Three problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2002 Dodge Ram 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck purchased June 2007. While the vehicle was parked at a gas station, it began to roll away. He then jumped into the vehicle, depressed the brakes and put the vehicle into drive. The driver's side door was severely damaged and bent back toward the hood. He had left the driver's side door open while pumping fuel into the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted in reference to recall# 06e024000(engine and engine cooling). Since his VIN number was excluded from the recall, he was ineligible for a free remedy. The failure and current mileages were 78,124.
Drove in driveway put in park, went inside to get something quick came out and crash. . Came out of park and into reverse went across street hit curb turned right and down in front of neighbors house and rear end then hit center of light pole for $5,000 damage also all plastic dash, cup holder, and sunglass holder all broken in large pieces out of dash.
When vehicle was in park on a flat surface and it rolled back, causing damage to vehicle. Dealer notified.