NHTSA Complaint #10043551 — 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10043551
Vehicle	1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	October 24, 2003
Date Filed	October 25, 2003
Mileage	51,230 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IN

Consumer Description

I OWN A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, SPORT EDITION. YESTERDAY WHILE MY WIFE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON THE STREET, THE STEERING FROZE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE WENT STRAIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CROSS STREET AND THE VAN WENT DEAD. UPON STARTING THE VAN AGAIN, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME UP. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND SOMEHOW WE BROUGHT THE VAN HOME. THIS IS PROBABLY THE SPEED SENSOR THAT HAS GONE BAD AGAIN. THREE MONTHS AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VAN ON THE FREEWAY, THE VAN WENT UNRESPONSIVE AND I HAD TO PULLOVER. UPON STARTING THE VAN, IT SHOWED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND WOULD NOT CATCH UP HIGHWAY SPEED. I HAD TO DRIVE AT 35 MPH SPEED ON FREEWAY AT VERY HIGH ENGINE REVOLUTIONS AND COME HOME. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SERIOUS THING OF THE PROBLEM IN THIS VAN IS THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURS SUDDENLY WHILE THE VAN IS IN MOTION. YESTERDAY AND THREE MONTHS AGO IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. *LA

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