KnownCarProblems2014 Ram 1500 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 1,775 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Ram 1500, most often about the steering (28% of complaints, typically around 83,000 miles). It is the most complained-about 1500 model year since 2000 and has 16 recalls.
Most common 2014 Ram 1500 problems
Steering
506 complaints · 28%Half of these problems showed up before 83,000 miles. Parts named most often: rack and pinion, linkages, electric power assist system, hydraulic power assist.
Power steering failure - in motion - on a city street - while turning. Vehicle is out of initial warranty (still under 100k mile) - but a major component such as power steering should not be failing at 83,828 odometer miles. The entire gear rack has to be replaced and the total bill was $2735.85. Customer service has…
Electric power steering failure when cold. Once vehicle warms up it will work. Afraid the steering will fail while driving. Known problem by dodge and chrysler. 2015 rams have been recalled for same issue I understand. Can't understand why 2014 is not included. Thanks for your assistance with this serious safety issue.
Engine
347 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 76,000 miles. Parts named most often: exhaust system, engine.
Catastrophic exhaust gas record valve (EGR) and EGR cooler failures which resulted in plastic intake manifold failure. Egr cooler severely plugged with soot/carbon well below mileage period of federal emissions warranty. No specified service requirements for this EGR system. Damage resulted in substantial loss of…
2014 Ram eco diesel, fails to properly accelerate, sometime acting as if it is stuck in high gear. Total lack of throttle response. Problem is random and began after p0401, p1296 & 1297 cel codes were set. Creates substantial risk when crossing intersections.
Fuel system
276 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 73,500 miles. Parts named most often: storage, delivery, fuel injection system.
Truck made a loud pinging noise, while driving on a county road, truck appeared to catch fire, cab filled up with black smoke with soot with a burning smell which caused the truck to shut down. Threw a code of low pressure fuel and engine light on. Had towed to nearest dealership, which could not pull up codes thrown.…
My 2014 Ram 1500 had to have its DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) tank replaced. I was told since it is an emissions component it is not under warranty. It cost over $2000 to replace this tank only because the sending unit was inoperable. The sending unit is integral to the tank so you could not replace the sending unit.…
Electrical
246 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 49,500 miles. Parts named most often: instrument panel, instrument cluster/panel, software, ignition.
While no accident has occurred, in my opinion this is a significant safety issue. The uconnect system either becomes disconnected or has a poor reception while driving. It is very inconsistent in the way it performs. It creates a safety problem because when this occurs you naturally attempt to either reconnect or…
After driving my truck all day .. I came home and after 3 hours I wanted to go to the gym but my truck would not turn over.. I had to get a jump start but it never charged and wouldn't start once again...
Transmission
192 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 44,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, driveline.
The contact owns a 2014 dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 35 MPH and the accelerator pedal released, the vehicle decreased to 20 MPH and suddenly stopped. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The approximate failure…
The contact owns a 2014 dodge Ram 1500. While the engine was on and the vehicle was in the park position, it rolled backwards and crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle experienced the failure listed in NHTSA campaign number: 14v161000 (power train); however, the VIN was…
Brakes
182 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 87,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, antilock.
This has happened on a multitude of occasions. While driving the vehicle, the check engine light, the traction control light will both come on. At the same time as the lights the messages show up and say to service shifter knob, then right after that the service trailer brake system message shows up and will be the…
The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS system and air suspension computer warning light illuminated and failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with ABS computer module failure and air…
Other or unspecified
130 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 47,000 miles.
Roll away after parking in driveway. I parked on my slight inclined driveway, placed the truck in park, exited the truck and walked to the front while my wife was exiting the passenger side and the truck began rolling backwards knocking my wife to the ground. I had to run down the driveway, jump in the truck and stop…
I had my truck at the dealer for a recall, I noticed my seatbelt wasn't locking when I pulled on the shoulder strap. I asked them to look into this when my vehicle was there. They did, said the seatbelt was defective, but chrysler was not going to cover this. After further review none of my seatbelt shoulder straps…
Air bags
125 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 45,500 miles. Parts named most often: frontal, srs malfunction warning lamp/light, sensor.
The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. After the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light illuminated continuously. In addition, the seat belt warning indicator illuminated and indicated that the seat belt was not connected. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was not…
The contact owned a 2014 dodge Ram 1500. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,600.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2014 Ram 1500 recalls
Engine: engine and engine cooling
Risk: An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the powertrain control module software to maintain vehicle propulsion, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed august 3, 2023. Some owner notification letters were mailed october 31, 2023. The remaining owner notification letters will be mailed at a future date, anticipated july 2024. Owners may contact fca US, llc customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Fca US, llc's number for this recall is 66a. This recall is an expansion of recall 20v-475.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US, llc) is recalling certain 2014-2019 ram 1500 and 2014-2020 jeep grand cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0l diesel engines. The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel may delaminate, causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and cam shaft timing, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: Fuel starvation may result in an unexpected loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the hpfp, and inspect and replace, if necessary, additional fuel system components, free of charge. Interim notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed july 21, 2022. Owner notification letters for were mailed for jeep grand cherokee owners starting january 11, 2024. Owner notification letters for ram 1500 owners were mailed march 7, 2024. Owners may contact fca US, llc customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Fca US, lls's number for this recall is z46.
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Chrysler (fca US, llc) is recalling certain 2014-2020 jeep grand cherokee, and 2014-2019 ram 1500 vehicles equipped with 3.0l diesel engines. A high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) failure may introduce internal debris into the fuel system, potentially resulting in fuel starvation.
Engine: diesel
Risk: An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Fca US will notify owners, and dealers will update the powertrain control module software to maintain vehicle propulsion by reading the camshaft position signal in the event that the crankshaft position signal is lost, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on may 13, 2021. Owners may contact fca US customer service at 1-800-853-2002. Fca US's number for this recall is w58.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2014-2018 ram 1500 and 2014-2016 jeep grand cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0l diesel engines. The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel may delaminate causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and cam shaft timing, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
Engine: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
Risk: Combustion in the intake manifold can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EGR cooler, free of charge. Dealers will also inspect and, as necessary, replace the intake manifold. The recall began april 16, 2020. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is vb1.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2014-2019 ram 1500 and 1500 classic pickup trucks equipped with 3.0l eco diesel engines. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler may crack and allow pre-heated vaporized coolant to enter the EGR system. This mixture may combust inside the intake manifold.
Doors and locks: latch
Risk: If the tailgate opens while the vehicle is being driven, cargo may fall out the vehicle and create a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will repair the tailgate latch, free of charge. The recall began may 23, 2019. Chrysler is expected to notify owners of the expanded population on october 18, 2019. Owners may contact fca US customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Fca US's number for this recall is v44. Note: 2015-2017 my ram 1500 pickup trucks with truck beds other than 8 foot, are currently covered under NHTSA recall 18v-486 for this issue.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2015-2017 ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks equipped with an 8 foot bed and a power locking tailgate. Chrysler is also recalling all 2013-2014 and 2018 ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks built before april 1, 2018 with a 6 or 8 foot bed and a power locking tailgate. On august 29, 2019 chrysler expanded the recall to include an additional 693,128 model year 2013-2014 ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks. The tailgate actuator limiter tab may fracture and cause the tailgate to unlatch and open while driving.
Electrical: software
Risk: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began june 4, 2018. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2014-2018 dodge journey, charger and durango, ram 2500, 3500, 3500 cab chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 cab chassis and 5500 cab chassis, jeep cherokee and grand cherokee and chrysler 300, 2014-2019 ram 1500, 2015-2018 dodge challenger, 2015-2017 chrysler 200, 2016-2018 ram 3500 cab chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 chrysler pacifica and 2018 jeep wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.
