2014 RAM 1500 Power Train Problems
- 131
- 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 131 stored complaint records:
- 18 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 16 records
- engine light · 11 records
- notified failure · 8 records
- approximate failure · 8 records
- check engine · 7 records
- placed park · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 57 |
| 30–60k mi | 31 |
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Power Train
Went to ram dealer for recall #'s u61, u53, u07. When vehicle was returned am now able to shift from reverse to drive without touching parking brake while vehicle is in motion. Also able to shift from drive to reverse and from drive/reverse to park without touching brake pedal. Reported problem to dealer 2/21/2019. Dealer has procrastinated in fixing issue. Notified ram customer service 3/27/2019 to help get recall…
ODI 11196468
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. While attempting to drive the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to move out of park. The instrument panel displayed "shift to parking or desired gears". The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.
ODI 11176368
Power Train
Similar to nhtsa issue # 11287014 dated 12/5/19 on a ram. Twice, i've parked my truck on an incline (two different driveways), i've put the car in park, shut off the engine and removed the keys and gotten out the truck. The truck then started to roll backwards, both instances i jumped back in and pushed the break to stop the truck, so i do not know how far it would have rolled. It did roll at least 2 feet before i…
ODI 11288912
Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) · Power Train
2014 dodge ram 1500. Consumer writes in regards to brake transmission safety recall and reprogram powertrain control module safety recall. *ld *tr
ODI 11175550
Engine · Power Train
When slowing to a stop, twice the engine has stalled and twice it sounded like it was about to stall but instead came out of gear. When it came out of gear the shift knob still indicated "d" but the light was flashing and the instrument panel said to shift into park and then back into drive
ODI 11163480
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Last night i parked my truck in my driveway like i been doing since i had the truck which i bought new and last night i parked like i usually do and this morning i was informed that my truck has rolled out out the spot where i left it to the edge of the street while still in park. It could have backed into another vehicle or even worse a kid
ODI 11161802
Power Train · Service Brakes
I've had the vehicle for two weeks parking it on a flat street. I pulled it in my driveway for the first time (which has a slight slope down toward the sidewalk/city street behind). Set the rotary dial to park and exited. I came back 8 hours later and the vehicle had rolled about 12 feet down across the sidewalk to the edge of the city street. I pulled the vehicle back up the driveway and this time set the parking…
ODI 11155308
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
. My pick-up averaged 24 per gallon between local and expressway driving. Expressway driving only (for example, to niagara falls in 2015) averaged 27 miles per gallon. Following replacement of spark plugs and oil change and 2 factory recalls my pick-up lost power and could barely do 20 miles per gallon. The engine became very loud. The longer i drove it, the less mileage i got -- the engine also began…
ODI 11187421
Engine · Power Train
2014 dodge ram 1500. Consumer writes in regards to nhtsa safety recall 18v-332. *ld *js
ODI 11128968
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. While driving approximately 10 mph, the transmission did not change gears and did not shift in the upward position. The contact also stated that the failure occurred two other times in one month. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was then taken to janssen chrysler/jeep/dodge/ram (3101 s jeffers street, north…
ODI 11124570
Power Train
A driver and passenger stopped near an exit gate. The gate is old and takes two people to close and lock. After the driver stopped, the vehicle was place in "park" but left running, and the drvier got out of the vehicle to assist in closing the gate. After closing the gate, they turned around and saw the vehicle moving, it rolled down an approximately 10 foot embankment and rolled about 50 feet hitting a pipe rail…
Crash reported
ODI 11123616
Power Train
I scheduled an appnt. At 8:30 a.m. To the dealership on northlake blvd. In lake park, fl and they never did any recall repairs to my vehicle nor called and said they would not be able to complete repairs to my vehicle when i picked it up approx. 3:35 p.m. I was given the runaround after making repeated attempts to get the status of my vehicle via telephone at 1:30 p.m. And again at 3:00 p.m. I was transferred to…
ODI 11112963
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Cannot put it to work it will not haul a trailer, can't drive because it will turn off in bumpy roads, been marking ' shift to desire gear to drive' we have been fighting with people from the agency ( don davis ) and they say they cannot find problems. Changed shift cragter twice, no luck! I took it with the enginge like turned on and can't seem to find a 'code' the truck starts shaking up before it turns off…
ODI 11112791
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My truck keeps rolling forward or backwards when put into park, also my cruise dont shut off or turn on half the time.
ODI 11099523
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and shifted to the park position. In addition, the contact experienced an electrical failure in which all of the interior lights would not turn off when the vehicle was turned off. A dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 11084338
Air Bags · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I have been to ram dealers in las vegas several times in the past 16 months to inquire about the shift interlock system recall and they always tell me that the part for replacement is not available at this time and they will call me when they get the part . 2. I haven't been called or mailed a link recall notice for the cruise control system recall. I have also had my truck in the shop for air bag sensors failure…
ODI 11174700
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On february i drove from my home several miles to a fast food restaurant taking an interstate on the way. I used my cruise control on my way there and just pressed the brake to disengage it when i exited the interstate. I then continued to the drive to the restaurant where i pulled into a line to the drive through window as i moved through the line i would apply my brake to stop and as cars pulled forward i just let…
Crash reported
ODI 11109642
Engine · Power Train
Oil leaking from part #68105583af, adapter-engine oil filter.
ODI 11073612
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The truck will roll away after placing gear in park. This has happened on many separate occasions.
ODI 11064670
Power Train · Service Brakes · Wheels
Truck when placed in park has rolled away from me into the roadway on more then5 occasions. Truck was parked and the parking break was in-gauged t, keys where not in the vehicle and this occurred more then 5 minutes after the truck was parked.
ODI 11055092
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced difficultly shifting into the correct gear. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to future ford ([redacted], sacramento, ca) where it was diagnosed as a software failure. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v821000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The…
ODI 11080269
Power Train
On november 24, 2017 the vehicle was placed in park using the mounted knob gear shifter. The driver was going to remove items from the bed of the truck into a bulk trash area in the driver's housing development. The bulk trash area is a 3-wall concrete dumpster hider, with no dumpster inside (as shown in picture). The passenger exited the vehicle prior to the driver exiting. After exiting the vehicle and walking…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11082404
Power Train
My truck has a rotary switch used to switch between park, reverse, neutral and drive. My vehicle was running and i was in drive. I stopped and turned the switch three places to the left. This put the vehicle in park. I left the engine running. I exited the vehicle and left the driver door open. I leaned over to look at something and when i turned around the truck was rolling backwards. I ran after the truck but…
Crash reported
ODI 11041334
Power Train
August, 2017 parked my 2014 ram on side street to put out yard sale sign when i returned to truck it was not there , looking around saw the ram under a big pine tree upon opening door i saw my truck was still in park. Thank goodness only had hood damage.
ODI 11031468
Power Train
Starting to back out of my driveway, i stopped and thought i had shifted the rotary automatic transmission knob to the park position to go into the house and retrieve an item before continuing. Apparently, i did not get the knob correctly in teh park position, as i started exiting the vehicle with the door open, the transmission was still in reverse and started rolling backward. I re-entered the vehicle to apply the…
Crash reported
ODI 11010511