2008 Dodge Caravan complaints

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINT. AND WAS TOLD BRAKES ARE METAL ON METAL. THIS WITH ONLY 20000 OF HIGHWAY MILES. I HAD NO EXPECTATION THAT BRAKES WOULD BE SO BAD SO EARLY WITH SUCH LIGHT DUTY. POTENTAIL DISASTER! *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE USES CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR ANY SPEED AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO DOWNGRADE AND DOWNSHIFT THREE SPEED RANGES AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE LOSS OF SPEED AND THEN THE ENGINE'S RPM WOULD RISE TO 5000 RPM. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, HE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL OR APPLY THE BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SOFTWARE PROBLEMS. *JB

THE TPMS STEMS HAVE BROKEN OFF THE WHEELS ON MY CAR WHILE DRIVING TIRE WENT FLAT AND I HAPPENED TO BE PARKING AT THE TIME SO THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BRAKE WEAR. ON 10/01/09 MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 13901 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER REQUIRED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS BE REPLACED AND FRONT AND REAR ROTORS BE TURNED. IN AUGUST OF 2010 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC, THE MANUFACTURER OF DODGE CARAVAN, SENT ME A LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2008 DODGE CARAVANS FRONT BRAKES.THE LETTER STATES IN PART THAT "SHOULD THE FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS ON YOUR VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT IN MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP OR FACTORY PREPARATION", "CHRYSLER WILL PAY FOR THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR","LESS A $50 DEDUCTIBLE". ON 08/23/10 MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 25494 REQUIRED THAT FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND FRONT AND REAR ROTORS BE SERVICED AGAIN. CHRYSLER AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BUT WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS. CHRYSLERS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE "BRITNEY" STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS WORKING ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE REAR BRAKES. I BELIEVE THAT BY ISSUING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FRONT BRAKES CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. CHRYSLER, I BELIEVE, HAS INITIATED A SILENT RECALL, IF YOU WILL, DUE TO A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF IT'S BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN OCT. 2008.AT 22,226 MILES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND MACHINED FRONT ROTORS. AT 29,595 THEY MACHINED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AGAIN. THERE WAS STILL SHIMMING IN THE BRAKES SO AT 29,847 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, MACHINES REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS. AT 31,854 MY BRAKES WERE CONSTANTLY SQUEAKING. DEALERSHIP INSPECTION BRAKES AND SAID "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL/BRAKE. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DUE TO MATERIAL TYPE AND GLAZING BRAKE LIFE IS APPROXIMATELY 90% LIFE REMAINING FRONT AND REAR." THEN AT 35,665 I BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. I REPORTED "EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE." THEIR RESPONSE WAS "BRAKES OK. APPROXIMATELY 65% LIFE REMAINING. NOISE DETECTED WAS CHARACTERISTIC. NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS DETECTED AT THIS TIME." SO BASICALLY IN JUST 3,800 MILES I WENT THROUGH 30% OF THE BRAKES LIFE. THIS IS AFTER HAVING FRONT AND REAR PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING CHRYSLER IS EXTENDING WARRANTY OF FRONT BRAKES TO 36,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 36,000 MILES AND WHAT ABOUT THE REAR BRAKES? HOW DO I KNOW I AM DRIVING WITH SAFE BRAKES? THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTIONS. I CALLED AND SPOKE TO THE "CHRYSLER RECALL TEAM" AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE UPGRADED PARTS FOR THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT BECAUSE I'M PAST THE 36,000 MILES THEY WILL NOT CO

I WAS ABOUT TO ADD AIR TO THE FRONT TIRE AND WAS REMOVING THE CAP WHEN THE VALVE BLEW APART ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE STEM. THE TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE TPM VALVE STEM BUT THEY HAD TO ORDER IT AND IT TOOK A WEEK TO GET THE PART. I ASKED THEM TO CHANGE THE OTHER 3, BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE ONE VALVE AT A TIME AS THEY FAIL. MY WIFE WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR, SO I WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, POSSIBLY WHILE DRIVING SINCE IT HAD BROKEN SO EASILY. SURE ENOUGH, TWO WEEKS LATER A SECOND VALVE STEM FAILED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT VERY FAST. LUCKILY I WAS JUST ON MY WAY BACK TO THE HOSPITAL TO BRING HER A FEW THINGS AND DRIVING SLOWLY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. AGAIN, I'M TOLD THEY WILL JUST ORDER ONE VALVE AND REPLACE THEM AS THEY FAIL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT BUT DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH. HOPEFULLY NO ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM ONE OF THESE FAILING. *TR

