Automatic Transmission Gear Indicator Problems of Dodge Ram 2500

On certain pickup trucks equipped with diesel engines and automatic transmissions, in an attempt to exit the vehicle quickly without shutting off the engine and removing the key, the driver may inadvertently leave the automatic transmission shift control in indicated reverse. Consequence: this error is an unintended action that may result in a lack of transmission park pawl engagement and possibly delayed rearward movement of the vehicle. Remedy: dealers will perform a software modification to equip these vehicles with an out-of-park alarm. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Dodge is saving a bundle of money by going this route. . . . . Instead of fixing that slippery indent between park and reverse selector positions we have to live with a horn blowing. I sometimes need to open my door while backing up. Now I have to listen to a horn blowing as well as my neighbors. Tell Chrysler there are putting a band aid over an open would that needs stitching.

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I have a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 with the cummins and automatic transmission. The automatic selection indicator does not show the vehicle in park at least once a day when I drive it. I now this is a problem and have had recall #05v-462 dcc #e17 done. This is a patch and does not address the problem of why my truck does not go into park. One of these days my 7000 pound truck is going to roll backwards and damage, injure or kill someone .

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Vehicle was recalled to remedy failure to go into park. Mfr's. Solution was to make the horn blow if the truck wasn't firmly in park. This was never explained to me, and I thought the horn blowing was an electrical problem in the steering column. If the dealer doesn't take the time to explain the so-called fix to the vehicle owner, it's a useless exercise. As far as the horn warning goes, this is only a band-aid on a serious problem. The hazard still exists.

On April 30, 2006, while parking my camper in my driveway I shifted the transmission in to (park); set the emergency brake; left the engine running; got out of the truck to go set a chock on the camper tires and left the door open (note that I have had the recall work performed which activates the alarm should the door be open, the engine running, and the transmission engaged in reverse). It took me approximately four to five seconds to get to the passenger side of the camper to set the chocks when the alarm activated indicating that the transmission had slipped into reverse. Therefore; not only did the transmission fail to properly stay engaged in the park position but the alarm feature also failed to warn me when I got out of the truck. Let me elaborate on exactly how the problem was identified and continues to occur with my specific truck: first of all; it doesn't happen every time but when it does happen; the position indicator (the square marquee that encircles the current gear position) is not illuminated around any gear position, prndl, but specifically not around park or reverse. As the operator, I have to make a very deliberate action to push the shift lever in to the park position and visually confirm that in fact the transmission is in park, as indicated by the marquee. However, given the situation I mentioned above while parking my camper ã‚ I am not convinced that the transmission will stay in the park position. Dccã‚s solution of installing an alarm to warn you of dangerous situation; does not remedy the problem. And, as I mentioned above, this alarm doesn't always work either. Dcc needs to immediately find a solution to their design defect before someone else is either injured or killed.

Dc e17 "safety recall to install out-of-park alarm system" this recall is an unacceptable resolution. It does not provide a fix to the lack of 2003-2005 Dodge ram trucks to properly engage automatic transmission gear selections. The recall is being refused by myself and many others in the RV and towing community. Activating an alarm if the vehicle is not fully in park and the engine running is going to do little to prevent accidents and/or personal injury. It is an annoying and obtrusive "feature" that drivers are over-riding anyway using faux seat-belt latches and jumper wires. The NHTSA should endeavor DC to fix the shifter engagement problem, not provide a band-aid to a poorly designed shifter mechanism.

The truck incorrectly reads gear indication while not in gear and is extremely hard to change gears in a timely and safe fashion. . One time, after exiting the truck it proceeded to engage in reverse and crashed into a tree. A person assisting had considerable trouble getting the truck to find its gears. It will rev in neutral while clearly indicating drive. I have already contacted Dodge. They sent and investigator who did not examine the fault and disregarded the claim. This is a potentially dangerous engineering fault!.

The contact stated when putting vehicle in the park position the selector will indicate park, but must be careful because sometimes it will say that it was in park but actually it will be in another gear. This could result in an accident. While backing up he put the vehicle in park, got out of the vehicle, and vehicle started rolling and hit the garage door. He contacted the dealership and manufacturer. The vehicle is under warranty.

