10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
19 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,092 miles

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problem #94

Aug 022018

1500

  • 58,145 miles
A driver and passenger stopped near an exit gate. The gate is old and takes two people to close and lock. After the driver stopped, the vehicle was place in "park" but left running, and the drvier got out of the vehicle to assist in closing the gate. After closing the gate, they turned around and saw the vehicle moving, it rolled down an approximately 10 foot embankment and rolled about 50 feet hitting a pipe rail fence went over the fence and landed 10 feet down past the pipe rail and stopped on top of large rip-rap. The vehicle was not drivable. This the second time this vehicle has rolled while in 'park' within the past eleven days.

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #93

Jul 212018

1500

  • miles
I scheduled an appnt. At 8:30 a.M. to the dealership on northlake blvd. In lake park, fl and they never did any recall repairs to my vehicle nor called and said they would not be able to complete repairs to my vehicle when I picked it up approx. 3:35 P.M. I was given the runaround after making repeated attempts to get the status of my vehicle via telephone at 1:30 P.M. and again at 3:00 P.M. I was transferred to voice mails of people who had already left for the day. Finally, when I arrived for my vehicle and spoke with alberto, he said they close at 4 and he's the person I spoke to around 1:30 who said my vehicle would be ready around 3:00. No one made any attempts to contact me about my truck since 8:30, Saturday morning which is terrible customer service.

- Lake Park, FL, USA

problem #92

Jun 052018

1500

  • 62,612 miles
Cannot put it to work it will not haul a trailer, can't drive because it will turn off in bumpy roads, been marking ' shift to desire gear to drive' we have been fighting with people from the Agency ( don davis ) and they say they cannot find problems. Changed shift cragter twice, no luck! I took it with the enginge like turned on and can't seem to find a 'code' the truck starts shaking up before it turns off completely. It's a matter of safety for myself and my family.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #91

Jun 152015

1500

  • miles
Ram comes out of car wash and transmission will not engage into drive immediately. Have to step on brake more than once to engage. Took it the dealership numerous times and they concluded that this was normal.

- Canton, MI, USA

problem #90

Feb 272018

1500

  • 15,095 miles
On February I drove from my home several miles to a fast food restaurant taking an interstate on the way. I used my cruise control on my way there and just pressed the brake to disengage it when I exited the interstate. I then continued to the drive to the restaurant where I pulled into a line to the drive through window as I moved through the line I would apply my brake to stop and as cars pulled forward I just let my foot off the brake to slowly move forward then pressed the brake again to stop. I did this several times then suddenly when I took my foot off the brake my truck suddenly accelerated and ran into the car in front of me before I could stop it. The driver of the other vehicle and I were not injured and drove to the parking lot to exchange insurance information. Since the time of the accident I recently checked for recalls om my truck and found one related to the cruise control NHTSA # 18V-332 which could be related to my accident. I have recently had the recall service done June 30, 2018 at my local Dodge dealer.

- Las Cruces, NM, USA

problem #89

May 302018

1500

  • 72,645 miles
My truck keeps rolling forward or backwards when put into park, also my cruise dont shut off or turn on half the time.

- Rice Lake, WI, USA

problem #88

Mar 102018

1500

  • 38,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and shifted to the park position. In addition, the contact experienced an electrical failure in which all of the interior lights would not turn off when the vehicle was turned off. A dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000. The VIN was not available.

- Honolulu, HI, USA

problem #87

Nov 242017

1500

  • 30,045 miles
On November 24, 2017 the vehicle was placed in park using the mounted knob gear shifter. The driver was going to remove items from the bed of the truck into a bulk trash area in the driver's housing development. The bulk trash area is a 3-wall concrete dumpster hider, with no dumpster inside (as shown in picture). The passenger exited the vehicle prior to the driver exiting. After exiting the vehicle and walking towards back of the truck, the truck began to roll backwards, ultimately hitting the concrete barrier that brought the vehicle to a stop. Upon re-entering the vehicle., the driver noted that the knob gear shifter was in "reverse". the driver immediately called insurance provider to file claim, as well as fca, the vehicle's manufacturer. Fca sent an investigator while the truck was at the body shop to assess vehicle. Owner also brought vehicle to Ram dealership subsequent to body repairs for inspection. Ram said because incident could not be reproduced, issue did not exist. Owner has owned vehicle since November 2014 and this was the first time this incident occurred. As such, duplication is not predictable. Fca placed blame on parking brake not being utilized.

- Toms River, NJ, USA

problem #86

Dec 012017

1500

  • 4,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced difficultly shifting into the correct gear. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to future Ford (4625 madison ave, sacramento, ca) where it was diagnosed as a software failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V821000 (power train); 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. Mike riehl's roseville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (25800 gratiot ave, roseville, mi) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Carmichael, CA, USA

problem #85

Feb 152018

1500

  • 76,000 miles
Oil leaking from part #68105583af, adapter-engine oil filter.

- Eden, NY, USA

problem #84

Mar 152017

1500

  • 25,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. While the shifter was in park, the vehicle rolled away without warning. The vehicle was taken to martins Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram (1422 main St, union grove, wi 53182) where a diagnostic test was performed, but the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact back to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000. The VIN was not provided.

- Racing, WI, USA

problem #83

Jan 192018

1500

  • miles
The truck will roll away after placing gear in park. This has happened on many separate occasions.

- Racine, WI, USA

problem #82

Apr 042017

1500

  • 120,000 miles
Vehicle has dial knob shifter it pops out of gear while going down road has a few times will shift to P.. no police report required there was no accident the times it occurred one time I was out of vehicle it was in park and shifted in to drive. I had 2 witnesses to this event.multiple dates and dates are estimated

- Opp, AL, USA

problem #81

Dec 162017

1500

  • miles
Truck when placed in park has rolled away from me into the roadway on more then5 occasions. Truck was parked and the parking break was in-gauged T, keys where not in the vehicle and this occurred more then 5 minutes after the truck was parked.

- Anchorage, AK, USA

problem #80

Oct 272017

1500

  • 83,000 miles
My truck has a rotary switch used to switch between park, reverse, neutral and drive. My vehicle was running and I was in drive. I stopped and turned the switch three places to the left. This put the vehicle in park. I left the engine running. I exited the vehicle and left the driver door open. I leaned over to look at something and when I turned around the truck was rolling backwards. I ran after the truck but could not catch it and it crashed into another truck that I own. My truck came to a stop and when I got back into the vehicle it was in reverse. Thankfully no one was injured but my truck suffered moderate damage. This all occurred on private property so there was no police report filed.

- Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

problem #79

Aug 172017

1500

  • 64,426 miles
August, 2017 parked my 2014 Ram on side street to put out yard sale sign when I returned to truck it was not there, looking around saw the Ram under a big pine tree upon opening door I saw my truck was still in park. Thank goodness only had hood damage.

- Surfside Beach, SC, USA

problem #78

Jun 202017

1500

  • 38,000 miles
My trucks 'service electronic throttle control' light (lightning bolt) comes on both when starting my vehicle and when driving my vehicle. When it comes on when I try to start the truck, it wont change out of the gear it is in (ie I cant go faster than 15-18mph). It sometimes goes off if I turn the engine on and off multiple times. The more dangerous timing of it is when the light comes on while I'm driving.this either causes me to downshift into a lower gear which throws me forward and revs the engine in excess of 3000rpm, or while I am stopped, the rpms climb without any foot on the accelerator. If I take my foot off the brake while this happens, I accelerate forward either up to 18mph or 30mph depending which gear it is 'stuck' in. I have taken it to one local Ram dealer 6 times reporting the same issue. The did flash updates, replaced accelerator pedal sensor, brake sensor, repaired connector for the accelerator pedal sensor, and replaced throttle body (all of which at the time, they said each individual component was the root of the problem). I have taken it to another local Ram dealer, and they attempted to fix it with 4 and a half hours of diagnostic time. They replaced the throttle body and replaced a cable/connector and low and behold, the problem still exists. This is very dangerous for so, so many reasons. I note that not only the check engine light have come on, but the traction control light, ABS light, service 4WD light, ! temp light, check brake light, and of course the service electronic throttle control light.

- Roseville, MI, USA

problem #77

Jun 142017

1500

  • 52,000 miles
Shifter knob has slipped or changed gears while moving or standing idle. Other times it will not shift into any gear ie: Reverse. Also dash lights flicker at times, and at times will not turn off parking lights killing the battery. This has happened several times over the past 2 months.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #76

Jul 232017

1500

  • 92,400 miles
Starting to back out of my driveway, I stopped and thought I had shifted the rotary automatic transmission knob to the park position to go into the house and retrieve an item before continuing. Apparently, I did not get the knob correctly in teh park position, as I started exiting the vehicle with the door open, the transmission was still in reverse and started rolling backward. I re-entered the vehicle to apply the brake, but not until the opened truck door had collided with my garage wall, causing damage to the truck door and the garage wall. I felt fortunate that I was not pinned between the door and the garage wall before I was able to get back in the vehicle. The knob shift control is not very intuitive and I believe can lead more frequently to driver error. It was also surprising to me how much acceleration and force occurred without applying any pressure to the gas pedal.

- Fruit Heights, UT, USA

problem #75

Jan 012015

1500

  • 100 miles
I have a 2014 Ram 1500 reg. Cab 2 whl. Drive with only 8,300 miles, once and awhile when I drive my truck when I put it in park and shut off my truck I cant get my key out it only goes to accessories, I have to restart the truck put it back in drive then back in park shut the truck off to pull out my key...this has happened 15 + times.....I am sure if my truck was on small incline it would roll....looking for a recall on this but nothing....anybody else have this problem thank you

- Hope Mills, NC, USA

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