| Issue ID | 1170120 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10701836 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | GRAND CARAVAN |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 21/03/15 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This dodge grand caravan 2014 was purchased on 5-2014. This van is a death trap. This needs investigation on the amount of people whom have died as a result of driving this van. This van has most likely been the cause of several accidents and deaths. Please look in to this. I am a experienced driver of over 35 years with knowledge of vehicles. This 2014 dodge van should be taken off the streets. I can not express to you enough how horrid the problem is with this van. Simple story on march 21, 2015 while driving on to a very short ramp which leads to the highway with limited time to get in your slot or for those on it already, to make you a slot, i accelerated to needed speed to get a slot, once i was up to 70 mph i let off the gas pedal, the car continued to accelerate i was then not only in the thick of highway traffic traveling on i-70 but as well after stomping literally on the breaks twice the car rpm continued to raise i was soon going 90 mph against my will and instantly thought maybe it was the gas pedal stuck i clearly looked down and saw it was not stuck on a matt since my van had no matt in the front drivers side, and frantically started pulling the gas pedal upwards with my foot trying to unstick it which it was not stuck i then stomped on the breaks again panicking at this time as not only coming upon the car in front still going near 95 mph and accelerating but there was no open slot to escape around any cars, i tried 4-5 times more to lift the pedal with my foot it wouldn't slow, i then threw car into neutral and slowed it down and drifted it off the ramp exit 295. I then turned it off at stop sign and restarted it terrified, and went home slow not over 30 mph. I sincerely believe that there have been multiple deaths and accidents from this that was never reported. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 12000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | JUNCTION CITY, KS |
| VIN pattern | 2C4RDGBG3ERXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 90 |
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