Complaint 889427
2000 DODGE RAM 2500 • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Oct 28, 2011
- Complaint ID
- 889427
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 2500
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Oct 28, 2011
- Date Received
- Nov 8, 2011
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
WHEN I ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL TO A DIFFERENT POSITION AN APPARENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES RENDERING THE TRUCK ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE AT THAT SPEED. THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WAS REPLICATED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WHILE STATIONARY. APPARENTLY ANY MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETE POWER TO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE. *TR
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