NHTSA Complaint #10568008 — 2005 DODGE RAM 1500

FOUR TIMES IN TWO YEARS DRIVING THE DODGE RAM VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED, LOOSING POWER STEERING AND BREAKING. THE FIRST TIME IT CAUSED ME TO RUN THROUGH A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN THREE MONTHS OLD. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS GOING SLOW AND STRAIGHT. THE THIRD TIME I WAS ON A CURVE AND BARELY MAINTAINED CONTROL WHILE STOPPING. THE FINAL TIME IN 2007 WAS ON A CURVE AND MY VEHICLE STALLED AND RAN OFF THE ROAD CRASHING/BUMPING INTO A CURB. EACH TIME WAS AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 30 MPH. I WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE DOWNLOADED THE BLACK BOX AND REPORTED IT DID NOT INDICATE A STALL. AFTER FEARING FOR MY DAUGHTER THAT WAS WITH ME, I IMMEDIATELY TRADED THE VEHICLE IN FOR A FORD. THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECHNICIANS TREATED IT AS THOUGH I WAS IMAGINING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER I TRADED THE VEHICLE INTO IS BOTH A DODGE AND FORD DEALER WITH THE SAME REPAIR STAFF SERVICING BOTH LINES OF VEHICLES. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER'S SALES STAFF WHEN I TRADED THE VEHICLE IN. DID THE DEALER WARN THE BUYER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY RESOLD IT? THIS DEALER IS STILL IN BUSINESS IN BRANSON, MISSOURI. *TR