What 71 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ram Promaster 3500

VEHICLE STATIONERY -WATER LEAKS INTO THE DOME LIGHTS, THEN THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE MILEAGE BEGAN FLASHING ON THE DASH BOARD, NEXT DAY HEATER MODULE STOPPED WORKING. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YET HAVE CHATTED ONLINE WITH OTHER OWNER WHO HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

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DPF DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER CODE PROBLEM FOR 3 TIMES AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIXED

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REAR SUSPENSION SPRINGS METAL-TO-METAL SCRAPING AND LOUD CREAKING NOISE

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I WAS PARKED IN A LOT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (SOLID, NOT FLASHING SO I ASSUMED IT WAS OK TO DRIVE). AFTER I STARTED MOVING A BIT, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RED-LINED. I PARKED AND LET IT COOL OFF. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, THE CEL WAS ON BUT THE TEMP WAS NORMAL AND STAYED NORMAL UNTIL I REVERSED INTO MY DRIVEWAY...AT WHICH POINT THE GAUGE REDLINED AGAIN AND THE PRESSURE RELEASE ON THE COOLANT TANK TRIPPED AND COOLANT STARTED SHOOTING EVERYWHERE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A FAN CONTROL MODULE THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. OF COURSE THE MODULE IS ON INDEFINITE BACKORDER FROM THEIR WAREHOUSE. THEY SAID THEY CAN GET ONE FROM O'REILLY BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE MYSELF WHICH WAS ABOUT $200. AFTER READING REPORTS ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON RAM PROMASTERS WITH NO RESOLUTION OR RECALL. REPORTS INDICATE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WAITING ON THIS PART.

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I NOTICED THE REAR SUSPENSION MAKING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I BELIEVE IT'S THE REAR RUBBER BUSHINGS. AND ONLY HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THE VAN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I HAVE ANYTHING IN THE BED. VERY LOUD AND THE DEALER STATED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS UP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SURE. I HAVE BEEN TO MANY DODGE FORUMS AND I SEE THE SAME COMPLAINT. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL OR I AM FORCED TO SELL THIS POS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, IT ROLLED AWAY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

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2014 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE HEAD RESTRAINTS, TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR CONTROL MODULE AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CORROSION RECALL NOTICES. *SMD

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WHEN WE DROVE 2014 RAM PROMASTER OFF THE LOT THE "CHECK BACK DOOR" LIGHT WAS ON AND BACK DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY. DEALER ORDERED NEW LATCH AND REPLACED IT TWICE, BUT DOOR STILL DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH. AT APPROXIMATELY 15K MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND 2014 RAM PROMASTER WENT INTO LIMP MODE. TOOK TO DEALER (TATE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 5629 BUCKEYSTOWN PIKE, FREDERICK, MD), WHERE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT/LIMP MODE. WHILE IN LIMP MODE, RPMS DID NOT DROP BELOW 1500, MAKING STOPPING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE DIFFICULT, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL ABOVE 45 MPH, MAKING HIGHWAY TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SECOND TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER/PCM, BUT SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED US, "I WOULDN'T TAKE THIS VAN ON LONG TRIPS", AS HE STILL WASN'T SURE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, OR THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 16K MILES, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE, TOOK VAN BACK TO DEALER (TATE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF FREDERICK, MD), AND WERE TOLD THAT IT HAD A BROKEN FLY WHEEL. AFTER REPAIR, SEAT BELT AND BATTERY LIGHTS REMAINED ON. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AT 18K MILES, WE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE, DEALER INDICATES THAT IDLER PULLEY HAS FAILED. FOR EACH OF THESE REPAIRS, DEALER HAS KEPT VAN FOR 2-3 WEEKS. DEALER ADVISED US AGAIN NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE ON "LONG TRIPS", BUT TO STAY LOCAL. THEY DID NOT ADVISE AS TO WHEN THE VEHICLE MAY BE SAFE TO DRIVE NORMALLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER 2500 CARGO VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SWITCH THAT ENGAGED THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM TO DEACTIVATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH (TO KEEP THE CARGO VAN FROM CATCHING ON FIRE) FAILED. THE SWITCH ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING THE CARGO VAN TO DEACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM SWITCH. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM LIGHTING, THE SWITCH ENGAGED THE TURN SIGNAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR BELIEVED THAT THE CONTACT WAS TURNING RIGHT, BUT INSTEAD THE CONTACT WAS MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AREA OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN NUMEROUS TIMES TO HUNTINGTON JEEP CHRYSLER, DODGE, RAM (120 EAST JERICHO TURNPIKE, HUNTINGTON NY 11743, PHONE (631) 673-0270) FOR THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CARGO VAN WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION EXHIBITED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THE HUNTINGTON DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE VALVE ARMS AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE VALVE ARMS AND FRONT SUSPENSION WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

