# 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
> NHTSA complaint `552366` · 2005-08-31 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
- **Miles at failure:** 7,000
## Narrative
DT:  THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH AND A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER.  THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN  PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR THE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS SHOW THE CORRECT GEAR.  BEFORE THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT DID NOT MOVE AT FIRST,  THEN IT ROLLED BACKWARD.  THIS CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8-26-05, AND SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAPPENED  AT LEAST FIVE TIMES.  WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.  *AK
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