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2014 Ram 3500 engine problems

33 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2014 Ram 3500, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
33 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
30,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2014 Ram 3500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 30,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 30,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 70% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles, and 70% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 3500. While the vehicle was parked, it caught on fire. Prior to the fire, there was no smoke or abnormal odor in the vehicle. The fire department was notified of the failure and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fire originated from the engine compartment. The vehicle was not repaired. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. Updated 05/10/16

Reported at 30,000 miles, March 2016 Fire

Vehicle is a 2014 ram 3500 turbo diesel. The computer systems have required numerous updates and have failed 3 times when travelling. The brakes failed when new and a computer update fixed that after I had an accident. The PCM engine controller failed at 20,000 and shut us down while towing a large 5th wheel. In july 2016 the PCM failed and the def would not feed; again broken down with a large 5th wheel attached to the truck.

Reported at 200 miles, March 2014 Crash

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