2014 Ram 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WHEELS BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE TRACTION BAR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR. TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR; 3000 RPMS, WILL NOT GO OVER 25/30 MPH. THIS WAS ON VEHICLE START; CAN'T DRIVE IT. IT IS IN MY GARAGE. MAY NEED TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE

ME AND MY FAMILY (MY WIFE & 2 KIDS: MY OLDEST IS 7 & MY YOUNGEST IS 3) WERE ON A FISHING TRIP. WHEN RETURNING TO THE BOAT LAUNCH, I BACKED MY BOAT TRAILER INTO THE WATER WITH MY TRUCK. THE BACK TIRES OF MY TRUCK ARE ABOUT 2 FEET AWAY FROM THE WATER. I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK AND SET MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY WIFE AND YOUNGEST SON GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND BEGAN TO BUCKLE THEIR SEAT BELTS AS I SET MY BOAT ONTO THE TRAILER. MY OLDEST STAYED ON THE LAND. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF MY TRUCK MOTOR RUNNING, WHILE STILL IN PARK, AND WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. MY WIFE, WHO IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, HEARS SOMEWHAT OF A POP NOISE AND MY TRUCK STARTS BACKING INTO THE WATER. MY WIFE AND YOUNGEST SON ARE NOW RACING TO GET OUT OF THEIR SEAT BELTS AS THE TRUCK IS STARTING TO SLOWLY SINK. ONCE MY WIFE GRABS OUR SON AND SITS HIM BY HER, I AM ABLE TO GET TO THE DOOR THEY ARE BY AND I AM PULLING ON THE DOOR, IN WATER THAT IS UP TO MY CHIN DEEP, AS SHE IS KICKING THE DOOR AND HOLDING THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR. THE DOOR OPENS AND I GRAB MY SON AND WIFE AND WE SWAM TO THE BOAT LAUNCH. IT IS UNKNOWN OF WHERE THE POP NOISE CAME FROM. MY WIFE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS RELEASED. MY TRAGEDY IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. I HAVE NO RECORDS AS OF YET LIKE MY POLICE REPORT. IT IS STILL BEING HANDLED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AS OF PICTURES, I HAVE ONE THAT I AM TRYING TO GET FROM THE GUY WHO CAME TOW MY TRUCK. I WILL HAVE ALL THESE DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE PERSON WHO HIT ME WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. I WAS STATIONARY WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE BACK PORTION TO SLAM INTO THE REAR SEAT AND THE BOTTOM TO COMPLETELY RAISE UP. AS A RESULT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE CAUSING SOME SECONDARY DAMAGE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A PERSON IN THE BACK SEAT THEY WOULD OF HAD CATASTROPHIC INJURIES AS THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BY THE DRIVER SEAT. THE AIRBAGS WERE EMITTING A "GAS" BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I DO NOT HAVE PHOTOS OF THE SEAT BUT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY EMS DID TAKE PHOTOS OF THE SEAT. AND I AM SURE THEY CAN PROVIDE IF FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE DESTINATION A/T TIRES, SIZE: P275/60R20 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL CRACKED AND SEPARATED AT THE SEAM, EXTENDING UP TO THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE VIN AND VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHEN THE TRAILER LIGHTS WERE PLUGGED INTO THE OUTLET, THEY FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT REGARDING THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOB THAT I BELIEVE POSES A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE 5 OR 6 TIMES THAT I HAVE EXITED MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND STILL IN GEAR. ON A FEW OCCASIONS I THOUGHT THAT I TURNED THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOB TO PARK WHEN I ACTUALLY TURNED IT TO REVERSE. I OPENED THE DOOR AND BEGAN TO EXIT MY TRUCK WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I HAVE A 2010 RAM WITH A NORMAL SHIFT SELECTOR LEVER AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. I THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO GET USED TO THE KNOB STYLE, BUT AFTER 20 MONTHS, I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHERS WITH THIS STYLE KNOB AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY EITHER GETTING THE MAIL OR TO RUN INTO THE GARAGE TO GET SOMETHING. THANK YOU *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V460000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), 15V459000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V460000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), 15V459000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECLINED TO HONOR THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THEIR SYSTEM INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/29/16*LJ

CATASTROPHIC EXHAUST GAS RECORD VALVE (EGR) AND EGR COOLER FAILURES WHICH RESULTED IN PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. EGR COOLER SEVERELY PLUGGED WITH SOOT/CARBON WELL BELOW MILEAGE PERIOD OF FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. NO SPECIFIED SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS EGR SYSTEM. DAMAGE RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM SPEED ON INTERSTATE 85 WHEN INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE OCCURRED. VISIBLE BLACK SMOKE/SOOT WAS BEING EMITTED FROM EXHAUST UNDER ACCELERATION DURING THIS FAILURE, CLEARLY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH EMISSIONS STANDARDS.

