NHTSA Complaint #10929721 — 2015 RAM 1500

WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I LOST MY POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO HAVE POWER TO THE ENGINE. I TRIED TO START THE DIESEL ENGINE, BUT THE STARTER JUST TRIED STARTING IT FOR APPROX. 20 SECONDS, I DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN STARTER OFF SINCE IT IS A PUSH BUTTON START AND IT FINALLY TIMED OUT. I WAITED APPROX 5 MIN. AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 36,100 MILES. I HAD TO KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED HOPING IT WOULD NOT DIE ON ME AS I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE DEALER. MY GREATEST CONCERN IS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF YOU WERE ON A HILL OR GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN WHERE THE STEERING AND BRAKES SYSTEMS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. MY TRUCK HAS AN ECODIESEL ENGINE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRUCK HA DMULTIPLE PROBLEM CODES ON THE COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY LOOSE PINS IN A CONNECTOR AND A LOOSE GROUND WIRE. I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND THE SUDDENNESS OF THIS PROBLEM WAS SCARY.