NHTSA Complaint #10576074 — 2003 DODGE RAM 1500

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10576074
Vehicle	2003 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 10, 2014
Date Filed	March 31, 2014
Mileage	135,700 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

WHEN I WAS PULLING ON THE HIGHWAY FROM ENTRY I WAS DEPENDING ON MY CARS ENGINE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE CAR FIRST JUMP THEN SHUT OF COMPLETELY AND AS A BUSY HIGHWAY ROUTE 80 I WAS ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY A TRAILER GOOD THING I'M EXPERIENCE DRIVER CAR STALL OUT AND DIDN'T START FOR EASY 1 MINUET AT THIS TIME I WAS ON SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER THAT DAY CAR RANDOMLY STALLS OUT I TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THE PROBLEM IT DOESN'T GIVE ME ANY RELATED CODE ALSO CRUISE CONTROL IS WHEN U SET A SPEED AND YOU SLOW DOWN WITH THE BUTTON BUT SOMETIMES CAR WILL TAKE OFF FASTER ENGINE HAS MULTIPLE DESIGN ERRORS THAT MAKES THE ENGINE FAIL OUT OF NOWHERE. *TR

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