Started vehicle & shifted into reverse. Took foot off brakes & vehicle suddenly accelerate, backwards. Hit another vehicle. Happened twice before, but weather was wet. Pedal went to floor at time.
1998 Dodge Durango acceleration complaints
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While on the highway, the gas pedal dropped to the floor and the car accelerated out of control. Applying the brakes did not stop the vehicle. The car had accelerated to over 85 MPH when I pulled to the shoulder lane. I then stood up on the brake pedal, slowed the car down to 35 MPH and turned the car off. The car eventually came to a stop. An aaa tow truck came out to help. The tow truck operator confirms that when he towed the truck that the gas pedal was still on the floor. When the car was dropped off at the dealer, the pedal was back in a more normal position. The dealer was unable to find anything wrong with the vehicle.
As my wife, starla lee citarella ,was pulling into a parking space the brake pedal pad slipped off as she applied the brakes. Her foot then hit the gas pedal , causing vcehicle to accelerate. She was able to direct the car away from the parked cars around her and went up a small em bankement, striking a light post and a small tree. She proceded over the small hill and came to rest on the downward slope.
1. Stops or misses gears on upshift when accelerating. This occurs frequently, and is most apparent when towing/merging into faster traffic, or traveling up an incline. This slip causes the engine to rev into the very high rpms. The last time this occurred, a belt broke and caused the loss of steering in the truck. 2. Shift indicator on the dash does not display indicator when in d drive position. The indicator is lost between neutral and drive positions. 3. Noticeable vibration in the gas pedal when driving in certain speed ranges. It is most noticeable when accelerating between 30 to 40 and 60 to 70. 4.vibration noise can be heard and can be felt in the gas pedal. This is a recent development ( since nov, 1998 ).
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