NHTSA Complaint #720626 — 2000 DODGE RAM 2500

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	720626
Vehicle	2000 DODGE RAM 2500
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	November 1, 1999
Date Filed	March 26, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS OUT OF SEQUENCE WITHOUT WARNING, DOWN SHIFTS TO LOWER GEAR AND THEN SHIFTS INTO NEXT LOWER GEAR. THIS CAUSES MOTOR TO TACK OUT TO 5500+RPM AND SHUTS DOWN, WHEN RPM DROPS DOWN MOTOR FIRES UP TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AGAIN MOTOR SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL I BACK OFF GAS PETAL. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THROUGH UPPER GEARS WITHOUT STOPPING EXAMPLE ; SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD 4TH OD WITHOUT STOPPING.THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHEN PULLING LOADS, HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT LOAD CAUSED TRUCK TO SPINOUT OF CONTROL. LAST WEEK WHILE PULLING A TRAILER ON RAIN SLICK ROAD DOWN SHIFTING NEARLY CAUSED TRUCK TO JACKNIFE. DEALERS KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIND ANY CODES. SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND ENGINE OPERATING AT WRONG RPM CAUSING EXTREMLY BAD FUEL MILLAGE. *AK

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