# 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `577105` · 2006-03-26 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 45,899
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I OWN A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 XLT AND ON 03 25 06 I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK MOTOR RUNNING TO GET A ICE CHEST ON PATIO. TURNED RIGHT BACK AROUND AND TRUCK WAS GONE. IT WAS BACKING UP HILL STILL IN PARK. I RAN HOLLERING TO KEEP SOMEONE FROM GETTING HIT. A MAINTENANCE MAN OF THE PARK JUMPED IN AND PUSHED THE BRAKE DOWN WITH HIS HAND IT WAS STILL IN PARK. WHILE I TURNED THE KEY OFF. WELL A 100 YARDS LATER THE WHOLE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS DAMAGED AS IT RAN INTO A PARK MODEL TRAILER AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PARK MODEL HOME IF LOOKING FROM FRONT. IT DAMAGED THE SIDE PANELS OF THE TRAILER WHILE PUTTING A LARGE HOLE IN IT ALONG WITH THE SKIRTING. AND POSSIBLY MOVING THE TRAILER TO THE LEFT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS SOMETHING DONE. IT WAS A MIRACLE NO ONE WAS HIT AS WE LIVE IN A VERY ACTIVE 55 PLUS COMMUNITY AND LIVE ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST STREETS IN THE PARK. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE AC FIXED AND IT STILL IS NOT RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD KEEP THE VEHICLE OR SELL IT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT. I FEEL I HAVE A LEMON. DODGE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECTS IN THERE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE GETS HURT. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THANK YOU  *JB
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