2008 Dodge Caravan Vehicle speed control Problems

“Started the vehicle one morning and drove up to a stop sign. I was in a city street making a left turn. Saw clear from both directions of any traffic.accelerated and the bas,esp light, and traction light came on. At this point the vehicle wanted to stall, lost power, and steering became difficult. Stopped the vehicle and restarted the engine and accelerated again to about 20 MPH and the vehicle repeated the stalling and hesitated to accelerate, once above 30 MPH all lights continued on and the vehicle kept driving accordingly. …”

“When coming down an incline with the cruise control set, the motor begins to rev accessively within RPM redline and the speed of the vehicle starts to drop. This problem can only be corrected by pulling off the road and turning the vehicle off. The vehicle has been to two different dealerships, and the problem was reported to the better business bureau. People who work at the dealership have commented that they have the same problem with their 2008 Dodge Caravan as well, but Dodge has said it is acceptable.”

“The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving 70-77 MPH when setting the cruise control, he noticed that it would not operate and not set when the lever was pulled down. The vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000. The current mileage was approximately 20,000. Updated 03/22/11 updated 04/29/11”

“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.”

“2008 Dodge grand Caravan. Consumer states when he uses cruise control at highway speeds or any speed at 35 MPH the vehicle starts to downgrade and downshift three speed ranges and cause excessive loss of speed and then the engine's RPM would rise to 5000 RPM. The consumer stated when the incident happened, he was unable to shut off the cruise control or apply the brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle would continue to move. The dealer informed the consumer the problem was a characteristic of the vehicle due to software problems.”