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2004 DODGE RAM 2500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 579687 · 2006-04-19

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
21,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR WAS PLACED IN PARK. AFTER THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE LEFT THE PARK POSITION, WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A TREE AND A ROCK WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL, #05V462000, CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED, BUT THE CONTACT FELT IT SHOULD HAVE ALSO ADDRESSED THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF GEAR. THE RECALL REMEDY SIMPLY HAS THE DEALER INSTALL AN OUT OF PARK ALARM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10155699
Machine
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