10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 38
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
50,485 miles

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2015 Ram 1500 engine problems

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2015 Ram 1500 Owner Comments (Page 16 of 16)

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problem #3

Mar 062015

1500 6-cyl

  • 16,893 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I had decided to change my oil myself for the truck's second oil change because I wanted to use ams oil. I bought the filter from a local parts store because ams did not offer one. I began to drain the oil and then removed the old filter. After it drained for 20 minutes I installed the new filter and oiled the new O-ring and installed it on the factory cap and torqued it to 20 foot pounds. I poured the 6 quarts of new oil in the engine, warmed it up and shut it down. I then checked the filter for leaks and checked my oil level. Everybody should be able to change their own oil right? well I guess that's not true with this truck according to the dealer service center. It was about 3000 miles later when I was at work and noticed a puddle of oil under the truck. I looked underneath and the bottom of the transmission and other parts were coated with oil. I checked the level and nothing registered on the dip stick so I had my new truck towed to the dealer. They told me that I didn't use oem parts and I'm not qualified to change my own oil and that is why oil was gushing all over the top of my engine! notice that driving a vehicle with an engine coated with oil is a huge safety issue. The dealer charged me for a new oil change, wiped the oil off where they could and refused to have the engine steam cleaned. They sent me on the street with oil on my engine! I tried to have it cleaned but could not find anybody that could do it that day. I had to drive it the next day and it didn't catch fire so I let it go. I am now at 23,578 miles (incident happened at 16,893) and I'm starting to notice it leaking a little bit again. This is a serious safety issue! I've seen many complaints about this and somebody could get killed! now I'm going to go complain about all the transmission problems my 2015 Chrysler 200 is having. Don't buy an fca product! you will be sorry!

- Fremont, CA, USA

problem #2

Jan 202015

1500 4WD

  • 700 miles
Fumes coming into cab through ac vents causing passengers to become ill with nausea, headaches, light headed, confusion. Air coming from ac vents during smell is reading 60-200ppm on co monitor.

- Boise, ID, USA

problem #1

Feb 182015

1500

  • 768 miles
The truck is an ecodiesel. This is a replacement truck from a buyback on a 2014. Both trucks are the same, one 2014 and one 2015. In cold weather they fail to start. Between the two trucks they have been towed a total of 4 times. One truck had 2800 miles the other 768. Been out of service 9 weeks. Neither truck will start after driven on a trip over 30 minutes and in cold weather. The non start condition is intermittent and not predictable.

- Wyomig, MN, USA

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