2014 Ram 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR A MANUFACTURERS RECALL REGARDING REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CONTROL VEHICLE WHILE EXECUTING A TURN. *JS

SWERVED TO MISS A DEER. BRUSHED A BANK WITH THE TIRE ONLY. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. JUST AIRBAG DAMAGE TO INTERIOR. *TR

AFTER PULLING INTO MY DRIVE WAY WITH MY ADULT SON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT I WAS ROLLING UP TO THE GARAGE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWING DOWN THE TRUCK. I STOPPED THE TRUCK COMPLETELY, BY PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER, ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE HOUSE. I REACHED DOWN TO ROTATE THE SHIFT DIAL TO PARK, "P". AFTER TURNING TO "P" THE TRUCK ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD, AFTER INITIALLY BEING STARTLED I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE SHIFT DIAL WAS AT "P" AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. THE TRUCK THEN STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE WHILE I WAS ALMOST STANDING UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP. I TURNED THE SHIFT DIAL TO REVERSE AND BACK TO PARK AND THE TRUCK STOPPED REVVING AND MOVING. THEN I BACKED AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. BEING A RETIRED POLICE DETECTIVE THE FIRST THING I DID WAS TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE FACTORY FLOOR MAT HAD DISLODGED AND JAMMED INTO THE PEDALS BUT IT WAS PROPERLY HOOKED IN PLACE. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCKS BODY DAMAGE REPAIRED I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. I DID NOTICE THAT WHEN I PICKED THE TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALER THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND UNDER THE DASH WHEN I ROTATED THE SHIFT DIAL FROM "R" TO "P" THAT I DO NOT RECALL HEARING BEFORE. NO CLICKING IS HEARD WHEN CHANGING BETWEEN ANY OTHER GEARS.

WITH AROUND 14000 MILES ON MY TRUCK I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WAS ALERTED THAT MY FRONT LEFT BLINKER WAS BURNT OUT, MOMENTS LATER I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY RIGHT FRONT BLINKER WAS BURNT OUT. A FEW MILES DOWN THE INTERSTATE FROM THAT I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY RIGHT FOG LIGHT HAD BURNT OUT. I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY TRUCK IN THE NEXT DAY (MONDAY MORNING). BEFORE HEADING TO THE DEALERSHIP I INSPECTED MY FRONT LIGHTS TO FIND THAT MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT ALSO. I WAITED UNTIL THE SUN CAME UP AND PRIOR TO HEADING TO THE DEALERSHIP I CHECKED THE LIGHTS AGAIN. ALL WERE WORKING SO I DIDN'T TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP (MONDAY MID-MORNING). TUESDAY MORNING THE CYCLE REPEATED ITSELF GETTING NOTIFIED FIRST OF THE LEFT FRONT BLINKER, THEN THE RIGHT FRONT BLINKER, THEN THE FOG LIGHT. I SAW NO REFLECTION FROM THE TAIL LIGHT BLINKER AS WELL. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING CHECKED. *TR

THE 2014 RAM 1500 SPORT I BOUGHT HAS HAD REPEATED DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEMS. THE DASH LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLICKER OR DON'T TURN ON AT ALL. ON SOME OCCASIONS NO INTERIOR LIGHTS AT ALL WOULD WORK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BUT STILL HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE SOFTWARE UPDATES, RE-GROUNDED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION THE REMOTE START SOMETIMES DOES NOT START THE TRUCK IT LOCKS THE DOORS INSTEAD, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. I FEEL THAT THE DIAL USED TO SELECT THE DRIVE GEAR IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE DIAL IS A SIMILAR SIZE AND SHAPE AS THE COMFORT AND RADIO CONTROLS AND PLACED RIGHT NEXT TO OTHER DASH KNOBS. I BELIEVE THAT A DRIVER COULD INTEND TO CHANGE THE RADIO STATION OR TURN THE FAN DOWN BUT INADVERTENTLY TAKE THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR. OVERALL THIS TRUCK HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FLAWS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IN MY OPINION. *TR

TOOK TRUCK IN TO HOYTE DODGE BECAUSE IT HAS A REAL BAD VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. AFTER THEY DROVE SEVERAL TIMES AND BALANCED TIRES STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. THEY DRIVE IT AND SAY THEY FEEL NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WOULD LIKE SOME ONE TO LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH A NEW TRUCK. *JS

