NHTSA Complaint #10117700 — 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10117700
Vehicle	2004 DODGE RAM 2500
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	April 15, 2004
Date Filed	April 19, 2005
Mileage	11,625 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	1
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OR

Consumer Description

2004 3/4 TON DIESEL TRUCK INVOLVED IN ROLLBACK ACCIDENT WHICH KILLED CONSUMER'S WIFE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE IN WHICH HE THOUGHT HIS WIFE WAS GOING TO JOIN HIM, HOWEVER A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CONSUMER NOTICED HIS WIFE WAS NOT BY HIS SIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING IN REVERSE AND HIS WIFE WAS LAYING IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE POLICE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TRUCK WAS DEFECTIVE, IN THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATED THAT WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN PARK FOR 15-20 SECONDS IT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE DROPS INTO REVERSE. *JB

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