10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
54,824 miles

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problem #4

Feb 272015

1500 8-cyl

  • 64,913 miles
Upon selecting transmission "D" option instrument panel indicated "6", drove to barn for horse feed. Needing to back up to fence, to disperse feed, transmisson selection of "R" was necessary. Using the brake pedal to regulate speed and no usage of accelerator pedal (as automatic transmisson vehicles will generally motivate when gear selection is initiated) "sudden acceleration" occurred causing damage to tailgate which was down. Brake pedal was pressed and vehicle was stopped. With brake pedal depressed transmisson selection "D" was initiated, in order to investigate damage, and once again with brake pedal used to regulate speed and no usage of accelerator pedal "sudden acceleration" was again encountered. Brake pedal was again depressed which stopped vehicle. No further occurrances were encountered that day. Weather was sunny and cool, high 40's, with dry conditions.

- Tonasket, WA, USA

problem #3

Nov 032014

1500

  • 83,000 miles
Tried to start truck - dead jumped battery - went and bought a new battery truck ran fine during the day - went out next morning - truck would try to turn over but wouldn't start- took it to dealer- dealer said to diagnose would be $ 130 dollars paid for that- they said that the battery was not hooked up correctly they fixed it- took truck home- tried to start it the next morning.. same thing won't turn over- will crank but won't turn over- called dealer he said bring it in - now they say that the sending unit in the gas tank is bad - $ 750 to fix - installed new unit paid the bill brought truck home last night this morning truck won't start- tried calling dealer no answer-left message-no call back...

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #2

Oct 062014

1500 4WD 8-cyl

  • 15,333 miles
Engine idle spiked and dropped in rush hour stop and go traffic until the truck eventually stalled. I placed the truck in park and tried restarting. The "electronic throttle control" light illuminated in the dash. I turned the truck off and tried restarting. The starter turned over but the truck acted as if an element needed for combustion was missing. I turned my hazards on--as traffic was clearing around me. I tried starting the truck a dozen times before calling 911 (since I was in the middle of an interstate hwy). I texted a friend who said try starting with the accelerator pedal fully depressed--the truck started, but then went right back to spiking idle and the engine died again. At this time traffic was speeding by so fast on both sides that I could not exit the vehicle. State patrol came to push me to the shoulder. Truck started again on the shoulder after several attempts and I managed to move it about 50 feet before it died again. Had truck towed to nearest dealership where they informed me it may take up to 2 weeks before they can diagnose my truck. Still under warranty. Second time this has happened with this vehicle in 6 weeks. First time dealership drove truck 84 miles and returned it with a note saying they could not replicate the problem.

- Duvall, WA, USA

problem #1

Sep 202012

1500

  • 7,000 miles
Sometimes when vehicle comes to a complete stop it feels as though it is being rear ended even though no one is behind it.

- Macomb, MI, USA