NHTSA Complaint #11607655 — 2021 RAM 3500

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11607655
Vehicle	2021 RAM 3500
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	August 7, 2024
Date Filed	August 9, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	UT

Consumer Description

Well traveling up a hill the transmission locked up shut the truck down had to hold the brakes to keep for rolling Backwards got the truck in park was able to restart it put it back in gear The transmission started making A loud grinding noise slammed in to gear really hard when I put it back in to drive then it Was it like it went into neutral again? Then it slammed into gear again was able to get the truck off the road and it Kept making the loud grinding and locking up then going into Neutral again.

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