# 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `535926` · 2005-05-20 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 11,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
DT: WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE TRUCK SPED UP ON ITS ON.  MANAGED TO GET TRUCK BACK HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT.  DROVE THE TRUCK FOR A FEW DAYS WITHOUT ANYTHING HAPPENING.  WENT TO PULL INTO THE GARAGE AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE.   WHILE DRIVING IN A SHOPPING CENTER TRUCK SPED UP AGAIN AND WENT INTO A WOODEN FENCE AND INTO A PERSON'S YARD.  TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD PROBLEM  FIXED. DEALER FOUND IAC MOTOR OUT OF RANGE.   BUT THE SAME THING RECURRED. *AK
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