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2005 DODGE RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

1 injured · 553808 · 2005-09-10

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Miles at failure
1,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB PICKUP, MY HUSBAND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND LEFT IT RUNNING TO GET OUT AND CHECK SOME HAY IN THE FIELD, HE NO SOONER GOT OUT AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO REVERSE AND ALMOST RAN HIM OVER, IT KEPT GOING AND ALMOST HIT A UTILITY POLE. HE GOT IN TO CHECK ANOTHER FIELD AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME HE ALMOST GOT RAN OVER AGAIN AND IN RUNNING TO STOP THE TRUCK PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEG. MY HUSBAND IS 60 YEARS OLD AND IT SCARED THE BEJESUS OUT OF HIM. I WILL BE CALLING MY DODGE DEALER ON MONDAY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10136096
Machine
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