AT 143,000 MILES. TOLD IS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AT NO SPECIFIC MILEAGE. APPROXIMATELY $4,000 TO REPAIR

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND AN ABNORMAL ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE TROUBLE: TOP END DAMAGE TO LIFTERS/CAMSHAFT. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE

Mileage: 107,000

IN 3 YEARS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE INDICATOR HAVE CAME ON AT LEAST 14 TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRUCK GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIPS WHO REPRESENT RAM PRODUCTS HAVE PERFORMED DIFFERENT WORK AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. THEY HAVE FLASHED THE SOFTWARE, CHANGED TURBO PRESSURE SWITCH, PERFORMED MANUAL REGEN ON EXHAUST SYSTEM, CHANGED AIR FILTER, CHANGED THE TURBO TWICE, CHANGED THE FUEL FILTERS, TIGHTENED HOSES AND NOTHING STOPS THE PROBLEM FROM RETURNING. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND IS HAPPENING ON THOUSANDS OF RAM 1500 ECODIESEL PICKUPS. UNTIL NOW IT WAS JUST AN INCONVIENANCE BUT THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A LOGGING TRUCK. HAD THE LOG TRUCK BEEN LOADED WITH LOGS I PROBABLY WOULD BE DEAD BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY HE COULD HAVE AVOIDED A COLLISION IF HE WERE LOADED. I TOOK THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO A RAM DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR OVER A MONTH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR CHRYSLER TO SELL $50,000.00 TRUCKS THAT CAN'T BE FIXED AND ARE GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED.

Mileage: 115,000

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IT THREW A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK RESULTING INSTANT LOSS OF POWER. HOT OIL BEING BLOWN OUT OF THE HOLE AND ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ONTO THE TURBO AND EXHAUST, RESULTED IN A UNDER-HOOD FIRE.

Mileage: 105,731

2014 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 18V-332. *LD *JS

ENGINE MAKING TICKING NOISE AT AROUND 22000 MILES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WHAT THE NOISE COULD BE IN DAY REPLY BACK SAYING THAT IT'S JUST THE HEMI ENGINE NOISE AND IT'S NORMAL. I'VE CAME BACK A FEW TIMES AND MENTION THE NOISE AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT IT WAS GETTING LOUDER AND LONGER LASTING AT COLD STARTS THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS STILL NORMAL HEMI NOISES. I'VE RESEARCHED AND LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND IT TO BE AN EXHAUST ISSUE ON THE MANIFOLD DUE TO THE STUDS BREAKING AND SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON DEFECT AND THEY INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE OVER $1,000 REPAIR AND WAS NOT COVERED DO TO MY TRUCK COMING FROM CANADA AND ALL MY WARRANTY WAS VOIDED I'VE COMPLAINED SEVERAL SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE UNDER THE FEDERAL MANDATED WARRANTY AND THEY SAID NOTHING AND THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 47,000 MILES AND THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2010 2011 WITH THE HEMI ENGINES AND MANUFACTURER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT REPAIRING OR CORRECTING THE ISSUES! A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS! I HAVE CALLED THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT, CHRYSLER THEMSELVES RECALL DEPARTMENT AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING TO HELP AND PRETTY MUCH TELL ME I'M OUT OF LUCK!

Mileage: 22,000

CANNOT PUT IT TO WORK IT WILL NOT HAUL A TRAILER, CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE IT WILL TURN OFF IN BUMPY ROADS, BEEN MARKING ' SHIFT TO DESIRE GEAR TO DRIVE' WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH PEOPLE FROM THE AGENCY ( DON DAVIS ) AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEMS. CHANGED SHIFT CRAGTER TWICE, NO LUCK! I TOOK IT WITH THE ENGINGE LIKE TURNED ON AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A 'CODE' THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING UP BEFORE IT TURNS OFF COMPLETELY. IT'S A MATTER OF SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.

Mileage: 62,612

TIPM...TRUCK WAS MOBILE AT NIGHT IN RAIN WHEN IT DIED AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD...DENSE OBNOXIOUS SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND INTO CAB WHERE MY GRANDCHILD WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY IT CAUSING SERIOUS BREATHING PROBLEMS AND COUGHING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE A DEMAND OF 1500 BUCKS UP FRONT TO EVEN LOOK AT THIS TRUCK.. EVENTUALLY I HAD WRECKER BRING IT FROM DEALERSHIP HOME WHERE IS SITS ON RAMPS IN THE BACK YARD. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO CODES FROM OBD-II SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL OF AIRBAGS EXPLODING WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE AND FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CAPITOL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3201 MISSOURI BLVD, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65109, (573) 893-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE WIRING HARNESS AND INTAKE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANCAMPEN MOTORS INC. (601 W 3RD ST, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701, (570) 326-0567), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

MY TRUCK HAS STARTED RUNNING ROUGH WITHOUT ANY POWER AND NOTICING A TICKINGKOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE PAST WEEK SO I STARTED LOOKING INTO IT AS I'VE ALWAYS CHANGED MY OIL BETWEEN 5-10K FULL SYNTHETIC 5W20 AND ALWAYS RAN GOOD FUEL AT LEAST 89-93 BC I HAVE 142K ON IT. I'VE NOTICED THE TICKING NOISE AROUND 75 AND THOUGHT MAYBE SLIGHT EXHAUST LEAK FROM THE WELDS BUT AS I START READING ON INTERNET IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER ON ALL THESE HEMI ENGINES FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW AND I THINK IT'S BS THAT I'M HAVING TO PAY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY BEEN A PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES WITH WELL UNDER THE MILEAGE I HAVE AS WELL. THE WIFE HAS A CHEVY WITH OVER 200K THAT RUBS LIKE A TOP AND SHE NEVER CHANGED THE OIL BEFORE WE GOT TOGETHER, IN FACT IT WAS SLUDGE WHEN I DID THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND IT DOESN'T TICK NOCK OR HESITATE ONE BIT. I HOPE SOMEONE WILL STEP UP AND HELP PPL OUT WITH THEIR MISTAKES AND MAKE IT RIGHT BC I'M OUT OF A VEHICLE I STILL OWE ON AND CAN'T EVEN GET TO WORK BC GUESS WHAT I DRIVE FOR WORK. BUMMER I KNOW BUT NOT IF Y'ALL WOULD FIX PROBLEMS WHEN THE ARISE!!!!

Mileage: 140,000

5.7L HEMI LIFT/CAN FAILURE!!!!! I AM A RAM OWNER AND HAVE HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH MY 2014 RAM 1500 AT AROUND 135,000 MILES MY ENGINE STARTED TO TAP IN A RITHUM AND WAS GETTING LOUDER BY THE DAY. DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH LIFTER COLLAPSING AND DESTROYING THE CAM. TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD EXACTLY WHAT I HAD READ ABOUT A LOT OF FOLKS SAYING THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THERE HEMI. NOT ONLY IN THE RAM MODELS BUT JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MODELS AND CHALLENGERS AS WELL EQUIPPED WITH THE HEMI ENGINE AS WELL. THIS REPAIR COST ROUGHLY 3500.00 OR MORE TO HAVE REPAIRED. AND CHRYSLER SHOULD HELP COVER THE COST ON REPAIRS. I AM VERY UPSET WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND AT THIS TIME MAY NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT.

Mileage: 135,000

RAM STARTED DYING IN DECEMBER 2017 WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEED. ALL ELECTRIC POWER REMAINED, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON OR ABOUT 1 JANUARY 2018, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THAT DAY, THE ENGINE SURGED 2 TIMES WITHOUT DYING. DEALER VERIFIED A U1424 TROUBLE CODE RECORDED 3 TIMES. DEALER HAD THE RAM FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND COULD NOT MAKE IT DUPLICATE, BUT INDICATED THEY WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE CRANKSHAFT SENOR. THEY DID NOT DO THE REPAIR. DEALER CLEARED THE CODE AND I RETRIEVED IT. THE RAM CONTINUED TO DIE, BUT HAS NOT PRESENTED A TROUBLE CODE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE/RAM (CASE#33123585) TO WHICH THEY RECENTLY DETERMINED THAT UNTIL THE RAM CANNOT MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, DESPITE THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE DECEMBER, THE RAM HAS NOW DIED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES AND SURGED MORE TIMES THAN I REMEMBER. THE FIRST TIME I WAS PULLED INTO THE DITCH AS I TRIED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. 3 TIMES, I'VE NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR-ENDED AFTER THE RAM DIED TWICE WHILE NAVIGATING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ONCE WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. THIS MORNING IT AGAIN DIED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO NAVIGATE A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT DIED UNTIL I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. BY THAT TIME, I BARELY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING ME. THAT INDIVIDUAL CONFRONTED ME IN A VERY HOSTILE MANNER, BUT I DIFFUSED THE SITUATION WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE ATTITUDE OF DODGE/RAM IS VERY CONCERNING AS THEIR "POLICY" OUTWEIGHS THE SAFETY OF ME, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE, BUT RAM STATES THEY'VE NEVER DEALT WITH THE ISSUE. I HAVE PHOTOS ON MY CELLPHONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE RAM DIES. I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH RAM

Mileage: 63,000

OIL LEAKING FROM PART #68105583AF, ADAPTER-ENGINE OIL FILTER.

