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2014 RAM 1500 Air Bags Problems

91
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 91 stored complaint records:

  • 34 indicate a crash
  • 29 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • seat belts · 16 records
  • police report · 15 records
  • report filed · 15 records
  • medical attention · 13 records
  • airbags deployed · 10 records
  • failure mileage · 10 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi29
30–60k mi23
60–100k mi8
100–150k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 10, 2015 · 42,373 miles

    Air Bags · Steering

    Today is july 10, 2015. The vehicle is 2014 dodge ram 1500 crew cab pickup purchase new. On the steering wheel where the horn and airbag are located the seam cracked or separated starting just below the letter "s" stamped on it for srs airbags and if you are sitting in the drivers seat and looking at the wheel the crack or separation continues from that point and runs straight to the right and up to the end of the…

    ODI 10733315

  • June 30, 2015 · 26,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owned a 2014 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 65 mph in the rain, the vehicle hydroplaned and spun around. In addition, the vehicle flipped and rolled multiple times. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact and passenger were injured and medical attention was required. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10763211

  • May 26, 2015 · 31,324 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    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…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10850799

  • April 18, 2015 · 12,000 miles

    Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle leaked fuel. In addition, the steering wheel and brakes failed, and the instrument panel lighting illuminated. The failure recurred three times. While driving 40 mph, the contact crashed into a tree and the air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained stomach injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10780091

  • March 3, 2015 · 40,000 miles

    Air Bags

    My wife was driving and came to a stop at a light, once stopped the service airbag soon lamp came on and stayed on for about 15 minutes. Then just last week it had the same error code on the screen while i was driving but i wasn't stopped. It stayed on about 20 minutes this time. *tr

    ODI 10701206

  • March 1, 2015 · 10,000 miles

    Air Bags · Body · Service Brakes

    Water leakin from outside to inside cab from cad vent located behind rear seat. Water pools under rear seat. Service air bag system shows on display ever sense dealer serviced vehicle for a recall on airbags abs often on a place itself on the freeway at freeway speeds of anywhere from 60 to 70 miles an hour and drops my vehicle speed down to about 40 to 45.

    ODI 10969805

  • February 27, 2015

    Air Bags · Engine · Power Train

    We purchased a brand new ram 1500 february 27, 2015. We've been having the same on going problem with the vehicle since we purchased this vehicle. We brought it to the dealerships attention on several occasions and have been told the same thing every time which is "yes we acknowledge the problem is their however there is still no fix ".this has been going on for over 6 months. When you bring the vehicle. To a…

    ODI 10788141

  • February 11, 2015

    Air Bags · Equipment · Seat Belts

    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…

    ODI 10874340

  • November 14, 2014

    Air Bags

    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…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10661632

  • October 1, 2014

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge ram 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v460000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10775949

  • July 30, 2014 · 7,500 miles

    Air Bags

    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…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10650031

  • May 7, 2014 · 11,000 miles

    Air Bags

    The vehicle hit the guard rail and turned over onto its side. No airbags deployed. The truck was total. The airbags should have deployed and could have minimized the injures. *tr

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10588772

  • May 2, 2014 · 36,000 miles

    Air Bags

    I wrote a prior complaint regarding the air bags. I had taken the truck in 7 times. After i received an email back stating the case was closed, i was upset. I contacted chrysler one more time, and they apologized and reimbursed me for most of the repairs. In the end, i was pleased that they recognized the problem and were willing to rectify the situation.. *tr

    ODI 10588891

  • April 15, 2014 · 14,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the driver side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side air bag needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was taken back to the dealer on seven other occasions and the driver side air bag was replaced a…

    ODI 10735748

  • April 14, 2014 · 14,000 miles

    Air Bags

    2014 ram truck 15000 miles. Pushing two years old. Day one -- starts great, runs about 2minutes, dies. This occurred for about 3 months, back to back repairs, had to use roadside service. Finally cured that. Next problem to this exact date-- airbag light on right now!! Dealership has tried numerous repairs and fixes, no luck! Many trips back and forth to dealership, (8 repair orders) still on right now! Not fixed!!…

    ODI 10735185

  • January 4, 2014 · 30,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Swerved to miss a deer. Brushed a bank with the tire only. No damage to vehicle. Just airbag damage to interior. *tr

    ODI 10690142