NHTSA Complaint #713342 — 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	713342
Vehicle	1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	October 8, 1999
Date Filed	October 15, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CT

Consumer Description

WARM START, ENGINE MAY STALL OR STUMBLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP. ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT, ACROSS AN INTERSECTION MAY RESULT IN BEING STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY/RANDOMLY WITH HARSH ENGAGEMENT (APPARENTLY RELATED TO ENGINE CONTROL TRYING TO PROCESS ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER OUTPUT). SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC/RANDOM OUTPUT FROM 0 TO 120 MPH AND AS A RESULT ENGAGEMENT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTS IN ENGINE ATTEMPTING TO MATCH RANDOM SPEEDOMETER READING. CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM RESULTS IN RANDOM & UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION.

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