2006 Dodge Caravan complaints

THE VAN SILENTLY STALLS. SO FAR IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND BRAKE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS DURING A U-TURN WITH MY 2YR OLD CHILD AND WIFE IN THE CAR. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO MAKE USE OF THE WHEEL CHAIR RAMP ON THE SIDE WALK. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND UNABLE TO FIX AND THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER REFUELING THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER IN THE VAN WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTANTLY AFTER REFUELING. THE VAN WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE THEN CUT OFF COMPLETELY. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN AND GAIN FULL POWER. RESENTLY, IT CUTS OFF AFTER REFUELING AND IN THE RAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

VAN HAD A SUDDEN SHAKE, THAN ENGINE DIES,(GOING AT SLOW SPEED) ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, CHANGED OIL, WENT TO AUTO SHOP, USED A GAS CLEANER, ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON A FEW WEEKS LATER, NOW ENGINE STALLS, OR LIGHT COMES BACK ON OFTEN, MOST OF MY DRIVING IS IN TOWN OR DROPPING/PICKING UP OFF KIDS AT SCHOOL ENGINE SHUT OFF 3-21-13 WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MS, AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD WITHOUT ACCIDENT. HAD IT CHECKED AND 1 PART WOULD BE $80 TO 125.00 DOLLARS. WARRANTY OF COURSE IS EXPIRED, ANY SUGGESTIONS OR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

EVERY TIME AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS, THE CAR DIES ON ROAD AFTER LESS THAN .5 MILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE RESTARTED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE LOCKING SYSTEM FOR BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT CALLED HER LOCAL DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,123.

ENGINE DEVELOPED SEVERE OIL LEAK. AFTER 6 REPAIRS IN THE LAST 13 MONTHS MECHANIC (MONRO MUFFLER & AUTO) HAS SAID THAT THE CRANKSHAFT END PLAY IS OUT OF TOLERANCE. ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE BLOCK OR ENTIRE ENGINE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT ARM REST BROKE OFF. AFTER CHECKING BY ( MYSELF) I FOUND THE BOLT HOLDING THE ARM ON HAD BROKE AT THE END OF THE THREADS. THIS CAUSED ME TO FALL TO THE RIGHT BUT I STILL HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MOST TIMES, WHEN I TRY TO TURN ON MY HEADLAMPS AT NIGHT THEY DO NOT TURN ON WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH. IT USUALLY TAKES ME ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20 TURNS TO GET THE HEADLAMPS TO TURN ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME ON ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURN BACK OFF. OFTEN, WHILE I AM IN MOTION AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SIMPLY TURN OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE ALTERNATOR OR FANS START OR WHEN I AM AT A LOW RPM AND THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND ALL SWITCHES ARE OFF, THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE A FUSE AND/OR RELAY SEVERAL TIMES BUT DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO FIND THOSE... THEY ARE NOT IN THE FUSE RELAY CENTER UNDER THE HOOD. THIS PROBLEM ONLY EFFECTS THE HEADLAMPS, THE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT MARKER LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS ALL WORK FINE I HAVE ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS POSTS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE JUST SUDDENLY DIED, STOPPED WORKING LEAVING A 1.7 TON VEHICLE WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES, IT WAS A MIRACLE I ROLLED TO A STOP AND DID NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, THIS VEHICLE IS A TICKING TIME BOMB, WE NEED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE-CHRYSLER, RECORDS SHOW THIS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE QUITE A FEW TIMES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME RAIL WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE UPON STARTING AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INSTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V008000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR CONTROL MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,300. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/14/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED AND THE CONTACT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESIST AND IT BECAME STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED INTO A BRAUN ENTERVAN SINCE I AM A QUADRIPLEGIC. IN DECEMBER OF 2010, AT ABOUT 21,500 MILES THE POWER STEERING STARTED SQUEALING. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW, SO WE ADDED SOME. AFTER ANOTHER 100 MILES, THE SQUEALING NOISE RETURNED, THE FLUID WAS LOW AGAIN, SO I KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE STEERING GEAR/RACK N PINION UNIT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE, IT WAS MORE THAN THREE YEARS OLD, SO THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I HAD NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO HAVE THEM REMOVE AND REPLACE THE STEERING RACK N PINION ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $870.00 TO ME. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THIS SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE FAILED AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE AND URGED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT. A YEAR PREVIOUS, I HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR AND WHEELCHAIR RAMP AT A COST OF $600.00 TO ME SINCE THE VAN WAS FIVE MONTHS PAST THE WARRANTY. BECAUSE IT DEALT WITH A MODIFICATION TO ACCOMMODATE A WHEELCHAIR, I ASSUMED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND IT, AND DIDN'T FILE A COMPLAINT THEN. SINCE I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INCOME, THESE EXPENSES HAVE PUT A BIG FINANCIAL STRAIN ON ME. WITH EXPENSIVE FAILURES LIKE THIS OCCURRING AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE, I'M DREADING WHAT MORE MAY HAPPEN. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY TURN OFF!!! HAVE TO KEEP FLICKING HIGH BEAMS ON TO GET THEM TO STAY ON. NOT SAFE WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER RECONNECTED THE WIRING FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10V008000(AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE).THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER CONTINUOUSLY. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA AND IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A VOLTAGE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAME INSTALLED IN THE 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. I AM HAVING A PROBLEM ACCELERATING AS LOW AS 10MPH ON UP TO 65MP. IT IS NOT QUICK TO ACCELERATE. AT TIMES I FEEL AS THOUGH THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I FEEL AS THOUGH THE CAR MAY HAVE A HARD TIME ACCELERATING OR LIKE IT MAY STOP RUNNING OR LIKE IT MAY EXPLODE. IT IS A HAZARD TO MY HEALTH AND ALARMING TO MY KIDS AS I USE IT TO TRANSPORT THEM TO SCHOOL. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS' ATTENTION. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT JUST MY PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM OF MANY OTHER CONSUMERS. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I AM NOT ABLE TO HAVE IT REPLACED UNDER THE LIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH COVERS THE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED IT IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2009. IT HAD 39000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IT HAS ALWAYS RODE HARD. I AM FINDING ALTHOUGH IT IS A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, IT TAKES ALOT OF GAS. IT IS COSTING ME A GREAT DEAL AS A SINGLE PARENT WHO USES THIS VEHICLE AS MY PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MYSELF AND MY 4 DAUGHTERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS DID NOT LOCK AND WOULD NOT RESTRAIN A PASSENGER IN THE CASE OF A CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,790 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 241,000.

