2006 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

AIRBAG SENSOR IN FRONT OF 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FAILED (WARNING LIGHT WENT ON) AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID THE SENSOR CONNECTIONS WERE CORRODED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO WATER. CALLED DODGE REGARDING CURRENT RECALL, WHICH IS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAY MY VEHICLE ISN'T PART OF RECALL. *TR

2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT..................AIRBAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. HAD TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES........LAST TIME THEY SAID THEY REPLACED A PART. LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE................SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. AM TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN ON A 2,000 TRIP JUNE 1ST AND WANT IT FIXED BY THEN, BUT LOOKS LIKE THE RECALL WON'T EVEN GO OUT UNTIL JUNE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT AND WERE "INVESTIGATING" THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT IF I DO ..........I WANT THE AIRBAG TO WORK PROPERLY!!! *TR

OUR 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH LESS THE 28,000 FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT FULLY STOP WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES. I ALREADY HAD THE FRONT BRAKES DONE AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER ROUTINELY FOR OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES SINCE THEY WERE GREATLY WORN (WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE @ THIS MILEAGE) WE CHANGED ALL 4 TIRES. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO GET THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILURE LOOKED @ THEY FOUND THE REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND WHEN THEY WENT TO CHANGE THE PADS AND MACHINE THE ROTORS IT WAS SO BAD THAT EVERYTHING STARTED BRAKING ON THEM . MECHANICS OWN DESCRIPTION ON RECEIPT " CK. BRAKES ARE SCRUBBING IN REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED TO HUB. PINS FOR PARKING BRAKE SHOES TO BACKING PLATE BROKE WHEN TAKING OFF. REPLACED BRAKE PINS & 2 BROKEN WHEEL STUBS. CHRYSLER HAS NO RESPECT FOR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. TIRES AND BRAKES ARE WORTHLESS, AUTOMATIC DOORS MALFUNCTION ALL THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES! NOT TO MENTION THERE CARS ARE LEMONS WATER PUMP BROKEN, ISSUES WITH AIR BAG, ENGINE LIGHT ON (5 TIMES) AND AIR CONDITIONING ALL THIS WITH LESS THEN 28,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHEN IS GOVERNMENT GOING TO STOP GIVING THESE THIEVES BAIL OUT MONEY AND GOING TO DEDICATE TIME TO KEEPING US SAFE AND NOT ALLOWING CAR MANUFACTURES TO RIP US OFF! I AM A MOTHER OF 4 AND FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY NOT TO MENTION THAT THESE RIP OFFS REALLY HURT FAMILY'S FINANCIALLY. *TR

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

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE GAS PEDDLE GOT STUCK. THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT GOT STUCK. IT DIDN'T ACCELERATE BUT SLOWLY REDUCED MY SPEED. I HAD TO STEP ON IT REPEATEDLY IT GET IT UNSTUCK. THE FOURTH TIME I WAS IN PARK AND TRYING TO REVERSE AND IT WAS STUCK, VERY HARD THAT I COULDN'T PRESS IT DOWN. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING. THEY SAID I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED MYSELF. *CN

AIRBAG INDICATOR STAYS ON. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT ON A HALF DOZEN OCCASIONS SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. IN ALL INSTANCES, BY JIGGLING (TURNING ON/OFF) THE SWITCH, I HAVE GOTTEN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON 01/25/2010 COMING HOME IN A SNOWY (WHITE OUT) CONDITIONS IN IOWA AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM BACK ON IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD, ETC., BECAUSE OF THE SNOWY WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. COULD VERY WELL HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT OF MAJOR INJURY. I SEE MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET RELATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS DODGE/CHRYSLER MINI VANS OF VARIOUS YEARS.*CW

2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 3.8 AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON, BUT NO DEPLOYMENT! SAME ON MY 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN!!!! *TR

MY 2006 MODEL YEAR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MODELS THROUGH THE 2005 YEAR BUT FROM WHAT I CAN FIND ON THE INTERNET CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART ON LATER MODELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER UNDER A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW (VENT WINDOW) ON THE LEFT SIDE BLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, A PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW LOOKED AS IF IT WERE OPEN ALTHOUGH IT WAS CLOSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH A FREE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,464.

