NHTSA Complaint #10811964 — 2003 DODGE RAM 1500

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10811964
Vehicle	2003 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 19, 2015
Date Filed	December 23, 2015
Mileage	158,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KY

Consumer Description

ON 12/19/15 I WAS DRIVING I75 NORTH,140 MILES BEFORE ATALANTA GA MY TRUCK MADE A BIG BANG AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED ON THE SPOT INCLUDING EVERYTHING, STEERING. I MADE IT SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DON'T KNOW HOW. THERE WAS NO INDICATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTHING JUST A BANG. MY CAR INSURANCE WON'T FIX IT DODGE WILL NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE EITHER PART MALFUNCTION THEY SAY, I GUESS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR IT SINCE I BUILD THE TRUCK RIGHT. I AM OUT OF A TRUCK I STILL PAY ON IT, NO CAR OR TRANSPORTATION I TUCK CARE OF MY TRUCK I GUESS I AM TO POST TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A PART I DID NOT MANUFACTURED RIGHT . I AM HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AT THIS POINT. THERE IS A BIG WHOLE IN MY ENGINE THE MECANIC SAD A PART IN THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND BOLTED OUT AND LEFT A BIG WHOLE IN IT GREAT HTTP://WWW.TORQUENEWS.COM/397/TWO-FATAL-FLAWS-RUINING-CHRYSLER-ENGINES-CATASTROPHIC-BREAKDOWNS

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