NHTSA Complaint #10956736 — 2014 RAM PROMASTER

THE VAN WOULD JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD REQUIRE A RESTART TO RESET THE VAN SO IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR AGAIN. THIS VAN IS AN AUTOMATED/MANUAL TRANSMISSION A RESTART REQUIRES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE STARTING. THIS SITUATION REQUIRED THAT I MANAGE TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SO NOT TO BE IN HARMS WAY. IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR REPAIR AND SOME CLUTCH PARTS WERE REPLACED; THAT DID NOT STOP THE JUMP OUT OF GEAR PROBLEM. NOW IT WOULD STILL JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR, BUT SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO GEAR THE VAN WOULD GO AGAIN. IT DID NOT NEED A RESTART TO KEEP MOVING BUT STILL VERY DANGEROUS TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR ON A HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH THEY WOULD KEEP IT A WEEK OR 2 ONLY TO TELL ME THERE WERE NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM. FINALLY REVERSE GEAR BROKE, INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THE DEALER REBUILT MINE WITH NEW REVERSE GEARS. IT MADE NO IMPROVEMENT TO MY JUMP OUT OF 6TH GEAR PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THAT COULD NOT FIND MY PROBLEM; I EVEN TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE IN WHICH IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR 2 TIMES. HE SAID TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE AS HE COULD NOT FIX IT. IT BROKE DOWN LATER THAT NIGHT AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR OR EVEN RESTART; IT WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY MADE IT START, REPLACED $1847 WORTH OF PARTS THAT MADE NO CHANGE ON THE JUMP OUT OF GEAR PROBLEM. THE FACTORY TECH CAME TO THAT SHOP AND SAID TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THAT DEALER REFUSED TO DO THAT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VAN IS NOW BACK AT THE DEALER THAT REBUILT THE TRANS, THEY STATE TRANS IS FINE IT MUST BE SOMETHING ELECTRIC. THESE PROBLEMS START DEC 2015, VAN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE SINCE MAY 2016. THIS IS FEB 2017