NHTSA Complaint #10744853 — 2013 RAM 3500

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10744853
Vehicle	2013 RAM 3500
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 1, 2014
Date Filed	July 30, 2015
Mileage	13,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

TRUCK LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. AS THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED OR FEATHERED, THE ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER FOR 2-3 SECONDS LEAVING THE DRIVER HELPLESS. IF I ALLOW THE ACCELERATOR TO RETURN TO IDLE POSITION AND THEN DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, THE ENGINE REGAINS POWER AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS I WAS TOWING A 12K POUND TRAILER AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, I WAS IN JEOPARDY OF BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAULT. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER A LOAD. THE DEALER NEVER PLACED THE VEHICLE UNDER A LOAD DURING THEIR TESTING.

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