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2005 DODGE RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 559773 · 2005-10-24

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
3,700
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PURCHASED A 2005 RAM 2500 IN JULY. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MINE JUMPING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. NO PEOPLE WERE HURT, BUT IT DESTROYED THE ENTIRE SIDE OF MY PICKUP. WHEN IT JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE TRUCK WENT ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT ANOTHER TRUCK. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED A FEW TIME BEFORE, BUT I WAS IN THE TRUCK THESE TIMES. I THINK DODGE HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO TAKE CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. NOW MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE BODY SHOP LONGER THAN I GOT TO DRIVE IT. HOPE DODGE IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF US. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR HAS LOOKED AT MY TRUCK AND CHRYSLER IS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME WITH THE RESULTS OF HIS INVESTIGATION. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10140603
Machine
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