Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is recalling approximately 58,000 vehicles equipped with 3.0-liter diesel engines due to possible engine stalling. The affected vehicles are 2014 to 2018 Ram 1500 models and 2014 to 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee models. These vehicles potentially have a crankshaft position sensor tone wheel that may delaminate, causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and camshaft timing. Ultimately, this may result in an engine stall and a failure to restart the engine. Without a properly functioning engine, these affected vehicles can crash without prior warning.
Although FCA claims it is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to the issue, the automaker decided to conduct a voluntary safety recall of the affected vehicles after several months of investigations. The recall is expected to update the powertrain control module software to maintain vehicle propulsion by reading the camshaft position signal if the crankshaft position signal is lost.
Owners can call the automaker at 800-853-1403 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle-safety hotline at 888-327-4236.
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