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DRIVING 68 MPH ON INTERSTATE & TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO WARNING. DASH LIGHTS SAY "SERVICETRANSMISSION" AND ENGINE LIGHT ON! COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. FOUND THAT BY USING OBD2 CODE READER AND RESETTING CODES, TURNING ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON, IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. IT MAY PERFORM NORMALLY FOR 5 MILES OR 5000 MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. TRANSMISSION PERFORMS PERFECTLY BETWEEN OCCURRENCES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY WANT TO REPLACE EVERY SENSOR/PART THAT CAME UP IN CODES, AND WE DID PAY TO HAVE 2 REPLACED AND IT'S STILL OCCURRING. WE THINK IT'S A VOLTAGE /GROUND ISSUE BUT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ACT LIKE THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT. WE HAD TO COAST OFF AND MERGE BACK ON I 85 BY ATLANTA, GA 6 TIMES JUST ABOUT GETTING RUN OVER BY HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE HAVE CALLED FCA AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS A WIRING HARNESS RECALL FOR PROMASTERS IN 2014 BUT THEY SAY OUR VEHICLE ISN'T ON LIST. WE HAVE LOST $10,000 REVENUE FOR DECEMBER AND ARE OUT ABOUT $1800 FOR PARTS WE DIDN'T NEED. NONE OF THE RAM BUSINESS LINK SERVICE DEPT. KNOW HOW TO FIX VEHICLE. WE CALLED RAM COMPLAINT LINE AND THEY OFFERED NO ADVICE. THIS PROBLEM PUTS OURSELVES AND OTHER DRIVERS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN WE HAVE TO COAST OFF INTERSTATE OR PULL OFF HIGHWAYS WITH NO SHOULDERS OR IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES.

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PARKING BRAKES FREEZ IN WINTER AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THIS IS A DIESEL AND HAS NO PARK THE EVIC SCREEN SAYS TO SET BRAKE EACH TIME YOU TURN IT OFF. MY PARKING BRAKE IS NOW BROKE, DO TO THE FREEZING AND CAN NOT BE SET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER 2500. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REGEN WARNING INDICATORS KEPT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERS (ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 789 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (770) 429-1100), (BENCHMARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1313 GRANTS MILL WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210, (205) 957-1313), (COLUMBIA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT, 106 S JAMES CAMPBELL BLVD, COLUMBIA, TN 38401, (931) 548-0109), (GREEN DODGE, 3801 WABASH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62711, (217) 522-1222), AND (PAULDING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1246 OLD GRIFFIN RD, DALLAS, GA 30157, (770) 769-1853) WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO MULTIPLE DEALERS. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL MISDIAGNOSES; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE FAILURE CONCERNING THE DPF BEING CLOGGED WITH SOOT. THE ECM, LIMP MODE, AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS CONTINUED TO FLASH, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER 2500. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REGEN WARNING INDICATORS KEPT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERS (ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 789 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (770) 429-1100), (BENCHMARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1313 GRANTS MILL WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210, (205) 957-1313), (COLUMBIA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT, 106 S JAMES CAMPBELL BLVD, COLUMBIA, TN 38401, (931) 548-0109), (GREEN DODGE, 3801 WABASH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62711, (217) 522-1222), AND (PAULDING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1246 OLD GRIFFIN RD, DALLAS, GA 30157, (770) 769-1853) WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO MULTIPLE DEALERS. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL MISDIAGNOSES; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE FAILURE CONCERNING THE DPF BEING CLOGGED WITH SOOT. THE ECM, LIMP MODE, AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS CONTINUED TO FLASH, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

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IN MOTION, VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. SPEED FOR MERGING ONTO 45MPH ROAD WAS LIMITED TO 25 OR 30. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR BY REBUILDING TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN PROBLEM REMAINED.

