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2014 Ram 1500 electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 247 complaints for the 2014 Ram 1500, 10% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
247 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 135 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 6
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2014 Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 28 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 24 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 29 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 14 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 49,000 miles
Based on 135 complaints that include mileage. 60% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles28
20k to 40k miles24
40k to 60k miles29
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles14
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 135 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 6 fires, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

My son was driving on the freeway and went to change lanes and all of a sudden the power steering system stopped working and he told me after the fact that it locked up and he could not turn the steering wheel so he hit a guard rail and flipped the truck on its side. It caught on fire instantly and he was lucky to be able to get out. A passerby stopped while the truck was on fire and held the passenger door opened for him as he climbed out.

September 2025 CrashFireInjury

Horn no longer works, by pushing it or with key fob locking when locking my truck. I've read that this has happen on multiple ram 1500s. My just stop when exiting my truck and I notice I didnt get any beep when trying to secure my truck. Checked every fuse, relay, even took it to the dealership I purchased it from. Only had the truck for 4 weeks and they told me I would have to pay $600. This is a safety issue and I shouldn't be responsible for a horn not beeping..

Reported at 106,000 miles, October 2019

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