# 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `541410` · 2005-08-01 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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