2008 Dodge Caravan complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE VAN ACCELERATED WHEN PULLING INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE AT WALMART, VILLA RICA, GEORGIA AND IMPACTED A PARKED CAR IN THE ADJACENT ROW, CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET BEFORE IMPACTING A THIRD CAR. OUR VAN WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING SPACE PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY THE 2ND VEHICLE. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING STRANGE NOISES AND SAW THE IMPACT AS IT OCCURRED.NO INJURIES. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AND WILL BE EXAMINED BY THE REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF THEY CAN DETERMINE WHAT OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE ON VACATION TRIP FRONT BRAKES BECAME HOT. STOPPED AND CHECKED, TIRE WAS SO HOT COULD NOT TOUCH. FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE MADE REPAIRS ON 6/17/2014 REPLACED (CALIPERS) ROTORS AND PADS. ON 10/10/2014 REAR BRAKES BECAME TOO HOT . DEALER REPAIRED REPLACED CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS 53,000 MILES. VERY DANGEROUS TIRES BECAME TOO HOT FIRESTONE $696.85 DEALER $694.07 TOTAL $1390.92. CALLED ON 10/17/2014 TO CHRYSLER LLC CUSTOMER CENTER TALKED TO REP. NO HELP ON CALIPER BRAKE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A JUMP START WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUT THE COMPLEX APARTMENTS TO DROP OFF THE KIDS AT SCHOOL, WHEN SHE HIT A SPEED BUMP AND THE VAN SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF, SHE SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO MOVE SO SHE SET THE VAN IN PARKING AND AFTER THE THIRD TRY IT STARTED ON. BEFORE THAT I HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT AND TOOK THE BATTERY FOR A CHECK UP AND IT WAS GOOD, THEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID IT NEED IT AN COMPUTER UPDATE, SO THEY DID IT. AFTER A FEW WEEKS I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. A MONTH AGO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HEARD ON THE TV ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL ON THIS MODELS AND TOLD ME THEY ORDER THE PART AND THAT IT WILL TAKE THREE DAYS TO GET IT...ITS BEAN OVER A MONTH AND HAD NO ANSWER FROM THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE WAS CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED BY USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ARRANGED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED AND INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD INDEPENDENTLY MOVE FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS, RADIO, AND WIPERS LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO REGAIN POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

WHEN CLICKING OFF MY HIGH BEAMS, MY WIPERS CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO SHUT THEM OFF. AT THE SAME TIME MY HIGH BEAMS, TURN SIGNALS AND REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING. WHILE MY FRONT WIPERS WERE GOING NON-STOP DESPITE BEING SHUT OFF, THE WASHER FLUID DID NOT WORK (FRONT AND BACK). WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY GARAGE I WAS TOLD THE TIPM HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT IT WAS CURRENTLY ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY COULD GET THEIR HANDS ON ONE. FOR THE TIME BEING I HAVE HAD TO MAKE DUE WITH DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR 7-10 MINUTES AND THEN ALL SYSTEMS WORK AGAIN, I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS WILL WORK FOR BUT CURRENTLY THE ONLY OPTION. *TR

I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS BEFORE AND IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE!!!! I WON'T PUT WASHER FLUID IN MY VAN A WASTE OF MONEY!!!! I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSES BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT AND IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE BECAUSE NOW WHEN IT HAPPENS MY HEAD LIGHTS DON'T WORK!!!! I WAS DRIVING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY WHEN IT WAS DARK OUT AND THE WIPERS STARTED GOING AND NOW WHEN IT HAPPENS MY HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK!!! I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM!!!! WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY 500 DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM WHEN IT SHOULD BE RECALLED!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE ENGINE IN OUR 2008 DODGE MINI VAN WILL INTERMITTENTLY SURGE WHEN AT A STOP WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR WHEN IN PARK. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO PLAGUE US FOR 3 YEARS NOW WITH THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRING SEPT. 7TH, 2014. *TR

I HAD JUST GOT UP TO 50 MPH AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. I JUST SEEN ON THE NEWS CHRYSLER IS HAVING A COMPUTER PROBLEM. A LIGHT WAS ON THAT WAS NOT ON WHEN I STARTED THE VAN. IT IS CALLED THE TRANSMISSION RANGE INDICATOR. WHEN I PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL IT RESTARTED AND THIS LIGHT WENT OUT. CHRYSLER WENT TO FAR OUT OF ITS WAY TO PUT AN OPTION IN THE COMPUTER FOR CHANGING THIS COMPONENT ELECTRICALLY. IT IS NOT NECESSARY AND COULD LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH A VAN FULL OF KIDS IN YELLOWSTONE. *TR

WE TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, CAR HORN, AND LIGHTS ALL STARTED GOING OFF. WE COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. EVEN WHEN WE TURNED THE KEYS TO THE IGNITION OFF POSITION THE WIPERS, HORN, AND LIGHTS CONTINUED TO MOVE AND FLASH AND SOUND. ONLY ONCE WE TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION DID IT STOP. WHEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WE COULD NOT GET OUR CAR TO DRIVE. *TR

THE VAN STOPPED RUNNING LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO POWER TO ANY SYSTEM AND HAD TO TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE ON POSITION TO REGAIN POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH.

HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN STAYED OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE NOVEMBER. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. 8/1/2014-HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALER IN DECEMBER WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $700 BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE IT WOULDN,T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 PRIVATE GARAGES WHO HAVE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. IT'S NOT THE BULBS. THEY BELIEVE IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE CAR STARTS THEN STALLS, WHEN DRIVING ON 7/6/14 ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IT STALLED ON INTERSTATE 390 SOUTH. CAUSING COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INSTALLED A TIPM PART AT A COST OF $897. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PART WOULD MAKE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. A DAY LATER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF, THE ENGINE BLEW UP DESTROYING THE ENGINE IN THE PROCESS. THE DEALER ADMITTED THE MISTAKE, OF INSTALLING THE WRONG PART, AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THE FAILURE, WAS NOT LINKED TO ENGINE BLOWING UP. SOMEHOW THE ENGINE, AND RADIATOR BLOWING UP WAS SIMPLY A COINCIDENCE.*JB

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VAN HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND LOST TOTAL POWER. AFTER STEERING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I DETERMINE THE IGNITION KEY WAS NOW IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE 7 YEARS I OWNED THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT THAT WHEN MY TEENAGE SONS LEARNED TO DRIVE I COACHED THEM ON WHAT TO DO WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

REPEATING PROBLEM WITH CAR JUST SHUTTING OFF. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. DID NOT HAPPEN DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS BUT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN THIS YEAR ONCE SPRING STARTED. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, ENGINE QUIT, ALL DASH ELECTRONICS WENT DEAD. COASTED TO STOP, PUT IN PARK, RESTARTED FINE, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 PREVIOUS TIMES, ONCE WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT OR BELOW 5MPH, SAME RESULT, AND ONCE AT APPROX 20MPH, AGAIN SAME RESULT. CHECKED, AND SWITCHED KEYS, TESTED IGNITION SWITCH, WIRING TO BATTERY / FUSE BOX, ALL OK, WITH NO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS. ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE PROBLEM BY WIGGLING WIRING, SWITCH, KEYS, WITH NO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

WE PULLED OUT AT NIGHT AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID STARTED SPRAYING, THE LIGHTS ON THE GAUGES WERE FLASHING, AND THE IGNITION STARTED "DINGING" LIKE WHEN YOU TURN IT ON. GRANTED THIS WAS AT NIGHT SO WE LOST HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AT A TIME UNTIL WE COULD GET STOPPED. I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T GOING VERY FAST AND WERE ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A WRECK. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD THE PROBLEM CEASED. FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE DAYTIME. BASICALLY THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS ABOVE. LUCKILY THIS WAS DURING THE DAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS AREN'T AS IMPORTANT. ONCE AGAIN AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD IT CEASED. FAST FORWARD A FEW WEEKS. ISSUE OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAY. AT THIS POINT WE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AS WE DEEMED IT UNSAFE AT NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL THAT WE COULD LOSE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND HAVE ZERO VISIBILITY. WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO STOP GOING ON AND OFF AND THE ISSUE WITH THE VAN IS STILL OCCURRING. I'VE READ SIMILAR STORIES FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS AND MOST HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE

HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VAN DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SIGN OF AN ISSUE... WHILE DRIVING THE VAN, IT CUT OFF-LOOSING ALL POWER, ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN INSIDE... SECOND AND THIRD TIME WERE THE SAME... THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR DODGE TO RECALL AND FIX THESE VANS.. INJURIES OR DEATH... *TR

THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT CAR, CAR JUST DIES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT UNTIL YOU GET CAR STOPPED. THEN IT WILL RESTART AND DRIVE FINE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATES. THE DEALER DID REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT UNTIL I WENT THRU 3RD TIER MYSELF. IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AND THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE IT SO THEY RETURN IT WITH NOTHING DONE. I EVEN LET THEM KEEP IT 3 DAYS WHILE THEY PUT IT THROUGH THEIR EMAIL 3RD TIER SYSTEM. ONLY ANSWER BACK WAS THERE ARE NO NOTICES ABOUT IT AND THE LAST REPORT I GOT BACK WAS NOTHING DONE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 65 DOWN TO 5 WHEN MAKING A TURN AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I KEEP FIGHTING THEM AND DOCUMENTING IT EVERY TIME I TAKE THEM IN. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A WAY FOR ME TO COMPLAIN TO CHRYSLER MYSELF SO I AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL START. I ALSO GOOGLED DODGE CARAVANS STALLING AND THERE ARE LOTS LISTED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE CONTINUOUSLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE HEAT OR THE AIR CONDINTIONING IT WOULD WORK AT FIRST THEN WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES THE AIR WOULD STOP WORKING. NOW THE AIR AND OR HEAT DOESN'T COME ON BLOWING AT ALL, YOU CAN FEEL SOMETHING LIKE IT MIGHT BE ON LOW BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHEN YOU MOVE THE DIAL UP OR DOWN.I WAS TOLD THIS IS DUE TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS IS ELECTRICAL AND SHOULD BE COVERED THROUGH COMPANY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON RAMP AT CHAMBERLAYNE AVE IN RICHMOND, VA TO MAJOR HIGHWAY I64 CUTOFF COMPLETELY, NO POWER, NO BRAKES NO NOTHING! SECOND TIME, TRAVEL @ APPROX. 65 MPH ON I64 NEAR BOTTOMS BRIDGE EXIT ON I64, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING! THIRD TIME - ENTERING I64 TOWARDS VA BEACH, VA IN TRAFFIC APPROX. 40 MPH, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING; FOURTH TIME - WHILE DRIVING DOWN MERCURY BLVD AT THE KING ST EXIT RAMP, 20 MPH, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING! FIFTH TIME, LEAVING WORK AT 2114 EXECUTIVE DR, HPT VA, APPROX. 10MPH ENTERING INTO STREET, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING, AFTER BEING EVALUATED FOR 8 HRS BY DODGE DEALERSHIP; SIXTH TIME, WHEN LEAVING MERCURY BLVD AT KING ST EXIT RAMP, 20 MPH, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING AFTER COMPUTER WAS RESET! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, A LARGE AMOUNT OF STEAM APPEARED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE VISIBILITY AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE Y CONNECTOR SPRUNG A LEAK AND SPEWED LIQUID ONTO THE ENGINE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE ADVISORY BULLETIN ABOUT THIS FROM GATES ENGINEERS BECAUSE OF HIGH REPLACEMENT DEMAND. THE HEATER HOSE ASSEMBLY "Y" ARE PRONE TO CRACKING. THEY ARE NOW BEING BUILD MORE ROBUSTLY WITH 35% GLASS FILL TO ENSURE A STRONGER COMPONENT. CHRYSLER IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH EXCLUDES HOSES. THE ESTIMATED HOURS TO REPLACE THIS PART IS 6 HOURS. *TR

NEITHER HIGH OR LOW BEAM LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN I TURN THEM ON, THEY WILL BLINK THREE TIMES, AND NOTHING ELSE. HAD TWO MECHANICS WORK ON IT, BUT COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,844.

I WAS DRIVING THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WENT CRAZY HORN BLARING WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING REAL SLOW AND FLUID GOING EVERYWHERE I COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE THE FLUID WAS COMING OUT FASTER THEN WIPERS WERE GOING!!! I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL ALL THE WINDSHIELD FLUID WAS GONE. WHEN I GOT HOME MY HUSBAND HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE HORN WAS STILL BLARING AND IT WAS 10.30 AT NIGHT AND I HAVE NEIGHBORS WITH CHILDREN SLEEPING. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, VAN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY HOWEVER, HORN, WIPERS, WIPER FLUID, DOOR LOCKS WENT CRAZY. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HORN AND ELECTRIC STOPPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND MAKE IT HOME. CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CABLE CONNECTOR ($300). ALSO FOUND MORE BRAKE AND AXLE SEAL ISSUES AT A COST OF $1,000. DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES (TO AND FROM WORK) WITHOUT PROBLEM. WENT FOR A SHORT ERRAND, DRIVING 35 MPH, CAR JERKED, WIPERS WENT HALFWAY AND HORN STARTED BLARING, WIPERS AND FLUID WENT CRAZY AGAIN, AND CAR STALLED. NEIGHBOR WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE HORN BUT CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. NEIGHBORS CALLED POLICE (EMBARRASSING). CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF (OPPOSITE PROBLEM FROM WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN BEFORE REPAIR.) DROVE THE CAR HOME WHERE IT IS NOW WAITING FOR A TOW. BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY BECAUSE MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT. CALLED DODGE CORPORATE WHERE "[XXX]" WAS LESS THAN EMPATHETIC AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AS IF THIS MAKES IT OKAY. NO APOLOGIES. CAR IS A LEMON. THREE BRAKE JOBS DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TOW IN 6 MONTHS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT HAD THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. ADDITIONALLY, VISION IS IMPAIRED DUE TO WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SPEWING. *TR

8/24 - THE VAN WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY HUSBAND & SON SITTING IN IT. ANOTHER DRIVER CAME TO CLAIM THEIR NEARBY DODGE CARAVAN & BEEPED OPEN HIS VAN, AT THAT POINT OUR WIPERS STARTED GOING FULL SPEED & THE FLUID SHOT UP. IT STOPPED FOR A MINUTE THEN STARTED GOING FULL STRENGTH AGAIN WITH THE HORN GOING NON-STOP, THE LIGHTS ALL STARTED FLASHING, & THE DOORS ALL LOCKED. THE KEY FOB WAS IN THE IGNITION BUT IN THE OFF POSITION. MY HUSBAND TRIED UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB (PULLED OUT OF THE IGNITION), TRIED USING THE INDOOR UNLOCK BUTTON BUT ALL WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. WE WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. ALL OF THIS KEPT GOING FOR ABOUT 5 MINS UNTIL I CLIMBED IN THE BACK TO OPEN THE SIDE DOORS TO AIR OUT THE CAR & GET MY 2 YEAR OLD OUT. WHEN I MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR EVERYTHING STOPPED. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT THAT DAY. 8/25 - WE WERE DRIVING BACK TO CHICAGO WHEN THE WIPERS DID THE SAME THING BUT NOTHING ELSE. 8/26 - I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL THE DOORS UNLOCKED & ALL THE WARNINGS ON THE CONTROL PANEL LIT UP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN THE RPM STARTED GOING CRAZY LIKE IT COULDN'T SHIFT GEAR. I PULLED OVER AGAIN, TURNED THE VAN OFF & LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE TO WORK & GOT HOME OK. *TR

ON A HIGHWAY RAMP ENTERING THE HIGHWAY THE HORN ON MY VAN STARTED TO BLOW ON & OFF, AT THE SAME TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WIPING & THE SPRAY WAS SPEWING AT ME AT HIGH SPEED. THE LIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF & THE DOOR LOCKS WERE GOING UP & DOWN. THE RADIO WAS BLASTING AS WELL. I CAME TO A STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TO TRY & FIGURE THINGS OUT BUT NOTHING WORKED. FOR 5-8 MINUTES I SAT THERE IN FEAR IT WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. I PUT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF & TOOK THE KEYS OUT. IT CONTINUED TO DO ALL THE ACTIVITY WITH THE KEYS IN MY HAND! WHEN IT STOPPED & I TRIED TO STARTING IT. IT STARTED & RAN OK TILL IT HAPPENED NOT MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LATTER ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME IT LURCHED FORWARD AT A FASTER SPEED WITH EVERYTHING WIPING, BLOWING, SPEWING & BLINKING WHICH CAUSED ME TO DROP IT INTO NEUTRAL & BRAKE TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THIS TIME WHEN IT BECAME QUITE IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN & WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAW THE CODES IT LEFT BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THEY SAID THEY COULD KEEP IT THRU THE WEEKEND & TRY AGAIN ON MONDAY OR I COULD TAKE IT & BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS IS THE CAR I DRIVE MY FAMILY IN ALL THE TIME. MYSELF & 4 YOUNG GIRLS PLUS FRIENDS. ALTHOUGH I AM THANKFUL TO HAVE ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING I AM VERY UPSET THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. I AM ESSENTIALLY DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME, ANYWHERE & WITH A CAR FULL OF KIDS! I HAVE SAID FROM DAY 1 THAT THE VAN HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS & N

THE BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 20,000 MILES OR SO, SO BAD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH MY 2008 AND MY 2011 CARAVAN. DODGE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS IT OTHER THAN TO GIVE A DISCOUNT ONLY IF YOU ASK FOR IT. GETTING THEM FIXED AT THE DEALER IS A PAIN CAUSE THEY TAKE THE VAN FOR AT LEAST A DAY SOME TIMES TWO. ALSO THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE 2008 DID NOT LAST VERY LONG AT ALL FIRST SET WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY(37,000 MILES) SECOND SET(68,000MILES) WAS NOT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE WHEEL BEARING ISSUE ON THE 2011. THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE SEALED SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WARPED ROTOR ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER HE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,800. UPDATED 1/30/13 *CN THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. 01/31/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER MERGING OFF THE HIGHWAY THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE AND CALIPER BECAME TOO HOT AND WORE THE PAD DOWN CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE AND CALIPER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE STARTED WITH DOORS SUDDENLY AND REPEATEDLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEN DRIVERS LOCK SWITCH STOPPED WORKING THEN WEEK LATER PASSENGERS AT THE SAME TIME RADIOS CD PLAYER STARTED TRYING TO EJECT CD REPEATEDLY WITH OUT EVEN BEING ON OR HAVING ONE IN IT ALSO AT SAME TIME FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. NOW THIS MORNING WIFE COMING HOME FROM WORK BRAKING SYSTEM STARTED TO MALFUNCTION ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. UPON SIMPLE WEB SEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH 2008 GRAND CARAVANS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPEATEDLY HEARING OR SEEING AS THE CASE MAY BE A FAULTY TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) AS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP MECHANICS. IT SEEMS IT IS CAUSING SO MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS SUCH AS THOSE JUST DESCRIBED TO HEADLIGHTS SHUTTING OFF,WIPERS COMING ON HORN BLOWING ECT,ECT,ECT. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION. A COPY OF THIS WILL BE SENT TO SENATORS,CONGRESSMAN,AND NEWS MEDIA MAYBE IF IT MAKES THE NEWS SOMEONE WONT HAVE TO DIE DUE TO FAILURE TO ACT BY YOUR AGENCY OR DODGE AND CHRYSLER. *TR

WHEN STARTING MY CAR IN THE AM THE HORN BEEP WIPERS WENT OFF WITH WASHER FLUID AS I STARTED TO DRIVE I NOTICED THE CAR WASN'T SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR. GOT TO WORK ABOUT HALF A MILE AWAY AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT DID IT ALL AGAIN THIS TIME NON STOP AND THE DOORS LOCKED AND WOULDN'T LET ME UNLOCK THEM. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THE SAID IT WAS MY ANTI THEFT SO THEY JUST RESET IT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE TILL THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN THIS TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIP MODULE. AND SO FAR SO GOOD. FINGERS CROSSED HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN!! *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING VALVES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTERIZED TIRE PRESSURING MONITORING VALVES WHICH WERE DEFICIENT IN NATURE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS. AFTER THREE YEARS OF USE, WHILE TRYING TO SIMPLY UNSCREW THE VALVE COVER TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE, THE CHEAP PLASTIC END BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND, DUE TO CORROSION. LEAVING HIM WITH A FLAT TIRE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, ANOTHER TIRE MONITOR HOLDING SCREW RELEASED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE HOLDING THREADS, AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT, DESTROYING IT IN THE PROCESS. *JB