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2014 Ram 2500 Problems

Compared with other Ram 2500 years

Typical for this model

57/100 1.2× a typical year · 50 = typical

Nearby years with fewer complaints than typical and no open NHTSA investigation: 2013, 2015

Based only on NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations. Not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold, and not a reliability rating. How this is calculated

Complaints
344filed with NHTSA
Median mileage
30,000miles, 237 complaints with mileage
Recalls
14campaigns on record
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA crash rating
4 / 5stars overall, 2 rated versions
EPA fuel economy
—not in EPA data

Sources: NHTSA records for the 2014 Ram 2500 (complaints, recalls, investigations), NHTSA crash tests. Report an error

What owners report

Owners of the 2014 RAM 2500 most often report problems with the front steering and suspension linkage, and with the automatic transmission, with complaints split between low-mileage trucks and higher-mileage use. Many describe front-end wobble or vibration over bumps, off-center steering after recall work, and transmission shifts into neutral or complete loss of drive. A separate group of low-mileage complaints concerns the diesel engine, including fuel and exhaust leaks and delayed accelerator response.

  1. Steering

    Front-end wobble and loose steering linkage

    • 82 complaints (24%)
    • median 35,500 mi at 2.8 yrs old (34 state mileage)
    • 2 mention a crash, fire or injury
    • filed 2014–2026

    Complaints describe the steering wheel kicking or veering on its own and a violent front-end shake after hitting a bump or pothole, sometimes called a wobble. Some owners link it to the front track bar brackets and drag link hardware, and report that dealers either could not duplicate the problem or replaced front-end parts. Others describe the steering wheel no longer sitting straight after recall repairs. Spread across the sample from very low mileage up to about 175,000 miles, often while driving at highway speed or over rough pavement.

    Recall 15V541000Recall 19V0210001 related service bulletin

    What to check: Ask whether the front track bar bracket and drag link recalls were completed, and have a shop check the drag link, track bar and front-end play before purchase.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “While driving my vehicle down the highway I had a bump/pot hole and started getting what is described as death wobble in the front end. I have had the recall done on some steering components. Not sure what they were. This is happened to me at least three times in the last month. I took it to a repair shop they looked at the front end/steering components and says they cannot find anything wrong.”

    NHTSA complaint #11376466, filed 2020-11, 66,000 miles

    “I've had the drag link recall done on my truck at the dealership and I didn't have any idea what they did to fix it till I started seeing posts online about welding the adjusting link on it. Well my truck is dragging to the right and needs an alignment, and I know if I take it somewhere, they'll have to cut that weld to properly do the alignment, and I don't want to do that. I would like to see the entire drag link replaced so nothing has to be welded together and keep me from getting it aligned.”

    NHTSA complaint #11299498, filed 2020-01, 93,000 miles
  2. Transmission and drivetrain

    Transmission slips to neutral or loses drive

    • 24 complaints (7%)
    • median 57,000 mi at 6.1 yrs old (21 state mileage)
    • filed 2015–2025

    Owners describe the transmission dropping out of gear into neutral, revving with no movement, harsh or delayed shifts, or complete loss of drive, sometimes with the check engine light on. Several point to internal valve body and accumulator parts; dealers reportedly found no codes in some cases, while others replaced or rebuilt the transmission. Reported from around 50,000 miles up to about 180,000 miles, often at moderate speed in traffic.

    Recall 17V8210003 related service bulletins

    What to check: Take a test drive at highway speed and check for harsh or delayed shifts, and ask for transmission service records or any prior valve body work.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “Transmission 68rfe loses power due to the accumulator retention plates screws becoming loose, falling into the oil pan which results in the accumulator retention plate to deform and the pistons to dislodge resulting in immediate power loss. This occurred while driving in traffic at 50 MPH requiring me to take evasive action to avoid collisions with other commuters.”

