2006 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY CLOSED THE DOORS. WHILE PARKED, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY AND HAD TO BE FORCED OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. MA 08/11/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE CAUSES PHYSICAL PAIN AND ANXIETY TO OCCUPANTS. THE DOORS WOULD LOCK CHILDREN INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. UPDATED 8/14/15 *JS UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 3/29/2016 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AS WELL AS HER CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SMASHED BY THE DOORS AND HER FAMILY HAS BEEN UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. UPDATED 04/05/16.*JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS A STALK ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER, WIPER, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE BRIGHT LIGHTS, AND THE TURNING SIGNALS. AROUND MAY. 2014 THE WASHER BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK, SOMETIMES NOT. WIGGLING THE STALK WOULD SOMETIMES MAKE IT WORK. BY PULLING THE STALK TOWARD THE DRIVER, THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSE TO COME ON TEMPORARILY, UNTIL RELEASED. THEY STOPPED WORKING, ALSO ABOUT MAY, 2014. IT IS STILL WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW THE TURNING SIGNALS ARE ALSO AFFECTED, WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, OR EVEN PUTTING ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED FOR A RIGHT TURN, OR RIGHT FOR LEFT. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE, AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT DOES NOT WORK RELIABLY.

MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CURB WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I TURNED ON MY CAR AND STARTED DRIVING AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES AND WOULDN'T GO OFF AS I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED MY CAR OFF, AND TURNED MY CAR BACK ON, MY WIPERS WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. IT HAS BEEN RAINING A LOT AND I HAVE NO WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE ALMOST HAD A WRECK WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK, PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VAN STALLED 30 SECONDS LATER. WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND RESTART. THIS HAPPENS NOW EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO OF LEAVING THE GAS STATION, THE ENGINE WILL AT LEAST HESITATE AND MANY TIMES STALLS COMPLETELY. *TR

THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2014 BUT IT IS ONGOING AND HAPPENED AS RECENTLY AS MARCH 27, 2015. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE CAR STALLS OUT WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. EVENTUALLY, WE ARE ABLE TO START THE VAN BACK UP AND KEEP DRIVING. AFTER THAT, IT DRIVES FINE UNTIL WE FILL UP THE TANK AGAIN. ONE TIME WE STALLED OUT AND THE VAN DID NOT START BACK UP SO WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE VAN STARTED BACK UP BUT THE ISSUE RETURNED AGAIN. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FILL UP. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE. I BELIEVE IT IS RELATED TO DEFECT PETITION DP 14-002. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM461759/INOA-DP14002-5470.PDF. I BELIEVE THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE FUEL TANKS WHICH CONTAIN THE FAULTY FUEL VALVES CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ENGINE STALLS AFTER REFUELING, USUALLY WHEN MAKING A TURN, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT. A FEW TIMES I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT, THE MOST SERIOUS STALL OCCURRED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE STALLING OCCURS AFTER ABOUT 90% OF MY FILL-UP TIMES. IT OCCURS ON THE FIRST DRIVE AFTER REFUELING BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I CALLED DODGE AND SPOKE TO JARRED ON 3/2/2015 AT 1:00PM BUT HE WOULD NOT SAY IF DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. HE JUST SAID THAT IT IS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN PUSH DODGE TO CREATE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK OR PART OF THE GAS TANK. *TR

COMING FROM A CHRISTIAN CAMP DRIVING ON THE 5 SOUTH IN CASTAIC LAKE THE REAR RIGHT TIRE PART OF THE OUTER LAYER CAME OFF THEN IT WENT FLAT THIS IS TIRES 215-75R 15.I SHOW TO FIRESTONE THE TIRE THEY DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ,THEN I HAD TWO MORE TIRES BLOWN IT WAS A TOTAL OF THREE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR

FOR YEARS MY POWER LOCKS HAVE NOT WORKED ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, NOT ONLY DO THE LOCKS NOT FUNCTION, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS LOCKED, AND I CANNOT UNLOCK IT. THE COST TO REPLACE THE DOOR IS EQUIVALENT TO THE THE COST OF A HEALTHY DOWN PAYMENT ON A CAR, AND THE COST-PROHIBITIVE NATURE OF THE REPAIR MEANS THAT THE DOOR IN QUESTION CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I WOULD ASSERT THAT THE INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOORS ON A PASSENGER VEHICLE CREATES AN DANGER TO ANY WOULD-BE PASSENGERS. IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT, THEN A PERCEIVED METHOD OF EGRESS IS RENDERED UNAVAILABLE BY THESE FAULTY PARTS.

AFTER FUELING, THE VEHICLE WITH SURGE AND OFTEN STALL WITH NEED FOR RESTART. VERY FREQUENTLY IT DOES THIS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN WHICH CAN CAUSE A STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS ENGINE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE GAS STATION. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. PLACED ENGINE IN PARK, TURNED OF KEY AND RESTARTED. ENGINE RAN ROUGH HAD TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR FOR ADDITIONAL GAS. ONCE RESTARTED ENGINE RAN FINE FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THIS SAME PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED IN EARLY JANUARY 1/03/2015 AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SCENARIOS. *TR

REFUELED VEHICLE NORMALLY. DROVE 1 MILE, WHILE TURNING CORNER THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, STEERING BECAME SLUGGISH. THIS HAS HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME AFTER WE REFUEL THE CARAVAN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WE LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS OR THE STREET IS WET THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT. THE HAPPENS WHEN TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, TURNING A CURVE OR GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD A FEW TIMES, BUT USUALLY HAPPENS JUST AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BEGINNING TO MOVE. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING OR I GO OVER A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VAN, CARMAX. THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT DID REPLACE AN UNDERCARRIAGE SHIELD. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE SHIELD REPLACEMENT. CARMAX THEN DIRECTED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. *TR

INVESTIGATION: DP 14-002; PROMPTED BY: DEFECT PETITION; DATE OPENED: 09/05/2014; INVESTIGATOR: [XXX]; REVIEWER: [XXX]; APPROVER: [XXX]; SUBJECT: ENGINE STALL AFTER REFUELING. PLEASE INCLUDE ME IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPLAINT/INVESTIGATION # DP 14-002. AFTER REFUELING, MY ENGINE STALLS ABOUT 1 TO 2 MINUTES AFTER STARTING ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL-UP WITH FUEL. WHEN THE FUELING NOZZLE TRIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE ADDING MORE FUEL AND POSSIBLY OVERFILLING THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT TIMES WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AND IT TAKES 2 TO 3 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! NOW AFTER REFUELING, I PULL AWAY FROM THE PUMPS AND PARK OUT OF THE WAY AND ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES, THE ENGINE WILL MISFIRE FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS, THEN THE ENGINE WILL SMOOTH OUT AND RUN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT REFUELING. I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLS SHORTLY AFTER REFUEL. *TR

OUR AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AFTER REPEATED, EXACT TURNS OF THE STEERING WHEEL. HAS TO DO WITH THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING. IT ONLY ILLUMINATES IN TEMPS OVER 70 DEGREES OR SO. WE LIVE IN THE DESERT OF ARIZONA AND HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED IN PREVIOUS RECALLS. WE ARE AFRAID THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

I WAS PICKING UP A MACHINE IN GEORGIA, AND I HAD TO STOP AND GET GAS. I FILLED UP WITH GAS DROVE ONTO THE TURNPIKE AND THE CAR STALLED AND A TRUCK ALMOST HIT MY CAR AS MY CAR WAS COASTING TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND SQUEALED UP TO MY VEHICLE. THIS SITUATION COULD KILL SOMEONE AND I READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ONLINE. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY FILL UP SINCE. *DT

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE WILL STALL OUT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REFUELING. IT WILL RESTART & STALL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RECTIFY ITSELF. ALL POWER ASSISTED STEERING IS LOST AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER SAFELY. POWER BRAKING IS ALSO AFFECTED. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE BEEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND HAD THE VEHICLE STALL. ONE TIME I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND STAY IN MY LANE. ON ONE OCCASION I BREACHED THE LANE TO MY LEFT. WHILE TRAFFIC WAS TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION I WAS, ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. *TR

THE PARKING LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THE PARKING LIGHTS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY USING THE LIGHT SWITCH--E.G. THE PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN TURNED OFF. CYCLING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES CAN TURN THE PARKING LIGHTS OFF. OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED LATE IN DECEMBER 2005 ACCORDING TO DODGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION # EA11010. DODGE HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY (HSA) UNDER WHAT SHOULD BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE HSA HAS BEEN REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FIXED. WE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FILLED FUEL TANK RIGHT OFF I24 IN TN. CAR STALLED ON ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY. DRIFTED TO SIDE AND ENGINE RESTARTED QUICKLY. THIS NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. AROUND TOWN I CAN COPE BY NOT FILLING THE TANK, BUT VERY INCONVENIENT AND VERY DANGEROUS ON TRIPS ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT OVERFILLING THE TANK, BUT JUST FILLING TO POINT WHEN PUMP SHUTS OFF. WHEN ENGINE STALLS, NOT ONLY IS THERE AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOMENTUM, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM QUITS, BUT THE BRAKES BECOME USELESS. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, I JUST WAIT FOR SOMEONE BEHIND ME TO NOT SLOW DOWN IN TIME AND REAR-END ME. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE FAST OR MIDDLE LANE WHEN IT STALLS, BECAUSE OF POSSIBLY NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART IT. I AM ALSO PARANOID THAT IF I TRY TO MESS WITH PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND FOOLING AROUND WITH THE KEY, I WILL BECOME A VERY DISTRACTED DRIVER. CHRYSLER'S ANSWER IS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK AT A COST OF $1200. IF I COULD AFFORD THAT THEN I WOULDN'T BE DRIVING A 2006 AUTOMOBILE. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS, THE VAN ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND THEN STALLS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS. WHEN IT HAPPENED ON TUES, OCTOBER 7, 2014, I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND WAS GETTING READY TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR STALLED. I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT IT IN TO PARK AND RESTART. SCARED ME TO DEATH. AGAIN, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIFTY TIMES TO ME. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NEVER GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN FOR THEM WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IT IS ONLY GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER REFUELING. *TR

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING STORM IN JULY 2014 AND ONLY WORK WHEN PUT ON FASTEST SPEED NOW WHEN THEY DO WORK AND SOMETIMES WON'T WORK AT ALL. I MUST CONTINUALLY TURN ON AND OFF TO ACTIVATE. *TR

AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AND THE CAR TOTALLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE ENTIRE DASH PANEL DIED AND I LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I NO LONGER FILL MY GAS TANK TO THE FULLEST CAPACITY FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL STOP. *TR

VAN STALLS AFTER FILLING THE GRAND CARAVAN WITH FUEL. LOSES STEERING AND SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING TO A HALF OR FULL FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR FAILED WITHIN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS SYSTEM WAS OFF LINE AND NOT OPERABLE. NEXT DAY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THAN WENT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES PLACING THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM OFF THAN ON AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM OF THIS DODGE CARAVAN WAS/IS DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK BY REMOTE KEY. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE BY REMOTE KEY OR INTERIOR CONSOLE KEY. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT SWITCHES ARE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON FOR LONG AND SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. MOST CASES IT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER PLACING ON SEAT BELT. I BELIEVE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS ON A PREVIOUS RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO AND CORRECTED BY THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THIS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON FOR FIVE MINUTES OR MORE AND THAN GOES OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE REMOTE DOOR CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR FOUR YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM HIP PAIN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 05/18/2015 *JS

ELECTRIC LOCKS NO LONGER WORK FOR SIDE DOORS. CAN STILL MANUALLY LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS, BUT THIS INVOLVES REACHING AROUND FROM FRONT SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY CHILD CANNOT MANAGE TO MANUALLY PULL UP THE LOCK TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND LET HERSELF OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. SIDE DOORS ALSO NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN REACHING DRIVING SPEEDS, WHICH IS ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD RELATED TO CHILDREN. VARIOUS SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN POSTED ONLINE BUT ALL ACCOUNTS STATE THESE ARE ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES AND DO NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE LONG TERM. CANNOT OPERATE THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SWITCH, EITHER, SO THIS IS NOT A KEY BATTERY ISSUE. WHATEVER ELECTRICAL SHORT IS CAUSING THIS HAS ALSO SHORTED OUT THE DOME LIGHTS INSIDE THE FRONT OF THE VAN (DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT HAD OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE DEFECT ONLY OCCURRED AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROLL OVER VALVE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHILCE LOST ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND STEERING. UPDATED 09/2/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/27/2014 *JS

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CLOCK REMAINS ON, BUT ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE HEATER ALSO SHUT OFF, AND I HAVE NO POWER ASSIST WITH STEERING. SO FAR, IT'S HAPPENED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF START-UP; THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING, BUT THE ENGINE HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN COLD. 1/17/07 APPROX. 5 MIN. AFTER I'D BEEN DRIVING, AT ABOUT 30MPH, I REALIZED THE NOISY FAN FOR THE HEATER TURNED OFF. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE NEW VAN HAS A FEATURE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, WHERE IT REACHES A SET TEMPERATURE THEN SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY? THEN I REALIZED THE RADIO HAD ALSO GONE QUIET. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WASN'T RESPONDING, SO I WENT TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER AND DISCOVERED I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING, EITHER. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, RESTARTED THE VAN, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. AT NO TIME DID I SEE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 1/18/07 I HAD DRIVEN TO A GAS STATION, TURNED THE VAN OFF TO FILL THE TANK, AND RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER, TO DRIVE AWAY. I ACCELERATED ABOUT 5 FEET BEFORE THE VAN TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN. I STOPPED, MOVED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, RESTARTED IT, AND WENT ON MY WAY. 1/24/07 I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE, BUT AFTER I ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, ABOUT 10 FT. DOWN THE DRIVEWAY THE VAN TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN. OTHER DAYS I HAD THE HEATER/ACCESSORIES RUNNING, BUT THIS TIME NOTHING ELSE WAS TURNED ON. THE CLOCK REMAINED LIT, SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BATTERY ISSUE. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY VAN ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SUDDENLY EVERYTHING ON THE VAN SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US .HE SAID THAT HE BUMPED THE IGNITION WITH HIS KNEE. *TR

VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. HEADLIGHTS ARE ABLE TO BE TURNED BACK ON BY CYCLING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ACCORDING TO A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION BY YOUR ORGANIZATION. THE INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA11010. YOUR FINDINGS SHOWED THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. IT ALSO INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS GOING TO INITIATE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. IT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO START SOMETIME IN EARLY 2013. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION SERVICE AND THEY INDICATE THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR KNOWN PROBLEM ON THAT PARTICULAR HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY. WHEN I REFERRED THEM TO YOUR SITE AND THE PARTICULAR INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUSION IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A KNOWN PROBLEM AND JUST BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE INTERNET DOES NOT MEAN THAT IS TRUE. THE IDENTIFIED ISSUE AND PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY WILL NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH WHAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION TOLD YOUR ORGANIZATION THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHICH WAS TO PLACE THIS PART UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY BEGINNING SOMETIME EARLY 2013. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. APRIL 10,11,& 25,2014; MAY 6, 12,& TWICE ON 23,2014. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH GASOLINE, THE CAR WILL OFTEN STALL TEMPORARILY AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE CAR HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS USING A POOR BRAND OF GASOLINE, BUT I JUST RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL FOR STICKING FUEL FILL VALVE ON MY OTHER VEHICLE, WHICH HAS NEVER (TO MY KNOWLEDGE) EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

REAR AC EVAPORATOR LEAKING.. I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS, ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE IS BETWEEN 850-1000, CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD AT 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY SLOWER ON A LEVEL ROAD EVEN AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. AT THIS POINT I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN NORMAL AND THE PEDAL FELT VERY HARD. THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND CAR WAS BARELY ABLE TO LIMP HOME. IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING IN DEEP SAND. I COULD NOT GO FAST ENOUGH FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FROM LOW GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT ON THE DASH PANEL. AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, IT APPEARED THAT THE CAR HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON FIRST INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. I ENCOURAGED THEM TO CALL THE FACTORY FOR POSSIBLE ENGINEERING BULLETINS. AFTER THREE DAYS IN THE SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FACTORY HAD DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER WITH THE COST OF REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $800. I HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, WHICH HAD TOTALLY DISABLED THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD TO BE FLATBED TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO DEALER RESOLUTION SINCE, AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THEY COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO REPEAT THE SITUATION DURING TEST DRIVES. I FEEL THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON OUR LOCAL INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY IF THE BRAKES HAD BOUND UP TIGHTLY, AND IT MAY BE A SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE ON THE NIGHT OF I02/11/2014 WHEN A WRONG-WAY DRIVER HIT ME (HEAD ON COLLISION). SHE TURNED RIGHT TO GET GASOLINE (NOTE: NOT TO AVOID US, DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS GOING WRONG WAY UNTIL WE HIT HER), AND WE HIT HER SIDE DOOR, TIRE AREA, AND THE VEHICLE BOUNCED BACKWARDS. I HAD TO PUSH OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT MY HEAD FROM GOING THRU THE WINDSHIELD, MY FATHER WHO WAS THE PASSENGER, HIT HIS ARM OFF THE DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH WAS THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE CRUSHED FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BEFORE, WHICH IS A CONCERN TO ME. WHEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THERE IS EVEN A PASSENGER AIR BAG IN PLACE. MY BUMPER HAD DAMAGE, A LONG WITH MY HEAD LIGHT, ALONG WITH MY HOOD. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH IN A 45MPH ZONE, AS WE WERE SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN AGAIN I CONTINUED ON. WE HAD INJURIES OF OUR NECK AND BACK AS WELL AS THE DRIVERS LEFT FOOT, MY WRIST HURT FROM TIME TO TIME AND STILL SOMEWHAT DOES, FROM PUSHING OFF THE WHEEL.UPDATED 06/03/14 *BF UPDATED 06/06/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES INTERFERED WITH ONE ANOTHER WHILE USED AND WERE ALSO BENDING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BLADES WITH SHORTER BLADES HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN EGR AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT RECURRED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR CLOSE PROPERLY. THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS WERE REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVE SYSTEM, THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT, LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT, FRONT WIPERS, FRONT BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDED A MAJOR TUNE UP. ALL OF THE REPAIRS WERE MADE MINUS THE EGR VALVE SYSTEM AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHICH THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70867.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION HOSE WAS REPLACED ON THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN OIL LEAK AND TWO CLAMPS FOR THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS REPLACE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE CLOSED HIS DRIVER'S DOOR THE TAILGATE WINDOW SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS ON FIRE AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE WHEEL WELLS. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000. UPDATED 3/31/14 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF FEB 27TH, THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS OF $6,800. THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS AND ALL THE COMPUTERS WERE DAMAGED, ALONG WITH THE FUSE BLOCK. UPDATED 04/01/14 ..UPDATED 04-22-14 *BF UPDATED 04/23/14