NHTSA Complaint #10897432 — 2016 RAM 2500 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10897432
Vehicle	2016 RAM 2500
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	February 5, 2016
Date Filed	August 21, 2016
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	DC

Consumer Description

THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. MY 2016 RAM HAS MAJOR THROTTLE DELAY. IT BECOMES A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN I'M PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND GET BACK ON IT AND IT WAITS 1.5 TO 2 SECONDS BEFORE THE COMPUTER RECEIVES THE COMMAND TO GIVE THROTTLE. I HAVE HAD ONE INSTANCE WHERE I WAS PROCEEDING TO CHANGE LANES ON THE INTERSTATE AND GIVE IT THROTTLE BUT IT DIDN'T RESPOND AND THEN I WAS A SITTING DUCK BECAUSE MY BRAND NEW TRUCK DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE UP AND GO. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS VERY WELL COMPLAINED ABOUT BY MANY RAM OWNERS AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS WILL GET SOMEONE EITHER HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT.

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