NHTSA Complaint #10784692 — 2014 RAM 3500

ANYTIME I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE TRUCK TO COAST A BIT, AND THEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BACK DOWN IN AN EFFORT TO SPEED UP, THERE IS A 2 TO 4 SECOND PAUSE BEFORE THE TRUCK EVEN STARTS TO ACCELERATE. THIS ISSUE CHANGES IN DELAY TIME DEPENDING ON THE CURRENT SPEED YOUR COASTING AT. THE 25 TO 45 MPH RANGE SEEMS TO CREATE THE LONGEST DELAY. IN TWO INSTANCES, TRAVELING AT AROUND 35 MPH, I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TWICE WITHIN A SECOND OF EACH OTHER (IN AN EFFORT TO TIME MY ACCELERATION WITH THE TRAFFIC) AND THE TRUCK ACTUALLY STALLED OUT DARN NEAR KILLING ME. SINCE THEN I HAVE LEARNED THAT IF I KEEP THE TRUCK FROM COASTING WHEN I'M TRYING TO MERGE (A LITTLE ACCELERATOR WITH SOME BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME) WHICH KEEPS THE POWERTRAIN ENGAGED, ELIMINATES THE ACCELERATION DELAY. NOT GOOD FOR MY BRAKES THOUGH, AND NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. MY HOPE IS THAT SOMEONE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS.