NHTSA Complaint #11301046 — 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STALLS, BUT SOME ELECTRICAL LIGHTS STAY ON. THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING, THE POWER BRAKES STOP BUT CAN BRAKE WITH A LOT OF FOOT PRESSURE, THE POWER STEERING STOPS BUT CAN TURN THE WHEEL WITH ARM STRENGTH, THE LEFT AND RIGHT BLINKERS WON'T WORK, BUT HAZARD LIGHTS DO WORK. THE HEATER FAN STOPS. BUT THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH STAY ON. THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE IN AN AREA WHERE WE CAN PULL OVER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT... SO FAR. THIS IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICAL PROBLEM APPEARS TO HAVE A RECALL ON OTHER DODGE VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE 2012 CARAVAN. MY MECHANIC HAS QUOTED A FIX PRICE OF OVER $600 WHICH IS HITTING US HARD IN THE WALLET. PLEASE ENCOURAGE DODGE TO INCLUDE THE CARAVAN IN THIS RECALL. PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK, STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2019.