2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

MY VEHICLE IS A RAM ECODIESEL. FCA WAS CAUGHT INSTALLING SOFTWARE TO FRAUDULENTLY REPORT EMISSIONS DATA AND WAS ORDERED BY THE EPA TO INSTALL NEW SOFTWARE TO BRING EMISSIONS INTO COMPLIANCE. I GOT THIS SO-CALLED "REPAIR" IN AUGUST IN SO DOING, MY VEHICLE (AND MANY OTHERS) DEVELOPED AN ACCELERATION LAG THAT IS QUITE DANGEROUS -- PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS JUST STARTED. YOU BEGIN TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATION. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FCA. FCA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ASKED FOR LOANER UNTIL THEY HAVE A FIX AND THIS HAS BEEN DENIED. I HAVE ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BUT THEY SAY THIS VEHICLE IS OPERATING "AS DESIGNED." I AM CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH ARBITRATION AND WILL FILE A LAWSUIT IF UNSUCCESSFUL. IT IS CLEAR THAT FCA DOESN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY AND WON'T DO THE RIGHT THING UNLESS COMPELLED TO DO SO. I CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF THE BULLETIN SAYING THERE IS NO FIX, EMAILS I HAVE SENT TO FCA, REPAIR NOTES FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO FIX OR ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED, THOUGH I SUSPECT OTHERS HAVE ALREADY SUPPLIED THIS SO IT WOLD E REDUNDANT. IF YOU WANT IT, PLEASE ADVISE. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FUEL SENSOR ERROR, AND THE FUEL NEEDLE MOVED TO EMPTY, LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING FUEL SENSOR FAIL. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 68000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I WILL HAVE TO DROP THE GAS TANK AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED UP TO $1000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE IDLING OR DRIVING THE TRUCK, I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN MY TANK IS GETTING CLOSE TO EMPTY, AND FEAR THAT MY FAMILY MAY BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE.

81,000 MILES ON A ECO DIESEL. ON TRIP. CRUISE SET AT 75MPH ON I20 BASICALLY GOING STRAIGHT. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, SOMETHING LIKE 'ELECTRONIC THROTTLE.' IT DID NOT STAY ON LONG. IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOSING POWER BUT ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT NOT RESPONSIVE. FINALLY CAME TO A HALT AND ENGINE DIED. ELECTRICITY STILL WORKING AS PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS. STARTED CALLING RAM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. MY WIFE SAID SHE SMELLED SOMETHING. ABOUT MAYBE 30 SECONDS LATER WE COULD SMELL SOMETHING ON FIRE. SECONDS LATER SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BENEATH HOOD. WE BAILED OUT. GOOD SAMARITAN STOPPED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HE AND I POPPED HOOD AND FLAMES ARE SHOOTING ABOUT 18' ALONG BACK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE GOT FIRE OUT BUT WAS STILL SMOLDERING. HAD ALREADY CALLED 911. ABOUT 5-10 MIN LATER RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DOUSED ENGINE WITH WATER AS IT WAS STILL 'HOT' AND WE WERE ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY BESIDE LARGE AREA OF DRY GRASS. FIREFIGHTERS SEEMED TO THINK IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. CAME HOME AND BEGAN TO RESEARCH 1500 RAM ECODIESELS CATCHING FIRE. SEEMS THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF INSTANCES AND ALSO SEEING FCA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THIS IS MY WORK VEHICLE FOR MY SMALL BUSINESS SO PRESENTLY INCAPACITATED. THANK YOU!

TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING, HAS EGR AND SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, SERVICE EXHAUST, HAS OTHER RELATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT SHOWS UP AS CODES, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND IT STILL SHOWS LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS TO CRANK NOW AND MY FUEL MILEAGE IS DECREASED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND LOST ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING BRAKING AND POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO BREAK THE DRIVER'S WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL ON THE GROUND TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE TO HIS CLOTHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH WHAT REMAINED OF THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MOVED TO THE INSURANCE LOT. AN INVESTIGATION WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). BRICKNER MOTORS INC (16450 CO RD A, MARATHON CITY, WI 54448, (715) 842-5611) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 680791325. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DECISION HAD NOT BEEN MADE AS TO WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I CAN NOT LET MY WINDOW UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHICH IS MILTON RUEBEN THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT IT'S NOT A RECALL. IF ONE OR MORE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THEN THIS IS A MANUFACTURE'S ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT MY TRUCK STALLED I SAW SMOKE I POPPED THE LATCH IN THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE I WAS AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION WAITING FOR MY LIGHT TO TURN GREEN WCA EX NEWS IN BURLINGTON VERMONT CAUGHT THE WHOLE THING ON FILM AND THEY AIRED IT THAT AFTERNOON OCTOBER 22, 2019 ON THE NEW NEWS HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/OF0ZNW1H3RC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPAIGN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1906 MORELAND BLVD, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822, (217) 352-4273) WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AXLE WAS WEARING OUT BEFORE THE BEARING FROM BEING IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEEL TO BECOME WEAKER THAN THE BEARING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE AXLE FAILURE WITH THE BEARING. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER TO GET A CASE NUMBER AND TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER CONTACT THE DEALER BACK TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THAT A RECALL EXISTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,800.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND MY RANGE SHOWED 0 MILES TO EMPTY. DOESNT DO THIS EVERYTIME I DRIVE, BUT IT DOES THIS ON OCCASSION. ALSO, I STARTED MY TRUCK ONE DAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 12-14. IS IT POSSIBLE THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 22ND, 2015 - SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2015?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE WAS DETECTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT CYLINDER ONE WAS MISFIRING AND THE CRANKSHAFT VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. JACKSONS OF ENID CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4405 W OWEN K GARRIOTT RD, ENID, OK 73703, (580) 234-5400) WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,500 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.