The exhaust manifold bolts break off the head of the bolt on the rear cylinder on each side causing an exhaust leak between the engine and the manifold on the 5.7L hemi. The dealership said its a known issue with those motors but there is no recall.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

Driving home from work 22 August 2019, an 8 mile drive. I went to accelerate to reach posted speed limit after turning off of a side street onto main road. I had no forward momentum when I depressed the accelerator pedal. I attempted several times to manually shift gears thinking it was a transmission issue. The engine would rev up to RPM but still barely any forward momentum. I was losing speed quickly. Something grabbed my attention, not sure if I heard something out of the ordinary but I happened to look out my review and side mirrors and notice a huge plume of smoke exiting my vehicle. At about that same moment, I noticed a low oil pressure light from the instrument cluster. I immediately pulled into a driveway and shut the vehicle off. Once the vehicle was off, I still noticed a large amount of white smoke billowing from under the hood and front wheel wells. At first I thought it to be a coolant hose rupture due to the color of the smoke/steam. I immediately jumped out and opened the hood thinking it was a coolant issue. Right away I noticed a flame at the rear of the engine. I had no access to water where I was located and my only option was to blow it out. It worked for me but probably only because I had got to the fire before it was able to spread too quick. Fire/rescue was dispatched, removed engine cover and noticed smoldering plastic/wire harness and doused with 4-5 cups of water until all traces of fire were gone. Tow truck delivered vehicle to dealership approx 10 miles from where vehicle was disabled.

- Bonaire, GA, USA

This vehicle is a death trap, I purchased it certified used from a Ram dealer with 30K on it. It runs and drives fine but when it is cold and out of the blue it has complete dead pedal. The truck will not accelerate, it has almost no throttle response and it not safe to drive until its warm I have almost been hit several times, even a slow under powered moped would scoot faster than this truck when its not up to operating temp. This has all taken place after the emissions update done to the truck before predelivery. I had no idea it was going to drive like this I have banned family and friends from driving it. The dealership says it drives as it should "post update" the lack of pedal response is going to get someone killed. There are no engine codes, dealer says its fine and has an perfect maintenance history. Today it was a bit cooler outside than it has been in recent months, knowing the trucks characteristics I used remote start to warm it up. It ran for about 5 minutes before I left, I drove down about a 1000ft private road to a 4 lane divided highway that I pull out onto several times a day and have been for two decades. No cars were coming except a white Mazda about two firelanes away from me so more than enough room, I could have walked across the road. I pressed the pedal and thh truck fell on its face and topped out at 10 mph until I made it to the center median to complete my left turn. The vehicle has to move into the right lane to avoid hitting me, they were being abundantly cautious but this is not how a vehicle should respond to throttle input during warm up or not. It is a diesel and I have been driving them my whole life, I know their cold behavior and this vehicle is broken. Fca says its normal.

- Menasha, WI, USA

I was driving on the highway, lost power, throttle control error comes on, truck went into limp mode, there are smokes out the back of the truck. I took the next exit to get off the highway. Turn into gas station and engine got cut off. When I pop the hood, saw fire from the top of the engine. I pour my drinks with ice, few water bottles, and my friends drink.

- Richardson, TX, USA

V08 aem recall performed on 6/4/19. Post recall, loss in fuel economy, reduced power especially when towing, and severe turbo lag lasting four to seven seconds. The severe turbo lag is causing unsafe conditions while driving vehicle. The lack of acceleration when the accelerator pedal is pressed is present when starting from a complete stop, as well as at varying travel speeds. It is especially dangerous when making left and right turns on city streets or when merging into highway traffic, because there is little to no acceleration of the vehicle, even under full throttle for between four and seven seconds. The lag is severe even at full operating temperatures above 200 degrees. These issues were not present in the vehicle prior to the V08/aem recall. The manufacturer has insisted that this is normal operation of the vehicle after the V08 aem recall, but the vehicle operated without these issues before the work was completed.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

After an emissions recall was performed on eco diesel engine (ECM update) the engine has become terribly sluggish on initial takeoff. I can push the gas petal to the floor and nothing happens for several seconds. I feel that this is a safety concern because there is inconsistent engine performance that could cause an accident.

- Yukon, OK, USA

After aem emission control systems update the truck at 57,920 has poor acceleration from a start. It doesn't get out of its on way. Mileage dropped 4 mpg. Has poor acceleration up hills. This update claimed to not alter the way the vehicle drives and that is not the case. This is not the truck that I originally bought. I have been almost hit several times pulling out into traffic because of the poor acceleration from a stop "turbo lag" this is a safety hazard.

- Port Deposit, MD, USA

After the aem recall on my ecodiesel the acceleration is very sluggish especially when cold. It is enough of a problem/ change from the original performance that pulling out in traffic has become dangerous. The truck has a 3-5 second delay before adequate power is available regardless of accelerator position.

