2015 Ram 1500: engine overheating

Filed Oct 1, 2026 · Engine · 177,000 miles · NJ

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that there was an abnormally strong diesel odor coming from the vehicle at startup and while driving, with black smoke coming from the exhaust pipes while accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the vehicle was overheating and that the catalytic converter was contaminated. The contact was initially informed that the repair was covered under Emission Recall Number: V08; however, the contact was later informed that the catalytic converter replacement was not covered and was required prior to performing the recall repairs. The contact declined to pay for the repair and associated the failure with Emission Recall Number: V08. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by phone, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 177,000.

Filed Feb 9, 2025 · Engine · TX

Engine coolant leak at the back of the engine, coming from the turbo coolant hose. My truck is in the year range for the recall, and is leaking bad. Recall said could cause fires.

Filed Oct 7, 2024 · Engine, Fuel system · AZ

22V‑406 high pressure fuel pump ("HPFP") safty recall not completed as of Oct 7th 2024 vehicle had unexpected loss of motive power 20V‑475 loss of crankshaft position I have loss of crankshaft position resulted in engine stall, as well as loss of the ability to restart the engine 19V‑757 Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) i have Coolant loss, coolant color Turing brown/black, major build up of soot buildup in intake manifold and EGR. Driving and vehicle lost all power fuel light came on, throttle control light came on, low oil light came on, speed dropped to 5mph when I was doing 55mph. Was able to coast vehicle off the road almost getting hit from behind by a semi truck. Dodge Dealership sold me truck November 2023 and said there was NO safty recalls open or uncompleted. But as I am now finding out the recall for the high pressure fuel pump was infact OPEN and uncompleted dealership even singed a document stating this vehicle has no recalls. Dealership says recalls 20V‑475 and 19V‑757 have already been done but getting the same issues as to why the recalls where issued. Now my vehicle has been at the dealership for a month and has yet to even be looked at and the dealership and Dodge refuse to provide a loaner vehicle and tell me to go rent one. I can't afford to rent a car it's over $300 a week without rental car insurance. I'm on limited income disabled veteran I have attempted to contact dodge ram corporate office and only get people that are overseas at a call center that provide no help and refuse to have someone at dodge ram corporate contact me Would provide photos of everything but unable to get the vehicle due to its in the back yard of the dealership.

Filed May 30, 2023 · Engine · KS

Rapid loss of coolant over rear of engine and transmission bell housing. Danger of overheating and fire. The cause of the rapid coolant loss is a common well known problem - turbo coolant pipe! Of course the small tube requires cab off the repair - design flaw!! Additionally, being a known issues and the part that fails is rubber, FCA has not issued a recall or TSB for the replacement of the rubber part with a much more durable siliconized part. My rapid coolant loss occurred on a busy highway and the vehicle required towing - not safe!!!! BIG design flaw and safety issue!!!!!

Filed Feb 18, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 74,500 miles · FL

First week of december 2020, I had a normal oil change. The following day my ram it would not turn over. It was towed to a local shop where I was told that it was the battery (even though the battery was only a year old). Found my ram VIN had long list of open recalls. I contacted dealership. Provided with loaner. Service adviser said truck was not safe to drive because of the egr recall. A couple hundred more miles, a fire engine would have ensued. My egr had completely failed, coolant had gotten into my intake. Parts were backordered because manufacturing of mods just began. 12/24/20 all recall mods/repairs completed. Dealership advised truck was safe and operable. Received fcas extended limited warranty. 2 weeks later coolant/water leaking from underneath. Found the coolant levels dropped. Contacted dealership, service at that time could not find leak. Told to recheck in one week. 1 week later, levels not lower but coolant fluid smell after shutting off engine. Told it was normal. Friday 2/12/21 truck started irregularly and gurgled. Found coolant had dropped significantly below the recommended levels. Brought back to dealership. Before dropping it off another mechanic found coolant leak dripping down the 4 wheel drive actuator and front cover with traces of it coming out of the water pump and valve cover gasket. Put into a loaner. I was told my water pump failed. Not covered under new fca warranty. All recall repairs/modifications did not fix issues. Vehicle remained inoperable and dangerous. Coolant never stopped leaking into intake and other areas of engine. The egr is a component failed causing domino breakdown of entire truck engine. Recall states the failed egr will cause thermal fatigue and high temperatures to crack portions of the cooling system (hence the engine fires).

