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What 301 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Ram 3500
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
1 of 301 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
May 30, 2018Transmission & drivetrainCrash
TRUCK IN PARK, STATIONARY BUT RUNNING, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTER AND ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRUCK. *TT *DT *BF*JB *DT CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE NO ADDTIONAL PROBLEMS.*JB 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB*DT*JB
NHTSA ODI 11098808
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your
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