    NHTSA complaint #11373988, filed 2020-11, 103,995 miles

    “Vehicle has 57k miles and transmission achieved complete failure. Traveling at about 35mph, going straight in city traffic and mil light came on, initial code read showed 3 faults in transmission. Specific diagnosis was grim and final diagnosis by transmission clinic validated total transmission failure. This vehicle was purchased new on july 14 2014 and has been meticulously maintained per owners manual during warranty period. …”

    NHTSA complaint #11348377, filed 2020-08, 57,000 miles
  3. Vehicle speed control

    Delayed accelerator response (dead pedal)

    • 39 complaints (11%)
    • median 6,000 mi at 1.1 yrs old (36 state mileage)
    • 1 mention a crash, fire or injury
    • filed 2014–2021

    Complaints describe a several-second delay before the truck responds when the accelerator is pressed, especially after coasting or when trying to pull into traffic. Some owners also report the exhaust brake engaging or acceleration continuing without input; dealers have replaced sensors or found no stored codes. Mostly reported at low mileage, from delivery up to around 20,000 miles, during towing and stop-and-go driving.

    What to check: Ask whether the accelerator pedal sensor or engine calibration has been updated, and test the pedal response from a rolling stop during the drive.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “While towing a travel trailer, accelerator was applied to allow me to pass some slow semi's. There was no response from the accelerator as I held it down for about 10 seconds. Exhaust brake engaged!! It wasnt even on!! However, I had the cruise control on but not engaged. I quickly engaged the resume feature and used the accelerate function of the cruise control to speed up to avoid an accident. This has happened on multiple occasions but this by far the scariest. …”

    NHTSA complaint #10690501, filed 2015-02, 13,000 miles

    “While accelerating from a stop or driving at slower speeds, releasing and then re applying the accelerator, there is a few second delay before the engine will respond. Its not usually a big deal but if there comes a time when quick thinking and a heavy foot can get you out of a bind, it wont happen. The dead pedal delay is ugly and has potential to cause problems for drivers.”

    NHTSA complaint #10745121, filed 2015-07, 2,352 miles
  4. Fuel system

    Diesel fuel and exhaust leaks

    • 23 complaints (7%)
    • median 9,325 mi at 2.1 yrs old (22 state mileage)
    • 2 mention a crash, fire or injury
    • filed 2014–2024

    Owners report a fuel smell in the cab, diesel leaking under the truck from the fuel filter or injector lines, and exhaust fumes entering the cabin. Some describe repeated dealer visits with parts replaced, and others were told their vehicle was outside the related recall population. Reported from nearly new up to about 165,000 miles, often noticed after starting or while driving.

    Recall 14V635000

    What to check: Check for fuel or exhaust odor around the engine bay, fuel filter and underbody, and ask whether the diesel fuel heater recall was performed on this vehicle.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “Takata recall. I bought this truck from dealer , in 3miles I smelt exhaust smoke leak to inside of my car, later in about week I smelt again , then later again so I went to dealer to visit about it. They are checked and said no problems. Later on I had the same smell in my cab once in a wile so I had to open windows , I took it to sioux falls dealership they replace turbo at 9455ml saying that this was a problem. Later on 4-27-15 I had a same problem, took it to dealer again they said no leaks found ,7-16-15 they coudnt fix it again. …”

    NHTSA complaint #10837302, filed 2016-02, 300 miles

    “Started smelling fuel in the cab followed by fuel leaking while driving. Vehicle is smoking from the amount of fuel that is leaking. The entire under carriage is covered in fuel. This is due to a faulty injector line and # 6 injector tube. This could potentially cause a fire and death.”

    NHTSA complaint #11375257, filed 2020-11, 46,000 miles
  5. Electrical system

    Instrument cluster and radio faults

    • 17 complaints (5%)
    • median 45,000 mi at 5.5 yrs old (15 state mileage)
    • filed 2015–2026

    Complaints describe the instrument panel going blank or failing to show warning information, warning lights that do not come on, and radios that fail or a radio/console area that overheats. Some owners connect the cluster behavior to a recall they believe should cover their truck, while dealers said the vehicle was outside the recall build dates. Seen from a few thousand miles up to about 190,000 miles, at varied ages.

    Recall 13V4860002 related service bulletins

    What to check: Before buying, start the truck and confirm all warning lights and gauges work, test the radio, and ask whether any cluster or radio repairs have been done.

    2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

    “I have replaced my stock radio 3 times. Each replace was the same Ram stock radio. I have 191,000 miles on my 2014 truck. 1st radio replacement was 2/6/2017, 2nd 5/11/2018 and now it died again 3/1/2020. I have will be buying the next one this week if they have one in stock. All I am looking is for Ram to buy me another stock radio..”

    NHTSA complaint #11315969, filed 2020-03, 80,000 miles

    “My digital cluster is out. Can't see info if something is wrong with truck. It's like the same issue with recall 13v486000 but chrysler says it doesn't cover my truck. It has left me stranded on the side of the road because I couldn't tell what was wrong with truck when it was dinging.”

    NHTSA complaint #11413374, filed 2021-04, 115,000 miles

Buying note. Inspect the front steering and suspension linkage closely and confirm the open steering recalls were completed, then check transmission behavior on a highway test drive. On diesel trucks, look and smell for fuel or exhaust leaks and verify cluster and radio electronics work.

Summary written with AI from a sample of 60 NHTSA complaints for this model year (picked at random, with complaints that state a mileage and recent ones taken first), then checked automatically against the source records. Where a problem shows a complaint count, every complaint for this model year was matched with fixed keyword rules (written with AI and tested against the sample), and the mileage, age and repair figures are calculated from those complaints; owners' figures are as stated, not verified. Other counts refer to the sample. The excerpts come from NHTSA's public complaint records and are unverified; capitalisation is normalised, NHTSA staff notes are removed, and shortened text ends with “…”. Something wrong? Request a correction.

NHTSA recorded 344 consumer complaints for the 2014 Ram 2500. 237 of the complaints include a mileage, and 65% of those were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles; the median is 30,000 miles. Of all complaints, 13 involved a crash, 4 a fire, 4 an injury, according to the filers. NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns and 516 technical service bulletins for this model year. Compared with the other 10 Ram 2500 model years that have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to compare, this one scores 57 out of 100, where 50 is a typical year for the model (typical for this model). The comparison allows for the era and for how long each year has had to collect complaints, but not for how many vehicles were sold.

Which parts are reported most

Complaints can name more than one part, so the counts add up to more than the total. Select a part to see its complaints, recalls and bulletins.

Also reported: Body and structure (16), Tires (13), Wheels (11), Seat belts (7), Exterior lighting (5), Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) (3), Electronic stability control (2), Engine cooling (2), Equipment (2), Forward collision avoidance (1), Latches, locks and linkages (1).

Example complaints

Steering: “While driving at 60 MPH, the truck began shaking violently and it was extremely difficult to steer. Once I reduced my speed down to about 30 MPH the truck came under control again. This has now occurred on three separate occasions. I had it into a dealership the first time and they found nothing. Going in to a different dealership tomorrow as there is something wrong. This is a definite safety issue.”

NHTSA complaint #10881897, filed 2016-06, 45,000 miles

Engine: “Started up my truck to go to town, engine came on about 5 min in the drive so I took it straight to o'reillys where they did the scan and the computer said misfire in cylinder 3. So we changed the spark plugs and took it back to reset the light, started it back up and light came on again with same explanation. …”

NHTSA complaint #11297893, filed 2020-01, 6 miles

Transmission and drivetrain: “I was driving and stop and a stop light. Then I started to go and had heard and felt an impact feeling with engine reving and not going anywhere. All I heard was whining. Also there was no movement in any gears. I go push car from any gear.!took to a shop and they said could be a factory defect. The spindales on transfer case and transmission output shaft wore down with rust and water. So far cost is 1900 of repairs. Need to be fixed asap”

NHTSA complaint #11354333, filed 2020-09, 68,000 miles

Electrical system: “Stop lamps, head lamps, exterior lighting, door locks. Repeatedly going out. Door locks and window no longer working. Recall p32 and n59 address these issues, however chrysler states our manufacturing month is not within their recall dates. This has happened repeatedly since purchasing vehicle. We took it to a repair shop and they pulled up these recalls with our VIN from shopkeypro. All dates and mileage are approximate since this has happened repeatedly.”

NHTSA complaint #11326457, filed 2020-05, 5,000 miles

Mileage when problems were reported

65% of the 237 complaints with a mileage were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles; the middle half falls between 5,000 and 66,000 miles.

32%0–1015%10–2519%25–5016%50–758%75–1007%100–1503%150+
Share of complaints by mileage when the problem was reported, in thousands of miles (237 complaints with mileage). Red bars: under 50,000 miles. Bucket widths differ. Median: 30,000 miles.

Complaints by year filed

Trend: falling. Complaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

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Complaints by year the complaint was filed with NHTSA. Red bars: the last 3 full calendar years used for the trend. The current year (2026) is partial.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2014 Ram 2500. Frontal results are shown driver / passenger; rollover shows the star rating and NHTSA's estimated risk of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

VersionOverallFrontalSideSide poleRollover
2500 · crew cab 2WD★★★★☆4 / 4554 · 15.5% risk
2500 · crew cab 4WD★★★★☆4 / 4553 · 23.7% risk
2500 · extended cab 2WDnot rated———4 · 15.5% risk
2500 · regular cab 2WDnot rated———4 · 15.5% risk
2500 · regular cab 4WDnot rated———3 · 23.7% risk
2500 · extended cab 4WDnot rated———3 · 23.7% risk

Neighbouring years: 2015: same overall rating. A redesign between years can change both the car and the test.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), nhtsa.gov/ratings.

Recalls and investigations

See all 14 recalls for the 2014 Ram 2500 → · Check a VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls

NHTSA investigations

Technical service bulletins

TSBs are manufacturer notes to dealers about known repair procedures. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault. 516 on record; the latest 10 are shown.

See all 516 bulletins →

Other model years of the Ram 2500

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsCrash ★MPGScore (50 = typical)Trend
2026298688——Too new to compareToo new
2025662,4006——Too new to compareToo new
20245912,0005——Too new to compareToo new
20234923,50084—6 · FewerToo new
202218118,000124—59 · TypicalRising
202110834,00084—33 · FewerRising
202016210,500104—56 · TypicalFalling
20191938,72512——45 · TypicalFalling
20182,60752,00094—77 · MoreRising
201769846,500114—50 · TypicalRising
201625924,000124—51 · TypicalStable
201521535,000134—32 · FewerFalling
201434430,000144—57 · TypicalFalling
201317839,70014——17 · FewerFalling
20095161,0001———Not enough data

All Ram 2500 model years · Best and worst years by complaints

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems with the 2014 Ram 2500?

Owners of the 2014 RAM 2500 most often report problems with the front steering and suspension linkage, and with the automatic transmission, with complaints split between low-mileage trucks and higher-mileage use. The issues reported most often: Front-end wobble and loose steering linkage; Transmission slips to neutral or loses drive; Delayed accelerator response (dead pedal).

How many NHTSA complaints does the 2014 Ram 2500 have?

NHTSA recorded 344 consumer complaints for the 2014 Ram 2500 as of Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

What part of the 2014 Ram 2500 is reported most often?

Steering is named most often, in 87 complaints (25% of the total), followed by engine with 62.

Has the 2014 Ram 2500 been recalled?

NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for this model year. To check a specific vehicle, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

How did the 2014 Ram 2500 do in NHTSA crash tests?

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings give the 2014 Ram 2500 4 out of 5 stars overall, across 2 rated versions (body style and drive). Ratings from different model years are only comparable when the vehicle was not redesigned in between.

At what mileage are problems with the 2014 Ram 2500 reported?

Among the 237 complaints that include a mileage, the median is 30,000 miles and the middle half falls between 5,000 and 66,000 miles; 65% were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles.

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Crash ratings are from NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program.

Complaint counts come from NHTSA’s public complaint database; we count each complaint once. The source records for this vehicle are on nhtsa.gov. Scores and trends are our own summaries of that data, described in the methodology. This page is not legal, safety or repair advice: for a specific vehicle, check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls and ask a qualified mechanic. See an error? Tell us.