POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAN NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN IT FAILED, WAS TRYING TO LEAVE HOME FROM THE DRIVEWAY.
2014 Ram 1500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2014 record →
FEBRUARY OF 2019 I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 RAM 1500 3.6LITER 4X4 TO WORK. WHEN COMING DOWN AN ON RAMP MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO MUSCLE THE STEERING TO TRY AND TURN RIGHT BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING SUDDENLY TURNED RIGHT SHARPLY SENDING MY VEHICLE HARD RIGHT INTO THE DITCH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MAINTANCE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I WAS ACCELERATING WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AND LET OFF ONCE THE TRUCK REFUSED TO RESPOND. THE FACT THAT LATER MODELS ARE BEING ADDRESSED AND YET 2014 OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE ISSUE AS WELL IS PURE NEGLECT.
STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR PROBLEMS. I WAS LUCKILY JUST LEAVING WORK AND ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH.
CUANDO ME DISPONIA A SALIR DE MI RESIDENCIA, ENCIENDO EL VEHICULO ,SALE UN AVISO CON EL SIMBOLO DE UN VOLANTE O GUIA Y DECIA DAR SERV DIRECCION HIDRAULICA Y EL VOLANTE SE PUSO DURO Y NO SE PUEDA CASI JIRAR. ' WHEN I LEFT MY HOME (RESIDENCE) I STARTED THE VEHICLE, I SAW A WARNING SYMBOL INDICATING A STEERING WHEEL OR GUIDE AND IT SAID TO GIVE SERVICE , TO HYDRAULIC STEERING WHEEL, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD AND ALMOST UNABLE TO TURN IT'. *TR
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO LANDMARK DODGE IN MORROW, GA. THEY DID TWO REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND CHARGE ME ON THE 8/31/20 FIRST REPAIR $968.81. IT CUT OFF AT A COUPLE MILES FROM THE SHOP. SECOND REPAIRS ON THE 9/11/20. PICK IT UP ON THE 9/14/20. THOSE REPAIR COST ME $1830.20. AGAIN IT CUT OFF A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAD COMPLAIN BEFORE ABOUT THE FAULTY TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. DODGE HAD WARRANTY THE PART. BUT SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACE IT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS THAT SUPPOSED TO FIX IT. BUT THEY ARE NOT LISTENING TO ME. I PULL A TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IF THE TRUCK CUT OFF, IT WILL PUT ME AT RISK AND WHO EVER DRIVING AROUND ME. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY TRUCK FROM 8/20/20 TO 9/14/20 WITH SAME PROBLEM THAT I BROUGHT IT IN FOR. NOW I FILL LIKE THE TRUCK IS A LEMON.
RAM DASH LIGHT PROBLEMS I HAVE A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF. ON THE MORNING THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I JUMPED . ALL OTHER LIGHTS ARE OFF (HEADLIGHTS/INTERIOR/ETC) EXCEPT THE DASH AND THE LIGHT THAT SHOWS IT'S IN PARK AND DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL SO I DON'T DRAIN THE BATTERY.
INTERMITTENT FAILING FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FOR VEHICLE AT LOW MILEAGE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNDER MULTIPLE RECALL REPAIRS RECENTLY AND WAS WORKING PROPERLY WHEN IT WAS LAST IN OUR POSSESSION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ANOTHER RECALL. WHEN THEY WERE DOING THEIR ROAD TEST, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THEY ARE NOW TELLING US THERE IS A NEED FOR A NEW MOTOR ($13,000 - $14,000). WHEN I WAS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT RECALL W58 HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPLIED TO SIMILAR RAM 1500S AND WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE EXACT ISSUE THAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING REVIEW TO HAVE THE SAME RECALL ADDED TO VEHICLES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO MINE.
MY AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING, I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY FIXED A VALVE AND HOSE LEAK. AC STILL DIDN'T WORK. THEY REPLACED THE EVAPORATOR. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THAT, I SAW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ANTI SKID LIGHT WERE ON. THE DEALER FIXED THAT, THE NEXT DAY, I DISCOVERED MY PANEL DISPLAY (FOR RADIO AND REAR CAMERA VIEW) WAS BLANK, NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK IN AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP IT MIGHT BE $800 FIX OR HE'D TRIED TO GET WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED TO COVER IT FOR $50.I HAVE CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT AT DEALER TWICE WITHOUT A RETURN CALL SINCE THEN. I HAVE CHECKED ON-LINE AND FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS OCCURRED WHEN DEALER WAS WORKING ON IT, TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND ONLY TRAVELED TO AND FROM DEALER FROM/TO HOME.
AIRBAG CHECK LIGHT RANDOMLY GOES OFF AND ON WILL DRIVING. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER IN CAMBRIDGE,MN AND WAS TOLD PLUG CONNECTOR FOR AIRBAG UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SO IT WOULD COST $650 ON TOP OF THE INSPECTION FEE I NOW OWE BECAUSE IT WASN'T A PROBLEM THAT WARRANTY COVERED. DENIED THE SERVICE, IF NEED BE I CAN FIX IT MYSELF AND BETTER THAN THEM JUST SETTING UP ANOTHER JUNK PLUG CONNECTOR TO PROBABLY GET SAME PROBLEM RETURN OF N NEW CONNECTOR.
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY MY FUEL SENSOR FAILING AND SAYING THAT MY GAS TANK WAS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK. NOW, MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, BUT THE FUEL SENSOR WORKS AS LONG AS MY TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES POST-FILL UP, THE FUEL SENSOR STOPS WORKING AND READS ON EMPTY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY VEHICLE UNLESS IT'S COMPLETELY FULL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS LINE OF RAM TRUCKS.
FUEL SENSOR FAIL - READS ONLY UP TO A HALF A TANK OR MORE, ONCE BELOW THE SENSOR READS TANK AS EMPTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE SEPARATE CHRYSLER DEALERS - TALLAHASSEE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (3987 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304), LAKE CITY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4325 W US HWY 90, LAKE CITY, FL 32055), AND AN UNKNOWN CHRYSLER DEALER IN GEORGIA. EACH DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V161000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH HE LINKED TO HIS FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED CAR HAS BEEN TRADED IN.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER LITHIA GRANTS PASS AUTO CENTER (1421 NE 6TH ST, GRANTS PASS, OR 97526) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE COMPRESSOR ON THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILS UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF LEVEL WHILE DRIVING, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS ISSUE CAN HAPPEN AT VARIOUS TIMES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE HIGHWAY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ENTERS WHAT IS CALLED "AERO MODE." THE "AERO MODE" LOWERS THE BODY OF THE TRUCK TO ACHIEVE BETTER AERODYNAMICS AND FUEL ECONOMY. AFTER SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL RIDE HEIGHT. WITH THE COMPRESSOR FAILURE, THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO RETURN TO NORMAL RIDE HEIGHT.
I HAVE HAD A LOT OF RUST COMING FROM THE INSIDE OUT I HAD 3 SETS OF RUNNING BOARDS MY RIGHT FENDER MY HOOD AND NOW MY LEFT FENDER IS RUST FROM INSIDE OUT IT SEAMS TO MUCH RUST AND I WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE [XXX] MY VIN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHEN I STOPPED THE TRUCK, I ACCIDENTALLY TURNED OFF THE KEY BEFORE PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. I SAW SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING. THE TRANSMISSION DID GO INTO PARK. AFTER THAT THE TRUCK STARTED FINE, THE ONLY NOTICEABLE THING IS THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. FORTUNATELY NO ACTUAL VEHICLE FIRE RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT. I AM TAKING THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE, BUT WILL LOOK INTO IT.
RADIATOR CRACKED, 6 SPARK PLUGS AND 2 IGNITION COILS REPLACED. 1 WEEK LATER, STARTER FAILED. 1 DAY LATER ENGINE OVER HEATING, REPLACED RADIATOR COOLING FAN; NEXT DAY, STARTER FAILED AGAIN, AND ENGINE DECLARED COMPLETELY RUINED OR BAD. ENTIRE ENGINE BEING REPLACED WITH REBUILT AFTER 131,300 MILES AND 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. FULLY MAINTAINED, BUT FAILURE UNEXPECTED AND WITHOUT WARNINGS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHEETS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (250 AUTO PLAZA DR, BECKLEY, WV 25801, (304) 252-4555) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULE WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 50MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH SCREEN AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND ONCE AGAIN AT A SPEED OF FIFTY MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY AND AGAIN I ALMOST WENT DOWN INTO A DITCH. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES DURING SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACTIONS. IT'S HAPPENED WHILE TURNING WHILE GOING STRAIGHT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE ON CITY STREETS WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,400. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY KIND OF AN ISSUE LIKE THIS AT ALL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM ACTUALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON THE 2014 AS IT IS ON THE 2015 AND 16 RAMS. THERE ARE POSTINGS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE EXACT SAME THING YET DODGE HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE FOR ME MY PASSENGERS AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD.
WHEN TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP, THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER COMES OUT OF GEAR. THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH TELLS ME TO "SHIFT TO P TO START". THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I AM ABLE TO SHIFT TO P THEN RIGHT BACK TO D BUT OTHER TIMES WHEN I PUT IT TO P, I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO GO BACK TO D. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME WHEN DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS MOSTLY BUT I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR WITH THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT SACRAMENTO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3610 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821) UNDER AN UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VEHICLE START-UP THE SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ASSURED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*DT*JB
MY DOOR LOCKS SOMETIMES WORK & SOMETIMES DO NOT. THIS OCCURS EITHER BY THE FOB OR THE PHYSICAL DOOR LOCK. IT SOMETIMES AFFECTS 1 DOOR & OTHER TIMES MULTIPLE DOORS BUT NEVER THE TAILGATE. I'VE READ THROUGH MULTIPLE FORUMS, THIS IS CAUSED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE.
