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2002 DODGE RAM 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 437630 · 2003-12-02

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
200

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO REVERSE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR TO DRIVE THEN STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, EXPECTING TO GO FORWARD, BUT IT HAD GONE BACKWARDS. THE CONSUMER JIGGLED THE GEAR SHIFT SLIGHTLY AND STEPPED ON THE GAS AGAIN THEN IT WENT FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FROM PARK. *SCC *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10044893
Machine
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