2008 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V37300(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WHEN I PUT THE VAN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. I BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE DODGE DEALER TO FIX IT. HE SAID A FEW CODES HAD TO BE DONE AND A FUEL INJECTION CLEANING. I WAITED FOR THE VAN FOR THREE HOURS AND IT WAS RETURNED TO ME AT A COST OF $263. I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SAME NOISE WAS THERE AS IF IT HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED. I BROUGHT THE VAN IMMEDIATELY BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE POWER BRAKE MODULE AND THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. HE TOOK THE VAN AND TOLD ME TO GET A RENTAL. IT WILL BE TWO WEEKS THIS THURSDAY (RENTAL CAR TOTALING OVER $700) AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE VAN. *TR

VAN HAS IGNITION PROBLEM THAT CAUSES LIGHTS AND ENGINE NOT TO START. HAD MANY ISSUES WITH IGNITION WITH REPAIRS HAD RE KEY AND TURN OFF THE ALARM. NO LUCK SPENT OVER 4000.00. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE HELP. *TR

MY VAN SHUTS OFF WITHOUT NOTICE - NO WARNING LIGHT, NO HESITATION - JUST SHUTS OFF. I TOOK TO FULLERTON DEALERSHIP - CAR WAS RETURNED TO MONDAY 07/14. I ASKED FOR THE PART THEY FIXED, THEY REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO ME. TODAY, 07/18 WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT, THE VAN SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION AS I COULD GET RAMMED FROM BEHIND AND MYSELF AND CHILDREN MAY BE KILLED. I SPENT $580.73 OF MONEY I USE TO FEED MY CHILDREN BECAUSE I NEED TRANSPORTATION AND IT IS NOT FIXED. I WANT MY FUNDS RETURNED AND I WANT MY CAR FIXED OR I WANT ANOTHER CAR. I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP *TR

2010 @ 40,000 MILES, TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH DOOR LOCKS (UNDER WARRANTY). 2014 @ 124,000 MILES TIPM SHORT AGAIN STARTING WITH THE FRONT BLOWER MOTOR. TIPM NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. ESTIMATE $900, NO PARTS AVAILABLE DUE TO MASSIVE BACK ORDER AND NO TIMELINE OF WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES (I.E. RANDOM AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, LOSS OF IGNITION, FIRE HAZARD). MAIN VEHICLE FOR FAMILY OF FIVE, MUST DRIVE DAILY FOR WORK AND FAMILY APPOINTMENTS. *TR

I WAS PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER AND OPENED THE DOOR AND THE HORN STARTED BLOWING, THE WIPERS WERE GOING, AND THE WINDOW WASHER FLUID WAS SPRAYING OUT. IT FINALLY STOPPED AND WAS FINE BUT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE ONE TIME EVEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RD AND NOW I'VE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BUT NOW I CAN'T CONNECT IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT WON'T STOP GOING CRAZY LIKE THAT. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WILL NOT TURN OFF AND MY BLINKERS, SPRAY, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND BRIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE TRIED RESETTING THE BATTERY AND THIS ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE TIPM, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS HARD TO GET YOUR HANDS ON, AND THE PRICE OF REPLACEMENT IS EXTREMELY HIGH. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CARAVAN. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRONIC ISSUES INCLUDING WINDOWS THAT DO NOT ROLL DOWN, DOORS THAT DO NOT UNLOCK, KEY THAT GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND SLIDING DOORS THAT STOP WORKING. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FAIL TO POWER ON OR OFF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, THE TRIPOMETER, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE POWER DOORS FAILED. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ONLY OPERATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND THE SECURITY DOOR LOCK FEATURE ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DELAYED TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE, THE TRANSMISSION LEAK ON THE TRANSMISSION LINE, THE OIL PAN AND THE MOLDING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V394000 (AIR BAGS AND EQUIPMENT). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. DJR