Transmission: column shift
Risk: Being able to shift the transmission without pushing the brake pedal and/or without a key in the ignition can increase the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, inspect the btsi, and, as necessary, replace it, free of charge. The recall began february 26, 2018. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is t79.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2016-2017 ram 3500 cab chassis with a gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) of less than 10,000 lbs, 2011-2017 ram 3500, 4500 and 5500 cab chassis vehicles, 2009-2017 ram 1500 and 2010-2017 ram 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks, all equipped with a column shifter. Pushing the brake pedal for prolonged periods when the vehicle is running and in park may cause the brake transmission shift interlock (btsi) pin to stick in the open position. With the pin in the open position, the transmission can be shifted out of park into any gear without pushing the brake pedal or having the key in the ignition.
Air bags: curtain
Risk: If the rollover side curtain air bags and seat belt pretensioners are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a crash that necessitates activation of these safety systems.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the orc software, free of charge. The recall began june 26, 2017. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is t25.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 ram 1500, ram 2500, and 2014-2016 ram 3500 vehicles. Certain driving conditions, such as driving off-road or debris striking the vehicle may cause the roll rate sensor to trigger a fault within the occupant restraint controller (orc). If this fault occurs, the rollover side curtain air bag and the seat belt pretensioner will be disabled from deploying.
Air bags: side/window
Risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, if a sabic does not inflate as intended, there is an increased risk of injury to the rear seat occupant.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will inspect the right and left side air bag inflatable curtains (sabic) for proper orientation and a foil patch will be installed on both sides of the headliner. One or both of the air bag inflatable curtains (sabic) will be replaced if necessary. The recall began on october 7, 2015. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is r47.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 ram 1500 quad cab trucks manufactured august 26, 2013, to august 8, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with side air bag inflatable curtains (sabic) that may not fully overlap the c-pillars in the event of a vehicle crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 226, "ejection mitigation."
Electrical: cables
Risk: If the harness shorts, the vehicle may stall and there is an increased risk of a fire.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to confirm that the battery harness is correctly routed and secured. Any harness that shows evidence of wear will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on october 8, 2015. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is r43.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 ram 1500 diesel 4x2 trucks manufactured august 8, 2013, to july 2, 2015. The affected vehicles have a battery harness that may rub against the frame bracket for the right engine mount resulting in an electrical short.
Equipment: radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Risk: Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a usb drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge. Optionally, owners may download the update to their own usb drive from http://www.driveuconnect.com/software-update/ or take their vehicle to a chrysler dealer for immediate installation. In an effort to mitigate the effects of this security vulnerability, chrysler has had the wireless service provider close the open cellular connection to the vehicle that provided unauthorized access to the vehicle network. This measure may not have been implemented on a
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 chrysler 200, chrysler 300, dodge charger, and dodge challenger, 2014-2015 jeep grand cherokee, cherokee, and dodge durango, and 2013-2015 dodge viper vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that have software vulnerabilities that can allow third-party access to certain networked vehicle control systems.
Air bags: frontal
Risk: This abrasion may result in an electrical short that could cause driver's frontal air bag to unexpectedly deploy. Inadvertent deployment of the air bag may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, repair as necessary, and secure the steering wheel wiring harness. Additionally, protective caps will be added to the air bag retainer spring ends. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on september 18, 2015. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is r36.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 trucks manufactured january 18, 2011, to october 7, 2014, and equipped with the electronic vehicle information center option. The affected vehicles have a steering wheel wiring harness that may rub against the driver air bag module retainer spring.
Seat belts
Risk: Air bags that unexpectedly deploy increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the occupant restraint control module calibration, free of charge. The recall began on september 8, 2015. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is r23.
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Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured june 20, 2012, to january 26, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the side impact sensor calibrations may be overly sensitive, and as a result, the side air bag inflatable curtains and seat air bags may unexpectedly deploy and the seat belt pre-tensioners may activate.
Suspension: shock absorber
Risk: Damage to the tire or reduced braking increases the risk of a vehicle crash.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear shocks and replace any affected ones, free of charge. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is p37.
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Chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 jeep cherokee and ram 1500 and 2015 chrysler 200 vehicles. Due to an insufficient weld, the rear shocks may detach from the vehicle at one end and possibly damage other chassis components, the tire or result in reduced braking.
