What 1,732 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab

I turned the vehicle to park in a diagonal spot, and it would not stop. I had taken my foot off the gas just prior to starting the turn and then tapped the gas in the turn. After I tapped it an physically brough my foot back to the seat and then placed it on the brake, it accelerated. It drove over a curb, through a metal barrier and into a glass door and stopped at the side mirrors while my foot was firmly pressing the brake down. The cops on scene said the video looked like I was accelerating, but like I said I was firmly pushing down on the brake. Only the left rear brake light worked and is hard to see because the plastic cover is damaged. Prior to the accident the vehicle did not have the ABS light blinking, but it was blinking when I retrieved my personal items out of the vehicle 2 days later. There was a woman bending over/ in the corner by counter in the store and had the vehicle not stopped when it did, she would have been hit; when she stood up mere inches from the trunk, this put me, the driver into shock.

NHTSA ODI 11738569

The contact owned a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the ABS engaged unintendedly, and the front driver's side wheel locked up. The brake light was illuminated. The vehicle then spun into another lane, with the front end of the vehicle facing incoming traffic. Another vehicle then crashed into the front passenger's side end of the vehicle. The contact was knocked unconscious. The air bags deployed. The contact was transported to the hospital by emergency unit. The contact was informed that he had sustained a fractured vertebrae on the neck, a torn right shoulder, a fractured rib, dislocation of the rib cage on the right side, severe pain from the neck to the back, and bruises. The other driver sustained injuries, was assisted out of the vehicle by emergency units, and transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, where it was totaled. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 275,000.

NHTSA ODI 11548642

Was changing drivers thought I had put the vehicle in park passenger got out I got out and the truck began to run backwards it knocked us both down and hit a telephone pole with the passenger side door passenger was able to run and catch vehicle in time before it ran backwards into traffic

NHTSA ODI 11533844

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE REAR BUMPER STRUCK A CONCRETE WALL IN THE PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ABRA BODY SHOP IN FOREST LAKE, MN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 10/24/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND BRUISING. *JS

NHTSA ODI 11010995

TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) FAILURE. DEALERSHIP FAILS TO HONOR VEHICLE WARRANTY AND IS NOT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART UNDER FULL BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS 1 PART CAUSES MANY ISSUES TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND MAJOR ROAD SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE TRIED MANY ATTEMPTS WITH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY TO HAVE THIS WARRANTY PART REPAIRED AND THEY FAIL TO HONOR SUCH REPAIRS. I SEE ONLINE THAT THIS EXACT PART HAS MANY KNOWN ISSUES AND PROBLEMS FOR MANY SIMILAR PEOPLE. THIS 1 PART AFFECTS ALL PROBLEMS ABOVE BECAUSE ALL THESE PARTS ARE ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED.

NHTSA ODI 10992736

BREAKS WENT OUT ON THE FREEWAY.

NHTSA ODI 10918069

ME AND MY FAMILY (MY WIFE & 2 KIDS: MY OLDEST IS 7 & MY YOUNGEST IS 3) WERE ON A FISHING TRIP. WHEN RETURNING TO THE BOAT LAUNCH, I BACKED MY BOAT TRAILER INTO THE WATER WITH MY TRUCK. THE BACK TIRES OF MY TRUCK ARE ABOUT 2 FEET AWAY FROM THE WATER. I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK AND SET MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY WIFE AND YOUNGEST SON GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND BEGAN TO BUCKLE THEIR SEAT BELTS AS I SET MY BOAT ONTO THE TRAILER. MY OLDEST STAYED ON THE LAND. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF MY TRUCK MOTOR RUNNING, WHILE STILL IN PARK, AND WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. MY WIFE, WHO IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, HEARS SOMEWHAT OF A POP NOISE AND MY TRUCK STARTS BACKING INTO THE WATER. MY WIFE AND YOUNGEST SON ARE NOW RACING TO GET OUT OF THEIR SEAT BELTS AS THE TRUCK IS STARTING TO SLOWLY SINK. ONCE MY WIFE GRABS OUR SON AND SITS HIM BY HER, I AM ABLE TO GET TO THE DOOR THEY ARE BY AND I AM PULLING ON THE DOOR, IN WATER THAT IS UP TO MY CHIN DEEP, AS SHE IS KICKING THE DOOR AND HOLDING THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR. THE DOOR OPENS AND I GRAB MY SON AND WIFE AND WE SWAM TO THE BOAT LAUNCH. IT IS UNKNOWN OF WHERE THE POP NOISE CAME FROM. MY WIFE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS RELEASED. MY TRAGEDY IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. I HAVE NO RECORDS AS OF YET LIKE MY POLICE REPORT. IT IS STILL BEING HANDLED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AS OF PICTURES, I HAVE ONE THAT I AM TRYING TO GET FROM THE GUY WHO CAME TOW MY TRUCK. I WILL HAVE ALL THESE DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

NHTSA ODI 10882930

I PULLED UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SHIFTED MY GEAR INTO PARK. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK OPEN THE DOOR & STEP OUT OF THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HIT ME IN THE BACK, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE ROLLED OVER MY LEFT ANKLE 1ST I THEN FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE I WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND THE SAME TIRE ROLLED OVER MY RIGHT ANKLE. THE TRUCK THEN JUMPED THE CURB & RAN INTO A WALL WITH MY GRANDMOTHER INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. *JS

NHTSA ODI 10617268