ELECTRICAL ISSUES. UPON STARRING, CAR WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF, WINDOWS WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE, CAR DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT / BUCKS, CAR HAS DIFFICULTY SHUTTING OFF, THE GPS/TV FLICKERS AND THE CD EJECT RUNS CONSTANTLY EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY LOCAL NON DODGE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DIVE IT AS IT WAS PROBABLY THE TIPM. CALLED THE DEALER AND DESCRIBED THE ISSUE AND THEY GAVE ME A SERVICE DATE OF 14 DAYS IN THE FUTURE TO EVEN LOOK AT THE ISSUE. INTERNET SOURCES SAY CHRYSLER WILL NEED 30 - 60 DAYS TO ORDER BACK ORDERED PART. ITS SCARY TO THINK THAT SOME FOLKS WOULD NEED TO DRIVE THEIR CAR FOR 2 WEEKS IN THIS CONDITION BEFORE IT CAN EVEN BE SEEN AND EVEN LONGER AS THEY WAIT FOR A PART. I DON'T THINK ITS SAFE TO DRIVE, IF THIS HAD FAILED WHILE DRIVING I WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A CAMPGROUND, I CLICK MY KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED GOING OFF. TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START, NO LIGHTS NOTHING COMPLETELY DEAD. THE WIPER EVENTUALLY STOPPED. A FEW HOURS LATER, STILL PARKED WITH NO KEYS IN IT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID AND WIPERS STARTED AFTER I CLICKED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB AGAIN. THE FLUID KEPT SHOOTING UNTIL IT RAN OUT OF FLUID. THEN A FEW HOURS LATER WITH AGAIN NO KEYS IN IT OR KEY FOB USE THE HORN BEGAN BLARING. THEN THE LIGHTS AND WIPERS WENT OFF AS WELL. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED AND IT STOPPED. I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY TWO HOURS LATER ONLY TO ROLL UP MY WINDOWS AND THE HORN IMMEDIATELY STARTED GOING OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP DOWN THE STREET AND I AM NOW WAITING ON THE RESULTS. I'M GLAD MY FAMILY WAS NOT WITH AND/ OR I WAS DRIVING. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING UNINTENTIONALLY WITH ENGINE GOING TO HIGH RPM. DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AS VEHICLE RANDOMLY TOOK OFF. VEHICLE REACHED CLOSE TO 85 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER AVOIDED A NEAR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TWO PEOPLE INSIDE DURING THE INCIDENT AND TWO WITNESSES FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE BEHIND, IN ANOTHER CAR. WITNESSES DESCRIBED SEEING THE DODGE CARAVAN TAKE OFF SUDDENLY BEYOND THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT, WITH SMOKE POURING OUT FROM THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON. DRIVER DESCRIBED THAT HE FELT THE THROTTLE PEDAL PHYSICALLY STUCK AND THE VEHICLE'S RPM INCREASING, EVEN WHILE PRESSING AND PUMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND DOING SOME RESEARCH, WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ONLINE WITH SIMILAR SITUATIONS. THE DODGE CARAVAN, IN THIS INCIDENT, DOES NOT HAVE ANY AFTERMARKET FLOOR MATS AS DODGE CLAIMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION IN SIMILAR OCCURRENCES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DODGE. THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND THE WITNESS ARE WILLING TO MAKE A STATEMENT, IF NECESSARY. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

THE ENGINE KEEPS ON SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE KEY POPPED OUT BUT IT WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. THE SECOND TIME I WAS JUST PULLING OFF TO DRIVE. I WAS GOING UNDER 10 MPH AND I HIT A BUMP AND THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE THIRD TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF AGAIN. SO DANGEROUS. *TR

