After filling up my gas tank I drove away from the fuel place, and I was at a green light making a left turn and during the left turn my van stalled!! Another time after this, directly after filling up gas I was idling at a red light not far from where I fueled up, when my van surged forward! This is apparently an "extended warranty" up to the 2005 dodge caravan for a faulty vapour/liquid separator valve that is built into the gas tank. I contacted dodge and they said that because my van was a 2007 not a 2005 that they couldn't recall it. This is so extremely dangerous and unbelievable that they won't extend this warranty.had someone been coming when I was turning left and my van stalled I would've been t-boned. All of this occurred on a city street.
Dodge Caravan sudden acceleration problems
42 of the 10,018 owner complaints about the Dodge Caravan describe sudden unintended acceleration, most of them for the 1993 model year.
- owner complaints
- 42
- worst model year
- 1993
- typical mileage
- 54,000
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 3Adaptive cruise 3Transmission failure 2ABS 2Whining noise 1Won't shift 1Jerking 1Fuel leak 1
What owners say
2017 dodge grand caravan was stopped in traffic at a light. My foot slipped off the brake for a second and the vehicle jumped forward quickly, which caused damage to the rear end of an acura sitting about 10 feet in front of me.
2015 dodge caravan. Consumer writes in regards to unintended acceleration of vehicle. *ld the consumer no longer owns the vehicle. Updated 11/24/2017
As I slowly was turning the car to park in a parking lot in vienna va shopping center, the van suddenly accelerated on its own and stopped when it crashed into handicap parking pole marker ( no damage). Damage to my van which is visable appears to be the front of the hood of the car and a damaged but functioning radiator as best I can see. Note: the air bags were not activeated, and wondered why they didn't.( is this another problem ?)
The problem is autonomous acceleration. When my car is moving slowly at idle speed while I'm pulling into or out of a parking space or my home garage and I apply pressure to the steering wheel to guide the car, the engine RPM speed surges by about 400 rpms causing the car to suddenly accelerate forward or backward, depending on the gear selection. This has caused a number of near accidents, including nearly striking children at an elementary school when I was picking up my granddaughter. I reported the problem to the local dodge dealer, but the dealer found no problem after checking the car. Yet, the problem persisted intermittently, but I learned to "live with it." however, the autonomous acceleration is now suddenly growing more frequent. My fear is that this autonomous acceleration problem is a precursor to someday my having a runaway car that results in serious injury or death.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge caravan. The contact was traveling 65 MPH with the cruise control activated when the transmission disengaged and the engine rpms rose excessively. The contact stated there was a loss of acceleration and braking. The contact turned the vehicle off and was able to restart without any issues. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer but was advised that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred twice and on the second occurrence, the transmission caused the vehicle to lunge forward violently. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 23,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge caravan. The contact was driving 5 MPH with the brakes applied when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and there was an abnormal increase in engine rpms. The contact was able to maintain control of the vehicle by engaging the emergency brake and shifting to park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 50,500.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge grand caravan. While the contact attempted to brake, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The failure occurred twice. One time, the vehicle crashed into a metal pole and the second time, it accelerated into bushes and stopped when it hit a fense. The contact suffered injuries to her arm. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the ABS was the cause of the failures and the left rear speed sensor was replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 83,500 and the current mileage was 83,444. Updated 01/06/11*lj updated 03.28.11
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. The contact stated that while driving, the accelerator pedal stuck. When she applied a lot of pressure to the pedal, it would unstick and then surge forward. The failure was intermittent and the characteristics continuously changed. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 54,000.
When parallel parking my 2006 dodge caravan today (5/15/10) with foot firmly on the brake pedal, the vehicle lunged forward a couple feet then stopped. About a year ago this also happened and dodge inspected and cleaned the throttle body per tsb.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Dodge Caravan sudden acceleration
Which Dodge Caravan years have sudden unintended acceleration problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1993 (6 complaints), 1999 (6 complaints) and 1994 (4 complaints).
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