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A California man filed a proposed class action lawsuit against FCA (formerly Chrysler Group) claiming the automaker’s Dodge Ram engines have an inherent defect, making it impossible for the trucks to pass required smog inspections.
Plaintiff Ricardo Castro brought forth the FCA smog defect class action alleging breach of warranty, fraud by omission, and unfair competition, specifically claiming that FCA was aware the vehicles engines would not meet smog requirements or comply with California emissions laws yet concealed this information from the consumer public.
“Notwithstanding this knowledge, FCA has sold and leased the class vehicles, and has failed to revise a remedy which would result in the class vehicles being in compliance with California emissions law,” Castro’s attorneys stated. “Furthermore, FCA has concealed from the public and from class members that the class vehicles are not smog compliant.”
As a result of the alleged engine defect, Castro has been unable to have his vehicle pass California emissions testing and has suffered a financial loss. He claims that while still under warranty, his vehicle did not pass a required smog inspection and he subsequently took the truck to an authorized FCA repair facility to remedy the situation in order to have the truck pass the smog test.
The FCA authorized repair facility performed repairs but was unable to fix the alleged smog defect, advising Castro that he would need to drive the Dodge Ram truck more than 100 miles after repairs were done to resolve the emissions problem. To date, Castro’s truck has been unable to pass a smog check.
According to the complaint, the “FCA has been advised of the emissions defect, and of the resulting harm to class members; however, FCA has failed to unconditionally reimburse Castro or other class members for the damages that have resulted from the emissions defect, and has failed to resolve the emissions defect.”
As a result of the FCA’s alleged misconduct, Castro is seeking certification of California Class of owners and lessees of 2013 Dodge trucks with the defective engine and unspecified damages in excess of $5 million. The proposed Class is also seeking a declaration the FCA is financially responsible for notifying all Class Members about the defective nature of the vehicles and an order enjoining FCA from further deceptive practices.
This is not the first time the FCA has been under fire for deceptively concealing information on its vehicle’s systems. A class action lawsuit was filed earlier in Illinois over allegations that its Fiat cars’ Uconnect infotainment systems are vulnerable to hacking.
Castro is represented by Robert Starr and Adam Rose of the Law Office of Robert L. Starr, and Art Kalantar of Pillar Law Group APLC.
The Dodge Ram Engine Smog Defect Class Action Lawsuit is Castro v. FCA US LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-02130, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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47 thoughts onDodge Ram Class Action Targets Engine Defect
2017 Ram Rebel with cam, lifter failure at 80k miles. Dealer replaced the whole driver side head $$$$
Now my airbag suspension crapped out, trucks undrivable. Sign me up!!!!
Yup sign me up my engine gave out at 100,000 failed cams. Not to mention the ignition/key fob failure. And last but not least the freaking tranny just gave out on e at 180,000. All in all i have put in about almost 20.000 dollars in it
I have a 2006 Dodge Ram with 111000 miles when the valve seats failed. Please sign me up for the class action law suit.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 5.7 Hemi just got diagnosed with a misfire win calendar five and turns out to be bad cam and lifters need replacement. Seems to be a know defect in the engine design as the cams and lifters aren’t lubricated enough. Is there an ongoing a settled suit?
2013 Ram 1500 lifters and cam failure, caused metal shavings throughout engine. Sign me up for class acrion
2013 5.7 92,000 miles Cam and lifter failure, sign me up for the class please.
2013 ram 2500 cam and lifter failure # 3 miss fire ticking and they want 5000 to fix it
2011 Dodge ram with less than 100000 and lifter is causing problems on cylinder 3 I just dropped it off at the shop and was told 4500. so far
2011 Ram 1500, bought it right off the showroom floor. Fast forward to now, this will be the third motor in this truck —- but this time I have to pay out of pocket.
Dodge has known for a long time that their 5.7 had problems, sobs’ are just too sorry to do a recall on all those trucks.
I have a 2015 Dodge Ram Big Horn with 60,200 miles on it the warranty expired 3 weeks ago and I just blew a piston rod which the tuna 1500 dollars, it’s a camshaft is damaged I’m looking at five grand does anyone know of any kind of lawsuit against whatever they’re called Fiat Dodge regarding the hemi motor it doesn’t lubricate the Pistons when idling and I found that out on YouTube would appreciate any feedback two car payments away from paying off a year early $45,000 truck I’ve done everything that they asked me to do preventative maintenance wise always had stuff done at the dealer need some help thank you Brian
2012 ram 2500 5.7 hemi cam and lifter failure at 94,000 miles. I had the 5 year 100 thousand mile warranty but 5 years was up. Had to replace motor for $10,000!! I have had this truck serviced at the dodge dealer since purchasing new. Was mad to say the least, they tried to sell me a used one with more miles than I had on my own truck, and purchasing a new one for $60,000 was not what I wanted!! The design problem is low oil flow to lifters, they (Dodge Ram) did change the pump in 2017 models!! This should be a class action lawsuit there are many more people who have had the same problem via the internet!!
I also have a 2012 Ram Hemi sport with the same problem, we should unite and go to a court to present our problem, friend
2014 Dodge Ram Sport Hemi 5.7L, we have had the top of the engine rebuilt new camshaft, lifters, the whole thing, still ticks and throws misfire codes on cylinder 4 and 8, have taken it back to the shop and no luck with finding the problem. This engine is junk and not happy, made it to 150k miles before rebuild and 2 weeks after rebuild engine is worse than before.