2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Vehicle speed control Problems

“2005 Dodge Grand Caravan gas pedal sticks when pressing down, to break it loose you have to press it further down. I can feel it sticking when I accelerate the vehicle. Has a recall been initiated or will there be one in the near future. This has been happening for the past approximately 2 years.”

“Traveling east on the nys i90 yesterday, 12:45pm - lunch rush hour time, approximate speed 62 MPH when suddenly the vehicle stopped accelerating. Pumping the gas pedal, holding it down to the floor made no difference, although the rpms were racing. Luckily we were traveling in the far right lane (of the three available) and as I was coasting was able to do so on the shoulder. We were also fortunate that we were near an exit and we able to coast along to this point before we finally had to shut off the car, midway along an exit ramp, along the shoulder. …”

“After refueling van, started vehicle and pulled away from pump driving onto the road applied throttle and engine died without notice just shut off. I am a technician have been for a long time and have seen this problem on many different makes and models the issue is the vent valve on my Dodge Grand Caravan its built into the fuel tank. Unlike my Dodge other brands like nissan honda etc.. Actually take care of their customer. Had traffic been busy we could have been seriously injured if not killed.I've read so many complaints for this issue all blaming vent valve and I agree. …”

“I originally called Dodge when this issue started and they would not do anything about it but when we would put the van in reverse the engine would not go into reverse and if you were not listening for it to catch you would put on the gas and be going forward. After calling a few times we just gave up and began a habit of shifting into reverse and making sure the vehicle was indeed in reverse. After several years of this we started having a problem with the vehicle speed. The engine would rev but the vehicle would not go if it was under any kind of strain, uphill or grade. …”

“Traveling on the interstate for a couple of continuous hours with the cruise control set at a constant speed and mild hills. When I went to press on the brake pedal on a level area of freeway the cruise control did not want to disengage. After applying very strong force to the brake pedal for a second or two (and being in shock because the vehicle was not slowing and I was fast approaching a large truck in my lane) I finally disengaged it by punching the off button on the steering column. …”