# 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `600483` · 2006-10-22 · 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 2500
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 95,000
## Narrative
VEHICLE PARKED.  STARTED VEHICLE, TOOK IT OUT OF PARK AND IT LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, PARK BENCH AND TRUCK STRUCK A TREE.  CAUSED DAMAGE TO TIE ROD, BROKEN PITMAN ARM, FRONT BUMPER, HEADLIGHT, POSSIBLE FRAME DAMAGE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO 5TH WHEEL TRAILER.    THIS HAPPENED ON ONE PREVIOUS OCCASION, ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATE.  VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT.  VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG.  *NM
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