Mileage: 76,000

MAJOR OIL LEAK STARTED AT JUST UNDER 100K MILES ON THE TRUCK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE FOR KNOWN ISSUES, WITCH I FOUND ONE ON CHRYSLER 3.6 MOTORS YEAR MODEL 2014 WITCH WAS OILCOOLER/HOUSING CRACKING. THIS IS THE ENGINE MY TRUCK HAS AS WELL. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE TRUCK OVER THIS WAS THE EXACT ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK. THE OIL LEAK IS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE BLOCK AND RUNS DOWN BACK OF ENGINE TO BOTTOM OF TRUCK. WITH THE AMOUNT OF ISSUES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND IN A MATTER OF MINUTES OF SEARCHING AND AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THAT PART HAD BEEN REDESIGNED BY THE DEALERSHIP I THINK THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

Mileage: 98,000

ON 11/22/17 AT AROUND 5PM DRIVING EAST BOUND ON I-76 IN PENNSYLVANIA OUR 2014 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. AS I TRIED TO STOP I REALIZED I HAD NO BRAKES. WE SLOWED TO A STOP AS WE STARTED UP A HILL, I PUT IT IN PARK AND WE ALL GOT OUT JUST IN TIME. A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC HAD JUST 2 DAYS EARLIER FINISHED INSTALLING A NEW ENGINE. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP & CHRYSLER HAVE DENIED ALL OWNERSHIP AND NO ROOT CAUSE EVALUATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. I BELIEVE A FUEL LINE FAILED DUE TO FAULTY WORKMANSHIP, BUT WITHOUT A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION I GUESS WE WILL NEVER KNOW AND SOME OTHER CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING.

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SMELLED BURNING, ANOTHER CAR PULLED ALONG SIDE AND YELLED "YOU ARE ON FIRE" AFTER STOPPING THE TRUCK I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES UNDER THE ENGINE BY APPLYING DRY POWDER FIRE EXTINGISHER INTO THE OPEN HOOD. LATER INVESTIGATION BY A CHRYLSER HIRED INVESTIGATOR INDICATED THE STARTER CABLE SHORT CIRCUITED TO A SHARP BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE FRAME CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS TO CATCH FIRE. IN MY OPINION CHRYLSER IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN AUTHORIZING A WARRANTY REPAIR

Mileage: 38,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE ENTERED INTO BRAKING MODE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LITHIA CHRYSLER DODGE RAM FIAT OF SPOKANE, 10701 NORTH NEWPORT HIGHWAY SPOKANE, WA 99218, PHONE (509) 381-7460) SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT RENDER A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. ..UPDATED 10/18/17*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE ON STEEP HILLS AND/OR IN 2ND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHOUT COMMAND. UPDATED 10/25/2017*JS

Mileage: 1,000

MY RAM 1500 WILL H THE 5.7 HEMINGWAY V8 HA AN EXAUST LEAK AT THE EXAUST MANIFOLD APPARENTLY DUE TO A BROKEN MANIFOLD MOUNTING BOLT. IT MAKES A TICKING NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND THEN SUBSIDES WHEN WARMED UP. I WAS CONCERNED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE MAY BE TAKEN IN BY THE CABIN VENTILATION SYSTEM AND EXPOSE THE OCCUPANTS TO THIS GAS. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS MANY PEOPL HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY RAM DEALERS THAT A SAFETY RECALL WOULD BE FORCE HCOMMING.

Mileage: 50,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK OFF IN THE BLOCK AND CAUSE EXHAUST LEAKS. HAPPENED AT 50K MILES. WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP IT HAPPENS OFTEN.

Mileage: 50,000

ON DISPLAY IT CAME UP SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE TO 38 MPH RUNNING 3000 RPM'S.

Mileage: 56,700

STARTING AT ABOUT 30K THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ERROR CODE READ PO456 (SMALL EVAP LEAK), DODGE DEALER (PETERSON ) STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS SO SENSITIVE THAT THEY (THE DEALER) COULD NOT DETECT SUCH A SMALL LEAK.. SO I WAS TOLD THEY CHANGED OUT SOME COMMON ITEMS THAT HAD KNOWN ISSUES AND IT SHOULD BE FIX.. AT ABOUT 37K SAME EXACT ISSUE SAME EXACT ERROR CODE SAME EXACT RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER.. BUT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THEY JUST REPLACED THE WHOLE EVAP SYSTEM AND TO MAKE SURE I DON'T OVERFILL THE FUEL TANK.... NOW AT 54K SAME EXACT ISSUE SAME ERROR PO456 ..BUT NOW A MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE HEAVY 'FUEL' SMELL IN THE CAB ' AND I'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL NOT TO 'OVERFILL' THE FUEL TANK'.BEST PART DEALER IS SAYING SORRY OUT OF WARRANTY.. HUH, THAT'S CONVENIENT.

Mileage: 54,000

MY 2014 RAM 1500 PENTASTAR 3.6 OIL LEAK HAS A OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL COOLER THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD

Mileage: 85,000

THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM TIME TO TIME. THERE IS NO PATTERN WHEN IT HAPPENS. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!! THIS IS ONE OF TWO 2014 RAM 1500 WE HAVE THAT DOES THIS.

Mileage: 40,000

THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM TIME TO TIME. THERE IS NO PATTERN WHEN IT HAPPENS. WE OWN A SECOND 2014 RAM THAT DOES THE SAME!!!

