# 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `296816` · 2001-06-11 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A DOWN GRADE VEHICLE WAS PICKING UP SPEED WHILE CONSUMER HAD  BRAKES  APPLIED.  VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE BECAUSE OF  ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING, WHICH CAUSED  DRIVER TO  SUSTAIN  FOOT,  LOWER LEG, NECK, AND BA INJURIES, WHILE  PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK AND MUSCLE INJURIES.   INSURANCE COMPANY EXAMINED  VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED  VEHICLE TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.*AK   *SLC
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