RHO tried to kill me

[Aldo512]

What did you end up getting instead?

2026 Subaru WRX- Will make a great daily and always wanted one. And the M3 will continue to keep me entertained too.
The WRX was half the price, gets almost twice the mpg and the build quality and tech is infinitely better than the RHO.
There was lots I loved about the truck but not enough to outweigh the distrust in it that crept in. (As a data point , it had 2600 miles on it and I got $66000 for it- black, level 0, like new. Someone bought it the very next day)

 

[JeeperJohn]

Easier said than done. We're going through this with my wife's '25 Grand Wagoneer that's had the entire fuel system replaced twice since she got it in late November. It currently has roughly 15k on the clock. They even flew in one of the RAM engineers this past time and 3 days after we got it back the check engine light came on again. Same error code. She's now driving a 2026 loaner that we originally were going to try to get as a replacement but the first time I sat in it in my driveway to adjust all the personalized settings, etc. I found a few issues. Blown tweeter right above my head in the driver front seat, rear tires out of balance, air ride functions are a bit wonky (it doesn't lower to entry/exit height if you open the door after putting it in park unless you close the door and wait with the engine still running). The 2025 stops lowering until you get out but then continues once you get out, even if the engine is off and you lock the doors. There are also times is doesn't raise to normal ride height like it should. Once you put it in DRIVE and get above like 15 mph, it's supposed to raise to the 3rd height setting and then lower back down to Aerodynamic height at 70 mph. At least 25% of the time it doesn't. Mind you this one had 33 miles on it. AND the 2026 only has the SO motor in it.....so 420hp vs the 510hp her 2025 has. They didn't offer the 2026 with the HO motor. So she doesn't really want this one, either. Stellantis is being so difficult with buybacks and all right now. Too busy trying to roll out the new TRX and Rumblebee and attract NEW business instead of fixing the issues the already have. They keep on this trend and they'll have another 2008 failure and need a federal bailout.

Sorry for the hijack...but to keep on topic....my RHO has done the emergency braking thing to me too......while I was doing 80mph on the highway! No cars within close proximity, nothing in the road, no ADA turned on....I'm just driving along and all of the sudden it jams on the brakes. I love my truck but I'm really starting to wonder these days.....do I really NEED a truck? I could've had a 1998 Skyline R33 GTR V-Spec in factory Midnight Purple a couple of months back....

Beautiful car but...right hand drive?

 

[RDRHINO]

I’ve had two separate case managers with Stellantis now. The first one, ended up providing me with a 100k mi max care warranty due to the issues I was encountering at the time. That said, he closed my case as “resolved” even though my issues had not been fixed. So essentially they said that was their resolution and I’d have to open a new case next time I went to the dealer.

The second case manager who took my claim called on the first interaction and said he’d reviewed my case and had no idea how he could help me… and man he’s held true to that statement throughout the course of this one. I’ve walked him through a large quantity of issues my truck has, and let him know they’ve all been worked on by dealers without resolving. He eventually submitted me to a buyback team who promptly replied that I didn’t qualify. So here I am, still with the same broken truck, a case manager that “doesn’t know how he can help me” and denied other options aside from taking my own legal action.

To say I’m salty would be an understatement. I can’t in good conscience sell the thing with these problems and I can’t get Stellantis to help me get it working correctly either. To make matters worse, the resale value on the truck has absolutely tanked since March. I had a Carvana offer for $71k back then ($84.5k MSRP), and it’s now showing under $58k for trade in. I’m sinking with the ship over here.

Like I said....Stellantis is playing hardball with buying back vehicles. They don't want to admit they've fucked up and don't care.

 

[MGS172]

I feel like it's rarely said on here and I lurked the forum for over a year before ordering a 2026. Picked mine up first week of March. Just about to 5k miles and it's been absolutely flawless. Not one issue. Maybe I got one of the lucky ones!

I did turn all of the lane keep off from day one and I ordered a level 0. Hopefully there's more owners who aren't having issues .

I will say I did install AMP Research steps and found a harness under the passenger side frame rail not completely snapped in. Didn't seem notice since it went to the rear bumper trailer connector.

 

[itsmekylep]

I feel like it's rarely said on here and I lurked the forum for over a year before ordering a 2026. Picked mine up first week of March. Just about to 5k miles and it's been absolutely flawless. Not one issue. Maybe I got one of the lucky ones!

I did turn all of the lane keep off from day one and I ordered a level 0. Hopefully there's more owners who aren't having issues .

I will say I did install AMP Research steps and found a harness under the passenger side frame rail not completely snapped in. Didn't seem notice since it went to the rear bumper trailer connector.

