2014 RAM PROMASTER Complaints

BRAKES BEGAN SQUEEKING WITHIN MONTHS OF MY PURCHASE. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT WAS COMMON FOR NEW BRAKES. NEXT TIME I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY SAID DUST CREATES SQUEAKS. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT THE SOUND INCREASED IN VOLUME. NOW, AT 23,000 MILES, THE BRAKES ARE VERY LOUD PIERCING AND SCREACHING. NOW DEALER SAYS NOTHING THEY CAN DO...I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. BRAKES DO NOT SQUEAK WHEN COOL, BUT WITHING 20 MINUTES THEY GET VERY LOUD WHEN HOT.

THE VAN WOULD JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD REQUIRE A RESTART TO RESET THE VAN SO IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR AGAIN. THIS VAN IS AN AUTOMATED/MANUAL TRANSMISSION A RESTART REQUIRES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE STARTING. THIS SITUATION REQUIRED THAT I MANAGE TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SO NOT TO BE IN HARMS WAY. IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR REPAIR AND SOME CLUTCH PARTS WERE REPLACED; THAT DID NOT STOP THE JUMP OUT OF GEAR PROBLEM. NOW IT WOULD STILL JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR, BUT SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO GEAR THE VAN WOULD GO AGAIN. IT DID NOT NEED A RESTART TO KEEP MOVING BUT STILL VERY DANGEROUS TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR ON A HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH THEY WOULD KEEP IT A WEEK OR 2 ONLY TO TELL ME THERE WERE NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM. FINALLY REVERSE GEAR BROKE, INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THE DEALER REBUILT MINE WITH NEW REVERSE GEARS. IT MADE NO IMPROVEMENT TO MY JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THAT COULD NOT FIND MY PROBLEM; I EVEN TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE IN WHICH IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR 2 TIMES. HE SAID TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE AS HE COULD NOT FIX IT. IT BROKE DOWN LATER THAT NIGHT AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR OR EVEN RESTART; IT WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY MADE IT START, REPLACED $1847 WORTH OF PARTS THAT MADE NO CHANGE ON THE JUMP OUT OF GEAR PROBLEM. THE FACTORY TECH CAME TO THAT SHOP AND SAID TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THAT DEALER REFUSED TO DO THAT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VAN IS NOW BACK AT THE DEALER THAT REBUILT THE TRANS, THEY STATE TRANS IS FINE IT MUST BE SOMETHING ELECTRIC. THESE PROBLEMS START DEC 2015, VAN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE SINCE MAY 2016. THIS IS FEB 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE FUEL RAIL SHIFTED AND SPEWED FUEL ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO FUEL RAIL BOLT CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, I HAVE SMELLED A COOLANT LEAK. THE RADIATOR COOLING FANS HAVE RUN EXCESSIVELY AND INTERMITTENTLY... EVEN AT BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES.THEY HAVE REPLACED MY RADIATOR TWICE, COOLING FANS AND CONTROL MODULE...MOST RECENTLY THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF ANOTHER $2400.00 AND I STILL HAVE LEAKAGE ISSUES. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR NEEDS TO BE REFILLED EVERY TIME I GO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE OF BURNSVILLE, MN ON 12/29/16 TO HOPEFULLY FIND OUT WHERE THE LEAK(S) IS/ARE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME SO MANY DIFFERENT STORIES AS TO WHY I AM SMELLING COOLANT THAT I DON'T REALLY TRUST THAT THEY ARE BEING TRUTHFUL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES FOR THIS....AND I HAVE LOST SO MANY DAYS WORK AS A RESULT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I NEED YOUR HELP. THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON UNDER MN LAW, EXCEPT THAT IT IS A CARGO VAN. ADDITIONALLY, MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED...TWICE ON ONE SIDE AND ONCE ON THE LEFT UNDER MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY....AND NOW BOTH HAVE MOISTURE IN THEM AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED OVER 15 LOW BEAM BULBS IN THE 2 3/4 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I OWN NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER REPLACED A BULB. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? I KNOW THAT THERE A MANY OUT THERE WITH THE 2014 PROMASTER VANS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND ARE VERY FRUSTRATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE, A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT CIRCULATED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO COOLANT VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND MISFIRED. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AT 500 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEEZING, NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALER THEY SAY THERE MAY BE A RECALL AND WILL CONTACT ME NEVER HEARD BACK , REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 38K MILES , NOW 70K MILES BRAKES AND ROTORS WORN OUT AGAIN, STOPPING EVERY THING ALWAYS SQUEALS EVEN WHEN NEW , 2ND LAY THERE SOME SORT OF SHORT SOME TIMES ALL POWER ON RADIO ETC GOES OFF BY IT SELF THAN COMES BACK ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES 3RD I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BODY RUSTING AT 2500 MILES I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WOULD NOT BY SUCH ANOTHER CHEAP VECHILE NOR WOULD I RECOMMEND ONE TO ANYONE ELSE 4TH THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME TIME OF LEAK IN MY FLUIDS , BRAKES , POWER STEERING , RADIATIOR FLUID NOT SURE WHERE IT'S GOING BUT NOT ON THE GROUND WHEN YOU STAND OUTSIDE VEHICLE YOU CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING AND STATIONARY , THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING THING WITH NO END IN SITE PLEASE HELP THANK YOU THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE FIRST 500 MILES.

PROMASTER 3500 CUT AWAY WINNEBAGO TREND RV CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATION CAUSES MULTI WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WARNINGS FOR THROTTLE CONTROL, BATTERY/CHARGE SYSTEM, DEF LEVEL ? (NOT DIESEL GASOLINE UNIT), TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATIC AND NOT ENGUAGE INTO 6TH / OD GEARS. FACTORY SUPPORT UNABLE TO RESOLVE JUST SWAPPING PARTS REQUIRES VEHICLE TO SIT AT DEALER FOR 30DAYS JUST TO ORDER REPLACEMENT CLUSTER. SLOW AND UN-COORDINATED SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME REPAIRS HAVE HAD TO BE ESCALATED TO PROMASTER HOTLINE

EVER SINCE WE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE ROUGHLY A YEAR AGO, IT WAS SENT BACK FOR SERVICE 8 TIMES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. THERE ARE POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUES INCLUDING: THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON, TURN SIGNALS FUNCTION ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY, THE PLATE LIGHTS DON'T WORK EVEN UPON BULB REPLACEMENT, ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH LED TO A BULB MELTING (SEE PHOTO ATTACHED) . THESE ISSUES POSE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL RISKS TO OUR DRIVERS AND TO THE PUBLIC. THE DEALERS HAVE FAILED TO PERMANENTLY RECTIFY THESE ISSUES.

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT KEEPS BURNING PARTS OUT LIKE LIGHT BULBS, ENGINE COIL PACKS, & DASH COMPONENTS. THE SUSPENSION IN THE REAR SQUEEKS SO BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO WEAR EAR PLUGS TO DRIVE IT. THE ENGINE SMELLS OF ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ALL THE TIME AND THE BREAKS SQUEAL AND GRIND... OUR DEALER TRIES TO FIX THINGS BUT KEEPS TELLING US THAT DODGE HAS NOT COME UP WITH A FIX FOR MY PROBLEMS AS OF YET. DEALER REFUSES TO DOCUMENT REPAIR ATTEMPS AND GIVES US NO PAPERWORK!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.