# 2013 RAM 2500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1238224` · 2015-11-14 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** RAM
- **Model:** 2500
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 23,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND LET OFF FOR A SECOND AND THEN TRY TO RETURN TO THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS NOTHING. A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL IT "DEAD PEDAL" IT HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME HIT MANY TIMES DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD IN THE SNOW AND ALMOST GOT ME AND MY WIFE KILLED. IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN A STUMP THERE, WE WOULD HAVE PLUNGED ABOUT 500 FEET OFF THE EDGE OF THE MOUNTAIN. NOT COOL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I GUESS WHEN IT GETS ME KILLED, I WILL HAVE TO HAVE MY FAMILY SUE DODGE OVER IT.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*