The contact states while vehicle was parked it slipped out of gear. The vehicle rolled over into a ditch line. He noticed at times while driving that the correct gear was not displayed on the gear shift indicator. Vehicle at dealer to be repaired.

: the contact stated during hurricane katrina, the vehicle gear shift was placed in park near a levee with the engine running. Although, the vehicle was in park it rolled down a steep grade and into a nearby pond. The vehicle was submerged into 10 feet of water with the engine running. The contact exited the vehicle without any injuries. The police were not contacted. The vehicle was extracted from the pond by a towing service. The vehicle was inspected by an insurance agency; due to the water damage the vehicle was totaled.

There is a problem with the indicator light on the dash and a problem with the gear shifter. The consumer states that when putting the vehicle into gear the indicator light does not always show the correct gear. Before the consumer put the vehicle into park with the motor running, and when the consumer exited the vehicle, it did not move at first, then it rolled backward. This caused property damage. This incident occurred on 8-26-05, and similar incidents happened at least five times. When the consumer took the vehicle to the dealership they could not find the cause of the problem.

: the contact stated while the vehicle's gear position indicator was in park the vehicle rolled backward. While standing outside of the vehicle with the engine running it rolled and hit a parked vehicle. Although the gear position indicator was in park, when the indicator was inspected after the incident, the position indicator was found in reverse. The police filed a report at the scene. However, no injuries were reported. The vehicle sustained damage to the bumper with additional property damage to the other vehicles. The vehicle was taken to the local dealership for inspection. The dealership could not duplicate the problem. The contact claimed wife was in the passenger's seat at the time of crash, but could not get to gear shift in time to stop vehicle. ,she had left arm in a sling due to rotator cuff surgery. The vehicle continued to have the problem of the gear shift jumping into reverse. The indicator definitely wa sin park momentarily before changing back to reverse. The contact's liability insurance paid for repairs to the other vehicle in clash , and the insurance premium increased as a result of the accident. Also, the contact enclosed a copy of the safety recall notice which he received from daimler/Chrysler. He felt damage to the vehicle has not been repaired , and he felt this was a Dodge problem.

Crash.

I pulled up to a local gas station and placed the shift lever in the park position as indicated by the shift indicator leaving the vehicle running as I went in to get an air chuck. I was inside maybe a minute and came out to find my truck had gone into reverse and backed out into a busy street and crashed into a tree a little ways down. The vehicle was still running and the indicator still read park but the truck was clearly in reverse. The rear bumper was pushed in as well as the right rear fender and back edge of the truck box.

While parked vehicle came out of gear. As a result, vehicle rolled back into a trailer that was on consumer's property.

On a number of occasions I thought I put the automatic transmission in park and later realized it was in reverse. Definitely something wrong here.

While the vehicle was parked, and still running, the shift lever jumped out of park and into reverse. The gear position indicator still indicated that the vehicle was in park. The dealer informed the consumer that there was noting wrong with the vehicle.

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Vehicle is a 2003 Dodge 2500, serial #x3g-790016 and it jumps from park into reverse. Vehicle has approx 10,000 miles and this happened the day before we were to leave for ellensburg, wa on central Ave in great falls and then again in ellensburg at a goodwill store parking lot. I had a good friend killed by this happening on a Ford truck so am very concerned that it be taken care of. The friend was woodrow mccracken in the late 60's or early 70's at conrad, mt. I have contacted Chrysler and the dealer, but have been waiting over a week to hear back from Chrysler legal. Accident happened in ellensburg wa and the police report number is e03=09377. It was reported to my insurance (safeco) and that claim number is #844587412007 just think this should be reported. Dick brown.

While the engine was running in the parked position gears automatically changed from park to reverse. This has happened twice. Consumer and his son were almost ran over.

Shift lever failed. Nlm.

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While driving vehicle hit a bump and vibrated. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and took it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic replaced the transmission gear position indicator.

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