AT A RED LIGHT ENGINE IDEAL WENT FROM 800 RPM TO 1500 RPM THEN BACK TO 800 RPM.AFTER GREEN LIGHT STARTED TO DRIVE THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON. UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF THE TRUCK HAPPEN COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF OR GET THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF DRIVE HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD AND APPLY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. HAD THE WARNING LIGHT FOR ELECTRIC THROTTLE ON THE PANEL FINALLY THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE THROTTLE RESPOND NORMALLY. HEADED HOME WHEN THE SAME HAPPEN AGAIN WITH SAME RESULTS NEARLY HAD A ACCIDENT FROM THIS. THEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT WITH TEMPORARY LOST OF BRAKES AND CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.THEN THE THROTTLE RESPONDED NORMALLY UNTIL I GOT HOME AND BUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE RPM ACCELERATED TO 2500 RPM UNTIL I COULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF.

2014 RAM ECO DIESEL, FAILS TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE, SOMETIME ACTING AS IF IT IS STUCK IN HIGH GEAR. TOTAL LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE. PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND BEGAN AFTER P0401, P1296 & 1297 CEL CODES WERE SET. CREATES SUBSTANTIAL RISK WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS.

LEFT FRONT BRAKE WORN PADS / CAUSING ROTOR DAMAGE AT ~30,000 MILES. DESIGN ISSUE THAT NO WARNING SYSTEM EXIST ON PAD WORN OUT. ON INSPECTION RIGHT FRONT ALSO AFFECTED BUT NOT COMPLETELY WORN OUT. A METHOD OR SYSTEM SHOULD EXIST TO WARN DRIVER TO REPLACE PADS. DEALER TREATS IT AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR - I BELIEVE IT IS PART OF NHTSA #16V168000 POTENTIALLY USING SAME PARTS FROM SAME SUPPLIER AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. DEALER IS BIG O DODGE IN GREENVILLE SC. THIS VEHICLE HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF RECALLS ALREADY AND ONCE FOR WRONG DIFFERENTIAL INSTALLED WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR LONGER THAN 3 WEEKS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A LEMON VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE A BUY BACK FROM THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND A LOUD UNKNOWN NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNKNOWN NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN OR COMING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND SPIDER GEAR WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

VEHICLE HAS HAD A CONTINUAL VIBRATION/SHAKING SINCE NEW. THE TIRE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BALANCED 8 TIMES, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FENDER FLARES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED FOR DETACHMENT WITH THE THOUGHT THAT THEY MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SHAKING. I HAVE OPENED THREE CASES WITH FCA AND ASKED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED. THE AREA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP DOES. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS BEING AVOIDED BY FCA.

THE RADIO CONTROLS SO MUCH OF THE VEHICLE COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS AND I AM NOW ON MY THIRD RADIO UNIT AND STILL HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED. FUSES BLOWNING, BULBS BLOWING, ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINE LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE PROFUSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,165.

HEAD ON COLLISION, THAT CAUSED ENTIRE FRONT FRAME TO BE REPLACED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THEN DECELERATED ON ITS OWN ONLY WHEN IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AND WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM THAT WAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ UPDATED 10/19/2017*JS

I HAVE HAD 2 INSTANCES WITH THE ROTARY SHIFT ON THIS VEHICLE. IN BOTH CASES I HAD THOUGHT THE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE.WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED I HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER. NEITHER OF US WERE ABLE TO STOP IT AND CONTINUED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NOW I AM EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN PUTTING THIS VEHICLE INTO THE PARK MODE. I CHECKED THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION ASSUMING THAT IN AN EMERGENCY I COULD STOP THE ENGINE BUT FOUND THIS WOULD NOT WORK. IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE A BIT DIFFERENT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A CAR DEALERS LOT WHTH MY VEHICLE BACKING AND STRIKING ON OF THE CARS ON THEIR LOT.

