Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Dodge Dakota

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Dakota. The contact was braking from 60 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was able to stop the unintended acceleration by shifting into neutral and turning of the ignition. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility. The manufacturer advised the contact to have the vehicle towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure as a defective oxygen sensor. The dealer replaced the sensor and advised that the repair possibly would not correct the failure. The current and failure mileage was 95,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Dakota. While slowing to stop the vehicle, the rpms suddenly increased and the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on multiple occasions, but the failure could not be duplicated. The accelerator pedal was replaced, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 100.

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When slowed to near stop as when parking, vehicle suddenly accelerates as if accelerator has been heavily depressed -- foot is on brake, not on accelerator. . Does not occur every stop. No warning when vehicle suddenly accelerates. Last time this happened, vehicle accelerated when being parked,and almost ran through business store front. Operator tried putting two feet on brake = no results. . . Operator barely able to throw into nuetral to stop vehicle. Massive damage to frame of truck. Fortunately, no persons injured or real property damaged. Concern is for future driving when vehicle is repaired. This seems very dangerous.

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Vehicle suddenly accelerates when it is in idle. Dealer has been contacted. Ak vehicle has been at dealer sevearl times, however the problem has not been corrected.

Intermittently vehicle will accelerate suddenly and unexpectedly without warning. Dealer has inspected vehicle on several occasions. However, problem could not be duplicated or corrected. Please provide additional information.

When on any incline, going in forward or reverse, engine starts to coast for 5 seconds then suddenly accelerates by itself to 1100 rpm's. On flat ground engine idles at 650 rpm but the second you touch the accelerator it jumps up to 1100 rpm . If you let it go it will change into 2nd gear and the vehicle will go about 18 mph without having your foot on the gas. You have to press the grakes very hard to get it to stop. . On icy pavement the front tires stop but the rear tires are still trying to go due to the engine speed. I have made many trips to the dealer for this but all they ever tell me is that they are "checking" with someone. As of this date they have never called me back. My wife refuses to drive this vehicle because she is afraid it will take off by itself and not stop.

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Sudden acceleration when foot is removed from the brake.

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