2014 RAM 3500 Driver assistance Problems

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and brake assist warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ABS module had failed and needed to be replaced; however, the part was not available. The dealer informed the contact that the ABS module was under engineering review and there was no estimated availability date for availability. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

NHTSA ID

11624079

Incident

Sep 24, 2024

Mileage

63,000 mi

My service abs light comes on and off, which makes cruise control inoperable and rear park sensors inoperable. This also makes putting into 4x4 impossible unless I turn off the truck, switch to 4x4, and start it before the sensor kicks off. I’m worried about the abs mainly. I contacted my dealer and they said it’s a common issue but the part is almost $1k and backordordered for months. How is this not a recall or safety issue?

NHTSA ID

11556897

Incident

Nov 20, 2023

The acceleration severely lags from a stop. When I’m stopped and try to go the truck hesitates and it’s very dangerous. This problem has been happening on and off for years. It’s very dangerous and unpredictable.

NHTSA ID

11421114

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

SAFETY RECALL R36 / NHTSA 15V-459. MY TRUCK HAS HAD THE RECALL DONE AND STILL HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO CORRECT. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THE DEALER ACTUALLY DID THE WORK PROPERLY OR AT ALL. MY STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CONTROLS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE HORN RARELY WORKS BUT WHEN IT DOES IT USUALLY COMES ON AND STAYS BLOWING UNTIL THEY IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN INVOLVING THE CRUISE CONTROL, HORN, AND AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE ONLY ANSWER I GET FROM MY DEALER IS "THE RECALL HAS BEEN DONE, YOU'LL NEED TO PAY FOR THE WORK". I DON'T FEEL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A SHODDY REPAIR JOB INVOLVING A RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE 4 OTHER OPEN RECALLS ON MY TRUCK THAT THE DEALER "CAN'T FIT IN THEIR SCHEDULE".

NHTSA ID

11278654

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION HAS BECOME ERRATIC WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 -66 MPH.. STOPPED MAINTAINING SPEED BUT ALSO COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK A RANDOM SERIES OF BUTTON PUSHES AND BRAKING BEFORE IT FINALLY RESPONDED AND TURNED OFF. HAS SINCE WORKED CORRECTLY AT TIMES, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED AT OTHER TIMES.

NHTSA ID

11243416

Incident

Jul 18, 2019

Mileage

46,000 mi

THE TRUCK HAS THE "DEAD PEDAL" ISSUE. IF STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND YOU GO TO TAKE OFF THERE IS ABOUT A 3-5 SECOND DELAY BEFORE YOU GET POWER TO MOVE FORWARD. ALSO, IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO AGAIN THERE IS A LONG DELAY THERE AS WELL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY OR PASS A SLOW VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY THAT HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT, WHEN DOES SOMETHING ACTUALLY START TO GET FIXED?

NHTSA ID

11011777

Incident

Jul 29, 2017

Mileage

42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 62,000.

NHTSA ID

10899737

Incident

Aug 12, 2016

Mileage

62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. IN APRIL OF 2015, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND BUMPED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING APPLIED. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKE SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND THROTTLE SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE MODULE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE BEING TEST DRIVEN. IN NOVEMBER OF 2015, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STAR CONNECTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

NHTSA ID

10836622

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

7,000 mi

HAS SEVERE DEAD PEDAL. IF I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL FOR A SECOND TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THEN GIVE IT GAS AGAIN IT FALLS ON IT'S FACE AND DOESN'T MOVE OR DO ANYTHING AT ALL FOR UP TO 5 SECONDS. HAS ALMOST CAUSED 4 CRASHES.

NHTSA ID

10783601

Incident

Oct 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,600. UPDATED 6/25/15*CN

NHTSA ID

10712630

Incident

Mar 9, 2015

Mileage

4,600 mi

WAS GOING TO MERGE ON TO THE FREEWAY THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN SO I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A HOLE OPENED IN TRAFFIC AND I STARTED TO CHANGE LANES PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET UP TO THE SAME SPEED AS TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A 2 TO 3 SECOND PAUSE BEFORE THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE. IN THAT TIME I WATCHED THE TRUCK BEHIND ME GET DANGEROUSLY CLOSE AND THE HOLE I CAME OUT OF CLOSED UP I HAD NO WERE TO GO. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IS THE WAY THE TRUCK IS SUPPOSE TO WORK. I TEST DROVE A TRUCK AT ANOTHER DEALER AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHOP AND THEY WERE STILL ADAMANT THAT THE TRUCK WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. I CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN EVER I WANT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704782

Incident

Mar 25, 2015

Mileage

9,580 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "DEAD PEDAL" ISSUE SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK WHICH HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE CALLS WHEN TURNING IN TRAFFIC, LEAVING A STOP SIGN AND PASSING. THERE IS A SEVERAL SECOND DELAY BEFORE I GET ACCELERATION AND THE TRUCK GETS GOING. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE VERY NERVOUS WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10703796

