2003 Chrysler Town And Country Vehicle speed control Problems

“Going approximately 50 MPH on a suburban highway when the accelerator seemingly stuck, rpms would not lower, resulting in great difficulty slowing down. Stopping the car was not possible. Braking would only slow the car somewhat, not stop the car. Was only able to stop the car after shifting into neutral and applying brakes. Even then rpms remained very high. Informed by the dealership that the problem was probably caused by another car service company cleaning the idle speed motor and damaging it. …”

“Going approx 50 MPH on a suburban highway with several stoplights, the accelerator seemingly stuck , resulting in great difficulty slowing down. Stopping the car was not possible. Rpms were very high, and could not be lowered. Was only able to stop the car after shifting the car into neutral and gradually applying brakes, then turning the car off. Confirmed by tow-truck driver and Chrysler dealership service personnel that this is some sort of failure in the vehicle itself. They were also unable thus far to get the rpms to slow down. …”

“Dt: the caller said the warning lights on dashboard will come on and the speedometer and the tachometer will stop working. She said that sometimes she has to pull off the road and turn the vehicle off to get the lights to go off, and sometimes they will not start. She said occasionally vehicle will lose power when the lights come on and she gets off the road. Dealer replaced the computer module, but it did not fix the problem. Manufacturer told her they have not seen this problem with any other van. Dealer and manufacturer do not know what is the cause of the problem is and they can't fix it. …”

“The contact owns a 2003 Chrysler Town And Country. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, he attempted to deactivate the cruise control but the vehicle did not respond. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes but when he removed his foot from the brak pedal, the vehicle rapidly accelerated to 60 MPH as if the cruise control function had still not deactivated. The contact shut off the engine and when restarted, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified. …”