Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 2500 / 2001

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004313081 Incident Date: Dec, 14 2004
Consumer's City: MEADOW VISTA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 2500 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3B7KF23651G Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 14 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 10 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. stereing wheel would not center up, vehicle drove straight. dealer said this is normal to compensate for torque, no warranty repair, took to a suspension shop for repair $ 1200.00 (see details below). 2. transmission shuddered in torque converter lock up. delaer found no problems with transmission, but confirmed the problem. $ 2200.00 for new hd torque converter and hp valve body (see detail below) **accelerator stuck wide open while traveling down interstate, had to push hard on brake pedal to slow down to merge to shoulder, place vehicle in neutral and the engine revved to red line, shut down the motor. motor would not start only crank. dealer said the injector pump and controller awere bad, $ 3000.00 for reapair. replaced ball joint 6/2002, replaced transmission 10/2004, replaced fuel injector pump 12/04. sum total of repairs $ 6600.00.*ak