NHTSA complaint: 2014 RAM 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE REAR BUMPER STRUCK A CONCRETE WALL IN THE PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ABRA BODY SHOP IN FOREST LAKE, MN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 10/24/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND BRUISING. *JS
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation