2017 Ram 1500 Transmission Problems

Your truck is having serious transmission problems. When you try to shift gears, it's not responding properly and the check engine light comes on. Most concerning, your truck has reversed on its own when stopped, and even rolled backward while parked on a hill with the parking brake engaged. A diagnostic scan showed a transmission failure code (P0814), which suggests the transmission control system may need repair or replacement.

I was driving on Interstate 20 in the third lane from the right of four total lanes when my truck suddenly lost all propulsion while attempting to pass another vehicle. The engine did not shut off, but it immediately dropped to very low RPM and the accelerator pedal no longer controlled the vehicle’s power. Multiple engine warning lights illuminated at the same time.

DTC P0336 crankcase position sensor A circuit range/performance code truck lost power for several seconds at 50mph in traffic almost causing a collision, then power returned causing fast acceleration almost lost control of vehicle. truck is now in limp mode. there is a recall for DTC P0336 is a known defective reluctor wheel problem on Ran eco-diesel trucks made between 2014-2018.

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the contact became aware that the transmission was shuddering. No warning lights were illuminated.

Engine started making a ticking sound approximately around Oct 15th 2023 Called ram cares because my 2008 chrysler aspen with 180k on the same 5.7 liter engine had the same sound and a private shop replaced. Started escalation case number [XXX] on October 25th 2023. 2017 ram went to Larry Miller dealership, Boise, ID on Oct 30, 2023.

I was driving on interstate and my vehicle was running fine. Without any warning, my check engine light came on and "Service ETC" flashed. Vehicle went into limp mode and would not go over 10 miles an hour.

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated that after her son reversed into the driveway and exited the vehicle, the vehicle started to roll away. Her son then jumped in the vehicle and accidentally depressed the accelerator pedal in his efforts to depress the brake pedal causing him to crash into a tree.

My rear axle is at a ram dealership have the complete rear axle replaced. It has 90,000 mi and a few thousand miles ago it started to emit a whining noise that just continued to get louder the more I drove it. I took it in one week ago and after a tech checked it out I was told that the entire rear axle had to be replaced at a cost to me of over $5600.

The contact owns a 2017 RAM 1500. The contact stated that while reversing and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle went into overdrive and crashed into a building. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated.

On 7/16/2021 I was driving my truck when with no warning at all it completely shut off and would not restart and would not let me take the key out. I had to call for a tow truck to pull me out of the drive thru I was stuck at and my truck is currently at my mechanics shop. I was fortunate that this incident took place while moving at a slow speed while in a drive thru at a restaurant.

Uncommon vehicle vibrations felt while idling. While driving, vehicle shakes at all speeds and becomes more pronounced the faster the velocity. After having routine maintenance performed at chapman las vegas vehicle was returned to me.

We have a recall from last year that they say they have no idea when or if it will or can be fixed on our 2017 ram 1500 eco diesel due to the safety hazard (fire/explosion) of this recall and that they have had plenty of time to fix it, we asked for a loaner vehicle until ours could be fixed. The dealer refused.

Vehicle began intermittently "popping" or "jerking" while driving and would have gear issues such as appearing to remain in 1st gear or would fail to go into reverse. The popping into a lower gear would happen while the vehicle was moving and thus caused an immediate traffic slowdown and potential accident situation.

My truck has a manufacturing date of 11/17 and only has 37k miles on the truck. Randomly my truck went into a "limp mode" and a check engine light for electronic throttle control service light came on. I was driving down university drive in huntsville, al at roughly 45mph accelerating up a small incline.

Tl* the contact owned a 2017 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle was stationary with the possibility of it being in the park position. The contact mentioned that he was distracted taking photographs at the time when the brake pedal was released and began to exit the vehicle.

My ram 1500 just rolled over the 36k factory warranty and my transmission light cam and my fuel lever indicator failed. I am afraid that the truck will shut off when the fuel lever drops to e but I know there is fuel in the truck. Also when my transmission light comes on the eco fuel system does not work any more.

I sent a complaint to you on my vehicle last year in the summer about the transmission electronic shifter jumping out of drive and going into reverse while motionless resulting in an accident. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they said "no problems".

Rotary gear shift knob issue. Put in park, got out to close my gate, truck began rolling backwards went through my yard crashed into & over my water well. Not the first time it hasn't held.

1.The components that failed were the entire rear dif. It will be available for inspection and I will make certain that my mechanic takes photos. My brakes completely locked up on me TWICE and the vehicle stalled.

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated that after making an abrupt stop, several abnormal popping sounds began to emit from the vehicle without warning. The vehicle then failed to accelerate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal.

My RAM 1500 Pickup has a NHTSA recall 23V-411 that I never received that is a loss of crank shaft signal and causes engine to stall and loss of power. This happened to my vehicle while I was in the passing lane overtaking another car. It was a very dangerous situation as I had to try and navigate to the shoulder as other cars were now passing me on the right.

