The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into overdrive. While driving less than 65 mph, the contact would engage the cruise control and whatever gear he would shift into would cause the vehicle to get less gas mileage. In addition, the motor would run faster than normal. The dealer stated that if he would manipulate the foot pedal, the overdrive would engage. The dealer also stated that the vehicle was operating in the manner it was designed. The failure and current mileages were less than 8,800. Updated 1/6/09 the consumer stated the transmission would drop out of drive and the engine speed went up instead of down. Updated 01/14/09.

- Bushnell, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that the automatic transmission decelerated as he downshifted between fifth and four gear. While driving 42 mph, the transmission appeared to disengage when shifted into neutral and the vehicle coasted when he released the brake pedal. He stated that the transmission automatically re-engaged at 30 mph. When manually shifting from first to fifth gear, the transmission operates normally, however, it fails to function automatically. He took the vehicle to the dealer for it to be test driven. The dealer acknowledged the failure and advised him to call NHTSA. The current and failure mileages were 3,855. Updated 12-12-07. When the consumer lifted his foot off of the accelerator to slow down, the transmission downshifted and decelerated the consumer stated it felt as though the vehicle was free-wheeling. Updated

- Enrose, CO, USA