2013 Ram 2500 acceleration complaints

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 100 miles · CA

On the cummins diesel 6.7 engine, when trying to change lanes and accelerate the truck has a huge hesitation, or lag, in acceleration. It is very dangerous to go from the slower right hand lanes and move over to the left lanes. After the hesitation it accelerates fine.

Filed Jun 25, 2014 · Acceleration · 13,000 miles · CA

The electronically controlled throttle pedal has a severe delay when having to suddenly let off at speed then the need to re-apply throttle in an emergency situation. There is a delay in upwards of 1 to 2 seconds before the truck responds to throttle input. This happens on a regular basis and can be very dangerous when pulling into traffic or merging onto a freeway. I've been close to accidents on multiple occasions due to the lack of throttle response caused by this.

Filed Jun 24, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 14,600 miles · TX

During normal driving when turning or changing lanes and trying to accelerate rapidly to merge into moving traffic, the truck will stop responding via accelerator completely. The traction control is on, but not active during this effect. Basically anytime I accelerate rapidly from a stop the truck does not respond and leaves me dead in the water.

Filed Dec 20, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 205 miles · CO

I just purchased this truck less than 1 week ago; brand new. I was slowly approaching an intersection (stop sign) with vehicles in front of me; waiting to turn. The truck suddenly started surging/lurching forward for a period of 5-10 seconds; nearly hitting the vehicle in front of me. I placed the truck into neutral and applied the brakes so as not to hit another car and prevent and accident. The "electronic throttle control" message came up on my dash during this time period, but soon (30 seconds) went away. I am concerned this will happen again causing an accident and place myself and others in danger. I will be visiting a dealership to get it evaluated. After an internet search, it appears this is a fairly common problem; chrysler needs to fix this problem.