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2004 DODGE RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 545756 · 2005-07-25

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
30,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK. THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. 6 MONTHS AGO THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY TRIED IT AND THEY COULD GET INTO PARK. THE CONSUMER SAID IT WAS SPORADIC. THE CONSUMER STATED LAST NIGHT(JULY 24, 2005) HE AND HIS WIFE PULLED UP IN FRONT OF HIS GATE AND HE EXITED THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE GATE AND THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK WITH HIS WIFE STILL IN IT AND IT RAN INTO A DITCH AND THEN INTO HIS FENCE AND WAS STOPPED BY A TREE. HIS WIFE WAS NOT HURT. THE CONSUMER WILL BE CALLING THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THIS CALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 18 TIMES. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10129900
Machine
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