I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THE CARS AND SUV ROLLING AWAY WHILE IN PARK. I HAVE VIDEO FROM MY DASH CAMERA, THE DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE OFFICE ALSO HAS THE VIDEO. THEY CLAIM I JUST LEFT IF IN DRIVE, BUT IN THE VIDEO YOU CAN CLEARLY HEAR THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE STARTS ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 1 AND A HALF MINUTES AFTER I PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME BACK OUT OF MY HOUSE TO FIND THE TRUCK HAD SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND HAD CRASHED UP AGAINST MY WORKBENCH IN MY CARPORT. THE TRUCK IS STILL CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STILL CLAIM IT IS OPERATING NORMALLY. (THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE PARKED AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SOLUTION AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

OIL FILLER HOUSING.. MY OIL FILLER HOUSING CRACKED AND CAUSED A MAJOR OIL LEAK AND CAUSED OIL TO COVER EVERYTHING ON MY ENGINE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVIFED AND WAS TOLD IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM BUT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT LEAKED EVERYWHERE COULD HAVE CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING 80 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND LANED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE BACK, NECK, AND RIBS. THE DRIVER ALSO SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,236. UPDATED 05/20/16*LJ *TR

PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN DECEMBER 2014. THE MILEAGE IS 23,800 AS OF 4/7/2016 DATE MILES PROBLEM 2/7/15 2245 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (GRILL SHUTTER BROKE) 2/17/15 2756 SOFTWARE UPDATE NEEDED ON TRANSMISSION 10/24/15 15992 AIRBAG RECALL 1/16/16 19975 IDLER PULLEY STARTED SQUEALING (REPLACED) 4/7/16 23,800 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OIL PRESSURE SENSOR BAD (REPLACED)

NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BLOWING FUSES, BLOWING LIGHT BULBS, AND RADIO ISSUES. I HAD TO REPLACE THREE FUSES AND HAVE ONLY HAD THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE DESPITE IT WAS ON THE DEALERS LOT WITH 5 MILES ON IT WHEN I TEST DROVE IT. IN A YEARS TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE HEAD LIGHT BUILD, ONE RIGHT BRAKE TAIL LIGHT BULB. HAD TO REPLACE THE THREE BRAKE LIGHT DUE TO LEAKING. I AM GETTING READY TO HAVE THE THIRD RADIO REPLACED BY DEALER. THE DEALER HAS HAD TO ALSO WORK ON THE REAR WINDOW TWICE WHICH WAS LEAKING SEVERALLY, AND THE DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE SHARK FIN SATELLITE ANTENNA ONCE. I AM ALSO STARTING TO SEE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOVING ROUGHLY NOT SMOOTH AS OTHERS THREE WINDOWS STILL ARE SMOOTH OPERATION. I HAVE ALSO HAD FIVE RECALLS SERVICED AND ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED OR MAYBE THEY ARE CAUSING THESE OR OTHER ISSUES!

RECEIVED NOTICE ON 9/3/2015 ABOUT EXHAUST HIGH FREQUENCY DECOUPLER AND NOTICE ON 10/9/2015 FOR BATTERY WIRE HARNESS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS. I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE ON 1/20/2016 FOR SAME TWO PROBLEMS. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO PARTS. ITS BEEN SEVEN MONTHS AND NO WORD ON PARTS.

MY VEHICLE IS 2014 WITH 41,403 MILE. THE WINN MODULE WENT OUT WHERE THE KEY NO LONGER RECOGNIZED WAS RECOGNIZED. I HAD A VIPER REMOTE STARTER INSTALLED BY AN PROFESSIONAL DEALER, AFTER THE INCIDENT THIS DEALER DISCONNECT THE REMOTE AND INSTALLED A NEW REMOTE STARTER. IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE. IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE MODULE FAILING IT WOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED MY VEHICLE TO RUN FOR OVER 1 1/2 WEEKS AND THE REMOTE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD CONTROL OF ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF MY TRUCK IF IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REMOTE STARTER. THE REMOTE STARTER IS THE ONLY THING THAT ALLOW THE RAM 1500 TO RUN AS NORMAL. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. I HAD TO PAY $373 TO GET THIS PART REPLACED WHEN ITS A KNOWN ISSUE THEY GO BAD AND THEY GO BAD WITH NO RELATION TO A REMOTE STARTER BEING ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS UNFAIR FOR CHRYSLER/RAM TO NOT COVER THIS PART AND PUT THE BLAME ON SOMETHING ELSE WHEN ITS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE ISSUE.

ON FEBRUARY 23 MY RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL HAD A CATASTROPHIC BOTTOM END ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BREAKING THE CRANKSHAFT AND SENDING A CONNECTING ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK SPILLING ENGINE OIL ONTO THE ROAD AND ONTO THE TIRES. WHEN I CHECKED THE RAM1500.COM DIESEL FORUM THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE THAT HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE ON TRUCKS WITH LESS MILEAGE THAN MINE. I'M HOPING TO FIND OUT HOW MANY 1500 ECO DIESELS WERE SOLD AND HOW MANY HAVE HAD A ENGINE FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. AFTER DRIVING IN A HEAVY SNOW STORM, THE CONTACT DROVE INTO THE GARAGE AND ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE PARKING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK; HOWEVER, THE OTHER GEARS WORKED. THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME FAILURE. THE SNOW JAMMED THE LINKAGE AND HAD TO BE DEFROSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,100.

THIS ACCIDENT IS ON VIDEO IF NHTSA WANTS TO REVIEW IT. THERE IS ALSO A CRASH DATA RETRIEVAL REPORT AND NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS. TRUCK IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY NHTSA. THE TRUCK DRAMATICALLY VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT (TRAVELING 75 MPH), STRUCK AND RICOCHETED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE GUARDRAIL, TRAVELED IN A DIAGONAL DIRECTION ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, STRUCK LEFT GUARDRAIL, SMASHED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, ROLLED 2.5 TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES. NOT ONE AIR BAG OR SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED. SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONER DID NOT ACTIVATE. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURY AFTER SMASHING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL SO HARD, IT BENT THE STEERING WHEEL. FCA IS DENYING ALL RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE SENDING THEIR INVESTIGATORS TO DENVER, COLORADO TO INSPECT THE CAR. THE ORC MODULE MANUFACTURED BY BOSCH. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THE OPPOSITE EVENT OCCURRING (AIR BAGS DEPLOYING FOR NO REASON). FCA REFUSED TO PULL THE VEHICLE'S ORC MODULE FOR FURTHER TESTING. DESPITE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE ORC NOT WORKING ( AS CONFIRMED IN DOWNLOADED CRASH DATA), FCA CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT THE ORC /AIRBAGS/SEAT BELTS HAVE A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL/MAKE. THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD. THERE IS ALSO EVIDENCE REGARDING FAULTY TIRE/AXLE/STEERING WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY PRIVATELY RETAINED ENGINEERS. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WITH THE EXACT SAME SET OF FACTS. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX] FOR MORE DETAILS..UPDATED 04/20/17 *

ON WAY HOME GAS PEDAL STUCK 3 TIMES, HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES MOVE TO SHOULDER, AND PUT INTO PARK , ENGINE REV HIGH AND TURN OFF.VERY DANGEROUS ALMOST HAD A COLLISON, 3RD TIME ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE IMPACT STRUCK THE CONTACT'S FACE AND RELEASED DUST AND METAL DEBRIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE WERE INJURED, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V459000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER ROTOR'S CALIPERS MOVED WHILE BEING INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FRONT HUB AND THE BEARING UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V038000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

RAM IS NOW REFUSING TO GIVE OWNERS THE OPTION OF DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON SPECIFIC TRUCKS, UNLESS SAID VEHICLE IS "FOR THE CANADIAN MARKET OR IS A FLEET VEHICLE". PREVIOUSLY, OWNERS COULD REQUEST A SALES CODE BE ADDED TO THEIR VIN TO ALLOW FCA DEALERS TO ENABLE THESE DRLS. DRLS ARE CUSTOMER SELECTABLE ON MANY OTHER FCA VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF THE INTENDED MARKET. USA RAM TRUCK OWNERS, AND FCA DEALERS, HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DENIED THE OPTION OF CHOOSING A CODE CHRYSLER PROVIDED TO ENABLE THESE LIGHTS. ON MY SPECIFIC TRUCK WITH PROJECTOR STYLE HEADLAMPS, THE OPTION CODE IS LM5, BUT DIFFERENT CODES WERE PROVIDED ACCORDING TO LIGHT STYLE AND MODEL YEAR. LM5 ENABLES A VERY VISIBLE DRL ON MY MODEL, THAT WILL GRAB THE INATTENTIVE MOTORISTS EYE. THIS ISSUE SPANS MANY PREVIOUS YEARS AND EXISTS TO THE CURRENT MODEL YEAR. A VERY SIMPLE PROCEDURE ALLOWING CONSUMERS THE OPTION OF THIS SAFETY ITEM, IS NOW DENIED TO US. ALTHOUGH DRLS ARE APPARENTLY NOT MANDATED IN THE MAJORITY OF THE USA, AS THEY ARE IN CANADA, I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE AT THE VERY LEAST USER SELECTABLE. MY HOPE IS THAT FCA COULD BE FORCED TO OFFER THESE CODES AGAIN, AND MAKE IT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE STANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT'S BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG AND SUFFERED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

RECALL R23/15V-460 .THE DEALRE HAS NOT CHECKED IN 6 MONTHS THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST ,ALSOR36/NHTSA 15V-459. BOB EDDY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM HAS NOT CALLED ME FOR RECALL IN 6 MONTHS . THEY TOOK MY MONEY PRETTY FAST.

RECEIVED INITIAL NOTICE OF RECALL ALMOST 3 MONTHS AGO. IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO CONTACT DEALER FROM WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BENNY BOYD BASTROP BUT COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER IN SERVICE. LEFT 3 MESSAGES BUT NEVER GOT A RETURN CALL. CALLED SOUTH POINT DODGE IN AUSTIN BUT AGAIN NO ANSWER IN SERVICE OR RESPONSE TO MESSAGE. VISITED SOUTH POINT DODGE AND SERVICE MANAGER PUT ME ON EXTENSIVE LIST FOR SERVICE AND SAID SHE WOULD "CALL". NEVER CALLED. HAVE NOW RECEIVED 2ND NOTICE OF RECALL. APPEARS NEITHER WANTS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESOLUTION AND I DON'T TRUST EITHER OF THEM ANY LONGER.

WATER INSIDE CAB FROM HIGHMOUNT TAILIGHT LEAKING CAUSES FOGGING UP OF WINDOWS WHEN HIGHWAY SPEED IS REACHED. DEALER REPLACED LIGHT BUT HIGH HUMIDITY/WATER AFFECTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 3 DAYS FOR DEALER TO CONTACT ME WITH AN APPOINTMENT DATE. WIFE FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING WITH FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE LEAK IS APPARENTLY A COMMON DEFECT CAUSED BY RAIN!!! AND MAY AFFECT ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. COMPLAINTS GO BACK AT LEAST TO 2007WHEN RESEARCHED ON LINE ---- NO RECALL--- NO SAFE VEHICLE EITHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V460000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), 15V459000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MARINE STICKER DISPLAYED FALSE TOWING CAPACITY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY WHEN TOWING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

THE ENGINE, A 5.7-LITER V8, SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON CITY STREETS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES, TO TODAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OFTEN I AM NOT AWARE THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN, AS POWERED ITEMS SUCH AS THE RADIO CONTINUE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. I BECOME AWARE OF THE ISSUE ONLY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE AND I THEN NOTICE A FLASHING LIGHT NEXT TO THE "D" ON THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOB. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS LARGELY BEEN JUST AN ANNOYANCE, SINCE IT USUALLY OCCURS AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE WHEN IT OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED ON A FREEWAY AS I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR-RIGHT LANE, CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED IN FRONT OF A BIG RIG, WHICH HAD NO WARNING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DELIBERATE ACTION AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS HADN'T BEEN ACTIVATED. I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE OFF-RAMP TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY, BUT THE BIG RIG CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE. IT IS THIS INCIDENT, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, THAT PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, SINCE IT WAS NOT ONLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BUT THE PROBLEM THAT LED TO IT WILL LIKELY PERSIST BECAUSE THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY IDENTIFIED REPAIR OR CORRECTIVE ACTION I CAN TAKE.

8 SPEED AUTOMATIC SHIFT KNOB IS AWKWARD & WE HAVE BEGAN EXITING VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE RUNNING, BUT STILL IN DRIVE!!

VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AS I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE REVVED VERY FAST BUT THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AFTER ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED AND LET THE ENGINE IDLE DOWN AND NURSE THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK UP TO SPEED AND BACK ON HIGHWAY. IF GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED HARD OR QUICKLY IT SEEMS ENGINE POWER IS NOT GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN BEFORE I HAD TIME TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED AS I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS ONLINE WITH DODGE RAM TRUCKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED SLOWLY AND PARTIALLY THE TRUCK WILL PICK UP SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING OVER 100 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V534000 (AIR BAGS), 15V459000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V460000 (AIR BAGS , SEAT BELTS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, SUFFOLK COUNTY ROUTE 80, AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL OF MY 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I RAN OFF THE ROAD TO MY RIGHT, CLIPPED A FEW SMALL TREES OFF, SNAPPED A 6X6 FENCE POST LIKE A TOOTHPICK, AND HIT A UTILITY POLE DEAD CENTER OF MY FRONT BUMPER. POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT SAVED MY LIFE. NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND VARIOUS OTHER WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

THE MAIN HEADLAMPS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. I HAD TO PLAY WITH THE KNOB TO AT 70MPH IN THE DARK TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. THEY MALFUNCTION WHEN THE SWITCH IS SET TO "AUTO." SINCE THEN, THE LIGHTS ALSO TURN THEMSELVES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STATIONARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.