2014 DODGE RAM 1500 FACTORY GOODYEAR TIRES BLOW OUT DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING IN HERSHEY PA MODEL OEM GOODYEAR WRANGLER 275/60R20 I WAS GETTING INTO I-83 AT SPEED OF 45MPH WHEN I HEARD A SOUND. AND JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN I-83 WHEN I WAS AT SPEED OF 60MPH THE TIRE SENSOR CAME UP SHOWING PSI <17. THESE TIRES WERE ROTATED AROUND 5K MILES AND NITROGEN GAS USED. IF I WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF THE TRAFFIC (>70MPH) WHEN THE TIRE BLOW OUT TOOK PLACE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ROAD ACCIDENT. AFTER IT WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR IT SHOWED A LATERAL BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THAT WAS 9/24/14. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN THROUGH A MYRIAD OF "FIXES". IT IS NOW 02/03/15 (5 1/2 MONTHS) - THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS IT IN FOR "REPAIR". THE WARRANTY REQUIRES THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THUS DENYING US OF THE REGULAR USE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS CRITICAL IN OUR CATTLE OPERATION. THE FULL NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT MAY BE OBTAINED BY FAXING OR EMAILING A REQUEST TO US. *TR

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FEEDER ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 PM AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. PREPARED TO COME TO A STOP AT AN APPROACHING INTERSECTION CONTROLLED BY 3 WAY STOP SIGNS. AS I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK STALLED OUT. THE LIGHT OVER THE D ON THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS FLASHING AND THE DASH PANEL INDICATED THAT I SHOULD SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. I COASTED TO A SAFE STOP, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED TO STOP AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I REMAINED ON THE FEEDER AND THE TRUCK REPEATED THE INCIDENT AT THE VERY NEXT INTERSECTION. I GOT THE TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE WEEKS AGO BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. WEATHER WAS AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. RAINY AND 43 DEGREES. HAD THE HEATER RUNNING, THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL HEATER ON. TURNED THEM ALL OFF CONCERNED THAT THEY MIGHT BE PART OF THE CAUSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR TAILGATE, IT FRACTURED AND FAILED TO OPEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMALLY STRONG NEW CAR SMELL. (THE SMELL HAS NOW BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON INTERNET FORUMS BY OTHER OWNERS.) I THOUGHT THIS WOULD DISSIPATE OVER TIME. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT I HAD TO LEAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A NAUSEATING ODOR. AFTER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, OCCUPANTS COULD ACTUALLY TASTE SOME TYPE OF RESIDUE. IN ADDITION, A FOUL ODOR CAME FROM THE HEATING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY AT IDLE. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, AND FRUSTRATION, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (ALTHOUGH I HAD MENTIONED THE STRONG ODOR BEFORE DURING A FOLLOW-UP CALL). THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE HOSES BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE DOCUMENT. THE DOCUMENT STATED THERE WAS A CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN A NEW TYPE OF COOLANT AND THE INTERIOR LINING OF COOLANT HOSES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PROCEDURE DID NOT ELIMINATE THE FOUL SMELL EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THE ODOR WAS STRONGEST ONCE THE ENGINE WARMED, SO IT TOOK LONGER TO SURFACE DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I SHOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER. MY INITIAL CALL WAS PLACED OVER A MONTH AGO. AN ADDITIONAL COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSH WAS PERFORMED, BUT YIELDED NO RESULTS. I HAVE BEEN SENT TO DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITHIN CHRYSLER, AND HAVE MOSTLY EXPERIENCED FRUSTRATING DELAYS AND INACCURATE DATA ENTRY. I'VE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, AND SPENT HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. IT SE

I PURCHASED MY RAM ON TUESDAY (01/20/15). THE VEHICLE WAS A LEFT OVER 2014 MODEL THAT HAD BEEN ON THE DEALER'S LOT SINCE APPROXIMATELY MAY 2014. ON THURSDAY EVENING (01/22/15), AFTER A DAY'S RAIN, I OPENED THE RIGHT-REAR DOOR AND NOTICED THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER HAD LEAKED THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. A FOLDED UP TOWEL, THAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE REAR SEAT, WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED THROUGH. THE SEATS WERE WET ALONG WITH THE SURROUNDING CARPETED AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR PAINT FINISH WAS BUBBLING UP THROUGH THE BASE OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PAINT FINISH. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING AND GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, A LARGE HOLE DEVELOPED ON THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BUSHINGS HAD FRACTURED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,025. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I JUST BOUGHT MYSELF A BRAND NEW 2014 RAM 1500 IN NOVEMBER 2014 AND TODAY ON JANUARY 05 2015 I GET IN THE TRUCK TO GO TO LUNCH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE EXTERNAL TEMP. GAUGE READS THE IT IS -40 DEGREES WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE CONSIDERING I LIVE IN SOUTH GEORGIA, ALSO MY ODOMETER READING IS BLANK AND MY FRONT WINDOWS WONT GO DOWN. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 1,922 MILES ON IT AND ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

WON'T BRAKE PROPERLY AND HAVE NO TRACTION CONTROL BOTH ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS STAY ON..TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES DON'T SHIFT PROPERLY FOR A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

DECEMBER 16, 2014 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS O2 SENSOR. THEY RESET IT AND TOLD ME TO BLOW 3.0 DIESEL ENGINE OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AS WELL AS A MESSAGE THAT DEF FLUID WAS WRONG. I CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID BRING IT BACK IN. DEALER CALLED ME BACK AND SAID I NEEDED NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A DATE. DEALER TOLD ME TRUCK WAS OK TO DRIVE. DECEMBER 24, 2014 A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP ON TRUCK THAT SAID TRUCK WOULD CUT OFF IN 190 MILES AND WOULD NOT RE START. DEALER NOW HAS TRUCK AND STILL CAN'T GIVE ME A DATE ON WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. THEY DID TELL ME THAT THERE WERE 82 OTHER TRUCKS IN THE SYSTEM LIKE MINE. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 3.0 ECODIESEL ENGINE AND CHRYSLER HAS NO FIX OR WON'T TELL ANYONE WHAT IS HAPPENING. *TR

2014 RAM 1500 SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION FROM 900 RPM TO APPROX 3,000 RPM RANGE, WHILE DESCENDING ROUGH TERRAIN AT VERY CRITICAL LOW SPEED. *MW

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT WHEN DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SHATTERED. WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK OR ANY STEERING MOVEMENTS WITHOUT CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION OR TRUCK BODY. CAUSE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ALUMINUM MOLDING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

ON THE AFORE MENTIONED DATE, I WAS OPERATING VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION FROZE/LOCKED INTO A LOWER GEAR, NOT ALLOWING ME TO COMPLETE THE PASS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THERE BY FORCING ME TO BRAKE HEAVILY TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. I THEN RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHOM I HAD JUST PURCHASED FROM. AS OF THIS WRITING' THEY HAVE NEITHER FOUND OR CORRECTED THIS ISSUE. *TR

BACKING DOWN DRIVEWAY AND THE DRIVESHAFT DROPPED OUT OF TRUCK. AFTER CHECKING I FOUND THAT IT HAD NEVER BEEN BOLTED TO TRUCK. DODGE DEALER PICKED IT UP AND REATTACHED THE DRIVESHAFT. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT NEVER HAD BOLTS ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED BALANCING. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A MINOR SIDESWIPE COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE (DUST?) FROM THE AIRBAG INFLATION AND THE BAG ITSELF IN HIS FACE THAT PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING WHERE HE WAS GOING. WE HIT A UTILITY POLE AT SPEED AND SEVERAL TREES WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT THE INITIAL (VERY MINOR) IMPACT AND WERE OF NO BENEFIT TO US IN THE SUBSEQUENT MAJOR IMPACTS THAT WE COULD NOT EVEN SEE COMING. IN THIS CASE DRIVER ERROR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INITIAL IMPACT BUT MANY ACCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE MAY FOLLOW DEER/AUTO CRASHES THAT OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DO NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. PERHAPS THE THRESHOLD IMPACT FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SHOULD BE HIGHER OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MODIFIED SO DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR VEHICLE AFTER AN INITIAL IMPACT THAT DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO WONDER HOW MANY HUMAN DEATHS IN DEER/AUTO COLLISIONS RESULT FROM SECONDARY IMPACTS AT HIGH SPEED BECAUSE DRIVERS COULD NOT STOP THEIR AUTO SAFELY BECAUSE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AT THE INITIAL HIT. *JS

