2014 Ram 1500 complaints

THE DAIL SHIFTER ON OUR TRUCK BOTH DIRECTIONS REVERSE AND FORWARD WILL NOT GO. WE HAVE TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND DO THIS A FEW TIME TO RESET THE COMPUTER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE TRUCK. TOOK THIS IN TO GET FIXED AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ON A METER AND WE TOOK EXTRA INSURANCE FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS BEFORE WE ARE STUCK IN 114-DEGREE WEATHER. AT ALL DIFFERENT TIME WHEN YOU TRY TO DRIVE NIGHT, DAY, STOP SIGN, STOPLIGHT. IT'S HAPPENING OFTEN CAN'T ADD THAT ON WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? AUG 30TH WAS THE LAST TIME!

ON JUNE THE 5TH 2019 MY ECODIESEL RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALER. IT WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THREE DAYS LATER THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING BAD. IT HAS DEAD FUEL PEDAL AND LOSS OF POWER. I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR A SECOND TIME TO HAVE THE RECALL PREFORMED AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS OF NOW. I'M AFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN I PULL OUT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC I DONT KNOW IF I WILL HAVE POWER OR NOT. I'M SCHEDULED FOR THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER TO ATTEMPT THE RECALL A 3RD TIME.

I HAVE A 2014 RAM 1500 WITH THE 3.0L ECODIESEL ENGINE. AFTER RECEIVING THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL, I AM EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE TURBO LAG/SLOW ACCELERATION WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I AM FORCED TO STEP ON THE THROTTLE JUST TO GET THE VEHICLE THROUGH INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN MERGING ON HIGHWAYS. IT WAS NOT LIKE THIS PRIOR TO THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THE ACCELERATION LAG HAS ALMOST CAUSED A COUPLE.ACCIDENTS AS THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF SITUATIONS IN WHICH IT USED TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE V08 RECALL.

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LEAK CAUSING FUEL AT A HIGH PRESSURE TO BE SPRAYED ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, EXHAUST SYSTEM, BRAKES AND COAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WITH FUEL. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) A MIST OF VAPOR APPEARED BEHIND THE TRUCK CAUSING OTHER VECHICLES TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID THE FUEL BEING SPRAYED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND MASSIVE FUEL SPILL COVERED THE CONCRETE AND DRIPPED FROM EVERY UNDERCARRIAGE LOWPOINT. SMOKE AND SIZZLING WAS OBSERVED AND WE FLED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM VEHICLE. THIS IS A REPEAT FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE. THIS IS THE FIFTH FAILURE AND IT HAS SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE THE LEAK PRIOR TO CLOSING THE WORK ORDERS. FAILURE APPEARS TO HAPPEN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES OF BEING IN SERVICE. NO ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS FAILURE. VEHICLE IS IN THE POSSESSION OF FCA AND NO CLEAR PATH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME ON HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE RESOLVED AND I AM WITHOUT MY TRUCK. NO PATH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO REPAIR COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SEVERELY CONTAMINATED BY DIESEL (BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, VERSUS RUBBER COMPONENTS, ETC) THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT POURED OUT IN THE DEALER SERVICE BAY. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AVALABLE ON REQUEST. THE DATE IS FOR THE LATEST FAILURE. TODAY I AM AT 25 DAYS WITH NO CLEAR PATH TO CLOSE THIS CONCERN.

CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITIES IS NOT WORKING WITH 100 PERCENT CONSISTENCIES. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET ACTIVE, IT CANNOT BE DEACTIVATED OR CANCEL, THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE THE ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE TO CANCEL OR DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHAT IF THE CRUISE CONTROL CAN NOT BE DISENGAGE.

