Well I get that some people don't like my approach, but the saga continues and honestly I'm glad I'm going down the path I am. I'll do me and if you don't like it, so be it.
I had a voice mail from the dealership where the truck was being repaired this morning. It's done. They replaced the transmission module and test drove it. When I had it towed to the dealership it had 452 miles on it. Talked to my attorney, he told me to get up there and pick up the truck to meet the terms of the contract. So I drove up to PDX, dropped off the rental car and got an Uber to the dealership. They test drove it, so it had 494 miles on it when I picked it up today.
Drove down I-5 towards home, just north of Albany, OR I got a "service transmission" message. The the check engine light came on and it lost power but still drove. I tried to get it to the dealership in Albany. Didn't make it again. Same issue. I had made it off the freeway, but broke down as soon as I hit the brakes for a stop light. 557 miles this time. So I only made it 63 miles before this POS bricked again.
Because I had my attorney look into both the contract and the Lemon laws in Idaho, I know exactly what to do and not to do. This now qualifies as a lemon under Idaho law.
If anyone thinks that Dave Smith cares, they don't anymore since being bought out. They are owned by the RJF Auto Partners group out of Texas. RJF Auto Partners is owned by Sonic Automotive, which is a publicly traded company under the ticker SAH. They are based out of Charlotte, NC. 2025 revenue forecast for Sonic is $25B. You, me and everyone else are just a quarterly and annual sales target. So this is what I am up against, therefore getting an attorney involved and knowing exactly what I can and can't do per the contract I signed and what the law says for the jurisdiction I bought the vehicle in is a key part of navigating this. I am and will be a pain in the ass to these companies along with Stellantis. I've actually been told to be a pain in the butt by two different service managers now, the one in PDX and the one the truck is at now. No problem for me.
This truck, and others with this issue (and there are), are a safety hazard. Stellantis/RAM has a memo out to all the dealerships regarding this issue. I filed a report with the NSTB yesterday online per my contacts over there. I now have to amend that report. This portion will take some time as it is the Federal government and it will be next year before they even can start on it.
Dodge trucks used to be pretty decent, this one is my third but will be my last unless things change at RAM.
