1995 DODGE RAM Vehicle Speed Control Problems

The contact owns a 1995 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V037000 (Vehicle Speed Control) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that parts to perform the recall repair had been discontinued. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRING RECALL #00V135000, AND THE THROTTLE CABLE RECALL# 01V037000 BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN 60 DAYS. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN; THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 MONTHS AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *TC THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE FOUND A PART ON HIS OWN.

ALTHOUGH THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRAYED (4 STRANDS OF THE CABLE) IT DID NOT FAIL AT THE TIME I REPLACED IT. I JUST NOTICED IT WHILE PERFORMING SOME PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND WAS AFRAID THAT IT COULD STICK IN THE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IF NOT REPAIRED. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734289

THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER CAMPAIGN ID 01V037000. LESS THAN 500 MILES LATER, THROTTLE CABLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY ANOTHER DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT PROPERLY REPAIR THE FIRST TIME. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT FIRST DEALER DID NOT ADD ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES HOOD LATCH AND IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (01V-040 AND 00V-135) BUT FAILED AGAIN. *YH

ALTHOUGH THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRAYED (4 STRANDS OF THE CABLE) IT DID NOT FAIL AT THE TIME I REPLACED IT. I JUST NOTICED IT WHILE PERFORMING SOME PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND WAS AFRAID THAT IT COULD STICK IN THE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IF NOT REPAIRED.

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY SPEED CONTROL WILL SURGE, AND IGNITION SWITCH WILL SHORT OUT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH AND THROTTLE GOT STUCK. DEALERSHIP WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL #970 FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE AND THROTTLE LINKAGE COMPONETS TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER AFTER BECOMING STRANDED AND THEN HAVING VEHICLE TOWED IT WAS DETERMINED BY A MECHANIC THAT NONE OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGES COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE THE PREVIOUS DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE WORK MUST HAVE USED A DEFECTIVE PART AND CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE REPAIR ONLY TOOK AN HOUR.*JB

1. ROUGH IDLE AND SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER I'VE REPLACED PLUGS,WIRES,ROTOR, DISTRIBUTOR CAP,CLEANED INJECTORS,BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP 2. THE CABLE WIRE ON THE THROTTLE BODY IS FRAYED2.

AFTER ELEC. INGNITION HARNESS REPLACED UNDER RECALL VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL RELATED FALIURES. HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED IN DASH 2X'S CAUSING SMOKE AND OR FIRE CONDITION. A/C FAILURE, NO POWER TO COMPRESSOR. BUCKING, MISSING, HESITATION AT IDLE AND ALL SPEEDS. BUCK, MISS, HESISTATION CAN NOT BE DIAGNOISED BY NUMEROUS DEALERS OR PRIVATE MECHANICS. HAVE SPENT OVER 1700.00 REPLACING PARTS (PCM, EGR SELONOID, EGR GASKET, TPS SENSOR, IAT MOTOR, O2 SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL REGULATOR) TO REMEDY PROBLEM. SO FAR NO HELP. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

CRUISE CONTROL WILL GET STUCK AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN TRAVLING AT HIGH SPEEDS. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP YET.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE REPLACED THE FRAYED THROTTLE CABLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS ALSO BADLY FRAYED, WHICH HAD BEEN CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL TO STICK AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. *JB

CONSUMER HAS A STICK SHIFT, AND DRIVING THROUGH TRAFFIC ONE DAY THROTTLE WOULDN'T RETURN. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO RECALL. CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW THROTTLE AND PUT IT ON. CONSUMER LOCATED RECALL 01V037000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97, )AND CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES UPON REPLACING THE CABLE FOR THE THROTTLE, IT WAS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT THE CABLE WAS BADLY FRAYED AND GOT CAUGHT ON THE RUBBER TUBE AND CAUSED AN OPEN STUCK THROTTLE. *JB

THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION. THIS KEPT CONSUMER FROM ACCELERATING WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

ALTHOUGH THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRAYED (4 STRANDS OF THE CABLE) IT DID NOT FAIL AT THE TIME I REPLACED IT. I JUST NOTICED IT WHILE PERFORMING SOME PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND WAS AFRAID THAT IT COULD STICK IN THE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IF NOT REPAIRED.

THE THROTTLE LINKAGE ROD FELL OFF BECAUSE THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE EXPANDS THE PLASTIC CUPS SO THAT IT BECOMES LOOSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT MOVE FORWARD. NLM

NO SUMMARY

THROTTLE CABLE FAILED.

NO SUMMARY LISTE DON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 70 MPH TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND COULD NOT.THROTTLE WAS STUCK SO HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC.GOT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF IGNITION AT VERY HIGH RPM.FOUND FRAID THROTTLE CABLE WITH PART OF IT INSIDE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING.DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX FOR 3 DAYS.TOOK IT TO STEVE'S AUTO AND DIESEL REPAIR 408 E. RIO VISTA BURLINGTON WA. 98233.PH.# 360-755-1212.THEY WHERE REAL BUSY BUT TOOK US IN BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TRUCK THAT WAY.PAID $84.35 FOR NEW CABLE AND LABOR.SUGGEST ALL TRUCK OWNERS INSPECT THROTTLE CABLES CLOSELY.COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH FALITIES WITH LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER.

THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN BECAUSE OF A FRAYED CABLE. WHEN I LEFT THE INTERSTATE I ALMOST RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT I COULD STOP. IF I WOULD HAVE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY POWER BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURE MUST HAS BEEN AWAIR OF THIS PROBLEM AS THE REPLACEMENT CABLE WAS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT AND INCASED IN PLASTIC SO THAT IT COULD NOT BEND AND FRAY.

VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR DUE TO A FAILED SPEED SENSOR.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WITHOUT APPLICATION. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH ON 8/11/97. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

THROTTLE STUCK IN WIDE OPEN POSITION, ENGINE ACCELERATED FROM 40 TO 80 MPH, NO WARNING; PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED BY DEALER, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

VEHICLE THROTTLE SYSTEM HAD 2 BE REPLACED, IT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL, LOSING ALL OF ITS CONTROLS. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS SHIFT CABLE IS BAD , OWNER SAID THAT IT MAY BE THE THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR WHICH IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK *JB

THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. *DH

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING, THE FUEL THROTTLE AND LINKAGES BROKE. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN STARTED IN GEAR, WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, TO STOP VEHICLE TURN IGNITION OFF. TT

AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN ONE DAY, THE NEXT DAY THROTTLE FROZE IN THE OPEN POSITION, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. TT

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TT

V6 ENGINE HAS BUILT-IN CHARACTERISTIC TO RUN ROUGH DURING IDLE; SEEMS AS THOUGH ENGINE IS ROLLING OVER. TT

INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL. *AK