DUE TO THE ECODIESEL SETTLEMENT PROGRAM, I ALLOWED FCA TO UPDATE THE ECM TO MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SETTLEMENT. AFTER THE UPDATE, MY TRUCK IS DANGEROUSLY SLOW FROM A STANDING START. I NEVER KNOW IF THE TRUCK WILL ACCELERATE AS I MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. SOMETIME IT IS BARELY ADEQUATE BUT MOST OF THE TIME THERE IS A 2 TO 4 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE TURBO KICKS IN (AROUND 2,000 RPM) AND THEN THERE IS A STRONG TURBO LEAP BECAUSE MY FOOT IS BURIED IN THE FLOOR TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN T-BONED OR REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES CROSSING STREETS AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FCA TOLD ME THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE TRUCK DIDN'T SHOW ANY ERROR CODES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED HIS OWN DIAGNOSTIC AND REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO MISFIRE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT PERFORMED SEVERAL REPAIRS ON HIS VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO WHITTEN BROTHERS OF ASHLAND (11409 WASHINGTON HWY, ASHLAND, VA 23005, 804-798-6071) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EITHER THE MOTOR OR THE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

WHEN IN MOTION ON A CITY OR A HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT CORRECTLY AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IF IT IS REVVING WHEN NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS.

THE TRUCK WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TO A DEALERSHIP THAT WAS RIGHT THERE. SUBURBAN CHRYSLER DODGE. THEY INSPECTED IT AND FOUND A BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CALIPER IN PLACE BROKE AND THE CALIPER BECAME DISLODGED. IT JAMMED INTO THE ROTOR AND CAUSED ALL KINDS OF ISSUES.

I HAD THE EMISSIONS RECALL/REPAIR FOR THE ECODIESEL ENGINES PER THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE EPA AND FCA. FCA CLAIMS THAT IT WOULD NOT EFFECT POWER OR GAS MILEAGE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS A SIGNIFICANT LAG FROM A STOP AS WELL AS FROM 10 MPH TO ABOUT 20MPH WHEN ONE HITS THE GAS AND TRIES TO ACCELERATE. THIS DECREASE IN POWER MAKES THIS VEHICLE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO PULL ON TO A STREET THAT HAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FUEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK AND "FUEL SENSOR FAILURE" WAS DISPLAYED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO LAWLESS CHRYSLER DODGE (196 LEXINGTON ST, WOBURN, MA 01801, (888) 384-4956) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW FUEL SENSOR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE BRAKING, THE CONTACT SMELLED OIL AND RUBBER BURNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TALLAHASSEE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (3987 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304, (844) 280-9221) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE COLLAPSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE CALIPER TO CLOSE DOWN AND DESTROY THE ROTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,300 BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS BOGUS, AND HE WAS MISLEAD AND LIED TO BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE DEALER WAS VERY DISHONEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,387. *BF THE $1,300 WAS THE DEALER'S ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COST. SEE ENCLOSED FINAL REPAIR BILL FROM THE DEALER. THE OLD ORIGINAL FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES THAT WENT BAD WERE OF SUCH POOR QUALITY THEY ONLY LASTED 27,387 MILES. ANYTHING AS IMPORTANT AS A BRAKE LINE, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME, SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT. THE NEW FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES ARE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12,000 MILES OR 12 MONTHS. WE WERE FORTUNATE WE WERE IN TOWN DRIVING AND UNDER WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED.*JB

WAS TRAVELING DOWN I485 IN CHARLOTTE NC. GOING TO BEACH. AN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK HAS NO POWER. I HAVE NO PEDAL IT IS GONE . HAD TO GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AN STOPPED WITH WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT THE TAIL PIPES . IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THAT TIME . NEXTED TIME IT WAS THE EDGE VALVE AN SENCER . HAD NO PICK UP AN GO . EVERY SINCE THE V08 TUNE THIS TRUCK HAS BAD LAG LAG U CAN NOT SURE WHEN U R PULLING OUT OF AN INTERCEPTION IF U WILL GET OUT SAFE . THE LAG IS TERRIBLE . I LOVED THIS TRUCK UNTILL THE TUNE . BUT NOW CANT TRUST IT . GOT OT TO PULL CAMPER BUT DONT TRUST IT NOW WILL NOT OWN ANOTHER RAM ECO OR ANY THING ELSE .

ACCELERATOR WHEN PUSHED DOWN TO TO PASS ANOTHER CAR WILL STICK TO FULL THROTTLE AND NOT RELEASE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, COULD CAUSE LOST OF LIFE, DUE TO THE TRUCK WOULD REACH TOP SPEED AND NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IT. MY SON REACH OVER AND PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND L ROLLED TO A STOP. I WAS DRIVING ON A SIX LANE ROAD IN TOWN WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM OR RESEARCH DONE ON IT. NOT SURE WHAT SPEED MY TRUCK WENT TO, I WAS TRYING NOT TO HIT ANOTHER CAR.

