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Oct 2, 2023Transmission & drivetrainCrash
The contact owns a 2018 RAM 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 80 MPH, she heard an abnormal clicking sound and upon attempting to decrease in speed by depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to slow down. The steering wheel then failed to function and control of the vehicle was lost. As a result, the vehicle careened off the road and into a barrier wall. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed, and no injuries were reported. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the actuator had broken in half. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
NHTSA ODI 11547778
Jul 26, 2022Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemBrakesCrash
The lights on the dash went out while sitting still. All of them flashed on then off again, a warning light about the transmission came on and then off again. The motor surged and would not stop, the brakes would not work, the shifter would not work. The vehicle surged into oncoming traffic.
NHTSA ODI 11475916
May 20, 2019Transmission & drivetrainCrash1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DRIVER DOOR STILL OPEN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY, ROLLED AWAY RAPIDLY, AND KNOCKED THE DRIVER DOWN TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY CROSSING A STREET AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS LEFT LEG/FOOT, THE LEFT WRIST WAS SCRAPPED, THE LEFT ELBOW WAS BRUISED, AND THE RIGHT KNEE SCRAPPED WHERE MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SCHEDULED TO BE RECEIVED BY HIS DOCTOR. NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALEANA'S VAN DYKE DODGE DEALER (28400 VAN DYKE AVE, WARREN, MI 48093 (586) 573-4000) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE REAR BUMPER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. *DT*JB *DT PHOTOS ATTACHED *JB *DT*JB
NHTSA ODI 11208692
Mar 29, 2019Transmission & drivetrainEngine3 injuries
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A STRONG EXHAUST ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE BECAME ILL TO THE POINT OF THROWING UP AND ALMOST PASSING OUT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STOCKTON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 3333 AUTO CENTER CIR, STOCKTON, CA 95212, (209) 956-1920) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TEST WAS NOT YET COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
NHTSA ODI 11192444