Running on fumes: owners of certain Ram 1500 Ecodiesel trucks say vehicle is ... - WXYZ
In December, 7 Action News contacted FCA officials about owner complaints of diesel exhaust entering truck cabins. After first insisting that the problem affected only a handful of vehicles nationwide, FCA now says that the problem is bigger than they first reported, but insists owners' health is not at risk. Last year, it became the only back-to-back winner of Motor Trend's Truck of the Year, in part, according to the magazine's editor in chief, because of its game-changing diesel technology. When Ram introduced the the 1500 Ecodiesel in 2014, it promised a rough and tough truck that could also deliver great fuel economy: up to 28 miles per gallon. "At its worst, you kind of fell like maybe you should pull over and not drive," said Hank Vanderhulst, a Ram owner who we spoke to from California. Vanderhulst's 1500 was his third Ram truck. He loved it at first, but said that five months later, his truck's cabin started to fill with exhaust fumes. Within a few months—and only 3,000 miles on the road—that diesel smell started to pump through their air conditioning vents, too. "It got to be a choking diesel fume smell, and then I knew something was very wrong," Chris said. Source: www.wxyz.com
