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2004 DODGE RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN

1 fatalcrash · 531303 · 2005-03-30

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
11,625

Severity

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

Narrative

2004 3/4 TON DIESEL TRUCK INVOLVED IN ROLLBACK ACCIDENT WHICH KILLED CONSUMER'S WIFE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE IN WHICH HE THOUGHT HIS WIFE WAS GOING TO JOIN HIM, HOWEVER A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CONSUMER NOTICED HIS WIFE WAS NOT BY HIS SIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING IN REVERSE AND HIS WIFE WAS LAYING IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE POLICE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TRUCK WAS DEFECTIVE, IN THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATED THAT WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN PARK FOR 15-20 SECONDS IT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE DROPS INTO REVERSE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10117700
Machine
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