One problem related to fail to slow down has been reported for the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving at 60 mph vehicle suddenly accelerated by itself between 70-75 mph. The brakes were applied but failed to slow down the vehicle. Then, consumer turned the ignition off, and continued depressing the brake pedal which slowed the vehicle down. Two days later, the same failure occurred while driving at 30 mph and vehicle accelerated to 40-45 mph. Consumer immediately put vehicle in neutral and turned the ignition off. Vehicle revved. Vehicle was towed to the dealership, and 3 separate tests were done, but no failure code was found.