NHTSA Complaint #10695079 — 2005 DODGE RAM 3500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED RIGHT ARM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFY IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.