# 2001 DODGE RAM 3500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `260560` · 2000-12-13 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 3500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
WHILE SHIFTING DOWN TO 2ND GEAR, LET OUT CLUTCH AND RPMS WENT UP TO 300 WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL.  VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. CONSUMER WENT INTO GUARDRAIL. BEEN TO A COUPLE OF DODGE DEALERS, SAID THIS WAS NORMAL, AND DODGE COMPANY KNEW ABOUT THIS. THERE JUST HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS.  *AK   *SLC
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