2024 RAM 2500 Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking Problems

2 NHTSA complaints on file

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Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking Issues in the 2024 RAM 2500

2 forward collision avoidance automatic emergency braking complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2024 RAM 2500. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking Complaints

#11696841 | Crash
October 30, at approximately 8:00 AM MDT. While I was heading to work, I was approaching an intersection with a vehicle in front of me making a left turn in the opposite direction was a vehicle also preparing to make a left turn and as I approached the intersection the vehicle turned in front of me. I fully applied the brakes, and the pedal went to the floor, my truck did not stop or slow down. I ended up striking the vehicle turning in front of me, fortunately at a low speed of approximately 11-12 miles per hour. My vehicle coasted to a stop after which I was able to carefully pull off to the side of the road. My truck was deemed drivable at the time after the accident but I noticed that the pedal is spongy and it took pumping the brakes to get them to apply. I...
#11684301 |
I have had more than one failure, but this is the worst. The problem occurs, I believe, when RAM does an update to their uconnect system, something they do often and without warning. Strange and unexpected things happen when they do. In this instance, I had just started on a trip and was on the highway going about 65 mph. I had the cruise control on that brakes automatically when a something is in the way or you approach a slower car. Suddenly, the cruise control shut off and warning lights came on that the front collision system had failed, the anti-lock brakes had failed and more. Also the check engine light came on. I am not sure what all but it lit up the dash. I thought something terrible was happening and pulled over. Everything started working again after about a minute. None of these warnings were real. I...
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