Success story....sort of....
Got the EcoDiesel approved up grade on 7-9 May 2019....
Got the $3075 incentive upon submission being approved.....
Over the next 612 days truck was in the shop (worst was three times for 6+ weeks each) for 209 days, every sensor replaced multiple times, two air...
Perhaps the dealers have gotten their "marching orders" to not cover ANYTHING under warranty that is irregular or improperly repaired. If it is part of the DEF system it is covered under the recall warranty. Look at a blowup of the def system from MOPAR and if the wire is there it is covered.
The only thing that I know from the Recall Lawyers office is that since the recall started they have submitted about 58 trucks for buyback. FCA has not responded to a single buyback filing. The recall lawyers have a hearing with the recall judge in "early December". That is all I know at this point.
My truck has been submitted for buyback to FCA by the Ecodiesel Recall lawyers since the end of September.
It has been in the shop for warranty repair for 120+ days and counting out of the last 190+ days and counting.
The last dealer has said that the other dealer repaired it incorrectly and...
There are TWO extended warranty conditions, from the date you get the VO8 Approved Emissions Modification. 1- ten years, 120,000 miles. 2- four years, 48,000 miles. Which ever is greater. They both are running at the same time. If your truck has 120,000 miles on it then the "four years, 48,000...
I got the VO8 recall Upgrade on 07 May 2019. Since then it has been in the shop 5 times for a total of 110 and counting days (it is currently in shop). I have sent a "buyback packet" to the recall lawyers under the terms of the Consent Decree, (what all parties legally agreed to do) Paragraph 45...
My 2015 Ram 1500 has been in the shop for warranty repairs for a cumulative of TEN weeks and counting.
First time was after getting the AEM (Approved Emissions Upgrade) for six weeks. Ran really sluggish after that. Dealer said was normal for the upgrade.
On a drive to Wyoming it lost nearly all...
My 2015 RAM 1500 ecodiesel has been in the shop since being 'upgraded' in excess of a cumulative of TEN weeks in the last five months !
Two dealers have been unable to fix it so that it will run with normal power.
I have initiated the buyback option as listed in the Consent Decree Para.45 sec. d...