1997 Dodge Ram Driver assistance Problems

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION/INJURY.*AK THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10011289

Incident

Feb 19, 1999

THE CONSUMER HAD A RECALL #B15, BUT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE BRACKET FOR THE BELL CRANK WAS MISSING, CAUSING THE LINKAGES TO TWIST. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STICKING, AND FOUND THE TPS WIRING BRACKET NOT BOTTLED UP, THE TPS BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND REAR HALF OF THE BELL CRANK WERE BROKEN CAUSING THE BELL CRANK TO PULL SIDEWAYS, BINDING THE THROTTLE. THE BACK PART OF THE BELL CRANK WAS REPLACED. SCC

NHTSA ID

10009905

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD, DEALER NOTIFIED REPLACE AND REPAIRED TS

NHTSA ID

8022830

Incident

Oct 15, 2002

THE CONSUMER HASN'T RECIEVED RECALL SERVICE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE LINKAGE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (NHTSA#02V161000). *SCC

NHTSA ID

567898

DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR RECALL 02V161000 THROTTLE LINKAGE. CONSUMER HAS MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8016952

WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN IN HALF IN SAME LOCATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS REPAIRED THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL 02V161. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8014994

Incident

Jun 10, 2002

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER SHIFTED TO REVERSE, SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND ENGINE REVVED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, WHICH DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 100 FEET CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE, AND PASSENGER SHIFTED TO PARK. *AK WHILE ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, THE VEHICLE DAMAGED THE GARAGE DOORS AND PART OF THE HOUSE. *YH

NHTSA ID

8011107

Incident

Jun 2, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH IN 5 TH GEAR ENGINE REVVED, BUT VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN TRIED TO SHIFT BACK, WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

8004331

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

THE THOTTLE STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THE BRAKES WERE JUST ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO WELL INTO THE REDLINE ON THE RPM INDICATOR. PULLING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE DEALER SAID THE LINKAGE WAS RUSTED TIGHT. THEY DON'T HAVE NEW PARTS SO THEY SCRAPPED THE RUST OFF, OILED IT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. THEY SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS NOT THE PROBLEM AS IN THE RECALL OF "95-96 VEHICLES. THIS IS A HARD TRUCK TO GET STOPPED WHEN THE THROTTLE IS STUCK WIDE OPEN. GOOD THING MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

752500

Incident

Sep 11, 2001

A SOLID STEEL ADJUSTING ROD IN THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES. EACH INCIDENT CAUSES VEHICLE TO FALL INTO AN IDLING GEAR DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, AND HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO EXAMINE VEHICLE ON THE THIRD INCIDENT BECAUSE IT TOOK PLACE IN THAT AREA. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

896227

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY Z WINK WITHIN THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

895123

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

PLEASE DELETE ODI #739665. THIS IS THE REVISED COMPLAINT. THE FIRST REPAIR TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING WAS DONE AT THE CADILLAC TRUCK CENTER IN CADILLAC, MICHIGAN. THE LAST TWO REPAIRS WERE DONE AT BONNEY MOTOR SALES IN LAKE CITY, MICHIGAN. I NOTIFIED DODGE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN, OF THIS PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER OF 1999, AND THEY RESOLVED THIS BY "PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS." MY CONTACT PERSON AT THAT TIME WAS [XXX]. AT THAT TIME MY TRUCK HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT. THE LAST TIME I WROTE THEM A LETTER IT WAS DATED JANUARY 5, 2001, AND ALSO SENT THEM THE BILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $86.63 FOR ANOTHER REPAIR (#3) AT 73,000 MILES. WE DID GET A RESPONSE FROM THAT LETTER LAST WEEK. HER NAME WAS [XXX] AND HER PHONE NUMBER WAS [XXX]. SHE INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO COVER THIS BILL AND IF I HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT, I SHOULD GET AHOLD OF BONNEY MOTOR SALES THAT DID THE WORK ON THE TRUCK. SHE TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEALERSHIP WORK. THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE OVER THIS IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, I HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND WAIT FOR THE ACCELERATOR TO COME DOWN. I HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH A RED LIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER NEAR-MISS ACCIDENTS. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THANK YOU. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

