2 major issues: a- since vehicle got computer system updated for the emissions lawsuit - vehicle has lost 70% power at take off. Meaning, I currently have a very high risk of getting t-boned at intersections because the vehicle doesn't take off. I currently have a claim open with chrysler but their case manager claims that parts to fix the issue is currently not available. This emission update was done back in june 2019. B- vehicle started to overheat and create very high coolant smell inside the cabin. This happened when the vehicle was in motion driven at approximately 45mph, if the vehicle sits idling you can't tell the problem, only when driven. I had vehicle towed to dealership and admitted on 10/31/2019. After 63 days at the dealer and so much back and forth with chrysler case managers and supervisors "this people is extremely useless and should not be assigned to handle cases sensitive like this one!" on 01/03/2020 "63 days after check in date" the truck was release from the dealer with absolutely no repairs made. The vehicle that is currently overheating with very high risk of getting caught on fire has been released to me so I can take my kids to schools and and my life and other at danger. This is terrifying! Makes me think that chrysler wants to deal with much more costly issues when the worst happens!
2016 Ram 1500 transmission complaints
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After complying with the v08 (aem) software update due to the ram ecodiesel emissions update my driving experience/performance has changed dramatically. During acceleration their has been anywhere from 3-6 delay seconds before adequate power and speed can be felt. This is at a full stop such as a stop sin or red traffic light. During highway traffic (passing) or merging into a lane is were is most noticeable. This failure occurs even when engine is properly at operating temperature and is worse right after start up. Since multiple people use their trucks for towing purposes, this greatly increases the effect and even further decreases the performance that is relied upon. The aem software update specifically states "the aem is not expected to change any of your key vehicle attributes, such as average fuel economy, reliability, durability, vehicle performance, drivability, engine noise or vibration, or other driving characteristics." this directly contradicts the class action lawsuit remedy requirements. Due to the failed instant acceleration as well as taking up to 3500 RPM before forward movement can be established in some instances has LED me to formally create and record a safety concern that requires immediate attention. Failure to do so puts owners of 2014-2016 ram 1500's that are affected by the aem update at risk, not only to ourselves but to the other drivers around us. Before this update was conducted there were no engine/transmission/propulsion related issues whatsoever. Lastly as another effect but less important is the obvious decrease in and loss in mpg. Please hold fca accountable and have them address this issue before lives are fatally affected.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, it rolled out of park with the gear in the park position. The contact tested the vehicle several times to see if the gear was in park and the vehicle rolled with the gear in the park position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 32,000.
Did the new ecodiesel update and now truck lags during acceleration. Takes a second or 2 to take off. Also with the egr cooler recall I'm losing coolant can possibly cause a fire. Fca told me when I called to carry a jug of coolant with me to refill as needed. I would think I would have to do this on a 3 year old truck.
P026ab error code for 3 way coolant bypass valve causing check engine light to be on all the time. Mechanic says won't cause harm to vehicle, but might effect ability to defrost properly. Research suggests this is a common problem in this year range and has been a safety recall in previous years for models older than this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle shook and stopped without warning. The manufacturer called and stated that there was an unknown recall that needed to be repaired. The vehicle was taken to northwest chrysler dodge jeep ram (832‑912‑2500, located at 19616 northwest fwy, houston, tx 77065) to be repaired, but the contact did not know the specifics. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact back to the same dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
This 2016 3.0l eco diesel is a death trap after fca reprogramed the software 2 months ago. 2-4 second hesitation when you press on the gas. The truck just sits there and does not move. In two months I have had 3 close calls pulling into traffic. Extremely scary when you hit the gas and nothing happens and a car is coming down the highway at you at 55 MPH and you're seconds from getting t-boned. It's just a matter of time before people start dying in this death trap. The diesel had many problems before they reprogramed it. Since new the truck has gone into limp mode 4 times where the engine lights come on and the motor shuts down to about 10 mpg. Last time I almost got killed on the freeway when this happened. You're stuck on the highway going 5-10 MPH trying to get off the highway when cars are flying past you at 70 MPH. These 3.0l dodge eco diesels are very, very, very dangerous to drive. After the reprograming from fca they have a very dangerous turbo lag time. Fca has done nothing to address the problem. The reprograming of the software made them worse and more dangerous. Because of the way they designed this eco diesel, it is prone to catch fire. On my truck I had a fire under the hood and a hole melted through the intake manifold. Luckily, the truck did not burst into flames but it was in the dealership for almost 3 weeks being repaired. This truck is very dangerous and the truck needs to be recalled and if fca can't fix them, they need to buy them back and get these death traps off the road. Sorry, I can't describe just a single specific instance, it's dangerous every time you get behind the wheel. I would like to meet with the president of fca and have him take my truck for a drive with his family in it and then give his opinion as to the quality of this engine. I do not allow my wife to drive this truck as it's a death trap.
