THIS MORNING WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, I HEARD A LOUD CONSTANT SQUEALING NOISE. I ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE VAN TOOK OFF STRIAGHT AHEAD AND WOULD NOT TURN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR, WHICH WAS TOTALLED AFTERWARDS. ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES AT ALL TIMES, MY VAN CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. IT THEN KNOCKED OVER A TREE APPROX. 12 FT. TALL AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT RAN INTO A NEIGHBORS SHRUBS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED OR WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VAN AT THE TIME OR PERHAPS SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE WAS VISIBLE SKID MARKS FROM WHERE MY VAN WAS PARKED TO WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED, WHICH WAS OVER 60 FEET AWAY. IRONICALLLY, MY VAN WAS STILL DRIVABLE AFTER ALL THE DAMAGED IT HAD DONE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, THEY CONDUCTED A TEST DRIVE AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATION ABOUT EVER DRIVING MY VAN AGAIN. IF THERE HAVE EVER BEEN ANY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I CAN BE CONTACTED AT 011 49 6202 29935 OR EMAIL RUSSOBEY@YAHOO.COM.*AK