| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061628 | Incident Date: Mar, 27 2006 |
| Consumer's City: EULESS | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 2500 | 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#: 3D7KR28C75G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 04 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 30 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 with diesel and automatic transmission. received a recall notice march 28, 2006 that will add alarm function if driver door is opened, engine running and vehicle not in park. this is not a fix to a problem reported by others that the vehicle will inadvertently shift into reverse with the shifter indicating "park". if there is a problem with the shifter mechanism, it must be fixed. many drivers backup the last foot or two with drivers door open when connecting truck to a trailer. the proposed fix in the recall makes the vehicle less usable. i would not have purchased this new truck if i had been aware of the "rube goldberg" bandaid patch rather than fixing the shifter problem. i would encourage nhtsa to disapprove the current recall and demand that the problem be solved with a functional shifter mechanism. i consider the fix proposed by the recall to be totally unacceptable and refuse to have it incorporated on my truck because it makes connecting to a trailer more difficult and time consuming. i have not had a problem with my truck but now always set the parking brake when getting out of the truck because of uncertainty of the shifter. *jb |
