# 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `713338` · 2009-03-23 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 19,959
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE COMPLAINT I FILED DUE THE INCIDENT WITH MY STEPFATHER.  THAT COMPLAINT IS #10246879 WHEREIN I REPORTED A FAILURE IN THE IGNITION/PARKING SYSTEM THAT CAUSED HIS 2003   THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT ODI 10246879 WHEREIN I REPORTED THE FAILURE OF THE IGNITION / PARKING SYSTEM OF HIS 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK.  THE FAILURE CAUSED HIS TRUCK TO ROLL OVER HIM, CATCHING HIM UP UNDER THE TRUCK AND DRAGGING HIM OVER A CURB WHERE IT JUMPED THE NEIGHBORS FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  AT FIRST IT WAS THOUGHT HE WOULD SURVIVE HIS INJURIES BUT HE DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS OF HIS INJURIES AFTER A LONG AND PAINFUL HOSPITALIZATION. I AM UPDATING THAT COMPLAINT TO ADVISE OF HIS DEATH.  THIS APPEARS TO BE A NOT SO UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I NOTE THAT THE 2002 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR
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