NHTSA Complaint #10118129 — 2003 DODGE RAM 1500

HAVING DRIVEN 120 MILES, I WAS 4 MILES FROM HOME; TURNING A CORNER, THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AND STARTED MISSING. IT WAS MISSING SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT IF I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE MOTOR WOULD SHUT DOWN. MY TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH TOOLS SO I PROCEEDED TO GO ON THE NEXT 4 MILES AND RISK IT AND NOT LOSE MY TOOLS. EARLIER AS I WAS IN A PASSING LANE, I FELT THE MOTOR SHUDDER AS IF A SPARK PLUG WAS FOULING OR I HAD BAD GAS OR A BAD PLUG WIRE. IF I WAS PASSING IN A SERIOUS PASSING SITUATION EARLIER IN THE DAY, AND THIS MOTOR SHUT DOWN AS IT DID, I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS E-MAIL. THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH A DODGE HEMI AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS WITH EASE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE 115 PEOPLE IN LINE FOR THIS PAR,T AND IF I PAID AN EXTRA $80 I WOULD BE BUMPED TO #6 BECAUSE THEY CLASSIFIED ME AS VEHICLE OFF ROAD. I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT NUMBER IS GROWING. THE PART HAS YET TO BE RECEIVED BY THE SERVICE DEALER, AND I AM COMPLETELY WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION.*AK