| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037120 | Incident Date: Aug, 30 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ATLANTA | Consumer's State: GA |
| 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#: 3D7MR48C65G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 11 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2005 dodge ram 3500 with cummins turbo diesel. this particular model has a "tow-haul" mode that will not lock the transmission out of overdrive. if you are descending a hill and you so much as touch the accelerator then the truck automatically shifts into overdrive and sends you speeding down the hill. the "tow-haul" mode also downshifts the transmission into second gear at 50+ mph and that can also spell disaster while descending a hill on a cold day. my fist experience with this was earlier in the week while traveling to tennessee. we had to tow our 8000 lb race trailer over mt. eagle and encountered both situations while descending the hill. this is an extremely dangerous problem that needs to be addressed immediately. the 2004 model and the new 2006 models both have an overdrive "lockout" to keep this from happening and i'm not sure why it was neglected on the 2005 models. *jb |
