2015 Ram 1500: rolls away in park

Filed Jan 6, 2022 · Steering, Transmission · 100,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2015 RAM 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked with her sitting in the passenger’s side seat, the transmission inadvertently shifted into drive and the vehicle began to rollaway. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact shifted the vehicle into park and the vehicle stopped. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact referenced the federal safety agency Action Number: PE16014. The contact stated that while she was preparing to make a turn from a complete stop, the steering wheel inadvertently lost power steering functionality. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle regained power steering functionality. The contact continued to drive the vehicle. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist because the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V167000 (Steering). The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Jan 11, 2018 · Transmission · 57,129 miles · SC · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ram 1500. While the vehicle was parked with the engine running, it rolled away and crashed into a 2015 toyota tacoma. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to myrtle beach chrysler jeep (785 jason boulevard, myrtle beach, sc 29577) where it was diagnosed that the shifter was making an abnormal clicking noise, and the shifter module and shifter assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and opened case number: 32069249. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall and there was no manufacturer defect. The failure mileage was 57,129. *bf

Filed Dec 30, 2017 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · TX

Put truck in park and exited vehicle and it rolled away in drive. Ran after it for 2 blocks until it jumped a curb and halted. No injuries but could have been serious.

Filed Dec 7, 2017 · Transmission · MI

Parked truck in driveway. Driveway has slight incline. Put truck into park and went inside house. Neighbor came over told me my truck was in middle of road. Light snow on drive. Looked at tracks confirmed vehicle rolled away not slide. Pulled truck back up driveway and put truck in park. While still in vehicle truck again rolled away. Confirmed this by looking out door and seeing tired rolling. Put in and out several times before the truck stopped rolling.

Filed Sep 28, 2017 · Transmission · 4,000 miles · IN · crash

Vehicle was in park running and unoccupied for approximately 4 minutes when the vehicle rolled away backwards striking a large tree.

Filed Jan 7, 2017 · Transmission · 28,000 miles · MD · crash

Truck rolled away down the driveway and into the road while in park. Did not cause any damage but is unsafe for kids playing in the neighborhood.

Filed Dec 24, 2016 · Transmission · MN

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.

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Brakes · PA · crash

I am from pittsburgh, pa . Last tuesday morning, I shoveled my driveway and then got into my truck and went to a nearby sheetz and got some gas. I returned to my home and backed my truck down my driveway and parked and put my truck into park and applied the e-brake and shut off the truck. I then went inside my home and walked into my kitchen. About 3-4min later I was randomly looking out of my back window and I see my truck in my neighbors back yard against their fence. It appears my truck rolled away down my driveway. I thought it might of been because of weather conditions but I heard on the news about a potential federal investigation of these types of accidents form ram trucks from 2014-2016. I was literally shocked by what happened to my truck as I am almost certain I both had the shiftier in park and applied the e-brake. I currently had to submit a claim to erie insurance and am in the process of getting my truck fixed after $3500 dollars in damages. If you need anymore details my number is [xxx]. Thanks [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Transmission · 9,900 miles · MO

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.