Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2001 Dodge Ram 3500

Table 1 shows two common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2001 Dodge Ram 3500.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Dodge Ram 3500

Problem Category Number of Problems
Cruise Control problems
1
Vehicle Speed Control problems
1

Cruise Control problem #1

Vehicle will just idle without any warning. Have to restart vehicle.

Vehicle Speed Control problem #2

While shifting down to 2nd gear, let out clutch and rpms went up to 300 without touching gas pedal. Vehicle lurched forward. Consumer went into guardrail. Been to a couple of Dodge dealers, said this was normal, and Dodge company knew about this. There just have not been enough complaints.


Vehicle Speed Control related problems in other Dodge Ram 3500 model year vehicles:



Ram 3500 Service Bulletins
Ram 3500 Safety Recalls
Ram 3500 Defect Investigations