Filed Dec 30, 2020 · Engine · 272,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ram 1500. The contact stated that while his vehicle was idle, the vehicle began to overheat and white smoke started coming from the engine without warning. The contact immediately shut off the vehicle to prevent it from catching on fire. The contact then called an independent mechanic who arrived and inspected the vehicle. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact stated that an abnormal clicking sound was coming from the engine since experiencing the failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.*dt

Filed Aug 21, 2020 · Engine · 40,000 miles · ME

Hello I just saw the recall for.the ram 1500 no :20v‑475 which is a common failure part on those truck. Another major failure part on those truck is the main bearing on the crankshaft. When they fail the base of.the motor explode and is a total loss. Fca admitted the problem when they change the oil grade. But they still fail alot. When they fail the truck also lost all the power since the engine suddently stop working and send piece fly under the truck risking injury other people following. They are several bearing failure of those ecodiesel engine. I didnt experience this but online those bearing are refered as ticking bomb. Nobody know when they fail, but they will eventually. Some people had thieir motor changed up to three time. Most of them are 14-15 truck since they run on old oil specification. But the 16-18 still fail . According to a study on a failed engine , its supposed due to a lack of bearing lubrification. The oil key and hole get clugged ( mostly by soot probably from the egr ) so the bearing wont get lubricated , overheat, failed send the piston and rod into the oil pan, which result of a catastropic failure send oil and parts on the road sometime at higheay speed, which result as a partial brake and steering loss. Some failed at higher millage such as 90 000 miles and some fail under 20 000 miles

Filed May 19, 2020 · Engine · 114,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated and was taken to hunter dodge chrysler jeep ram (1130 auto mall dr, lancaster, ca 93534). The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v757000 (engine and engine cooling) however the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that due to collateral damage of other failures, the vehicle was rejected to be serviced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000. Part distribution disconnect.

Filed Feb 14, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 112,000 miles · IL · fire

Engine caught fire due to egr system overheating (maybe burning internally) melting then spontaneously catching foam rubber pad above the egr diffuser tube on fire. Resulted in melting wires, hose and other parts attached to engine. Was quickly put out with a fire extinguisher. Was driving to menards in normal illinois and smelled smoke at first stop light, thought it was van next to me. At next stop light smelled the smoke again and pulled into menards parking lot. Saw lots of smoke coming out from under hood. Raised hood looking for where smoke was coming from. Saw a small flame, went to back of truck and took out fire extinguisher. Went to front of truck and flame had turned to flames, extinguished fire.

Filed Feb 7, 2020 · 7 miles · VA · 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.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 20,500 miles · OK

Vehicle check engine light came on, took to dealer who noticed black sludge in coolant. I was told it wouldn't be under warranty and someone had sabotaged truck. I told them it looked like oil in coolant and that's exactly what it was. Faulty oil cooler LED to oil in every part that engine coolant encompasses. This leads to the truck overheating very quickly at times. Possibility of coolant in the engine black as well, they cannot prove otherwise which could lead to cracked engine blocks. My truck has been in the shop for approx 75 days and they have replaced numerous parts with no remedy to the check engine light continuing to come on. Vehicle was in motion when light originally came on. It's now been to two different dealers and I have researched and discovered hundreds of other cases. This is a faulty oil cooler in 2014-2017 models of the dodge eco diesel 1500 pickup. Fca put me off for weeks saying they would call me and never would, the dealership refused to give me paperwork detailing the process and fca could not reach the dealership for weeks. This truck has an issue that chrysler needs to address.

Filed May 8, 2016 · Brakes · 22,000 miles · TX

Truck is 1 year old with 26,000 miles. Rotors need machining or replacing. Was told that daily commuting in rush hour traffic has caused the rotors to overheat and become pitted causing the brakes to now squeak when applied at low speeds. No towing involved. Truck is used as a daily commuter. Mostly highway travelling, but rush hour is stop and go for a good 10 miles each way. 3 different service departments have informed me this is pretty common due to the nickel component in the rotors. They are recommending replacing them or machining them at a cost of $250 plus new pads even though they do not need replacing. Rotors were only warranted for 1 year or 12,000 miles.