What 1,425 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ram 1500 Crew Cab

On July 2nd, I was actively driving my 2015 Ram 1500 equipped with the 5.7L Hemi V8 gas engine. The vehicle is completely factory-stock with zero aftermarket electronics, wiring modifications, or accessories. While operating the truck, the dashboard instrument cluster suddenly began flickering wildly, indicating a severe voltage drop or electrical system failure. Immediately following the flickering, a catastrophic fire erupted inside the cabin, originating directly underneath the dashboard on the passenger's side. The fire department responded to extinguish the flames. The engine bay was unaffected by fluid leaks, and the fire originated strictly within the factory dashboard electrical wiring harness/modules. The vehicle is a total loss.

NHTSA ODI 11748767

The contact owned a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while hauling a 2018 Jayco Hummingbird at 50 MPH, the "Low Voltage Battery" warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact immediately pulled over and exited the vehicle as white smoke began to emit from underneath the hood. The smoke quickly turned into flames as the contact attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. The contact used a total of three fire extinguishers in an attempt to extinguish the fire; however, the fire returned after each attempt. With the assistance of a fellow motorist, the contact managed to pour water over the entire engine which finally extinguished the fire. The authorities arrived at the scene and performed a thorough inspection of the vehicle to ensure that the fire was extinguished. A police report was filed. The contact suffered severe mental trauma as a result of the incident. The vehicle was initially towed to an independent tow yard but was later placed in the possession of the contact's insurance company. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle was deemed a total loss as a result of the fire. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

NHTSA ODI 11595744

1) engine 2) yes 3) No 4) Police and fire chief...waiting on Insurance 5) electronic throttle control error light - repaired 1/20/22 driving home from work (about 35 mile drive) and 2.5 miles from home - engine made a LOUD/LARGE pop and the engine died....drifted to side of road where the inside immediate filled with smoke. Got out and the engine was on fire and within a matter of minutes the entire front end was ingulfed in flames. I find it interesting that I found and article from Ram "Ram Recalls 108,000 EcoDiesel Pickup Trucks over Fire Risk - 2014-2019 trucks...out truck is a 2015 Why we never informed of this potential deadly issue? My husband could have been killed as quickly as this all happened, and wiht no prior warranty, and for it to fully engulf so quickly https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29622403/ram-1500-recall-ecodiesel-pickup-trucks/?fbclid=IwAR2_75MVCiq4C8Ab_ANM7XV3JNhbTGuM6UNSGTdyCM62tRMG9eLeFKemlmc#:~:text=Fiat%20Chrysler%20Automobiles%20(FCA)%20has,or%20any%20gasoline%2Dpowered%20trucks

NHTSA ODI 11450509

I was driving on the Interstate when a electronic short warning light come on, I pulled over on the shoulder of the road and my engine quit and smoke started to come from the engine. I opened the hood and the engine was on fire. I emptied my cooler, all the bottles of water I had and Cokes and managed to put the fire out with out damage to any thing or any one other than the engine, windshield and hood. Dealer does not want to take responsibility, oil cooler seems to be the source of the fire. Oil sprayed on to the fire blanket on the hood kept burning after the main fire was extinguished. My truck was running fine prier to the fire, I have been waiting for a replacement tone wheel (recall # W58) for 6 months. I have had the EGR (recall #VB1) go out twice and fixed. Numerous electrical tail light shortages.

NHTSA ODI 11423143

MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED BOTH MAJOR SAFETY RECALLS, ONCE WHERE I WAS WITH MY SON AFTER PICKING HIM UP FROM SCHOOL ON A HIGHWAY THE EGR CANISTER SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE THAT FCA SAID WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER ISSUE BUT A AFTER MY INSURANCE REPAIRED MY VEHICLE THEY MADE THE RECALL FOR THE FIRES. AFTER 3 WEEKS WITH ME VEHICLE FROM REPAIR THE ENGINE STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THE INSPECTION WAS TOLD THAT THE TONE WHEEL WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT HAD CAUSED DAMAGE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. I PAID CLOSE TO $7,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS. A FEW MONTHS LATER FCA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TONE WHEEL PROBLEM THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP WROTE THIS IN HIS NOTES.