I own a 2016 dodge ram eco diesel that was forced to have the epa update completed as part of the class action settlement. Since the update was completed I have been having issues with inconsistent power and acceleration. The problem is intermittent and has almost resulted in collisions on several occasions. This issue is especially dangerous when making left hand turns across traffic and the truck decides to delay 2-3 seconds in the acceleration process. I have contacted the dealer as well as the manufacturer and have been met with stone walking bug both of them. I have complained several times but they refuse to even take the truck in for diagnostics sitting the lack of engine trouble codes. The manufacturer angrily refers me to the department that is handling the settlement and states that the epa is making them do this and there is nothing they can do. When I try reaching out to the department handling the recall/settlement it is met with unreachable agents and an endless loop on a phone system. At this point I fearful to drive the truck and especially transport my child in it. I am at a wits end and am asking for involvement from your organization. My name is [xxx] and can be reached at [xxx] for any additional information. Thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
After a recall to update emissions software, the truck experiences unpredictable and inconsistent throttle response. This happens about once per week, when the engine is at full operating temp. The accelerator pedal is pressed, but the engine does not accelerate for 4 seconds. This results in the truck creeping out into traffic but not accelerating as desired. I am not comfortable with my wife and kids in this truck because of this issue. I contacted my local fca dealership. They scanned for trouble codes, but found nothing. They said they would look into the issue, but I have not heard back about this.
After an emissions update was made to my vehicle without my permission on june 4, 2019, the throttle is unresponsive, the diesel exhaust regenertion system no longer functions and my fue economy has dropped over 10 mpg. It is out-of-service and undriveable. It has been at the dealership 4 times over the last 4 months, and has been there since august 1, 2019. I am being told there is no fix.
Transmission shifts very abruptly, sometimes violently, while driving. There is also a jolt when coming to a complete stop, during the transmission shift from 2nd to 1st gear.
Epa mandated aem was performed in may of 2019. Since that time my truck has had dangerously slow throttle response. You can count to 5 after pressing the accelerator before the truck starts moving at an acceptable speed for pulling out into traffic. When the truck finally responds it snaps my neck back.
1. On 9/20 I received from fca dealer the recall update agreed to upon settlement with the epa. 2. While driving on 9/21 I was at a stop and needed to changed lanes. 3. When I depressed the accelerator the engine stalled and barely moved the vehicle for a couple of seconds before picking up and moving normally. 4. Had another vehicle been on coming it could have created a potentially serious accident on a major road at a major intersection. 5. I hereby exert that the "fix" for the emissions by fca is now creating dangerous driving conditions for "owners" who have received this this recall "fix" 6. Additionally it appears fuel mileage is also dropping about 5%-10% 7. Researching on the internet I am finding that this is a common problem. 8. Sometimes the cruise control functions sometimes it does not, I have repeatedly taken the vehicle in for this complaint but they say they cannot find any issue. 9. I would suggest that nhsta get vehicles before and after the "fix" and do substantial testing, as it is not 100% of the time and issue and may be hard to replicate. 10. Overall performance of the vehicle seems to be affected - lower performance and less torque 11.if fuel mileage is down and performance is down I would suspect that emissions may actually be worse than prior to the "fix" being implemented.
Since an emissions recall my truck has had a dangerous amount of dead pedal lag when. First starting to drive. The first 5-10 minutes of every drive create a dangerous situation where I am consistently worried about causing an accident because my truck does not operate like a normal vehicle, or as it did before the recall happened.