Mileage: 45,000

WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN AN EMPTY LOT AFTER A SNOW STORM WITH LOTS OF ICE. HAD TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND TRUCK FISHTAILED AROUND A CORNER AND ENGINE STALLED. LIGHTS IN INTERIOR WERE ON AND DASH ADVISED TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO START. NO KNOCKING OR STRANGE NOISES PRIOR, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AFTER OR BEFORE. RPMS WERE BELOW 3000 WHEN ENGINE STALLED. AFTER STALL PUT TRUCK INTO PARK AND STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY. TANK WAS 3/4 FULL. ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE TRUCK BUT IT IS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

THEIRS A LOT OF RECALLS THEY DON'T FIX THEM AND I'M SCARE OF DRIVING THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 21,000

MY TRUCK HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT ALLOWS RAW DIESEL FUMES TO BE DRAWN INTO THE VEHICLE'S HVAC SYSTEM. WHEN THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND THE ENGINE IS IDLING, DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES CAN BE EASILY DETECTED IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. BECAUSE THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH SCR, DEF, AND DPF SYSTEMS, YOU SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SMELL RAW DIESEL EXHAUST WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. HOWEVER, WHEN THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY, YOU CAN SMELL RAW DIESEL EXHAUST IN THE CAB AND WHEN STANDING OUTSIDE THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST ELBOW, JUST DOWN STREAM FROM THE TURBO ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A KNOWN WEAK POINT IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AS MANY RAM ECODIESEL OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME LEAK AND SYMPTOMS.

Mileage: 35,000

DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF WASN'T MIX WITH THE FUEL TO MAKE THE TRUCK RUN PROPERLY. TRUCK WON'T STAY START. WHEN TRUCK START ONLY GO 30MPH. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 10 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN MAY 2015. IT IS IN THE SHOP WITH NO ETA ON THE PART SO I AM IN A RENTER SINCE 6SEPT2016. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY COVER 5 DAYS OF RENTER. SO I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAIN OF RENTER UNTIL TRUCK REPAIRED AND STILL MAKING MY TRUCK PAYMENT OF $613.00. ONE TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST STOP WOULDN'T START AT ALL HAD TO BE TOW TO THE SHOP. THE REST OF THE STOP AND GO WAS ON STREETS.

ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MI/H. LOST OF POWER. ECODIESEL MOTOR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR. TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR; 3000 RPMS, WILL NOT GO OVER 25/30 MPH. THIS WAS ON VEHICLE START; CAN'T DRIVE IT. IT IS IN MY GARAGE. MAY NEED TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE

Mileage: 54,926

CATASTROPHIC EXHAUST GAS RECORD VALVE (EGR) AND EGR COOLER FAILURES WHICH RESULTED IN PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. EGR COOLER SEVERELY PLUGGED WITH SOOT/CARBON WELL BELOW MILEAGE PERIOD OF FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. NO SPECIFIED SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS EGR SYSTEM. DAMAGE RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM SPEED ON INTERSTATE 85 WHEN INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE OCCURRED. VISIBLE BLACK SMOKE/SOOT WAS BEING EMITTED FROM EXHAUST UNDER ACCELERATION DURING THIS FAILURE, CLEARLY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH EMISSIONS STANDARDS.

Mileage: 65,526

AT A RED LIGHT ENGINE IDEAL WENT FROM 800 RPM TO 1500 RPM THEN BACK TO 800 RPM.AFTER GREEN LIGHT STARTED TO DRIVE THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON. UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF THE TRUCK HAPPEN COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF OR GET THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF DRIVE HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD AND APPLY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. HAD THE WARNING LIGHT FOR ELECTRIC THROTTLE ON THE PANEL FINALLY THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE THROTTLE RESPOND NORMALLY. HEADED HOME WHEN THE SAME HAPPEN AGAIN WITH SAME RESULTS NEARLY HAD A ACCIDENT FROM THIS. THEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT WITH TEMPORARY LOST OF BRAKES AND CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.THEN THE THROTTLE RESPONDED NORMALLY UNTIL I GOT HOME AND BUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE RPM ACCELERATED TO 2500 RPM UNTIL I COULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF.

Mileage: 24,896

2014 RAM ECO DIESEL, FAILS TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE, SOMETIME ACTING AS IF IT IS STUCK IN HIGH GEAR. TOTAL LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE. PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND BEGAN AFTER P0401, P1296 & 1297 CEL CODES WERE SET. CREATES SUBSTANTIAL RISK WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINE LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE PROFUSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,165.

Mileage: 21,165

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE PARKED AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SOLUTION AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

OIL FILLER HOUSING.. MY OIL FILLER HOUSING CRACKED AND CAUSED A MAJOR OIL LEAK AND CAUSED OIL TO COVER EVERYTHING ON MY ENGINE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVIFED AND WAS TOLD IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM BUT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT LEAKED EVERYWHERE COULD HAVE CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE.

RECEIVED NOTICE ON 9/3/2015 ABOUT EXHAUST HIGH FREQUENCY DECOUPLER AND NOTICE ON 10/9/2015 FOR BATTERY WIRE HARNESS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS. I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE ON 1/20/2016 FOR SAME TWO PROBLEMS. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO PARTS. ITS BEEN SEVEN MONTHS AND NO WORD ON PARTS.

Mileage: 13,000

ON FEBRUARY 23 MY RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL HAD A CATASTROPHIC BOTTOM END ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BREAKING THE CRANKSHAFT AND SENDING A CONNECTING ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK SPILLING ENGINE OIL ONTO THE ROAD AND ONTO THE TIRES. WHEN I CHECKED THE RAM1500.COM DIESEL FORUM THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE THAT HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE ON TRUCKS WITH LESS MILEAGE THAN MINE. I'M HOPING TO FIND OUT HOW MANY 1500 ECO DIESELS WERE SOLD AND HOW MANY HAVE HAD A ENGINE FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THE ENGINE, A 5.7-LITER V8, SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON CITY STREETS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES, TO TODAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OFTEN I AM NOT AWARE THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN, AS POWERED ITEMS SUCH AS THE RADIO CONTINUE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. I BECOME AWARE OF THE ISSUE ONLY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE AND I THEN NOTICE A FLASHING LIGHT NEXT TO THE "D" ON THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOB. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS LARGELY BEEN JUST AN ANNOYANCE, SINCE IT USUALLY OCCURS AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE WHEN IT OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED ON A FREEWAY AS I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR-RIGHT LANE, CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED IN FRONT OF A BIG RIG, WHICH HAD NO WARNING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DELIBERATE ACTION AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS HADN'T BEEN ACTIVATED. I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE OFF-RAMP TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY, BUT THE BIG RIG CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE. IT IS THIS INCIDENT, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, THAT PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, SINCE IT WAS NOT ONLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BUT THE PROBLEM THAT LED TO IT WILL LIKELY PERSIST BECAUSE THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY IDENTIFIED REPAIR OR CORRECTIVE ACTION I CAN TAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND VARIOUS OTHER WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

I FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL BY FCA THAT MY 2014 DODGE RAM ECODIESEL HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST DAMPENER. THIS IS AFTER I STARTED RESEARCHING THE SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CAN WHEN USING THE VEHICLES HEAT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT FCA IS ONLY SENDING THE REPAIR PARTS IN BATCHES AND CANNOT BE ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM FCA. THIS MEANS I MUST WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE IN-STOCK AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I CONTACTED RAM CUSTOMER SERVICE. RAM CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THE PART SHIPPING ISSUE IS KNOWN BUT THE 'SMELL' IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOLD THEM THAT THE SMELL OF EXHAUST IS DISTINCT AND OBVIOUS. THEY STILL ARGUED THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEIR OWN TESTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE LEVELS OF EXHAUST DO NOT POSE A SAFETY THREAT--THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN I STATED IT IS A HEALTH THREAT. AT THIS TIME I STILL CANNOT GET THIS EXHAUST FUME PROBLEM FIXED UNDER FCA'S OWN RECALL SINCE FCA HAS MADE THE REPAIR PARTS AVAILABILITY LIMITED SINCE FCA ONLY SHIPS THE PARTS IN BATCHES NOT BASED ON THE NEED OF THE CUSTOMERS. THE EXHAUST FUMES HAVE CAUSED ME TWO MIGRAINES AND SEVERAL NORMAL HEADACHES WHEN USING THE HEAT ON LONG DRIVES (DISTANCES OVER 30 MILES OR DRIVING TIMES OVER ONE HOUR). THE FCA RECALL IS 'R04'.

Mileage: 11,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF RUBBER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V459000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V517000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 123,000

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW RAM 1500 FEBRUARY 27, 2015. WE'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS ATTENTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING EVERY TIME WHICH IS "YES WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM IS THEIR HOWEVER THERE IS STILL NO FIX ".THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. WHEN YOU BRING THE VEHICLE. TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT JUMPS OR SHIFTS AS IF IT'S TRYING TO JUMP INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WHEN YOU TRY TO DRIVE OFF IN THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE GIVES A HESITATION LIKE IT'S TRYING TO GO INTO A HIGHER GEAR BEFORE YOU EVEN PULL OFF. ON TOP OF THIS THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAVE 3 RECALLS ON IT. WE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS WITH A BRAND NEW TRUCK. WE'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY RESULTS. THEY JUST KEEP SAYING WE'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS STILLL NOT A FIX. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME RESULTS! WE'VE BEEN GETTING THE SAME RESULTS FOR THE PAST 6 OR 7 MONTHS AND HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT NHTSA, HOPING TO GET SOME RESULTS.

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE @ 39,000 KM. ENGINE REPLACED BY FCC. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AGAIN @ 58,000 KM LESS THAN 20,000 KM SINCE ORIGINAL ENGINE REPLACED. BOTH TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE MEASURES TO GET OFF HIGHWAY SAFELY.

