2015 Ram 3500 Fuel system Problems

“When accelerating (either from a stop or a rolling stop) and then braking and then accelerating again, the engine will hesitate. Some call this dead pedal but I feel it's dangerous because it leaves vulnerable in traffic to a collision. It's happened to me numerous times and again today. I was at a 4 way stop and proceeded to accelerate when it was my turn, about 1/3 way into the intersection, a vehicle traffic ignored the stop sign and attempted to cross my line of travel. I had to break and then immediately accelerate and the truck hesitated which left me in the intersection. …”

“Dead accelerator pedal. When applying accelerator there is a period of time when nothing happens. This is particularly concerning as it leaves the vehicle occupants and the vehicle essentially dead and in harms way while trying to maneuver in traffic, merging, turning, emergency avoidance, etc.”

“The new dodge Ram equipped with cummins diesel experience a dead pedal, or pedal delay when pressing the gas pedal 3/4 to full throttle. This poses a serious risk when needing to get out of the way, or move the vehicle under emergency circumstances. This happens under all conditions: stopped, rolling, under acceleration etc. If you push the pedal too far the truck will not respond to operator commands and will take 1.5-2 seconds to start picking up speed. This is a seriously dangerous situation and someone is going to get killed or seriously injured. …”

“The contact owns a 2015 Ram 3500. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power while attempting to accelerate from a stop. The check engine indicator illuminated. The contact drove home and called the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the sensor was replaced. The failure recurred the next day. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the fuel pump was replaced. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel line was fractured. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and documented the failure. …”

“The contact owns a 2015 dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, there was an strong odor of diesel fuel present inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the occupants in the vehicle would become ill due to the strong odor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times but the failure was unable to be determined. The contact then had an air quality testing firm examine the vehicle and it was determined that the carbon monoxide levels were more then 9 parts per million inside the cabin when operating the vehicle. …”