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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2020 Ram 1500 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
2%of 640 total for the year
Median mileage
22,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2020 Ram 1500, 2% of the 640 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 22,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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.

“I was pulling in behind a park vehicle in order to park myself. I was in a hs parking lot where some much more serious could have happened. I was moving aprox 1-3 MPH and about to stop and park when the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated. I was 10-12 feet behind the parked vehicle. The truck accelerated so hard it pinned me back to the seat. I franticly tried to stop the truck and at the same time the anti collision kicked in as well to slow the truck. Unfortunately it was not quick enough to prevent from hitting he car in front. …”

NHTSA complaint #11378425, filed 2020-12, 6,000 miles

“There is a significant delay in throttle response on the 1500 eco-diesel. There are numerous situations and scenarios where you push the throttle down and the car delays for a few seconds before the engine increases power. I could be pulling out into traffic sometimes and sometimes I accelerate normal and sometimes when I push the gas pedal the car delays and I am stuck without any acceleration for a few seconds. You could attempt to speed up to pass on the highway sometimes and again sometimes it does accelerate and sometimes it does not accelerate at all.”

NHTSA complaint #11374154, filed 2020-11, 22,000 miles

“This truck is marketing and sold with a speed warning feature - an auditory announcement when the speed limit has been exceeded. This feature relies on accurate speed limit data being in the car's navigational system. Ram and their mapping software vendor, here , know their navigational system has major speed limit errors and have no plans to address. …”

NHTSA complaint #11387913, filed 2021-01, 100 miles

“While I was driving warning lights came up on the dash. Traction control, parking brake warning, red voltage. When I exited the freeway, and used the brakes to slow down , the truck was accelerating at the same time . I let go of all the pedals, and the acceleration continued with no feet on pedals . When I got to work, I put it in park . Took it out of park, and the truck started accelerating again on its own at a fast rate. …”

NHTSA complaint #11444662, filed 2021-12

“I bought my 2020 Ram on 6/7/2021, driving it home that night the throttle body control sensor and the steering stabilizer sensor failed and came across my dashboard along with a check engine light, the truck started quickly acceleratingon its own, I had zero response from the gas pedal I could only use the brake. The next day it went back to the dealership to be fixed. They replaced the sensor in the gas pedal. I had to wait a few days to get it fixed. On 6/23 this problem happened again, the truck started rapidly accelerating on its own. …”

NHTSA complaint #11424169, filed 2021-07

Related recalls

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202611%
2025154%
202456%
202363%
2022183%
2021304%
2020122%
2019534%
2018315%
2017435%
20161117%
2015866%
2014895%
2013373%

Other parts of the 2020 Ram 1500

Electrical system
164 complaints
Engine
155 complaints
Other or unknown
112 complaints
Fuel system
76 complaints
Steering
65 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
63 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
63 complaints
Body and structure
44 complaints
Brakes
42 complaints
Air bags
21 complaints
Exterior lighting
21 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
16 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Ram 1500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology