2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM ENGINE BAY. MOTOR CUT OUT AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES.

AFTER HAVING THE AEM (APPROVED EMISSIONS MODIFICATION) DONE FOR MY VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED AN EXTREME LAG IN ENGINE RESPONSE. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP IT TAKES AT LEAST FOUR SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO RESPOND AS IT USED TO BEFORE THIS UPDATE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES, EVEN TAKING THIS RESPONSE TIME INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, THAT I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RESPONSE OR ACCELERATION. A CHECK ON ANY RAM ECODIESEL FORUM ON THE WEB WILL FIND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. ALL AGREE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN SOMEONE'S DEATH. I WILL PUT TODAY'S DATE IN DOWN BELOW BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE IT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

MY TRUCK RECEIVED THE V08 EMISSIONS SOFTWARE RECALL BEFORE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY OF 2019. AS WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER ECODIESEL OWNERS, I AM EXPERIENCING A DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. IF I TRY TO TURN LEFT AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THERE IS A SEVERAL SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE TRUCK STARTS BUILDING SPEED. I FEEL THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. I HAVE UNINTENTIONALLY CUT PEOPLE OFF BECAUSE OF THIS THROTTLE LAG AND ANGERED OTHER DRIVERS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AFTER THE V08 RECALL ON INTERNET FORUMS. FCA IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FIX COMING ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET BUT WHO KNOWS IF THAT IS TRUE OR HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE. THE AEM WAS "NOT SUPPOSED TO ALTER VEHICLE PERFORMANCE" ACCORDING TO THE RECALL LETTER. OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS NOT TRUE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED IN A TIMELY MANOR. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A SAFETY RECALL. SOME ARE ALSO CLAIMING THEIR VEHICLES ARE CATCHING FIRE AFTER THE AEM WAS PERFORMED.

AFTER RESOLVING RECALL FOR EMMSUONS ON MY 2015 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL, THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS LAGGING. AFTER I MAKE A TURN ONTO A ROAD THE TRUCK FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDDLE IS BEING PUSHED. IT HAS ABOUT A 3-4 SECOND LEG TIME. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD IN A 90 DEGREE TURN GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. I'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BY TRAFFICKING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 150-200 FEET AWAY WHEN I ORIGINALLY TURNED ONTO THE ROAD. THE LAG IS ALSO NOTICED IN PASSING SITUATIONS.

AFTER AEM UPDATE THEIR IS A THROTTLE AND TURBO LAG THAT HAS PUT ME IN HARMS WAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE ENGINE FAILS TO ACCELERATE FOR SOME TIMES UP TO A BLOCK MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MERGE SAFELY WITH TRAFFIC THIS HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS EXTREMELY CLOSE CALLS. BOTH ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THE PROBLEM IS IN THE NEW SOFTWARE THAT UPDATED THE REQUIRED AEM THIS PROBLEM IS BEING IGNORED BY FCA AND YOU HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS BEFORE YOU ACT?

I HAD THE AEM RECALL AND THE TRUCK IS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY WARM. EVEN IF IT SITS FOR 1/2 HOUR OR MORE IT IS VERY UNRESPONSIVE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. HARD TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION ETC. WHEN IT WILL BARELY MOVE.

I HAD THE RECALL FROM RAM FOR THE ECODIESEL RECALL AND NOW THE TRUCK IS COMPLETE UNSAFE. I CAN'T EVEN ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT GETTING NERVOUS. THE TRUCK LAGS AND THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS TERRIBLE NOW. INSTEAD OF BUYING THEM BACK LIKE VOLKSWAGEN DID, CHRYSLER PUT US IN DEATH TRAPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED IN EIGHTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO SIXTH GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL MILEAGE DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARLOCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF TUPELO (966 CROSS CREEK DR, SALTILLO, MS 38866, (662) 842-2277) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR COOLER BURST AND WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,435. *BF *TP

WHEN I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER 2018, EARNHARDT TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE RECALL TO THE TAILGATE, AND WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING MY TAILGATE DROPPED OPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR ONE YEAR.

DID THE AEM RECALL EMISSIONS REPROGRAM. THE TRUCK NOW HAS VERY SLOW ACCELERATION WHEN COLD. YOU HAVE TO FLOOR THE THROTTLE TO GET IT TO MOVE WHEN COLD. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR LEAVING A STOP. THE FUEL ECONOMY HAS DROPPED TO 20-21 MPG FROM 25 AND HIGHER. IT IS A MUCH DIFFERENT AND NOT ENJOYED TRUCK ANYMORE. TALKED WITH DEALER. THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS ALMOST EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT SAY "HOPEFULLY A DIFFERENT RE FLASH OR TUNE WILL BE SENT AFTER THE COMPLAINTS" WISHING NOW IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE BUY BACK OFFER.