What 71 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ram Promaster 3500

Stalls when braking and when backing. Fuel pump continues to run with engine off.

NHTSA ODI 11494839

WHEN WE DROVE 2014 RAM PROMASTER OFF THE LOT THE "CHECK BACK DOOR" LIGHT WAS ON AND BACK DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY. DEALER ORDERED NEW LATCH AND REPLACED IT TWICE, BUT DOOR STILL DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH. AT APPROXIMATELY 15K MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND 2014 RAM PROMASTER WENT INTO LIMP MODE. TOOK TO DEALER (TATE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 5629 BUCKEYSTOWN PIKE, FREDERICK, MD), WHERE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT/LIMP MODE. WHILE IN LIMP MODE, RPMS DID NOT DROP BELOW 1500, MAKING STOPPING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE DIFFICULT, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL ABOVE 45 MPH, MAKING HIGHWAY TRAVEL DANGEROUS. THE SECOND TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER/PCM, BUT SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED US, "I WOULDN'T TAKE THIS VAN ON LONG TRIPS", AS HE STILL WASN'T SURE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, OR THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 16K MILES, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE, TOOK VAN BACK TO DEALER (TATE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF FREDERICK, MD), AND WERE TOLD THAT IT HAD A BROKEN FLY WHEEL. AFTER REPAIR, SEAT BELT AND BATTERY LIGHTS REMAINED ON. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AT 18K MILES, WE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE, DEALER INDICATES THAT IDLER PULLEY HAS FAILED. FOR EACH OF THESE REPAIRS, DEALER HAS KEPT VAN FOR 2-3 WEEKS. DEALER ADVISED US AGAIN NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE ON "LONG TRIPS", BUT TO STAY LOCAL. THEY DID NOT ADVISE AS TO WHEN THE VEHICLE MAY BE SAFE TO DRIVE NORMALLY.

NHTSA ODI 11064934

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER 2500. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REGEN WARNING INDICATORS KEPT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERS (ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 789 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (770) 429-1100), (BENCHMARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1313 GRANTS MILL WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210, (205) 957-1313), (COLUMBIA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT, 106 S JAMES CAMPBELL BLVD, COLUMBIA, TN 38401, (931) 548-0109), (GREEN DODGE, 3801 WABASH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62711, (217) 522-1222), AND (PAULDING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1246 OLD GRIFFIN RD, DALLAS, GA 30157, (770) 769-1853) WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO MULTIPLE DEALERS. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL MISDIAGNOSES; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE FAILURE CONCERNING THE DPF BEING CLOGGED WITH SOOT. THE ECM, LIMP MODE, AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS CONTINUED TO FLASH, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

NHTSA ODI 11053002

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER 2500. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REGEN WARNING INDICATORS KEPT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERS (ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 789 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (770) 429-1100), (BENCHMARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1313 GRANTS MILL WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210, (205) 957-1313), (COLUMBIA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT, 106 S JAMES CAMPBELL BLVD, COLUMBIA, TN 38401, (931) 548-0109), (GREEN DODGE, 3801 WABASH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62711, (217) 522-1222), AND (PAULDING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1246 OLD GRIFFIN RD, DALLAS, GA 30157, (770) 769-1853) WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO MULTIPLE DEALERS. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL MISDIAGNOSES; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE FAILURE CONCERNING THE DPF BEING CLOGGED WITH SOOT. THE ECM, LIMP MODE, AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS CONTINUED TO FLASH, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO TOW THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

NHTSA ODI 11053003

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM PROMASTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE FUEL RAIL SHIFTED AND SPEWED FUEL ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO FUEL RAIL BOLT CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

NHTSA ODI 10953788