Consumer applied brakes at 40 MPH, pedal went to the floor, no braking action. Consumer shifted to park to stop vehicle, engine stalled. Dealer could not find a cause. On 2 may 2001, rear drums were found to be out of round and were resurfaced. On 31 jan 2002 dealer checked brakes due to vibration and stated brakes had 50 percent left. *ak dealer has replaced both rear drums and also informed consumer that the brake shoes needed replaced, the rear wheel cylinder was replaced and rear brakes have been adjusted. Transmission had to be thrown into park while driving, dealer could not find any problems.
2000 Dodge Caravan acceleration complaints
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Consumer was parked in driveway in the park position, while turning the ignition, still in park, the car took off in reverse down the driveway across the alley and landed in the neighbors pool.
When cruise controlis on engine speeds up while going up an incline. Consumer applied brakes, and they did not work. Had to apply brakes hard to get them to slow vehicle down. Contacted dealer ,and dealer stated brakes were stealing vacuum from brake booster, but everything is okay.
When entering a highway my van accelerated so fast and made a roaring noise. I tried to brake but it kept accelerating. I put the gear in neutral (noise even louder) and pulled off the highway. I turned the van off and tried to restart it but it would not start. I made several phone calls and after about 10 minutes I got it to start. This has not happened again but I would like to know what would have caused this to happen. Had someone been in front of me there would have been no way for me to have avoided an accident.
Consumer put speed control on average control and vehicle went down to down hill like there was not a smooth speed. Dealership was aware of problem. *ak the vehicle down shifted three times and the consumer was scared it could cause accident.
Had just started to park vehicle when it suddenly accelerated. There was no warning prior to acceleration. Vehicle hit a tree, and air bags failed to deploy. Vehicle towed to garage where it was repaired. Owner believed accelerator became stuck. *ak
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