2014 RAM 1500 Unknown Or Other Problems
- 74
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 74 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 7 records
- engine light · 6 records
- steering wheel · 4 records
- light came · 4 records
- rolling away · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 23 |
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Truck took brief periods where it would just suddenly die going down the road, then the last time running about 60 mph, it died not far from home and smoke billowed out from under the hood wafting its way inside the cab...son-in-law fought the steering and managed to bring it to a stop on the shoulder of the road...with my granddaughters in the back seat....they were almost overcome by this black obnoxious smoke and…
Fire reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11088959
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Ram started dying in december 2017 while driving at hwy speed. All electric power remained, no check engine light illuminated. On or about 1 january 2018, engine shut down at highway speed and check engine light illuminated. That day, the engine surged 2 times without dying. Dealer verified a u1424 trouble code recorded 3 times. Dealer had the ram for about 1 week and could not make it duplicate, but indicated they…
ODI 11076602
Body · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
As previous recall on same model of trucks, the leak issue on the rear window or third brake is still present due to the sealant wearing off and not stopping rain from entering the cab and ruining upholstery , and eventually promoting rust from inside the cab. The vehicle can be stationary or in motion
ODI 11074891
Engine · Unknown Or Other
2 mounting bolts have broken off in my manifold. They are broke off inside the manifold.
ODI 11265999
Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Rference multiple reports forwarded to your office surrounding ram's air-ride suspension systems'. These major concerns were first reported in early 2017 after returning to alaska. An official letter was sent to the fca group-italy, fca ceo, & their board of directors surrounding these life threatening incidents. While commuting on an arctic alaskan day "-40 degrees+" my ram instantly dropped while in motion, all…
ODI 11078344
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The truck will roll away after placing gear in park. This has happened on many separate occasions.
ODI 11064670
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
When it is cold and raining, and the truck reaxhed 55 mph, the truck will jerk hard and the abs light and traction control light will come on and stay on. The dash will light up with the message, "anti-lock brake system service needed" and "4wd temporarily unavailable."
ODI 11057450
Suspension · Unknown Or Other
This is the third event or incident surrounding this air ride suspension system: 1. The first incident was in jan 2017 after getting up to alaska. This time almost caused a major accident. Without warning, the vehicle fell while driving and slid out in traffic. The seatbelt locked in place and malfunctioned. Gene's chrysler ended up changing out some of the hardware and parts. 2. The second incident was not as bad…
ODI 11078840
Unknown Or Other
Takara recall the heat quit working in my 2014 dodge ram a year ago. Went to see about getting it fixed and the quote was approximately 900.00. The truck was only 3 years old. That a is the only complaint i have. This chemical has been awesome otherwise.
ODI 11154478
Unknown Or Other
Parked at eagle mountain lake boat dock to load my bass boat. Put the truck in park and got out to load my bass boat and the truck rolled into the lake,completely submerged in the water.. Have heard about the countless dodge rollaway complaints but this is unbelievable.. How many more vehicles owners have to experience this extensive insurance claims before a real investigation occurs these rotary shift knobs on the…
ODI 11000083
Air Bags · Body · Unknown Or Other
I had a air bad recall regarding the side airbags that i had fixed at adams automotive of annapolis and then on 5/07/14 i was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident due to the side curtain airbags deploying while i was driving. After the collision involving 6 cars when my side airbags deployed, none of the other front airbags deployed when they should have because of how bad the front impact was. I was injured…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10984676
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Starting at about 30k the check engine light came on and the error code read po456 (small evap leak), dodge dealer (peterson ) stated that the computer was so sensitive that they (the dealer) could not detect such a small leak.. So i was told they changed out some common items that had known issues and it should be fix.. At about 37k same exact issue same exact error code same exact response from the dealer.. But…
ODI 10958824
Unknown Or Other
Rotary shifter i was outside of my truck on dec.23 2016 when i put my truck in park and went inside of gas station for a minute. After being parked for a while i saw my truck started to roll away on its own i ran out of the door and caught my truck before any major damage happened. My truck was initially in park i always double since i have been hearing about these problems. My truck somehow put itself in drive and…
ODI 10937396
Unknown Or Other
Roll away after parking in driveway. I parked on my slight inclined driveway, placed the truck in park, exited the truck and walked to the front while my wife was exiting the passenger side and the truck began rolling backwards knocking my wife to the ground. I had to run down the driveway, jump in the truck and stop it. I started it and it was still in park, as i placed it when i parked it. I drove it back up the…
ODI 10936444
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I had a big rain storm about 3 weeks ago that brought around 8 inches of rain into my area. There was a factory defect with the third brake light and satellite radio antenna seals that aloud water to enter the cab of the truck. Everything in the cab of the truck was soaked. I had 6 inches on standing water in the compartments. When i drove the truck after 3 days of raining water began to pour out from the headliner…
ODI 10937119
Unknown Or Other
You already have an open investigation of this problem. Pe 16-014. I have had two instances of the truck rolling away after placing the rotary shift knob into park. Engine was running. First time i shifted into park, released the foot brake and it rolled. I moved the shifter to neutral then back to park and it engaged normally. The second time i placed the vehicle park and opened the door to exit. It started rolling…
ODI 10936828
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
After going to two dealerships, i am unable to get my recall r46/nhtsa 15v-541 repaired. Tuttle click dodge in irvine california and huntington beach dodge in huntington beach, california both advise that they do not have the part, that chrysler will not release the part other than 2 a month, and after ordering the part through both dealers and being told i will be called when it arrives, it has been months and i…
ODI 10919039
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
All buttons on front right side of steering wheel (cruise control, gear+/-) have completely stopped functioning. Vehicle has 44,000 miles, steering wheel wire harness was supposedly replaced a year ago under recall
ODI 10910804
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Diesel exhaust fluid (def wasn't mix with the fuel to make the truck run properly. Truck won't stay start. When truck start only go 30mph. Has been in shop 10 times since i purchased it in may 2015. It is in the shop with no eta on the part so i am in a renter since 6sept2016. The dealership only cover 5 days of renter. So i am responsible for the remain of renter until truck repaired and still making my truck…
ODI 10906838
Air Bags · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I started the truck and noticed that the controls on the steering wheel for the radio and blue tooth did not work. I also noticed that the horn did not work. I can not scroll through the information center to check the tire pressure, speed, oil life or any other items in the information center. I also do not know if this issue affects the air bag being able to deploy. I can not reset the oil life after i change the…
ODI 10907478
Unknown Or Other
Smell of exhaust fumes in my 4x4 ram 1500 ecodiesel. At a later date visually seen white fumes that smelled strong of exhaust enter cab though vent system while in reverse, and at a few days later in "drive." "repaired" with a new exhaust gasket by local dealer. Smell still occured and scheduled for another repair in about 2 weeks. Will supply dealer with printout pictures of other owners with same problem. "exhaust…
ODI 10903608
Power Train · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Transmission was replaced due to a manufacturing defect, not part of a recall, rear main seal was replaced, rear differential seal was replaced, high mount brake light was replaced due to water leaking in the cab. There is a chemical smell coming from engine thru vents. Front tires wearing on the outside most likely the tie rod defect that the dealer won't acknowledge.
ODI 10937218
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
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…
Crash reported
ODI 10882930
Unknown Or Other
Brakes are not needed to shift vehicle into drive reverse etc. This can be done when you drive the vehicle for the first time during the day. Key is also no necessary to 0lace vehicle into gear!
ODI 11057794
Unknown Or Other
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…
ODI 10851643