Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / CARAVAN / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033884 Incident Date: Aug, 10 2005
Consumer's City: THORNTON Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: CARAVAN Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D4GP25R85B Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 07 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My wife was on the highway passing another car when the accelerator pedal of her 2005 dodge caravan se suddenly dropped to the floor. she barely got off the road without causing an accident and was sure if it would have happened on a busier highway she would have caused an accident. she was stranded along the highway for two hours waiting for help. she was towed to a dodge dealer who told her the little plastic retainer which secures the throttle cable going from the accelerator to the engine had broke and they consequently fixed it. it is part#4287736 retainer. after looking at this little plastic retainer i feel it is a safety hazard and should be redesigned and made out of steel or something that won't break as easily. i think it should be investigated as a safety hazard. *jb