Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v562000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Auto nation dodge in centennial, colorado was made aware of the recall and stated that the part was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. The dealer (don franklin somerset chrysler dodge jeep ram nissan, 1147 s highway 27, somerset, ky 42501, (606) 678-8178) scheduled the recall repair appointment for the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v562000 (engine and engine cooling) and 17v821000 (power train). When the contact arrived for the appointment, the dealer indicated that the parts were unavailable for the recall repairs. The contact was uncertain as to when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
My truck, with the aisin transmission and single rear wheel, has a horrible throttle delay. Pulling out into an intersection or in front of oncoming traffic is terrifying, because if the delay kicks in, I can put the pedal down and the truck will literally not react for 3-5 seconds. This is also true when trying to accelerate to pass on the highway, avoid another vehicle, etc. It's like the throttle pedal doesn't know you're pushing it for quite a few seconds, and then and only then it will react. This is extremely dangerous, and I've had quite a few situations where I've been pulling out across traffic from a stop sign, thinking I had plenty of time in front of oncoming traffic, only for my truck to be dead in the water. No throttle response, nothing. I've almost been hit many times because of this. Ram will not help, and states that my problem is not there. I assure you it is, and based on the number of forum posts I see of people with the same issue, it's definitely out there. I wish I could get out of this truck but can't afford to take such a huge loss on it. It's extremely unsafe and stressful to drive.
Took vehicle in to john hiester in lillington nc. They inform \s of two life th threatening recalls that has no fix. We are fearful of driving due to recalls. Howver we love our dodge. Please help. We have byt tru k in shop twice for engine and transmission not going in gear and turbo problems. Now recalls constant of water pump and transmission which we had to pay for before
Manufacturer recall numbert51 the federal safety agency recall number17v-562 recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available summarythe water pump may experience a failure which may result in an engine compartment fire. Safety riska water pump failure resulting in an engine compartment fire can cause the vehicle to crash without prior warning increasing the risk of injury to motor vehicle occupants or persons outside the vehicle. Remedythe water pump must be inspected and replaced if required. Dec 20,2017 manufacturer recall numbert79 the federal safety agency recall number17v-821 recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available summarythe brake transmission shift interlock (btsi) locking pin may become stuck in the open position. A btsi locking pin stuck in the open position may allow the transmission to be shifted out of park and to or from any gear position without depression of the brake pedal and/or without the key in the ignition, if a key is applicable. Safety riskthe transmission may be shifted of the park position without a key in the ignition or a brake pedal application. This increases the potential for an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in a vehicle crash or injury without prior warning. Dealership still do not have the parts to make this repair. Being a failure of a water pump in an engine compartment can cause fire and crash, seems they would be moving at a faster pace on this repair. Wife pulls a 80,000 horse trailer with three horses valued at 350,000 dollars. Either chrysler gets these parts to the dealership for repair or they need to buy back this vehicle and get us into a truck that has no recalls that can cause death.
2016 dodge ram 3500. Consumer writes in regards to water pump failure. *ld
The federal safety agency recall number: 17v‑562. The description provided in the notice reads: "a water pump failure resulting in an engine compartment fire can cause the vehicle to crash without prior warning increasing the risk of injury to motor vehicle occupants or persons outside the vehicle." I contacted the dealer where I purchased the vehicle, tate branch dodge in carlsbad, nm on 11/21/2017. They stated that nothing can be done, even after I asked if I just have to hope that the vehicle doesn't catch on fire, to which they said, "yes". Also, the vehicle has an occasional "lull" with the accelerator which leads to extreme loss of power when accelerating. This has almost caused several accidents with myself and my wife. I have an appointment on dec. 14th to have the problem looked at for the second time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. While driving various speeds, there was excessive exhaust fumes entering the cabin of the vehicle from the engine and through the firewall. The vehicle was taken to larry h. Miller chrysler jeep dodge ram boise (located at 222 s. Auto drive, boise, id 83709) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that it was acceptable for some exhaust fumes to enter the cabin of the vehicle. It was also suggested by the service adviser to have the windows down while operating the vehicle, but the contact found that to be unacceptable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue on two occasions and the contact received case numbers: 31719201 and 31501985. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000. Updated 08/22/17*lj
From day 1 the truck has had very poor throttle response. The big problem is on take off. The truck has a dead pedal with a delay of 3 to 5 seconds before the truck will accelerate. This can make for some dangerous situations. In looking for a solution to this problem I have found there is a huge number of owners complaining of the same thing. It seems chryslers response has been to ignore the complaints and not look into a solution
Delayed throttle response. Also fumes in cab.
Daily occurrence. While dead stopped at light or idling along after lifting foot off of brake pedal, then slowly depressing accelerator pedal, there is a 2-4 second delay before truck starts to accelerate. Feels like a dead pedal. This has become worse as the truck accrues miles. When needing to accelerate quickly, the pedal response is slow to respond and has caused many anxious moments with vehicles bearing down on my rear end. I press the pedal and wait for engine to respond. The truck is a diesel and it does not feel like turbo lag. I had a 2007 diesel and this was not a problem at all. I feel that eventually this will cause or lead me to have an accident of some type. Every time I drive the truck I have to make allowances for the lack of pedal response, mostly in city, slow and go driving. On the highway at higher speeds this problem does not seem to be such an issue. I believe that ram needs to address this with some type of reprogramming for the engine, drive-train or both. This type of pedal non-response is very dangerous and quite disturbing. The dealers have no answer to this problem.
There is an extreme delay when pressing the accelerator and actual acceleration of the vehicle. There seems to be no correlation between how far the accelerator is pressed and vehicle acceleration. When merging into traffic and especially when pulling out into traffic or passing a vehicle. This delay is a severe safety problem. There is a 2-3 second delay between pressing the accelerator and the vehicle actually moving.
Significant lag in engine response when accelerating from dead stop. Delay is approx 3-4 seconds from time accelerator pedal is depressed until truck responds.
Dead pedal. From a dead stop if you stab the accelerator pedal as in a emergency situation there is a 2-3 second delay before power is applied to the drivetrain. I feel this is a very dangerous situation and ram should have to reprogram these trucks to apply power when called for by the accelerator pedal. This has occured since new
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. The contact smelled an abnormal exhaust odor in the vehicle when the heater was running. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 4,128. Updated 05/03/16
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