# 2000 DODGE RAM VAN — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `592019` · 2006-08-10 · 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 VAN
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
2000 DODGE FULL SIZE VAN  I BELIEVE THAT THE SMALL AND CROWDED FLOOR  CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN A DRIVE-THROUGH LINE.  WHEN I WENT TO MOVE AHEAD MY FOOT COVERED BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR.  THE HARDER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE VEHICLE WENT.  THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE FOR A WHILE AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.  *JB
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