2014 RAM ECODIESEL. HAD THE EMISSIONS UPDATE DONE PER THE FCA CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REQUIREMENTS. AFTER THE UPDATE, MY TRUCK HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TURBO/THROTTLE LAG. THIS LAG CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 2-5 SECONDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUCK WAS ADVERTISED AS 29 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER THE UPDATE, I AM SITTING AROUND 17 MPG. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH FCA AND AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK. THIS IS NO LONGER AN EMISSIONS ISSUE, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU IT WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY DEATH. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY ECODIESEL. ALMOST EVERY RAM AND JEEP THAT HAD THE EMISSIONS UPDATE IS DEALING WITH THE SAME SAFETY RISKS.

ECODIESEL-POST EPA REQUIRED REPAIRS- TURBO LAG / DELAYED ACCELERATION. UP TO A TWO SECOND TIME DELAY BEFORE VEHICLE WILL PROCEED UPON FULL THROTTLE DEMAND TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR FROM A STOP SIGN OR NEEDING TO PASS A VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.. THE DELAY WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. PRIOR TO THE EPA REPAIRS, VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY TURBO LAG/ACCELERATION ISSUES. ONE COULD ACCELERATE WITH FULL, PARTIAL OR MINIMAL THROTTLE AND HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE PERFORMING AS NEEDED. DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH LOCAL RAM DEALER, THEY STATED THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX BEING CONSIDERED BY FCA. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH VEHICLES BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AS THE VEHICLE THINKS ABOUT ACCELERATING. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE ARE ANY KNOWN REMEDIES FOR THIS SOFTWARE ISSUE? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. FORTUNATELY NO BENT SHEET METAL YET.

AFTER COMPLETING THE EMISSIONS RECALL ON MY ECO DIESEL TRUCK I HAVE LOST ALL STARTING POWER. IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE LOST TURBO AND TAKE ROUGHLY 2-3 SEC TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. I HAVE TRIED FLOORING IT AND STILL NO TAKE OFF; IT SLOWLY ACCELERATES INTO TRAFFIC BEFORE IT FINALLY GOES. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT BE HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON JULY 6, 2019 AND IN THAT MONTH IT HAS STALLED ON MY TWICE WHEN STOPPED. IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE MY 1ST PAYMENT YET AND I'M NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO THROW A NEW TO ME VEHICLE IN THE SHOP!

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CAME ON. MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS MOVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BE RELEASED. THE CONTACT INFORMED CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM GREENSBORO (3710 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407, (336) 790-9850) OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN REBOOTED ON ITS OWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE TO M & M CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, AND RAM (131 MILL ST, LIBERTY, NY 12754, 845-292-3500) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

2014 DODGE RAM TRUCK 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WIRE HARNESS, THE HORN AND ELECTRICAL FEATURES ON THE WHEEL FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES DUE TO THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

FCA IS NOT VERY HELPFUL AND THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM DENIED SERVICE AFTER SEEING THERE WAS AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE IT IN ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT AND THEY ARE SAYING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MELTED FROM THE EGR BEING STUCK OPEN. I BELIEVE THE EGR VALVE HAS TO DO WITH EMISSIONS AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT YET THEY WANT THE 5300 TO FIX IT.

THIS 2014 RAM ECODIESEL RECEIVED THE APPROVED EMISSION MODIFICATION FROM FCA AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 5TH 2019. AFTER RECEIVING THE ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN ACCELERATION CAUSING ENTERING TO TRAFFIC TO BE DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE. EXAMPLE: ON TWO OCCASIONS, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER TRAFFIC AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN BROADSIDED AS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE DESPITE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UP A STEEP ROAD AND THE ENGINE WOULD APPEAR TO STALL OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN STATIONARY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO UP HILL. THIS VEHICLE NEVER DISPLAYED ANY OF THIS BEHAVIOR PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NEW ENGINE SOFTWARE FROM FCA. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DANGEROUS, UNSAFE, AND UNPREDICTABLE TO DRIVE.

