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2012 RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1448447
Internal NHTSA #	11073983
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	RAM
Model	1500
Model Year	2012
File date	16/05/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Nit a safe vehicle to drive. Terrible experiences more than several times. While driving on frwy sometimes the brake pedal hardens making it imposible to brake, gotta pum a lil on gas for the pedal to loosen. Once in gear driving at a speed of about 40miles sometimes you can hear as if youve changed the gear and vehicle de accelerates or as if you webt on neutral wgile driving. When shifting either on reverse or fwd brake hardens and while presing gas pedal behicle does not move nowhere, were figured out maybe turning the engine on and off after a couple of times it kinda resets and then it switches on gear transmision always najes a loud noise when changing gear such as if was stuck.. While driving behicle always smells like hot engine or plastic. The problem is bithe stationary and whike driving.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PERRIS, CA
VIN pattern	3C6JD6AT4CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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