This truck is marketing and sold with a speed warning feature - an auditory announcement when the speed limit has been exceeded. This feature relies on accurate speed limit data being in the car's navigational system. Ram and their mapping software vendor, "here", know their navigational system has major speed limit errors and have no plans to address. There are ways they could address this issue: make a reasonable attempt to update errors (and allow customers to submit the errors), deactivate the software (it cannot be relied upon), and/or inform customers that this system cannot be relied upon as a safety device.
2020 Ram 1500 acceleration complaints
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I was pulling in behind a park vehicle in order to park myself. I was in a hs parking lot where some much more serious could have happened. I was moving aprox 1-3 MPH and about to stop and park when the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated. I was 10-12 feet behind the parked vehicle. The truck accelerated so hard it pinned me back to the seat. I franticly tried to stop the truck and at the same time the anti collision kicked in as well to slow the truck. Unfortunately it was not quick enough to prevent from hitting he car in front. The lower portion of my bumper hit the mid rare of the other vehicle as the truck must have been raised from the force. I called the dealership that night and filed a claim with fca. They pulled the data from the truck and did an analysis. They are claim there was no mechanical malfunction and I accelerate and braked late. The report shows that the truck accelerated to 100%!. You simply do not accelerate to 100% by accident which I thought would have been an indicated that something either kicked in and made the truck accelerate or the pedal jammed but something. I am adamant that I did not accidently accelerate to 100% by accident. I spent the money on this truck to have the piece of mind that me and my family are safe. I no longer have that comfort. I have attached the data report. I cannot attached the correspondence from fca as I cannot attach a word document
There is a significant delay in throttle response on the 1500 eco-diesel. There are numerous situations and scenarios where you push the throttle down and the car delays for a few seconds before the engine increases power. I could be pulling out into traffic sometimes and sometimes I accelerate normal and sometimes when I push the gas pedal the car delays and I am stuck without any acceleration for a few seconds. You could attempt to speed up to pass on the highway sometimes and again sometimes it does accelerate and sometimes it does not accelerate at all.
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