NHTSA Complaint #10257819 — 2003 DODGE CARAVAN

I HAVE A USED 2003 DODGE CARAVAN WHICH I RECENTLY PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2008 FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN WEST BURLINGTON, IA. DURING THE 3RD WEEK OF JANUARY, I WAS DRIVING AND THE VAN COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET AND HAD TO HAD PEOPLE HELP PUSH IT INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WHEN THEY WENT TO LOOK AT IT, THEY WERE ABLE TO START IT UP, KEEP IT RUNNING AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE EXCEPT FOR TODAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD AND IT COMPLETELY STOPPED JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE SINCE IT'S A SATURDAY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON, THERE AREN'T ANY SHOPS OPEN TO LOOK AT IT. I KNOW IT'S NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS WORK, THE HEAT, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC. I ALSO JUST HAD IT SERVICED AT A DIFFERENT MECHANIC THAT THE USED CAR DEALER WORKS WITH FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT CAUSES THAT. PLUS BOTH MECHANICS THAT HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE IT IF IT STARTS. THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE THAT WILL FIT OUR FAMILY IN AND IT GETS US BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. WHEN WE TALK TO THE PEOPLE THAT SOLD IT TO US, THEY CLAIM THAT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO THEM WHEN THEY HAD IT BUT I'M STARTING TO WONDER BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT OTHER DODGE 2003 CARAVAN OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR "STALLING PROBLEMS." OUR VEHICLE HAS 167,000 MILES ON IT- IT HAD AROUND 163,00 ON IT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. IT'S A GOOD RUNNING VEHICLE WHEN IT RUNS. *TR