NHTSA Complaint #10587118 — 2006 DODGE RAM 1500

TRUCK SHUTS OF WITHOUT WARNING, DURING LOW IDLE SITUATION, EITHER COMING TO A STOP, OR UPON ENTERING A TURN AT LOW SPEED, OR EVEN AT A STOP LIGHT. IDLE FALLS TO 500RPMS, ENGINE SHUDDERS AND THEN SHUTS OFF. USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS AFTER FUEL TANK IS FILLED FULL WITH GASOLINE. NO CHECK ENGINE CODES ARE PRESENT, NO MALFUNCTIONS SEEMINGLY PRESENT. CONDITION IS SPORADIC, AND UNPREDICTABLE, AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AS POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP, AND HAVE HAD DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON FUEL SYSTEMS, BUT NO APPARENT REASONS EXIST THAT COULD BE TESTED. SERVICE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANK, DUE TO CHECK VALVE MALFUNCTION, REQUIRING FULL FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT, BUT NO GUARANTEE OF REPAIR OF PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, AS THE ISSUE IS SPORADIC, AND HAPPENS DURING OPERATION, USUALLY WHENEVER A TURN OR A STOP IS INVOLVED. LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT NOTICE CREATES A CONDITION WHERE THE DRIVER HAS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON BEFORE REACTING, AND CAN CAUSE OVERRUNS, OR DANGERS TO OTHER VEHICLES AND MOTORISTS. *TR