NHTSA Complaint #11076158 — 2018 RAM 1500

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11076158
Vehicle 2018 RAM 1500
Component ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 420 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NY

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY, AND MY VEHICLE WENT INTO PARK BY ITSELF. IT APPEARED A STRANGE MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SAYING 'CAR NOT IN DRIVE, SHIFT TO PARK'. ALSO MY VEHICLE DISPLAYED AN ALERT MESSAGE SAYING 'ALERT: ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, THE VEHICLE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM HAS DETECTED A MALFUNCTION'. ALSO ANOTHER ALERT WAS DISPLAYED AS 'ALERT: ENGINE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION'. NOT ONLY DID MY VEHICLE HAVE THESE MALFUNCTIONS BUT MY HEATED STEERING WHEEL AND SEATS WERE BEING USED BY ITSELF. I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THESE PANELS. LAST, MY SENSORS ON MY RAM DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, IF I AM PULLING UP CLOSE TO AN OBJECT MY SENSORS WILL NOT 'BEEP'. ONLY TIME THEY GO OFF IS IF I HIT THE OBJECTS IN FRONT OF ME. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' WAS ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS BELOW 41 F WHEN IN FACT IT WAS 65 F.

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