NHTSA Complaint #10747643 — 2012 DODGE RAM 3500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10747643
Vehicle	2012 DODGE RAM 3500
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 10, 2015
Date Filed	August 10, 2015
Mileage	46,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NV

Consumer Description

THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS AS I WAS ROUNDING A CORNER, ONTO A ROAD I WAS TURNING ONTO. I PUSHED ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PEDAL WAS DEAD !!! AFTER 2-3 SECONDS OF HOLDING THE PEDAL DOWN, THE ENGINE CAME TO LIFE AND SPED UP. SENSE THEN, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT, GOING AROUND CORNERS AND CURVES. IT HAPPENS AFTER LEAVING OFF THE THROTTLE, BEFORE PASSING, THEN A DEAD PEDAL TRYING TO SPEED UP TO PASS. THIS IS SPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN I AM PULLING MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND NEED THE POWER TO HELP CONTROL THE TRUCK AND TRAILER !! HAVING THE CRUSE CONTROL ON OR OFF SEEMS NOT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AFTER PRESSING AND GETTING A DEAD THROTTLE, THE POWER COMES BACK, AFTER HOLDING THE PEDAL DOWN FOR A FEW TO SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BY A POSSIBLE REAR-END ACCIDENT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD THIS HAPPEN ON A 2000 FORD 250 DIESEL AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS REPLACED AND IT SOLVED THE DEAD PEDAL SITUATION. I'M FRIGHTENED OF GET STRANDED IN THE MOUNTAINS OR IN THE DESERT AS I TRAVEL ACROSS THE USA, WHERE I CAN'T GET CELL PHONE RECEPTION FOR HELP.

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