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2005 DODGE RAM 3500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 541410 · 2005-08-01

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 3500
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: DODGE RAM WITH CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE . THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DECELERATE WHEN LETTING OFF OF THE THROTTLE. HAD ONE MINOR FENDER BENDER, AND A NEAR MISS AS A RESULT OF FEELING AS THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS STILL PULLING. NO REPAIRS, BUT HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO STATED THIS WAS PROGRAMMED INTO THE COMPUTER TO DO THIS DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH MAGNIFIED THE PROBLEM. HAD NO PLANS TO CHANGE THIS DESIGN. CURRENTLY THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM. *AK *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10126686
Machine
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