Transmission: automatic transmission
Risk: If the park pawl does not properly engage, the vehicle may rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the transmission, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on may 21, 2014. Owners may contract chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is p13.
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Chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 ram 1500 4x4 vehicles manufactured january 24, 2014, through february 5, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the transmission case may have been improperly machined which can result in the park pawl not properly engaging when the transmission is in the 'park' position.
Electrical: instrument cluster/panel
Risk: Inoperative warning lights may not properly warn the driver of vehicle problems, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. The recall began on november 25, 2013. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is n59.
Full defect summary
Chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured july 1, 2013, through august 22, 2013. Randomly, the warning lights in the instrument cluster may fail to illuminate as designed.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Post recall remedy brake transmission shift interlock (btsi) failure
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) has received 14 vehicle owner questionnaire (voq) reports and 6 ewr death & injury (d&I) reports describing post recall remedy failures of the brake transmission shift interlock (btsi) system in certain model year (my) 2013-2018 ram pickup trucks.the subject vehicle models include 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 trucks equipped with a column mounted shift lever.the failures of the btsi described in the voqs occurred on vehicles that had all previously been repaired under recall 17v-821 or 18v-100.both recalls address a potential condition which can cause the btsi locking pin to become stuck allowing the transmission to be shifted out of park without
Intermittent/comp loss of power steering
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) has received 380 reports from consumers alleging an intermittent or complete loss of power steering assistance in certain 2013-2016 ram 1500.the failure allegations occur at various speeds with limited detectability to the driver.on march 23, 2016 fiat chrysler automotive (fca) conducted recall campaign 16v-167 to address a possible contamination of the electrical power steering unit in certain model year 2015-2016 ram 1500. The recall involved 440 vehicles and potentially resulted in loss of power steering assist.consumer complaints indicate a similar failure may be occurring in vehicles that are out of scope of the recall.a recall query has been op
High pressure fuel pump failure
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe21-021 on october 14, 2021, to investigate incidents alleging a stall/loss of motive power as a result of high-pressure fuel pump failures in certain model year (my) 2019-2020 ram 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 heavy duty trucks equipped with 6.7l cummins turbodiesel engines. During the investigation, odi sought to determine if the related defect allegation was limited in scope to the recalled population. After review of information request response materials from both fca and bmw, NHTSA determined that sufficient information to identify a comprehensive recall population could not be produced by fca and bmw.during the investigation fca filed rec
Vehicle rollaway
Summary
Basis â on december 16, 2016, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened preliminary evaluation pe16-014 to investigate 43 vehicle rollaway incidents with operators alleging they had shifted to park and then exited the vehicle prior to the rollway incidents.â these complaints involved multiple fiat chrysler automobiles (fca) model and model year vehicles that share a common electronic rotary shifter design. â of the 43 consumer complaints, 25 complaints alleged crashes, and eight complaints alleged at least one injury. Subject vehicles â when NHTSA opened the investigation, the subject vehicles were model year (my) 2013-2016 ram 1500 vehicles and my 2014-2016 dodge durango vehicles
Software security vulnerability
Summary
On july 23, 2015, fiat chrysler automobiles (fca) launched safety recall 15v-461 to remedy security vulnerabilities in approximately 1.4 million model year (my) 2013 through 2015 vehicles equipped with uconnect head units (hu) 8.4a (ra3 radio) and 8.4an (ra4 radio) manufactured by harman international.on july 24, 2015, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened recall query, rq 15-004, to investigate hu security vulnerabilities and remedy effectiveness in the recalled population and to determine whether similar units have been supplied for use in other fca vehicles.in an august 11, 2015 letter, fca submitted a second part 573 safety recall report expanding the scope of the uconnect ra4
Questions about the 2014 Ram 1500
- What are the most common problems with the 2014 Ram 1500?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: steering (506 complaints, typically around 83,000 miles); engine (347 complaints, typically around 76,000 miles); fuel system (276 complaints, typically around 73,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2014 Ram 1500 have?
- 16 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from June 8, 2023 (engine). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2014 a bad year for the Ram 1500?
- It is the most complained-about 1500 model year since 2000, with 1,775 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.