U.S. public vehicle records

2014 Ram 3500 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

202 owner complaints analyzed

15 distinct recall campaigns

35,375 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 146 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 41 of 202 complaints (20.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	43	21.3%
Braking behavior	32	15.8%
Transmission and shifting	14	6.9%
Electrical and battery issues	8	4.0%
Engine operation	3	1.5%
Fuel system concerns	1	0.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering

Power Train

Suspension

Engine

Electrical System

Fuel/Propulsion System

Unknown Or Other

Wheels

Steering: 41; Power Train: 39; Suspension: 31; Engine: 29; Electrical System: 25; Fuel/Propulsion System: 18; Unknown Or Other: 18; Wheels: 18

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 57; 25,000 to 49,999: 30; 50,000 to 74,999: 21; 75,000 to 99,999: 11; 100,000 to 149,999: 12; 150,000 and above: 15

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (57). 56 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2014: 15; 2015: 37; 2016: 40; 2017: 23; 2018: 24; 2019: 20; 2020: 12; 2021: 5; 2022: 6; 2023: 9; 2024: 5; 2025: 3; 2026: 3

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 43 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 32 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 14 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10658742 · 2014-11-17 (November 17, 2014)

DROVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 25 MILES TO WORK THE MORNING OF OCT. 9 2014 PARKED THE TRUCK IN A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE AT ABOUT 7:30 CAME OUT AT APPROX.4:45 GOT IN THE TRUCK TURNED THE KEY ON WAITED FOR THE WAIT TO START IND. NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON BUT THE SWITCH WAS OFF THEN NOTICED THE MESSAGE CENTER SAID AIR BAG MAT. REQUIRED BUT THEN WENT AWAY VERY QUICKLY THEN WENT TO PUT ON MY SEAT BELT THEN THOUGHT WHAT I SAW WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN THEN SAW A RED SEAT BELT LITE COME ON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10658742 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10743721 · 2015-07-27 (July 27, 2015)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNSTABLE AND THAT IT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PROVIDED AN ALIGNMENT MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES ONCE AND THE CONTACT ALSO ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10743721 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10605683 · 2014-06-24 (June 24, 2014)

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 342 miles reported. Look up ODI 10605683 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10678164 · 2015-01-21 (January 21, 2015)

I WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT OF A DRIVE WAY ON A COUNTRY ROAD. THE ROAD WAS OBSCURED AND HARD TO SEE AROUND THE CORNER. I STARTED TO PULL OUT SLOWLY TO SEE AROUND THE CORNER. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THAT TIME A LOADED LOG TRUCK CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND I WAS IN HIS WAY. I AUTOMATICALLY PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE TRUCK JUST SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS BEFORE IT STARTED TO MOVE. THE LOG TRUCK HAD ALL ITS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND SMOKING. I?M REALLY GLAD THE TRUCK DRIVER HAD GOOD REFLEXES. I DON?T KNOW IF MY…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10678164 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10666982 · 2014-12-17 (December 17, 2014)

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 RAM LARAMIE LONGHORN 1 TON 4X4 TRUCK WITH THE AISIN TRANSMISSION IN JULY 2013. THE TRUCK WOULD BUCK/JERK . IT WENT BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A "SOFTWARE UPDATE," THAT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER NUMEROUS UPDATES & NO FIX, THE DEALER CONSULTED W/ THE ENGINEERS AT RAM, IN WHICH IT WAS ADVISED FOR THE DEALER TO TRY & REPLACE THE TORQ CONVERTER. THE TORQ CONVERTER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HIRED A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY & CHRYSLER BOUGHT THE T…

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10666982 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10743453 · 2015-07-25 (July 25, 2015)

WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL THE ENGINE BRAKE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES GOES INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN IN NEUTRAL YOU HAVE TO INCREASE THE ENGINE RPM'S BY AT LEAST 1000 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO GO BACK INTO GEAR. TECHNICIANS TELL ME SOMETHING IS STRANGE BUT THEY ALL SAY CHRYSLER BACK EAST SOMEWHERE SAYS ALL IS NORMAL AND THAT IS ALL THEY CAN DO.

Owner-reported narrative. 35 miles reported. Look up ODI 10743453 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10704604 · 2015-04-09 (April 9, 2015)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V294000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10704604 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10779922 · 2015-10-05 (October 5, 2015)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF, THE DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V459000 (STEERING) AND 15V541000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,029 miles reported. Look up ODI 10779922 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10669705 · 2015-01-02 (January 2, 2015)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10669705 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10784692 · 2015-10-21 (October 21, 2015)

ANYTIME I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE TRUCK TO COAST A BIT, AND THEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BACK DOWN IN AN EFFORT TO SPEED UP, THERE IS A 2 TO 4 SECOND PAUSE BEFORE THE TRUCK EVEN STARTS TO ACCELERATE. THIS ISSUE CHANGES IN DELAY TIME DEPENDING ON THE CURRENT SPEED YOUR COASTING AT. THE 25 TO 45 MPH RANGE SEEMS TO CREATE THE LONGEST DELAY. IN TWO INSTANCES, TRAVELING AT AROUND 35 MPH, I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TWICE WITHIN A SECOND OF EACH OTHER (IN AN EFFORT TO TIME MY ACCELERATION WITH THE T…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10784692 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11191690 · 2019-03-26 (March 26, 2019)

TAKATA RECALL AFTER WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP THE TRUCK STILL DIDN'T PERFORM LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE FOR A 2 YEAR OLD DUALLY WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. AROUND 1 YEAR AGO, WE WERE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY WERE ABLE TO SMELL AN EXTREMELY FOUL SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE AND ENTERING THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. AFTER THIS OCCURRED IT SEEMED AS IF THE TRUCK ITSELF JUST STARTED TO FALL APART. BOTH BATTERIES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED COUNTLESS TIMES AS WEL…

Owner-reported narrative. 97,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11191690 at NHTSA ↗