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2005 DODGE RAM 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 757307 · 2010-02-04

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
28,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS NEARLY KILLED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN MY RAM 1500. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO TAKE THE INCIDENT SERIOUSLY. HERE IS THE STORY WITH GRAPHICS: HTTP://IMIMPULSIVE.BLOGSPOT.COM/2010/01/STUCK-THROTTLE-ACCELERATOR-THAT-ALMOST.HTML AND HERE'S THE AFTERMATH: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RXBJ6P4NAMA IT MAKES ME NERVOUS KNOWING THERE ARE THESE TIME BOMBS OUT THERE, NOT JUST FOR THE DRIVERS LIKE ME, BUT OTHER DRIVERS TOO AND PEDESTRIANS (I ENDED UP ON THE SIDEWALK). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10304991
Machine
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