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There seems to be water coming into the cab somewhere. I grabbed the assist handle when getting into the truck, and water started coming out of the screw covers. I don't know where this water is coming from, but I am sure it can travel down into my dash and potentially cause rusting and electrical problems inside my truck where it should not be exposed to water.
While driving the shifting is hard and doesn't seem to know which gear it wants to be in at times, when put on obd scan gives P2704 code, have checked plugs, fluid levels, replaced speed sensors, and still giving same problem, also I have tried to have key fobic programed and all it will do is start, will not unlock or lock with correct fobic, gives code for radio frequency hub, I know the recalls have been checked but think they did not take.
After fueling, the gas nozzle constantly gets stuck in the trucks fill tube. It takes several minutes to pry it out. This is a very common issue with Dodge 1500 trucks.
The truck was started and moved from one side of the driveway and moved to the other side of the driveway. The truck was turned off after being moved. About 20 minutes after the truck was turned off it was found on fire. The truck was completely engulfed at that point and had also caught the front of the garage on fire. The truck was a complete loss and the front of the garage had significant damage.
- Bangor, MI, USA
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Water is leaking into the left headlight housing which causes the turn signal to malfunction, significant fogging and condensation in the headlight assembly unit which reduces visibility from the headlight and causes an error message. This issue is constant since it began and has not improved. This is very unsafe and is a defect in the design or manufacture of the vehicle.
Key fob will not start engine. If you unlock doors & begin process again, it usually starts. Fob battery has been changed so weak battery not likely the problem. Problem begin began about a month ago.happens a couple times ea week.
I have been experiencing the "death wobble" anytime a bump is hit while driving at speeds of 40 mph +, on the freeway the wobble is so bad that recently my truck began swerving all over the road and almost went off-road, until I could regain control of the truck. A bump on a turn is much worse. I am so fearful of the unsafe shaking of the front end while driving higher speeds that I now avoid the freeways and take alternate routes if possible.
I cannot get assistance or allowed to speak to a supervisor or the case manager. I am just wanting to ensure that my file is complete. I also wish to know approximately when I will receive my check. Case # [xxx]. a 2015 Ram 1500 diesel. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
My 2015 Dodge Ram eco diesel caught fire, while driving on the highway. Its a total loss. I did not receive a recall notice but after research found there was a recall. Chrysler told us it was not their fault. This truck was taken care of like a child, there is no reason for the fire.
Truck caught fire while driving on highway. No warning signs on dash. Started to slow down then smoke started coming from front of hood as if overheating. I pulled over to emergency lane, turned car off, then popping sound causing truck to go into flames and popping with big explosion and burning rapidly. I was able to get out because I had door already cracked open and ran away from vehicle.
The left hand controls on the steering have quit working. The is no way to reset the oil change error after changing the oil. You can not use any of the left hand controls.
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!
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!
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
The Ram vehicle caught on fire driving down the road. It burned fast I am not aware of the cause. I made a complaint to Fiat when the fd informed me this was the fifth one he has put out in two week time frame. They and my insurance company had fire investigators come out ruled inconclusive. I have seen many Ram trucks catch on fire since then. The truck was on a two way hwy back roads in motion when smoke was noticed and then just engulfed in flames.
Following recieving the ECU update for the aem recall due to emissions issues with the vehicle. The vehicle lags considerably when driving down the road. So far the manufacturer is saying that it has to do with a cold vehicle, however, I have had this happen when the vehicle was up to operating temperatures while unload and while towing. This lag when towing has caused my truck and trailer combination to start to go backwards down a hill that my house resides on. After the truck lags when the power kicks in it does not ease in on the power it just jumps straight in nearly causing the tires to spin. So far the only way around this that I have found is to manually control the transmission shifts when starting out slow on hills. I am not the only one experiencing this issue please see https://www.tfltruck.com/2019/08/Ram-1500-ecodiesel-update-email/ for more information.
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- Bellingham, MA, USA