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

VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN ONE RECALL. ONLY ONE RECALL IS STATED HERE.VEHICLE DOES NOT GO OVER 40 MPH IN MOTION. VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO FIRES RELEVANT TO THE RECALL STATED WHILE IN MOTION. RESOLUTION TO REPLACE LEMON VEHICLE IS NOT BEING MET. THIS VEHICLE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED IMMEDIATELY TO ASSIST IN THE RECOGNITION OF MORE APPLICABLE RECALLS NOT PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED.

NHTSA ODI 11342477

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AS SMOKE WAS EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT AND UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH HIS PASSENGER SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAYSTAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (206 S CARROLLTON ST, MALVERN, OH 44644) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER WAS FRACTURED CAUSING A FIRE. THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE GLOW PLUG AND THE CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

NHTSA ODI 11307189

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE UNABLE TO OPERATE DUE TO THE EXHAUST FAILURE. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME DIZZY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN CHICAGO, IL, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. THE VEHICLE IS EQUPPED WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. *DSY

NHTSA ODI 11187016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE SEEN NEAR THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY THROWING SAND ON THE ENGINE AND A PASSERBY WAS ABLE TO ASSIST WITH EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PLANET DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (9975 NW 12TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33172, (305) 470-8000) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BURNT AND MELTED EGR COOLER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ODI 11111850