NHTSA Complaint #10863534 — 2016 RAM 2500
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10863534 |
| Vehicle | 2016 RAM 2500 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 4,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
MY 2016 RAM 1500 ALMOST KILLED ME THIS MORNING. TRUCK HAS 4,000 MILES ON IT. AT 4 AM I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 EAST BOUND 170 MILES FROM PENSACOLA. CRUISE WAS SET AT 78 AND I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE. THE ROAD WAS PITCH BLACK. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND ALL ELECTRICAL. HEADLIGHTS WENT DARK DASH BOARD, ETC. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS PANICKED AND MANAGED SOMEHOW TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. JUST AS I WAS CONSIDERING GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE POWER CAME BACK ON. I PUT ON FLASHERS AND AFTER I CALMED DOWN RETURNED TO THE ROAD. THE NEXT 200 MILES WERE UNEVENTFUL. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE AFTER DARK AFTER SUCH AN INCIDENT. I HAVE A APPOINTMENT IN FOLEY ALABAMA WITH DODGE NEXT MONDAY MORNING. ALSO BACK IN MARCH I WAS WAITING ON THE LEFT TURN LANE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK ALL BY ITS SELF.
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