Stellantis Announces Recall Ram 1500 And Jeep Grand Cherokee Due To Diesel Machine Problems

JAKARTA - Stellantis, an Italian and US automotive company, has withdrawn its two models, Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee. The recall was made due to potential problems with diesel engines used in both models.

Reporting from Carscoops on Monday, June 19, Stellantis revealed that there was a possibility of damage to the 3.0 liter diesel engine reductor used. This problem occurs when magnetic signal material on the peeling reductor wheel, which has an impact on the ability of the reluctor wheels to signal to the position sensor of the engkol axis. As a result, the engine can shut down and lose its function.

The investigation conducted by Stellantis found that this problem only occurred in cars with a diesel engine of 3.0 liters Gen II. A total of 80,629 vehicles will be recalled, with 58,393 units of Ram 1500 produced between 2014 and 2019, as well as 22,236 units of Jeep Grand Cherokee produced between 2014 and 2020.

Luckily, until now no accidents or injuries have been reported related to this matter. However, there are 10 customer assistance records, 611 guarantee claims, and three field reports related to this issue.

Stellantis will give instructions to affected vehicle owners to take their cars to the official workshop. There, the control module software will be updated to ensure vehicle propulsion remains functioning properly, by reading the camshaft position signal if the signal disappears.

This is not the first time Jeep Grand Cherokee has experienced a recall. Previously, more than 330,000 Grand Cherokee units had been recalled due to problems in the back spring. In addition, there was also a recall in connection with the problem of installing a steering wheel that could suddenly escape.

For the steering problem, Jeep noted that there were 53,965 Grand Cherokee units produced between 19 October 2021 and 4 April 2023 that were affected, and 35,401 Jeep Grand Cherokee L units produced between 27 January 2021 and 4 April 2023.

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