MOPAR FUEL SENSOR /PUMP GIVING INCORRECT READS TO THE GAUGE. CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ALSO NOT ABLE TO GET AN ACCURRATE READING OF FUEL LEVEL

WHILE LIVING IN VIRGINIA IN 2015, I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY DODGE RAM IN TO CORRECT A DEFECTIVE WIRE HARNESS. RECALL NOTICE R36, NHTSA 15-459 NOTED 'THE STEERING WHEEL WIRE HARNESS ON YOUR VEHICLE MAY BECOME CHAFFED BY THE DRIVER AIRBAG MODULE RETAINER SPRING ENDS. A CHAFFED STEERING WHEEL WIRE HARNESS COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND/OR AN INADVERTENT DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. INADVERTENT DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH AND/OR VEHICLE OCCUPANT INJURY.' AFTER THAT RECALL WAS PERFORMED, I LOST ALL USE OF MY HORN, AND ELECTRICAL FEATURES INSTALLED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I DROVE SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT THESE FEATURES AND NEVER REALLY HAD TIME TO GET THIS EVALUATED BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS. WE RELOCATED TO OHIO AND I DECIDED TO HAVE THE TRUCK EVALUATED AND BASICALLY THE RECALL WORK WAS NEVER CORRECTED BY FAIR OAKS CHANTILLY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. ON JULY 8 THROUGH JULY 11, 2019, MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY JEFF WYLER CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP IN BATAVIA, OHIO TO CORRECTED THE RECALL NOTICE R36, NHSTA 15-459. MY SERVICE MANAGER NOTED TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO BE REIMBURSED FOR $403.78. THEY REACHED OUT TO CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS FOR FURTHER CONSULTATION, HOWEVER, THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO MY SERVICE MANAGER.

SINCE THE LAST RECALL, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A MAJOR DELAY WHEN HITTING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO LACK OF POWER WHEN HITTING THE GAS PEDAL.

'TAKATA RECALL' WHILE MY VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY IT IS UNLOCKING ON ITS OWN. HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY NIGHT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. I HAVE A SECURITY CAMERA AND CAN SEE THAT NOBODY IS MESSING WITH MY TRUCK.

FCA AEM RECALL. SINCE GETTING THE EMISSIONS RECALL DONE THE TRUCK NO LONGER RESPONDS LIKE IT DID. IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. THE UPDATE HAS MAD THE TRUCK VERY SLUGGISH TO THE POINT IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN TRYING TO START FROM A STOP OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE ALSO LOST 5-6 MPG SINCE THE UPDATE AND WILL NO LONG LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT TO DO LACK OF POWER TO EVEN GET MOVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V460000 (AIR BAGS), 15V459000 (STEERING), 17V302000 (AIR BAGS), 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN), AND 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. AUFFENBERG FORD O'FALLON (115 REGENCY PARK, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 632-0090) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, SEAT BELT AIR BAG, AND DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO START AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE A 2014 RAM ECODIESEL AND RECENTLY GOT THE AEM UPDATE. NOW WHEN THE VEHICLE HASN'T STARTED FOR 24 HOURS, THERE IS NO ACCELERATION UPON START-UP. BY THAT I MEAN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR UP TO 3 SECONDS. THEN IT IS VERY SLUGGISH. SO IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC. THIS LAST FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES AFTER START-UP. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY START-UP WHEN COLD.

AFTER GETTING THE AEM FLASH PER THE SETTLEMENT WITH EPA MY TRUCK IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE WHEN STARTING OUT. IT IS A MAJOR HAZARD TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. NUMEROUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OCCURRENCES. ALSO - THE SETTLEMENT STATED "NO DRIVING DIFFERENCES" - FAR FROM IT. THROTTLE LAG - MPG DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.

WE CAME HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP AND DISCOVERED TRAILER WAS RESTING ON TRUCK BED. IT TOWED FINE ON WAY HOME SO WE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL WE STOPPED TO PARK IT. WE CALLED A REPAIRMAN WHO REMOVED SKIN AND FOUND AT LEAST 9 BROKEN WELDS. HE SAID WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T KILL SOMEONE. HE CALLED A WELDER TO LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THE FRONT PORTION AROUND HITCH WAS BUILT LIKE A MAC TRUCK BUT THE SECTION PAST THAT WAS BUILT LIKE TISSUE PAPER. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT OR BRACING AND THAT AREA FLEXED BADLY. HE SAID WE WERE LUCKY IT DROPPED DOWN SLOWLY, IF IT HAD SLAMMED DOWN THERE COULD HAVE BEEN FATALITIES. *DT CONSUMER STATED BOTH REPAIRMAN AND WELDER SAID FAULTY WELDS THAT FAILED AND LACK OF SUPPORT.*JB*DT CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER.*JB*DT*TR

HAD THE V08 DONE TO MY TRUCK ON MAY 14. THE LAG IN THE TAKE OFF WHEN U R STOPPED IS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY. WHEN U GIVE IT GAS IT HAS A BAD SLOW START AT LEAST 3 -5 SECONDS BEFORE U HAVE THE GET UP AN GO AN WHEN U DO IT IS LIKE A ROCKET . DIDNT DO THIS BEFORE THE V08 TUNE. AN THE RPMS R UP ALMOST TO 1 AN IT SETTING STILL . THIS VO8 IS A JOKE . IT HAS MESSED UP MY TRUCK . NO GOOD TRYING TO PULL A CAMPER . OR EVEN PULL OUT WITH OUT A BIG SPACE TO DO IT IN .

IN MAY I BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO MY LOCAL RAM DEALERSHIP FOR A MANDATORY RECALL FOR THE ECODIESEL ENGINE SYSTEM AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT WITH THE EPA. THE TRUCK RECEIVED BATCH OF NEW SOFTWARE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE SAFELY FROM A STOP. THERE IS CURRENTLY A 2-4 SECOND DELAY BETWEEN MY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, AND RECEIVING A RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THIS HAS LED TO NEAR MISSES, AS THE DELAY ISN'T ALWAYS PREDICTABLE. IT IS WORSE STARTING FROM A STOP HEADING UPHILL. THIS DELAY IS WHOLLY A PART OF THE RECALL INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE IN MAY. IT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF DELAY PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SUFFERS FROM DELAYED RESPONSE WHILE MOVING, BUT THIS IS A SECOND OR TWO, AND CAN BE PREDICTED AND ACCOUNTED FOR. THE DELAY FROM START IS ABYSMAL, AND UNSAFE. MY LIFE, AND THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, HAVE BEEN PLACED AT RISK DUE TO FCA'S INABILITY TO MEET EMISSION REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE SAFE OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES, AND THE ECODIESELS ARE BRINGING EXTREMELY LOW TRADE-IN VALUE. I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN THE FIRST PLACE IF IT DROVE THE WAY IT IS TODAY.

I OWN A 2014 RAM 1500 WITH A 3.0L ECO DIESEL. THERE WAS A FEDERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS HANDED DOWN AND THE OUTCOME WAS AN APPROVED ENGINE MODIFICATION (AEM). THE AEM WAS A REFLASH OF THE ECM AND TCM. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE PERFORMANCE OF MY TRUCK DANGEROUSLY IMPACTED. IF I DRIVE MY TRUCK BEFORE THE ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURES OVER 150DEGREES, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION DELAYS. IT USUALLY TAKES ME 5-10MINUTES OF DRIVING OR MORE THAN 20MINUTES OF IDLING (WARMING UP) TO GET THE ENGINE UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURES. I CAN PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR PETAL AND WAIT 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRUCK REACTS, THEN I GET PUSHED BACK INTO MY SEAT AND SOMETIMES SPIN THE DRIVE TIRES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR TRYING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, PRIOR TO THE ENGINE REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURES, I NOW EXPERIENCE 'TURBO FLUTTER' THIS IS WHERE TOO MUCH AIR IS FORCED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE AIR IS PUSHED BACK THROUGH THE TURBO. THE TRUCK ACTS AS IF THE BREAKS ARE PULSING. SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE, IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM ACCELERATING, NOT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, JUST NORMAL, CONSERVATIVE DRIVING. A FEW OTHER CHANGES I HAVE FOUND AFTER THE AEM, I HAVE LOST SIGNIFICANT FUEL ECONOMY, GREATER THAN 10%, AND DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) CONSUMPTION IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. THESE LAST 2 ITEMS DO NOT DIRECTLY EFFECT THE DRIVABILITY OF MY TRUCK BUT IF I HAD KNOW THESE THINGS

WAS ADVISED TO TAKE TRUCK IN FOR RECALL REFLASH DUE TO ECO DIESEL SETTLEMENT PACKAGE. AFTER RECALL FIX WAS CONDUCTED, ENGINE SLUGGISH, SHIFTING NOT SMOOTH AND MILES PER GALLON DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. ALL THIS AFTER A TRIP OF 8 HOURS AT LEGAL SPEED LIMITS.

