2017 RAM 1500 Shifted Out of Park. This is my story.

[coobie]

No. A lemon law attorney.

Interesting? with no fees attached.

 

[ExpressRules]

I hope your issue is resolved to your satisfaction without extended litigation. Normally in a situation like this the only parties that walk away winners are the attorneys.

 

[STrooperHemi]

Interesting? with no fees attached.

In all honesty I did not write this post to get in a debate over lemon law and attorney fees. I wrote it to let others know of my story and hopefully get some constructive feedback and maybe find others who have experienced a similar situation. Most importantly my family was put in harms way due to a vechicle malfunctioning which could have caused serious injury’s and thankfully that wasn’t the case. My wife and son are still extremely shaken up by the incident and they are what matter to me most.

 

[RamInfo]

@STrooperHemi, if you have an open lawsuit against fca, I wouldn’t talk about it anymore, they have teams of eyes all over the net just to catch people slippin, so be careful what you say and good luck with everything.

This is the best advice the OP has received in this thread. At this point, research into the problem is the lawyer’s to do.
Best,
DG

 

[smiley]

I would assume with lemon law that FCA would end up paying the lawyer that is what the lawyer would be willing to take the case without a retainer.

 

[indept]

I would assume with lemon law that FCA would end up paying the lawyer that is what the lawyer would be willing to take the case without a retainer.

That is correct. I went through that with my daughters chevy cobalt years ago. Lawyer got paid by chevy, we got about $5000 and then traded car in on an Acura for her.

 

[indept]

Also as some have stated that their truck goes into park when door is opened, I tried that today and it stayed in gear & moved with driver door open

 

[smiley]

I would think it would have to sense speed somehow too. You wouldn’t want it to be put in Park while driving down the road and the door opened for some reason such as the door not being all the way closed and need to open and close again.

 

[indept]

That was in my driveway stopped in reverse. I opened the door, took my foot off the brake & gave it some gas & it went.

Just curious, you're driving down the highway at a respectable 85 mph and you turn the radio volume down but mistakenly put it in park or maybe just reverse, does the truck just stay in drive or does appear on the dash display?

 

[17CrewCab1500]

That was in my driveway stopped in reverse. I opened the door, took my foot off the brake & gave it some gas & it went.

Just curious, you're driving down the highway at a respectable 85 mph and you turn the radio volume down but mistakenly put it in park or maybe just reverse, does the truck just stay in drive or does appear on the dash display?

Someone tried this and they reported back the knob moved but the light on "D" just flashed.

 

[coobie]

I would assume with lemon law that FCA would end up paying the lawyer that is what the lawyer would be willing to take the case without a retainer.

I fully agree with this statement..

 

[Mickey Russell]

That was in my driveway stopped in reverse. I opened the door, took my foot off the brake & gave it some gas & it went.

Just curious, you're driving down the highway at a respectable 85 mph and you turn the radio volume down but mistakenly put it in park or maybe just reverse, does the truck just stay in drive or does appear on the dash display?

Wonder if it's a removal of the seat belt and opening the door. I am able to open the door and backup. Once I forgot put the thing in park because i was jumping out to grab something and just threw the emergency brake on. When I got back in the truck it was still in drive but it was flashing. I hoped that it put itself in park after I thought what an idiot for doing that. I reset the shift knob pack to park and out to reverse and all was good no more flashing. I have a 2018 big horn cc.


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[Joes1500]

Here is a screen shot from the owners manual

 

[ctdodge]

Not saying it can't happen, and I know you'll swear you put it in park, but it sure like you put it in drive and panicked!

 

[STrooperHemi]

Not saying it can't happen, and I know you'll swear you put it in park, but it sure like you put it in drive and panicked!

I was reversing out of my garage, put the truck into park and it proceeded to go forward. Thanks

 

[Mudders Beast]

In reading the owners manual, post 53, it is interstesting the use of “may” versus shall or will. As a procedure writer in the past, May denotes permission (option), shall or will denotes required or expected action.

 

[AnthonyGS]

I think the biggest mistake made by Mopar on this one is putting the trans switch right by the volume knob and making both about the same size and appearance. I know once I turned the volume down to zero instead of putting the truck in park early on. I wonder how many times this happened and has led to problems like the one reported by the OP. I know I put the truck in park... jumped out and it started rolling forward. The volume is now zero but the truck is still in D...... door open should've caused it to go into park? I'm not sure. I'd have to test that one.

There were tons of law suits due to "sudden acceleration" when EFI became prevalent in vehicles too. It was due to EFI being so much more responsive than old carbs.

The reality is most people aren't as good or conscience a driver as they think they are, and they make mistakes. And sadly it seems to be human nature to always blame someone else.

The only real fault I can find with my '17 RAM is that its too high from the factory. I do not need 4WD clearance in my 2WD city truck. I also am disappointed with how thin the sheet metal is and how easily it dents. Other than that, it's a great truck. I bought a '17 Express because I wanted something along the lines of the Lightning and 454SS of yore. I wanted a fast sporty truck. I need to lower it soon. I have all the parts, just haven't had time.

 

[chrisbh17]

I tried this morning to see if my truck would AutoPark. I guess mine is NOT equipped, because it never auto-parked.

Foot off brake, driver door open, no seat belt on, truck was rolling (released parking brake and put in drive at high idle). After I opened the door I got an EVIC warning "truck not in park", but that was it...it still kept rolling. Maybe after a certain amount of time? Or maybe there is a weight sensor that would actually trigger it to park when it sensed me no longer in the seat?

Or like @Mudders Beast said, my truck is a "may" have or "may" AutoPark, neither of which seem to apply to mine.

 

[mohemipar]

Whoever previously said the issue started with the Grand Cherokee was correct. But the VAST majority of those wasn’t even because of any fault of the vehicle. It was because people were just forgetting to put the vehicle in park and hopping on out. (Not saying OP’s case is like this) And started filing lawsuits like it was somehow FCA’s fault. Then FCA started with the auto park feature. It seems on the Ram's, some VINs were not equipped? I get the knob is “different” and everything, but people need to just calm the heck down and think about what they are doing before pulling out the cell phone and running away from the vehicle. Well, they probably were already glued to the cell phone even before stopping the car. It even makes me cringe when I see how fast people jump in their car, start it and floor it away in a matter of about 2 seconds. People take driving for granted and put it as a secondary focus rather than the first as it should be. Why you see all this crazy **** on the road. And it seems they give anyone a license now. /rant over


To OP’s issue… If it happened as OP said, then the truck had some kind of malfunction. If he switched it to park, then obviously it shouldn’t have rolled. If he didn’t and just jumped out, it still should have auto parked. I dont know why some 2017's seem to auto park and some don't have it... FCA should have been working with him to get it resolved, but I’m also not surprised if they have given him the cold shoulder, given what experiences they have recently had as said above. Of course it’s not right, but that’s how it kind of is. As someone else said, it is like this everywhere. It’s not just FCA. To any corporation like FCA, one guy and his issue is such small potatoes it isn’t even on their radar until it becomes a class action suit. And they have already taken steps in the past years to cover their asses on that front with this knob issue. They have the best lawyers in their pocket. They may settle with OP after an official suit is filed, but may decide to fight him, depending on what hard evidence they found on the truck’s diagnostic. Why has OP’s lawyer not fought with FCA to get the official diagnostic/inspection reports?

 

[indept]

Here is a screen shot from the owners manual

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HEY HEY thats not fair, you read the manual.
Men don't do that, it's as bad as stopping & asking directions....

Thanks