NHTSA ODI 11413404

MY DODGE RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL CAUGHT ON FIRE YESTERDAY AND BURNT UP. THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT FOR THE SEIDEL EGR COOLER

NHTSA ODI 11387424

THE VEHICLE ENGINE GOT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECT ON DIESEL EGR COOLER.

NHTSA ODI 11362835

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:19V757000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT WILMINGTON (219 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28403). WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND SAW NO VISIBLE ISSUES SO HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE PULLED INTO HIS DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED HE GOT OUT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED HE TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT HIMSELF WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT HIS RESIDENCE AND CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

NHTSA ODI 11361689

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL ODOR APPEARED AS FLAMES WERE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO BOTH LEGS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POLICE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACTS HOUSE WHERE IT WAS PENDING AN INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER BUCKALEW CHEVROLET (1100 I-45 S, CONROE, TX 77301) WAS CONTACTED WHERE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON AUG 7,2020 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A TECHNICIAN WOULD COME OUT TO HIS RESIDENTS BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11355586

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE SEPARATE DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT UNLESS IT STARTED TO BLINK. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELLING UP A HILL AND DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER TO REGAIN POWER. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOMETOWN MOTORS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (602 HIGHWAY 95, WEISER, ID 83672 208-549-6020) AND THEY RAN A CHECK ON THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE EXHAUST BUT RESCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT BACKFIRED THEN BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT BOTH TAIL PIPES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND FLAMES CAME OUT OF THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BURNT TO THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR CHECK THE WRECKAGE AND ABSOLVED THEMSELVES AND THE DEALER OF ANY FAULT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE INCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S WERE WAITING FOR A SETTLEMENT FROM THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ODI 11351825

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY PULLING A SMALL 16 FT. CAMPER (I77 NB, MM ~68 IN NORTH CAROLINA), I NOTICED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH OTHER WARNING LIGHTS, I TRIED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER AND POPPED THE HOOD WHERE I NOTICED FLAMES. I TOLD MY FAMILY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES (WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM MY CAMPER) TO NO AVAIL. WE CALLED 911 AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE CREW TO ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE LOSS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (19V-757) REGARDING EGR ISSUES AND POTENTIAL FOR ENGINE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LOCAL DEALER AND HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON MAY 18TH. THE RECALL WAS LISTED AS COMPLETE AND INSPECTED, HOWEVER AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO FCA, THE STATUS OF THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO OPEN. ATTACHED YOU WILL SEE PHOTOS OF THE SHOP VISIT SHOWING RECALL COMPLETION. I ALSO HAVE A SCREEN SHOT OF THE INITIAL VIN LOOK UP ON 8/8/2020 SHOWING THE RECALL COMPLETED, HOWEVER THERE IS NOW AN UPDATE SHOWING THE RECALL AS OPEN, UPDATED ON 8/17/2020. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, HOWEVER I WAS QUICK TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, OBSERVE THE FIRE AND TELL MY FAMILY TO EXIT. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO FCA CASE [XXX] WHO HAVE SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO THE VEHICLE. FCA TODAY ISSUED ME A STATEMENT SAYING THE INFORMATION AT HAND DOES NOT PERMIT THEM TO ASSOCIATE THE FIRE WITH A MANUFACTURING OR ASSEMBLY ERROR. GIVEN THE GRAVITY OF THE FIRE, DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND POTENTIAL INJURY TO PEOPLE I FEEL THAT IF THE CAUSE CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED OR CORRECTED IT SHOULD BE REPORTED AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.*DT*DT*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11349945

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V757000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNKNOWN DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11309875

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.

