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2004 DODGE RAM 3500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 585165 · 2006-06-15

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 3500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
90,552

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2004 DODGE RAM 3500, AUTOMATIC WITH DIESEL ENGINE WENT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT NOTICE ON 06-01-2006. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK BEFORE I OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR. I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AND IN PARK I WENT TO UNLOCK A GATE AND I NOTICED THE VEHICLE GOING BACKWARDS WITH A GOOSE NECK TRAILER ATTACHED. THE VEHICLE JACK-KNIFED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THEN ENDED UP IN THE DITCH, WITH DAMAGE TO THE CAB TWISTED AND BENT, BED AND TAIL GATE DAMAGED, WINDOWS BROKEN, TRAILER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10159915
Machine
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