I have a 2014 Ram quad truck and about 13,000 miles on the truck and recently we pull into the driveway and it has a very slight incline. I put the truck in park and it doesn't do it instantly but within 10 minutes the truck rolls back 3 to 4 feet. We thought that this is not normal and call the dealer they said that the solution is to put the emergency break on. That there is nothing they could do about it. Pretty much means that you need to put the emergency break on at all times when the car is parked. Well when someone gets hurt whose fault is it. Its not a hill just an small incline. Never seen a truck do this and might steer us away from the ram truck. Anyone else having the same problem?

 

Not normal. Take it to the dealer and show them.

 

^Agreed, take it back, talk to the service manager if you need to, but that is not normal and needs to be fixed.

 

While it certainly shouldn't be moving more than 3-4 INCHES in Park, they are right to say that you shouldn't COUNT on Park holding your vehicle on an "incline". Thing is, they don't know what you mean by "slight incline", and the manual (or any other publication of any source) will tell you that.

All that said, no vehicle should move 3-4 FEET while in Park. Question is, will it do that consistently so you can demonstrate it to them? If not, you will have a hard time getting them to fix it.

 

Hi ghosteyetree,

Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your concern. Can you please PM me your VIN and contact information so I can look into this further?

 

This could be normal, depending on what's actually happening.
With an open (and sometimes a limited slip differential), if one tire is able to slip on the driveway surface it will allow the vehicle to roll down an incline.
Are you parking on wet, icy, snowy, or sandy surfaces?
It's unlikely this would happen on dry hard ground.
This is a very common occurance in Snowy areas where vehicles often slide down icy inclines while parked.
IF this isn't what's happening then there might be an issue with the park pawl in the transmission.
You need to watch the rear tires when it's rolling. One tire could be turning forward while the other tire rolls back.
Good luck.