2014 RAM 2500 vehicle speed control problems

What owners report

• “The contact owns a 2014 Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, he temporarily released the accelerator pedal and when he depressed it again the vehicle failed to respond. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that he veered to the side of the road. The contact stated that after he disconnected and reconnected the battery terminals, he was able to restart the vehicle and the accelerator pedal responded when depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer …”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 11/26/2021

• “THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE DOEST WORK. IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE IT STARTS TO SOMEWHAT WORK WHEN I REBOOT THE SYSTEM TO FACTORY SETTINGS. AFTER A WHILE, THE SYSTEM JUST STOPS WORKING. I GUESS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE GO THROUGH, SINCE THERE'S TONS OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO FIX IT.”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 10/21/2019

• “THE TRUCK WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED OR UP DATED AS PER RECALL NOTICES. THEN I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL. MY DEALER CHECKED THE SWITCH AND FUSE , THEY WHERE OK. THE TECH SAID THERE IS MAYBE SOMETHING BROKE IN THE CLOCK SPRING. I ONLY HAVE 29K ON THE TRUCK. I THINK THEY MAY HAVE BROKE SOMETHING IN ONE OF THE RECALL FIXES. THERE SEEMS TO BE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TROUBLE. I DON'T THINK THEY FIXING THE RECALLS PROPERLY. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THEIR GUESS WORK AND/OR SLOPPY WORK…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 08/31/2019

• “TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V541000 (STEERING). WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 35 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LONE STAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8811 INTERSTATE 35 ACCESS RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78211, (210) 828-1515) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIE…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 05/17/2019

• “ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2018 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A CAR WASH. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL CLEANING THE ATTENDANT PLACED THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, EXITED THE TRUCK, ENGAGED THE TRACK MECHANISM AND WALKED BACK TO THE NEXT TRUCK IN LINE. I WAS IN THE GLASSED IN AREA WATCHING. WITHOUT WARNING THE TRUCK WENT TO FULL THROTTLE RACING THROUGH THE CAR WASH TUNNEL AND HITTING A TOYOTA VAN WAITING TO BE MOVED TO THE NEXT CLEANING POINT. I WATCHED AS THE ATTENDANT TRIED TO RACE DOWN THE TUNNEL AFTER THE TRUCK. JUST AS TH…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 01/30/2019 · crash

• “I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A FAULT CODE ON MY TRUCK FOR "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" I TAKE IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND DEALERSHIP TO ONLY BE TOLD NO CODES ARE PRESENT, EVEN WHEN THEY SEE THE LIGHT ON THE DASH. SINCE HAVING THE CODE POP UP MY FUEL CONSUMPTION HAS INCREASED DRASTICALLY. MY AVG MPG WENT FROM 14.6MPG TO 10.2MPG, WITH THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SAME ROUTE THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THE LAST 4 YEARS. I HAVE HAD BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND AUTO PARTS STORE CLEAR THE CODES THAT ARE PRESENT, THE…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 10/14/2018

• “WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE EXCELLERATING ON ITS OWN FOR OVER TWO YEARS WHEN YOU LET OFF THE BREAK AFTER A STOPLIGHT THE TRUCK EXCEL RATE TO 1500 RPM IS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THIS CONDITION HAPPENS ANYTIME OF THE YEAR AND ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL DOES IT WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 08/21/2018

• “I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER. ALSO THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WAS GOING OFF REPEATEDLY. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND NO "CODES" IN THE COMPUTER AND COULD NOT GET THE ESC TO GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY NEGLECTED TO NOTICE MY STEERING WAS OFF CENTER. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND TO JUST TURN OFF THE ESC AND IF IT WENT OFF AGAIN TO STOP AND TURN THE TRUCK ON AND OFF AGAIN. I HAD THE WHEELS ALIGNED THINKING THIS WAS THE P…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 10/25/2017

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