2014 Ram 1500: transmission slipping

Filed Jul 21, 2022 · OK

Thursday, July 21, 2022 11:46 AM The foam that is minimally-glued into the headrest popped off of the shell after a couple months of use. We were able to hold it in place with the fabric cover for several months. Then, the foam began slipping and ultimately cracked in half. We were unable to keep it in place after that. We have photos of the damage. The seat has been destroyed per the request of the manufacturer. Once the headrest is raised above the level of the outer seat shell, any amount of pressure or holding onto the headrest causes it to bend and flex. I believe this allowed the headrest foam to pop off. Without the foam in the correct location, there is not appropriate padding for the child's head in an accident. A report was made to Chicco. Though outside of the warranty period, Chicco replaced the seat.

Filed Feb 3, 2021 · Transmission · 99,000 miles · NV

Chirping from the torque converter area I'm afraid my the transmission cold slip or go out causing an unexpected stop or acceleration ending up in an collision where someone cold get hurt. I have taken it to an certified mechanic and its not the exhaust or the lifters the noise is comes from between the transmission and the motor

Filed Sep 10, 2019 · Engine · 83,000 miles · MS

On february 23, 2019, I bought a 2014 ram 1500 laramie edition truck with a 3.0 vm motori twin turbo ecodiesel engine. The truck had 78,000 miles on it. I was very pleased with the truck. The factory warranty (5 years/100,000 miles) ran out on april 12, 2019, due to the truck being 5 years old. I followed the manufactures recommendations and used valvoline euro 15w40 diesel motor oil when I changed the oil, which was as soon as the oil sensor indicated that the oil was ready for changing. On may 2, 2019, I was driving on an interstate with the cruise control set at 70 MPH. The truck made a brief roaring sound and the engine died. I coasted over to the left shoulder and stopped. A large amount of oil was underneath the truck. The truck now had 83,000 miles on it. The dealership told me that the engine would have to be replaced and the cost would be $13,219.40 plus any additional cost beyond the long block engine. I began researching and found numerous articles that explained that the 3.0 vm motori twin turbo ecodiesel engine has a design flaw that caused the engine to destroy itself. Basically the cam gear is not secured to the cam shaft. The timing chain's torque is the only thing that holds the gear to the shaft. Once the gear slips and the timing chain jumps, the valves collide with the pistons, starting a chain reaction that destroys the engine. My truck ran perfectly until the engine failure. There was no warning. The articles recount numerous engine failures of this engine with some engines that had less than 20,000 miles on them. The failures happened with engines that were idling and engines running at highway speeds. One article claims to have an internal chrysler document that states that of the 198,000 of these vehicles sold in the u.s. And canada the engine failure rate has been as high as 19 per week.

Filed Jul 9, 2018 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Takata recall vehicle was in park and then after 2 minutes started moving electric shifter slipped out of gear cause someone to be run over in a parking lot of a business.

Filed Jan 3, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 118,481 miles · CO

Driver heading down hill used the + and - indicators to manually put the transmission into 3rd gear. Going approximately 60/70 MPH heard the transmission slip into 2nd gear and the RPM's began to increase. The vehicle continued to accelerate through the manual breaking of the driver. The driver took the next exit placing the vehicle into neutral when a transmission sensor flashed. Still with no gas the engine continued to accelerate. The driver who was able to place the vehicle into park off the exit turned the vehicle off and when turning back on engine continued throttle as if in full acceleration. Vehicle was turned off and towed to vista autogroup in silverthorne, co. Vehicle was repaired finding a faulty acceleration pedal sensor.

Filed May 17, 2015 · Fuel system · 9,500 miles · TX

There is a disturbing trend among automakers to eliminate dipsticks from their transmissions. This can be potentially dangerous. I purchased my 2014 ram 1500 new late last year. Returning on a road trip to new jersey last month the transmission jerked horribly. Once back home I promptly took it to the dealer for service. They reprogrammed the shift points and it worked smoothly for a few weeks. Then it started slipping at 10 MPH. I brought it back to the dealership. They checked the fluid level from the fill port on the bottom of the pan and discovered it was a quart low from the factory. This is a terrible design and forces owners into three options ; 1. Ignore their transmission.2. Have to take it to an expensive mechanic or the dealer. 3.this is where it can get dangerous, get underneath their vehicle with the engine running to get the fluid to the necessary temperature to accurately check it. Hundreds of thousands of shade tree mechanics will endanger their lives to check their fluid levels. Ford has a similarly flawed design on its pick up trucks as well. Had I known about this before I bought the truck I would have gone for the chevrolet with the conventional dip stick set up. The main reason I bought the ram was for its highway cruising range. I covered 750 miles on a single tank ( 32 gallons ). However there is more to the ownership experience than that. Being able to check simple things like fluid levels before, during, and after a cross country road trip and just around town is very important. With all the volumes of motor vehicle regulations on the books I don't know how this design was allowed to go into production. Also, the rotary shift knob on these 8 speed transmissions seems like a fatality waiting to happen. Also, the transmission pan is constructed of plastic with the filter built in to the pan.

Filed Oct 28, 2014 · Transmission · 6,433 miles · FL

Driving on I-110 going 70 MPH heard a loud boom barely made it off road almost wrecked. Drive shaft broke! My son was in the car with me. I bought the truck 3 months ago brand new and at 3,000 miles the muffler was not even welded to the converter!! The transmission has also slipped a couple of times!