Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003278488 Incident Date: Feb, 14 2003
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: UN
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7MF33661J Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dealer couldn\\'t diagnose fuel pump problem. kept reprogramming computer until total engine failure @ 30,000 km. 10 month fight for engine. 6 weeks to replace in shop. electrical problems still exist since new. truck has 77,000 km now. it is totally incapable of towing rv, what truck was bought for. max fuel mileage empty is 10 mpg, 4 loaded. excessive smoke. all symptoms verified by outside sources, and dodge states the problem is with me. am a former diesel mech, and trucker. dodge refuses outside diagnosis including cummins. this truck has over 18 months of downtime. just got truck from dealer today again, was told 2 weeks ago that this engine is toasted, then all of a sudden dealer says nothing is wrong with engine. they didn\\'t even have the courtesy to return phone calls or even to call for me to pick up the truck. dodge will not even accept fuel logs. have spent in excess of $20,000 out of pocket to keep this bucket going, for things that should have been warranty and outside diagnosis. am setting up lawsuit now, as i cannot use this vehicle. it has even failed gov\\'t emmision test. who cares? thanks