NHTSA Complaint #10895836 — 2015 DODGE DURANGO

RENTED CAR, DROVE EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 25 MILES WHEN ON A MILD INCLINE I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING, NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED, SPEEDOMETER DROPPED QUICKLY FROM 65MPH TO 10MPH AND NO RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED EVEN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE MODE AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS WORKED. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY WITH SEMI TRUCKS WHICH NEARLY COLLIDED WITH CAR AS THERE WERE NO EMERGENCY LANES TO MOVE TO. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO THE ACCELERATOR WORKED AGAIN. IN THE NEXT 75 MILES TO A CITY WITH SAME RENTAL COMPANY IT OCCURED 3-4 MORE TIMES. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED THE NERVE RACKING DRIVE. THE RENTAL COMPANY HAS THE CAR AND "IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM" AND CHECKING THE GAS FROM SPEEDWAY THAT WAS USED TO FILL THE 1/2 TANK PRIOR TO DRIVING. THEY SAY THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT I SEE WHERE PREVIOUS YEARS OF THIS MODEL HAVE HAD THAT PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY HAS NOT YET BEEN ADEQUATELY REPAIRED STILL PRESENTING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE