NHTSA Complaint #10360595 — 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING A CONSISTENT SPEED FOR MINUTES WHEN IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN DESPITE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENTS AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE BOTH READ "ZERO." I COASTED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER TO A SAFE SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. ALSO, IT FELT LIKE THE POWER BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WHILE STOPPING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR FOR NO KNOWN REASON WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN ALL CASES I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, TOOK THE KEY OUT AND THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE FOR 2-4 WEEKS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES FOR THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. *TR