Feds Investigating 1.2 Million Ram Trucks That Might Roll Away Despite Past Recall
Posted by ChiefFun@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 16 comments
Posted by ChiefFun@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 16 comments
Ok_Top55@reddit
Shocking. They recalled these for faulty column shifters in 2017 and 2018, but now NHTSA reports 14 more incidents and 7 injuries post-'fix'. A 9,000lb truck rolling without power brakes is terrifying. Use your parking brake, folks – Stellantis clearly didn't fix this properly the first two times.
Logitech4873@reddit
Who doesn't use their parking brake?
atlasburger@reddit
If they are dumb enough to still buy a Stellantis product then I don’t know if they know what a parking brake is or what it does.
backyardengr@reddit
Ram trucks are a great value for the price. And seemingly more reliable than a lot of the competition at the moment too
DudebuD16@reddit
Of the group of people I am either friends with or work with, the ford and GM truck owners have way more problems than my ram. One guy went through 2 v8s in his sierra at around 10000kms each time, my friend has had problems over his last 3 f150s, including a whole bed replacement to fix a tail light gap on a 2 month old truck.
mopar39426ml@reddit
Stellantis makes some shitboxes, but there's always a select few vehicles that are good.
Grand Cherokee has pretty much always been solid. RAM has as well (eco diesel aside). The 300/Charger were good. The minivans were always pretty good until the Pacifica Hybrid came to be.
I'm of the opinion that the Wrangler has been trash since the TJ/LJ, and even those were at least shitty but reliable. Give me an XJ/ZJ/WJ/WK1 for off-roading over a Wrangler any day.
blackbug12@reddit
Damn I thought they fixed that issue considering that one actor died after his Jeep rolled on him while picking up his mail.
Legitimate_Cow9420@reddit
I think about this accident alot. Anton yelchin. So sad and unnecessary. Just make a bigger parking pawl in the transmission, even on a button parking brake, inexcusable.
testthrowawayzz@reddit
That was because he forgot to shift to P and the there’s no obvious indication on the digital shifter which always returns to center.
The original recall made it so the car automatically shifts to P if the driver’s door is opened.
UnnamedStaplesDrone@reddit
I got a great idea, let’s enshittify shift levers! -modern automotive engineers and accountants
testthrowawayzz@reddit
A lot of them also say it will free up space in the console compared to traditional shifters, but many cars got digital shifters and didn't gain extra storage space in the console.
6786_007@reddit
My Audi if you open the door in gear D or R will beep like mad and engage the parking brake. It's almost impossible to not notice. I wonder what measurements Jeep had for that.
masterventris@reddit
is there any reason the electronic parking brake doesn't also engage when the trans is in P? Why is is separate? I can't think of any legit need for P without the brakes on.
Legitimate_Cow9420@reddit
Honestly not sure, I'm pretty handy mechanically but electronics confuse me. Maybe it's a sensor or relay issue? I just remember the pawl failed when he died. The pawl is an arm that physically locks the transmission for park. Not sure why it would fail.
Diligent_Bit3336@reddit
Stellatis/FCA and crushing you to death from unintended rolling. Name a more iconic combo.
MikeLamidya@reddit
I am shocked