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Dodge Ram 1500 hesitation / surging reports by year

76 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Dodge Ram 1500 vehicles. The most reported year is 2005 with 16 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2008 Ram 150071%
2007 Ram 150071%
2006 Ram 150061%
2005 Ram 1500161%
2004 Ram 1500111%
2002 Ram 1500101%
2001 Ram 150061%
1998 Ram 150051%
1997 Ram 150082%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.