2013 Ram 1500: rolls away in park

Filed Jan 29, 2024 · OR

1.Electronic stability control: A disabled ESC system may result in loss of directional control, increasing the risk of a crash. 2.Exterior lighting: Without a warning that the turn signal is malfunctioning, the driver would continue to use the vehicle, unaware that other drivers on the road are not being notified that the vehicle is turning, increasing the risk of a crash. 3.Equipment: Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash. 4.Air bags: If the rollover side curtain air bags and seat belt pretensioners are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a crash that necessitates activation of these safety systems. 5.Power train: Being able to shift the transmission without pushing the brake pedal and/or without a key in the ignition can increase the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash. 6.Latches/locks/linkages: If the tailgate opens while the vehicle is being driven, cargo may fall out the vehicle and create a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash. 7.Engine and engine cooling: Without a properly working windshield defrosting system, a buildup of moisture or ice could limit the driver's ability to see, increasing the risk of a crash. 8.Air bags: frontal: This abrasion may result in an electrical short that could cause driver's frontal air bag to unexpectedly deploy. Inadvertent deployment of the air bag may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash. 9.Parking brake: If the parking brake fails to operate as designed, the vehicle could roll when parked, increasing the risk of a crash. Red temp dash light on, Yellow Engine dash light on, Powertrain dash light on and Red airbag dash light on since May 2023. Has been serviced by dealership 9 times with the same on going issues with no resolution. Worried about overall safety.

Filed Mar 21, 2017 · Transmission · 68,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ram 1500. When the vehicle was shifted into park, it rolled away independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

Filed Dec 21, 2016 · Transmission · 2,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

My truck rolled down a hill while in park through my garage and was stopped my rolling into my tractor. My truck was less than a year old and almost totaled. Plus I was hurt trying to jump into the truck to get to the brakes as it was rolling

Filed Nov 15, 2016 · Transmission · 77,000 miles · WA · crash

The truck shifted it self into gear while running it was in park I got out and walked away once I was 50' away I heard the truck shift and turned just in time to see it start rolling away. Once I recovered my truck from the bottom of the hill I though maybe I left it in gear and got out unlikely I have owned the truck for three years. I attempted to see if it would repeat I could not get it to sit on my driveway in gear with out rolling away immediately while in gear. My drive way is steep and this did considerable damage to the truck and property. The truck shifted itself in to gear once before when I first purchased the truck but at the time I wrote it off to my confusion with the dial shifter and the truck only went a few feet into a curb block. Now that this has happened I reconsidered. I will not be letting my truck run any more without me behind the wheel.

Filed Feb 21, 2016 · Airbags, Body · 54,000 miles · CO · crash · 2 injuries

Takata recall: I was recently involved in an accident in which my driver side air bag did not deploy when it should have. There was so much impact that the passenger side front and rear curtain air bags deployed on the other vehicle involved in the accident. I was stopped at a stop sign preparing to cross a very busy intersection. Once I determined it was clear I began to roll away from the stop sign when suddenly a south bound car entered the intersection without it's lights on and collided with the front driver's side of my vehicle. At the point of impact, the south bound car was traveling at least 45 MPH and my vehicle had merely rolled away from the stop sign and I slammed on my breaks just prior to impact. I was not traveling more than 5 MPH when the vehicles collided. Once both vehicles had come to a complete stop I realized I had struck the back of my head on the driver's side window extremely hard but no air bag deployment had taken place. There was so much force in the impact that the frame on my vehicle was bent. The other driver was cited in the accident any my vehicle sustained $16,000 in damage. I am extremely frustrated that the side curtain air bags did not deploy and now I'm facing the fact that I will have to continue to drive a repaired vehicle that may or may not provide me with all the safety that I demand moving forward. I respectfully ask for your assistance in helping me hold the manufacturer liable for my situation and rectifying the situation. Had I rolled into the intersection any farther than I did, I may not be alive to file this complaint.