INCIDENT WE TOOK OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN IT IN A MONTH AGO ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE WERE HAVING WAS THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WASN'T CLOSING PROPERLY SO WE HAD THEM ADJUST IT. WE TOOK IT IN A MONTH LATER TO FIX OTHER PROBLEMS AND THE DOOR THEY ADJUSTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST FELL OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM AGAIN WITHOUT AN AUTOMOBILE. THE VAN DOOR WORKS IN TWO WAYS. ONE, YOU CAN PUSH A BUTTON AND CLOSE THE DOOR, OR TWO, YOU CAN CLICK THE INSIDE HANDLE AND SLIDE THE DOOR OVER UNTIL THE MOTOR GRABS IT AND CLOSES IT. THE WAY THE DOOR IS MOUNTED IN THE REAR TRACK IS VERY INADEQUATE. THERE ARE TWO SMALL HORIZONTAL LOAD RUNNERS AND ONE VERTICAL LOAD RUNNER. THE TRACK IS MADE FROM STEEL BUT WHEN ADJUSTED IMPROPERLY CAN BE STRETCHED OUT OF SHAPE. WHEN THE FRONT DOOR LOCK IS ENGAGED AND THE REAR LOCK IS ENGAGED THE REAR TRACK CAN GET PULL OUT OF SHAPE AND THE WHEELS ON THE SLIDE CAN FALL OUT. I AM AN ENGINEER WHO WORKS CONSTANTLY WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT BUILDS THESE VEHICLES IN THE AUTO PLANTS. I DESIGN MACHINES THAT COULD CYCLE A MILLION TIMES. THIS IS AN INADEQUATE DESIGN. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES AND POSSIBLE FRONT-END ISSUES IN GENERAL, ELECTRICAL ISSUES. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIRES AT 18729 MILES. BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED AT 24130 MILES. DEALER ONLY AGREED TO COVER ROTORS AFTER MUCH DISAGREEMENT. STATED EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEEN COMING ON SINCE LATE 2009, KEEP TAKING IT IN- STATED PROBLEMS WITH O2 SENSORS. PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. DEALER STATES WE MUST NEED NEW COMPUTER, AND THAT WILL BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING SCREECHING/RATTLING NOISES AGAIN, AND MILEAGE IS NOW AT 29000 MILES. DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES, THAT IT MUST BE BRAKE DUST. DEALER JUST DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OR PAY TO COVER- THERE IS ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE THAT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT. INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS VAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. HE NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WORN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR VALID WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN. ALL WARNING-LIGHT-INDICATORS IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD TURN "ON" WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR STREET. ALSO, I HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS THAT FLICKER "ON" AND "OFF" BY ITSELF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, SPECIALLY AT NIGHT. MY DEALERSHIP HAVE FAILED TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE WITH AND WITHOUT THE REMOTE KEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD OPEN ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER HER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000. UPDATED 10/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/04/10*JB

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL COME AND GO. BRIGHTS MAY FAIL OR LOW BEAMS MAY FAIL OR BOTH TOGETHER. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. DODGE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANIC HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND THE CAUSE. I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 30-50 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED AFTER 15,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THEM 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGERS EXTERNAL VALVE STEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE REAR PASSENGERS TIRE TO COLLAPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT. WITHIN THREE WEEKS, THE EXACT FAILURE OCCURRED TO THE FRONT PASSENGERS TIRE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO REPORT THE SECOND FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. NORMAL DRIVING LED TO BRAKES WEARING OUT AND ROTORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 12000 MILES AND REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT AT 17000 MILES. DODGE IS PUTTING INFERIOR PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND INFERIOR BRAKE PADS ON THE BACK. THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. MOST AUTOS WILL GO MUCH FURTHER ON PADS. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE THIS DELIBERATELY IN ORDER TO GET MORE VOLUME IN THE SERVICE BAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

2008 GRAND CARAVAN 35,000 KMS FRONT BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS FALLING OUT. WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ALSO HAS OIL LEAK AND HAD WARPING REAR BUMPER WHICH BLOCKED LIFT GATE FROM OPENING. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH LOW MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2008 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAKS AND ROTORS FOR THE 1ST TIME IN SEPT. 2009. THE 2ND TIME WAS IN APR. 2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHILE MAKING A U-TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSED HER TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE SEAT BELT CONNECTED TO THE CHILD SEAT OPENED AND THE CHILD FELL FORWARD. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A BLOODY NOSE AND A CUT ON THE LIPS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE NOTICED A SQUEALING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKING COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000.

2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WORN DOWN PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PADS. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REBUILT. BRAKE PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. BRAKES GAVE OUT ONE MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT (CERTIFIED) SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AND THAT THE BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED, RENDERING IT USELESS. ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE INFLATION INDICATOR (DEALERSHIP FIXED THIS PROBLEM AND STATED IT WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION) AND SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS, AND ALARM SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP DID A REPAIR ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

WHEN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE MOTOR BEGINS TO REV ACCESSIVELY WITHIN RPM REDLINE AND THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE STARTS TO DROP. THIS PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE CORRECTED BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE COMMENTED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN AS WELL, BUT DODGE HAS SAID IT IS ACCEPTABLE. *TR

GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. KEPT GETTING WORSE. TAKEN TO DEALER AT 16,000 MILES. TOLD FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN OUT. REPLACED FRONT BRAKES. CHARGED OVER $300 - NOT UNDER WARRANTY. TOLD BACK BRAKES WOULD PROBABLY GO ALSO. THIS IS ON A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. MANY OTHERS HAVE WRITTEN TO COMPLAIN WITH SAME PROBLEM. LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD 4 FRONT AND BACK REPLACEMENTS RECENTLY. ALL ONLY HAD 16-18,000 MILES. THIS IS IN A SMALL TOWN. WITH THAT MANY COMPLAINTS, CHRYSLER WILL RAPIDLY LOSE CUSTOMERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN AND JUST TOUCHED THE TIRE VALVE STEM. THE TOP OF THE CAP CAME OFF AND THE TIRE DEFLATED IN LESS THAN 8 SECONDS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED. I ASKED THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR STEMS ON THE CHRYSLER/DODGE COMMONLY BREAK OFF AND THEY HAVE HAD MANY. IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. ON THE DODGE/CHRYSLER FORUMS THIS HAPPENS MANY TIME. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME 82 AND I HAD TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF. JUST BY BRUSHING THE STEM IT CRACKED OFF IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WITH SNOW, OR SOMETHING ELSE BRUSHING ACROSS THE STEM THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INSTANT TIRE DEFLATION AND LOS OF CONTROL A LETHAL DESIGN!! *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES. I THOUGHT ON AVERAGE, THE BRAKE PADS ARE CHANGED EVERY 50,000 MILES. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IF THESE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CHANGED EVERY 15,000 MILES, I WILL NEED TO CHANGE MY BRAKE PADS EVERY YEAR AND I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS. I AM HOPING THAT YOU CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BY SEEING IF DODGE CHRYSLER WILL COVER THE BRAKE PADS AS PART OF THEIR WARRANTY. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP COMING FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES; FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE COSTLY REPAIR AS A RESULT OF THE EARLY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,998.

MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN NEEDS FRONT AND REAR PADS AND MY DEALER SAID THE ROTORS COULD BE CUT. I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT OFF THE LIFT. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW - JUST PAID 2 COLLEGE TUITION PAYMENTS. WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND THIS HAPPENED AT 24,000. I DO NOT DRIVE FAST. MY HUBBY'S TOYOTA HAS ALMOST 30,000 MI. AND DOES NOT NEED BRAKES AND HE'S A LITTLE TOUGHER ON A CAR! *TR

THE BRAKES ON THE 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ARE THE WORST. STAY AWAY FROM THE DEALER WHEN YOU NEED TO REPLACE THEM THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF. I BROUGHT MY VAN THERE AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $900 FOR FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH WHICH IS !@#$%. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT MUCH TOO QUICK ON THIS CAR AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

MY BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 16,500 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING TO THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BECOME WARPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59440.

WE OWN A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE VAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 35K ON IT. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWO TIMES IN THIS YEAR. THE DRIVING DONE WITH THIS CAR IS HIGHWAY MILES WITH LITTLE OR NO CONSTANT BRAKING INVOLVED. I REPLACED BRAKES IN OCT 2009 - WHEN I WENT TO DEALER IN MID NOVEMBER WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD REPLACE AGAIN AS THEY WERE BECOMING UNSAFE. *TR

TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON IN OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WENT TO PUT AIR IN TIRES AND FOUND 2 OF THE 4 VALVES STEMS BROKEN OFF TOWARDS THE END OF THE STEM. THE PIECES WERE STILL THERE BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE CAP. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN JUNE 2009. THESE ARE THE TPMS STEMS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE TYPE OF STEMS? *TR

MY WIFE TOOK OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN IN TO HAVE HER KEY REPLACED AND ABRACADABRA @ TOMBALL DODGE, IN TOMBALL,TEXAS. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD , MY WIFE THAT EVERYONE INSPECTED HER BRAKES , AND THEY AGREED THAT HER BRAKES WEAR AND TEAR WERE DO TO HER DRIVING HABITS, AND SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE HER ROTORS ONLY ON ONE SIDE. SHE WAS TOLD THAT SHE IS USING HER RIGHT FRONT BRAKES MORE OFTEN THAN HER LEFT FRONT BRAKES. WHEN I CONFRONTED THE CSMGR SHE TOLD ME ALOT OF PEOPLE BRAKE ONE SIDE MORE THAN THE OTHER AND IT WAS MORE COMMON THAN I THOUGHT, BUT THEY WOULD FIX BOTH SIDES AND MAKE THEM EVEN AGAIN , IF SHE HAD THE WORK DONE THERE TODAY FOR 10% LESS THE COST OF THE NEW PADS AND ROTORS. REMEMBER, MY WIFE WAS ONLY THERE TO GET HER KEY REPLACED, AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THE RIGHT HANDED BRAKING ISSUE, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR INTO A NOISY SHOP HIS SUPER KEEN HEARING WAS ABLE TO DETECT BOTH SIDES. THE BRAKES, WERE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL SHOP A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE PARTS IN QUESTION WERE BOUGHT FROM TOMBALL DODGE, THEY HAVE YET TO COMMENT ON THE RIGHT HANDED BRAKING ISSUE AND ITS COMMONALITY. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN FROM DEALER ON JAN,1 2008. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AT @ 25,000 MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AT @ 45,000. JUST REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AGAIN ALONG WITH NEW ROTORS AT 54,000 MILES. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 08 AND IN AUGUST OF 08 IT WOULD NOT TURN ON WHILE I WAS PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE SAME THINK HAPPENED TWICE IN NOVEMBER AND AGAIN IN DECEMBER, AGAIN THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IN APRIL OF 09 IT STALLED AGAIN AT A BALL GAME WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND THUNDERING AND I HAD MY 5 AND 1 YEAR OLD WITH ME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT TOWED SO THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER THEY CALL ME AND SAY IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. I TOLD THEM TO CHECK MY BRAKES BECAUSE I HAD HEARD THEM SQUEAK THAT MORNING. THEY CALL THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND THEY WOULDN'T LET ME DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 25,000 MILES ON IT. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE HAD 91,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TRADED IT IN AND ROTORS AND PADS HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED. NOW 8000 MILES LATER, MY BACK PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE WORN UNEVEN AND I WAS TOLD MY FRONT PADS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT 8,000-10,000 MILES. *TR

2008DODGE CARAVAN WAS IN A CRASH, LEFT FRONT WAS SHEERED OFF FROM THE IMPACT CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO BE CUT FROM A-FRAME. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOTALED. INJURIES WERE SEVERE CONCUSSION, DISK DAMAGE TO SPINE, SEAT BELT IMPACT OVER CHEST. *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN LESS THEN 12 MONTHS, DOWN TO METAL. NOW RIGHT REAR BRAKE IS BAD, NO PAD LEFT ROTOR THIN. CHRYSLER SAID COME IN AND PAY FOR AN INSPECTION. SERVICE PERSON SAID SHE SEES ALOT OF THIS BUT NO ONE COMPLAINS AND JUST PAYS TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE. INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS FILLED WITH CARAVAN BRAKE COMPLAINTS. 2 BRAKE REPAIRS IN LESS THE 12000 MILES WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON THE TIRES OF HIS VEHICLE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OF A SOFTER METAL THAN THE BRAKE PADS, WHICH COULD CAUSE PREMATURE ROTOR WEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,800.

