# 2000 DODGE CARAVAN — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
> NHTSA complaint `934296` · 2012-08-15 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** CARAVAN
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
## Narrative
THE FOLLOWING REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NTSB WEB SITE:       MESSAGE: VAN ACCIDENT INCIDENT - 2000 DODGE VAN 2500    ON TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 AROUND 4PM, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MARYVILLE TO  PICK UP A TV.  TRAVELING SOUTH ON EBENEZER ROAD, I ENGAGED THE CRUISE  CONTROL SETTING IT AT 45 MPH.  APPROACHING NORTH SHORE IN THE RIGHT  LANE, I SAW 4-6 CARS WAITING AT THE LIGHT.  I TAP THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IMMEDIATELY FELT THE VAN ACCELERATION.  I TURNED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO MISS THE CARS IN THE RIGHT LANE.  I REPOSITION MY FOOT BY LIFTING IT UP THINKING THAT I HAD PRESS BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE, AND PRESS IT BACK ON THE BRAKE.  THE VAN WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHY WAS IT STILL ACCELERATING?  BY THAT TIME, I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND HAD NO CONTROL.  I HIT A POLE AND GUARD RAIL ON THE FAR SIDE OF NORTH SHORE.  I DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE.  ALL OF THIS TOOK AROUND 10 SECONDS.  THE VAN WAS TOTALED!    ARE THERE OTHERS REPORTED WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL?  *TR
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