Deezl
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Hey all! First Post, after being a member for quite a few years. I've owned no less than 8 Dodge/Ram trucks since 2004, all bought new. My current ride, a 2024 Rebel CC 5'7" eTorque experienced an underbody "thud" this afternoon, while slowly backing into a spot at the local landfill. A close inspection of the underbody and site did not turn up any debris or damage. HOWEVER, the Check Engine Light illuminated, accompanied by the "ding" a few miles down the highway, after a brisk acceleration up to the usual 80 mph (the speed limit is 65, but you'll get rear-ended at that speed). Thinking that it was a random "hiccup", I went home, changed clothes, and went to the gym. After about an hour in the gym, the truck remote-started just fine, no long crank, but on the way home, I decided to "goose it" a little, and the truck herked and jerked, almost as if misfiring/tranny clutches engaging and disengaging. Got her in the garage, after nursing it home, as the sputtering continued throughout the two mile drive. I feared that she would leave me stranded on the side of the road, within view of my house. Once in the garage, I hooked up my primitive OBDII scan tool, and received SEVERAL codes. U0120 - Network, C18D8 - Chassis, Powertrain Codes P0132, P0138, P0152, P0158, P1128, P1129, P1738, and U1817 - Network. I removed the negative battery cable, while I went to the can, again inspected the underside, all wires/hoses/everything. I even reseated all of the fuses and relays under the hood. I reconnected the negative battery cable, and experienced all of the codes immediately, along with long cranks with no start, sputtering, starting briefly, and even one or two normal starts at random times. The auto start-stop "Circle Arrow with an "A" in it, and an exclamation mark to the right of it accompanies the Check Engine Light now. The fuel pump is running (I can hear it, and even cycled it, as if priming a heavy duty diesel). Looks like I'm going to have to have my new (1,100mi) $80,000 Delmonico Red brick towed to the dealership this Monday. If I get one word of ineptitude/denial from the Service Dept. I'm coming back with a lawyer so fast, they'll think he or she was in my back pocket. Any ideas?
I got her to fire up this afternoon, after several long cranks, to include a try at the Remote Start. I "poked my finger" in the fuel filler, after she sat overnight, and there was a vacuum. Is this normal? I drove her around the neighborhood (45mph max) for about two miles, no "jerking/sputtering", and the Battery Voltage was hovering between 11.7v and 11.9v. Bad motor/generator, ground, wiring? Also, I double/triple checked all of the wiring and connections that I could see (with the sound "wiggle and make sure it's tight methodology), and everything looked/felt normal. All of the connections to the motor/generator and the belts are nominal. Hell, I even found the hidden fuse block under the driver's side dash, and made sure they were all pushed in (most all of my fuses were able to be pushed in slightly). In the end, she's sitting on the trickle charger for the next day, in hoped that I can drive her to the dealership, instead of having her towed. She only has 1,100mi on the clock, and ZERO scratches. I've had bad experience with tow truck and shop personnel not giving a damn, and putting their own "customizations" in the paint in the past. 
OH! Almost forgot. found an oil leak/oil migration between the bellhousing and transmission. Photos of today's DTC's and the oil leak attached.
[the PowerBoost, as many problems as it has, is ideal for powering my needs in austere environments], but I enjoy the ride and tech in the RAM.
. I said, oh well....lemon law, then. Then, I was told that those codes could be from a bad 12v battery. 
. Who knows? These trucks have how many computers? It could be possible, I guess. Oh! And, was told that the "oil" at the rear of the engine could be assembly grease. Hmm. We'll see.