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SPARE TIRE WILL NOT CRANK ALL THE WAY UP AND SHOW THE YELLOW DOT PER INSTRUCTIONS. THE CRANK STARTS TO SLIP THE LAST 1" . WITHOUT TIRE ON THE SPARE TIRE CABLE THE YELLOW DOT DOES APPEAR AND THE CRANK COMES TO A DEAD STOP. THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO NO AVAIL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROYAL GATE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM LOCATED AT: 15502 MANCHESTER RD, ELLISVILLE, MO 63011, TEL: (636)394-3400, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PRODUCE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

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BRAKES BEGAN SQUEEKING WITHIN MONTHS OF MY PURCHASE. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT WAS COMMON FOR NEW BRAKES. NEXT TIME I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY SAID DUST CREATES SQUEAKS. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT THE SOUND INCREASED IN VOLUME. NOW, AT 23,000 MILES, THE BRAKES ARE VERY LOUD PIERCING AND SCREACHING. NOW DEALER SAYS NOTHING THEY CAN DO...I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. BRAKES DO NOT SQUEAK WHEN COOL, BUT WITHING 20 MINUTES THEY GET VERY LOUD WHEN HOT.

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THE VAN WOULD JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD REQUIRE A RESTART TO RESET THE VAN SO IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR AGAIN. THIS VAN IS AN AUTOMATED/MANUAL TRANSMISSION A RESTART REQUIRES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE STARTING. THIS SITUATION REQUIRED THAT I MANAGE TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SO NOT TO BE IN HARMS WAY. IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR REPAIR AND SOME CLUTCH PARTS WERE REPLACED; THAT DID NOT STOP THE JUMP OUT OF GEAR PROBLEM. NOW IT WOULD STILL JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR, BUT SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO GEAR THE VAN WOULD GO AGAIN. IT DID NOT NEED A RESTART TO KEEP MOVING BUT STILL VERY DANGEROUS TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR ON A HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH THEY WOULD KEEP IT A WEEK OR 2 ONLY TO TELL ME THERE WERE NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM. FINALLY REVERSE GEAR BROKE, INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THE DEALER REBUILT MINE WITH NEW REVERSE GEARS. IT MADE NO IMPROVEMENT TO MY JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THAT COULD NOT FIND MY PROBLEM; I EVEN TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE IN WHICH IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR 2 TIMES. HE SAID TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE AS HE COULD NOT FIX IT. IT BROKE DOWN LATER THAT NIGHT AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR OR EVEN RESTART; IT WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY MADE IT START, REPLACED $1847 WORTH OF PARTS THAT MADE NO CHANGE ON THE JUMP OUT OF GEAR PROBLEM. THE FACTORY TECH CAME TO THAT SHOP AND SAID TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THAT DEALER REFUSED TO DO THAT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VAN IS NOW BACK AT THE DEALER THAT REBUILT THE TRANS, THEY STATE TRANS IS FINE IT MUST BE SOMETHING ELECTRIC. THESE PROBLEMS START DEC 2015, VAN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE SINCE MAY 2016. THIS IS FEB 2017

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE FUEL RAIL SHIFTED AND SPEWED FUEL ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO FUEL RAIL BOLT CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

