NHTSA Complaint #10954371 — 2016 RAM 3500

DAILY OCCURRENCE. WHILE DEAD STOPPED AT LIGHT OR IDLING ALONG AFTER LIFTING FOOT OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL, THEN SLOWLY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE IS A 2-4 SECOND DELAY BEFORE TRUCK STARTS TO ACCELERATE. FEELS LIKE A DEAD PEDAL. THIS HAS BECOME WORSE AS THE TRUCK ACCRUES MILES. WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, THE PEDAL RESPONSE IS SLOW TO RESPOND AND HAS CAUSED MANY ANXIOUS MOMENTS WITH VEHICLES BEARING DOWN ON MY REAR END. I PRESS THE PEDAL AND WAIT FOR ENGINE TO RESPOND. THE TRUCK IS A DIESEL AND IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE TURBO LAG. I HAD A 2007 DIESEL AND THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL. I FEEL THAT EVENTUALLY THIS WILL CAUSE OR LEAD ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OF SOME TYPE. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK I HAVE TO MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR THE LACK OF PEDAL RESPONSE, MOSTLY IN CITY, SLOW AND GO DRIVING. ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SUCH AN ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT RAM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS WITH SOME TYPE OF REPROGRAMMING FOR THE ENGINE, DRIVE-TRAIN OR BOTH. THIS TYPE OF PEDAL NON-RESPONSE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND QUITE DISTURBING. THE DEALERS HAVE NO ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM.