2025 ram 1500 engine broke at 400miles

[Lungs414]

Maybe China or Chinahh

 

[1923bob]

My son Purchased a ram 1500 2025 last week. Worst decision ever.... any help with getting money back or lemon law ect.
Got to 400miles driven the. The truck started shaking horribly. Flashing engine light started. So we had it towed. But of course stelantis only covered 15 miles and the dealer was 24 miles away so we had to pay for towing. We then called to get a rental car because it under the "3 year 36000mile warranty" . Guess what they don't provide a car because my son is 18. So let let him purchase it completely under his name no co signer. Now 1 week later the engine cylinder #3 misfires and they don't know why but can't get him another car? They told him it could be at least 3 weeks because they still don't know why just that it's cylinder #3. He will get fired if he misses any work, but he doesn't have a car now to get there. And in the mean time he's making the payment on a piece of crap. Any advice in dealing with lemons or ram would be so appreciated l.

It's so bad after what we pay for a truck that we have trouble with them and it sounds like the dealership is not that great, My dealership is very close to the house but one of the worst dealerships I've ever encountered. Hope you get it worked out.

 

[bigdodge]

Freaking out in your first post calling it a lemon is silly. Just shows a lack of understanding of quality issues, which happen to every supplier, and therefore every OEM.

so glad you are so much smarter than someone worked in the industry for years.

keep it up.

 

[Lungs414]

As someone who had the unfortunate experience with a terrible 1 year Audi Q8, I can say a Lemon Law vehicle will be determined by the state you are in. Even then, at least for me, Audi at first rejected my request for a buyback, or Lemon designation. As soon as I hired an attorney, they folded like a cheap suit. It started with a demand letter to repair the vehicle I believe in 20 days. That started the clock to repair. They made an offer to me, to replace the vehicle with a new one or buyback, I chose buyback.
The bottom line is manufacturers are only worried about themselves, and you should do the same. Take any emotion out of it, they certainly don't have any in it.
If you have a bad problem DO NOT HESITATE, most likely the situation won't get better on its own. A lot states have attorneys that will do it for free to you, and will be compensated by the manufacturer. Just make sure you ask them "what if it is a buyback and not a lemon, or a replacement vehicle, do I have to pay you anything.

 

[dyeguy1212]

so glad you are so much smarter than someone worked in the industry for years.

keep it up.

I was a release engineer at Chrysler/FCA/Stella for 17 years. Left that dumpster fire in 2022 to go to Ford.

Let me guess, you were a carporter at a dealership? iNdUsTrY eXpErIeNcE.

Typical boomer (delmonico red with chrome is a dead giveaway) with a superiority complex.

 

[Lungs414]

 

[Willwork4truck]

What Lungs414 said.
Understandable that it's hard to keep the emotions out of such a major purchase.

Sucks to have all those problems so soon yet it's an assembly line vehicle with thousands of (low priced source) parts put together by sometimes indifferent workers.

I work at a home standby generator plant and I'd likely not buy one seeing how they are built, the parts quality and the employee turnover. Some of them work fine, some don't, just like vehicles. Here it depends on the assembler and the specific part or software that was used, a crapshoot basically.

Back in the day you were lucky to get 100K out of a motor and usually less out of a tranny yet things were cheaper (and wages lower too). Todays vehicles can go 2-3x that mileage yet are costly when they break. Hard to say what's better.

Hope the OP gets it figured out.

 

[bigdodge]

I was a release engineer at Chrysler/FCA/Stella for 17 years. Left that dumpster fire in 2022 to go to Ford.

Let me guess, you were a carporter at a dealership? iNdUsTrY eXpErIeNcE.

Typical boomer (delmonico red with chrome is a dead giveaway) with a superiority complex.

cool you believe you know so much about me
hahahahahahahahah!!!!


and yet here you are on a ram forum knocking the product

stay with your fix or repair daily vehicle

 

[Lungs414]

cool you believe you know so much about me
hahahahahahahahah!!!!


and yet here you are on a ram forum knocking the product

stay with your fix or repair daily vehicle

I think I be needing more popcorn. LOL
I never heard that pneumatic about Ford. I did have a 1999 Fiat Spider...Fix It Again Tony.. It was so bad even Tony gave up.

 

[Lungs414]

What Lungs414 said.
Understandable that it's hard to keep the emotions out of such a major purchase.

Sucks to have all those problems so soon yet it's an assembly line vehicle with thousands of "low priced source) parts put together by sometimes indifferent workers.

