Recent content by jj1987

Highly recommend that you don't go through the dealer. My offers were way better selling to a company that specializes in buying junk cars. My dealer wouldn't take it at all, despite asking me to tow it there for an appraisal. Once I asked for a rough estimate based on what we know, they told...

Money doesn't really fix it because the parts are backordered almost a year. I just took $8500 for my 2015 with 54k miles to get rid of it. Engine replacement was 1 year out and $14k. I couldn't justify waiting a year, fronting $14k and then trying to sell private party while explaining why...

Good Afternoon, I have a GDE tuner for sale from my ecodeisel that blew up. Here it is on their website for $195 + ~$30 shipping. https://greendieselengineering.com/product/flash-programmer-tool/ Selling mine for $175 delivered anywhere in the CONUS. I flashed my ECU and then it's never been...

update-- I'm on a flight and just got a voicemail from the case manager. She told me there's nothing she can do because the vehicle is 2 years out of the 5 year warranty. Since they don't do sales, she can't even offer any good will pricing in a new RAM, which really doesn't upset me that much...

Yes, I'm gathering service records before saying the lawyer word to them. For now, the case manager is exploring good will options if I pay for diagnosis, and willing to discuss them proactively. As long as we meet somewhere in a reasonable middle ground, I don't want to involve a lawyer...

Some good news...I shared this story on Twitter and apparently while RAM does not care about customers who do not publicly bash them, sharing the story in public does matter. RAM has now opened a case and assigned a case manager to me who's reviewing my options. Not going to celebrate yet as...

After RAM won't even open a case after 19x in the dealership due to warranty work, 1x in the paint shop due to the tailgate recall failing, and now a blown engine at 44k miles, I'm sour. It would take a lot to get me in a FCA product at this point. Time heals all wounds, so I'm sure at some...

The service manager at the helpful dealership advised me that if I'm going to pay anything out of pocket demand that I pay at least $100 on the engine. That way since it was not covered under good will 100% I would get the 3 year 100k mile warranty. My next door neighbor runs a few Chevrolet...

So my 2015 EcoDiesel with 44,000 miles blew up yesterday. Shook violently and spit all the oil out of the block. For those who had a blow up outside of warranty, what was your diagnostic fee to diagnose the root cause of the failure? Trying to get a ballpark/average, dealer said min 1hr, could...