5.3

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
18,000 miles

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problem #3

May 212003

(reported on)

Ram 2500

  • 34,000 miles
When the cruise control was engaged the vehicle continued to increase in speed, mostly in cold weather. This was caused by oil from the vacuum pump going into the servo vacuum lines.

- Charlestown, NH, USA

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problem #2

Jan 132003

Ram 2500 4WD 6-cyl Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • 20,000 miles
During cold weather, when I set the cruise contol, the vehicle keeps accelerating past the set point. It doen't stop accelerating at all. I have to cancel the cruise to maintain a speed. After the truck warms up (quite a long time) it functions better, but still may go faster than the set speed.

- Owatonna, MN, USA

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problem #1

Jan 111998

Ram 2500

  • miles
While driving throttle will break, and rough idle.

- Ellensburg, WA, USA

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