Incident

May 2, 2014

Mileage

300 mi

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE "DEAD PEDAL" ISSUE. THERE IS A 3-4 SECOND DELAY FROM THE MOMENT YOU ASK THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE BEFORE THERE IS ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE. AND THEN ONCE IT DOES RESPOND, THE POWER DELIVERY IS EXTREMELY SLOW. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT RESPOND TO FULL THROTTLE. ONE TIME IS WAS SO BAD, I THOUGHT THE TRUCK STALLED, AND TURNED ON MY 4 WAY FLASHERS... *TR

NHTSA ID

10669705

Incident

Nov 26, 2014

Mileage

300 mi

AS I PICKED UP MY NEW 2014 DODGE RAM 3500 6.4 , I NOTICED A RATTLE COMING FROM IN OR UNDER THE DASH BOARD . I ALSO NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK AND TRACTION LIGHT STAYED ON . THE RATTLE ONLY OCCURS WHEN I AM STEPPING ON THE GAS AND GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS , I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE RATTLE STOPS . I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER ( DICK POE DODGE , EL PASO , TX. ) AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WITH THE RATTLE , THEY FIXED THE OTHER ISSUES . THEY HEARD THE RATTLE BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT PIN POINT IT , THEY FELT IT MIGHT BE THE THROTTLE PEDAL IT SELF , BUT DODGE WOULD NOT LET THEM SWAP IT OUT UNLESS THEY WERE 100% SURE THAT WAS THE ISSUE . SO HERE I AM STILL DRIVING WITH THE RATTLE . I DID OFFER TO PAY FOR THE PART AND MY ADVISER SAID HE WOULD NOT ALLOW THAT ONLY CAUSE HE WAS NOT 100% SURE IT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE . UNDERSTAND THE SERVICE DEPT DID ALL THEY COULD TO HELP ME , IT WAS DODGE THAT TIED THEIR HANDS . *TR

NHTSA ID

10653567

Incident

Oct 17, 2014

Mileage

250 mi

THERE IS MAJOR LAG BETWEEN THE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS APPLIED TO WHEN THE ENGINE RESPONDS. MANY ARE CALLING IT "DEAD PEDAL" BECAUSE THE ENGINE JUST DOESN'T RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT WHEN PRESSED QUICKLY. IF THE THROTTLE IS PRESSED SLOWLY, THE ENGINE RESPONDS AS ONE WOULD EXPECT, BUT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, WHERE ONE HAS TO STOMP ON THE PEDDLE, THERE'S NO RESPONSE. FOR ME, I CAN SOMETIMES DO A 3 COUNT. THE ISSUE HAPPENS FROM A DEAD STOP OR WHEN YOU ARE CRUISING. WHEN CRUISING, IT'S EASY TO REPLICATE BECAUSE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IT GIVE IT A LITTLE FUEL, AS IF YOU'RE GOING UP A SMALL HILL, LET OFF, THEN STOMP ON IT... WHEN THIS IS DONE, THE ENGINE ACTS AS IF YOUR FOOT IS STILL OFF THE PEDDLE FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE ETERNITY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND EACH TIME, I'M TOLD THIS IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE, SO THERE IS NO FIX ... BUT A FLASH MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN FUTURE TO RESOLVE THIS. THE PROBLEM IS, NO ONE CAN CONFIRM RAM IS WORKING ON A FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610867

Incident

Oct 23, 2013

Mileage

500 mi

DANGEROUS POUR LAG WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. A SOLID TWO SECOND DELAY WHEN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO ENTER AN ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE TO PREDICT WHEN YOUR POWER WILL BE AVAILABLE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608419

Incident

Oct 10, 2013

Mileage

10 mi

WHILE LEAVING THE LOT I GO TO ACCELRATE AND THE TRUCK SLOWLY INCREASES SPEED AND THEN STARTS TO MOVE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THIS IS CHRYSLERS TORQUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A WRECK TWICE. I KNOW OF ONE FRIEND WHO HAS GOTTEN INTO A WRECK. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS ON DODGE AND CUMMINS FORUMS COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HERE IS A LINK TO SOME THREADS. HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/2013-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/1193537-QUICK-RANT.HTML HTTP://WWW.CUMMINSFORUM.COM/FORUM/2013-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/1179305-DEAD-PEDAL.HTML PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606787

Incident

Jun 29, 2014

Mileage

150 mi

TRAVELING IN RIGHT LANE OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT FROM THE RIGHT INTO MY LANE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I LET OFF THROTTLE AND APPLIED BRAKES. NOTICED AN OPENING IN TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE. TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNAL, STARTED TO SHIFT LANES AND APPLIED THROTTLE. TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR WHAT FELT LIKE 2-3 SECONDS. BY THAT TIME THE CAR BEHIND ME IN THE LEFT LANE WAS RIGHT ON MY BUMPER. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. I HAD NOTICED A 1-2 SECOND THROTTLE DELAY A COUPLE TIMES WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH TRAFFIC EARLIER IN THE DAY AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605683

Incident

Jun 23, 2014

Mileage

342 mi