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While at home depot I remote started my truck and placed lumber in the bed. I proceeded to the driver's door and when I opened the door the truck went in reverse knocking me to the ground causing a laceration requiring 8 staples, concussion, lower back and shoulder pain and bruising. The truck continued across the parking lot hitting a Ford Ranger causing major damage, continuing into another vehicle GMC CM3500 causing minor damage. My laramie suffered major damage to rear bumper, tailgate, and rear driver side panel. We are just lucky there were no others walking in the area at the time. My 2015 laramie has a rotary shifter and it was in parked position at the time of the incident. I feel there is a defect in the rotary shifter which cased this accident to happen.
Keep getting "service gear selector" messages. Dealer checked and replaced selector and less than a week later I get the same problem and worse. When I shifted to reverse, the "R" kept flashing and a warning came on. The vehicle would not move until I moved the selector again. The warning messages happen both in motion and while at a stop.
The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the vehicle rolled backwards independently. The contact mentioned that the vehicle stopped independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred twice. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.
The truck started rolling while being parked in the driveway. Fortunately no one was behind the truck and no property damage had occurred. This is extremely dangerous and could have lead to serious injuries or damage. Parking shifter and/or relevant equipment must be recalled and replaced by manufacturer. The incident has been recorded by surveillance camera and can be presented upon request.
On November 05, 2016 at approximately 1230 hours I walked out to my Ram 1500 pick up truck, which was parked in my driveway and started it up. I pulled the truck forward in my driveway approximately a full truck length, put the truck in park and exited the truck, leaving the driver side door open. The truck was left idling. I began to walk to the rear of my truck, where a friend was standing near my flatbed trailer. The plan was to hook the trailer up to the truck. As I was walking to the rear of my truck, I observed the truck rolling backwards. I immediately turned around and began to run back to the truck. As the truck was rolling, the driver side door caught the tire of the vehicle parked next to it. As I jump back in the truck I check the shift indicator and observed it to be in park while rolling. The driver side door was then pushed backwards and into the driver side front fender. I then stepped on the brake and the vehicle came to a stop.
- Whitehall, PA, USA
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The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. While driving approximately 40 mph, the steering lost power and the check engine, service shift, and ABS indicators illuminated. The "PCM off" warning message also illuminated and the vehicle became stuck in first gear. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and towed to the contact's home. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failures were not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 12,700.
I put the 2015 Ram 1500 into park and removed the key, when I stepped out of the vehicle it started to roll backwards down my driveway. I was able to get back into the vehicle and apply the brake. I put the key back into the ignition and the park indicator light was on. I pulled the vehicle forward and put it into park again, when I took my foot off the brake it began to roll backwards down the driveway again. I applied the brake and pulled the vehicle forward again, I put the vehicle into park, this time the vehicle stayed in park and did not roll backwards.
The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. After parking the vehicle, it rolled backwards down a hill 75 feet and crashed into trees. The transmission made contact with a three foot diameter rock, which cracked the transmission housing and bent the driveshaft. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be repaired. The vehicle may be part of NHTSA action number: PE16014 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was shifted into the park position, the vehicle rolled forward and crashed into a mobile home. The contact also stated that the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed an independent mechanic where the body damages were repaired. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000. The VIN was not available.
Stopped at mail box on 3% incline. Put truck in park and set the park brake. Jumped out with the door open to get the mail. Truck slowly started rolling backward. I jumped back in the truck to stop the roll but it already stopped after about 3 feet. I looked and it was still in park. This is the second time this same thing has happened.
My truck tonight was in park rolled down my driveway. So while it was in park had my wife sit in truck I pushed on my truck while my son watched the wheels. And of course the wheels moved and my truck rolled back while in park.
I went to put vehicle in park and I turned the dial to "P" and the light flashed above and the key would not come out of vehicle. I then exited vehicle and vehicle started to roll away. I jumped back in vehicle and pushed the emergency break. I left the vehicle for 15 min and when I got back in vehicle it went into park with no problem. I am scared to drive the vehicle now.
The contact owned a 2015 Ram 1500. When the engine was started and the gear shifter was placed into the park position, the vehicle rolled on its own into a nearby pond and sunk to the bottom of the pond. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time of the failure. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.
On September 12, 2016, my truck went through a building while no one was in the vehicle. At around 7 am on said date, my daughter, who was the driver, exited the vehicle to so into a bagel store in a strip mall. She put the vehicle in park, and exited the vehicle with her keys in hand, she turned around to remote start the vehicle. It was a cool morning. Upon engaging the remote start, the vehicle started to move on its own, running into the strip mall address of garfield rd, clinton twp mi. The bagel store employee saw this all unfold, yet the police did not want her as a witness. Instead, the police ticketed her for careless driving. She was not in the vehicle at the time it went into the building yet still received a ticket. The vehicle was then towed to a car dealership in mi. While the vehicle was in route, my daughter called Chrysler to inform them of the accident. She was told to make sure that no one from the dealership touched the truck. Chrysler wanted to send in their people to investigate. The truck sat on the lot for a week. Of course they found nothing wrong? in the meantime I called the insurance company to see how many points this ticket was that was not warranted. Too many. So I hired a local attorney to fight the ticket. I still had to pay for the attorney and a fine. In conclusion, I own a truck that moves on its own, Chrysler states that there is nothing wrong with it; there is a witness that saw that no one was in the truck. There is a serious problem here and no one is owning up to it. I would like some concrete answers on the problem. My child drives it everyday and I feel that she is constantly at risk. It is a lease and I cannot afford to turn it in. I am in a worried about this happening again. Please help us.
3-4 times now I have put the truck in park, started to exit and had it go into reverse. One time I was out of the truck for a few seconds before it started to roll backwards and the door hit me. I was able to get back in and stop it every time.
Transmission problem... Sunday, 12/18/2016 in minneapolis, mn remotely started vehicle at 6:00am -22 actual air temp. Vehicle had been warming up (idling) for 15 minutes. At 6:15am I tried putting the vehicle in reverse. Indicator light for reverse should have gone solid...just blinked. Tried placing vehicle in drive with same results. Drive indicator just blinked, should have gone solid. Check engine came on. Tried stopping and starting vehicle numerous times with no improvement. Allowed vehicle to continue to idle for a total of one hour before the vehicle's transmission actually shifted into reverse. Brought vehicle to joe machens Ram dealership in columbia, mo on 12/19/2016, service writer chris boatright (573-474-9500) wrote the issue up. Received a call from chris boatright on 12/20/2016. They could not find any problems even though the check engine light did point to a transmission error. Reporting this issue as I saw on the news today about the other issues of this vehicle rolling away when people think the transmission is in park.
The contact owned a 2015 Ram 1500. While the vehicle was parked on an incline, it began to roll and crashed into a mountain. The contact was thrown from the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries to the left foot that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.
The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. When the vehicle was started and in the park position, it began to roll backwards. The vehicle crashed into several objects, including a motor home that was occupied. Two occupants sustained minor injuries and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was towed and repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 12,556.
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- Lewisville, TX, USA