NHTSA Complaint #10251950 — 2007 DODGE RAM 3500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER THE ILLUMINATION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THEY REPLACED THE DIESEL PARTICULAR FILTER. THE DEALER SHOWED THE CONTACT HOW TO RESET THE COMPUTER IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT STALLED. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FULLY SERVICED AND REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, ONE OF THE TRUCK DRIVERS HAD TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A SCHOOL BUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DIESEL PARTICULAR FILTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR PURCHASE IT BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000.