My poverty model has. Ever done this. Lol

 

[CORHinO]

I feel like it's rarely said on here and I lurked the forum for over a year before ordering a 2026. Picked mine up first week of March. Just about to 5k miles and it's been absolutely flawless. Not one issue. Maybe I got one of the lucky ones!

I did turn all of the lane keep off from day one and I ordered a level 0. Hopefully there's more owners who aren't having issues .

I will say I did install AMP Research steps and found a harness under the passenger side frame rail not completely snapped in. Didn't seem notice since it went to the rear bumper trailer connector.

I’ve had only minor electronic issues. That said, I’m not taking a chance with AEB and turned it off. Lane assist is worthless because the RHO is so wide it’s always telling me I’m out of the lane when I’m not.

The last issue was a throttle control sensor error that put it into limp mode, but fixed with an overnight recharge on a NOCO Genius 10. I’m of the opinion that all new RHO owners should just replace the shitty Stellantis batteries with good ones from the start. It’s not just RHO, it’s all Stellantis OEM batteries.

 

[Chris3058]

Unfortunately this isn’t the first time this has occurred for me, but today was the worst encounter I’ve had.

Today I was leaving soccer practice with my 10yo son. We were sitting at a stop light preparing to make a left turn at a big intersection. Light turns green for me and the car next to me to make a double left turn. We take off and got most of the way through this long sweeping turn, I’d guess at 30-35mph when suddenly the truck slams on the brakes and starts beeping at me. Of course with no warning neither of us were prepared for this, so we both slammed forward into our seat belts. It’s amazing how much easier you can withstand that type of braking if you know it’s coming! I still have absolutely no idea why it chose to brake in this event as we had no danger of hitting anything.

This left us stopped in the middle of traffic, and I’m beyond thankful there didn’t happen to be more vehicles behind us making the left turn, or they surely would have smashed into the back of us. I couldn’t get the truck to move forward again for a few seconds so we just sat there in the middle of the intersection until the gas pedal worked again. Completely freaked me out, guys!

I checked my Uconnect and of course my Automatic Braking was enabled, despite the fact I’ve turned this off multiple times. I’ve noticed things switching themselves back on when I have display blackout issues, so I’m sure that’s a result of some system reset I’ve recently had.

Seriously scared the crap out of me and I’m just thankful my son was okay.

I have to wonder how many people have been in car accidents with this BS technology.

Mine has done this 4 times now. Once on the highway. Almost got us all killed but I managed to swerve to the side. Reported to dealership - zero done and reported to transport canada as a safety defect. I’d call the same in the us and report it. Only way to make changes is to hold their feet to the fire.

 

[McCracken]

Just wait for the full implementation of AI into our daily lives......just sayin

This isn't AI. Just a handful of sensors and a poorly designed algorithm. Stop AI fear mongering.

 

[eltaco]

Mine has done this 4 times now. Once on the highway. Almost got us all killed but I managed to swerve to the side. Reported to dealership - zero done and reported to transport canada as a safety defect. I’d call the same in the us and report it. Only way to make changes is to hold their feet to the fire.

I like that approach. I think I’m also going to share some of these concerns with the Stellantis leadership team since their customer support teams aren’t taking them seriously.

I’m glad you all remained safe. I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to imagine this situation becoming deadly for an unsuspecting driver. Slamming the brakes within traffic would be a very dangerous situation.

 

[TT BeastMode]

Almost got rear ended and almost caused a 3 car pile up making a left turn today. Double lane left turn, across from the opposite side double lane left turn. Where the cars on the opposite side get very close to you. RHO determined we were going to crash into each other and slammed on the brakes. Looked behind me and the other 2 cars were inches away from each other and they were upset.

Feeling like a piece of shit, I immediately parked, and turned off "apply braking" and left on "alert only".

Hopefully I remember to make sure it's still off after every update.

 

[CORHinO]

Almost got rear ended and caused a 3 car pile up making a left turn today. Double lane left turn, across from the opposite side double lane left turn. Where the cars on the opposite side get very close to you. RHO determined we were going to crash into each other and slammed on the brakes. Looked behind me and the other 2 cars were inches away from each other and they were upset.

Feeling like a piece of shit, I immediately parked, and turned off "apply braking" and left on "alert only".

Hopefully I remember to make sure it's still off after every update.

Yikes! Glad no metal got bent. Another example of technology “for your own good” isn’t.

 

[TT BeastMode]

Yikes! Glad no metal got bent. Another example of technology “for your own good” isn’t.

Yep. I understand its use case, but until it's 99% perfected - it shouldn't be put into production.