Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 3500 / 2005

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036912 Incident Date: Aug, 27 2005
Consumer's City: BAILEY Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 3500 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3D7MS48C75G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 31 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 16 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dodge represents the 3500 ram i purchased to be a heavy duty tow vehicle capable of safely towing nearly 16000 lbs. upon my purchase i quickly discovered that they have removed the basic overdrive lock out feature found on most if not all vehicles in this class of automobile. the computer program and transmission controls will command this vehicle into overdrive regardless of terrain or load being towed or carried at the time. bottom line if you touch the gas while going down a grade pulling a 16000 lb trailer you will find yourself in overdrive lacking any way to bring the vehicle under control other than the brakes. plenty of complaints are available to be see at www.dieseltruckresource.com this forum has several postings concerning 2005 tow haul mode. the discussions can be found in the 3rd generation drivetrain discussion board. *nm