2017 RAM Promaster

I am the original owner of a 2017 Dodge ProMaster made by Chrysler. My vehicle is currently at a dealership waiting for a complete transmission. I had to have it towed there as this issue happened while I was driving. Luckily, I was not far from home. The van is no longer under warranty at 5 years or100,000 miles. I purchased it new in May 2018. It has only 37000 miles on the odometer. There was a recall unrelated to this problem and fixed. In the beginning I had to Contact Chrysler Customer Service per my dealer who gave me their Customer Care number. I was given a case number by a lower Chrysler representative, who then had me talk to her supervisor. This representative said that there was no forwarding phone contact number for their complaint department and she gave me an address with a US mail PO Box for Chrysler in Auburn Hills, MI. No transmission should go out at 37,000 miles. My dealer is charging me $9000 USD for the transmission repair! A review of social media (Facebook) by various ProMaster owners has lead me to contact you. Groups on Facebook such as ProMaster Owners and Roadtrek ProMaster Class B RV owners have complained about transmissions going out. From what I understand, Chrysler has recalled vehicles from 2019 model years up through maybe 2023, for transmission issues. Why the 2018 model year was not included is beyond me. It is also my understanding that Chrysler is now building a completely new transmission for vehicles built since the current model year. Previous owners like me will have to settle fro re-manufactured transmissions from Chrysler. I am sure the NHTSB has been contacted by people like me. There are hundreds of us with transmission issues which can be considered driving safety issues.

Was not notified that my Ram Promaster 2017 needed two recalls when purchasing it from an official Ram dealership in 2020 with 35k miles on it. Now, at 90k miles I'm having to replace a radiator and cables that failed as a result of the coolant fan being replaced. Took it to two separate shops (first shop couldn't lift it) which both confirmed that my radiator experienced failure and caused electrical faults including blowing a 60amp fuse because this part was not replaced. I never was notified by Ram over the phone regarding this issue or from the dealership I purchased it from. Now, I'm having to pay a lot out of pocket to repair these parts (because I can't get my vehicle into any Ram dealership in the area for over a month) and having a third party, high quality mechanic do the repairs instead. I had to also pay to have the vehicle towed to the shop at my own expense as the vehicle had the check engine light on and was deemed by the first mechanic to not be safe to drive. I will upload files of the repair costs once the repairs are complete. $315 tow, $300 in diagnosing fees that won't be covered, and $1600 out of pocket for repairs is what I'm looking at. If I didn't have a 3rd party extended warranty, it would cost me close to $5k for repairs.

RECALL NUMBERS W00 AND VB2 FROM FCA HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE RECALL LISTED VB2 IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN AS "A VEHICLE FIRE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS AND PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE" . I HAVE CONTACTED FCA AND THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT YET GIVEN ME NOTICE AS TO WHEN THE CAR MAY BE FIXED. ADDITIONALLY THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ME RENTAL CAR SO I CAN SAFELY DRIVE AS I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. IN CALIFORNIA THE LEMON LAWS CAN BE USED AFTER 2 INSTANCES OF REPAIRS, THIS WILL BE THE 3RD REPAIR NEEDED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED TO BE PATIENT BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ITS BEEN OVER 5 MONTHS SINCE THE FIRST RECALL AND 2 MONTHS SINCE THE SECOND RECALL. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING THE CAR AS NEEDED TO GROCERY SHOP AND NEVER GOING OUT OF TOWN AS THE RISK OF BREAK DOWN OR FIRE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE A/C COOLING UNIT, IS TOO GREAT ESPECIALLY WITH THE SUMMER MONTHS HERE IN CALIFORNIA ALREADY STARTED. *TR

WE HAVE HAD TWO MAJOR TRANSMISSION REBUILD. FIRST TIME, ON 11/30/18 WAS DRIVING AND BIG NOISE AND TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WAS TOWED TO TRANS-KING TRANSMISSION SHOP. IT WAS FIXED ON 1-15-2019 AND COST ME $4096.04 THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS AGAIN BIG NOISE AND TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T WORK. ON 2/21/2020 HAD IT TOWED TO SAME TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER THEIR WARRANTY OF 3 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY - NO COST TO ME - AND ALSO HAD TO FIX RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP RESEARCHED THIS PROMASTER 2500 AND FOUND THAT IT HAS A MINIVAN TRANSMISSION BUT A TRUCK CHASSIS. THE FLYWHEEL WAS DESTROYED BOTH TIMES. TRANS-KING TRANSMISSIONS WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE SEE BOTH INVOICES I HAVE ATTACHED AND READ THE PRINTED VEHICLE INSPECTION FORM ON HOW CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE HAD 3 CRACKED WINDSHIELDS (FREEWAY DRIVING ONLY), AND SEVERAL HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. WE GOTTA DUMP THIS DOG, I STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON IT. PLEASE CONTACT THE CONTACT PERSON AT TRANS-KING - HE WILL REMEMBER THIS VEHICLE QUITE WELL.