# 1997 DODGE RAM — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `159152` · 1999-07-20 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## 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
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