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What 340 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ram 2500 Mega Cab

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (340)Crash / fire / injury (17)Steering (86)Transmission & drivetrain (62)Engine (61)Electrical system (41)Suspension (37)Speed control (32)Fuel system (26)Brakes (22)Airbags (17)Body & structure (16)

1 of 340 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Oct 11, 2017SteeringCrash

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN THE ROAD CURVED, I ATTEMPTED TO TUN THE STEERING WHEEL, I GOT NO RESPONSE FROM THE WHEELS. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND IN TO THE DITCH. ONCE IN THE DITCH, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEE IF THE WHEELS WOULD TURN, THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. LOOKING UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK THE STEERING DRAG INK HAD BROKE AT THE ADJUSTING SLEEVE. LOOKING AT THE DRAG LINK IT HAS BROKEN IN HALF FOR NO REASON, AND ONE OF THE JAM NUTS IS LOOSE. RAM IS NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE TO ME TO COVER THE REPAIRS OR DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI 11032861

Working with the data? Download all 340 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Ram 2500 Mega Cab verdict →