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I was on pa turnpike attemping to merge from a service plaza, when an opening in traffic was available I applied power to merge into line. As I did this my truck did not respond !! I was pulling a 36' fifth wheel trailer at the time and my merge into traffic became very perilious! after what seemed like a very long delay ( and some braking by other motorists ) my vehicle finally started to accelerate. Once the motor responded I had plenty of power to achive speed with traffic. I have told dealer about dead pedal and was told " never heard of it " this has happened to me more that once!
Truck was smoking under hood so pulled over to side of road and truck was on fire under the hood. Truck was completely burned. Found a recall on your website #P65.
Stepped on accelerator pedal, backed off and stepped back down on pedal. Truck did not respond. Very dangerous when pulling out in front of oncoming cars. This is an ongoing condition, happens all the time if I push on the pedal too hard, the truck takes several seconds to respond.
My 2013 Dodge diesel consumes 1 gallon of def (diesel exhaust fluid ) every 85 miles while towing. The national average is about 1000mpg. It is using 10 times the average. It is very costly and dirty to fill the def tank. I'm adding to the environment multiple plastic 2 1/2 gallon jugs and the box they come in. The factory has no fix as of yet, the dealer has been good with all the repairs except this. They are held back by the factory with a lack of information, I'm told. I have no idea what this is doing to my truck/engine or the environment it is supposed to help.
When letting off the gas pedal and then pressing again, (like merging or a rolling stop) there is a lag of 1-2 seconds. Very dangerous when pulling out in traffic. Ram says that is normal. This need to be investigated. Thanks
- Magnolia, TX, USA
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The gas pedal is occasionally unresponsive, and will not make the truck accelerate like it should. It causes a definite "pause" in the acceleration of the truck, although it is only noticeable once the truck is already moving. It is most noticeable when you let off the pedal, and then reapply it, passing in traffic for example. Because of the hesitation, I have come much closer to a collision while merging than normal.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that exhaust fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where the technician diagnosed that a hose clamp became loose and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 500 and the current mileage was 17,000.
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- Detroit, MI, USA