739669

Incident

Jan 2, 2001

THE FIRST REPAIR TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING WAS DONE AT THE CADILLAC TRUCK CENTER IN CADILLAC, MICHIGAN. THE LAST TWO REPAIRS WERE DONE AT BONNEY MOTOR SALES IN LAKE CITY, MICHIGAN. I NOTIFIED THE DODGE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN, OF THIS PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 WITH NO RESPONSE. AT THAT TIME MY TRUCK HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT. THE LAST TIME I WROTE THEM A LETTER DATED JANUARY 5, 2001, AND ALSO SENT THEM THE BILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $86.63 FOR ANOTHER REPAIR (#3) AT 73,000 MILES. THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE OVER THIS IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE ACCERATOR STICKS, I HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND WAIT FOR THE ACCELERATOR TO COME DOWN. I HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH A RED LIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER NEAR-MISS ACCIDENTS. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCERLATOR STICKING SO BAD, I HAVE ALSO BEEN USING MY BRAKES MORE THAN NECESSARY RESULTING IN REPLACING THEM MORE THAN I SHOULD HAVE TO. WE DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM OUR LAST COMMUNICATION WITH THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN AUBURN HILLS LAST WEEK. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

739665

Incident

Jan 2, 2001

THE FUEL SOLENOID WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, THE REPLACEMENT WAS 1/3 LARGER WITH A DIFFERENT MOUNTING BRACKET. *MJS

NHTSA ID

556423

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT MAINTAIN SPEED, IT KEEPS ON ACCELERATING UNTIL MAX VEHICLE SPEED IS OBTAINED. DEALER NOTIFIED UNDER WARRENTY DID NOT RECEIVE PART UNTIL AFTER WARRENTY WAS OVER, WILL NOT REPAIR NOW

NHTSA ID

734135

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALONG ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT APPLICATION, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENS WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

871723

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT STEERING WHEEL BUTTON. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT TOUCH OF BRAKES. VEHICLE IN FOUR TIMES FOR SERVICE. CHRYSLER CONTACTED, VEHICLE STILL DEFECTIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

716960

Incident

Oct 4, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN LOW SPEED. CONSUMER PUT TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO PARK, AND VEHICLE SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15 MPH0. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEED, AND AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. IT FISHTAILED. AND CONSUMER WIFE, WHO WAS PREGNANT, HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO VEHICLE VEERING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC . THEN DRIVER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, AND ENGINE CONTINUED RACING. TURNED KEY OFF AND JUMPED OUT AND RAN BEHIND HIS WIFE. *AK

NHTSA ID

842663

Incident

Jul 14, 1999

THE THROTTLE BODY AND INJECTOR SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.YH

NHTSA ID

782048

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

SINCE JULY OF 1997, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, A THUMP IN THE FRONT END INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ALL TYPES OF ROAD, A SPARK KNOCKED SO LOUD I SOMETIMES WONDER IF THE MOTOR IS GOING TO LAST. THERE IS OFTEN THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRES AND BURNING FLUID AND SOMETIMES THE CAB FILLS WITH SMOKE. IN ADDITION, CRUISE CONTROL GAINS SPEED (SOMETIMES 5 TO 8 MPH OVER WHAT IT IS SET AT). THE ODOMETER GAINS MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

703327

Incident

Mar 3, 1998

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

606020

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

AT 20,000 MILES THE THROTTLE CONTROL ROD BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP TO IDLE. ROD WAS REPLACED. GARAGE SAID THAT THIS OCCURS OFTEN. *ML

NHTSA ID

830439

WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, STARTED TO PUSH COAST BUTTON TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT INCREASED IN SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

821573

Incident

Dec 6, 1997