NHTSA Complaint #10924310 — 2015 DODGE DART

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT, DUE TO A LOW BATTERY, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.