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2004 DODGE RAM 3500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

crash1 injured · 509316 · 2005-01-06

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 3500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Miles at failure
1,800

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON IT OWN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS CATCHING THE CONSUMER BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE CAR 8-10 FEET BEHIND IT. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *TC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10101982
Machine
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