New RAM 1500 Etorque fail

[Dean2]

I would buy a 2500 with the 6.4, LONG before I put up with the E-torque. If I had to have the 1500 for ride, I would get the 6 cylinder in standard or HO before any E-torque. I am actually getting as good or better gas mileage with my 2021 6.4, crew cab long box, with the Off Road Package and 3:73 rear end, than you are getting with the E-Torque.

 

[Gary Fields]

The Euro-greenies at Stellates really sn!t the bed on the reintroduction of the Hemi engine. The fact that your hemi only comes with the troublesome and worthless e-torque system is like getting a date with the hottest chick in your school only to find out that her mother will be going with you. Oh, and you get to pay for her!

 

[The Ram Man]

Afternoon, in July 2025 I bought a used 2020 1500 Lamarie with 27500 miles. Drove it for 2 weeks and had the same problem as you. Took it to shop no light. drove 1 wks. light on. back to shop then they keep it for 12 weeks. I tried to trade it back in but would have loss 5,000.00 dollars. Called Ram cares. They put a new 48 v battery in got it back been driving it since. All has been good. And round town now 17 - 18 MPG and on the road 21 - 22.5 MPG. I was just getting the run around until called Ram Cares got involved . I have had 3 - 5.7 Him all had been good. The 22 ram now has 31000 miles on it now. Good luck with yours.

 

[Bob Horowski]

Anyone considering purchasing a vehicle with e-torque really needs to do their homework. It is a more complex system with limited benefits that works in a niche set of circumstances that involves doing most, if not all of your driving being stop and go city driving. New vehicle with a solid warranty, it is your roll of the dice. Used vehicle with no e-torque warranty run away as fast as you can.

 

[66Snyder]

After getting a new 48 volt battery I had a couple days of 17-18 mpg. Finally felt like I was seeing the eTorque working like it should and starting to love my new truck again.
BUT, then there was a series of odd noises coming from the back drivers side passenger seat area. Seriously thought I had an animal trapped under the seat. Went on for about 10 miles and it stopped about about 1/2 mile from home. Could not figure out what it had been. No animals found After that I noticed the start/stop seems to work about half the time. Watching the voltage it holds at about 13.2 with engine running. Voltage does not change when accelerating or with brakes. And I'm back down to 15.1 average mpg. I feel like this eTorque system worked well for a couple days then took a dive again. Doing a little research I think the noise was the cooling fan breaking down, but who knows.
If my research is correct and the eTorque is working the voltage should fluctuate between about 13.7-14.2. It should go up a little when braking or accelerating. And the start/stop should work better than about 50% of the time. This truck is only at 2800 miles and I'm not confident in this eTorque. Sucks to drive a new truck and be worried about it loosing power while driving or not starting at some point.

 

[mikeru]

After getting a new 48 volt battery I had a couple days of 17-18 mpg. Finally felt like I was seeing the eTorque working like it should and starting to love my new truck again.
BUT, then there was a series of odd noises coming from the back drivers side passenger seat area. Seriously thought I had an animal trapped under the seat. Went on for about 10 miles and it stopped about about 1/2 mile from home. Could not figure out what it had been. No animals found After that I noticed the start/stop seems to work about half the time. Watching the voltage it holds at about 13.2 with engine running. Voltage does not change when accelerating or with brakes. And I'm back down to 15.1 average mpg. I feel like this eTorque system worked well for a couple days then took a dive again. Doing a little research I think the noise was the cooling fan breaking down, but who knows.
If my research is correct and the eTorque is working the voltage should fluctuate between about 13.7-14.2. It should go up a little when braking or accelerating. And the start/stop should work better than about 50% of the time. This truck is only at 2800 miles and I'm not confident in this eTorque. Sucks to drive a new truck and be worried about it loosing power while driving or not starting at some point.

Sorry to hear about that. It's too late for you but hopefully others can learn from your experience. The majority of people have no idea what etorque is. If they've heard of it it's all marketing fluff to convince them it's a great system that you have to have. And most owners don't experience problems with it. That doesn't help those who do though.

I will tell you that I've owned two different trucks with etorque. Both gave me about 15 mpg when going by the calculated fuel economy. I didn't bother to hand calculate because mileage wasn't that much of an issue for me at the time. My driving was almost exclusively highway miles as well. Our current truck doesn't have etorque and gets about 16 mpg so go figure. But the wife is the primary driver of that truck and she's probably lighter on the throttle than I am. But just barely.

