2014 RAM 3500 Complaints

INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER FAILS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT BRAKING POWER TO TRAILER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE IN NEAR-MISS POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TRAILER BRAKING. CONTROLLER WILL NOT HOLD TRAILER STILL WHILE THE TRUCK IS AT REST. REGARDLESS OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING MAX POWER SETTINGS AND USING THE MANUAL SLIDER FULLY ENGAGED, THE CONTROLLER WOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE TRAILER BRAKES SUFFICIENTLY TO SAFELY SLOW THE TRAILER IN ANY SITUATION. TRAILER IN QUESTION IS APPROXIMATELY 13,000#, DUAL AXLE WITH BRAKES ON BOTH AXLES. SECOND TRAILER WAS USED FOR TESTING WITH SIMILAR RESULTS, INCLUDING THE INABILITY TO CAUSE BRAKE LOCKUP OF AN EMPTY FLATBED TRAILER. DEALER REPLACED ITBM COMPONENT(S), WITH NO CHANGE. EXCUSED AS WORKING PROPERLY, EVEN WITH OBVIOUSLY INSUFFICIENT BRAKING ABILITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V541000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2016. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STEERED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE BACK TO THE CORRECT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. *JS

I HAVE FUMES GETTING INTO THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE. THE EGR VALVE HAS BEEN RPLACED ONCE ALREADY AT 16000 MILES. THE FUMES PERSIST AND HAPPEN AT RANDOM REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HEATER IS ON WITH OUTSIDE AIR ON, BUT SMELL WILL PERSIST EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IS NOXIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THROAT TO FEEL SORE AND EYES TO WATER. THIS IS NOT DUE TO BEING NEAR ANOTHER DIESEL VEHICLE. AGAIN HAPPENS AT RANDOM, FORUMS SUGGEST SMELL MAY BE LINKED TO REGEN PROCESS. REGARDLESS OF PROCESS FUMES SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENETR VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GPS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WORK AND THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD NOT CLEAR OFF OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE MAINTENANCE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GPS FAILED AND THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED FOR OVER A MONTH UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,447.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ROOF STARTED TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD LIGHTHOUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NOV 11 2015 MY TRUCK FLIPPED DURING A LEFT HAND TURN WHILE PULLING A 3 CAR HAULER WITH 2 CARS ON TRAILER I WAS ABOUT 25000LBS GROSS PLUS OR MINUS 1000LBS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TRUCK STOP FOR FUEL WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. MY TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE MONTH BEFORE WAS HAVING SHIFTING ISSUES ON LEVEL GROUND SO I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR FREE FACTORY REPAIR/ REPROGRAM TRANSMISSION HAVE ALL DOCUMENTS. NEARLY 10,000 MILES LATER / 1 MONTH TURNING AND NOW MY TRUCK IS ON ITS SIDE MY GUESS IS IT DOWNSHIFTED AND PUH POW OVER IT WENT.

THIS TRUCK OCCASIONALLY AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WILL DEVELOP A JARRING, CONSTANT SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSPENSION. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THIS IS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE SEEN REPORTED ONLINE. IT IS A VERY VIOLENT VIBRATION THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY SLOWING THE TRUCK BELOW 25-30MPH. IT IS SO SEVERE THAT IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V541000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE, THE STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK BAR BRACKET FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V541000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.