Extreme lag on acceleration from a dead stop. Extreme lag on freeway while trying to pass or merge. Post the aem emissions recall.
Dangerous lag in throttle response in emergency situations.. Delay in throttle response is greater than 4 seconds in all attemps at acceleration.
I own a 2016 ecodiesel ram 1500, and ever since I completed the required software update on my vehicle due to the class action lawsuit I have noticed a drastic decrease in the amount of acceleration my vehicle has under conditions where the vehicle is not fully warmed up and occasionally under normal driving conditions as well. There are times the vehicle will take 3 to 5 entire seconds to finally start accelerating and when trying to merge into heavy traffic or at intersections this is extremely dangerous! I need to be able to trust the my vehicle will respond in the manner I need it to while traveling highway and local. I become a hazard to other drives as well as to myself and my occupants. The ecodiesel owners community was promised that this software update would not impede fuel economy, engine performance, engine noise, and many other things, yet myself and what appears to be many others are suffering from what can only be classified as a ticking time bomb. When one or multiple lives are lost, will it then be a large enough issue to correct? I cant fear every single intersection and curved road I come across because I am afraid that my engine will respond sluggish and delayed. This is an issue that fca needs to address and quickly!
I own a 2016 ecodiesel ram 1500, and ever since I completed the required engine software update mandated by fca due to the class action lawsuit, I have noticed a significant delay in acceleration during conditions where the engine is not fully warmed up and sometime at normal conditions when the vehicle is pulling from a stop through an intersection. These delays can be as long as 3 to 5 seconds!! This posses a huge risk to the drive, his occupants, and other drivers as well. The eco diesel community was promised that this software update would not impede fuel economy, engine performance, engine noise, and many other things as well. Yet here we are my self and many others having to think twice every time we pull through an intersection, or a drive way, or turn on a curved road where the oncoming traffic is impossible to see, hoping that this is not the time we are impaled by on coming traffic due to the lack of engine performance of our own vehicle. This is an issue fca needs to get out in front of before human life is lost. Its not a matter of if but a matter of when, this issue needs to be addressed and its needs to be done quickly!!
After recall for the diesel engine emissions class action lawsuit, the truck is very sluggish when cold, sometimes takings 3-5 seconds to respond to throttle input. Fuel economy reduced. Truck feels lazy until it warms up completely. Even then, it isn't as responsive as it was before the software flash.
Ram with ecodiesel engine after approved emissions modification due to epa settlement. When engine is not fully warmed up there is excessive (3-5 seconds) delay in throttle response. This is an extremely dangerous condittion at any intersection. When applying throttle to enter an intersection after stopping, the vehicle slowly moves forward into the intersection with no throttle response for 3-5 seconds creating a collision hazard to occupants as well as other vehicles
After having the vo8 aem done to my truck, the performance has dropped. The lack of acceleration when pulling out into traffic is scary at times. If you even so much as roll a stop the truck seems to be stuck in 3rd gear and very slow to accelerate. Fuel consumption is greater causing a drop in mpg both with normal driving and gets worse than before the update while towing.
I own a 2016 ram 1500 eco diesel. I recently got a recall (v08 I believe) that greatly effected the throttle response and fuel mileage on my truck. I love on a bend on a state highway and it has become very dangerous for me to pull out of my driveway. When I press the throttle there is a good 5 second delay before the truck accelerates. This is a known problem as fca has notified dealers that they are aware of the issue. I know this because I took my truck back to the dealer to address these issues and that is the response they gave me. When I purchased this truck there were no acceleration issues and the fuel mileage was 4-5mpg greater before this computer update. Please facilitate a fix for this before I get hit leaving my house or turning onto any street.
V08 recall flash has made my truck more dangerous to drive. There is an extreme amount of lag from the engine and turbo while trying to accelerate. I am the second owner, bought on 7/24/19 and the truck has been in the shop twice already!
