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RAM 1500 Bought Back After Repeated Check-Engine Repairs — 1.6× the Statutory Refund

The check engine light came on the day it was purchased. The same fuel-sensor fault came back four more times.

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$45,890recovered for the client
1.59xthe statutory refund
26countable days out of service
8repair visits

The math

What this client actually received

Every figure below comes from the settlement documents in this case. Nothing is rounded up, and nothing is left out.

What the client received

Statutory refundThe formula written into the Song-Beverly Act $28,860.20
Civil penaltiesAwarded where the manufacturer's failure was willful plus$17,030.31
Paid to the client $45,890.51
Loan / lease balance cleared$36,079.18Paid directly to the lender by FCA US, LLC (Stellantis), on top of the figure above
Attorney fees$0Paid by the manufacturer, not the client
Vehicle
2022 RAM 1500 Diesel
VIN
1C6SRFJM4NN••••••
Bought
New
Contract
Lease
Miles at delivery
33
Price
$61,643.00
Manufacturer
FCA US, LLC (Stellantis)
Outcome
Buyback + civil penalties
  • $45,890.51 to the client
  • 1.6× the statutory refund
  • Mileage offset waived
  • $36,079 lease paid off

The case

Check engine light on the day of purchase — then the same fuel-sensor fault came back four times, and the truck lost power

Our client leased a new 2022 RAM 1500. It went back to the dealer with 56 miles on the odometer, the same day it was delivered, with the check engine light on. It was back the next day.

The dealer kept finding the same fault code, P0183, for the fuel temperature sensor circuit. They replaced the fuel/water separator, then the fuel temperature sensor, fuel filter assembly and fuel pressure sensor, then the filter assembly and a fuel line. On the fourth repair, the truck would not accelerate, and a technician found a loose, corroded pin at the sensor connector. FCA's safety recall 01A also replaced the truck's high-pressure fuel pump. The battery also failed twice; the second time, the truck had to be towed in.

The repair record

26 countable days out of service

Eight visits in under two years, with seven verified defect repairs. The fuel-system fault was repaired again and again, and it kept coming back.

  1. 011 day

    56 miles

    Check engine light on

    What the dealer did

    Low battery voltage code; battery replaced

    • Battery
    Counts toward days out of serviceVerified
  2. 021 day

    155 miles

    Check engine light on again

    What the dealer did

    Fuel temperature sensor circuit fault; fuel/water separator replaced

    • Fuel temperature sensor circuit
    • Fuel water separator
    Counts toward days out of serviceVerified
  3. 034 days

    6,335 miles

    Service engine light on

    What the dealer did

    DTC P0183 (fuel temp sensor circuit high); replaced fuel temperature sensor/filter assembly and fuel pressure sensor

    • Fuel temperature sensor
    • Fuel filter assembly
    • Fuel pressure sensor
    Counts toward days out of serviceVerified
  4. 041 day

    7,123 miles

    Recall / maintenance visit

    What the dealer did

    Recall operation deleted; 30-point inspection, oil service

    Not countedN/A (recall/maintenance)
  5. 059 days

    7,489 miles

    Check engine light on (same fault)

    What the dealer did

    P0183 returned; replaced fuel filter assembly and fuel line; safety recall 01A (high-pressure fuel pump replaced) and 97A (rearview camera software) performed

    • Fuel temp sensor / fuel filter assembly
    • Fuel pressure sensor
    • Fuel line
    Counts toward days out of serviceVerified
  6. 063 days

    9,329 miles

    Service engine light on; truck would not accelerate

    What the dealer did

    P0183 returned again; pin-drag test found a loose, corroded pin at the fuel temp sensor connector; connector and pins repaired

    • Fuel temperature sensor connector / pins
    • PCM circuit
    Counts toward days out of serviceVerified (2 issues)
  7. 078 days

    10,901 miles

    Towed in — would not start

    What the dealer did

    Battery failed test; battery replaced

    • Battery
    Counts toward days out of serviceVerified
  8. 081 day

    19,377 miles

    Recall visit

    What the dealer did

    Safety recall 75B (ABS module configuration) performed

    Not countedN/A (recall)

The turning point

Why the manufacturer paid

Under the Song-Beverly Act, a manufacturer that can't fix a warranty defect in a reasonable number of attempts must repurchase or replace the vehicle. A defect repaired four or more times, including once with loss of acceleration, is well past that point.

The result

How it ended

FCA repurchased the truck, paid off the $36,079.18 lease balance, and waived the mileage offset entirely. Our client received $45,890.51: $28,860.20 in statutory refund plus $17,030.31 in civil penalties/additional recovery, 1.6× the statutory amount.

  • STAR S221800008

What this case shows

When the same problem keeps coming back, every repair order builds the case. Four attempts at one fault is strong evidence.

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