← NHTSA complaints

2016 RAM 1500 — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1348276 · 2017-01-12

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
1500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
14,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON JULY 29, 2016, I BACKED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND PLACED THE ROTARY SHIFT KNOB IN PARK. I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING TO GRAB SOMETHING OUT OF THE GARAGE. AS I STEPPED POUT THE VEHICLE START MOVING FORWARD AT IDLE SPEED. I TRIED TO STEP IN ( THE DOOR WAS STILL OPEN) TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, BUT AS IT ENTERED THE GARAGE, THE DOOR WAS BEING PUSHED SHUT. I BACKED OUT JUST PRIOR TO BEING CRUSHED BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE TRUCKED CONTINUED FORWARD, SMASHING THRU THE BACK OF THE GARAGE WALL AND CAME TO A STOP WITH THE BUMPER ABOUT A FOOT THROUGH THE WALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10944678
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown