Issue ID | 1314994 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10903608 |
Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
Brand | RAM |
Model | 1500 |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 14/08/16 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Smell of exhaust fumes in my 4x4 ram 1500 ecodiesel. At a later date visually seen white fumes that smelled strong of exhaust enter cab though vent system while in reverse, and at a few days later in "drive." "repaired" with a new exhaust gasket by local dealer. Smell still occured and scheduled for another repair in about 2 weeks. Will supply dealer with printout pictures of other owners with same problem. "exhaust front pipe" crack, and very common thoughout all year model ecodiesels 2014-2016 4x2 and 4x4. Had 13 month old firstborn in front seat and needs to be taken more serious by fca (fiat chrystler america). No pictures as of yet as the part is out of my reach until i request seeing the old replaced part. Fca claims to have "more robust part" but an hour and ten minutes of phone time and i have realized there is no "new" part. Very angry over the situation, as there is no recall for 4x4 models and the 4x4 models use the same part number and part as the 4x2 models. Techs at dealership seem lost. Very easy to find information online in seconds for anybody who looks. Owners that have experienced the problem with same 4x4 model as i, feel very misled and lied to. This is very dangerous and amount of exhaust in cab is completely unsafe and could absolutely cause an accident on the road. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CEDAREDGE, CO |
VIN pattern | 1C6RR7GM2ESXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 5 |
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