# 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
> NHTSA complaint `384406` · 2002-12-09 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
- **Miles at failure:** 7,000
## Narrative
CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WITH ENGINE ON AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR.  ABOUT 40 SECONDS LATER, HEARD A CRASH.  THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER MOVING CAR.  TOOK TO DODGE AND THEY STATED CONSUMER WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. TS  THE SHIFT LEVER STOPS BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE AND THEN SLOWLY DISENGAGES ITSELF, RESULTING IN ROLL-A-WAY.  CONSUMERS WIFE WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH AND IS NOW UNDER DOCTORS SUPERVISION.  *JG
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