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I have fumes getting into the cabin of my vehicle. The egr valve has been rplaced once already at 16000 miles. The fumes persist and happen at random regardless of driving conditions. Vehicle heater is on with outside air on, but smell will persist even when vehicle is in motion at highway speeds and is noxious enough to cause throat to feel sore and eyes to water. This is not due to being near another diesel vehicle. Again happens at random, forums suggest smell may be linked to regen process. Regardless of process fumes should not be able to enetr vehicle.
Has severe dead pedal. If I have to let off the gas pedal for a second to merge into traffic then give it gas again it falls on it's face and doesn't move or do anything at all for up to 5 seconds. Has almost caused 4 crashes.
Problem # 1: strong coolant and burning rubber smell. No leaks found. Problem #2: defective front windshield (prism distortion, safety issue). Problem #3: front vibration. Problem #4: wind noise on left doors. Problem #5: radio turns-off and/or cd stops playing on bumpy roads.
The contact owns a 2014 Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Two issues that are caused by the same problem: 1. when accelerating from a stop there is limited power. If I step on the throttle hard, it seems to not move for a second or two, then takes off. 2. while driving in traffic there is a significant delay in throttle response. If I am on the accelerator trying to blend into traffic, then have to take my foot off the accelerator for some reason, then try to accelerate, it does nothing for several seconds. This is a very unsafe situation for the occupants of my vehicle and anyone else on the road. I want it addressed before causing an accident, or even worse death to someone.
- Gulfport, MS, USA
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While under attempted hard acceleration, the gas pedal becomes unresponsive for several moments. Several times, this almost caused an accident while performing evasive maneuvers to avoid getting hit..
When attempting to cross multiple lane divide highway while synchronizing the timing of the crossing I had to let up and then depress accelerator pedal and got no response from throttle... the classic dead pedal response. It can be avoided but someone unfamiliar with the vehicle can get seriously hurt/killed by not understanding the dead pedal lag and those situations where it occurs... this must be fixed.
There is major lag between the when the throttle is applied to when the engine responds. Many are calling it "dead pedal" because the engine just doesn't respond to throttle input when pressed quickly. If the throttle is pressed slowly, the engine responds as one would expect, but in an emergency situation, where one has to stomp on the peddle, there's no response. For me, I can sometimes do a 3 count. The issue happens from a dead stop or when you are cruising. When cruising, it's easy to replicate because all you have to do it give it a little fuel, as if you're going up a small hill, let off, then stomp on it... when this is done, the engine acts as if your foot is still off the peddle for what feels like eternity. I have taken it to the dealer multiple times and each time, I'm told this is how it's suppose to be, so there is no fix... but a flash might be available in future to resolve this. The problem is, no one can confirm Ram is working on a fix.
Traveling in right lane of 4 lane highway at 55mph. Another vehicle pulled out from the right into my lane right in front of me. I let off throttle and applied brakes. Noticed an opening in traffic in the left lane. Turned on the turn signal, started to shift lanes and applied throttle. Truck would not accelerate for what felt like 2-3 seconds. By that time the car behind me in the left lane was right on my bumper. No accident occurred, but it was a close call. I had noticed a 1-2 second throttle delay a couple times while maneuvering through traffic earlier in the day as well.
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- Rexford, NY, USA