2024 Ram Bighorn with Cummins diesel

[Sirduke01]

Just bought brand new 2024 bighorn with i6 diesel. It has 61 miles on odometer. I when to start and it took forever to start, when it did it nearly cut out backing out of driveway. Once I started driving it was jerking and lunging. I drove it about 3 miles turned around and went back home. Cut of and restarted couple of times and it takes forever for motor to turn over. Anyone experienced something like this

 

[tjfdesmo]

Not normal at all.

And there is no 'g' in Cummins.

 

[JW2 Innovations]

Could be a lot of things, but with the weather getting colder it could be diesel fuel issue. Have you put any additives in the tank yet?

 

[Sirduke01]

I just bought it Saturday, I drove it home that's it. I had a 2019 and did not ever have this happen. I live in VA, it gets cold but not crazy cold

 

[JW2 Innovations]

If it were me, I'd drop some anti-gel in it just to rule out that as a factor. A bad source of diesel fuel can make any diesel engine run like crap tbh. Hope that's all it is for you. I had a diesel years back when temps dropped rapidly and fuel gelled up. Wouldn't do anything but idle. Died out when you pressed down on the peddle. Dumped some anti-gell in it and let it idle for about 30 min and cleared it right up.

I'm sure there are a lot of preferences on what to use, but I just use what Walmart, or local auto parts store sells. Have had luck with Lucas anti-gel myself. I tried to get some extra the other day and was hardly any selection on the shelf though. I'm sure it's an area supply thing, and Memphis area has a ton of warehouses, shipping, air, etc going on. Especially with FedEx hub here.

If you get any error codes share them on this forum and there's a bunch of help here.

 

[JW2 Innovations]

Also, if you did a few starts in a row and didn't get any real drive time you may want to put a charger on the batteries for now. Just to top them back off till you get time to get it back out there on the road.

 

[06 Dodge]

I just bought it Saturday, I drove it home that's it. I had a 2019 and did not ever have this happen. I live in VA, it gets cold but not crazy cold

Do you have a Bio diesel mandate in VA? If so once it gets below 30 degrees you can start to have minor problems if its not treated or with cut with #1 diesel. Also another problems with Bio diesel is you can have alga problems and with that truck just coming from MX with MX diesel who knows how good that fuel is that was in the tank so it may be a very good idea to drain the filter under the hood into a clear bottle and see if it has water in it or if the fuel looks gunky...

 

[Sirduke01]

No bio diesel mandate in Va

 

[mtnrider]

Return it to the dealer, Not normal at all!

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[Sirduke01]

Just bought brand new 2024 bighorn with i6 diesel. It has 61 miles on odometer. I when to start and it took forever to start, when it did it nearly cut out backing out of driveway. Once I started driving it was jerking and lunging. I drove it about 3 miles turned around and went back home. Cut of and restarted couple of times and it takes forever for motor to turn over. Anyone experienced something like this

So got update. Salesperson put 21 gallons of GAS in tank when topping off. Dealership has given me a brand new truck.

 

[bulldog1891]

Good to hear that they went ahead and gave you another truck instead of making you wait while they tried to make your old truck right.

 

[crash68]

Salesperson put 21 gallons of GAS in tank when topping off. Dealership has given me a brand new truck.

It's good they put you in a new truck. The correct repair would have been a new HPFP and set of injectors along with a fuel system flush w/new filters.
The next owner of that truck may not even know what happened and the dealership will probably try to get away with just a flush

 

[Tulecreeper]

So got update. Salesperson put 21 gallons of GAS in tank when topping off. Dealership has given me a brand new truck.

I knew a guy who did that when I worked for Fish & Wildlife. He and another guy had to drive from N. CA to Oregon to pick up a piece of equipment. On the way back they stopped at the CA/OR border to fuel up and one of them put gas in it. They got about a block down the street and it quit. It was 8 PM. They had to catch a motel for the night, then twiddle their thumbs for 2 days while it got fixed.

 

[chaosh1]

So got update. Salesperson put 21 gallons of GAS in tank when topping off. Dealership has given me a brand new truck.

WOW,, ******* nuts!!! I hope they took care of you by letting you pick it out or go up a tier

 

[Sirduke01]

Dealership had 3 identical bighorn, silver, white and Patriot blue. I bought silver, I chose blue this time, my 2019 was blue so I'm happy

 

[brny67]

Just wow!!!‍‍‍‍‍

 

[Sirduke01]

It's good they put you in a new truck. The correct repair would have been a new HPFP and set of injectors along with a fuel system flush w/new filters.
The next owner of that truck may not even know what happened and the dealership will probably try to get away with just a flush

Service dept were trying the push flush method with me, but I knew more than they figured and started rattling of everything that could be wrong. But I'm friendly with head sales lady, she just asked which color new truck I wanted

 

[JW2 Innovations]

So got update. Salesperson put 21 gallons of GAS in tank when topping off. Dealership has given me a brand new truck.

Wow! Well at least they stepped up and made it right!

 

[turkeybird56]

So got update. Salesperson put 21 gallons of GAS in tank when topping off. Dealership has given me a brand new truck.

Sounds like Dealership Took Great Care of You. Got U another brand new truck, hopefully filled with Diesel this time. G/L on yer brand brand new ride.

 

[bulldog1891]

I knew a guy who did that when I worked for Fish & Wildlife. He and another guy had to drive from N. CA to Oregon to pick up a piece of equipment. On the way back they stopped at the CA/OR border to fuel up and one of them put gas in it. They got about a block down the street and it quit. It was 8 PM. They had to catch a motel for the night, then twiddle their thumbs for 2 days while it got fixed.

I don't know what happened with your buddy and his buddy but if you're getting fuel in Oregon Or New Jersey, make sure you watch the fuel attendants since THEY SAY you're not allowed to pump your own fuel. Flipping ridiculous law in my opinion.