SINCE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATES OF THE OTHER INCIDENTS I WILL START WITH YESTERDAY JUNE 25, 2014. I DROVE ALL MORNING RUNNING HERE AND THERE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I STOPPED AT THE POST OFFICE TO MAIL A PACKAGE AND COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VAN ENGINE DID NOT EVEN TURN OVER. THE DASH IS BLANK EXCEPT FOR THE MILEAGE. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW AND THEY FOUND THAT THE VAN WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT BUDGE OUT OF PARK. SO IT IS STILL AT THE POST OFFICE UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. OTHER ISSUES. A FEW MONTHS AGO, IN THE WINTER OF 2013, THE VAN WAS IN MY GARAGE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND SO I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND HEAT AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED. THIS HAPPENED EVERY MORNING WITH ME TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL FOR ABOUT A WEEK. IT NEVER DID IT FOR MY HUSBAND. I THINK I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT ON MY NEXT OIL CHANGE VISIT, BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN ONLY CHECK IT WHEN IT IS HAPPENING. ANOTHER TIME LAST SUMMER (2013), THE HORN, AND WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID JUST STARTED GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES AS I TRIED TO START THE VAN. I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND PRESSED THE DOOR OPEN AND LOCK BUTTONS TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP AND IT DID. I TRIED TO START THE VAN AGAIN AND IT DID IT AGAIN. REPEATED THE SAME OPEN AND LOCK PROCEDURE AND IT STOPPED. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO START THE VAN AND IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING DAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD, HIGHWAY 278, IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND I TURNED OFF THE VAN DID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V055000 (REAR AXLE). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND RESUMED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES WHEN ENCOUNTERING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING TO A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

MY FATHER HAS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND ON MAY 14 2014 HE WENT SHOPPING STOPPING AT 3 DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEN RETURNED HOME PICKED UP THE MAIL AND DROVE TO THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY. HE PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF HE GOT OUT AND WALKED OVER TO MY MOM AND HANDED HER THE PAPER THEN HE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED BACK TO THE CAR AND REACHED OVER THE SEAT TO GET THE REST OF THE MAIL WHEN THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DRAGGING HIM WITH IT FOR AROUND 30 FEET AND THEN HITTING THE PORCH ON THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR. HE WAS PINNED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND MY SON WAS HOME AT THE TIME AND CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCES CAME AND THEY HAD TO USE AIR BAG PUMPS AND WOODEN BLOCKS TO GET THE CAR OFF OF HIM. HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A CRUSHED LEG AND CUTS TO THE BONE. HE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS LEG AND HE WAS IN THERE FOR 4 DAYS AND THEN THEY SENT HIM TO A REHAB FOR HIS INJURIES. THEN HE CAME HOME AFTER 2 WEEKS AND THEN 8 DAYS AFTER WITH THE HOME HEALTH NURSES CHECKING ON HIM AND CHANGING BANDAGES IT GOT A MASSIVE INFECTION SO HE ENDED BACK IN A DIFFERENT HOSPITAL FOR ANOTHER SURGERY THIS TIME THEY REMOVED ALL OF HIS SKIN ON HIS LEG IN THE FRONT ON THE AFFECTED AREAS TO THE BONE AND MUSCLE. HE NOW HAS A PHONY SKIN GRAFT ON THE OPEN HOLES THAT ARE AT LEAST A QUARTER OF AN INCH DEEP AND HE HAS TO GO TO THE WOUND CENTER ONCE A WEEK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AND ALSO THE HOME HEALTH NURSES ARE NOW BACK EVERY OTHER DAY TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND CHANGE BANDAGES MY MO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WIN, TIPM, AND THE PCM MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ UPDATED 808/23/2017*CT

THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND GETTING WORSE. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN WE' DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE ENGINE DIES, HORNS BLOW, WIPERS GO CRAZY AND LIGHTS GO ON. ALL YOU CAN DO IS COAST TO A SAFE SPOT, WAIT FOR A WHILE ,THEN RESTART THE VAN.TODAY AS MY HUSBAND DROVE TO WORK, THE POWER BRAKES WENT OUT. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IT WAS VERY HARD AND DANGEROUS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RELATED BUT WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BLOWER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER/ HEATER GOING OUT SINCE ABOUT 2010. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA UPDATED 07/11/2014 *JS

