NHTSA Complaint #10452513 — 1999 JEEP LAREDO

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND PREPARING TO EXIT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR DECELERATE. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ATTEMPT TO STOP.SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL.RPM'S IMMEDIATLY SHOT UP TO 3000 AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 3000 - 4000.PULLING TO THE SIDE AND LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OBSTRUCTION IN THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE,THERE WAS NOT.I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN 3 TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS.I LET THE VEHICLE COOL FOR 1/2 HOUR ( TEMPERATURE WAS IN PROPER RANGE ), NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBTAINED. THIS THE FIRST ( AND ONLY EPISODE ) I HOPE TO EXPERIENCE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO THINK QUICKLY. SOME OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A TREND AND PROBLEM HERE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD DEAL WITH. AFTER ALL I'M SURE THEY DONT WANT US TO START BUYING OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES. *JS