NHTSA Complaint #10557510 — 2010 RAM 1500
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Crash
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10557510 |
| Vehicle | 2010 RAM 1500 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 30,000 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
ON DECEMBER 26 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPG WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND JUST AFTER THAT MY BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP LEAVING ME STICK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AT THIS TIME I ALSO WAS PULLING A CAR TRAILER WITCH MADE IT A LOT MORE DANGEROUS AS A MAN DRIVING A TRUCK STOPPED TO HELP US GET OUT OF THE ROAD A MAN DRIVING A HONDA RAN IN TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER WILE I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK TYING A STRAP TO PULL IT OUT OF THE WAY SO NOW WE HAD AN ACCIDENT ON OUR HANDS. AFTER LOOKING UP THE TRUCK I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART SO I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN MEXICO WITCH SOUNDS LIKE BULL TO ME CAN U GUYS HELP ME GET MY RECALL ON MY TRUCK AND GET IT FIXED. *TR
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