Poll, When Have Etorques Actually Failed? Real World Data

[Dusty]

Good failure rate data is based on failures per X amount of units manufactured or sold. Confining responses to web site inhabitants will render a significant distortion of reality, and this type of survey usually will be negatively biased.

What is truly revealing is the number of comments here that are so negative on eTorque with so few actual reported failures.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 148716 miles.

 

[2019_RPX_LTD]

2019 1500 Limited, 145,000 miles, E-torque fine.

 

[DanAR]

No, it wasn’t. Maybe my post wasn’t clear? The Pentastar V6 has etorque and was available for 2025.

Got it. I was focused on the Hemi.

 

[etbrown4]

We could surely benefit from more data, but from the low number of poll responses (6), one might believe that not that many mgus fail??? (highly doubtful) One the other hand we know the failure rate could be fairly high.

You might also speculate that mgus are over-reported on this forum making it seem that the failures are frequent, when they might not be. Either way, I would be among the first to scream loudly if my 24 went down with an mgu and no replacement was available!!!

Unfortunately Stellantis has the data for the actual failure rate, and if a poll on this forum won't provide the answer, it seems we'll just have to wonder and maybe remain skeptical.

Mopar dealers continue to report something like 5,000 mgus on backorder and perhaps we'll never know why crazy Stellantis has inexcusably allowed those backorders to exist for several years. That alone suggests the problem is probably serious, and the company is poorly run.

 

[mikeru]

We could surely benefit from more data, but from the low number of poll responses (6), one might believe that not that many mgus fail??? (highly doubtful) One the other hand we know the failure rate could be fairly high.

You might also speculate that mgus are over-reported on this forum making it seem that the failures are frequent, when they might not be. Either way, I would be among the first to scream loudly if my 24 went down with an mgu and no replacement was available!!!

Unfortunately Stellantis has the data for the actual failure rate, and if a poll on this forum won't provide the answer, it seems we'll just have to wonder and maybe remain skeptical.

Mopar dealers continue to report something like 5,000 mgus on backorder and perhaps we'll never know why crazy Stellantis has inexcusably allowed those backorders to exist for several years. That alone suggests the problem is probably serious, and the company is poorly run.

I'm sure you're right. The actual failure rate is likely less than 2% of all etorque equipped 1500's. But that's little comfort for the owners in that small percentage. And for those people the failure rate is 100%.

 

[Mojo88]

I'm sure you're right. The actual failure rate is likely less than 2% of all etorque equipped 1500's. But that's little comfort for the owners in that small percentage. And for those people the failure rate is 100%.

Is the actual failure rate info available anywhere, do you know?? I only know one guy (neighbor) that had a RAM 1500 with eTorque, and his failed three times, haha. He got the dealer to take it back under state lemon laws.

 

[Docwagon1776]

Is the actual failure rate info available anywhere, do you know?? I only know one guy (neighbor) that had a RAM 1500 with eTorque, and his failed three times, haha. He got the dealer to take it back under state lemon laws.

If you know any fleet managers, their are subscription services that track failure rates and TCO for various models. I used to have access through a friend but he retired. Tiny differences in maintenance costs add up when you've got hundreds or thousands of vehicles on the road.

The question then would be are there enough etorque equipped 1500s in fleets that report to the data to get a good sample size, and I don't know if that's the case or not.