ME AND MY WIFE BOUGHT A NEW 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI SPORT TRUCK WE HAVE HAD THIS NEW TRUCK FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS NOW. AND WAS AT WALMART ON MONDAY 11/24/2014 IN MCMINNVILLE TN. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND STARTED THE TRUCK. AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK I TURNED THE SHIFTER KNOB DIAL ON THE DASH INTO REVERSE. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA DIDN'T COME ON. THE RADIO SCREEN STAYED ON. SO I WIGGLED THE DIAL AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. AND LET OFF THE BRAKE AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THEN SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. I THEN WAITED TEN MINUTES BEFORE I RESTARTED THIS TRUCK. TURNED THE SHIFTER KNOB AGAIN INTO R-REVERSE, BACKUP CAMERS DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. BUT WAS TO START BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. AFTER BACKING OUT ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET, THE CAMERA CAME ON AS I WAS TURNING THE DIAL FRONR TO N THEN TO D. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERS AFTER THANKSGIVING AND LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT. IF THEY CAN AND I AM GOING TO CONTACT THR DODGE/ CHYRSLER FACTORY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS RUN OVER ,THINKING THE TRUCK IS IN PARK BUT IS STILL IN REVERSE. *JS

THE REMOTE CONTROL CAN START THE VEHICLE JUST BY CONTACT IN A POCKET. THE AUTO START IS TOO EXPOSED ON THE KEY FOB. IT HAS STARTED MY RAM TRUCK IN MY GARAGE WHILE I WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE, CAUSING A CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD. ALSO ANY MOVEMENT CAN LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME JUST MY THE CONTACT OF CLOTHING WHILE IN A POCKET. THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AND CAN COST LIVES. DODGE NEEDS TO RE-ENGINEER THE FOB TO MAKE IT SAFE. *JS

THIS INCIDENT WAS WITH A RENTAL 2014 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR IN SAN ANGELO, TX. RENTAL AGREEMENT # [XXX]. MODEL B15Q (ENTERPRISE MODEL #)TEXAS TAG NUMBER [XXX]. I WAS DRIVING LATE EVENING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON A SOLID PAVED ROAD SURFACE CALLED SOCHA LOOP NORTH OF SAN ANGELO, TX. IN THE DESCRIBED VEHICLE. I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ROAD WORKING SINCE MONDAY NOV. 24,2014 AT SAME WORK SITE. I HAD JUST ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND HAD ONLY TRAVELED LESS THAN ONE MILE RETURNING TO MY HOTEL. I HAD REACHED FOR MY SEAT BELT ABOUT 100 YARDS BEFORE APPROACHING CURVE. AS I WAS SLOWING TO ABOUT 25 MPH ON A 35 MPH UN-POSTED REACHING FOR THE SEATBELT OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER WHILE MOVING. MYSELF WANTING IT THE SEAT BELT FASTENED I TWISTED TO MY LEFT. DOING THIS BODY TWIST REACHING FOR SEAT BELT MY RIGHT KNEE BUMPED THE NEWLY DESIGNED KEY AND CAUSED THE KEY TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS ALTHOUGH NECESSARY WHILE NIGHT, SWITCHED OFF. ENTERING THE CURVE WAS DIFFICULT AS STEERING WAS POSSIBLE BUT REQUIRED MORE TORQUE TO STEER. I ALWAYS LEARNED THAT 99.9% OF ROADS MAINTAIN THEIR RADIUS THROUGHOUT. THIS WAS HELPFUL AS I HAD THE INTERIOR LIGHT ON JUST REACHING FOR SEAT BELT PRIOR TO THE APPROACHING CURVE SO WHEN THE LIGHTS FAILED AND THE CAB ILLUMINATED I LOST ALL VISION TO THE OUTSIDE. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE RURAL ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST THRU THE CURVE TO A SAFE STOP ON THE LEVEL APRON OF SOCHA LOOP. I HOPE YOU WILL ADD MY INCIDENT TO HELP OT

