2019 RAM 3500 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 2019 RAM 3500

2 forward collision avoidance automatic emergency braking complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2019 RAM 3500. 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

#11652365 | Crash
Firstly, I have contacted Ram about the issue and they said I can't do anything about it. It's a safety feature and it absolutely is the total OPPOSITE of a safety feature! When on icy roads, with traction control off, and in four-wheel drive, if the truck starts sliding, it cuts the power to the wheels when I need power to pull out of the slide. I've been driving in icy / snowy conditions since I was 14 years old and I'm now [XXX] . Since it cut power to the wheels, the truck continued to slide off into the ditch causing major front end damage. If there had been a person walking their dog there, they would have been killed. This happened at about 15 mph and was totally preventable if I had had control of the vehicle instead of a computer! I don't even understand what the traction...
#11501289 |
I had a parasitic draw on my battery that became progressively worse to the point that a jump no longer worked to start the vehicle. I bought a brand new battery and it was completely dead within 24 hours even though I had only driven the vehicle about 5 miles and had the vehicle off for over 23 of these hours. I replaced the battery again and left the vehicle running while loading for a trip and 30 minutes later the battery started to release smoke from overheating. Wires and plastics around the battery were starting to melt so I completely disconnected the battery. This 2nd new battery was also dead within 24 hours of purchase. I took the vehicle to a Ram Dealership and after a lot of testing over multiple days they identified the problem as a parasitic draw from the ABS module. Please note the parasitic draw...
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