NOT EVEN 80,000 ON MY TRUCK AND MY TRUCK HAS CAMSHAFT PROBLEMS IT'S IN THE SHOP NOW
FUEL SENSOR FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY JERKED TO THE LEFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE STEERING CEASED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO MIKE PERRY MOTOR COMPANY (3828 SOUTH ST, NACOGDOCHES, TX 75964) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
CHECK ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND CRUISE AND EVERYTHING GOES OUT. HAD BRAKES DONE, IT ALSO SAYS TOWING BRAKE. ON INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 30 MINS AND IT DINGS, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND CRUISE STOPS
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON HIGHWAY WITH MY 12 AND 3 YR OLD DAUGHTERS. WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF THEN RESTARTED THE TRUCK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A FUEL SENSOR MODULE WARNING. THIS HAPPENED. BEFORE WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 27000 MILES AND IT WAS FIXED WHILE IN WARRANTY. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR MODULE THE TRUCK NOW HAS 69971 MILES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THESE THINGS KEEP HAPPENING
ON JULY 11,2020,, I STARTED MY 2014 RAM 1500 LARAMIE,ABOUT NOON TIME AND STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT; I WAS GREETED BY A WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH STATING 'ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SERVICE'. THERE WAS NO ISSUE PRIOR TO THIS AT ANY TIME. ABSOLUTELY NO ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF . I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE RECALL FOR THE 2015-2016 RAM DOES NOT INCLUDE 2014. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH EARLIER YEAR MODELS. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THIS MALFUNCTION WAS $2400 ! DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS COMPLAINTS! NO WAY CAN A RECALLED PART ON NEWER MODELS NOT BE ISSUED FOR ALL MODELS CONTAINING THE EQUIPMENT?!? IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT SOMEONE HAS TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE SOMETHING IS CORRECTED!
WHILE DRIVING I HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR UNIT ALONG WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CAUSED THE FUEL GAUGE TO DROP TO EMPTY IMMEDIATELY AND THE DTE ESTIMATE TO SHOW LOW FUEL. WHEN NEW UNIT WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP I WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAD BEEN SELLING A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE SPECIFIC PART AND TO HOLD ONTO MY RECEIPT SINCE IT HAD A 2 YEAR WARRANTY.
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FCA STATING THAT A FAULTY EGR COOLER CAN CAUSE FIRES AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE RECALL ALSO STATES THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL RAM DEALERS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THAT EACH DEALER ONLY GETS ONE SET OF PARTS PER WEEK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT MAY BE AS LONG AS 6-8 MONTHS BEFORE MY TRUCK CAN BE ADDRESSED. MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. AS A MEMBER OF A RAM FORUM OF 17K MEMBERS, THIS IS AN FREQUENT COMPLAINT. SINCE RAM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, THEY SHOULD BE EITHER REPAIRING THE VEHICLES OR PROVIDING LOANER TRANSPORTATION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE.
THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE 54,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND IT'S ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. THE GAS HAND WON'T WORK EITHER.
CONSTANT ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENSOR FAIL, I'VE HAD 4 FUEL PUMPS PUT ON THE TRUCK IN THE SIX YEARS I'VE HAD IT. AT ONE POINT THE DEALER HAD MY TRUCK FOR A MONTH TRYING TO FIX. I JUST CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP LAST WEEK, PICKED IT UP FRIDAY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON TODAY. IT'S A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECALL. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IDLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I'M NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH ISSUE IT'S COUNTLESS OTHERS, THAT'S HOW I FOUND MY WAY TO MAKE A COMPLAINT.
THE CHROME TRIM PIECE IN CENTER CONSOLE OF LERAMIE REFLECTS SUNLIGHT INTO YOUR EYES WHEN SUN HITS IT. MAKING DRIVER TO SHUT EYES OR GET HIM DISTRACTED FROM DRIVING. *TR
MY TRUCK KNOCKS WHEN STARTING ENGINE
I HAD MY END OR ENGINE OIL CHANGED AT A RAM DEALERSHIP IN NORTHFIELD MINNESOTA AT NORTHFIELD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AND 132 MILES AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP MY ENGINE BLEW IT THROUGH A ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK
FUEL SENSOR FAILURE IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH DODGE RAM TRUCKS. DODGE RAM IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS A MONETARY BURDEN TO THE CONSUMER OF THIS TRUCK. ONCE IT COMES ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF YOUR FUEL LEVEL. PROOF NEEDED JUST TYPE IN 2014 DODGE RAM FUEL SENSOR FAILURE IN YOUR SEARCH ENGINE ON YOUR COMPUTER!! ONLY OCCURS WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. REPLACED AT 151,880 MILES AND NOW AT 162,000 IT'S GONE BAD AGAIN. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AT 40,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPLACED SENSOR ON ONE OF MY SERVICE VISITS AND DIDN'T TELL ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL 151,880 MILES. I WAS HAVING OTHER ISSUES AT TIME AND I THINK THEY THOUGHT THIS WOULD SHUT ME UP !!