NHTSA ODI 11309244

THIS FIRE START ON AIR INTAKE, I LOST THE TRUCK. WAS DRIVING FINE AND START BLUE SMOKE COME OF HOOD... THIS TRUCK GOT A RECALL OPEN, THIS RECALL IS ABOUT FIRE ON AIR INTAKE. I CALL DODGE TO DO THEY NEVER HAVE THE PART... THE END OF HISTORY I LOST MY TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI 11308341

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE WAS NOTICED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SORE THROAT AND EYE IRRITATION DUE TO THE SMOKE BUT IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY CLEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (RANDY MARION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 2000 US-421, WILKESBORO, NC 28697). THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH ITS BELONGINGS TO THE CONTACT DUE TO THE PENDING RECALL HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RECALL REMEDY OR PART AVAILABLE EXPECTED DATE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT THE BUY BACK PROGRAM BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON IT BEING APPROVED OR DECLINED. A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED HOWEVER IT WAS A SMALLER VEHICLE CAUSING AN INCONVENIENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REMEDY OR PARTS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COOLANT. WHILE, DRIVING 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, LOSS POWER, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF SMOKE DETECTED. THE LOW PRESSURE, THROTTLE, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. .THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO WATSON BENZIE 1514 BENZIE HWY, BENZONIA, MI 49616 (231) 882-4417 WHERE THE EGR COOLER WAS ORDERED BUT ON BACK ORDER AND PRESSURE TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO PROVIDED CASE NUMBER 71753449. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ODI 11297699

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2019. THE DAY BEFORE, THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS EMITTING SMOKE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DRIVER DID EXPERIENCE SMOKE INHALATION AND POST TRAUMATIC DISTRESS BUT NO MEDIAL ATTENTION HAD BEEN SOUGHT AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11286896

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND LOST ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING BRAKING AND POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO BREAK THE DRIVER'S WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL ON THE GROUND TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE TO HIS CLOTHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH WHAT REMAINED OF THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MOVED TO THE INSURANCE LOT. AN INVESTIGATION WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). BRICKNER MOTORS INC (16450 CO RD A, MARATHON CITY, WI 54448, (715) 842-5611) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 680791325. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DECISION HAD NOT BEEN MADE AS TO WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ODI 11280273

DRIVING ON I -29 AND WE SMELLED COMETHING LIKE ANTIFREEZE THEN SMOKE. TRUCK LOST POWER THEN GOT IT BACK AND WAS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO AN EXIT BUT PULLED OVER WHEN SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FIRE! CALLED 911 AND FIRE DEPT CAME BUT IN A MATTER ON MINUTES THE TRUCK BURNED UP COMPLETELY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY CAME TO A STOP AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE THEN EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS AT THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BETWEEN THE CONTACT AND THEIR SPOUSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR THEIR INSURANCE TO DETERMINE WEATHER THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED SWANTY'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF BULLHEAD CITY LOCATED AT 2494 AZ-95, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ 86442; PHONE NUMBER: (928) 704-2222, WHERE THE DEALER HAD TO WAIT ON THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE AND THEIR ANSWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,498. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11245900

2015 RAM ECO DIESEL. RECENTLY, RAM AND JEEP WERE INVOLVED IN "IN RE: CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP "ECODIESEL" MDL," WHICH RESOLVED LEGAL CLAIMS ASSERTING THAT THE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE EMISSIONS REGULATIONS AND THAT FIAT CHRYSLER MADE MISREPRESENTATIONS TO CONSUMERS REGARDING THE VEHICLES. I PULLED THIS INFO FROM THE ECO DIESEL SETTLEMENT WEBSITE. IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE, CUSTOMERS WERE TO GET (3) THINGS; (1) V08 SOFTWARE UPDATE; (2) MONEY, DEPENDENT ON YOUR OWNERSHIP STATUS; AND (3) A 10 WARRANTY EXTENSION. I HAD THE V08 SOFTWARE UPDATE COMPLETED AT THE END OF MAY, 2019. SINCE THAT UPDATE, MY VEHICLE HAS HAD POOR PERFORMANCE WITH LACK OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING THE UPDATE DONE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT ON AS WELL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE LACK OF ACCELERATION AND POWER REMAINED. THROUGH JUNE AND JULY THIS LACK OF POWER AND ACCELERATION CONTINUED. I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOWARDS THE END OF JULY AND THEY OPENED A STAR REPORT AND TOLD ME THIS RECALL IS HAVING NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON A LOT PEOPLE'S VEHICLES. I THEN TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AND WAS DRIVING AT THE END OF JULY WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME, THERE WAS A SMELL SIMILAR TO BURNING ELECTRICAL. I PULLED OVER AND THE WITHIN MINUTES THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE PERSONAL WERE CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, BUT NOT BEFORE IT ENGULFED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT OF THE CABIN IN FLAMES. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE AND CONTACTED FCA. BOTH PARTIES SENT FIRE INVESTIGATORS OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. FCA SAYS, WITH THE INFO AT HAND, THE FIRE CAN'T BE ASSOCIATED WITH A MANUFACTURING OR ASSEMBLY ERROR. I ALSO CONTACTED THE CLASS ACTION ATTORNEYS AND SENT THEM INFORMATION FROM THE FIRE AS WELL.

