Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

1st incidence occurred while accelerating to pull on to the highway. After accelerating and removing foot from pedal, the pedal did not release and the vehicle continued to rapidly accelerate. Applying the brakes did not stop the engine acceleration but did allow us to exit the highway and shift to neutral and turn off the car. Restarting the car, all returned to normal. However a little whike later while accelerating to pass a vehicle the gas pedal once again stuck in the downward position and would not release. Once again brake was applied and only after the vehicle dropped to arounf 40 mph did the throttle disengage.

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Driving down the highway at approximately 55 mph battery light came on then all lights on the panel lit up. Car rapidly accelerated was able to get car off the road and stopped shut off car due to it randomly accelerating then the key was locked in the ignition. Doors will not work and car will not start now.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a unintended acceleration. The vehicle was able to safely shift the vehicle into neutral and manually pull the accelerator pedal to unjam it. The vehicle was towed to allen samuels Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram however the failure could not be replicated. The failure occurred without warning indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and was provided with case number 34782747. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Kh.

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While driving down the road after coming to a stop sign after releasing the brake pedal the car suddenly accelerated uncontrollably then after pressing the gas pedal it stopped. The next light I came to same thing happened the car accelerated after touching the brakes and I almost went through a light causing an accident. Took it to the dealer they checked it out and said nothing is wrong very scared to drive this car with this issue.

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Stopped at the traffic light and proceeded through the intersection. The vehicle was in motion and suddenly accelerated. Tried to slow the vehicle down using the brake pedal which would not engage or press down. Car continued to accelerate faster. Continued to try to break the car and slow down. Brakes did not respond. Tried to change the gear to neutral or park. Car kept accelerating. Pulled off the road into the curb and through a fence. As the car was approaching the building at high speed. Turned the car off and it continued into a concrete block commercial building and bounced back about 15-20 feet and stopped at that point. Front-end damage to the car. Knocked concrete block wall and door down. Blessed to be alive. Car was totaled. Also, the air bag did not deploy. Police said that the throttle must have been stuck open.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the accelerator pedal stuck to the floor. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 8,000. Ad.

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Was driving down busy city expressway frontage road at approx 40 mph. Accelerated and passed the slower-moving vehicle ahead of me. . . . Upon clearing the vehicle I was passing, released my foot from accelerator, but vehicle failed to return to prior pass speed and instead continued to accelerate faster. Attempted to brake. . . . Pumped the brake hard when that didn't work but no luck. Held the brake pedal in to the floor as far as it would go to counter the engine audibly reving to gain more speed (hoping to slow the accelerate process as much as possible and maybe hold it at its current rate despite the engine still trying to go faster). I rode out the uncontrolled acceleration issue until coming to a long turn lane where I veered off to get away from other cars. Wth a busy intersection approaching quickly ahead of me and the braking not resolving the issue, I threw the vehicle into park and after a brief time it finally slowed to a stop. This is the only thing that worked. . . I even checked to see if gas pedal was physically stuck somehow on the floor mat (it was not), and lifted up from underneath it with my foot to verify this, during this attempt to regain speed control. . I believe it was this in addition to putting vehicle in "park" that actually stopped the engine acceleration/rev so the vehicle could physically stop. . . Ii is valid to note that I previously took this vehicle into the dealership (around 36000 miles) for evaluation with prior concerns over the engine/transmission not seeming to function right/smoothly. . . . The dealership reported that "they could find nothing wrong with it. " & it was returned to me with no adjustment/repair. This vehicle has several of theory same complaints on the web (acceleration stick/engine/transmission) over a span of several year models & nothing is being done about it or even acknowledging it. . . Huge safety issues here.

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On January 4th, while pulling into a neighbor's driveway, I tapped the brakes to stop (I was going less than 5mph, so I didn't need to press hard) the engine suddenly accelerated hard. I immediately slammed on the brakes harder to stop the acceleration, and my van ended up five to ten feet in my neighbor's yard. Two weeks later, I was pulling into a parking space at my son's work. I was moving slow and straightening the wheel approximately two to three feet from the sidewalk curb, when the engine acceleration surged and my van lurched forward. I again slammed on the brakes in order to not slam into the building wall just past the sidewalk, the van stopped on top of the sidewalk after hitting the the car parked next to my van (as my wheels were still turned from turning into the parking space. The damage to my van and the car hit by my van totaled over $10,000. If a pedestrian had been on the sidewalk in front of my van, they would have been seriously injured or killed. Both times the engine unexpectedly surged, my foot was on the brake, and the van was traveling less than 2 to 3 miles per hour. When the acceleration surged the van forward, it was extremely hard and fast as if the accelerator had been pounded to the floorboard. I have checked with my local Dodge dealer, who states there is no problem with this van and they have had absolutely no complaints about unexpected and powerful acceleration on the Dodge Grand Caravan. I find this hard to believe as there are many other reports on Dodge forum boards stating this exact unexpected and dangerous acceleration. I am afraid to drive my 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan.