06 DODGE CARAVAN (FMI HANDICAP CONVERSION)- ISSUE SPEWING GASOLINE: >FILLED UP APPROX 9AM AUG 4TH 2011 > PARKED AT RESIDENCE > 2PM PREPARING TO GO OUT-OF-TOWN > HEARD HUMMING FROM LEFT REAR > NOTICED GAS CAP APPEAR "CROSS-THREADED" & WAS "HISSING" > ME IN A ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR, PARKED FACING CAP > MY SON TURNED CAP > GAS SPEWED OUT LIKE A FIRE HYDRANT POINT BLANK IN MY FACE > GAS DID NOT JUST SPRAY, IT SPEWED OUT OVER A HALF A TANK, SPEWING IT 18-20 FEET, LASTING ABOUT A MINUTE. > DODGE MFG SRV CTR SAID (TROY), "NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED IT, WE THINK IT WAS A CLOSED SOLENOID PURGE VALVE CAUSE MECH BLEW IN IT & COULDN'T GET NO AIR THROUGH IT" > I SAID "YOU THINK?!" > HE (TROY) STATED..."ALL WE CAN SAY IS, GO FILL IT UP, DRIVE IT AROUND, & SEE IF IT DOES IT AGAIN" > NO ERROR CODE NOR DID THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT EVER COME ON...IT SHOULD HAVE! NOTE: I'M A 42YR COMPLETELY DISABLED [MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY-NO MOVEMENT IN LEGS/ARMS/BODY], I'M IN A ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR...I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THE VAN, BUT NO ONE HAS GIVEN ME A CERTAIN DIAGNOSIS, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT COULD CAUSE THE GAS TO BUILD SO MUCH PRESSURE. THE CAP CAN'T BE "CROSS-THREADED", THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE IT IN THE PROCESS OF BLOWING UP....THANK GOD IT DIDN'T! PLEASE HELP? *TR

I HAVE 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WITH ABOUT 70000 KMS. JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S LEAK IN RACK O PINION WHICH LEAKS OUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND ITS GOING TO COST ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL YET EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT AND SEEMS LIKE A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANUFACTURER. *KB

2006 DODGE CARAVAN, HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES ON AND OFF TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO FUNCTION. *TR

LETTER FROM COMPLAINT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2006 DODGE CARAVAN 3759 VIN; THE VEHICLE WAS REPOSSESSED ON SEPT 30, 2010 AND NOW HAS A RECALL ON IT; HE IS SEEKING HELP IN HAVING THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO HIM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND MADE NOISES WHEN GOING UP A HILL. ALSO, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT OUT, WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *JB

WATER LEAKING ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AND CARPET OF OUR 2006 DODGE CARAVAN AND IN RESEARCHING REGARDING OUR SITUATION, I FOUND THAT OTHER YEAR MODELS THAT WERE BUILT HAD AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PART IN THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING THIS MATTER THAT IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND OTHER YEAR MINIVANS HAD BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE RISK THAT A WATER LEAK IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COULD TRIGGER THE AIRBAGS, RISKING INJURY TO PASSENGERS. I JUST WANT THE VEHICLE FIXED PROPERLY AS WE HAD NOTICED A POTENTIAL ISSUE TWO YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT AT THE TIME IT WASN'T LEAKING BAD, WELL IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, SATURATING THE PASSENGER FLOOR, WHEN THE A/C IS ON AND IN FL WE UTILIZE THE AIR QUITE A BIT. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHERE WE STAND, AS DODGE CORPORATION IS SAYING THERE'S NO RECALL ON OUR 2006 MODEL, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WHAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING. *TR

'I HAVE A 2006 GRAND CARAVAN SXT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2 GRAND CARAVANS AND 1 TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE REAR RIGHT SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN UNLESS I MANUALLY PULL IT UP OR DOWN.. THE DOOR DOES 'CLICK' WHEN I HIT THE KEY REMOTE OR OVERHEAD BUTTON, BUT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IF I PULL THE DOOR THE KNOB UP MANUALLY, THE KEY REMOTE OR OVERHEAD WILL ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND THE REPAIR FORUM INDICATED THAT HUNDREDS OF THE SAME SITUATION EXISTED WITH THE GRAND CARAVAN. NO RECALL EXISTED, BUT THIS CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THIS SAFETY MALFUNCTION. I WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE OID FUSE AND REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE. WHILE THIS WORKED IN A MAJORITY OF CASES, IT DID NOT WORK FOR ME. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE BCM OR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR OR DOOR HARNESS. IF THE 'HARNESS' WAS BROKEN WOULD THE DOOR BE ABLE TO CLOSE OR OPEN? I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS COULD COST BETWEEN $80.00 AND $500.00. SEEMS LIKE A LARGE 'SPREAD OF COST' TO ME. CERTAINLY NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT IF THEY FIND IT TO BE A FUSE, THEY'LL CHARGE THE TOP PRICE FOR REPAIR. I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH DEALERS BEFORE'. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES AND MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN TURNING SO WHEN I GOT HOME CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS LOW. WHEN CHECKED THE NEXT DAY IT WAS LOW AGAIN. SO HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT A GARAGE AND IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. SO IT NOW NEEDS REPLACED. ONLY HAVE 61,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE NOTICED IT SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM ON THESES CARS. CALLED A DEALERSHIP ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NONE AND THERE NEVER WILL BE ONE. CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE PARTS JUST YET SO IJUST KEEP ADDING FLUID TILL I CAN GET WORK DONE. BUT AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH DODGE KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NOT SEEMING TO CARE ABOUT IT AT ALL. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN IN 2009. IT HAD 20,000 AT THAT TIME. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE WE DROVE THE VAN APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. IT BEGAN MAKING ROARING NOISES SO I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO NOISE. EVERY TIME I TRAVELED FOR OVER 45 MINUTES, THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO ONE COULD FIND A PROBLEM. FINALLY IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR THE CAR STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE ALL OF THE TIME AND MY SON-IN-LAW, WHO IS A MECHANIC, SAID THAT IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID. THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. IN MARCH, I TOOK MY CAR IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! VERY EXPENSIVE! THE CAR IS NOW ONLY MAKING NOISE WHEN I GO THROUGH STANDING WATER. ALSO, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT INTERVALS. IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE SAME COMPLAINTS. I THINK THAT DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOME RECALLS AND SOME REPAIRS!

TIRE KINGDOM TOLD ME THAT THE FROMT LEFT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION WAS ADVISED THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TIRE COULD COME APART. HE ALSO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING FROM THE OTHER THREE TIRE. ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIMILAR ISSUES BUT LLEFT FRONT WAS MOST CRITICAL. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT SEAL HAD FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF 4 QUARTS OF OIL. WHEN EVALUATED AT A REPAIR FACILITY THEY FOUND THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED AND WAS PUSHING THE FRONT SEAL OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS AVAILABLE TO TELL DEALERS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND REFERENCES IN POSTS TO OTHERS HAVING A SIMILAR FAILURE IN THIS ENGINE.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK FINE, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES THE OPPOSITE BLINKER WILL TURN ON (EX: I USE THE RIGHT BLINKER BUT THE LEFT BLINKER COME ON AND VISE VERSA). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY SINCE IT FIRST STARTED. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYED LIT. THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS THE AIRBAG IS MALFUNCTIONING AND WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. I DECIDED TO DO SOME ONLINE SEARCHING FOR THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE DODGE CARAVANS AND REALIZED THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THIS IS PRIMARILY MY WIFE'S CAR IN WHICH WE CARRY OUR 3 CHILDREN. FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES IS THAT THIS IS RELATED TO A WIND SHIELD WIPER PROBLEM AS WELL. THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED TO MY CAR BUT I AM SURE IT WILL PROBABLY START SOON. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL POPS OUT OF PLACE CAUSING OIL LEAK.CHRYSLER MEMO SAYS REPLACE ENGINE OR INSTALL REPAIR KIT FROM CHRYSLER.OIL LEAK LEAD UP TO THIS PROBLEM BEING DISCOVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE PART WAS ORDERED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED BUT HAD NOT YET ARRIVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 02/17/11 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DOING A REGULAR SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT STRUT WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 2.4 LITER, 4 CYL DOHC 16 ENGINE. THIS VAN WAS BUILT AT THE FACTORY IN 2005 - SOLD NEW IN JANUARY 2006 TO A RENTAL AGENCY AND I PURCHASED LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 19,000 MILES ON IT. THE VAN NOW HAS 63,000 MILES (IN NOVEMBER 2010). I NOTICED VERY SIGNIFICANT ENGINE OIL LEAK NEAR THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL. I HAD THIS SEAL REPLACED BUT WITHIN A DAYS IT HAD POPPED OUT AND WAS LEAKING AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL REPAIR/SERVICE BULLETIN - CASE NUMBER [XXX] (DO A GOOGLE SEARCH TO FIND) ON THIS ISSUE. I ALSO SEE THAT THERE ARE TWO NHTSA CASES WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS TO MINE LISTED ON THIS SITE (10333917, 10257511). ANYBODY SEE A TREND HERE???? IT'S PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT DODGE HAS MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE IF THE CRANKSHAFT IS CONTINUOUSLY KICKING OUT THE SEAL. I WASN'T EXPECTING MAJOR ENGINE OVERHAUL OR REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND, AS I SAID, THE VAN ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES. LAST DODGE I WILL BE BUYING!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A PART TO REPAIR THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE STEERING RACK AN PUMP ON THE 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE ONLINE. DODGE HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND NOTICED A GURGLING AND HUMMING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THAT SOUND WHEN SHE PURCHASED IT USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, CAUSING THE SOUND. FURTHERMORE, AT TIMES, WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT WOULD BE EMITTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,622 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,327.

WE OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN , THE TURN INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY , IT FLASHES ON THE WRONG SIDE , IF YOU CLICK IT TO TURN LEFT THE LIGHTS WORK FOR THE RIGHT SIDE , SOME TIME IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER. IT WILL ONLY WORK MANUALLY AND WILL NOT WORK POWERED. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE THE WEBSITE IS : HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK . PLEASE ADDRESS THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN SLX ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STOPPED WORKING I TOOK IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT RIGHT AWAY. IN JUNE 2010 MY VAN DOOR THE SAME ONE THAT WAS BROKE FROM BEFORE CAME OPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. I REPORTED THIS TO DODGE AND CHRYSLER CORP. AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE VAN AND REPORTED IT. I AM WORRIED THAT ONE OF MY FOUR CHILDREN ARE GOING TO FALL OUT THE DOOR AND GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DODGE FIX MY VAN BECAUSE IT ISN'T MY FAULT THE DOOR IS BROKE AND IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCK BOTH SIDE CARGO DOORS OR OPEN THEM BY USING THE REMOTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH DOORS. THE DOORS HAD TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS ALSO WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,347 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,600. UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/14/10*JB

SINCE A DEALER DID A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB ON MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN, THE PARKING BRAKE WON'T RELEASE SOMETIMES. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND IT RAINS. THE DEALER SAID IT'S DUE TO THE TYPE OF MATERIAL THE BRAKE SHOES ARE MADE OF, (OEM PARTS TOO) SO DON'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN IT RAINS?! *TR

RACK AND PINION STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 40 MPH. THE CONTACT FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES UNTO THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A CLAIM AND ADVISED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HER TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,840.