Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
VEHICLE AFTER 1000 MILES BEGAN TO HESITATE IN SHIFTING FROM LOW TO HIGH, (5 SPEED TRANSMISSION). HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH ADDITIONAL MILES, ALSO, ENGINE WILL REVIVE UP TO 3500 RPMS WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS. DODGE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT SOLUTION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT FOUND SEVERAL DEFECTS WITH HER VEHICLE, SUCH AS SCRATCHES IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR, A PLUGGED TIRE, A HOLE DRILLED IN THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE HOOD IS OFF CENTER, THE FRAME AND INSULATION CAN BE SEEN FROM THE REAR WINDOW, AND THE MOLDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS MISSING. SHE STATED THAT ALL THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, EXCEPT THE DRILL HOLE AND THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT SHE WILL HAVE MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURES WITH HER VEHICLE AFTER A YEAR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,025 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THEIR LOT THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THEREFORE, THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE HIM WITH A RENTAL UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,018. UPDATED 07/22/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DELAY BEFOE ENGAGEMENT WHEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS ALSO WIND NOISE. UPDATED 07/24/08
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE 1500. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND THEN DECELERATED BACK TO NORMAL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOOK A BOAT UP TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING; THEREFORE, HE RAMMED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON EACH OCCASION. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD SEND A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT HIS HOME. AS OF MAY 6, 2008, A TECHNICIAN HAS YET TO ARRIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,112. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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