NHTSA Complaint #10659127 — 2004 DODGE RAM 2500

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 5.9 DIESEL TRUCK TO WORK DURING RUSH HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 3500RPMS. THE ROADS WERE ICED OVER FROM A PREVIOUS SNOW STORM. DUE TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON THE ICE, THE REAR TIRES BROKE TRACTION AND STARTED SLIDING SIDEWAYS BEFORE I COULD REACT TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULTS. TRUCK CONTINUED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC WHEN AS SUDDEN AS THE ACCELERATION HAPPENED, THE RPMS DROPPED DOWN TO AN IDLE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE ONCOMING LANE. DEALERSHIP HAS TRUCK NOW AND IS TELLING ME THE FAULT CODE INDICATES A BAD ACCELERATION PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ANY VEHICLES IN THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, IT WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO PANICKED WHEN THE TRUCK TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. I CANNOT DESCRIBE THE FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS I FELT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY, THIS WILL CERTAINLY, AT SOME POINT CAUSE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WITH THE LOSS OF LIFE IF NOT ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ONLINE BLOGS WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE IN OTHER 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 5.9 DIESEL TRUCKS. THESE TRUCKS NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AND PARTS RE-DESIGNED TO NOT ALLOW A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. *TR