Car Throttle Stuck problems of the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500

Two problems related to car throttle stuck have been reported for the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Car Throttle Stuck problem

Failure Date: 05/02/2005

While stopped at a red light the throttle stuck open . The consumer was unable to stop the vehicle but did not have an accident. The consumer had to turn the vehicle off the truck to get the vehicle to stop. This was the only time anything like this had happened. The vehicle was taken tot he dealer and driven for 10 miles . After the test drive the dealer indicated that eh problem could not be duplicated and no repairs were made.

2 Car Throttle Stuck problem

Failure Date: 07/04/2003

Purchased a Dodge Ram 1500 w/hemi engine on 5-29-03. On July 4, 2003 at approximately 2030 hrs the throttle on the veh became stuck at aprroximately 1750 miles. The veh could not accelerate or decelerate and the electronic throttle control indicator was flashing. Veh was travelling approximately 15 mhp at 1500 rpm and it would not slow down or accelerate. On 7-5-03 at approximately 0830 hrs, veh's throttle got stuck again, this time it got stuck at a much higer speed, approximately 30 mhp.


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