I feel a knocking sensation either when I apply the brakes or gas after driving the vehicle. In my opinion, it feels like either the transmission or drive shaft are slipping. This happens almost every time I drive the vehicle in the city and usually when stopping at a red light or sign.

- Lakeland, FL, USA

Driving in city traffic 45mph and lost power with engine running and raced up but truck wouldn't move. I coasted into center lane and put my emergency flashers on, waited for rpms to go down about a minute then tried to accelerate into a lane and the trucked raced up but barely moved. I coasted into turning lane and into parking lot, shut off vehicle and waited 5 minutes and restarted and truck was driving normally the next 5 miles to my house.

- Waxahachie, TX, USA

I had just finished pumping gas and turned on my truck and shifted from park to drive. When I did this, nothing happened. I thought maybe I didn't turn the truck on so I pressed the push start button and turned off. Turned it on again and shifted from P to D and still nothing. Still in D I very lightly pressed the gas pedal and the truck jolted forward. This happened to me on two separate occasions. I'm not a mechanic but from what I have read, other people with same truck have had this problem and it seems to be the electronic gearbox. I have also heard a noise every time I press the brake that comes from the electronic gearbox and also a noise that comes from the brake pedal itself that sounds like sparks. My truck has under 400 miles as I write this on 07/04/2019. Have had it less than 10 days.

- Indio, CA, USA

On a brand new 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 with less than 200 miles on it, when shifting from park to drive, with the truck stationary, the transmission does not engage right away, but suddenly engages at 1,000 or higher RPM and rapidly lunges forward. This is an electronic shift transmission so it appears that despite the vehicle shift indicators both showing the truck is in "drive" and ready to move forward, it is not actually safely ready to move forward. This is extremely dangerous since the sudden lunging of the truck makes it very difficult to control and could easily cause serious injury or death in any crowded area, such as a parking lot or urban street.

- Hillsdale, MI, USA

Enterprise rental - while driving on a busy city freeway, the pick up truck lost all it's speed as if transmission switched from (drive) to (neutral). This occurred at approximately 1,180 miles (odometer), as I was driving on the left lane (fast lane) going around 75/80 mph the vehicle's rpms sped up to 5000/6000 while the speedometer show the vehicle slowing down as the pick up truck lost it's speed. I immediately turned my emergency lights on as I attempted to pull over onto the left shoulder. I also promptly realized that the rpms were as high due to my foot still resting on the accelerator, I also checked that the pick up truck's gear was still lit up as (drive) - and I confirmed that it still was, but the pick up truck was not responding. After coming to a complete stop the pick up truck was placed in (park) and no warning messages/lights lit up (before/during/after incident). As I the pick up truk was still running in (park) I turned off the (a) button located below the gear knob (autostop mode) just in case that might have prompted this (highly unlikely but - just in case). After inspecting all gagues in dashboard (engine temp/battery/transmission oil temp etc) all ok, the pick up truck was placed in (drive) gear after, the pick up truck responded to the gas pedal's input (normally). Outside temperature was around 100 degrees (F), prior to incident pick up truck had been parked for 6hrs in the sun; incident occurred after driving through a 1- 1 1/2 inch raised concrete bump (on the freeway, typical in Texas). Pick up truck had been driven approximately 1000 miles in the last 2 days (highway miles).

- Humble, TX, USA

When I try to put my new truck in gear (stationary) the transmission seems not to slide into drive and the truck just sits there. I've checked the brakes and al the digital stuff and nothing is holding the truck back, it's just not clicking into gear. Then, when I apply a little pressure to the accelerator, the engine revs up a bit and the truck lurches into gear. Sometimes, it's hard to know when the surge/lurch is coming, hin I have makes this a very dangerous situation. The engine is running and the trucks shows that it's in gear, so it's natural to hit the gas and go. The lag and lurch is hard to detect until the whole vehicle convulses. This could absolutely cause someone to lose control of the vehicle and hit something or someone. I've also read a series of comments online from other owners who are experiencing the same failure. So, Ram needs to do something systematic or this will hurt someone someday...

- Wellesley, MA, USA

Vehicle occasionally sticks in park when you put it in drive. It releases when the rpms raise enough to overpower what is hanging. This causes the vehicle to lunge forward once whatever is hanging it is overpowered by the input RPM's, the natural response when you put it in drive is to hit the gas. If you are not expecting this to happen, you can imagine the potential result. At least one person (many have had this happen) has claimed that it occurred in his garage while his wife was crossing in front of the vehicle nearly pinning her between the vehicle and the garage. Problem happens under random circumstances with no apparent pattern and cannot be made to happen on command, in many cases the dealership will not fix anything because they cannot get the problem to occur in their presence. I personally video'd it happening and showed to to the service manager. They had the vehicle for one week and were unable to reproduce the problem. I picked the vehicle up and the problem occurred 5 minutes later. I called the service manager while it was happening and he came to my location and witnessed the issue first hand. He will advise in the coming days as to the plan for resolution. The video can me found here: Https://M.youtube.com/watch?V=mwl4xffhoky

- Cleveland, NC, USA

While driving down a curvy rural road, my vehicle lost all throttle control. I almost wrecked and had to stop at the "exit" of a blind 55mph corner. The vehicle had multiple check engine lights on including a electromic throttle control failure light, park brake failure light, trailer brake failure light (no trailer connected at the time), and a generic check engine light.