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AFTER HAVING THE FCA APPROVED AEM RECALL ACCOMPLISHED, MY TRUCK COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN SPEED UP HILL, WOULDN'T DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY, INCREASED DEF USAGE, DECREASED FUEL ECONOMY, EXTREMELY BAD TURBO LAG (3-5 SECONDS ON AVERAGE AND UP TO 10). TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND 2 INJECTORS. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 NORTHBOUND, MY TRUCK ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MY TRUCK BURNED TO THE GROUND.

NHTSA ODI 11241657

ON 7/29/19 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM, WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 60 - 65 MPH, WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 40 AT N.C. MM 31, THE TRUCK LOST POWER (LIMP IN MODE), THE CHECK ENGINE & SERVICE AUTOMATIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON. NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. COASTED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND CAME TO REST IN A USED CAR DEALERSHIP'S PARKING LOT. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE I FOUND AN APPROXIMATELY 8' FLAME PROJECTING FROM UNDER THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD COVER. DOUSED THE FLAME WITH A BOTTLE OF DRINKING WATER AND TOOK THE PLASTIC COVER OFF WHERE I FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS SHEATHING ENGULFED IN FLAMES. EXTINGUISHED THAT WITH AN ABC DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. CURRENTLY THE TRUCK IS AT WAYNESVILLE RAM WITH NO UPDATES AS OF YET. HAD THE EGR RECALL COMPLETED ON 6/19/19 AT WAYNESVILLE RAM AND HAD NOTICED DECREASED POWER AND FUEL MILEAGE SINCE BUT THE DECREASES WERE MINOR AND JUST ACCEPTED AS FACT FROM THE RECALL. I AM VERY CONCERNED AT PRESENT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SITUATION AND CONVERSING WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY SIMILAR EVENTS WITH THE SAME MOTOR.

NHTSA ODI 11241282

2015 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL MILEAGE: ~97,000 DATE OF INCIDENT: 03/24/2019 COMPLAINT: ENGINE FIRE. LOCATION: TWO LANE STATE HIGHWAY (IN MOTION) SPEED: 55-60 TOWING: BOAT (~3000 LBS) SOURCE OF FIRE: FUEL INJECTOR (STATED BY RAM CERTIFIED DIESEL MECHANIC) RAM WARRANTY CLAIM: DENIED BY WHAT FIAT CHRYSLER CALLED "LEGAL" (MY TRUCK WAS STILL WITHIN THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY) OUTCOME: UTILIZED MY INSURANCE (ALLSTATE). ALLSTATE DOES NOT COVER THE SOURCE OF FIRE THUS, YOU WILL NOT SEE THE COST OF THE "FUEL INJECTOR" ON THE INSURANCE CLAIM DOCUMENT. SUBMIT DOCUMENT: INSURANCE CLAIM DOCUMENT INCLUDED.

NHTSA ODI 11229008

ENGINE FIRE ON 2015 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, BUT STILL RUNNING, AT FREEWAY SPEED. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS. PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AS "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION FAILURE" APPEARED ON INFO SCREEN. PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. COMPLETE LOSS.

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