2007 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, NOT ON EVERY FILL UP. USUALLY, THE STALL WOULD OCCUR AFTER FILL UP AND A FEW MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE PUMP. UPDATED 10/14/2015*JS

THE ENGINE STALLED TWICE WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH UNLEADED 87 OCTANE GAS TO FULL. THE GAS PUMP AUTO STOPPED WHEN FULL, AND THE TANK WAS NOT TOPPED OFF. THE FIRST STALL HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AFTER FUELING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER. THE SECOND STALL OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH AND TURNING LEFT. THE STALL LEFT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING, AND THE VEHICLE COASTED INTO A DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF LIGHT TRAFFIC. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES OR TRAFFIC PATTERNS, A STALLED ENGINE LEAVING A MOVING VEHICLE POWERLESS LIKELY WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5-6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, HOWEVER I CAN NOT BE SPECIFIC ON DATES. IT WAS ONLY WHEN MY WIFE AND I WERE TOGETHER THIS LAST TIME THAT WE BOTH COMMENTED ON THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO EACH OF US SEVERAL TIMES. I BELIEVE ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH CAUSES A MOVING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE IN MOTION IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER RE-FUELING. WE RE-FUEL AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS (BRANDS) AND THE ISSUE REMAINS. EVERY TIME WE FILL THE TANK AND PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY TWO BLOCKS, AS IF IT IS NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH FUEL. THE ENGINE THEN STALLS. THE ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED AND WILL NOT SPUTTER OR STALL UNTIL THE NEXT TIME WE RE-FUEL IT. WE ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE WEEKLY, AFTER EVERY FILL UP. IT IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND COULD CAUSE A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,433.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

NUMEROUS TIMES RIGHT AFTER I FUEL UP, THE VAN SPUTTERS, SHAKES, AND THE ENGINE QUITS. EVEN IF I HOLD THE GAS PEDAL STEADY, IT JERKS AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE PEDAL QUICKLY THEN LETTING GO. WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT, THE ENGINE DIES COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I FUEL UP. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEYOND 1 DAY AFTER I FUEL UP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I FILL UP AT, NOR THE QUALITY OF THE FUEL I BUY, THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. ONE TIME THE ENGINE EVEN QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING! (USUALLY IT QUITS WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN.) IT TAKES 2-3 TRIES AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTS AGAIN AND THE VAN SHAKES, JERKS, AND SPUTTERS ONCE AGAIN AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL.

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, ENGINE HESITATED AND KILLED. AFTER RESEARCHING, DETERMINED THIS IS A FUEL TANK VALVE ISSUE COMMON TO MINIVANS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. VALVE ALLOWS LIQUID GAS INTO VAPOR SYSTEM. ISSUE STILL EXISTS, TEMPORARY FIX IS TO NOT FILL TANK COMPLETELY WHEN REFUELING. EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

VEHICLE RUNS FINE UNTIL YOU REFUEL AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD THEN IT'S STARTS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS TO KEEP FROM STALLING IT OUT. ALSO IT DIES WHEN SITTING ON A HILL WITH LESS THAN A HALF A TANK OF GAS AND WON'T CRANK BACK UNTIL IT'S ON FLAT GROUND. *TR

AFTER REFUELING, VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 50% AFTER REFUELING AND SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON/PRONOUNCED WHEN MAKING TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS SOON AFTER REFUELING. SEEMS TO BE LESS FREQUENT IF I REMAIN STOPPED, WITH ENGINE OFF, AT THE GAS STATION (E.G. GO INSIDE FOR PURCHASE). VERY AGGRAVATING AND CONCERNED FOR SAFETY IF STALL OCCURS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. *TR

APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO, MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLED AS I CAME TO A STOP SIGN IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP AFTER PUTTING MY VAN IN PARK. BEING UNSURE WHY THIS HAPPENED, I DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE GETTING ON THE ROAD. IT STALLED ONE MORE TIME, BUT THEN I HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND DROVE HOME. THIS OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING MY VAN WITH GAS, BUT I DID NOT ASSOCIATE THE PROBLEM WITH FUELING AT THE TIME. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, THIS HAS BECOME A RECURRING ISSUE OF THE ENGINE STALLING ONLY AFTER FILLING MY TANK. WHEN REFUELING NOW, I DRIVE AROUND NEAR THE GAS STATION TO INSURE THE VAN IS GOING TO RUN. AFTER GETTING GAS, WHEN I SLOW TO COME TO A STOP OR I HAVE STOPPED, THE CAR MAY STALL OUT. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART MY VAN BY PUTTING IT IN PARK, STARTING AND PUMPING THE GAS PEDDLE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE PROCEEDING. FORTUNATELY, WHEN MY VAN HAS STALLED, I HAVE NOT BEEN TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC OR TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED; HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY DOES EXIST. BEFORE TAKING MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE. MY SEARCH FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT A DEFECT PETITION DP14-002 WAS FILED IN SEPTEMBER 2014 WITH DOI. ACCORDING TO ONLINE RESOURCES, THE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK. THE PROBLEM IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND THE VALVE IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. THIS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

VEHICLE HESITATED FIRST TIME WHILE GOING 50 MPH AFTER REFUELING - REGULAR GAS. CHECKED THE TACH, WENT TO ALMOST ZERO, THEN BACK UP AGAIN. RODE ROUGH FOR A WHILE. STALLED FIRST TIME AFTER REFUELING W/ REGULAR GAS, @ 35 MPH, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB - LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. RESTARTED OKAY. STALLED A 2ND TIME AFTER REFUELING AT RED LIGHT, JUST 500 FT FROM GAS STATION. TOOK 2 TIMES TO START IT. WHEN WE FIGURED IT WAS NOT A BAD TANK OF GAS, WE HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC CHECK IT, AND WE PAID OVER $200.00 FOR A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. BUT WE REFUELED THE VAN SOON AFTER, AND IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. THAT WAS WHEN I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED, AND WERE TOLD IT?S NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE DODGE/CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND 40 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE HERE: HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM [DODGE CARAVAN AND/OR CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY STALLING AFTER REFUELING]. THEY ALL CALLED DODGE/CHRYSLER AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A KNOWN ISSUE. PLEASE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS, AND HAVE DODGE/CHRYSLER RECTIFY IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. HERE IS A PAGE NOT BY DODGE THAT GIVES THE SOLUTION: HTTP://RICKSFREEAUTOREPAIRADVICE.COM/ENGINE-STALLS-AFTER-FILLING-TANK-CHRYSLER-MINIVAN/ THE REMEDY IS TO PAY OVER $700 FOR AN ENTIRE TANK, BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOESN'T SE

WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN THE VAN WOULD STALL AND SKIP UPON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20-50 MPH. NOW THE VAN STALLS AND/OR SKIPS AT ANY POINT OF ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON RIGHT AFTER THERE IS FUEL ADDED TO THE TANK AND THIS IS WHEN THE STALLING IS THE WORSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON WHEN THERE IS1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT AND THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY NUMBER JUMPS AROUND WHEN THERE IS LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK. *TR

