2014 RAM PROMASTER Complaints

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500 Promaster. The contact stated that the oil cooler filter failed and caused coolant to mix with the engine oil. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND STOPPED TO BACK INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING BRACKET THAT HAS FOUR BOLTS HOLDING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BROKE OFF. LEAVING MY TRANSMISSION JUST INCHES FROM THE GROUND. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. THERE IS NO DESIGN TO CATCH OR HOLD THE TRANSMISSION IN ITS PLACE. I AM VERY BLESSED THAT THIS HAPPENED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE COULD'VE BEEN QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY OTHERS.

MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS BEING FOLDED IN BY THE WIND AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THIS IS A CARGO VAN AND THERE ARE NO WINDOWS TO SEE IF ANYONE IS BESIDE ME. I CANNOT CHANGE LANES SAFELY WITHOUT THAT MIRROR WORKING PROPERLY. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS WITH THE MOTOR THAT FOLDS THE WINDOW IN MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE OWNED THREE SEPARATE RAM PROMASTERS AND THIS IS THE THIRD VEHICLE THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP.

ON JANUARY 23, 2020 RAM ISSUED A RECALL FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FOR THE PROMASTER. AS OF TODAY, NEARLY 6 MONTHS LATER, THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. REPEATED CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WOULD LIKELY BE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS AT THE EARLIEST BEFORE THEY HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK. THE MOPAR RECALL WEBSITE INDICATES PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT THIS IS CLEARLY NOT TRUE. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING A SAFETY RECALL IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO FIX IT? *TR

HEAD LAMPS BULBS CONTINOUSLY SUDDENLY BURN OUT. SAFETY ISSUE, AS DRIVING DURING DARK HOURS, AND SUDDENLY HAVE NO HEAD LIGHTS. HAVE REPLACED THEM 6 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. ANOTHER OWNER OF SAME VEHICLE APPROACHED US AND ASK IF WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HEAD LIGHTS. HE REPLIED HE HAS REPLACED HIS EIGHTEEN TIMES ALREADY.

MY 2014 RAM PROMASTER TRAVATO WITH 38923 MILES WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID FROM 2 HOSES THAT GO FROM POWER STEERING UNIT TO AN OIL COOLER IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR. THIS SEEMED LIKE AN UNUSUALLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME/MILES TO EXPERIENCE THIS SORT OF FAILURE AND POSSIBLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION, INVOLVING OF A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, SITUATION. THIS WAS CAUGHT BY SEEING POWER STEERING FLUID ON PAVEMENT WHEN BACKING VEHICLE. REPAIR COST WAS $854.39 ON 12/12/2019.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROADWAY. ON SOME OCCASIONS, SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBERT LOEHR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SRT AND FIAT (567 E MAIN ST, CARTERSVILLE, GA 30121, (770) 382-5885) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 68044969. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,999.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREENWAY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (9051 E COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32817, (407) 347-4929) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

MR. [XXX] (DRIVER) WAS DRIVING A DODGE PRO VAN DOWNHILL, AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL SNAPPED OFF. MR. [XXX] IMPACTED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS FACE, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, PUSHING HIS FACE BACKWARDS. HE RECEIVED FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND IS TREATING FOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND POSSIBLE TBI. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *DT *DT *TR

ISSUES WITH OUR 2014 PROMASTER STARTED IN 2016. INSERTED KEY TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. KEY WAS LOCKED IN IGNITION. TOWED TO DODGE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY HAD IT 3WKS. THEY REPLACED MANY PARTS INCLUDING PCM BOARD, SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, AND MANY OTHERS. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED IN 2017 AND TWICE IN 2018. DIFFERENT SERVICE MEASURES WERE TAKEN. TODAY I WAS GETTING GAS AT SPEEDWAY, JUMPED BACK INTO VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEAD! HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. SINCE THE DODGE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIX IT THE OTHER 4 TIMES, I HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT. I'M HOPING THEY CAN RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. WE'RE A NON-PROFIT AND CAN ILL-AFFORD TO RUN OUT AND GET ANOTHER TRUCK. I SEE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING 2014 ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WHY HASN'T THIS VEHICLE BEEN RECALLED? BY THE WAY, WE HAVE LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK SINCE IT'S USED SPARINGLY.