2017 Ram 1500 Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. TRI-LIVES MOTORS (180 STATE HWY F, BRANSON, MO 65616, (417) 334-7543) DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND CODE NUMBERS: P0299 (SUPERCHARGER UNDERBOOST) AND P2459 (DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION FREQUENCY). THE CODES WERE RESET AND THE MASTER AIR FLOW WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO A NEARBY DEALER IF IT LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE SAME CODES APPEARED. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE CODE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORWIN DODGE OF SPRINGFIELD (LOCATED AT 1025 W SUNSHINE ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807, (417) 862-9272) FOR A BUYBACK. A MASTER AIR SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY MONTH SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS IN DIFFERENT STATES WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 58629945. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500 CARGO VAN LOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AT A PARKING LOT WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF, WITHOUT WARNING A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS UP IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT AT THAT TIME WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE SLEEPING AND WAS WOKEN BY THE EXPLOSION OF THE WINDSHIELD. WHICH MADE THE CONTACT JUMP OUT THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS CONTACTED. THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY TO A LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 5 DAYS BEFORE HE HAD A DEALER CHANGE HIS OIL. THE DEALER BRUCE CHEVROLET COLLISION CENTER 1084 SW OAK ST, HILLSBORO, OR 97123 (503)-619-8349 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CONTACT DODGE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000., OIL CHANGE WAS ONLY A WEEK OLD. CK. *DT*JB *DT *DT*JB CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT BACK IN NOVEMBER, THIS IS THE ONLY OPEN HOOD PICTURE I HAD. THE FLAMES I SAW FLICKERING JUST OFF CENTER OF THE ENGINE. BETWEEN THE WIPERS COMING THROUGH THE SAME GRILL ON THE TOP. JUST A FEW INCHES NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. JUST BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD EXPLODED AND I JUMPED OUR OF THE INFERNO. LIKE THAT LITTLE WHITE THING... ON THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DESTROYED EVERYTHING.*JB *TR*JB CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS NOT A CRASH AS MY VEHICLE FOUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING COLD FOR 8 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN THE ENGINE SECTION. THIS WAS ONLY A FIRE. NO CRASH CAUSED THIS. DODGE/PARTS CAUSED THIS.*JB *BF *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 6100 MILES NOTED ENGINE TICKING NOISE ONLY ON COLD START UP. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY FOUND A NUMBER OF BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS (THEY REPLACED 9 OF THEM). ACCORDING TO DODGE FORUMS AND THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH RAM SEMI ENGINES.

I HAVE A 2017 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTING MAKING A CRAZY NOISE THEN BEGIN TO LOOSE POWER, I STEERED THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE IMMEDIATELY WHITE SMOKE STARTING BELLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT I OPENED THE HOOD BUT NO FLAMES WERE VISIBLE AND IT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THREE WEEKS LATER THEY NOW TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE EGR COOLER LEAKING WHICH APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO SUSQUEHANNA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 950 HELLAM ST, WRIGHTSVILLE, PA 17368, (717) 401-4005) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,650.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND FAILURE CODES: P0402 AND P20EE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILSON MOTORS (541-286-7610, LOCATED AT 425 N W BUCHANAN, CORVALLIS, OR 97330-6253), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,500. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE LIFTERS IN MY 3.6 LITER RAM 1500 ARE BAD AT 80000 MILES. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED WITH THIS ENGINE IN 2011-2013 DODGE VEHICLES. DODGE KNOWS THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY LOWERED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FROM 100000 MILES TO 60000 MILES. THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE ISSUES WITH THE 3.6 LITER ENGINE. THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED AND MADE TO MAKE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS.

ENGINE NOISE WHEN STARTING AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT

THIS INVOLVES A 2017 RAM ECODIESEL WITH 15,500 MILES. THE ECO DIESEL STARTED TO MAKE A RATTLING SOUND AS I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT INTERSTATE SPEED AND THEN A LOUD BANG. I LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRUCK AS THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND HAD TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE WITH OUT POWER AND BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED IT WAS A CAM ISSUE AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE CAB OFF THE TRUCK TO DIAGNOSE THE ENGINE. ALL I CAN SAY IS THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 15,500 MILES ON IT AND THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY THAT WAS ON BOARD. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF EARLY ENGINE FAILURE IN BOTH GRAND CHEROKEES AND RAM TRUCKS. RAM IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING EVALUATED. *TT *TR CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND WAS WITHOUT THE VEHICLE FOR 34 DAYS, UPDATED 10/11/18*JB *DT*JB

IN MOTION, THE ENGINE SEAMS TO LOOSE POWER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION KICKS DOWN TO PASSING GEAR FOR A SHORT TIME THEN IT PICKS UP POWER. FEELS ALMOST LIKE IT TAKES TIME FOR THE TIMING TO CATCH UP...... CAN YOU HELP? IT ALSO DOES IT ON TAKE OFF AS WELL

EXHAUST ODOR LEAKING INTO THE CAB WHEN IDLING AT A STATIONARY POSITION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND RUNNING.