2014 Ram 3500 Cruise Control Problems

Your ABS warning light is turning on and off intermittently, which is disabling your cruise control and rear parking sensors. You also can't switch into 4WD while the truck is running—you have to turn it off, shift to 4WD, and restart it to avoid the sensor error. The dealer confirmed this is a known issue but says the part costs nearly $1,000 and has months of backorder time.

The acceleration severely lags from a stop. When I’m stopped and try to go the truck hesitates and it’s very dangerous. This problem has been happening on and off for years. It’s very dangerous and unpredictable.

CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION HAS BECOME ERRATIC WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 -66 MPH.. STOPPED MAINTAINING SPEED BUT ALSO COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK A RANDOM SERIES OF BUTTON PUSHES AND BRAKING BEFORE IT FINALLY RESPONDED AND TURNED OFF. HAS SINCE WORKED CORRECTLY AT TIMES, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED AT OTHER TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 3500. IN APRIL OF 2015, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND BUMPED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING APPLIED. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKE SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND THROTTLE SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE MODULE SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE BEING TEST DRIVEN. IN NOVEMBER OF 2015, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STAR CONNECTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

WAS GOING TO MERGE ON TO THE FREEWAY THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN SO I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A HOLE OPENED IN TRAFFIC AND I STARTED TO CHANGE LANES PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET UP TO THE SAME SPEED AS TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A 2 TO 3 SECOND PAUSE BEFORE THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE. IN THAT TIME I WATCHED THE TRUCK BEHIND ME GET DANGEROUSLY CLOSE AND THE HOLE I CAME OUT OF CLOSED UP I HAD NO WERE TO GO. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IS THE WAY THE TRUCK IS SUPPOSE TO WORK. I TEST DROVE A TRUCK AT ANOTHER DEALER AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHOP AND THEY WERE STILL ADAMANT THAT THE TRUCK WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. I CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN EVER I WANT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "DEAD PEDAL" ISSUE SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK WHICH HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE CALLS WHEN TURNING IN TRAFFIC, LEAVING A STOP SIGN AND PASSING. THERE IS A SEVERAL SECOND DELAY BEFORE I GET ACCELERATION AND THE TRUCK GETS GOING. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE VERY NERVOUS WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. *TR

THERE IS MAJOR LAG BETWEEN THE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS APPLIED TO WHEN THE ENGINE RESPONDS. MANY ARE CALLING IT "DEAD PEDAL" BECAUSE THE ENGINE JUST DOESN'T RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT WHEN PRESSED QUICKLY. IF THE THROTTLE IS PRESSED SLOWLY, THE ENGINE RESPONDS AS ONE WOULD EXPECT, BUT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, WHERE ONE HAS TO STOMP ON THE PEDDLE, THERE'S NO RESPONSE. FOR ME, I CAN SOMETIMES DO A 3 COUNT. THE ISSUE HAPPENS FROM A DEAD STOP OR WHEN YOU ARE CRUISING. WHEN CRUISING, IT'S EASY TO REPLICATE BECAUSE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IT GIVE IT A LITTLE FUEL, AS IF YOU'RE GOING UP A SMALL HILL, LET OFF, THEN STOMP ON IT... WHEN THIS IS DONE, THE ENGINE ACTS AS IF YOUR FOOT IS STILL OFF THE PEDDLE FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE ETERNITY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND EACH TIME, I'M TOLD THIS IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE, SO THERE IS NO FIX ... BUT A FLASH MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN FUTURE TO RESOLVE THIS. THE PROBLEM IS, NO ONE CAN CONFIRM RAM IS WORKING ON A FIX. *TR

DANGEROUS POUR LAG WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. A SOLID TWO SECOND DELAY WHEN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO ENTER AN ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE TO PREDICT WHEN YOUR POWER WILL BE AVAILABLE. *JS

TRAVELING IN RIGHT LANE OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT FROM THE RIGHT INTO MY LANE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I LET OFF THROTTLE AND APPLIED BRAKES. NOTICED AN OPENING IN TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE. TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNAL, STARTED TO SHIFT LANES AND APPLIED THROTTLE. TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR WHAT FELT LIKE 2-3 SECONDS. BY THAT TIME THE CAR BEHIND ME IN THE LEFT LANE WAS RIGHT ON MY BUMPER. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. I HAD NOTICED A 1-2 SECOND THROTTLE DELAY A COUPLE TIMES WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH TRAFFIC EARLIER IN THE DAY AS WELL. *TR