NEAR FAILURE IN THE BRAKES ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WENT IN TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED AND TOLD THAT THE FRONT BREAKS AND ROTORS WERE DANGEROUSLY WORN AND NEAR FAILURE. REARS WERE 80% WORN. BRAKES WERE JUST DONE LESS THAN 20K MILES AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING IN SEVERE RAINY CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL FINALLY THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT A CRASH. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V067000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 45,000. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

STEERING SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD HUMMING NOISE ALL OF THE TIME. VEHICLE HAS 51000 MILES ON IT, AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED HOW HE COULD TELL WITHOUT LOOKING, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

WE BOUGHT ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. RIGHT NOW IT ONLY HAS 47000 MILES. RECENTLY WE NOTICED A LEAK AND WE TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE & WE FOUND OUT THE POWER STEERING RACK IS BROKEN AND LEAKING OIL. WE THOUGHT IT WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. BUT THE DEALER TOLD US IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST AROUND $1300. WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY FAILED TO HELP US. AFTER WE DID SOME SEARCH WE FOUND OUT SO MANY DODGE GRAND CARAVANS GETTING END UP BREAKING THE POWER STEERING RACK AT EARLY AGE. WE BELIEVE CHRYSLER NEED TO RECALL THIS AND FIX THE ISSUE. IT IS NOT FAIR FOR US WHEN OUR CAR HAS ONLY 47,000 MILES . *TR

MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS DEVELOPED A LOUD WHINING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD AT A COLD START AND CONTINUING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE NOISE IS PRESENT WHEN SITTING STILL WITH THE WHEELS STRAIGHT BUT GETS WORSE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH APPROX 40K, I HAVE NEVER HAD DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WHICH SEEMS ODD BUT MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS ONE OF MY POWER SLIDING DOORS WONT OPEN WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON ON MY KEY OR THE BUTTON ON THE DASH, IT SEEMS TO NOT BE UNLOCKING. IF YOU MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND THEN PRESS THE BUTTON THEN THE DOOR OPENS FINE. I SEE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE ON LINE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WHICH MAKES ME WONDER WHY DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND THE SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WITH THE CONTROL BUTTON OR THE REMOTE, YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN AND CLOSE IT BUT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN WITH THE BUTTON SOMETIMES, BUT WILL NOT STOP ONCE OPENED, IT WILL CLOSE RIGHT BACK (A COUPLE OF TIMES IT ALMOST CLOSED ON MY KIDS GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR). I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR THE EASE OF THE SLIDING DOORS, BUT NOW I CAN'T EVEN USE THEM. I'M WORRIED THAT ONE OF MY CHILDREN CAN GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND GET SERIOUSLY INJURED AS THE DOOR DOES NOT STOP ONCE IN MOTION. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR ON 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WILL NOT CLOSE. COMES TO WITHIN 6 INCHES OF CLOSING AND STOPS. HAVE DRIVEN OFF SEVERAL TIMES THINKING IT WAS CLOSED BUT THE KIDS STARTED YELLING AT ME AND THEN I HAD TO CLOSE MANUALLY. STILL TRYING TO DIAGNOSE. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON REAR SLIDING DOORS WITH POWERED DOOR CLOSURES. THE CAM THAT ALLOWS THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK CIRCUIT TO COMPLETE GETS OUT OF POSITION AND BLOCKS THE LOCK/UNLOCK FROM OCCURRING. HAPPENS WHENEVER AN OBJECT BLOCKS THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK VIA BUTTONS FOR 16 ATTEMPTS IN A ROW, REGARDLESS OF TIME BETWEEN INTERRUPT AND ATTEMPT TO LOCK/UNLOCK. COULD HAMPER VEHICLE EVACUATION. *TR

MY 2006 MODEL YEAR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA CLAIMS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2005 MODEL YEAR ONLY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE 2006 MODEL GRAND CARAVAN IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE 2005 MODEL VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER UNDER A RECALL. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. WHEN YOU TURN THE SWITCH ON, HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS ACTIVATE. NO INJURIES, NO ACCIDENTS, BUT COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE, OR TO BE SEEN. ONCE THE PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED, IN EACH INSTANCE, BY PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH, THE LIGHTS EVENTUALLY WOULD COME ON. FIRST INSTANCE WAS PROBABLY IN 2007, LATEST IN 2009 ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK WITH POWER SWICTHS AT 38000 MILES. *TR

PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR DEFECTIVE CAUSING AIR BAG TO BE ACTIVE WHEN UNDERWEIGHT PERSON OR LIGHT OBJECT IN SEAT. AIR BAG WILL DISCHARGE POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO CHILD OR SMALL ADULT OR FIRING WHEN NOT REQUIRED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, RED AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS CORRODED TERMINALS IN CONNECTORS, NEEDS RIGHT SENSOR AND CONNECTOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 38,706 MILES ON IT. I SEE A NEW NHTSA ACTION RQ09003. THE COST OF FIXING THIS WAS $114.34 AND I WANT IT BACK. NO OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SINCE I DIDN'T THINK OF IT WHEN I GOT IT FIXED. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT, WHICH LIGHTS UP DURING CAR START-UP SEQUENCE, DOES NOT LIGHT WHEN SEAT IS EMPTY. BROUGHT INTO ROYAL GATE DODGE, BALLWIN MO FOR SERVICE. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE BY DESIGN AND THAT IT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE WAS WEIGHT (APPROX 10LBS - 40LBS) IN THE SEAT. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED, NO ACTION TAKEN BY DEALER TO CORRECT SITUATION, NO SENSOR CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR, WHICH INDICATES THERE IS SUFFICIENT WEIGHT IN THE SEAT TO FIRE AIRBAG, CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES INCLUDING THE DEATH. AT THE VERY LEAST THE BAG WOULD FIRE UNNECESSARILY CAUSING EXTENSIVE REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE THE BAG AND DASH (LIKELY A DESIRABLE RESULT FOR THE DEALER). MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF A SMALLER PERSON OR CHILD IS SITTING IN SEAT, SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT. SPECIFIC DATE REPORTED CAN BE OBTAINED FROM DEALER. DATE BELOW VERY APPROXIMATE. *TR

2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (WILL NOT TURN ON, OR MAY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, OR MAY FLICKER WHILE DRIVING). THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT AND DRIVER CAN NOT ALWAYS TELL IF LIGHTS ARE OUT WHILE DRIVING. CAR IS USED FREQUENTLY AND PROBLEMS OCCUR AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. DODGE SERVICE RECOMMENDED REPLACING FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE ($900 PARTS AND LABOR) BUT COULD NOT PROMISE THIS WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE SO NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERATIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING RACK ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, THE RADIATOR FANS WOULD OVERHEAT AND WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I GOT UP AND WENT OUT TO START THE VAN AND NOTICED A AWFUL WHINING SOUND I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION I TOLD THEM I JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN.THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. HE SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VAN AND THE PART IS PROBABLY ON BACK ORDER. SO MY QUESTION IS IF IT KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM WHY WOULD A DEALER SELL ME THIS VAN KNOWING I HAVE A FAMILY OF SIX. I DID TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER IM STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK AND LET ME NOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SOUND LIKE A BIG LAW SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE AND IT CAUSES A ACCIDENT. WHAT GETS ME IS THEY SOLD THIS VAN TO ME WITH THIS EXISTING PROBLEM. VAN WAS BOUGHT IN MARCH 2009 MILEAGE 49,628. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO START TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT RECALLS OR KNOWN PROBLEMS ON VEHICLES THEY ARE SELLING. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SIGNALS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CHOSEN FREQUENTLY USUALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT. *TR

WHINING NOISE WHEN VAN STARTS IN COLD WEATHER, GETS LOUDER AS YOU ACCELERATE. *TR

RACK AND PINION LEAKING FLUID FROM RUBBER BOOT AND NEEDS REPLACED; MECHANIC SAID VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 GRAND CARAVANS WITH OVER 40,000 MILES. HAS REPLACED MORE THAN HE CARES TO ADMIT. OF COURSE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND PART IS ON BACK ORDER? MUST REALLY HAPPEN ALOT WHEN THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, MAYBE TIME FOR A RECALL. *TR

MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES & AT 14670 MI DID 15000 MILE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE KIT; 3/6/08-20565 MILES,LEAKING STEERING RACK, UNDER WARRANTY, GEAR ASSEMBLY POWER STEERING REPLACED & CHECKED BRAKES FOR NOISE BUT NO REPAIR OF THEM; 3/11/08-20740 MILES, SES LIGHT IS ON & JUST REPLACED RACK & PINION, CAUSE=LEAK DETECTION PUMP FAILURE,PUMP NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTION, EMISSIONS,UNDER WARRANTY; 5/12/08-22282 MILES, CHECKED BRAKES FOR NOISE, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS & ROTORS,I PAID & REFLASH FOR HARSH 1-2 @/OR 2-3 SHIFT SO REFLASHED PCM PER TSB 21-018-07 FOR HARSH SHIFT, NO CHARGE BUT DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS B/C OF WARRANTY; 9/09/08 25192 OIL CHANGE & ON 9/19/08 25562 MILES CK ENGINE LIGHT ON & VAN DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSE VALVE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL SO REPLACED EGR VALVE, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; 10/13/08 26324 MILES, BRAKES SQUEAKING, CLEAN & ADJUSTED BRAKES; 10/31/08 26788 MILES,BREAKS SQUEAKING, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS,UNDER WARRANTY; 1/13/09 28092 MILES REPLACED RIGHT FAULTY RIGHT SLIDING DOOR TRACK,UNDER WARRANTY; 2/2/09 28463 MILES REPLACED BATTERY B/C BATTERY FAILED VAT TEST & DID OIL CHANGE; 2/20/09 28945 MILES DID 30K SERVICE SAID WILL NEED REAR BRAKES SOON HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO ALL THE TIME SPENT AT THE DEALER. REPORTED ALL PROBLEMS TO CHRYSLER BUT ALL THEY DID WAS NOTATE IT BUT DOESN'T APPEAR ARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL OF THE ISSUES I HAD. THEY SAID, WELL THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO BE AT A DEALER THIS

2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE USING ANY METHOD: POWER BUTTONS, KEYLESS REMOTE OR MANUALLY PULLING LOCK KNOB. ALL OTHER DOORS AND LOCKS FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE PROBLEM BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AGO BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER POSTINGS ON FIXYA.COM WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON CARAVAN MODEL. *TR

LOW SPEED (AROUND 15 MILES PER HOUR) FRONT END COLLISION RESULTED IN DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS. KNEE AIRBAG WITH HARD PLASTIC COVER DEPLOYED AGAINST SHINS OF DRIVER, MY WIFE. WITHIN MINUTES OF THE ACCIDENT SHE HAD SEVER BRUISING, SWELLING AND PAIN. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE SKIN AND TISSUE ON LEFT LEG TURNED BLACK AND REQUIRED SURGERY TO REMOVE. A FEW DAYS LATER SHE HAD A SKIN GRAFT DONE. SIX MONTHS LATER SHE CONTINUES TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH SWELLING, PAIN AND CIRCULATION. SURGEON HAS NOW REFERRED HER TO ANOTHER SPECIALIST. *TR

THE 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD AN AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE IMPACT SENSORS HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 08. I FELT THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR THE SENSORS TO GO BAD WITH SO FEW MILES THAT I STARTED TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT. I DISCOVERED NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA06003 AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL NUMBER 07V-192. THESE WERE NOT MENTIONED DURING THE VISIT. I THEN HAD MY FIANCE CONTACT CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT THIS AND GET THE VAN FIXED. WHEN THEY WERE ASKED TO FIX THE VAN THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER COSTS. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL / PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK SINCE THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE RECALL INVOLVES MORE VEHICLE THAN CHRYSLER IS OWNING UP TO, OR THEY ARE NOT CONFORMING TO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IN THE ACTION REPORT MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A WHINING SOUND, ESPECIALLY IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, AND DISTRACT THE CONCENTRATION OF THE DRIVER. SHE STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CONCERN. THE NOISE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND WOULD INTENSIFY WHEN MAKING TURNS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SHE HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

I WEEK AGO, MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STARTED TO MAKE AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE NOISE; THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK FINE. THE CAR HAS 44279 MILES. I CHECKED THE FRONT BRAKES AND DETERMINED THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKES AND ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND QUOTED $390.90 PLUS TAX FOR THE REPAIR. THIS WAS 27 FEB 2009, THE IS . I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP MAY 2007. MY COMPLAINT IS THE MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE. IS THERE ANY OTHER RECORD OF THIS OCCURRING FOR THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR? SHOULD THE MANUFACTURE OR DEALER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THIS REPAIR? *TR

MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES HAS DEVELOPED A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. REPAIR SHOP SAYS STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAVE NOT HAD THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR DONE AS YET. SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL CHRYSLER PROBLEM, NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF SAME AUTOMOBILE HAVE INDICATED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE PASSENGER SLIDER DOOR'S POWER LOCK IS NOT WORKING WITH THE REMOTE OR WITH THE LOCK SWITCH. *TR

REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK THE LOCK WILL ONLY WORK MANUALLY. THIS IS A BAD THING AS I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN WHO CAN NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. IT IS A SAFETY RISK. *TR

WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY SPLASHING THROUGH WATER, THE VEHICLE SERPENTINE BELT BEGINS TO CHATTER AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A BRIEF REDUCTION/LOSS OF POWER. THIS BECOMES PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS NO MECHANICAL DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE THAT THEY CAN FIND. THIS HAPPENS ON REPEATED OCCASIONS AND CAN BE REPRODUCED EVEN TODAY. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME NOW. *TR

BRAKES APPEARED TO BE GOING OUT IN VEHICLE. HAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN CHECK AND BELIEVE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. FOUND OUT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS BETWEEN 60,000 AND 80,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE HUMMING SOUND OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WEARING BEFORE THE BRAKE PADS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,200. UPDATED 12/22/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/23/08. *JB

I SUBMITTED THIS COMPLAINT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED MY VEHICLE. I WORRY THAT THERE COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I OWN A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO DODGE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FOR TWO SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, ONE IN WINTER 2007 AND ANOTHER IN SPRING 2008. DURING BOTH VISITS, I COMPLAINED OF AN PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. ON SHARP LEFT TURNS, THE VAN OFTEN MAKES A "PULSING" OR "HOWLING" SOUND. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, DODGE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FIXED SOMETHING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, BUT THE SOUND NEVER WENT AWAY. EARLIER TODAY, AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE ALLEY BEHIND MY HOUSE, THE CAR'S STEERING SUDDENLY FROZE AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I AM NOT SURE OF THE REASON FOR THIS, BUT IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY TRAFFIC, OR IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I CHECKED THE OIL, WHICH WAS A BIT LOW BUT STILL IN THE NORMAL RANGE (I ALSO COMPLAINED ON BOTH VISITS THAT THE CAR LOSES OIL QUICKLY AND WAS ASSURED BY DODGE CITY OF MILWAUKEE THAT THIS IS NORMAL). I SHUT OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT ON AGAIN, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. SINCE THE STEERING WAS AFFECTED, I STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT THIS INCIDENT IS SOMEHOW RELATED TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOUR TECHNICIANS NEGLIGENTLY FAILED TO ADDRESS. WHEN I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE VAN IN 2006 FOR MY FAMILY OF SIX, I NEVER IMAGINED THAT IT WOULD CAUSE ME TO FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY WITHIN TWO YEARS. THIS IS AN ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS LARGE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE POWER DOOR BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE SLIDING DOORS. WHEN HER CHILD ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS SLAMMED SHUT AND ALMOST SEVERELY INJURED THE CHILD. SECONDLY, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ONLY OPEN SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN SHARP TURN AND CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT INJURED HER EYE, NOSE, AND FRACTURED ONE OF HER RIBS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON,TOLD AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING WITH LIGHT ON. AIR BAG SENSOR AND WIRING REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

OCCASIONALLY, MAYBE FIVE OR SIX TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, I WOULD TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON IN MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. I COULD TURN THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THEY WOULD STAY ON. LAST NIGHT, THEY TURNED ON THE FIRST TIME I TRIED. I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR WHEN THEY WENT OUT ON ME. I TURNED THE ON/OFF SWITCH A FEW TIMES AND THEY CAME BACK ON. AFTER 3-4 MINUTES THEY WENT OFF AGAIN, SO AGAIN I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AND THEY CAME BACK ON. THEY WENT OUT AGAIN AND I FOUND THEY WOULD STAY ON IF I HELD THE HIGH BEAM LEVER DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I RELEASED THE HIGH BEAM LEVER AND THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON FOR THE NEXT 20 MINUTES UNTIL I GOT HOME. I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AT NIGHT UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT 99% OF THE TIME, THE LIGHTS OPERATE CORRECTLY. *TR

TRAVELING ON A WELL-MAINTAINED INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN AT A SPEED BETWEEN 50-55 MY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. DAMAGE IS LIMITED TO THE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE. TIRE HAD ONLY 27,800 MILES ON IT AND WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR