NHTSA Complaint #838157 — 1998 DODGE CARAVAN VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	838157
Vehicle	1998 DODGE CARAVAN
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	May 12, 1999
Date Filed	May 19, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

WHILE TAKING OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SURGED AND TOOK OFF. DRIVER JUST PRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL VERY GENTLY AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. HIDDEN DAMAGE; BUMPER PUSHED IN AND DAMAGED AIR CONDITIONER. *AK

Related Complaints for the 1998 DODGE CARAVAN

Other VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Complaints

#10672754 — January 15, 2015 — I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN 2012, WHEN THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, I HAD TO PUT MY VEHICLE INTO GEAR IN...

#10021362 — June 10, 2003 — WHILE PASSING A TRACTOR TRAILER ON RT 422 WEST OF POTTSTOWN WITHOUT WARNING MY RMP'S SHOT UP AND I LOST POWER. MY CHE...

#8015353 — August 1, 2002 — AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

#763933 — July 9, 2002 — PROBLEM IS WITH A COMPONENT CALLED A "CLOCK SPRING CONNECTOR". IT CONTROLS NOT ONLY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM BU...

#8007580 — April 15, 2002 — WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATEING, AND THEN WILL SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT...

Recent Complaints for the 1998 DODGE CARAVAN

#11196029 — AIR BAGS — April 13, 2019 — AIRBAG LIGHT ON NO TURN SIGNALS AND NO REVERSE LIGHTS DUE TO FAILED AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING

#11196029 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — April 13, 2019 — AIRBAG LIGHT ON NO TURN SIGNALS AND NO REVERSE LIGHTS DUE TO FAILED AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING

#11196029 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING — April 13, 2019 — AIRBAG LIGHT ON NO TURN SIGNALS AND NO REVERSE LIGHTS DUE TO FAILED AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING

#11160520 — AIR BAGS — December 10, 2018 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A ...

#11052123 — AIR BAGS — December 3, 2017 — THE INDICATOR LAMP AIR BAG IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. I DRIVE A VEHICLE ALL THE TIME, AND MY TRIP 50% HIGHWAY AND 50% CITY.