Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500

Table 1 shows four common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (seven problems). The second most common problem is related to the cruise control (two problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Dodge Ram 1500


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

Several times while I have been driving on a highway or busy road and the engine gets to normal operating temperature, the engine stalls and shuts off. Then I have to maneuver it to the side of the road and let it cool off approximately 15 minutes and then it cranks back up and I can drive 5   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

While driving vehicle stalled. Vehicle caught on fire. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. Vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. . . . Consumer was concerned that there might be a problem that was nit peculiar to this vehicle but that could be repeated in   Read details...

The Accelerator Stuck problem

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck after she depressed it. She depressed the brake pedal but the pedal was stuck.   Read details...


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