Consumer was sitting with vehicle running, letting it warm up. When consumer applied the brakes to place into gear, vehicle launged forward with a sudden burst of acceleration. To stop vehicle, the engine had to be turned off while it was moving.dealer has been contacted.
1997 Dodge Caravan acceleration complaints
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The consumer has been experiencing problems with accelerator. At times whe apply the accelerator, it gets stuck. The manufacturer has been contacted.
Driver placed the key in the ignition, turn the key and vehicle went into reverse at full throttle. The vehicle was not shifted out of park.
Traveling short distances driver begins to accelerate. Steering column begins to vibrate and automatic transmission jerks. This constitutes poor handling.
When placing the vehicle from park into drive the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the consumer to have an accident.
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