Hello everyone.
This is my first post to the forum. I'm new to Ram and to ecodiesel and have run into a significant problem with my 2022 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel that I purchased used from Ram in March 2025 (with 42k miles). It is a certfied pre-owned so I have that going for me. I've always found forums to be an incredible wealth of knowledge. I think I'm just really looking for your opinion if any of these issues are connected, dealer issue, or something else?
Also, is it worth it to file a concern with Stellantis to try to find a resolution? Would that help or hurt? I've not have the truck for 55 days now.
The story:
Two days prior to my purchase, the dealership completed the High Pressure Fuel Pump recall. About 2.5 months (and 3k miles) later, I noticed a small amount of oil on our garage floor from two spots. We took it to our local dealer for repairs. That was June 23rd. We have not had use of our truck since. Our timeline:
Oil Leak: June 23rd - July 17th - replaced 2 valve cover gaskets that were leaking. I picked up vehicle, drove it 18 miles home. Upon arriving home, noticed smoke from the engine, diesel fuel pouring out of bottom. Visible spray coming from a fuel injector. Towed back to dealer.
From here it gets crazy. From July 21st through August 17th, I have been advised by the dealer 5 times that they repaired the diesel leak. Each time, I test drive it and bring it back for a diesel leak. This last time, there are now new issues.
Repair 1 - Replaced Injector O-Ring;
Repair 2 - Replaced Injector
Repair 3 - Advised us that fuel hose not secured properly - reattached.
Repair 4 - Advised us that the clip that holds the fuel hose to injector was bad - replaced clip.
Repair 5 - Advised us that the fuel hose clip was bad - replaced fuel hose
Repair 6 (ongoing) - Now, the fuel injector appears fixed, but there is still visible diesel dripping (albeit less) from the back of engine which covers the lower cross beam / sway bar and transmission case. There is also now a "chirping" sound when accelerating (and 'chirps' faster as the RPMS increase) that was not present prior to this last repair. Additionally, the engine makes a "puffing" sound (like a steam locomotive) when at idle - both coming from the passenger side engine compartment. Note: I get how hard it can be to diagnose something based on describing noises in a forum. It's all I got as I couldn't get a video of this at the moment. I do not even know what those sounds could be now.
I'm going to read more forum posts this week but given that I'm in this right now and expect to talk to the dealer later this week, I'm curious if you all have any thoughts on what might be going on here.
Appreciate ya'lls time.
This is my first post to the forum. I'm new to Ram and to ecodiesel and have run into a significant problem with my 2022 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel that I purchased used from Ram in March 2025 (with 42k miles). It is a certfied pre-owned so I have that going for me. I've always found forums to be an incredible wealth of knowledge. I think I'm just really looking for your opinion if any of these issues are connected, dealer issue, or something else?
Also, is it worth it to file a concern with Stellantis to try to find a resolution? Would that help or hurt? I've not have the truck for 55 days now.
The story:
Two days prior to my purchase, the dealership completed the High Pressure Fuel Pump recall. About 2.5 months (and 3k miles) later, I noticed a small amount of oil on our garage floor from two spots. We took it to our local dealer for repairs. That was June 23rd. We have not had use of our truck since. Our timeline:
Oil Leak: June 23rd - July 17th - replaced 2 valve cover gaskets that were leaking. I picked up vehicle, drove it 18 miles home. Upon arriving home, noticed smoke from the engine, diesel fuel pouring out of bottom. Visible spray coming from a fuel injector. Towed back to dealer.
From here it gets crazy. From July 21st through August 17th, I have been advised by the dealer 5 times that they repaired the diesel leak. Each time, I test drive it and bring it back for a diesel leak. This last time, there are now new issues.
Repair 1 - Replaced Injector O-Ring;
Repair 2 - Replaced Injector
Repair 3 - Advised us that fuel hose not secured properly - reattached.
Repair 4 - Advised us that the clip that holds the fuel hose to injector was bad - replaced clip.
Repair 5 - Advised us that the fuel hose clip was bad - replaced fuel hose
Repair 6 (ongoing) - Now, the fuel injector appears fixed, but there is still visible diesel dripping (albeit less) from the back of engine which covers the lower cross beam / sway bar and transmission case. There is also now a "chirping" sound when accelerating (and 'chirps' faster as the RPMS increase) that was not present prior to this last repair. Additionally, the engine makes a "puffing" sound (like a steam locomotive) when at idle - both coming from the passenger side engine compartment. Note: I get how hard it can be to diagnose something based on describing noises in a forum. It's all I got as I couldn't get a video of this at the moment. I do not even know what those sounds could be now.
I'm going to read more forum posts this week but given that I'm in this right now and expect to talk to the dealer later this week, I'm curious if you all have any thoughts on what might be going on here.
Appreciate ya'lls time.
