NHTSA Complaint #11298045 — 2011 DODGE RAM 1500

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11298045
Vehicle	2011 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 7, 2020
Date Filed	January 8, 2020
Mileage	104,642 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

THIS HAS BEEN ON ONGOING ISSUE. FIRST WOULD NOT START FINALLY AFTER TRYING SO MANY TIMES I JUST STARTED USING ANOTHER CAR AND I GOT THE FUEL PUMPED REPLACED THEN THE SAME ISSUE NOW THE AC UNIT WAS NOT WORKING SO I REPLACED IT 3 TIMES. WELL NOW IT STILL DOES NOT WORK AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT I JUST GIVE IT SOME TIME TO START NOW. ONLY WAY TO START VEHICLE. THEN WHILE ON THE FWY THE VEHICLE JUST LOST POWER I ASSUME BUT MY SPEED WAS DECLINING WHILE I WAS DRIVING SO I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE GAS OR BREAK BUT BOTH WERE TOO STIFF WOULDNT DO ANYTHING AND FINALLY MAYBE LIKE 25 SECONDS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS LIKE THAT FINALLY I COULD FEEL THAT I WAS ABLE TO PRESS ON GAS I COULD TELL MY SPEED WAS RISING THEN THE BREAK NO LONGER WAS STIFF AND HARD TO PRESS ON . BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS . THIS ALL HAPPENED ON HWY AT 70 MILES

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