NHTSA Complaint #10721802 — 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

AS I BEGAN TO SLOW TO TURN/COME TO A STOP/VEER INTO TURNING LANE I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK TURN IT OFF AND START IT AGAIN TO REGAIN STEERING AND ACCELERATION ABILITIES. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE LAST FALL BUT I DON'T HAVE THE DATE OR MILEAGE FROM WHEN THE FIRST 3 TIMES OCCURRED SO I STARTED KEEPING UP WITH MILEAGE AND DATE OF HAPPENINGS SINCE I LOOKED UP RECALLS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. AT LEAST 1 OF MY 4 PRECIOUS CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME EACH AND EVERY TIME THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL FOR MINI VANS IN MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR FOR THE IGNITION SWITCHING OFF MATCHES THESE INCIDENTS 100% BUT MINE DOESN'T HAVE THAT RECALL ON IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ANY OF MY CHILDREN SOMEONE WILL BE PAYING BECAUSE OF A LAWSUIT. I'VE BEEN LUCKY EVERY TIME THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SLOWING DOWN. THE ONLY THING ON THE IGNITION HAS BEEN MY SINGLE KEY NOTHING HANGING FROM IT AND NO BUMPS WERE HIT. "NHTSA FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT "IF THE IGNITION KEY INADVERTENTLY MOVES INTO THE 'OFF' OR 'ACCESSORY' POSITION, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF, WHICH WILL THEN DEPOWER VARIOUS KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO AIRBAGS, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY OF THESE SYSTEMS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH AND/OR INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.""