ME AND MY WIFE BOUGHT A NEW 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 RAM HEMI SPORT TRUCK WE HAVE HAD THIS NEW TRUCK A DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI SPORT. FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS NOW. AND WAS AT WALMART, ON MONDAY THE 25TH OF NOV. IN MCMINNVILLE WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND STARTED THE TRUCK. AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK I TURN THE SHIFTER KNOB DIAL ON THE DASH INTO REVERSE. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA DIDN'T COME ON . THE RADIO SCREEN STAYED ON. SO I WIGGLED THE DIAL AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. AND LET OFF THE BREAK THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN SHIFT DIAL KNOB SHOWED PARK. SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. THEN WAITED FOR TEN MINUTES. BEFORE I RESTARTED THIS TRUCK. TURNED THE SHIFTER KNOB AGAIN INTO R FOR REVERSE. BACKUP CAMERA DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. BUT WAS ABLE TO START BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. AFTER BACKING OUT ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET. THE CAMERA CAME ON AS I WAS TURNING THE DIAL FROM R TO N THEN TO D FOR DRIVE. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERS AFTER THANKSGIVING AND LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT. IF THEY CAN'T THEN THEY CAN GIVE ME MY TRUCK THAT I TRADED IN ON IT. OR I WILL HAVE MY ATTORNEY INVOLVED IN IT FROM THAT POINT ON. P.S. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE DODGE/CHRYSLER FACTORY HEAD QUARTERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GET RUN OVER. THINKING THAT THE TRUCK IS IN PARK AND IS IN REVERSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE P275/60/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WALLS ON THE FRONT TIRES WERE TOO THIN AND WERE MANUFACTURED TO SIT TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SIDEWALL, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,300. PAM

TRUCK STALLED SO FAR 2 TIMES, ONCE AT A LIGHT SECOND TIME GOING AROUND A CORNER. AFTER THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT BACK IN IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED A PROPANE SMELL. ONLY 6100 MILES ON THE TRUCK. AUTOZONE RAN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SHOWED THAT THE 7TH CYLINDER WAS MISS FIRING. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE UNSAFE. THEY ARE SO DIM YOU CANT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF YOU AT NIGHT. THE BRIGHTS WERE ON FOR 15 MILES AND NOT ONE CAR FLASHED THERE BRIGHTS AT ME. LOOKING AT THE INTERNET THEY ARE 1000S COMPLANTS OF DODGE RAM HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALER WHERE YOU BOUGHT IT AT JUST TELL YOU TO CHANGE THE BULBS AND THAT DOES NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT AWAY. *TR

I NOTICED THAT WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK AFTER IT HAD BEEN COLD FOR A WHILE THAT BLUE/WHITE SMOKE WOULD BRIEFLY COME OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. I NOTICED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IT STILL DID IT INTERMITTENTLY. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY OIL LEVEL WAS LOW, AND THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WENT OUT. I HAD THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND ADDED OIL. BASED ON THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, SMOKE, AND OIL PRESSURE SENSOR GOING BAD, I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. ALL MY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OIL RELATED! *TR

DRIVING ON I-110 GOING 70 MPH HEARD A LOUD BOOM BARELY MADE IT OFF ROAD ALMOST WRECKED. DRIVE SHAFT BROKE! MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 3 MONTHS AGO BRAND NEW AND AT 3,000 MILES THE MUFFLER WAS NOT EVEN WELDED TO THE CONVERTER!! THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO SLIPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES! *TR

ON JULY 30TH I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 RAM 1500 THOUGH AN INTERSECTION AND GOT HIT BY ANOTHER TRUCK GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE). THIS SPUN MY TRUCK SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED IT 2 OR 3 TIMES ABOUT 50 FEET. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK WAS LAYING ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AFTER LOOKING OVER THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT WENT OFF WAS THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN. THERE WERE 5 PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK AND ONLY ONE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. MY MOTHER HAD A BROKEN NECK AND BACK AND ENDED UP SPENDING ABOUT A MONTH IN THE HOSPITAL. THE OTHER 3 PEOPLE IN THE CAR WERE MY 2 CHILDREN AND WIFE. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE, BUT WITH ONLY ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYING IT COULD HAVE BEEN ALLOT WORSE. *TR ..UPDATED 05/09/17 *BF *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 415 DURING THE DAYTIME IT WAS RAINING AND MISTING OUTSIDE. *TR

I HAVE A 2014 6CYL DODGE RAM 1500. I HAVE FOUND A FEW PROBLEMS.FIRST WHEN I UNLOCK THE TRUCK THE DASH LIGHTS AND DISPLAY SCREEN FLICKERS. SECONDLY I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE PARK GOING DOWN A HILL AND THE TRUCK DIDN'T DOWN LIKE IT SHOULD IT WAS RUNNING 2500RPM WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 1500RPM. LASTLY I TOOK MY FAMILY ON A FISHING TRIP AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH I FELT A STAND VIBRATION IN THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTING WHEEL. ALSO I AM VERY CONCERNED JUST HOW LONG THE GEAR KNOB IS GOING TO WORK. I'D FEEL MUCH SAFER AND SURE ABOUT THE TRUCK IF THEY HAD A NORMAL GEAR SHIFTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE SAME DAY. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM UP UNTIL THE PRESENT USUALLY WHEN COASTING OR TURNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 2,307 MILES AND CODES P0171 AND P0174 WERE FOUND AND BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THREE DAYS AFTER REPAIR TRUCK CONTINUES TO STALL. HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FIVE TIMES AND NO OTHER REPAIRS MADE BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON AGAIN. INVOICE SHOWS THAT THERE IS A STORED CODE, P0884, BUT SINCE IT IS NOT ACTIVE THEY WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED OR PAID TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS STORED CODE IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING THAT THE TRUCK DOES, STALLS WHEN TURNING OR COASTING AT A SPEED OF 20-30 MPH. I GUESS MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CUSTOMER SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD AND INTAKE VALVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. ..UPDATED 10/15/14 *BF UPDATED 10/21/14 UPDATED 11/05/14

I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT MY TRUCK HAD A RECALL (P37) I CONTACTED CHRYSLER SERVICE, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. DIDN'T HAVE SUCH A RECALL? DO YOU JUST MAKE UP THESE NUMBERS? WOULDN'T CHRYSLER TELL YOU ABOUT THE PROBLEM? WHAT GIVES??????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V392000 (BRAKES). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE HAD A FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT THAT WAS OUT. STOPPED BY POLICE, WENT TO DEALER NEXT DAY, THEY SAID THEY SEE THIS ACROSS MODEL LINE. BRAND NEW CAR . WAS CONCERNED HOW DARK ROAD WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT..NEVER THOUGHT ON A BRAND NEW CAR THIS WOULD OCCUR ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DOGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100.

I PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT INTO STREET. I FELT LIKE WHAT WAS A FLAT TIRE. THERE WAS VIBRATION AND LOUD THUMPS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY TIRES. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND MY TIRES TO BE INTACT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN. GOOD THING I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 10 MPH AND NOT 60-70 ON THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED RAM AND THEY TOWED MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER IS NOT VERY INFORMATIVE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AND CHRYSLER GROUP IS NOT GIVING THIS INCIDENT THE PROPER ATTENTION IT DESERVES. I AM SHARING THIS TO LET OTHER RAM OWNERS KNOW THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. ..UPDATED 10/21/14 *BF UPDATED 3/30/2015 *JS *TR

2014 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE VEHICLE COASTED DOWN TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION KNOB WOULD NOT OUT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE AND IT STAYED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN HE STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR, HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK, START THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO DRIVE. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2014 DODGE EXPRESS TRUCK HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS ARE VERY BAD FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE NORTH WEST WASHINGTON STATE AND ARE WORTHLESS IN THE RAIN; CAN'T SEE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ROAD SURFACE. PLEASE FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE I COMMUTE ZIP CODE 98031 TO 98065 ON HWY 18; IT'S OVER A 1300 FOOT HIGH MOUNTAIN PASS. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE USELESS. I FEEL UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEED GOING DOWN HILL ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN. *TR