Fiat Chrysler EPA scandal

[DHG1078]

Well, it looks like the EPA believes Fiat Chrysler is cheating emissions requirements on the 3.0 ecodiesel, similar to the VW diesel gate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ssions-tests/?utm_term=.e645ee97b5b7#comments

Hopefully this doesn't tempt Ford to rethink any diesel plans they have.

 

[nxhappy]

epa is gonna boo-foo them unfortunately

 

[SID297]

Prob not going to end well for them.


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[DHG1078]

Prob not going to end well for them.


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Not a good thing or timing as that was probably what pushed Ford to decide to offer a diesel.

Not sure how well fiat Chrysler will be able to handle the fines, financially.

 

[Tx5811]

EPA? Let's see if they're still around later this year.

 

[Thump_rrr]

Mercedes has spent over 3 billion euros developing their all new OM654 1,950L all aluminum 4 cylinder diesel engine which they are touting as "futureproof"
It has made its European debut last spring and it was supposed to make its North American debut in the 2017 Sprinter.

http://www.trucktrend.com/features/1611-mercedes-benzs-new-ground-breaking-diesel-the-om-654/

When the order banks were opened for the 2017 Sprinter there was no 4 cylinder option due to hopes that the new OM654 would be certified for North America and be in production vehicles by February 2017.
About 3 weeks ago the old OM651 4 cyliner returned to the options list.
There has not been any announcement from Mercedes-Benz but my assumption is that they want to be sure that it meets all EPA emissions before being put on the market.

 

[JetmechF16]

I hope all of this crap doesn't drive states like Texas to include diesels in emissions testing, I enjoy my cheap inspections! My GC is older though, it has the Mercedes OM642 3.0.

 

[Robert Francis]

Fiat/Chrysler "claims" there's nothing wrong with it's engines or software. We'll see.

 

[bglf83]

The tell here is that there is no stop sale........

They are just holding up the 2017 certification. This is not the same as VW.