ON 06/12/2019, I HAD THE V08 RECALL (AEM MODIFICATION UPDATE) DONE ON MY 2014 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL. THIS RECALL WAS REQUIRED AS PART OF AN EMISSIONS RELATED LAWSUIT. FCA ADVISED THAT THE UPDATED SOFTWARE IS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE ANY OF THE VEHICLES ATTRIBUTES TO INCLUDE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, DRIVEABILITY, AND FUEL ECONOMY. AFTER HAVING THE RECALL WORK DONE, I HAVE NOTICED A SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE FROM A STOP (ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD OR NOT FULLY WARMED UP). WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THERE IS A DELAY IN THE ACCELERATION WHICH I CAN BEST DESCRIBE AS FEELING LIKE "SEVERE TURBO LAG." WHEN TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION OR TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND LIKE IT DID PRIOR TO THE RECALL WORK. AFTER PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR HARDER AND GETTING THROUGH THE LAG IN ACCELERATION, THE TURBO FINALLY KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES QUICKLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BASICALLY "FLOOR IT." I ALSO NOTICED WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AND STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, WHILE CONTINUING GRADUALLY UP THE INCLINE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO LIGHT/GRADUAL PRESSING OF THE ACCELERATOR. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR HARDER CAUSES THE TURBO TO KICK IN AND THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY . ON 06/26/2019, THE DEALERSHIP TESTED IT AND TEST DROVE IT FOR 12 MILES AND NOTING THAT THEY "DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANYTHING ABNORMAL WHEN COMPARED TO LIKE VEHICLES" AND "VEHICLE P

8/18/18 AT ABOUT 1:15 PM WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON US 220 IN THE LEFT LANE IN THE CITY OF WILLIAMSPORT PA DURING A CLOUDY BUT DRY DAY AT 55 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHICH DISABLED MY VEHICLE AND DID APPROXIMATELY $4500 DAMAGE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A SIZE 275-60-20. THE TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR OLD WITH 8/32 TREAD REMAINING AT TIME OF THE BLOW OUT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE BLOWOUT. AFTER THE BLOW OUT, I PULLED OVER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN THE MEDIAN TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. I THEN LIMPED THE TRUCK BACK TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO THE GRASS TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. AT THAT POINT, I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND INSTALL THE SPARE AT WHICH POINT IT THEN STARTED RAINING. I BELIEVE THE SAFETY RISK WAS THE GOODYEAR TIRE. THE TIRE HAS BEEN SENT TO GOODYEAR TO EXAMINE. THEY STATED THERE WAS NO FACTORY DEFECT, HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO SEND ME A COPY OF THEIR REPORT DESPITE NUMEROUS REQUESTS. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. GOODYEAR ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY KIND OF WARRANTY COVERAGE DESPITE THE FACT THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND MILEAGE. I DO HAVE A DASH CAM VIDEO OF THE BLOW OUT HOWEVER IT IS IN .MOV FORMAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO UPLOAD IT - I CAN PROVIDE A CD UPON REQUEST. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THAN WHAT I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE IN THIS COMPLAINT.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME THE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AND ON NUMEROUS TIMES. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO A FUEL SENSOR FAILURE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE REMAINING MILES UNTIL EMPTY SHOWS AS LOW MILES. THE FUEL SENSOR FAILURE GOES OFF AND ON DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK BUT THE CHECK ENGINE STAYS ON NOW. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REVIEWS ON THE RAM 1500 FROM 2012 THROUGH 2016 HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WITH FAIRLY LOW MILES ON THEIR VEHICLES.

RAM PERFORMED RECALL UPDATE V08 TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE TO BECOME COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL EMISSIONS. AFTER THE UPDATE THERE IS A 3 SECOND DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS WHILE THE TRUCK IS STOPPED AND IS TAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS. RECALL V08 WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO EFFECT FUEL ECONOMY, BUT POST RECALL I LOST 6MPG.

