Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/25/2012 | 184500 | 1 | |
| While driving 75 mph on the highway i took my foot off of the gas pedal, but the truck continued to speed up. i pumped the gas a couple of times but i failed to slow down. i applied the brakes, but each time i took my foot off of the brake i sped up again. i exited up an off ramp where i had to stand on the brake to keep form hitting the car infront of me at the light. i geared down(stick shift) but the engine continued to rev as if at 75 mph still. i turned off the key then restarted the truck only to have the engine continue to rev. i then had the truck towed to my mechanic who looked at it that night and the next morning but was unable to find out why it happened. this model does not have computer control of the throttle.i am grateful i was on a straight stretch of highway and not on a mountain road on the way home, and that i didn't hit anyone in the process of stopping...this is not the first dodge to do this according to this web site. perhaps there a so few complaints about this because other drivers have died as a result of a failure that seems to be undetectable after the fact. if i had hit the car infront of me, i would have had no proof that it was equipment failure and not operator error...if i had lived to tell the tale. i used to have complete faith in dodges, but no more. *tr | |||
| 09/25/2012 | 184500 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2000 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck in open throttle. the contact mentioned that she was able to stop the vehicle by engaging the brakes. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 184,500. kmj | |||
| 09/25/2012 | 184500 | ||
| While driving 75 mph on the highway i took my foot off of the gas pedal, but the truck continued to speed up. i pumped the gas a couple of times but i failed to slow down. i applied the brakes, but each time i took my foot off of the brake i sped up again. i exited up an off ramp where i had to stand on the brake to keep form hitting the car infront of me at the light. i geared down(stick shift) but the engine continued to rev as if at 75 mph still. i turned off the key then restarted the truck only to have the engine continue to rev. i then had the truck towed to my mechanic who looked at it that night and the next morning but was unable to find out why it happened. this model does not have computer control of the throttle.i am grateful i was on a straight stretch of highway and not on a mountain road on the way home, and that i didnt hit anyone in the process of stopping...this is not the first dodge to do this according to this web site. perhaps there a so few complaints about this because other drivers have died as a result of a failure that seems to be undetectable after the fact. if i had hit the car infront of me, i would have had no proof that it was equipment failure and not operator error...if i had lived to tell the tale. i used to have complete faith in dodges, but no more. | |||
| 09/25/2012 | 184500 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2000 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck in open throttle. the contact mentioned that she was able to stop the vehicle by engaging the brakes. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 184,500. kmj | |||
| 09/25/2012 | 184500 | ||
| While driving 75 mph on the highway i took my foot off of the gas pedal, but the truck continued to speed up. i pumped the gas a couple of times but i failed to slow down. i applied the brakes, but each time i took my foot off of the brake i sped up again. i exited up an off ramp where i had to stand on the brake to keep form hitting the car infront of me at the light. i geared down(stick shift) but the engine continued to rev as if at 75 mph still. i turned off the key then restarted the truck only to have the engine continue to rev. i then had the truck towed to my mechanic who looked at it that night and the next morning but was unable to find out why it happened. this model does not have computer control of the throttle.i am grateful i was on a straight stretch of highway and not on a mountain road on the way home, and that i didnt hit anyone in the process of stopping...this is not the first dodge to do this according to this web site. perhaps there a so few complaints about this because other drivers have died as a result of a failure that seems to be undetectable after the fact. if i had hit the car infront of me, i would have had no proof that it was equipment failure and not operator error...if i had lived to tell the tale. i used to have complete faith in dodges, but no more. | |||
| 09/25/2012 | 184500 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2000 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck in open throttle. the contact mentioned that she was able to stop the vehicle by engaging the brakes. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 184,500. kmj | |||
| 09/25/2012 | 184500 | ||
| While driving 75 mph on the highway i took my foot off of the gas pedal, but the truck continued to speed up. i pumped the gas a couple of times but i failed to slow down. i applied the brakes, but each time i took my foot off of the brake i sped up again. i exited up an off ramp where i had to stand on the brake to keep form hitting the car infront of me at the light. i geared down(stick shift) but the engine continued to rev as if at 75 mph still. i turned off the key then restarted the truck only to have the engine continue to rev. i then had the truck towed to my mechanic who looked at it that night and the next morning but was unable to find out why it happened. this model does not have computer control of the throttle.i am grateful i was on a straight stretch of highway and not on a mountain road on the way home, and that i didnt hit anyone in the process of stopping...this is not the first dodge to do this according to this web site. perhaps there a so few complaints about this because other drivers have died as a result of a failure that seems to be undetectable after the fact. if i had hit the car infront of me, i would have had no proof that it was equipment failure and not operator error...if i had lived to tell the tale. i used to have complete faith in dodges, but no more. | |||
| 09/25/2012 | 184500 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2000 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck. the contact mentioned that she was able to stop the vehicle by engaging the brakes. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 184,500. pm | |||
| 09/27/2008 | 49000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge ram 1500. while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated without assistance. the contact manually shifted into neutral and noticed a reduction in braking power. the engine revved and the vehicle rolled to a complete stop. there were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 49,000. | |||
| 02/22/2005 | 52000 | 1 | 12/01/2000 |
| On 2/22/05 at 8:20 am i was dropping my grandson off at school. i had parked the vehicle to see rather or not he had gone into the school. when i returned to the truck i had started it up and put into reverse looked behind me and while backing up to notice that there was another car coming so i tried to stop backing when i had discovered that the truck would not stop because the gas pedal was stuck to the floor the engine was revving loudly and the truck was going backwards out of my control. at that point i had noticed that there were children and mothers all around in my path i had no choice but to turn the truck to hit another car to stop me. before i decided to take such measures i had tried to break to stop the truck. the gas peddle was stuck i had even tried to pull the gas peddle up as well as my breaking to find it was doing me no good. after i had hit the other car i had forced the truck into park because the gas peddle had remained stuck. i then took the keys out of the truck and got out to see the damage to the other car. i am just glade that there was no one hurt in this situation it could have ended much worse there could have been people killed and i feel like there should be a investigation on this situation. the police were called and there were 5 different witnesses that seen the whole accident. west jordan police department, 8000 south 1700 west, west jordan, ut 84088, case number 05h004273, (801) 569-5270. *nm | |||