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 49K MILES ON MY 2014 RAM TRUCK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MOST COMMENTS SAY AROUND 35K TO 60K MILES ON RAM TRUCKS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO. AT MOST MECHANIC SHOPS, THE PRICE IS AROUND $800 FOR THE REPAIR. THE REPAIR CONSISTS OF TWO OPTIONS.... 1) DROP THE FUEL TANK FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP W/FUEL SENSOR. 2) UNBOLT THE BED AND BACK BUMPER IN ORDER TO RAISE THE BED COMPLETELY AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP W/FUEL SENSOR. THIS IS A MINOR ISSUE AND HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE AND THIS MAY HAVE TO ME DONE EVERY 50K MILES OR SO. *TR
THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO ZERO AND GAS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE GAS TANK GETS BELOW 3/4 TANK FULL, AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, OR JUST SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. *TR
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE VB1 TO REPLACE EGR COOLER THAT MAY CAUSE ENGINE FIRE. THE RECALL SAYS THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED 2 DEALER AND HAD CHAT WITH FCA DIRECTLY. ALL OF THEM TOLD ME THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NEITHER DEALER WOULD GIVE ME AN APPOINTMENT DATE AND SAID THAT THERE WERE MANY AHEAD OF ME. FCA SAID THAT PARTS ARE ALLOCATED AT 1 SET OF PARTS PER DEALER PER WEEK. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE AT RISK FOR FIRE THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY, BUT FCA IS NOT RESPONSIVE BY THE FACT THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR TWO MONTHS,HAD A TECH LOOK AT IT CLOCK SPRING KIT SENSOR BAD ,HE SAID ODD AS TRUCK IS STILL PRETTY NEW, SAFETY CONCERN IT CONTROLS DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG,CONTROLS HORN, CRUISE CONTROL,AND ENGINE INTERFACE FUNCTIONS:OR OIL PRESSURE,OIL TEMP,TIRE PRESSURE DISPLAY ,THE FACT THAT THE SPRING SEMESTER CAN CONTROL THAT MANY SAFETY FEATURES AND FAIL. IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS IS OF NEED TO INVESTIGATE AS REPAIRING IS ONLY DEALER PART AND COST IS. COST PROHIBITED AS MOST SAFETY FEATURES SHOULD HAVE A TEN YEAR LIFETIME AT LEAST.A REFRIGERATOR DOES AND IT RUNS 24/7. *TR
FUEL SENSOR FAILURE AT 45,000 MILES. SAME COMPLAINT AS SO MANY OTHERS. FULL TANK WILL DISPLAY AS FULL ON GAUGE. AFTER ONLY 20-30 MILES THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK UNTIL I'M STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MUST WATCH ODOMETER AND HOPE I MAKE IT TO FILL THE TANK WITHOUT ANY MISTAKES. *TR
AFTER WASHING MY VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT THE CAR WASH AND LOST ALL STEERING ASSIST. CHECK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER WAS TOLD OF NO RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2015 RAM 1500 WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SAME EXACT PART. COST TO REPAIR SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $2,400. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNSET DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (7745 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA, FL 34231, (941) 922-2400) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 5. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY. A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING ON 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. UNKNOWN WHEN IT OCCURRED BUT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AT SEPARATE TIMES/MILEAGE. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDED EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. VICTORY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (64 GREENSBURG ST, DELMONT, PA 15626) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A TSB REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.
FUEL PUMP SENSOR IS NO LONGER WORKING. TRUCK HAS 95K MILES ON IT AND HASN'T BEEN WORKING FOR THE PAST 500 MILES OR SO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND ALSO MY FUEL GAUGE COMES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM GROCERY STORE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED AT LOCAL AUTO STORE AND SAID I HAD A FUEL PUMP THAT HAD GONE BAD.*DT*JB
MY TRUCK MAKES CHIRPING SOUNDS LIKE A BIRD WHEN IDLING. *TR
WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION JERKS LIKE IT DELAYS GOING INTO GEAR FROM 2-3 AND 3-4 AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT FEELS LIKE A LITTLE JERKING. *TR
UNABLE TO TOGGLE THROUGH SCREENS ON THE DASHBOARD AND CONTROL BUTTONS DO NOT FUNCTION ON STEERING WHEEL AND NO CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. *TR
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