'TAKATA RECALL' ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OUT IN MY 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE PDC FOR $737.69 AND A DAY AFTER THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO SEVERAL CARS. *DT *DT*JB VEHCILE WAS REPAIRED.*JB

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT 70MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SHUT OFF. I PULLED OFF, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS WORKING AGAINST. CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. NO MORE INCIDENT THAT TRIP. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY POWER STEERING MODULE IN THE EPS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IF THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK. *DT INVALID VIN*JB

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSISTANT AT LOW SLOW SPEEDS CUTS IN AND OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE TRUCK. TRUCK HAS 51,000 MILES ONLY AND IS A 2014 I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON A YEAR LATER MODEL OF THE TRUCK BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE.

I HAD THE RECENT RECALL COMPLETED AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AS THERE IS CONSIDERABLE "LAG" UPON ACCELERATION. THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AS I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEY STATED THE RECALL DID NOT AFFECT PERFORMANCE BUT IT HAS DEFINITELY AFFECTED PERFORMANCE. I BROUGHT IT BECK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS DOING AND INSTEAD SAID I NEED TO CHANGE MY OIL THAT OF WHICH I CHANGED 2000 MILES AGO AND ALSO TRY AN INJECTOR CLEANER. MY FUEL MILEAGE HAS ALSO DECREASED FROM 25 OR 26 MPG HWY TO 20 MPG HWY.

FUEL SENSORS SHOWS LOW FUEL SHORTLY ANFTER FILLING UP. SYSTEM FAILURE STARTED AROUND 60,000 MILES.

AFTER EMISSIONS RECALL VO8 WAS PERFORMED IN MAY, THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS GONE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLOSE CALLS WHERE THE TRUCK WON'T GO WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. IT WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL BEFORE RECALL WAS DONE.

2014 RAM ECODIESEL - I RECENTLY HAD MY AEM RECALL COMPLETED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WITH THE PROMISE THAT PERFORMANCE AND FUEL MILEAGE WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. NOT ONLY WERE THEY BOTH NEGATIVELY AFFECTED, THEY WERE AFFECTED TO THE POINT OF A SAFETY CONCERN. MY GAS MILEAGE GOING DOWN BY OVER 5MPG IS NOTHING COMPARED TO ALMOST GETTING T-BONED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO EXTENSIVE TURBO LAG (2-3 SECONDS) AFTER THE AEM WAS COMPLETED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE WHEN I GO TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM A DEAD STOP, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE TRUCK JUST SITS THERE. LUCKILY THERE HAS BEEN A SHOULDER FOR ME TO SWERVE INTO TO GET OUT OF THE WAY FROM BEING REAR-ENDED. THE 0-60 TIME WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP IS ALSO CAUSE FOR CONCERN. MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE HAD A FELLOW DRIVE LAY ON THEIR HORN BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUST CANNOT GAIN SPEED FAST ENOUGH. NOW, IF I WERE GETTING BETTER GAS MILEAGE WITH THE DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE, THAT WOULD BE ONE THING. BUT TO GET SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE GAS MILEAGE AND HAVE THIS DEATH BOX NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IS JUST AWFUL. FCA HAS LIED TO THEIR CONSUMERS WITH THIS UPDATE AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT RECALL INSTALLED ON VEHICLES.

APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, I STEP ON THE BRAKES THEN VEHICLE WENT INTO A SLOW COAST MODE. ( A RED SIGN TURNED ON, INDICATING AN "ELECTRICAL BRAKE" ISSUE). THEN INDICATES "SWITCH GEAR TO PARK", SOON AFTER PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS STOP ON A DRIVE THRU, SAME INDICATION OCCUR, ENGINE POWER WENT OFF THEN "ELECTRICAL BRAKE" , NEXT THING WAS "SWITCH GEAR TO PARK" RESUMING TO NORMAL OPERATION. VERY CONCERN ABOUT THIS IT IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM DOCTORS VISIT, IT HAS ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON IT, VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WOULD NOT WANT IT TO FAIL ON ME AT A MIDDLE OF AN INTERCEPTION. IN BETWEEN THESE EVENTS, THEIR IS NO LIGHT THAT APPEARS. IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE THAT CAN BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY PLEASE THANK YOU.

SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM MESSAGE KEEPS COMING UP. THIS OCCURS WHILE STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ALL THE TIME.