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2020 RAM 2500 — ENGINE

crash · 1805543 · 2022-04-04

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
2500
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

While driving up snow covered inclined driveway. Truck started to spin and stopped going forward. Starting to slide backwards the engine shut off and I lost power steering and power brakes. Managed to re-start while sliding backwards but the engine shut off again resulting in a sideways crash into a tree. Thus causing $5000.00 truck damage but no bodily injury. My insurance covers damage but I am out a $500.00 deductible. The engine shutting off happened the year before but I was able to stop the slide in time. I just received a recall ("Z20/NHTSA 22-140") and I'm not sure if that problem is a cause of my incident. I did not notice any warning indications during or before the incident. I have not contacted FCA or my dealer yet.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11459532
Machine
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