Mileage: 30,000

THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED I.E. SATELLEITE RADIO MALFUNCTIONED FOLOWED BY AN ELECTRIC SMELL. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM R TO P AND D TO P AT SLOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 24,990

YOU WILL BE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, NOT A STEEP ON . THE ENGINE STARTS MISSING LIKE IT NEEDS A TUNE UP. IT'A NOTICEABLE MISS. WE HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE DASH SCREEN. THE SCREEN IN THE MIDDLE THAT TELLS YOU YOUR MILEAGE. IT WILL START GOING IN AND OUT. MOSTLY, IT BLACKS OUT. WE HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO DODGE GARAGE AND THEY TWEEKED THE SCREEN BUT, IT STILL DOES IT, THEY ALSO, TWEEKED THE ENGINE. THEYN STILL DO THE SAME THING. I,M WORRIED THAT WE'LL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WILL SUDDENLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND DECREASED IN SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND DECREASED IN SPEED INDEPENDENTLY. THE RPMS INCREASED TO 2,500-3,000 BEFORE THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

Mileage: 14,000

OIL LEAKS AT THE FILTER. FILTER HAS BEEN UPGRADED AND NOW A YEAR LATER IS STILL LEAKING. DEALERSHIP IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS CHANGED THE OIL. IT IS DUE TO GO BACK IN TOMORROW, THURSDAY JULY,30TH.

Mileage: 21,526

WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE CRUISECONTROL MUST BANG STEERING WHEEL HARD TO IN GAGE ALSO WHEN HITTING BUMP IN FREEWAY ENGINENSTOPS STAYES RUNNING SPEED LOST THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CHANGE BRIGHTNESS AT NIGHT TRANS SHIFTS ODD AT TIMES

Mileage: 4,000

THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN SEPT 2014. WITHIN THE FIRST 4000 MILES OF DRIVING THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE EXHAUST STARTED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND STARTED ENTERING THE CABIN, IT NOW HAS 22000 MILES. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AND FOUND NOTHING. 10000 MILES CHECKUP I TOLD THEM THE SAME THING BUT ITS GETTING A LOT WORSE SO THEY SAID IT WAS WHEN THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND OIL GOT ONTO THE EXHAUST SO THEY CLEANED MY UNDERCARRIAGE, BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD STILL OCCUR. 15000 I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER SAYING THAT WAS THEY ISSUE BUT AS SOON AS I GOT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTED AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE BEEN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP CONSTANTLY BECAUSE NOW THERE IS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE ISSUE I SPECIFICALLY HAVE (HIGH FREQUENCY DECOUPLER) RECALL (R04). SINCE THEN THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND I JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT. MY TRUCK SMOKES FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ENTERS THE CABIN FROM THE AIR VENTS, IT GETS TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CANT DRIVE IT WITHOUT GETTING DIZZY. NORTH STAR DODGE DEALERSHIP IN SAN ANTONIO IS WHO I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING WITH THIS ISSUE AND CHARLES SPECIFICALLY FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THERE ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE FOR ME OR ACCOMMODATE ME IN ANY WAY. FROM THE TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE I HAVE CONTACTED THE FCA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THE DEALERSHIP HAS IT ON ORDER BUT CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT ACCOMMODATING ME EITHER. THE ISSUE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IS A LARGE CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I DRIVE ME GRANDMOTHER AROUND WHO HAS SERIOUS HEART CONDITIONS, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY AND NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING TO ACCOMMODATE MY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP MY HEALTH IS AT RISK AND EVERYBODY HOW RIDES IN MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND THE EMC REQUIRED MULTIPLE UPDATES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,600. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ UPDATED 10/31/2017*CN

Mileage: 5,600

THERE IS A VERY STRONG DIESEL EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS SO STRONG MY WIFE IS UNABLE TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE NAUSEA IT CAUSES HER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. EVERYONE THAT HAS RIDDEN IN MY TRUCK, EXCEPT ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DODGE DEALER I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FOR REPAIR, ASKS WHAT IS CAUSING THE SMELL. THE DODGE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT SMELL ANYTHING. FROM RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET I KNOW NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONCERNS. DODGE SEEMS UNWILLING TO WORK WITH ME AND I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK OUT MY CONCERNS AND SEE IF IT WARRANTS AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THIS IS ON THE NEW 3.0L ECO-DIESEL ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Mileage: 10,000

THE 2014 RAM 1500 SPORT I BOUGHT HAS HAD REPEATED DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEMS. THE DASH LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLICKER OR DON'T TURN ON AT ALL. ON SOME OCCASIONS NO INTERIOR LIGHTS AT ALL WOULD WORK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BUT STILL HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE SOFTWARE UPDATES, RE-GROUNDED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION THE REMOTE START SOMETIMES DOES NOT START THE TRUCK IT LOCKS THE DOORS INSTEAD, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. I FEEL THAT THE DIAL USED TO SELECT THE DRIVE GEAR IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE DIAL IS A SIMILAR SIZE AND SHAPE AS THE COMFORT AND RADIO CONTROLS AND PLACED RIGHT NEXT TO OTHER DASH KNOBS. I BELIEVE THAT A DRIVER COULD INTEND TO CHANGE THE RADIO STATION OR TURN THE FAN DOWN BUT INADVERTENTLY TAKE THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR. OVERALL THIS TRUCK HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FLAWS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IN MY OPINION. *TR

