1996 Dodge Ram 2500 Driver assistance Problems

DT: CONTACT STATED HE HAD A FUEL LEAK. HE ALSO CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS BREAKING, 6 OUT OF 7 STRANDS WERE BROKEN. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AT THIS TIME. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *NM UPDATED 11/7/2005. WHILE SEARCHING FOR A NEW THROTTLE CABLE THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE CABLE IN HIS VEHICLE WAS OF THE TYPE INVOLVED IN A RECALL. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10142806

Incident

Nov 7, 2005

Mileage

222,500 mi

THROTTLE CABLE HUNG UP AT 70 MPH AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT!*AK

NHTSA ID

764981

Incident

Jul 13, 2002

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL IT DID NOT RESPOND, CONSUMER THEN WENT TO TURN THE SWITCH FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT COME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS FRAYED, AND HAD BECOME HUNG UP ON THE HARD PLASTIC END OF THE CRUISE CABLE HOUSING, THE CABLE WAS REPLACED BUT IS THE SAME DESIGN OF THE FIRST ONE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.*JB

NHTSA ID

566852

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 01V037000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 970 5 MONTHS AGO AND CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. CONSUMER KEPT CALLING DEALER ABOUT PARTS, AND DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT IN. THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL 4 FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ON THREE OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8000797

Incident

Jul 25, 2001

PRIOR TO RECALL (970) CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE BEING FRAYED AT THE CONNECTION.*JB

NHTSA ID

562677

Incident

Feb 25, 2000

CONTACTED CHRYSLER@1 800 424 9393 AND ADVISED THEM THERE WAS MANUFACTURER'S 970 FOR THIS THROTTLE CABLE. THEY ADVISED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS CABLE ,AND REFERRED ME TO THE WARRANTY DEPT AT WHICH THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY .PLEASE HELP THANKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

746784

Incident

Jun 13, 2001

THROTTLE CABLE, WHERE IT HOOKS ONTO FUEL INJECTION PUMP, IS UNRAFFLING, ACCORDING TO RECALL 01 V 037 000. THIS CAN CAUSE THROTTLE NOT TO RETURN TO IDLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED. *JB

NHTSA ID

887623

Incident

May 5, 2001

MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, WHEN SHE STOMPED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS, IT STAYED THERE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO RUN AWAY WITH HER, SHE KEPT STOMPING ON THE PEDAL TO GET IT TO RELESE BUT IT WOULD NOT. SHE DID GET IT TO RELEASE SOMEHOW AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. AFTER SHE GOT HOME I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR HAD FRAYED AND MUST HAVE SOMEHOW HUNG UP ON THE TUBING SURROUNDING THE CABLE. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HOPE DC WILL RECALL OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.*AK

NHTSA ID

742009

Incident

Jan 15, 2001

THE THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED CAUSING IT TO STICK ON OCCASIONS, THE CABLE HAS NOT STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. *MJS

NHTSA ID

558001

Incident

Oct 7, 2000

CONSUMER STEPPED ON THROTTLE AND IT BECAME STUCK, CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP CAR. THE STRANDS ON CABLE BECAME UNRAVELED AT CABLE HOUSING, CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK WIDE OPEN. THROTTLE CABLE AND LINKAGE WERE REPLACED BY DODGE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. NEW CABLE AND LINKAGE ARE OF A DIFFERENT/IMPROVED DESIGN. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863594

Incident

Apr 15, 2000

FUEL METERING FAILURE. THE ENGINE RAN AWAY AND DID NOT STOP WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. I HAD TO STALL THE ENGINE WITH MY BRAKES AND HAD NO STEERING BECAUSE THE KEY WAS OFF. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT AND IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK, SHE WOULD LIKELY HAVE WRECKED IT OR BLOWN UP THE ENGINE! *AK

NHTSA ID

722142

Incident

Apr 22, 2000

THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE IS NOT PROPERLY ENCLOSED/FRAYED. YH

NHTSA ID

551902

Incident

Feb 24, 2000

THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. YH

NHTSA ID

551493

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE CABLE WORE OUT THROUGH ITS COVERING, AND WIRE BECAME UNRAVLED, CAUSING IT TO BE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

854463

THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRAYED TO THE POINT THAT ONLY ONE STRAND WAS REMAINING. NLM

NHTSA ID

549814

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. *ET

NHTSA ID

781269

Incident

Oct 6, 1998