NEEDED NEW BRAKES, ROTORS , PADS & ON FRONT WHEELS AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES. *TR

GRAND CARAVAN SXT, 15,600 MILES, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE WORN, AND NEED REPLACED. OCCURS WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKES CAN HEAR SCREECHING SOUND AND GRINDING. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE TSB# 05-006-08. BUT THEY MAKE SURE TO LIMIT THEIR WARRANTY TO ONLY 12 MONTHS, 12000 MILES. *TR

BRAKE REPLACEMENT -ROTOR -PADS- FRONT AND REAR - 16790 MILES. *TR

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR - FRONT PADS AT 15,423 MILES - FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AT 30,687 MILES. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN REAR DOOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WAS BEEPING IT WAS CLOSING AFTER I PUSHED THE BUTTON. I DROPPED MY KEYS AND REACHED DOWN TO GET THEM FORGETTING THE DOOR WAS CLOSING. THE DOOR CAME DOWN ON MY RIGHT ARM JUST BELOW THE SHOULD CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE. THE DOOR CONTINUED CLOSING AFTER IT HIT ME. THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THE VAN SINCE I PURCHASED IT DEC. 31, 2008. THE OTHER TIME IT WAS A SIMILAR INCIDENT I DROPPED SOMETHING AND THE DOOR HIT ME QUITE HARD IN THE HEAD AND DID NOT STOP CLOSING. I BELIEVE THE DOOR SHOULD STOP CLOSING IF SOMETHING GETS BETWEEN IT. *TR

GET LESS THAN 250 MILES ON A TANK OF GAS. THE LATCH FLY OPEN AND THE BRAKES DON'T WANT TO STOP. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 CARAVAN FROM A LOCAL DEALER, THE FIRST ROAD TRIP WE TOOK THE FRONT BRAKES GOT HOT AND PULLED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO LOSS POWER, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN FOR LONG DISTANCE, WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

10/14/08, 10/17/08, 11/3/08, 11/7/08 - ELECTRONIC FAILURE, LOST STEERING AND BRAKES, CAR STAYED RUNNING, ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, ALL INDICATOR LIGHT WERE ON. I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. IT WOULD RESTART BUT ALL LIGHT WERE LIT. 1ST TIME IN THEY SAID IT WAS A BRAKE SENSOR AND SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. 2ND TIME, LIGHT WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST STEERING AND BRAKES AGAIN. AND. WIRELESS IGNITION NODE REPLACED, WIN MODULE REPLACED, CONTROL ASSEMBLY, INSTRUMENT PANEL HVAC AND ATC AUTOMATIC TEMP REPLACED. 3RD TIME, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 1 GEAR, NO STANDARD TRANSMISSION EITHER, PULLED VEHICLE OVER, SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT MANUAL SHIFTING DID NOT WORK AND LIGHTS WERE ON. ANS. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE NOT COMMUNICATING PROPERLY ALONG WITH THE TCM, TEST AND REPLACE PCM AND FLASH PCM WITH NEW SOFTWARE. 4TH TIME, STILL IN SHOP AS WE SPEAK, ABS LIGHT AND ANTISKID LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED. THEY TOLD ME I COULD DRIVE IT, BUT ALMOST GETTING KILLED 3 TIMES IN 3 WEEKS, I WAS NOT GOING TO CHANCE IT. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. ANYONE WANT TO GET ON BOARD WITH A CLASS ACTION? *TR

THE BRAKES DRAG VERY BADLY ON THIS CAR, PRESUMABLY DUE TO SOME FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS BRAKES ARE BADLY OVERHEATED ALL THE TIME, WHICH IS A SAFETY DEFECT, AND, EVEN WITH DISC BRAKES CAN CAUSE FAILURE. THE MASTER BRAIN FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS LOCATED WHERE IT'S GUARANTEED TO BE SPLASHED BY WATER AND WHERE ANY LEAKAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE IS GONG TO FOUL THE CONNECTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK, THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPRAYED WIPER FLUID, AND THE HORN SOUNDED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE ECM WAS REPLACED DURING THE MOST RECENT VISIT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE DEALER THE CONSUMER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER NOT WORKING WAS DUE TO NO OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON INSTEAD AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE BLINKERS DID NOT WORK, THE AC AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING, BUT AFTER PARKING AND RESTARING THE VEHICLE, THEY WORKED AGAIN. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE VEHICLE, EVERYTHING WENT HAYWIRE; THE THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS CAME ON, SPRAYING WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, ALL THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE LOCKS WERE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AND THE HORN STARTING BEEPING. ON ANOTHER OCCASSION, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, BLINKERS ETC. THE DEALER REPLACED A MODULE IN LOCATED IN THE FUSE BOX. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN 4 DAYS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, AND SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS. UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB