Table 1 shows one common other fuel system related problems of the 2014 Dodge Ram 3500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Other Fuel System problems |
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.
Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 diesel. The contact stated that there is a 3-4 second delay when the gas pedal is pressed to accelerate the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure occurs occasionally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and it was stated that this is how the vehicle is designed. The vehicle had an electronic gas pedal and this had not been a problem on other models of this vehicle type that the contact had owned. The failure occurred prior to the vehicles first oil change. The current mileage was 4610. Rl.
I was trying to pull out of a drive way on a country road. The road was obscured and hard to see around the corner. I started to pull out slowly to see around the corner. I took my foot off the accelerator pedal at that time a loaded log truck came around the corner and I was in his way. I automatically pressed down on the accelerator pedal and the truck just sat there for about 2 to 3 seconds before it started to move. The log truck had all its brakes locked up and smoking. I’m really glad the truck driver had good reflexes. I don’t know if my boys and I would have made it through a crash like that. I believe this is a really big safety issue and it should be addressed at once. I was told by the dealer that it is that way for the safety of the drive train. That just don’t seem right to me. Save the drive train forget the people?.
I have had an ongoing problem with throttle response since new. There is a 1-2 second lag when attempting to enter traffic and when trying to pass another vehicle. This problem affects numerous aison equipped transmissions in the Dodge diesel trucks and many owners are having the same problem with no resolution offered from the dealerships or Chrysler corp. It is very dangerous because you are attempting to accelerate with safety but have to account for a lag in performance. It also does not occur on all trucks so equipped and vehicles equipped with the aison prior to 2014. I have found it necessary to abort my attempt to enter traffic due to this lag in response and was nearly hit from the rear because another stopped vehicle thought I was leaving my position. Hopefully this problem can be resolved with a computer reflash but so far, Chrysler is not interested in a fix.