Very poor acceleration when cold or warm. Significant drop in power and fuel mileage. All of these things happened after the v08 update
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle lost a few miles per gallon and hesitated before accelerating. There were no leaks present or warnings. The contact stated that the failures recurred as the contact attempted to enter the highway. The vehicle was taken to elk grove dodge chrysler jeep ram (916‑513‑4234, located at 8575 laguna grove dr, elk grove, ca 95757) where the technicians test drove the vehicle, but were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact back to the same dealer. The dealer recommended an installation of a data collection software. The contact stated that he was not instructed on how the data collector worked and declined the installation. The failure recurred and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000. *tr
Driving home from work 22 august 2019, an 8 mile drive. I went to accelerate to reach posted speed limit after turning off of a side street onto main road. I had no forward momentum when I depressed the accelerator pedal. I attempted several times to manually shift gears thinking it was a transmission issue. The engine would rev up to RPM but still barely any forward momentum. I was losing speed quickly. Something grabbed my attention, not sure if I heard something out of the ordinary but I happened to look out my review and side mirrors and notice a huge plume of smoke exiting my vehicle. At about that same moment, I noticed a low oil pressure light from the instrument cluster. I immediately pulled into a driveway and shut the vehicle off. Once the vehicle was off, I still noticed a large amount of white smoke billowing from under the hood and front wheel wells. At first I thought it to be a coolant hose rupture due to the color of the smoke/steam. I immediately jumped out and opened the hood thinking it was a coolant issue. Right away I noticed a flame at the rear of the engine. I had no access to water where I was located and my only option was to blow it out. It worked for me but probably only because I had got to the fire before it was able to spread too quick. Fire/rescue was dispatched, removed engine cover and noticed smoldering plastic/wire harness and doused with 4-5 cups of water until all traces of fire were gone. Tow truck delivered vehicle to dealership approx 10 miles from where vehicle was disabled. *dt
This vehicle is a death trap, I purchased it certified used from a ram dealer with 30k on it. It runs and drives fine but when it is cold and out of the blue it has complete dead pedal. The truck will not accelerate, it has almost no throttle response and it not safe to drive until its warm I have almost been hit several times, even a slow under powered moped would scoot faster than this truck when its not up to operating temp. This has all taken place after the emissions update done to the truck before predelivery. I had no idea it was going to drive like this I have banned family and friends from driving it. The dealership says it drives as it should "post update" the lack of pedal response is going to get someone killed. There are no engine codes, dealer says its fine and has an perfect maintenance history. Today it was a bit cooler outside than it has been in recent months, knowing the trucks characteristics I used remote start to warm it up. It ran for about 5 minutes before I left, I drove down about a 1000ft private road to a 4 lane divided highway that I pull out onto several times a day and have been for two decades. No cars were coming except a white mazda about two firelanes away from me so more than enough room, I could have walked across the road. I pressed the pedal and thh truck fell on its face and topped out at 10 MPH until I made it to the center median to complete my left turn. The vehicle has to move into the right lane to avoid hitting me, they were being abundantly cautious but this is not how a vehicle should respond to throttle input during warm up or not. It is a diesel and I have been driving them my whole life, I know their cold behavior and this vehicle is broken. Fca says its normal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle's turbo engine lagged and caused the vehicle to stall without warning. Afterwards, the vehicle abruptly jerked forward. The contact drove to waxahachie chrysler dodge jeep ram (2405 n, I-35e, waxahachie, tx 75167, 972‑694‑6216), but no failure was found. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 92,000.
V08 aem recall performed on 6/4/19. Post recall, loss in fuel economy, reduced power especially when towing, and severe turbo lag lasting four to seven seconds. The severe turbo lag is causing unsafe conditions while driving vehicle. The lack of acceleration when the accelerator pedal is pressed is present when starting from a complete stop, as well as at varying travel speeds. It is especially dangerous when making left and right turns on city streets or when merging into highway traffic, because there is little to no acceleration of the vehicle, even under full throttle for between four and seven seconds. The lag is severe even at full operating temperatures above 200 degrees. These issues were not present in the vehicle prior to the v08/aem recall. The manufacturer has insisted that this is normal operation of the vehicle after the v08 aem recall, but the vehicle operated without these issues before the work was completed.
After an emissions recall was performed on eco diesel engine (ECM update) the engine has become terribly sluggish on initial takeoff. I can push the gas petal to the floor and nothing happens for several seconds. I feel that this is a safety concern because there is inconsistent engine performance that could cause an accident.
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