Nine problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Throttle was stuck while traveling at hwy speed of 70 mph with cruise control engaged. Vehicle commenced to accelerate up to 80 mph before driver could gain control. Dealer/manufacturer were not notified at this time. Consumer states dealer replaced speed control , manufacturer was notified.
As I was driving on interstate 83 in york PA. , my cruise control would not disengage. It accelerated to 80 mph. When I tried to turn it off, I was unable to do so. When I applied my brakes to disengage, nothing happened. I then cancelled the cruise and turned it off, it still would not stop accelerating. At this point I was trying to apply pressure to my brakes but was still unable to stop from accelerating. I managed to get over to the break down lane and slowly put on the emergency brake, which temporarily slowed me down. I had the emergency brake all the way in, and the car started to go forward again. At that point my only other option that I could think of was to turn toward the grass embankment and go on the incline and hit a sign so that it would stop my van. It still did not stop completely. It began to accelerate again. At this point I hurried and put the car in park, and turned off the ignition. Once it was stopped my daughter and I got out of the van.
Cruise control failure.
Ongoing / intermittent problem with sudden acceleration; sometimes the problem would occur after shifting gear into drive or during idle stopping. Vehicle been in / out of dealer shop on 6 occasions, and manufacturer sent out an investigator , both was unable to find anything wrong. ( cruise control was not engage) seeking help from NHTSA in this matter.
When cruise control is engaged and the van is going uphill , the engine will race out of control.
The cruise control was set for 7omph when the brakes were applied and released, the vehicle accelerated back up to 70mph. The engine had to be turned off in order to get cruise control off.
I have already provided info on this vehicle by mail. I just wanted to know the update on this problem. I would like to get this taken care of, but I do not have the amount of money on hand. The man said it would probably cost over $500. 00 for the repair, before I knew the cruise control was not working. Contact me at 201-447-6907 eastern time m-f 9-3. Thnank you.
Why is the airbag warning light on the dashboard permanently on when the original bags have never been used since the van has never been in an accident? and why other systems like the horn and the cruise control are also inoperable or deffective. Why would Chrysler engineer these three systems related to safety features be electronically connected together since they all seem to have failed simultaneously. Is this a ploy to get money out of customers???.
Cruise control was activated without driver's knowledge which caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate when trying to slow down. It was very hard to stop the vehicle, and vehicle lurched forward after it came to a complete stop.