I work at a home standby generator plant and I'd likely not buy one seeing how they are built, the parts quality and the employee turnover. Some of them work fine, some don't, just like vehicles. Here it depends on the assembler and the specific part or software that was used, a crapshoot basically.

Back in the day you were lucky to get 100K out of a motor and usually less out of a tranny yet things were cheaper (and wages lower too). Todays vehicles can go 2-3x that mileage yet are costly when they break. Hard to say what's better.

Hope the OP gets it figured out.

Would it happen to be Generac ? I bought a 24 Kw in June , the transfer switch was missing parts out of the box.

 

[Willwork4truck]

Uhh, it would happen to be that yes…

Many homeowners fail to do their required annual maintenance thus they don't start, but that’s another story.
Search YT for “generac annual maintenance” and follow those procedures.

The good news is that they had over 1100 returns stacked up a year ago which they've been reworking and are down to less than 100 now.
Anyone want a refurbished one?

 

[Lungs414]

Uhh, it would happen to be that yes…

Many homeowners fail to do their required annual maintenance thus they don't start, but that’s another story.
Search YT for “generac annual maintenance” and follow those procedures.

The good news is that they had over 1100 returns stacked up a year ago which they've been reworking and are down to less than 100 now.
Anyone want a refurbished one?

Thanks. I did watch those videos. Seems pretty straightforward. The local inspector said he used to do the maintenance on them and said to exercise the windings more than what they are programmed for. Said it was well worth it to do that. What do you say about that?

 

[dyeguy1212]

cool you believe you know so much about me
hahahahahahahahah!!!!


and yet here you are on a ram forum knocking the product

stay with your fix or repair daily vehicle

Take your meds. I still drive a Ram.

 

[Willwork4truck]

Thanks. I did watch those videos. Seems pretty straightforward. The local inspector said he used to do the maintenance on them and said to exercise the windings more than what they are programmed for. Said it was well worth it to do that. What do you say about that?

I'd agree. The programming is simply a minimum to keep oils moving around and verify that the battery can start it.

There's no set amount of "under load run time" that's agreed on, but I'd place it under about a 25-30% load for a few (1-3) hours monthly. That way you can be confident you can power a load, instead of the weekly/monthly exercise timed runs which don't do anything load-wise.

What's your fuel source? If propane then that's something else you have to be mindful of (tank amount). Natural Gas is nice but not worry free, back in the Tx deep freeze a few years ago the Nat Gas lines and pumps froze up and couldn't deliver the fuel to your home.

It's always something or it wouldn't be "life".

 

[Lungs414]

I'd agree. The programming is simply a minimum to keep oils moving around and verify that the battery can start it.

There's no set amount of "under load run time" that's agreed on, but I'd place it under about a 25-30% load for a few (1-3) hours monthly. That way you can be confident you can power a load, instead of the weekly/monthly exercise timed runs which don't do anything load-wise.

What's your fuel source? If propane then that's something else you have to be mindful of (tank amount). Natural Gas is nice but not worry free, back in the Tx deep freeze a few years ago the Nat Gas lines and pumps froze up and couldn't deliver the fuel to your home.

It's always something or it wouldn't be "life".

Natural Gas. Out on Long Island, The gas line is 3 feet below ground until it comes up. But its one of those things I honestly hope I never need.

 

[Willwork4truck]

Natural Gas. Out on Long Island, The gas line is 3 feet below ground until it comes up. But its one of those things I honestly hope I never need.

Correction - I spoke with one of the engineers today and he said there's no need to run it under a load, it's not like the gas engine gennies in rv's or home use. He indicated that there's a possible liability issue if the transfer switch doesn't fully isolate the grid lines when you try running it under load. (?)
I'm not sure I get that, it should isolate the grid but that's not my area of expertise.
(Actually, there's not much I am all that good at being my age.)

 

[MannyN]

Correction - I spoke with one of the engineers today and he said there's no need to run it under a load, it's not like the gas engine gennies in rv's or home use. He indicated that there's a possible liability issue if the transfer switch doesn't fully isolate the grid lines when you try running it under load. (?)
I'm not sure I get that, it should isolate the grid but that's not my area of expertise.
(Actually, there's not much I am all that good at being my age.)

And this related to this thread in what way?

 

[azzx]

I would still like to hear from the person who posted this thread. I hope all ends up well for her and her son.

 

[Willwork4truck]

And this related to this thread in what way?

It was an answer to post 91 . Didn't mean to hijack.

 

[Lungs414]

It was an answer to post 91 . Didn't mean to hijack.

Me either. I hope Santa still shows up for me and you to Willwork4truck. It's my fault I'll take the blame so Santa shows up for you.