2014 RAM 2500 Complaints

ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2018 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A CAR WASH. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL CLEANING THE ATTENDANT PLACED THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, EXITED THE TRUCK, ENGAGED THE TRACK MECHANISM AND WALKED BACK TO THE NEXT TRUCK IN LINE. I WAS IN THE GLASSED IN AREA WATCHING. WITHOUT WARNING THE TRUCK WENT TO FULL THROTTLE RACING THROUGH THE CAR WASH TUNNEL AND HITTING A TOYOTA VAN WAITING TO BE MOVED TO THE NEXT CLEANING POINT. I WATCHED AS THE ATTENDANT TRIED TO RACE DOWN THE TUNNEL AFTER THE TRUCK. JUST AS THE TRUCK STRUCK THE VAN HE ENTERED AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. THE ENGINE SLOWED FROM FULL THROTTLE TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. THEY HAD A THIRD PARTY RUN A DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM ON MY TRUCK. THEY SENT THE INFORMATION TO CHRYSLER ENGINEERS. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TELLING ME CHRYSLER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCIDENT. I HAVE WRITTEN THEM AGAIN TELLING THEM I THOUGHT THEIR INVESTIGATION WAS INCOMPLETE SINCE THEY SPOKE TO NO ONE ON STAFF AT THE CAR WASH OR REVIEW THE VIDEO OF THE EVENT. THEY IMPLIED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AFTER MARKET MATS. SINCE I WAS PRESENT AND OBSERVED THE INCIDENT, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT EXPLANATION AND HAVE ASKED THEM TO STATE TO ME IN WRITING MY TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT HAPPENING AS I BELIEVE THEY ARE PLAYING A CLASSIC GAME OF CYA. THERE IS A VIDEO OF THE EVENT AS IT HAPPENED. *TR *DT *DT*JB

TAILGATE OPENS OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING. I THINK RAMS 2015-2017 WERE RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER IT IS EFFECTING ME AS WELL THE RECALL WAS U74. HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 8-10 TIMES OVER PAST COUPLE YEARS. YESTERDAY I HAD CARGO THAT NEARLY FELL OUT. I HAVE A TAILGATE ASSIST AND A COVER SO I CANT SEE WHEN IT DROPS.

PUSH RODS ARE DEFECTIVE IN 2014 ENGINE EXPLAINED TO ME BY MASTER MECHANIC AT DODGE RAM DEALER [TIM SHORT DODGE ] PUSH RODS WERE MADE OF A SOFTER STEAL WHERE BY MUSHROOM IN SHAPE OVER TIME CAUSEING EXTREME DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE ENTERNAL PARTS OF THIS 10.000 DALLAR ENGINE . MAINTAINING REGULAR SCHULED MAINTINANCE MAKES NO DIFFERANCE ACCORDING TO MASTER MECHANIC THESE ARE DEFECTED PUSH RODS IN THIS ENGINE FOR THAT YEAR MODEL DODGE HAS SINCE CORRECTED THE DEFECTED PUSH RODS IN THE LATER MODEL TRUCKS 2015 2016 ECT. DODGE RAM SHOULD REPLACE ENGINE OR AT A MINIMUM REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND LABOR

THE OUTPUT SHAFT FOR TRANSFER CASE HAS BROKEN 2 TIMES BOTH WITH 20K MILES ON THE TRUCK THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECALLS BUT DOES NOT SHOW THIS YEAR AND IT NEEDS FIXED FIRST TIME I HAD 18000 MILES ON THE TRUCK GOING 35 MPH THE 2ND TIME I HAD 40000 MILES GOING AROUND 25MPH

WATER PUMP IS LEAKING. WEEP HOLE IS CLOGGED. OTHER RAM WATER PUMPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

ON 9-4-18 TOOK MY RAM 2500 IN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN LOWELL, MICHIGAN FOR THE RECALL R46/NHTSA 15V-541. THEY INDICATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL AND WOULD CALL WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON 10-4-18 AND THEY SAID PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE.

INSIDE DOME LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND FLICKER. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REMAINS. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 RAM 1500 AND HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED.

