NHTSA Complaint #10419341 — 1997 DODGE RAM 1500

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10419341
Vehicle	1997 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	August 14, 2011
Date Filed	August 14, 2011
Mileage	197,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FM

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING 97 DODGE RAM MY DAUGHTER ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO VEHICLE SUDDEN SURGE, STALL AND SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I TEST DROVE IT. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS FOUND TO INCLUDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION, CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON STEERING WHEEL COMES ON AND VEHICLE SURGES WITH RPM'S UP TO @ 2,000 BEFORE FULL STALL. CODE P0123 ON OBDII SCANNER. SENSOR REPLACED AND STILL HAPPENING. STOPPED PROBLEM COMPLETELY BY DISCONNECTING THE CLOCK SPRING CONNECTIONS. RESEARCHED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND MANY LISTED UNDER VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, CLOCK SPRING, AIRBAG, ELECTRICAL ETC COVERING MANY YEARS AND INCLUDING INJURIES. NHTSA NEEDS TO CROSS REFERENCE THESE COMPLAINTS AND CONNECT THE DOTS AS THERE IS NO PLACE I CAN FIND TO TYPE IN THE ACTUAL COMPONENT NAME "CLOCK SPRING" WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY POOR SETUP FOR A COMPLAINT SITE. ALSO LIMITING MILEAGE TO 3 NUMBERS IS RIDICULOUS. SPEED RANGED FROM BARELY MOVING @ 2MPH TO 45MPH. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

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