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FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, I HAVE SMELLED A COOLANT LEAK. THE RADIATOR COOLING FANS HAVE RUN EXCESSIVELY AND INTERMITTENTLY... EVEN AT BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES.THEY HAVE REPLACED MY RADIATOR TWICE, COOLING FANS AND CONTROL MODULE...MOST RECENTLY THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF ANOTHER $2400.00 AND I STILL HAVE LEAKAGE ISSUES. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR NEEDS TO BE REFILLED EVERY TIME I GO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH DODGE OF BURNSVILLE, MN ON 12/29/16 TO HOPEFULLY FIND OUT WHERE THE LEAK(S) IS/ARE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME SO MANY DIFFERENT STORIES AS TO WHY I AM SMELLING COOLANT THAT I DON'T REALLY TRUST THAT THEY ARE BEING TRUTHFUL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES FOR THIS....AND I HAVE LOST SO MANY DAYS WORK AS A RESULT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I NEED YOUR HELP. THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON UNDER MN LAW, EXCEPT THAT IT IS A CARGO VAN. ADDITIONALLY, MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED...TWICE ON ONE SIDE AND ONCE ON THE LEFT UNDER MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY....AND NOW BOTH HAVE MOISTURE IN THEM AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED OVER 15 LOW BEAM BULBS IN THE 2 3/4 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I OWN NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER REPLACED A BULB. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? I KNOW THAT THERE A MANY OUT THERE WITH THE 2014 PROMASTER VANS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND ARE VERY FRUSTRATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE, A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT CIRCULATED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO COOLANT VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND MISFIRED. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

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I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AT 500 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEEZING, NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALER THEY SAY THERE MAY BE A RECALL AND WILL CONTACT ME NEVER HEARD BACK , REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 38K MILES , NOW 70K MILES BRAKES AND ROTORS WORN OUT AGAIN, STOPPING EVERY THING ALWAYS SQUEALS EVEN WHEN NEW , 2ND LAY THERE SOME SORT OF SHORT SOME TIMES ALL POWER ON RADIO ETC GOES OFF BY IT SELF THAN COMES BACK ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES 3RD I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BODY RUSTING AT 2500 MILES I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WOULD NOT BY SUCH ANOTHER CHEAP VECHILE NOR WOULD I RECOMMEND ONE TO ANYONE ELSE 4TH THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME TIME OF LEAK IN MY FLUIDS , BRAKES , POWER STEERING , RADIATIOR FLUID NOT SURE WHERE IT'S GOING BUT NOT ON THE GROUND WHEN YOU STAND OUTSIDE VEHICLE YOU CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING AND STATIONARY , THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING THING WITH NO END IN SITE PLEASE HELP THANK YOU THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE FIRST 500 MILES.

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PROMASTER 3500 CUT AWAY WINNEBAGO TREND RV CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATION CAUSES MULTI WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WARNINGS FOR THROTTLE CONTROL, BATTERY/CHARGE SYSTEM, DEF LEVEL ? (NOT DIESEL GASOLINE UNIT), TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATIC AND NOT ENGUAGE INTO 6TH / OD GEARS. FACTORY SUPPORT UNABLE TO RESOLVE JUST SWAPPING PARTS REQUIRES VEHICLE TO SIT AT DEALER FOR 30DAYS JUST TO ORDER REPLACEMENT CLUSTER. SLOW AND UN-COORDINATED SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME REPAIRS HAVE HAD TO BE ESCALATED TO PROMASTER HOTLINE

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EVER SINCE WE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE ROUGHLY A YEAR AGO, IT WAS SENT BACK FOR SERVICE 8 TIMES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. THERE ARE POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUES INCLUDING: THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON, TURN SIGNALS FUNCTION ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY, THE PLATE LIGHTS DON'T WORK EVEN UPON BULB REPLACEMENT, ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH LED TO A BULB MELTING (SEE PHOTO ATTACHED) . THESE ISSUES POSE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL RISKS TO OUR DRIVERS AND TO THE PUBLIC. THE DEALERS HAVE FAILED TO PERMANENTLY RECTIFY THESE ISSUES.

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THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT KEEPS BURNING PARTS OUT LIKE LIGHT BULBS, ENGINE COIL PACKS, & DASH COMPONENTS. THE SUSPENSION IN THE REAR SQUEEKS SO BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO WEAR EAR PLUGS TO DRIVE IT. THE ENGINE SMELLS OF ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ALL THE TIME AND THE BREAKS SQUEAL AND GRIND... OUR DEALER TRIES TO FIX THINGS BUT KEEPS TELLING US THAT DODGE HAS NOT COME UP WITH A FIX FOR MY PROBLEMS AS OF YET. DEALER REFUSES TO DOCUMENT REPAIR ATTEMPS AND GIVES US NO PAPERWORK!

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