I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION CAUSING $20,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO GO OFF. THE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED YET NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 35 MPH AND HAD VERY LITTLE TIME TO BRAKE. I HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE. I WAS ON A 4 LANE ROAD AND GOING STRAIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *DSY

ON THANKSGIVING DAY 11/25/17 AT 69,988 MILES MY ECU-PCM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT-POWER CONTROL MODULE) COMPUTER STARTED THROWING "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CODES ERRATICALLY "SERVICE AIR BAG"INSTALLING NEW 16 SPARK PLUGS, NEW FUEL INJECTORS,NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, CODES FOR CHECK BRAKES, NEW 8 IGNITION COIL PACKS, NEW GATES GAS CAP TOO. I HAD TO TOW IT 125 MILES FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO TO MY HOMETOWN OF LAS VEGAS,NEW MEXICO VIA AAA LAST DECEMBER 17TH 2017 AFTER ATTENDING MY YOUNGEST SON DALAN'S BS DEGREE GRADUATION CEREMONY FROM UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. I PRETTY MUCH PARKED IT FOR 9 MONTHS OFF AND ON IT'D GO 50 MILES, THEN 28 MILES , THEN 1,500 MILES, NOW I HAVE 72,300 MILES ON IT WITH IT THROWING CODES AND DRIVING ME AND MY MECHANICS CRAZY WHEREAS I'VE ALREADY SPENT NOW >GREATER THAN $1,500 SO FAR PLAYING CAT/MOUSE RE-SETTING CODES OVER AND OVER DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING ECU-PCM COMPUTER. ALL MY REPAIRS SO FAR TO NO AVAIL DUE TO THE COMPUTER ECU-PCM NEEDS A NEW UNIT! IT HAS A DEALER STICKER UNDER THE HOOD IN FADING PERMANENT SHARPIE MARKER INDICATING NUMBERS THAT THE ECU-PCM COMPUTER HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WITH A SUBSTITUTE ONE FOR WHATEVER REASON. I AM TAKING MY TRUCK IN TO LITHIA SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO ON OCTOBER 30 2018 IN 10 DAYS RE:2 OUTSTANDING RECALLS. I'M GOING TO ASK HEAD MECHANIC JAMES VALDEZ TO REPLACE THE ECU-PCM WITH A NEW ONE I PAY $543/ MONTH PAYMENT TO USEAGLE FCU FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO USE IT AND I OWE $30,000 LEFT ON THIS POS! IT HAS BEEN AVERAGING AVERAGING 6 TO 9 MPG FOR GOD'S SAKE! BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTIONING CODE ISSUE. I RESET THE CODES CONSTANTLY-MY MECHANIC LIVES 7 HOUSES AWAY I DRIVE IT WHEN IT DOESN'T THROW CODES. IT'S ALMOST 11 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A COSTLY IRRITATING PAIN IN MY BEHIND WITH ME ONLY BEING ABLE TO PUT 2 000 MILES & LITHIA SF,NM WARRANTY ADMINISTRATOR PAULINA SENA IGNORES ME NOT RETURNING MESSAGES HELP ME!

I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A FAULT CODE ON MY TRUCK FOR "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" I TAKE IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND DEALERSHIP TO ONLY BE TOLD NO CODES ARE PRESENT, EVEN WHEN THEY SEE THE LIGHT ON THE DASH. SINCE HAVING THE CODE POP UP MY FUEL CONSUMPTION HAS INCREASED DRASTICALLY. MY AVG MPG WENT FROM 14.6MPG TO 10.2MPG, WITH THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SAME ROUTE THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THE LAST 4 YEARS. I HAVE HAD BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND AUTO PARTS STORE CLEAR THE CODES THAT ARE PRESENT, THE LIGHT GOES OUT. BUT WILL RETURN WITHIN MINUTES OF DRIVING. BUT YET NO FAULT CODES FOR IT SPECIFICALLY. I HAVE SEARCHED THE NET FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES ON MULTIPLE DODGE, RAM AND CRYSTLER VEHICLES DOING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TELLING THEM THE SAME THING. FOR ME TO BE CONSUMING A LARGER AMOUNT OF FUEL WITH DRIVING THE SAME ROUTE AND CONDITIONS THIS HAS TO BE DOING SOMETHING DRASTIC AND DAMAGING TO THE EMISSION AND ENGINE.