I'm with you there. When you step on the pedal of a diesel, you should be able to see it belch some black smoke out the tail pipe, now that black soot just stays in the motor. Not good. I posted in other threads that I think FCA is going to be forced into a buy back at some time in the future. I...
FCA originally went to Cummings with the idea to build this small 6 cylinder diesel (obviously Dodge has a long history with Cummings). What would have been better than a Cummings? Cummings turned them down. Apparently Cummings said they could not produce this diesel to do what FCA wanted it to...
I'm in 100% agreement with you, I love the truck but hate the engine. I was just looking at the FORD F-150 with the 3.5 ego boost gas engine (I'm very negative on these small diesel motors at the moment). If you're into the HP and torque game, that motor has more horsepower and torque than this...
I agree that the EPA has caused this situation but FCA has to stand behind what they sell. If it isn't possible to build a small diesel motor truck in the US to conform to the EPA, then FCA has to be honest about it.
The sad fact is, they have small diesels in trucks in other countries that...
I had the same exact thing happen to by 2016 this past Labor Day. Same sounds, hissing on the top of the engine. I strongly suspect a hole has melted through your intake. Mine was in the shop for two weeks. Everything was covered by warranty. Still a huge pain and the mechanic said expect the...
Why buy a vehicle with a warranty then? The price of the warranty is built into the price of the vehicle. I paid for the warranty when I purchased the vehicle and I expect to maintain the warranty until it expires. It makes no sense to me that people are willing to throw the warranty out the...
I'm an attorney and I can tell you if you make modifications to the vehicle in violation of the terms of the warranty, the warranty becomes voidable at the option of Chrysler (your state law may be different, but most aren't). It's in the fine print. Your argument is valid that if you delete an...
Just curious if anyone has heard anything good or bad about the 3.0L diesel that Ford is putting in the F150 or the 2.8L 4 cylinder diesel that Chevy is putting in the Colorado and GMC is putting in the Canyon? Are they experiencing the problems that FCA is with the 3.0L?
The ext arm warranty covers a lot but not everything. In my case I have a 2016 I bought brand new and it now has 56,000 miles on it. It has gone into limp mode over 20 times and about every two weeks I get an engine light on that I have to go to the dealership and leave the truck there for half...
Holymoly you are 100% correct. This engine is flawed and was flawed from the beginning. Part of the present class action has to deal strictly with the 3.0 not being as clean a burning diesel as FCA advertised. Thus the EPA involvement. It's akin to the Volkswagen class action suit, where the...
I have a friend who is an engineer with Chrysler and he says the computer can tell them everything, including any modifications that have been made to the vehicle. If the computer system can tell you how fast you were going if you got into an accident and what RPM's the engine was turning and...
I had the same exact results with mine this past Labor Day. Same sounds, etc. They told me to drive it in but I said they needed to tow it in. The intake melted a hole through it. It took two weeks to replace and everything was covered by the warranty. The mechanic indicated if I had to pay it...
I do not know where the number 97% of the ED owners will not have problems. Most all of them have had problems, ie the class action lawsuit. At my dealership they have sold 5 ED in 3 years (not a large dealership) and the head mechanic told me all 5 have been back into the dealership for...
I own a 2016 with the 3.0 diesel with 56,000 miles. I bought it new. Many problems thus far. I just got another recall notice in the mail last week and now it looks like another problem with the EGR cooler that likely will need replacing.
I realize each state is different for warranty and buy...
SELL IT! SELL IT! SELL IT!
This 3.0 diesel is a pile of garbage. I have 56,000 on a 2016 and everyone in the service department and myself are on a first name basis. This morning my truck went into limp mode for the 22nd time. It's been in limp mode more than it's been at 55mph it seems...
About a month ago the intake on my 2016 Longhorn diesel melted and had to be replaced. Two weeks ago it was in and they flashed it for the computer update, horrible performance since then but that's another story. A week ago I had the engine light come on and it went into limp mode for about 10...
55,000 miles. All maintenance done at the dealership when scheduled. So far an EGR problem and then two weeks ago a hole melted through the intake manifold and they had to replace the manifold. A told of 8 service lights have come on in the 55,000 miles, that has required the truck to be brought...
I've been reading about the tuners for the 3.0 EcoDiesel like the GDE, and they seem like the way too go. The huge problem I see is that when you put one on your vehicle, you void your factory warranty. The Dodge warranty specifically states that tampering with the emissions system or with a...
2016 RAM 1500 with the 3.0 eco boost with 55,000 miles. Just got it back from the dealership today. They had it for 2 weeks and had to replace the intake manifold as it melted and a hole developed in the manifold. This is the 5th time in the shop for a diesel related problem. The dealership...
I have a 2016 Bighorn with the 3.0 diesel. I purchased the truck new. The truck has been in the dealership garage 4 times for the soot problems. On labor day when driving down the road there was a puff of smoke out the tail pipe and the truck shut down and smoke came from under the hood. I had...