NHTSA Complaint #10410609 — 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

ON 7/2/11 I WAS HEADING SOUTH ON THE BERLIN TURNPIKE IN NEWINGTON, CT. TURNED AROUND AT THE LIGHT TO HEAD NORTH ON THE BERLIN TURNPIKE AND AS I WAS MAKING THE TURN, THE ETC & ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE MORE THAN 5 MPH. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARD ME AND NARROWLY BEING HIT BY ONCOMING CARS, I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND PROCEEDED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THE CAR SEEMED NORMAL. I PROCEEDED HOME IMMEDIATELY WHERE I CALLED DODGE DEALER.BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 7/2/11 AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER. SAID THEY COULDN'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL 7/5/11. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TODAY THAT THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE SITUATION AND I COULD LEAVE THE CAR FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OR PICK IT UP. SINCE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN RESULTED IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT, I OPTED TO LEAVE THE CAR AND FOLLOW UP WITH LETTERS TO DODGE'S PRESIDENT AND NHTSA. *KB