1997 Dodge RAM Pickup Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 12%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,502miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1997 Dodge RAM Pickup, 12% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,502 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Consumer states after they had the recall 02 v 161 000 for the throttle leakage done ,the steering wheel is inoperative. There's fuel leakage, and the odometer read a decrease in the mileage. Ph”
NHTSA complaint #10006192, filed 2003-02, 25,502 miles“While driving at any speed up hill and no with warning transmission will decelerate even when foot is on accelerator, and it will be hard for the consumer to control vehicle. Dealer notified. Ts.....”
NHTSA complaint #10002342, filed 2003-01Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1997 Dodge RAM Pickup
5 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Dodge RAM Pickup
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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