# 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `528332` · 2005-03-28 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED.  VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH  THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED  BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK...CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM THAT WAS NIT PECULIAR TO THIS VEHICLE BUT THAT COULD BE REPEATED IN OTHER DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CHILD OR AN ELDERLY PERSON AS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT BEFORE THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. *AK
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