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2017 RAM 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES

fire · 1674710 · 2020-07-06

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
2500
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
48,630
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 75 MPH, ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ACCELERATED TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE THROTTLE STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. HE MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE AND PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TOO MUCH PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE BRAKES AND CAUSED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES TO BURN AMID HEAVY SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LARRY H. MILLER JEEP DEALER (8525 LOMAS BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS OVERFILLED AND GOT INTO THE CRANKCASE. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE CRANKCASE, INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EXCEPT THE CRUSE CONTROL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,630.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11337752
Machine
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