Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 RAM Promaster City submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Tcm module lost communication from the battery . Causing the car to shift to neutral at stop. Yes it was fixed in 2016 but not fixed correctly . The wires are still corroded . There was a transmission info light came on and went to limp mode
I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ON 2/14/2018. CARFAX STATED NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR, VERY OCCASIONALLY, WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE PROCESS WAS REPEATED. JUST RECENTLY, WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, BOTH "SERVICE ENGINE" AND "TRANSMISSION" WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND AN OCCASIONAL STALL. THIS OBVIOUSLY CREATED A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND THE OTHER DRIVERS IN MY AREA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL RAM DEALERSHIP (PEACOCK - BLUFFTON, SC) AND (AFTER 5 DAYS) WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW "TRANSAXLE RANGE SENSOR WIRING HARNESS" ($700. +/-) AND A POWERTRAIN SOFTWARE UPDATE (WARRANTY). SOME RESEARCH REVEALED A RECALL BY FIAT-CHRYSLER (8/2016) FOR THE WIRING HARNESS - S55 / NHTSA 16V-529. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, FIAT-CHRYSLER WILL ONLY HONOR THIS RECALL FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS FROM DATE OF ISSUE. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED THAT NHTSA REQUIRES RECALLS BE HONORED FOR A "REASONABLE" AMOUNT OF TIME, SUGGESTING THAT 10 YEARS IS "REASONABLE". THIS IS DAY #8 AS THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN A BAY AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM LOOKING FROM SOME GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROCEED.
VAN STOP RUNNING WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. PULL OVER AND CHECK BATTERY CONNECTION, WIGGLE WIRE, RETURN TO VAN AND IT RESTARTS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I AFRAID TO GET ON THE EXPRESS WAY.
VAN LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER WHEN DRIVEN AND STALLS. THIS IS WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GO STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A OFF AND ON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE MAINTENANCE SHOP WHO COULD FIND ANYTHING NOR CODES. SUGGESTED WE TAKE IT TO A DEALER, THEY TELL US THE SAME THING. NO CODES AND IT DROVE FINE WITH NO ISSUES. WELL, I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES DRIVING IT AND IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. IT IS A POWER ISSUE AS THE CLOCK/RADIO RESETS EACH TIME IT HAPPENS! DEALERSHIP HAS ONLY DROVE IT FOR 10 MINUTES. IT HAS STALLED AFTER WE'VE USED IT 4-5 HOURS IN THE DAY.
ENGINE WONT CRANK OVER WHEN TURNING IGNITION SWITCH. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 3 WEEKS AND STILL NO PARTS. WAS INFORMED THERE ARE OVER 300 ON BACK ORDER.
EXPERIENCES DANGEROUS STALLING AND LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO ENGINE DURING DRIVING. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY A SYMPTOM OF ONE OF THE MANY RECALLS SUPPOSEDLY PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE ALREADY. I BELIEVE THE RECALL REPAIR PREVIOUSLY WAS NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS 10 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
RADIATOR FAN 68360299AA FAIL AND THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 42 K MILES AND I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINS ON THE INTERNET MY VEHICULAR LE WAS RUNNING WHEN THIS HAPPEN
WE OWN A 2015 RAM PROMASTERS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TECH EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ON THE DASH APPEARED A YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A RED SYMBOL ( ! ). A MESSAGE READ "SERVICE REQUIRED - TRANSMISSION SERVICE". AS THE TECH ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY, AFRAID THAT THE VAN MIGHT STALL WITH INCOMING TRAFFIC. HE MADE A SAFE EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF IGNITION AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR IN HOPES THAT THE TROUBLE WOULD CLEAR. THE RED SYMBOL ( ! ) DISAPPEARED AND POWER WAS RESTORED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO COMPANY.
WE OWN A 2015 RAM PROMASTER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE CAR. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT IT DIDN'T TURN ON. RETURNED AFTER 4 HOURS AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START. ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON. ROUGHLY 15,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM PROMASTER CITY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION COVER, WHICH CAUSED ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM PROMASTER CITY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V202000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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