Mileage: 1,805

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THAT WAS 9/24/14. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN THROUGH A MYRIAD OF "FIXES". IT IS NOW 02/03/15 (5 1/2 MONTHS) - THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS IT IN FOR "REPAIR". THE WARRANTY REQUIRES THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THUS DENYING US OF THE REGULAR USE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS CRITICAL IN OUR CATTLE OPERATION. THE FULL NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT MAY BE OBTAINED BY FAXING OR EMAILING A REQUEST TO US. *TR

Mileage: 1,800

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FEEDER ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 PM AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. PREPARED TO COME TO A STOP AT AN APPROACHING INTERSECTION CONTROLLED BY 3 WAY STOP SIGNS. AS I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK STALLED OUT. THE LIGHT OVER THE D ON THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS FLASHING AND THE DASH PANEL INDICATED THAT I SHOULD SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. I COASTED TO A SAFE STOP, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED TO STOP AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I REMAINED ON THE FEEDER AND THE TRUCK REPEATED THE INCIDENT AT THE VERY NEXT INTERSECTION. I GOT THE TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE WEEKS AGO BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. WEATHER WAS AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. RAINY AND 43 DEGREES. HAD THE HEATER RUNNING, THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL HEATER ON. TURNED THEM ALL OFF CONCERNED THAT THEY MIGHT BE PART OF THE CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 36,510

ON THE AFORE MENTIONED DATE, I WAS OPERATING VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION FROZE/LOCKED INTO A LOWER GEAR, NOT ALLOWING ME TO COMPLETE THE PASS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THERE BY FORCING ME TO BRAKE HEAVILY TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. I THEN RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHOM I HAD JUST PURCHASED FROM. AS OF THIS WRITING' THEY HAVE NEITHER FOUND OR CORRECTED THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 185

I NOTICED THAT WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK AFTER IT HAD BEEN COLD FOR A WHILE THAT BLUE/WHITE SMOKE WOULD BRIEFLY COME OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. I NOTICED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IT STILL DID IT INTERMITTENTLY. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY OIL LEVEL WAS LOW, AND THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WENT OUT. I HAD THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND ADDED OIL. BASED ON THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, SMOKE, AND OIL PRESSURE SENSOR GOING BAD, I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. ALL MY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OIL RELATED! *TR

Mileage: 2,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE SAME DAY. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM UP UNTIL THE PRESENT USUALLY WHEN COASTING OR TURNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 2,307 MILES AND CODES P0171 AND P0174 WERE FOUND AND BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THREE DAYS AFTER REPAIR TRUCK CONTINUES TO STALL. HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FIVE TIMES AND NO OTHER REPAIRS MADE BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON AGAIN. INVOICE SHOWS THAT THERE IS A STORED CODE, P0884, BUT SINCE IT IS NOT ACTIVE THEY WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED OR PAID TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS STORED CODE IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING THAT THE TRUCK DOES, STALLS WHEN TURNING OR COASTING AT A SPEED OF 20-30 MPH. I GUESS MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CUSTOMER SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 1,895

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD AND INTAKE VALVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. ..UPDATED 10/15/14 *BF UPDATED 10/21/14 UPDATED 11/05/14

Mileage: 1,800

MY 2014 DODGE RAM HEMI TRUCK IS LIKE THE MOTOR IS JUST STALLING OUT IT LOOSES ALL POWER AND SLOWS DOWN. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RESTART THE MOTOR IT WILL JUST AUTOMATICALLY START RUNNING. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS ON ME SEVERAL TIMES AT LOW SPEED BUT FRI I WAS GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS MOVING PRETTY FAST WHEN IT WAS JUST LIKE THE TRUCK HAD STALLED OUT IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT I STILL HAD THE ENTRANCE LANE TO SWING BACK IN AS A BIG TRUCK WENT BY. WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDDLE IT WAS JUST LIKE IT HAD STARTED BACK. IT DID THIS ON ME 4 MORE TIMES WHILE ON MY WAY TO AND FROM WHERE I WAS GOING. I CALLED THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO GET THEM TO LET ME STOP BY AND CHECK THE TRUCK BECAUSE I WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY AND THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THEY WERE TO BUSY THAT HE HAD NO ONE TO CHECK IT OUT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO SET ME UP AN APPOINTMENT WHICH HE DID FOR THIS COMING FRIDAY A WEEK FROM THE DAY THIS HAPPENED. WHEN IT STALLED WHEN I WAS GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THIS REALLY SCARED ME WHEN I HAD TO SWING BACK INTO THE ENTRANCE LANE AS THE TRACTOR TRAILER WENT BY. TO ME THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON THE RADIO FREQUENCY WHICH I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT([XXX]) AN HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD CAUSE MY PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 6,000

