2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

HAD RECALL DONE ON MY RAM 1500 ECODIESEL TRUCK NOW HAS NO POWER SHIFTING IS ERRATIC AND SOMETIMES DELAYED EXHAUST GASES ARE NOW COMING INTO CABIN AREA AND TODAY THE TRUCK STARTED POPPING BACK I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN TRUCK BACK 3 TIMES TO THE DEALER AND EACH TIME IT IS WORSE THEY ALSO DID SOME TYPE OF UPGRADE TO THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAKING THIS VEHICLE TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY USE IF THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSED RIGHT OR IF SOMEONE OPENS DOOR THE VEHICLE SLAMS ITSELF INTO PARK THIS VECHILE WAS A NICE TRUCK WHEN I BOUGHT IT NOW ITS A MOVING DEATHTRAP CHRYSLER NEEDS TO START SOME TYPE OF BUY BACK PROGRAM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE VEHICLE'S COOLANT LEVELS PERIODICALLY AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD BEEN DECREASING AT FASTER RATES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HUNTER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (LOCATED AT 1130 AUTO MALL DR, LANCASTER, CA 93534, 877-739-6835) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR DUE TO PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 71573881; HOWEVER, THE CASE HAD SINCE BEEN CLOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,400.

EGR COOLER CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE INTAKE. THIS MELTED THE INTAKE AND CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE SOUNDS THE SAME AS NHTSA RECALL ID 19V757.

DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND MAKING A SWEEPING RIGHT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ENTER THE DITCH. WHEN TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY FOUND A FAILED ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR. THERE IS A RECALL FROM RAM REGARDING EPS SYSTEM FAILURE ,BUT THIS UNIT WAS NOT AFFECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER ASSIST WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LAFONTAINE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF CLINTON (1111 W MICHIGAN AVE, CLINTON, MI 49236) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACKSONVILLE CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE AND RAM (11101 NURSERYFIELDS DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256, (904) 493-0000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,378.

ISSUE #1 TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE SINCE EMISSION CONTROL UPDATE. WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN SPINS WHEELS. UNSAFE ON WET ROADS AND SLOPES DUE TO UNEXPECTED THROTTLE RESPONSE. UNSAFE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR CROSSING INTERSECTION. UNABLE TO TOW DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. FUEL MILEAGE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. NOW GETS 13-17 MPG. TAILPIPE EMISSIONS NOW SMELL LIKE DIESEL AND TAILPIPE HAS TURNED BLACK SINCE UPDATE. CANNOT LEAVE ENGINE RUNNING IN THE GARAGE DUE TO OVERWHELMING ODOR OF DIESEL. PERSISTENT ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE. ISSUE #2 I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FROM FCA. THE MANDATED UPDATES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. I AM LOOKING FOR LEGAL COUNSEL TO HELP ME GET OUT OF THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE I CARE ABOUT IS INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE LOSS OF PERFORMANCE AND ERRATIC THROTTLE CONTROL. ISSUE #3 LOSS OF POWER WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTION FROM A ROLLING START. ENGINE FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE ROAD WITH FOUR LANES OF ONCOMING HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. ISSUE #4 TAILGATE OPENED WITH A LOAD OF LUMBER IN THE BED CAUSING LOSS OF LOAD. THE TAILGATE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED DUE TO THE LOSS OF LOAD OR DURING THE CLEANUP. ISSUE #5 FUEL PUMP NOISE. THE FUEL PUMP MAKES A CONSTANT NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE BEARINGS ARE FAILING OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. WAITING TO BE STRANDED AGAIN. ISSUE #6 LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO ROAD SPEED. 20 MPH MAX WHEN EXHAUST FILTER BECAME CLOGGED UP AND WOULD NOT REGENERATE. ISSUE #7 4X4 TRANSFER CASE MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY. WHEN ROLLING ALONG IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THIS IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DUE TO THE ROCKING BACK AND FORTH UPON ACCELERATION / DECELERATION. ISSUE #8 AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT COOL AS WHEN NEW. AND MORE -OUT OF SPACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE WIRING AND THE POWER STEERING TEMPORARILY RETURNED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COTTAGE GROVE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2800 ROW RIVER RD, COTTAGE GROVE, OR 97424, (541) 942-5551) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING), WHICH HE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

AFTER HAVING THE REQUIRED FCA EMISSION UPDATE, THE TRUCK WILL HESITATE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB A HILL UNTIL FULLY WARMED UP. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR DOES NOTHING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THEN THE TRUCK ACCELERATES DRAMATICALLY. THIS NOTHING/EVERYTHING, IS DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE TRUCK AS THEY MAY BE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF. THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO OTHER HIGHWAY USERS AS THE NOTHING/EVERYTHING THROTTLE MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A DRASTIC CHANGE IN THE DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS TRUCK FROM THE PRIOR TO FLASH SETTINGS. APPARENTLY DEALERS CAN NOT RETURN THE VEHICLE TO IT'S PREVIOUS SETTINGS, MAKING THEM LIABLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE TRUCKS DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. THE EPA LAWSUIT AGAINST FCA HAS PUT NUMEROUS HIGHWAY USERS AR RISK!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED (EPA ECM UPDATE). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.