 

[madtrucker2016]

I recently purchase a new RAM. 1500, 5.4 Hemi with Etorque. I started getting trouble codes at 800 miles. PAOCO and UO412, both Battery codes for the Hybrid system, I think.
I took it in when the codes first came on and of course the check engine light was off the morning I took it in. They kept it for a week and finally gave it back claiming the check engine light never came back on. The codes came back on for me a few days later. Took it back and they again they kept it for a week and said they couldn't get the check engine light on and gave it back to me. Then they came on again for me a few days later. Took in in a third time and they had a "master electrician" look at it and they are telling me they think it needs a new Hybrid battery. As of now it has been 10 days and they can't give me an ETA on fixing this.

This truck has now been in the shop for about 25 days in total.

I am getting pretty frustrated with this. On top of the the battery pack issue I has noticed I am getting 12-13 mpg. I had the same RAM model truck and engine for 10 years previously, without the etorque, and was getting 16-17 average. I drive the same routes and driving style. After a while I had actually started babying this new truck to see if I could squeeze out better mileage and could not. The tech at the dealership actually laughed at me when I brought up the poor mileage. Claiming it all depends on the driver...HA HA.

I was sold on this "hybrid" system getting around 17 average. I'm just hoping that maybe if this etorque battery is fixed it will work as claimed.

Anyone have experience with this? Just wondering if this truck is a lemon or if this whole etorque thing is just a gimmick.

When the dash lights up like a Christmas tree, take pictures for proof because it is time and date stamped, then you can show it to the dealer mechanic .

 

[madtrucker2016]

Boy, I am so glad I got rid of my E-torqe 2023 Ram, just reading about it ****** me off, should not be happening.

 

[G/T jonny]

E-torque has some benefits like torque boosting (I’ve only noticed it during towing) but it’s primarily for start/stop which doesn’t improve MPG but does decrease tailpipe emissions. It’s totally mandated by EPA to reduce hydrocarbon emissions. All the other claims are fluff.

 

[G/T jonny]

2022 5.7 eTorque 5.7 3.92s. 13 mpg spirited driving, 16 mixed, 23 highway.

 

[mikeru]

E-torque has some benefits like torque boosting (I’ve only noticed it during towing) but it’s primarily for start/stop which doesn’t improve MPG but does decrease tailpipe emissions. It’s totally mandated by EPA to reduce hydrocarbon emissions. All the other claims are fluff.

You’re right that its primary purpose is to decrease emissions. But auto start/stop isn’t mandated by the EPA. It’s an incentive for automakers to help meet emissions standards. My 2024 Grand Cherokee with the 5.7 Hemi does not have it.

 

[Randy Grant]

Sorry to hear about that. It's too late for you but hopefully others can learn from your experience. The majority of people have no idea what etorque is. If they've heard of it it's all marketing fluff to convince them it's a great system that you have to have. And most owners don't experience problems with it. That doesn't help those who do though.

I will tell you that I've owned two different trucks with etorque. Both gave me about 15 mpg when going by the calculated fuel economy. I didn't bother to hand calculate because mileage wasn't that much of an issue for me at the time. My driving was almost exclusively highway miles as well. Our current truck doesn't have etorque and gets about 16 mpg so go figure. But the wife is the primary driver of that truck and she's probably lighter on the throttle than I am. But just barely.

Unless the e-Torque is in a LOT of stop and go, city driving, there isn't enough gain to even see. It is ment for primarily that type of driving. The VVT will show more gain in open road fairly level country. Driving style has much more to do with MPG than either VVT or e-Torque. Also, the luck of the draw. Some trucks get good MPG, and some don't.

 

[66Snyder]

After dealing with trouble codes popping up constantly, the dealership finally "fixed" the problem and replaced the 48volt battery. I have been driving with the new 48V battery for eTorque for over a month now. It has failed to help at all with mileage. I tried driving like a baby for a few days and still not much improvement.

The start stop seems to only work half the time. I noticed with the AC going it never works and with summer coming I assume the start stop will not help for the next 4-5 months. Not that is seems to help much with mileage anyway.

Been watching the voltage and it goes down to 12.2 and then sometimes it is at 14.5.

The braking is rough. About 50% of the time rolling up to a stop it is not smooth at all. I suppose eTorque regenerative braking crap.

When stopping, probably 25% of the time, the engine kind of tries to shut off but doesn't and the truck actually lurch's ahead a tiny bit.

I'm getting used to it I guess. Dealership treats me like a dipstick when I try and describe what is going on so I think it will never get resolved.

Just glad I went with a new truck and have a 80K warranty on the stupid feature.

Minus the craptorque, I love my truck. So, I'm trying to just pretend it doesn't exist. I'd like to figure out a way to replace the HEMI/etorque hood bling to just HEMI.