My “trade” for my Gladiator was a Ram Ecodiesel...I wouldn’t have this piece of junk mounted in ANY vehicle. Go to the ecodiesel forum to glean the number of engine failures, fires, and recalls. Reminds me of an ad for an italian rifle...never fired, dropped once.
We are all entitled to our opinions, so I'm certainly not going to take that away from you. There were problems with the 2nd gen EcoDiesel, but FCA/Ram has done a good job of stepping up and taking care of those problems via recalls and warranties. There are also many 2nd gen EcoDiesel owners who haven't had problems. And there are EcoDiesel Rams and Jeep Cherokees now with over 200,000 miles on them, and many have experienced minimal to no issues.
...no...FCA has NOT ‘stepped up’...mine had the egr recall, took it in...no parts...no estimate on when new parts will be available. The egr problem only causes spontaneous combustion of your vehicle; one member’s ecodiesel went up in flames after two days of inactivity.
It's false to say that FCA has not stepped up. FCA recognized that the EGR could develop hairline fractures due to material fatigue. They issued a recall and said the new part was expected to be available in April. FCA will provide a rental until the new part is available.
I think that one of the things that's upsetting owners so badly is that FCA's supply chain was a joke before the pandemic, and since the pandemic it's been non-existant. And with no parts available, vehicles are useless.
Due to the seriousness of the EGR failure, Ram issued the recall before they had a new part available. That's the nature of the beast. Then Ram has to rely on the manufacturer who makes the EGR to redesign and mass produce the new part. It's not going to be a quick process, which is why Ram offered to pay for a rental.
For whatever reason, there are helpful dealerships and there are dealerships that lack competence. My dealership has a designated person who works with EcoDiesel owners. The same issues (miscommunication) happened during the settlement process. Some EcoDiesel owners had problems with the settlement process and others, like myself, had no problems. My dealer not only downloaded the new AEM software last May, but they notarized my paperwork and I received my $3,075 dollar check in the mail within two weeks. My dealer gave me a 2019 Ram 2500 Hemi rental while my truck was getting repaired.
With all due respect, the engine you're referring to is literally 80% different than the engine we're discussing in this thread.
80 of cancer cured means you still have cancer...again, I owned one, got terrible info from FCA, their engineering department could not develop cures. When you are limited to 15 mph in a 70 mph zone, it ruins your taste for any more dates.
I owned a 65 mustang. Always broke down. Never buy a new one now, my experience has ruined mustang forever.
Curing 80% of cancer in a patient who already had cancer means they still have cancer.
Go for it...buy one. The same engineers that developed the VM Motori gen 2 are still “on the job”. They can’t develop a part to prevent a gen 2 from spontaneously burning; good luck!