- Lexington, NC, USA

Another Ram ecodiesel post-aem safety concern. Did the aem recall and instantly became a safety hazard in traffic. Extreme throttle lag of 4+ seconds, even if flooring it. Too many close calls to list myself and I don't let me wife drive unless absolutely necessary (it was supposed to be her truck!!). recall may be monetary and such but the issue is a safety problem and will result in much larger issues. I've worked as a risk management safety officer; this will lead to a bigger problem. Epa or not, this "aem fix" is wrong! please please please get involved and force a recall to fix the lack of throttle response on these vehicles. For what its worth, I found out that I am not eligible for any of the claim $$ because my truck was built in Canada. God bless the american Ram badge, huh!

- Columbus, IN, USA

After getting the ecodiesel emission recall my truck does not accelerate when cold. Have several near collisions after pulling out into traffic and nothing happens, it does not respond to pedal for 3 seconds. Contacted fca and they refer me to dealer, dealer says it is fca software issue.

- Boscawen, NH, USA

Own a 2016 Ram 1500 ecodiesel truck and participated in the V08 emissions recall, since the recall has been preformed the truck suffers from serious throttle lag which I feel is a major safety concern as the truck has unreliable response when trying to cross an intersection.

- Bozeman, MT, USA

My vehicle was part of a recent ecodiesel settlement that required a recall and re-flash of the vehicles ECM. Fca stated that the recall re-flash would not affect the vehicles performance. That is not the cash. My vehicle now has a severe throttle hesitation when starting from a stop. Pulling into or merging into existing traffic has become extremely dangerous. I have been experiencing this condition since the recall was completed.

- Newburgh, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. While driving 20 mph, the engine completely shut off without warning. The vehicle was taken to greenway Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of florence (2354 florence blvd, florence, al 35630, (256) 766-7324) where it was diagnosed that a new throttle position sensor was needed. The contact was informed that the part was not available for the repair to be completed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Muscle Shoals, AL, USA

Since the fca ECM re-flash, my truck turbo lag is now deadly, when the engine gets past the turbo lag it will smoke the tires, but don't back off or you start all over again with turbo lag. Ive pulled out into traffic and waited for the lag to catch up, nearly being hit almost every time I drive it. Forget driving up hills. Someone is going to get killed. If it had driven like this when I test drove it, I never would have bought it! my family has literally yelled watch out dad! when I try to pull into even mild traffic from a stop.

- Bertram, TX, USA

After fca completed the emissions recall on my 2016 Ram the truck now does not want to accelerate into traffic. This is caused several issues when trying to merge into traffic or onto the interstate. Also while pulling a trailer I was not able to accelerate properly into traffic or to the highway. Due to this while pulling out in traffic I have barely avoided several wrecks.

- Smyrna, TN, USA

Aem reflash as required by the fca emissions recall #V08 has caused the truck to accelerate very slowly, causing numerous near misses when crossing and turning past oncoming traffic. Dealership reports all recalled customers are reporting the same issues.

- Williamsport, MD, USA

After having the emissions recall applied to my truck, I have lost acceleration from a stopped position. The throttle lag is dangerous and unpredictable. This makes turning through traffic very unsafe.

- Toledo, OH, USA

Ram ecodiesel recall. My post aem emissions flash has created a significantly impaired vehicle with unpredicatable acccelleration and engine response. I am the original owner and the vehicle became imparied after the epa/doj forced recall for emmissions control tampering. This update has put my family is several seriously dangerous situations. Merging onto highway traffic the truck has no power or responsiveness. Pulling out of side streets across traffic the truck has no power or responsiveness. The trucks mpg has gone down nearly 15% and def consuption has increased significantly. Please do something as fca is claiming there is no issue. This has nearly caused accidents on several occasions.

- Allen, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to wolfechase Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (8170 us-64, bartlett, tn 38133, (901)-373-3030) to be repaired per an unknown recall regarding the eco diesel engine emission. The repair did not correct the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle lost acceleration while driving at any speed and the fuel mileage was reduced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 44,153.

- Eads, TN, USA

I took my ecodiesel truck to my local fca dealership and they installed the approved emission modification (aem). After I received my truck back from the dealership, there was a very noticeable increased throttle response lag from a stop. After applying wide open throttle (wot), the truck would not respond for 3-4 seconds. The aem specifically states that the "performance" of the truck will not be impacted; which is not what I personally experienced. The throttle response lag post-aem install almost got me into two accidents while trying to take a right turn onto a highway. This experience has been well documented by other ecodiesel owners on internet forums and via youtube videos demonstrating this safety issue. Fca failed to disclose this throttle response issue; as a result they have created a safety concern for their customers, to include myself, post-aem install. I pulled out the dealership lot expecting a certain level of performance from the truck I know extremely well, but was quickly surprised to find myself in a dangerous situation due to the throttle lag. As a result, I have changed my daily driving habits to account for this significant reduction in low end performance post-aem install.

- Shalimar, FL, USA