NHTSA Complaint #11663175 — 2017 RAM 2500

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 2500. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and turned off on a slight incline with the keys outside of the vehicle, while the contact’s grandson was seated in the front seat, the contact’s grandson was able to move the gear shifter out of park(P), and the vehicle started rolling backwards. The contact's daughter who was putting a baby in the car seat in the rear seat, jumped to the front seat, depressed the brake pedal, and shifted to park(P) and the vehicle stopped rolling. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under an unknown related recall. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.