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1997 DODGE RAM — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 159152 · 1999-07-20

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN LOW SPEED. CONSUMER PUT TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO PARK, AND VEHICLE SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15 MPH0. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEED, AND AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. IT FISHTAILED. AND CONSUMER WIFE, WHO WAS PREGNANT, HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO VEHICLE VEERING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC . THEN DRIVER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, AND ENGINE CONTINUED RACING. TURNED KEY OFF AND JUMPED OUT AND RAN BEHIND HIS WIFE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
842663
Machine
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