Complaint 1452868
2015 RAM 1500 • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Mar 7, 2018
- Complaint ID
- 1452868
- Make
- RAM
- Model
- 1500
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Mar 7, 2018
- Date Received
- Mar 7, 2018
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 7 MPH. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED YORK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AT (928) 433-3925 (500 PRESCOTT LAKES PKWY, PRESCOTT, AZ 86301) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,300.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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