2014 RAM 2500 Complaints

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM & FIRESTONE TRANSFORCE HT 275/70R18 TIRES I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND TIRES. MY TESTING IS FINDING A TIRE PRESSURE VARIANCE OF UP TO 15 PSI BETWEEN HOT AND COLD PRESSURES. ORIGINALLY MY TRUCK WOULD GIVE ME A TPM WARNING MESSAGE WITH 3 PSI VARIANCE. NOW IT HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED BY CHRYSLER SO IT REQUIRES A 15 PSI VARIANCE. THIS CONCERNS ME AS SUCH A PRESSURE VARIANCE PLACES MY REAR TIRES AT 94 PSI. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THESE TIRES WILL BREAK DOWN AND WE WILL SEE A REPEAT OF THE 1980'S FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DEF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CHIMES SOUNDED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEF INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,775 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,820.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY 100 YARDS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A VOLUNTARY MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE RF MODULE TWICE AND REPROGRAMMED THE SENSOR FIVE TIMES. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 273. UPDATED 9/11/14*CN THE CONSUMER THE TIRES CONTINUE TO HAVE DRAMATIC PRESSURE CHANGES OVER THE COURSE OF 70 MILES. UPDATED 2/3/2015 *JS

WHILE TRAVELING IN A CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA, I WANTED TO CHANGE LANES AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS LEAVING ME STRANDED IN BETWEEN LANES AND I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND! *JS THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

THIS IS REGARDING THE 6.7L CUMMINS ENGINE. THROTTLE LAG FROM A DEAD STOP SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR CROSSING A ROAD IS DANGEROUS. THIS LAG COULD VERY WELL CAUSE ME TO GET REAR ENDED OR BROAD SIDED. THERE IS ALSO VERY SIGNIFICANT LAG AFTER THE GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED AND THEN PRESSED ONCE AGAIN. AN EXAMPLE IS WHEN SLOWING DOWN WHEN APPROACHING A SLOWER CAR AND THEN CHANGING LANES AND PRESSING AND ACCELERATING TO GO AROUND THE VEHICLE. *JS

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, I SHIFTED IN MY SEAT AND MY KNEE HIT THE KEY FOB AND THE CAR'S IGNITION TURNED OFF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. *TR

TPMS DOES NOT ALLOW SETTING TIRE PRESSURES TO EITHER THE OEM DOOR STICKER SETTING NOR THE RECOMMENDED TIRE SETTING FROM THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WITHOUT SETTING WARNING LIGHT AND NAG SCREEN ON STARTUP. CONSTANT WARNING LIGHT AND NAG SCREEN CORRECTION WILL LEAD TO DRIVER COMPLACENCY, NEGATING THE PURPOSE OF TPMS ALERTING THE DRIVER TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. TPMS REQUIRED OVERINFLATION RESULTS IN POTENTIAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION. ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR DUE TO TIRE OVERINFLATION INCREASES RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. RAM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC, BY DESIGN, AND CAN NOT BE CORRECTED AT PRESENT TIME. POTENTIAL FIX IS TO REPROGRAM BCM, ALLOWING DEALERS TO RESET TPMS TO APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR TIRES AND ACTUAL LOAD WITH APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION. THE REAR TIRES HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 80 PSI, A CONDITION OF OVER INFLATION WITHOUT A MAXIMUM CARGO LOAD. THIS MAKES FOR POOR CONTROL ON WET OR ICY ROADS AND LEADS TO PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *TR

TPMS DOES NOT ALLOW SETTING TIRE PRESSURES TO EITHER THE OEM DOOR STICKER SETTING NOR THE RECOMMENDED TIRE SETTING FROM THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WITHOUT SETTING WARNING LIGHT AND NAG SCREEN ON STARTUP. CONSTANT WARNING LIGHT AND NAG SCREEN CORRECTION WILL LEAD TO DRIVER COMPLACENCY, NEGATING THE PURPOSE OF TPMS ALERTING THE DRIVER TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. TPMS REQUIRED OVERINFLATION RESULTS IN POTENTIAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION. ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR DUE TO TIRE OVERINFLATION INCREASES RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. RAM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC, BY DESIGN, AND CAN NOT BE CORRECTED AT PRESENT TIME. POTENTIAL FIX IS TO REPROGRAM BCM, ALLOWING DEALERS TO RESET TPMS TO APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR TIRES AND ACTUAL LOAD WITH APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION. *TR

DEAD PEDAL AFTER LIFTING OFF THROTTLE COMPLETELY AND THEN REAPPLYING THROTTLE. HAVE TO WAIT 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE TRUCK DOES ANYTHING AND ITS NOT TURBO LAG. I'VE TRIED ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE AND ALSO LIFTING OFF THROTTLE QUICKLY AND IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, THERE IS NO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM THE TRUCK FOR AN UNSAFE AMOUNT OF TIME. GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS IT CAN BE SCARY AT TIMES. *TR