ColoradoRamming
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- Ram Year
- 2016
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7
New to the board, and a dissatisfied owner of a 2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Hemi Laramie with 1,400 miles.
The vehicle has been in the shop for a fan clutch replacement (took the dealer 2 times to diag it correctly).
For the last four or five weeks, there is a horrible dead animal smell that is apparent in the cab of the truck after the engine gets warm. The smell comes through the vents, and is less apparent with the recirculation on. It is currently at the dealer for the 2nd time for this problem.
The smell is awful outside the truck too, and I've been able to isolate it to the front passenger corner near the coolant bottle. When I park the truck in the garage, it fills the whole garage with the smell. A search of this site revealed many other owners with similar problems. It seems the dealers were replacing the hoses, flushing the coolant system, and sending people on their way.
My dealer acknowledges the smell exists, but reports the operation of the truck is completely normal and there is nothing wrong. Chrysler is involved at this point, but have not been any help yet.
I'm curious if people were able to get the smell to go away?
Thanks in advance for your input.
The vehicle has been in the shop for a fan clutch replacement (took the dealer 2 times to diag it correctly).
For the last four or five weeks, there is a horrible dead animal smell that is apparent in the cab of the truck after the engine gets warm. The smell comes through the vents, and is less apparent with the recirculation on. It is currently at the dealer for the 2nd time for this problem.
The smell is awful outside the truck too, and I've been able to isolate it to the front passenger corner near the coolant bottle. When I park the truck in the garage, it fills the whole garage with the smell. A search of this site revealed many other owners with similar problems. It seems the dealers were replacing the hoses, flushing the coolant system, and sending people on their way.
My dealer acknowledges the smell exists, but reports the operation of the truck is completely normal and there is nothing wrong. Chrysler is involved at this point, but have not been any help yet.
I'm curious if people were able to get the smell to go away?
Thanks in advance for your input.