# 1999 DODGE CARAVAN — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `405886` · 2003-05-03 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** CARAVAN
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 37,000
- **Speed:** 3 mph
## Narrative
WIFE WAS LOADING GRAND KIDS INTO MINIVAN, GRANDSON CRAWLED ACROSS DRIVERS SEAT AND GRABBED THE SHIFTING LEVER, WHICH THE CAUSED VAN TO GO INTO REVERSE AND BACK UP INTO STEP WALL, WE REALIZED YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PUT FOOT YOUR ON  THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING.*JB
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