Letter from senator on behalf of constituent re 2011 grand Dodge Grand Caravan. The consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated, when she applied the brake, at 15 mph. She crashed into her neighbor's garage.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while traveling at any speed, the vehicle surged forward and force had to be applied to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle experience unintended acceleration on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician was not able to replicate or diagnose the failure. However, the contact mentioned that the abs module, control module, totally integrated power module, security reconfiguration module and anti-lock sensor were replaced but the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 54 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph with the illumination of the electronic throttle and traction control warning lights. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle but the brake pedal could not be depressed. The contact was able to stop the vehicle and discovered that the accelerator pedal had become stuck. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect but no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 96,000.

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The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. While attempting to shift the vehicle into park, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the rear of another parked vehicle. The contact suffered from hip pain. An independent mechanic cleaned the throttle plate. The vehicle sustained severe front end damage and was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while traveling 50 mph, the accelerator pedal seized causing the vehicle to accelerate erroneously. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road where it started to shake and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 68,500.

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Four separate instances of an unintended acceleration occurred within 5 minutes while traveling at low speeds (5 - 15 mph). Each of these instances is described below: 1. While turning right out of a gas station at about 5-10 mph, the car lurched forward and the power steering system seemed to fail (I. E. , the car was steering right and it was very difficult to keep from continuing right into a curb). The brakes worked fine and prevented a collision with the curb. I headed for a friend's house located nearby. 2. Approximately 500 - 1000 feet later, while turning left at 15 mph onto a side street, there was another unintended acceleration and the steering wheel was 'locked' left (I. E. , the power steering system again seemed to fail). The brakes on and the car collided with the curb at a low speed (1-3 mph). Had traffic been coming down the road, a car heading toward me would have hit the side of my car. 3. Approximately 500 feet down that street, while turning left onto another side street, the engine revved again for a second, and returned to normal. The steering and brakes were not adversely affected. 4. I proceeded slowly down that street for a distance of about 200 feet and was slowing down to park along the right hand side of the street. While going only about 2 mph, the car revved hard again, and lurched forward about 3 feet until I could stop the car. I stayed at the friend's house for 3 hours. 5. A service station was nearby and I drove slowly toward it. The car made a total of 3 right turns and 2 left turns without incident. However, when just starting to make a 4th right turn, the engine revved and the power steering seemed to fail again. I stopped the car and turned off the ignition. I proceeded a half mile to the repair station (with 3 left turns and 1 right turn), without incident.

On 1/18/20010 I experienced uncontrolled acceleration of my 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan. The vehicle was serviced at galeana Dodget, ft. Myers FL on 1/24. I was told that fuel induction parts needed cleaning and that would resolve the problem. On 1/24 after only 377 miles since service I experienced the problem again. I was in the middle lane of a 3 lane highway driving about 45 mph. When I began moving to the far left lane and bring the vehicle up to the posted speed of 50 mph I noticed the gas pedal depress beyond my intention. I attempted to stop accereration by applying the brakes to no effect. It slowed the rate of acceleration which resumed as soon as I released the brake. As the highway busy I had a hard time controlling the car and pulling back to the right lane so I could safely stop the car on the shoulder when I turned the ignition off. When I restarted the car the engine continued to race at over 4,000 rpms. Eventually after several times starting and stopping the ignition the engine returned to appropriate idle speed. As we were in a dangerous place and close to the place we were staying (on vacation) and did not know who to call I drove the car pack and parked it waiting instructions from Dodge on how to proceed. At this time I am afraid to drive the car as we had a very harrowing experience. Problem previously reported at a gasoline fuel system problem as that is the way the repair shop described it.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated but he was able to keep it under control by depressing the brake pedal. The next day, another driver of the vehicle noticed the vehicle suddenly accelerated so she shifted out of gear and turned the vehicle off. The next time the vehicle was restarted, the rpms shot up to 3000. The vehicle was towed to the dealership and a diagnostics test was performed. The dealer performed software upgrades and returned the vehicle to the contact. In February 2010, the contact noticed the acceleration problem again so she went into an emergency lane. The vehicle was returned to the dealership and the dealer told them that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer and was awaiting response from a case manager. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 5,400. The failure mileage was 3,202-bk.

: the contact stated while stopped at a red light with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed. The vehicle impacted the rear of another vehicle. The contact's vehicle only received minor damage to the front bumper. The police were not contacted and no injuries reported. The vehicle was driven away from the scene; however the vehicle has not been inspected and no repairs made.

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Pulled into parking space at low speed with foot on the brake and experienced uncontrolled acceleration. The car jumped the concrete barrier and hit 2 poles that were in the parking stalls in front of it and one on the right. Towed to a Dodge dealer, and immediately contacted Chrysler, who sent out an inspector. Consumer along with the insurance agency awaited the inspector's report which indicated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. No repairs were made except the repairs for the body damage. No explanation as to why this incident occurred. No police report taken due to the fact that the only damage occurred was on the vehicle.

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When slowly pulling into a parking place, vehicle suddenly accelerated (leaving tire marks on pavement) causing it to jump onto a sidewalk and through landscaping. The vehicle finally came to rest against a building. Braking would not stop the vehicle.

On three separate occasions in drive and one occasion in reverse vehicle suddenly accelerated while applying the brakes to come to a stop. Dealer was contacted.

Sudden acceleration.

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Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while in reverse gear resulting in collision with unoccupied store, injury to consumer.

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Vehicle rapidly accelerated backwards, and continued backards with the brakes applied until it hit a building.