2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT STOW N GO HAVING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. 1. PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED, REPLACED POWER DOOR MOTOR, LOCK ACTUATOR, AND REPAIRED WIRING AS THE WIRES ACTUALLY BREAK/SNAP OVERTIME. POOR DESIGN. 2. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED AGAIN, & POWER LOCKS WILL NOT WORK, & I CAN OPEN PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AFTER LOCKING VEHICLE WITH KEY FOB AND ALARM WON'T SOUND! CANNOT GET MY CHILDREN IN AND OUT OF THIS DOOR WITHOUT REACHING IN AND PULLING UP THE LEVER FROM INSIDE (TOO STIFF, MY DAUGHTER ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND RESEARCHING IT ONLINE SHOWS THAT IT IS WIDESPREAD. 3. POWER SEAT MOTOR HAS FAILED. WE HAVE STOW N GO SEATING. IN ORDER TO STOW THE 2ND ROW SEAT YOU MUST MOVE FRONT SEAT TO FULL FORWARD POSITION, THEN MOVE DRIVER SEAT BACK......DRIVER SEAT IS ALL THE WAY BACK NOW (FOR MY SPOUSE) AND I CANNOT MOVE IT FORWARD. GEARS ARE BROKEN. I CANNOT REACH THE PEDALS AND MY SEVENTH SEAT IS STOWED! I CANNOT GET MY SEAT BACK. 4. ON PASSENGER SIDE A PART BELOW DASHBOARD (I THINK IS RELATED TO HEATING AND COOLING) FELL OFF. MY FLOOR IS NOW WET EVEN AFTER REATTACHING IT. 5. LIGHT GALORE! MY VEHICLE ROTATES BETWEEN CHECK ENGINE, AND SERVICE TIRE SYSTEM WARNINGS. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND ALL SAY IT'S ELECTRICAL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM RESPONDED TO THE ICE ON THE ROAD AND I PROCEEDED TO PUMP MY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE SO I GOT HOME AND CHECKED THE BRAKE LINES FOR LEAKS AND DIDN'T FIND ANY AND THAT MY BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS FULL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS LOCKED WITH EITHER THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 02/02/15*LJ UPDATED 6/8/2015 *JS

AFTER GETTING GAS, WHEN I SLOW TO COME TO A STOP THE CAR STALLS OUT. IT WILL USUALLY START RIGHT BACK UP AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL I GET GAS AGAIN. THIS IS A CONCERN AS I AM USUALLY DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND AND IT HAPPENED AFTER I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD AND HAD TO SLOW DUE TO AN UPCOMING LIGHT. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BECAUSE THE CARS COMING UP SAW THAT THE LIGHT WAS NOW GREEN. I PUT ON MY BLINKERS AS FAST AS I COULD BUT THAT DID NOT SAVE US FROM NEARLY BEING HIT AS WE WERE SITTING DUCKS. *TR

THE INTERIOR IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WENT OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT OUT TO REPLACE IT, AND IT WAS MELTED ON ONE SIDE. THAT HAPPENED TO ME WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRONT INTERIOR LIGHTS, AROUND 2011 AND WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF ABOUT $150.00 I THINK. I ASKED THEN IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS AND WAS TOLD NO. I ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE LIGHT TO MELT AND HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW. I LEFT IT AS I STILL HAD THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT NOW I DO NOT HAVE EITHER AND THERE ISN'T ANY LIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN OPENING THE DRIVERS OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND OR WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT. *JS

SEVERAL TIMES FOLLOWING A FILL UP, THE VAN HAS STALLED OUT, USUALLY JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE PUMPS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS USUALLY AS WE ARE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THE ONLY FIX TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK SYSTEM. *TR

MY WIFE JUST FINISHED REFUELING AND PROCEEDED FROM THE STATION AND TURNED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREED PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STUMBLE AND THEN STALL. *TR

RIGHT AFTER GAS TANK FILL UP ENGINE STALLS,AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WAS ON HIGHWAY ,AND POWER WENT OFF AFTER STALLING WITH LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING,AND RAPID DECELERATION WITH NEAR MISS OF BEING REAR ENDED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED,AND ACCORDING TO THE REPORTED INCIDENCES ON THE INTERNET SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. *TR

IN MAY 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, AFTER REFUELING AND DRIVEN 50 MILES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED EVERYTHING THAT I COULD CHECK, AS I HAD JUST HAD IT SERVICED APPROX. 300 MILES PRIOR. CONTINUED ON TRIP, AFTER SPENDING NIGHT IN MOTEL, TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS...CAME UP WITH CODE 461, WHICH WAS FUEL LEVER SENSOR IN GAS TANK. CONTINUED ON TRIP, (1300 MILES), AFTER THAT TWO TIMES WHEN I HAD FILLED UP WITH GAS AGAIN THE VEHICLE DIED WITHIN 2 MILES...NO ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME BACK ON. THIS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, OCCURRING 80% OF THE TIME I REFUELED...TOOK TO DEALER AS I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT, BUT SAID BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME BACK ON, THEY CAN'T EVALUATE IT. READ SOMEWHERE SINCE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THAT IF I DON'T FILL THE TANK UP FULLY, THAT WILL CURE THE PROBLEM? THE ENGINE DYING HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20MPH, SO FAR...COULD BE A PROBLEM PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC? THIS IS NOW OCTOBER, STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 48MPH AND INCREASING. FIRST ALL DIALS DROPPED TO 0, BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT NO POWER - THEN THIS STOPPED ALSO. TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THEN TURNED CAR BACK ON AND ALL SEEMED WELL. THIS WAS VERY SCARY WITH CARS & TRUCKS WHIPPING BY AT 50 PLUS MPH! *TR

AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, PULLING OUT FROM THE GAS STATION, THE VAN STALLS VIOLENTLY: LOSES POWER, LURCHES & SURGES. THIS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY SEVERE, MOST RECENTLY NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION WHEN THE VAN STALLED OUT AS WE WERE LEAVING THE GAS STATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VALVE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT LIQUID FUEL FROM ENTERING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER/EMISSIONS SYSTEM. WHEN THE VALVE FAILS, LIQUID GAS CAN ENTER THE LINE AND FILL THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. AFTER REFUELING THE PCM ON THE VEHICLE DETECTS A CHANGE IN FUEL LEVEL. THEN, WHEN THE ENGINE MEETS CERTAIN TEMPERATURE AND DRIVING CRITERIA, THE PCM ISSUES A PURGE COMMAND TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER TO REMOVE THE STORED GAS VAPORS. IT?S AT THAT POINT THAT ALL THE LIQUID GAS IN THE LINE GETS SUCKED INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THE PCM EXPECTS TO SEE GAS VAPORS ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT IS PREPARED TO ADJUST AIR/FUEL MIXTURES TO COMPENSATE. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT PREPARED TO SEE LIQUID GAS COMING INTO THE INTAKE. THAT?S WHAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. CHRYSLER DOES NOT SELL THE VAPOR/LIQUID VALVE AS A SEPARATE UNIT. WE ARE NOW AT NEARLY 100,000 MILES, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND CONTINUES TO GET MORE SEVERE. I HAVE CALLED DODGE, BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FUEL TANK/EVAPORATION CANISTER. *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY 04/07/2014 THE VAN WAS FILLED UP WITH GAS, I TOOK THE NOZZLE OUT WHEN IT SHUT OFF AND DID NOT PUT ANY EXTRA GAS INTO TANK. I STARTED UP THE VAN TO EXIT THE STATION WE DROVE ABOUT 100 YARDS AND THE VAN JERKED WITH A KNOCKING SOUND TWICE AND STALLED. I STARTED THE VAN BACK UP, WHEN IT DID START THE IDLE WAS ROUGH AND LOW. I HELD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO SLIGHTLY RAISE THE RPM'S FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEFORE WE PROCEEDED. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF MILES BEFORE THE VAN SEEMED TO BE ABOUT NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES SINCE THEN. ANOTHER COMPLAINT, THE FRONT BRAKES SQUEAK EVERY TIME YOU APPLY THEM. *TR

REFUELED VEHICLE, AFTER SHUTTING OFF IGNITION, VEHICLE STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON OUR 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, IT STALLS REGULARLY AFTER DRIVING A FEW HUNDRED YARDS. MOST RECENTLY IT STALLED AS MY FAMILY WAS MERGING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FILED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. RG *TR

WHEN I FILL UP MY VAN, THE VEHICLE WILL START HOWEVER AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND I AM ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. HAVE HAD TO SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT THE VAN, AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I TRY TO RIDE AROUND THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT TO INSURE THE VAN IS GOING TO RUN BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHEN I AM TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC. I WILL THEN HAVE NO BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ETC. THE VAN SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. I USUALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE ISSUE. *TR

FREQUENTLY AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AT COSTCO, THE VAN STALLS, ESPECIALLY WHILE I AM GOING AROUND A TURN. IT HAS COME CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GET IT STARTED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID GETTING REAR-ENDED. VERY STRANGE AND ANNOYING. *TR

THIS IS A DEFECT PETITION FILED PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. 30162. OUR 2007 GRAND CARAVAN SXT HAS ABOUT 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEGUN STALLING AFTER REFUELING. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS REFUELED TO FULL CAPACITY. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TODAY, MY WIFE (WITH KIDS IN CAR) STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DANGER WAS THAT SHE WAS ON A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO TURN IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND MY HOPE IS THAT CHRYSLER MAKES GOOD ON A DEFECTIVE PART. (I SEE THEY DID THAT AFTER A GOV'T INVESTIGATION OF A SIMILAR NATURE FOR OTHER CARS...AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA!) ***THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE FOR VEHICLES FROM 2004 TO 2013. SEE THREAD BELOW FOR REFERENCE; HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, THE IGNITION KEY SUDDENLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE CAUSING DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING AS WELL. THIS WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE ACTION. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MOMENTS LATER. THE MALFUNCTION ONLY OCCURRED AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILAGE WAS 81,000. JS

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE NOT A GM VEHICLE, I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION AS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE GM VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD SEVEN INCIDENTS. THE ISSUES INVOLVES VEHICLE LOSING ALL POWER. ALL GAUGES WILL DROP TO ZERO AND STEERING WILL BE LOST. I HAVE HAD TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE OVER TO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE GM RECALL, I TOOK ALL EXCESS KEYS OFF OF MY KEY CHAIN. I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM SINCE. HOWEVER, THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME. AT ONE TIME, I WAS TURNING AROUND A CIRCULAR MONUMENT AND ALMOST COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NEUTRAL. I FEAR THAT THIS IGNITION ISSUE IS AFFECTING MORE VEHICLES THAN JUST GMS. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND REALIZED THE FRONT READING LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I TOOK OF THE PLASTIC COVERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THEM AND OBSERVED THAT THE BULB HAD COMPLETELY MELTED THE PLASTIC AND BURNT PART OF THE CASING. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING WAS VERY CLOSE TO, OR HAD ALREADY, CAUGHT ON FIRE. I AM WORRIED THAT IF WE PUT A NEW LIGHT BULB IN THE SAME HOUSING IT WILL LIKELY CATCH THE WHOLE VAN ON FIRE. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BEING PARAMOUNT, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DOING SO. AFTER REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER GRAND CARAVAN OWNERS CLAIMING TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, OR EVEN WORSE, KILLED. *TR

THE TPMS FAILED. THE VALVE STEM CRACKED OFF WHEN ADDING AIR. AIR WAS BEING ADDED BECAUSE THE VALVE STEM WAS LEAKING, AND THE TIRE WAS NEAR FLAT, AND I WANTED TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TPMS VALVE FAILURE I HAVE HAD. FORTUNATELY, BOTH OCCURRED AT A STANDSTILL. I SEE TALES ON THE INTERNET OF FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED, FOLLOWED BY VARY RAPID DECOMPRESSION AND TIRE FAILURE. EXPENSIVE, IF NOT UNSAFE. IN MY OWN CASE, WITH OVER 50 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND 2 YEARS AS A MECHANIC, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VALVE STEM FAILURE BEFORE. NOW, I HAVE TWO. EXPERT MECHANICS ARE ADVISING TO REPLACE THEM WITH STANDARD VALVES, AND I WILL. FROM AN ECONOMIC VIEW, THE SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE STEMS, AND STEM FAILURES, HAVE COST ME ABOUT 6 CENTS PER MILE. GAS HAS COST ME ABOUT 18 CENTS PER MILE (AT TODAYS COST). THUS, THE TPMS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE IS ABOUT 1/3 OF THE GAS COST. I DOUBT VERY SERIOUSLY THAT THE TPMS SYSTEM SAVES THAT MUCH IN GASOLINE USE. BUT FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK SUDDEN DEPRESSURIZATION FOLLOWED BY TIRE DESTRUCTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THUS, I WILL BE PULLING THOSE OUT BEFORE MY NEXT HIGHWAY TRIP. AFTER TALKING WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS, LOOKING AT THE DESIGNS, AND LOOKING AT EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS, I CONCLUDE THAT TPMS IS A GOOD IDEA WITH A BAD EXECUTION. IF THEY ARE NOT (NEARLY AS SECURE) AS OLDER VALVE STEMS, THEY SHOULD BE DE-MANDATED. FINALLY, I NOTE THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THESE HAVE MERCURY IN THE PACKAGE AS A ROTARY SWITCH. AS MUCH AS WE ARE SP

VEHICLE STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING GAS TANK COMPLETELY. I LET PUMP TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND DO NOT OVERFILL. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY IN TRAFFIC AND IS DANGEROUS. AFTER A FEW MILES, NO MORE STALLING OR SPUTTERING. LOTS OF REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES ONLINE BUT COMPANY CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM. FIX IS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK AND ATTACHED PARTS. *TR

I JUST COMPLETED FILLING UP MY VEHICLE WITH REGULAR GASOLINE. ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FILLING STATION, MY VAN STUTTERED AND STALLED. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS THE RESULT OF A FAILED COMPONENT OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE VANS. HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2137227/ENGINE-DIES-AFTER-GASOLINE-FILL-UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BECAME FRACTURED WHEN ENGAGED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIGHTLY ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

EVERYTIME I FUEL MY DGC, AFTER I START UP, THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER AND STALL OUT, EVEN OUT IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE PUT IT IN PARK, RESTART (IT RESTARTS ROUGH), AND THEN REV THE ENGINE A FEW TIMES TO WORK OUT SPUTTERS AND ROUGHNESS. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING ON THE REAR SLIDING DOORS WHERE MY CHILDREN SIT. NO WAY TO UNLOCK DOORS FROM OUTSIDE TO REMOVE CHILDREN IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE UNLESS MANUALLY PULLED UP. THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE. ONLY ONE MANUAL KEY HOLE TO UNLOCK VAN ON DRIVERS DOOR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE FRONT DOME WIRING SYSTEM BURNT OUT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING SYSTEM WAS PARTIALLY BURNT OUT CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

SPARE TIRE WINCH CARRIER FAILED CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO COME LOOSE. SPARE TIRE STRUCK THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND CAUSED A BLOW OUT. INSPECTION OF THE WINCH REVEALED A FRAYED STEEL CABLE WITH THE ENTIRE "DOG BONE", CARRIER ASSEMBLY, AND SPARE TIRE MISSING. SPARE TIRE AND CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RECOVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB, MANUAL KEY OR BY USING THE LATCH MANUALLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE LATCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 1/31/2013 *JS

WE WERE STOPPED BEHIND AN AMBULANCE IN TRAFFIC WHEN A LARGE PICK-UP TRUCK BARRELED INTO US. DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED. MY 5-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STRAPPED INTO THE BUILT-IN BOOSTER SEAT IN THE MIDDLE BENCH. ON IMPACT, THE WHOLE BENCH CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR AND FLIPPED HER FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS. SHE SUSTAINED A BLACK EYE. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. NOT SIMPLE BULB REPLACEMENT, MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A CHILD BECAME CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF THE CLOSING AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. THE CHILD BECAME PINNED TO THE FRAME AND SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD WAS DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,572. UPDATED 1/2/13 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A LOCKED GARAGE. NO IMPACT, TEMPERATURE ABOVE FREEZING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TIRE VALVE STEM IN THE TREAD HOUSING FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.