NHTSA Complaint #10781320 — 2010 DODGE CARAVAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10781320
Vehicle	2010 DODGE CARAVAN
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 7, 2015
Date Filed	October 11, 2015
Mileage	9,800 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015, WAS ENTERING INTERSTATE, CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, PRESSING ON BRAKE WAS MINIMALLY FUNCTIONAL, MANAGED TO GET CAR ON OFFRAMP AND TO PARKING LOT, HOWEVER BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTARTED CAR. ACCELERATOR WAS STILL DEPRESSED SO TURNED CAR OFF. CAME BACK AFTER TWO HOURS AND CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. TOOK CAR TO DODGE SERVICE REPAIR, SHOWED A CODE P2299, BRAKE PEDAL POSITION-ACCELERATOR POSITION, AND CODE C0021 BRAKE BOOSTER PERFORMANCE. MECHANIC CLEARED CODES, STATED THAT HANDICAPPED HAND CONTROLS WERE ENGINEERED IMPROPERLY AND ALLOWED BOTH BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR TO BE USED AT SAME TIME. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF A WIRELESS THROTTLE BODY CONTROL PROBLEM AND THAT I WAS THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN. LATER STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER HAND CONTROL UNITS THEY HAD WORKED ON FUNCTIONED IMPROPERLY. IT WAS EXTREMELY EVIDENT THEY WERE COVERING A STUCK THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN SEEN BY A NUMBER OF NON-DODGE AUTHORIZED MECHANICS.

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