Engine shutoff instantly while traveling at approximately 50MPH on a highway. We were able to coast to the shoulder. There was no warning, the engine just shut off instantly while driving.

On Saturday, July 16th, I was passing a vehicle at approximately 65mph on a two lane road with no shoulder when my engine stalled. Fortunately I was on a straight stretch of the road and was able to coast to a safe location to attempt to restart my engine. After I stopped, I attempted numerous times to restart my engine without success.

The contact's husband owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated he attempted to restart the vehicle and the check engine warning light illuminated.

On november 9, 2019, at approximately 12:pm, I was at my area's atm, sitting still, when all of a sudden the truck just turned off, without warning and I had to get it towed home by my aaa service

Every once in a while, when I change gears, it will not go in, it will just flash. I so far, can change to another selection, such as drive and the vehicle will move. This happened once in my driveway, tried numerous things and would not work in reverse.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While driving between 35-75 MPH, "service shifter" appeared on the instrument panel and all of the warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the trailer hitch and electrical system failed.

Last week on my way home from a long day of work I was driving on i15 in las vegas nv. As I was driving roughly around 75mph I started to hear a clicking noise then I heard a louder bang like something broke, the gas pedal would not work so I started to slow down and pull to the side.

I am reporting a persistent safety defect involving loss of intended drivability in my 2017 Ram 1500 with an 8-speed automatic transmission. For the past 3 years, on almost every use of the vehicle, the transmission enters an abnormal operating state where it becomes stuck in a single gear (most often 3rd or 4th) and will not upshift or downshift.

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for routine maintenance, the contact was informed that the drive pinion seal of the rear differential was leaking, and an unknown bolt was bent. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the oil pressure warning light illuminated, and the TPMS warning light illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle moved forward independently. No warning light was illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated the gear shift/rotary dial had seized in place. The vehicle failed to shift into park, and the key failed to release from the ignition switch.

Vehicle is a 2017 RAM 3.0L ECO-DIESEL. Vehicle's electronic throttle control service light came on. Vehicle was taken to dealership for diagnostic.

I’m filing a complaint on the recalls already on my vehicle. Neither one of my recalls have been fixed. I keep getting told parts are not available.

I have problems when my truck is shifting from park to reverse. There is a jerk that happens when I put the truck in reverse. Sometimes when I put the truck in reverse a prompt on the dash says the vehicle must be in park and the R on the 8 speed dial blinks.

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated while reversing she felt the vehicle jerk with a loud sound coming from the vehicle causing the vehicle to come to a complete stop. The dealer was contacted, and an appointment was set to diagnose the vehicle.

Purchased Truck 2017. Truck is less than 5 years old and engine is now at 66,000 miles. Truck purchased from David Dodge, Glenn Mills Pa.

I have a 2017 ram 1500 eco diesel. I have received a recall on it for the diesel egr cooler. I brought the vehicle in once and after a computer check with the service department, they said that it did not need to be replaced.

2017 dodge ram 1500. Consumer writes in regards to parts being unavailable for vehicle repair.

I have a 2017 dodge ram 1500 long star with 61000 miles when I come to a complete stop the truck jumps a little before or after it varies like if something is loose in the bed of the truck I've done my research and a lot of dealerships have replace transmissions and the customers are still having the same problem I believe it is the drive shaft please look into this thank you very much [xxx].

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v818000 (equipment, engine and engine cooling) and 20v036000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

This vehicle has terrible pedal lag. When I press the accelerator, there is a 2-6 second lag response to accelerate. While moving forward and pressing the accelerator, when the lag catches up to the accelerator it's like it kicks into high gear (jerks) and advances.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v818000 (engine) and 20v036000(power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

The "service electronic throttle control" light as well as the "cel" illuminate and the vehicle goes in to limp mode. I had this issue at 3100 miles and it left the vehicle inoperable until a dealership performed a programming flash. Now at 31100 miles the issue has happened again nearly causing me to get t-boned due to the limp mode causing a significant power reduction.

Concern #1: intermittently, upon initial start up, the engine makes a loud clattering noise as if it has no oil in it. The dealership was able to duplicate the concern once but it is not bad enough to repair.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While the engine was turned off and the transmission was in the park position, the vehicle rolled backwards down the driveway. In addition, while operating the vehicle, the transmission erroneously switched from drive into park, although the gear shifter remained in the drive position.

5 days after having the truck in for regular maintenance and recalls... I took the truck through an automated car wash. I have taken it to this same car wash several times.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. When the contact attempted to check the transmission fluid, there was no dipstick present. The contact stated that the transmission hesitated when switching from two to four wheel drive.