- Jefferson, OR, USA

2019 Ram laramie gear selector will show drive and not move until the RPM is @ 2000 and then slam into gear. This was after backing into a parking spot and then immediately going into drive to reposition the truck. This has happened twice. Once an hour after purchase and once the next day. I bought this vehicle 3 days ago, 3/29/19.

- Dickinson, TX, USA

The transmission failed while I was driving. The vehicle coasted to a stop and became immobile. I could not get the transmission to shift into neutral and I was left in an unsafe situation as my vehicle was blocking the road. The police and others arrived but nobody could move the truck until the tow truck arrived.

- Ossining, NY, USA

Park to drive shifting problem. Transmission and indicators go to from park to drive, however vehicle does not move. To rectify the problem you must place the vehicle in reverse, than into drive. If you hit gas when it is stuck vehicle does not move, then will lunge forward aat an unsafe speed. Vehicle has less than 80 miles has happened 5 times on several occasions

- Staten Island, NY, USA

The truck was backed up in the driveway.when shifting from park to drive the vehicle remained in park and the engine revved up. Tried again and the same thing happened except as the RPM's were coming down the transmission jumped into gear and the truck lunged forward without warning.

- Bourbonnais, IL, USA

85 miles on vehicle put vehicle in drive no movement shifted to park then back to drive no movement shifted to reverse movement shifted to drive movement this is similar to the issue with the 2006 mega. An transmission

- Vidalia, GA, USA

Having same problems as several other buyers.... I purchased this vehicle and had it built in Dec of 2018. Since then, I have experienced 10 or more instances of where I put the vehicle in D (drive) and the vehicle will not move. I returned to P (park) and then back to D, and it still won't move. I turn the vehicle off and back on, and then proceed to put it in D, and sometimes it will then move. In all cases, I was on flat pavement / black top. I have read truck forums viewed youtube videos, and several other folks appear to be experiencing the same issue. See: Https://5thgenrams.com/community/threads/shifter-knob-issues-2019-Ram-1500-help-brand-new.1180/ see: Https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=hg4syqtxxjq

- Sheldon, IL, USA

Occasionally, when the vehicle is started and shifted from park to drive, the transmission will not engage and the vehicle will not move forward. Shifting back to park and then drive again does not resolve the issue. If the gas pedal is pressed when the vehicle is in drive, the vehicle will suddenly drop into gear and the car will dangerously surge forward. This has happened 5 times so far on a vehicle with only 500 miles. This seems to be a recurring issue with other 2019 Ram 1500 owners as there are forum posts and complaints on this issue already. I also have a video of the issue occurring.

- Riverview, FL, USA

When the truck is put into "D" drive from park, it will not move. Some times it will do it in "R" reverse. If you push on the gas pedal enough it will lunge forward abruptly. In some cases very rough. Dealer and fca are acting like they no nothing about this.

- Mechanicsville, VA, USA

I purchased the vehicle from a Ram dealer on January 2, 2019. Since then, I have experienced 3 instances of where I put the vehicle in D (drive) and the vehicle will not move. I returned to P (park) and then back to D, and it still won't move. I turn the vehicle off and back on, and then proceed to put it in D, and sometimes it will then move. In all cases, I was on flat pavement / black top. I have read truck forums viewed youtube videos, and several other folks appear to be experiencing the same issue. See: Https://5thgenrams.com/community/threads/shifter-knob-issues-2019-Ram-1500-help-brand-new.1180/ see: Https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=hg4syqtxxjq

- Creedmoor, NC, USA

Vehicle gets stuck when shifting from park to drive as if electronic parking brake is engaged, though it is not. Tapping the gas pedal then sends the vehicle jolting forward in an extremely unsafe manner.

- Cape May Court House, NJ, USA

Brand new 2019 Ram 1500 490 miles, about 3 times ( owned it a month) when truck is shifted from park to drive, parking brake is off ( auto park brake disabled as well in settings } the truck will not move, foot is off brake, foot off of gas, if I shift into park then drive again and give it some gas it will, lunge /jerk/jump in first gear and fly forward like a brake stand.so I did some research on the issue, found numerous people with the same issue, same exact symtoms and results.someone soon, will be killed by this, when they get out to check to see if the truck is blocked and it runs them over. So far all the people ive talked to the dealers have no fix, its a band new transmission for 2019, they turn people away, when they can't duplicate the problem, and it won't throw a code. A tsb or recall needs to be issued !!!!!!! asap.

- Danvers, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. While the vehicle was parked in a garage, the contact exited the vehicle and it independently accelerated backwards. The contact entered the vehicle in an attempt to stop the vehicle. The contact noted that the vehicle did not drift backwards, but independently accelerated rapidly backwards out of the garage of the contact's residence. The contact was nearly smashed in between the front driver's door and a stone pillar. There were no injuries. The contact stated that the driver's door and the front fender were damaged due to becoming caught on the garage pillar, which bent backward and struck the front fender of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into the drive position after three attempts. The contact referenced the "safe-hold" system, which was a feature of the electronic park system that failed to automatically engage the vehicle to the park position after exiting the vehicle. Carright Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram fuso (5408 university blvd, moon, Pennsylvania 15108, (412) 264-4270) was made aware of the failure and took the vehicle in for service. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with case number: [xxx]. the contact referenced NHTSA action number: PE16014 (power train) as a potential cause of the failure and specifically indicated that the parking brake was not engaged. The failure mileage was approximately 97. ('parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')

- Coraopolis, PA, USA