. my pick-up averaged 24 per gallon between local and expressway driving. Expressway driving only (for example, to niagara falls in 2015) averaged 27 miles per gallon. Following replacement of spark plugs and oil change and 2 factory recalls my pick-up lost power and could barely do 20 miles per gallon. The engine became very loud. The longer I drove it, the less mileage I got -- the engine also began howling/whistling as I tried to increase speed. In order to maintain speed, I had to constantly press my foot to excelerate, even going down inclines. I had to continuously bring my pick-up back to the dealership in St. Charles, Illinois because various systems began to fail -- safety breaks, fuel related black box, dashboard panel signals, etc. I expressed concern about the stress on my transmission and engine. Eventually, by process of elimimation, service department revisited the 2 recalls -- one of which was the cruise control recall. When I brought it in again, they found 6 leaks located on the top of the engine. Anything above 50-55 mph is difficult. I feel that the transmission does not change gears in a timely fashion, and sometimes not at all. The RPM is very high and the engine remains in exceration mode either too long or, at higher speeds, never kicks

- Elburn, IL, USA

Acceleration/ cruise control issue: I had the vehicle's cruise control engaged at the posted speed limit (70 mph) on the interstate. I accelerated to avoid a bottleneck in an area where 3 lanes merged into two. When I lifted my foot off the gas pedal, the vehicle continued to accelerate. I pumped the brake several times to reduce the speed, but I could not resume acceleration because the gas pedal locked to the floor. I placed the vehicle in neutral and coasted to the shoulder. I turned the vehicle off, manually lifted the pedal and turned the vehicle back on. A display message stated: Service electronic throttle control; but the vehicle seemed to operate fine. I had this event happen two more times. Once was in a similar scenario, the other I replicated it on my own. I contacted the Ram customer assistance center, they advised that I take it to the dealer for a diagnosis. If it is due to a recall it will be fixed for free, otherwise the diagnosis costs and repair will be on me. My concern is that I had several recalls fixed on November 23, 2018. This issue had never happened in the past until it was serviced for those recalls. I had an individual at autozone attempt to download the trouble codes; no codes were found. I've read forums online about similar issues, but dealer(s) were not able to find the cause during diagnosis. The vehicle only has 33,000 miles.

- Waynesville, MO, USA

I have been to Ram dealers in las vegas several times in the past 16 months to inquire about the shift interlock system recall and they always tell me that the part for replacement is not available at this time and they will call me when they get the part. 2. I haven't been called or mailed a link recall notice for the cruise control system recall. I have also had my truck in the shop for air bag sensors failure messages. Most recently February 2018 and the messages keep repeating. I have been told that they have replaced the seat sensors and wiring harnesses several times the last time they had my truck for 4 days without furnishing a loan or rental car. I'm a 100% disabled veteran and use a wheelchair this is my only vehicle with a wheelchair lift installed to load, unload and Transport my wheelchair what are my options?

- North Las Vegas, NV, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. While driving 70 mph, the engine revved and the entire instrument panel illuminated. Also, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably and then decreased with a knocking noise present. Furthermore, when the brake pedal was depressed, the engine continued to rev. The vehicle was serviced at Texas Dodge (7800 I-40 frontage rd, amarillo, tx 79106, (806) 353-6343) per NHTSA campaign number: 18V332000 (electrical system, vehicle speed control), but the remedy failed to repair the failures. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and the software was updated again, but the cause of the failures could not be determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 127,000.

- Amarillio, TX, USA

Cruise control does not turn on when depressed and when it does the cancel switch does not disengage. Told the sccm and speed control switch is rusting and there is S high voltage resistance issue between the two connections. Also that this could deploy the air bag without a collision

- Saint Cloud, FL, USA

Long crank times before starting starved of fuel like it is out am told it will cost around $1000 to fix it timp.a relay for the fuel pump.also have issue with cruise already replaced it only 60000 miles on the vehicle.

- Goddard, KS, USA

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

When accelerating around slower car my accelerator stuck and continued to accelerate until I turned off engine.

- Point Blank, TX, USA

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

Driver heading down hill used the + and - indicators to manually put the transmission into 3rd gear. Going approximately 60/70 mph heard the transmission slip into 2nd gear and the RPM's began to increase. The vehicle continued to accelerate through the manual breaking of the driver. The driver took the next exit placing the vehicle into neutral when a transmission sensor flashed. Still with no gas the engine continued to accelerate. The driver who was able to place the vehicle into park off the exit turned the vehicle off and when turning back on engine continued throttle as if in full acceleration. Vehicle was turned off and towed to vista autogroup in silverthorne, co. Vehicle was repaired finding a faulty acceleration pedal sensor.

- Denver, CO, USA

Driving down highway came upon another vehicle doing 40mph decide to pass this driver. As I passed the driver at about 60mph when I let up on the gas pedal it went to the floor on its own and excelerated to 95 mph I was on the brake to try and slow the vehicle and after about 5-10 seconds the gas pedal returned to the normal position and vehicle then slowed down. A light illuminated on the dash and according to the user guide the light is the electronic throttle control light. In the description of the problem it states that "you may experience reduced performance, an elevated/rough idle" it seems that Ram already knows of this problem with the elevated idle the book just doesnt state that the elevated idle can increase when the vehicle is being driven or in drive

- Kila, MT, USA

2014 Dodge Ram 1500. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle unintended acceleration and steering wheel wire harness recall repairs. The consumer stated the vehicle accelerated and crashed into 3 vehicles. Updated 08/7/2017

- Eden, NC, USA

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

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. While pulling into a parking lot with the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard, the vehicle lunged forward without warning. The driver placed the gear shifter into reverse and the vehicle accelerated at a high speed without warning. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle while depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle failed to stop. As a result, the rear bumper struck a concrete wall in the parking lot. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to abra body shop in forest lake, mn. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000. Updated 10/24/17 the consumer stated the passenger suffered a concussion and bruising.

- Chisago City, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. While the vehicle was idling, the contact pushed the button to turn off the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact placed the vehicle in park. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated at high speeds, despite the gear being in the park position. The vehicle crashed into the garage's back wall. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed the contact received injuries to the back, legs, and abdominal area. The passenger sustained injuries to the shoulders, neck, and back. Medical attention was needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure the approximate failure mileage was 7,000. Updated 05/16/17

- Boise, ID, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. After the vehicle was placed in the park position and the emergency brake was engaged, the vehicle began to roll forward moments after the driver exited the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the garage door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the failure was unable to be determined. In addition, while driving, the vehicle failed to accelerate above 30 mph. On another occasion, while driving, the headlights became inoperable and the instrument panel flickered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 15,000.

- Enid, OK, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle acceleration began to decrease without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the converter escalator exhaust failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired three times, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000. Updated 02/14/17

- Las Vegas, NM, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. While the vehicle was at a complete stop it accelerated independently. The instrument panel warning indicators and the interior lighting illuminated independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the instrument cluster and computer failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. Updated 02/14/17

- Hartford, KY, USA

All buttons on front right side of steering wheel (cruise control, gear+/-) have completely stopped functioning. Vehicle has 44,000 miles, steering wheel wire harness was supposedly replaced a year ago under recall

- Toledo, OH, USA

Engine light came on along with the service electronic throttle control indicator. Truck would not shift out of 1st gear; 3000 rpms, will not go over 25/30 mph. This was on vehicle start; can't drive it. It is in my garage. May need to be towed to service

- Combined Locks, WI, USA