I was parked on an unpaved flat campground road.truck would not go from park to reverse, so after warning lights on dash advised to return to park, I followed instructions. Then again tried reverse and the truck jumped into drive causing it to go into a small pond. After which the vehicle would no longer change into any gear.

With 21k mi. The service airbag system came on.it it stayed on for 5-7 sec and went off. It was intermittent at first but now it has been doing the same 2 or 3 times per minute.

Sometimes the truck won't recognize the key fobs. Truck instrument panel will continue to display key fob has left the vechile and the chime continue to sound even tho I have the key fob in my possession. I can put the vechile in gear and drive but instrument panel will continue to display key fob has left the vechile and the chime won't stop sounding.

The truck has a lack of acceleration. When you press down the throttle it takes 5 seconds or more for it to respond causing a major safety concern. So much that you cannot cross traffic and or accelerate up the hill where it declines in speed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While stationary, the vehicle rolled backwards in the park position. The failure recurred on another occasion.

My truck rolled 6 foot backwards in my driveway. The vehicle had been parked at 9 pm the previous evening and at 10:56 the truck began to roll it took almost a minute and rolled approximately 6 feet in reverse. The truck was in park locked and empty.

Every time I drive on a long trip and try to pass some one the rear end feels like it is going to fall off and I loos power and the trans makes a lound noise and feels like it is going to break off I paid a lot of money for this truck no codes come up but there is a iuuse please help me.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While the vehicle was started on a flat surface while in the park position, it rolled forward several times. In addition, while reversing, there was an abnormal spinning condition and the tires caught up to the motion as the failure occurred intermittently.

While driving my 2017 ram 1500 laramie crew cab down a dirt road (approx. 25% grade) on a dry summer day, the truck seems to accelerate and then abruptly decelerate. The truck was in 4 wheel drive low and the transmission was manually placed in 1st gear.

File complaint with you regarding defective goodyear tires they were replaced and truck began to have violent shaking had wheels rebalance at dealer and violent shaking continued. Return to dealer on 8/10/17 and test drive car to duplicate concern, concern was duplicated. Mechanic found another tired out of round and defective along with right side rear axle defective.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While the vehicle was parked, it independently shifted into reverse and struck a trailer. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While the vehicle was shifted into park, it independently shifted out of gear. As a result, the contact was struck by the vehicle and pinned in the driveway.

The crankshaft tone wheel failed just like the TSB's and recalls. The vehicle would not restart. There are multiple bulletins and recalls along with warranty extensions for this issue but for some reason it does not seem to apply to my truck even thought it falls in the TSB years and details of failure.

I was driving my truck today. I went to turn on cruise control and as I got to the mileage that I wanted, I hit set and then after I hit set about a half mile down the road a truck after wanted to lose power and then allowed bang from the transmission then it did it again bang I turned the cruise control off.

Electrical problems with the power steering. Shifting and RPM’s transmission

Front Drive-Shaft Broke in half. It was rusted on the outside.

Rear axle pinion gear broke causing lack of motion could cause me to wreck or get hit

While driving, the truck started shuttering and as I was able to stop where I was, the D light was flashing and the truck died. It would not start, it would not let me put it in N to be able to try and get off the road.

on two occasions the vehicle rolled away while in park and ignition off and on multiple occasions vehicle would not come out of park

Recurring issue with warped manifolds that cause broken exhaust bolts.

Vehicular hesitated to select gear and to accelerate. This has concerned me when in traffic when you expect it to accelerate This is an on going issue no

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While the vehicle was stationary, it failed to accelerate immediately when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The cause of the failure was not determined.

Dodge ram 1500. Consumer states that while in drive and reverse the RPM is above 5000. *ld the consumer stated the vehcile would not move.*js

Takara recall erratic shifting of second and third gears.

While at the boat ramp, pulling a boat out of the water. The truck was on an incline. The boat was about 1200 - 1500 pounds total.

Truck with 3.0l diesel engine. Vehicle has twice (during first 6,000 miles) shown error message "service electronic throttle control" and truck has been disabled. First time was driving on mountain highway with heavy commute traffic when truck could not maintain any speed and struggled get truck safely off road.

The vehicle jumps (bumps) when coming to a complete stop and the vehicles transmission is in drive mode. It does this also when releasing the brake from a complete stop with the transmission is in drive. This happens when stopping or taking off from stop lights or stop signs or in general stops or driving off.

I motioned to put my vehicle in park with electronic rotary shifter, in a parking lot. Vehicle was not moving at first. Exited vehicle.

I have already submitted a report & picture to you on 07/11/2017 regarding the rotary shifter knob not staying in park & rolling away in reverse demolishing my water well to my home.

Truck was left in park in my driveway...the next day it was found to have rolled down the driveway into the streetwise got into the truck and verified the shifter was indeed in the park position 2017 ram 1500 with the 8 speed transmission and rotary shifter