BOUGHT 2014 RAM 1500 NEW AT TOMBALL DODGE INC. IN TOMBALL TEXAS ON MARCH 28, 2014. ON APRIL 14, 2014 AT START UP, A HUGE CLOUD OF WHITE/LIGHT BLUE SMOKE CAME OUT OF TAILPIPES. MILEAGE WAS 702. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD IT HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. I CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, COULDN'T GET ANYONE TO TAKE MY CALL OR RETURN MY CALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES, 4-14-2014 702 MILES SMOKED 4-20-2014 1101 MILES SMOKED 4-29-2014 1332 MILES SMOKED TOO MANY TIMES IT SMOKED TO LIST ,NOW IT IS USING OIL AT 3500 MILES PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

Mileage: 702

HORRIBLE ODOR IN THE CAB, WHICH CAUSED MY WIFE, MY TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS, AND MYSELF TO ALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING, VOMITING, NAUSEA, HEADACHE, BURNING EYES AND THROAT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THE MANUFACTURER, AS THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED A STAR CASE. I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, AS I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS ODOR CAN CAUSE A PERMANENT HEALTH PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION IT IS BIZARRE THAT A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 51

VEHICLE IS A 4X4 RAM 1500 EXPRESS WITH 5.7 HEMI AND 8-SPEED TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED IT NEW. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AROUND 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT STALLED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN NEAR MY HOME. IT DID NOT RESTART AND RUN WELL IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, BUT AFTER 3 TRIES I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT RUNNING AND AFTER THAT IT BEGAN TO RUN SMOOTHLY FOR THE REMAINING SHORT DISTANCE TO MY HOME. I WAS WORRIED THAT IT MAY BE A LOOSE GAS CAP, SO I REMOVED THE CAP AND RE-INSTALLED IT. THEN LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE SAME OUTING. FIRST TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT, AND THE SECOND TIME WAS IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. IN EACH CASE, I WAS ABLE TO RE-FIRE AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AGAIN TWICE YESTERDAY. TODAY THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN NEAR MY HOME. EVERY STALL HAS BEEN WHEN SLOWING TO STOP OR TO MAKE A TURN. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH MY FAMILY RIDING IN A VEHICLE THAT STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THIS FRIDAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED, AND THE DEALER HAS ALREADY INDICATED DURING A PHONE CONVERSATION THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DO MUCH IF THERE ARE NO OBD CODES TO READ. I HAVE CONTACTED OTHER DEALERS TO INQUIRE IF OTHER CUSTOMERS MAY BE HAVING A SIMILAR SITUATION. NONE HAVE HEARD OF THIS ISSUE IN THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CHANGE MULTIPLE GEARS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SWITCH OVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE REVERSE SENSOR AND THE DRIVE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE CORRECT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2100. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 06/11/2014 *JS

Mileage: 2,100

ON OR ABOUT MARCH 6 2014 WHEN THE TRUCK SITS OVER NIGHT OR AFTER ABOUT 5 HOURS WHEN THE MOTOR AND TRANS ARE COLD , I NOTICE A HESITATION GOING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD, THIS IS A HESITATION THAT IS ABOUT 2-5 SECONDS, IT SEEMS THAT THE MOTOR IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR IT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO IDLE DOWN. WHEN THIS IDLE DOWN IT GOES FROM THE HESITATION THEN LIKE A IDLE AIR ISSUE. WITH THE HESITATION FROM A LOW IDLE TO IDLE THAT MAKES IT GO THEN I HAVE TO GIVE THIS GAS OR TRY TO SINCE ITS A LOT OF ELECTRICAL KNOW. I AM NOT SURE. I LIVE ON A BUSY ROAD AND THIS IS A ISSUE THAT CAN AFFECT MY SAFETY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY IF IT WILL GO INTO DRIVE. AT THIS TIME THIS IS A ISSUE, I WANT TO KNOW WHEN I PUT THIS INTO DRIVE, IT GOES LIKE IT SHOULD THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 425

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A CHEMICAL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT LATER BECAME STRONGER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT HE AND ANOTHER PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND VOMITING FROM THE ODOR. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT EMPLOYEES AT THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE DEFECT WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ORDERED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHAT PARTS WOULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000.

Mileage: 1,000

WE WERE DRIVING OUR NEW TRUCK (ONLY 13 DAYS OLD) AND CAME UP BEHIND A CAR GOING 25MPH IN A 50MPH ZONE. WE SLOWLY ACCELERATED THE TRUCK TO PASS THE VEHICLE. DURING THIS ACCELERATION, WE SAW LARGE AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH TAILPIPES. THEN A BRIEF SINGLE CHIME STARTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW TRUCK WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. WE CONTINUED UP THE ROAD AND THE CHIMING INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO COME INTO THE CAB AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE CAME TO SIDE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. WE GOT OUT AND THE WHITE SMOKE CONTINUED TO BELLOW FROM UNDER HOOD. AFTER TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF, THE SMOKE SLOWLY SUBSIDED. WE TOWED THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER ON A FLATBED. *TR

Mileage: 263