CAR'S ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD. LOST ALL POWER. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 6/30/2012 1ST INCIDENT 8/2012 DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT IN WOODED AREA SO IT WAS PITCH BLACK AND HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, WIPERS RUNNING AND SPRAYING FLUID, HORN STARTED BLARING, OUTSIDE LIGHTS WENT CRAZY, GAUGES WENT NUTS, AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. PULLED OVER WHEN WE WERE ABLE (TWO LANE ROAD W/NO SHOULDERS) AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND RAN JUST FINE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN 10/2012 BASICALLY SAME THING WAS RETURNING FROM SON'S FOOTBALL GAME ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, WIPERS GOING CRAZY, AND HORN BLARING, LIGHTS GOING OFF. DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR AWHILE THEN SINCE 3/2013 ABOUT EVERY 2 TO 3 WEEKS WE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE, VAN CAN BE SITTING IN DRIVE AND STILL DOES IT. I HAVE HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT SCARES US ALL TO DEATH. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND ON MORE THAN ONE OF THESE OCCASIONS WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN, (IT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO MANUALLY TURN IT) WHICH I COULD BARELY DO, AND ALMOST RECEIVED A TICKET FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT DUE TO THE BRAKE AND REVERSE LIGHTS GOING OFF ON THEIR OWN (COP GAVE ME A WARNING THIS TIME) AFTER LOOKING UP THE ISSUE AND TALKING TO A MECHANIC IT IS A FAULTY TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE), WHICH BY THE WAY HAS BEEN ON "BACKORDER" FOR MORE THAN 18 MONTHS CAUSE I'VE BEEN CALLING ON IT SINCE 10/2012. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WHEN IT BECAME STUCK AND SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATED, AND THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BROKEN WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE THIS MORNING, I WAS TAKING A TURN ONTO MY STREET WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE REST OF THE TURN AND AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS TURNING TO GO THE WAY THAT I WAS COMING FROM. THE LADY IN THE OTHER CAR WAS LOOKING AT ME IN FEAR WITH HER ARMS RAISED LIKE "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" I TRIED TO TURN THE ENGINE ON SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK AS I COASTED DOWN MY STREET FORCEFULLY PUMPING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. ONCE I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT STARTED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS AS WELL. THERE IS EVEN A RECALL ON DODGE GRAND CARAVANS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM 3 AUGUST 2009 TO 17 JUNE 2010 FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ON THIS WEBSITE AND MANY OTHERS THAT THIS ISSUE EXISTS OUTSIDE THESE DATES THOUGH AND THAT THE DODGE COMPANY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. I HAVE NOT CONSULTED WITH MY DEALERSHIP YET BUT I AM HOPEFUL BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO BE GREAT PEOPLE. WHATEVER THE CASE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE MY CHILDREN AROUND. I DO NOT FEEL AS IF SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING DURING A TURN IN THE EVENT THAT THE CAR TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AS IT DID TO ME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED TO ENCOMPASS ALL THE YEARS THAT ARE AFFECTED AND N

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF RESULING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKING MANUEVERING AND CONTROLLING VEHICLE DIFFICULT. MECHANICS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. HAVE DRIVEN AND EXPERIENCED PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO SOLUTION. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCKS AND WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY FOB OR UNLOCK BUTTON ON BOTH FRONT DOORS. IT ALSO WILL NOT OPEN WITH A PULL ON THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK IT ON THAT DOOR BEFORE IT WILL OPEN. I THINK THIS WOULD CAUSE A ISSUE IF I EVER NEED TO GET MY KIDS OUT IN A HURRY! ALSO THIS VAN HAS 30000 MILES ON IT AND IT USES APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. ITS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGHS OF LEAKING ANYWHERE IN THE ENGINE OR UNDER THE VAN AND NOT LEAVING ANY PUDDLES ANYWHERE. I ASKED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A DODGE VEHICLE.... IN MY EYES THAT SHOULD NOT BE USING THAT MUCH OIL. I AM USING WHAT IS REQUIRED 10W20 SAE ACCORDING TO ME OWNERS MANUAL. I HAVE REPLACED THE PCV VALVE AND STILL CONTINUING TO LOOSE OIL. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH WHEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR COMING. SHE THEN TURNED THE VAN OFF AND RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SHE SAID SHE IS NEVER DRIVING IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. LAST YEAR WE HAD THE TIPM REPLACED AFTER THE SEEMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM OF HORN HONKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING AND SOLVENT SPRAYING RANDOMLY SEVERAL TIMES. NOT SURE HOW CHRYSLER CAN GET AWAY WITH HAVING ALL OF THESE LIFE ENDANGERING ISSUES WITHOUT HAVING RECALLS AND FIXING THEM. BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS WE WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS STEERING ESP BAS BRAKE ABS AND THE ESP SYMBOL WILL ILLUMINATE. A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPLACE STEERING SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 129,700. *TR

ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE WILL SET OF A SIGNAL ALARM AND DISPLAY ESP BAS BRAKE ABS AND THE ESP SYMBOL WILL ILLUMINATE - ALSO THE PANEL LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. I WILL ALSO FEEL A VERY SLIGHT HESITATION ON MY FORWARD MOTION. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN - BUT ALWAYS WHILE VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTING TO HEAT UP. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY GRAND CARAVAN TWO TIMES SO FAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AFTER APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES AND NEXT AT 44,000 MILES. I DO MOSTLY CITY DRIVING AND ONLY PUT AROUND 10K A YEAR ON THE CAR. CURRENTLY THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND. I WILL NEED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER. AT LEAST THREE TIMES THE CALIPER STUCK AND YOU COULD SMELL THE BURNING OF THE BRAKE PAD. IN THE MOST RECENT INSTANCE THE HEAT WAS SO HIGH ON THE RIGHT DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BRAKE, THAT IT MELTED THE VALVE STEM PLASTIC CAP. I HAVE PAID NOW APPROXIMATELY 1,800 DOLLARS TO THE REPLACE BRAKES. AFTER THE LAST TIME I PAID FOR THEM TO INSTALL SOME SORT OF ADAPTER TO HELP WITH THE KNOWN BRAKE ISSUE ON THIS MODEL. OBVIOUSLY, IT DID NOT WORK. THE HEAT GENERATED IS VERY HIGH AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS WELL KNOWN AGAINST THIS MODEL YEAR AND CAR. ...UPDATED 10/7/2014 *JS

08 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SWITCHED OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 3 & 4 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN THE CAR - VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO READ BAD KEY ERROR. WAS INFORMED BY DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT VEHICLE HAS BAD WIN MODULE. DODGE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE - THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED ON MULTIPLE CHRYSLER AND JEEP VEHICLES SHOWING THIS TO BE AN INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE PART, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL VEHICLES CONTAINING FAULTY WIN MODULES. DODGE WILL BE CHARGING ME APPROXIMATELY $850.00 TO REPLACE. THE WIN MODULE IS A DEVICE THAT SENDS ELECTRONIC SIGNAL TO THE ENGINE TO LET CAR KNOW APPROPRIATE KEY IS BEING USED (SECURITY DEVICE), NOT A WEARABLE PART. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING HAD DEVICE FAILED ON HIGHWAY. DODGE SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,937.

THE AIR CONDITIONING BROKE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC WHICH INCLUDED SEVERAL FILLINGS OF A/C REFRIGERANT (WHICH ALL LEAKED OUT IN THE ENVIRONMENT), DYE, AND HOURS OF LABOR, HE WAS STILL UNABLE TO FIND THE LEAK. AFTER GOING TO A DIFFERENT A/C SPECIALIST, THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE LEAK IN THE DISCHARGE HOSE. THE MECHANIC STATED THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL, AS THIS HOSE DESIGN WAS FAULTY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT IS TOO SHORT. THE NEW DISCHARGE HOSE (PART# 4677577AC) CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALER AND IS LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL HOSE. THIS SAYS TO ME THAT DODGE ADMITS THE OLD PART WAS FAULTY, AS THEY ARE REPLACING IT WITH A LONGER HOSE THAN WAS INITIALLY PUT IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, THE COST WAS NEARLY $600 TO FIX THIS ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE DONE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY REPLACING A SIMPLE HOSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH LEAVING MY PLACE OF WORK AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING IT AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES-VERY SCARY-FORTUNATELY I WAS JUST LEAVING WORK AND NOT DRIVING TOO FAST. I WAS ABLE RESTART IT AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER ISSUE. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN-NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES-VERY SCARY!- THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO FAILED TO TURN OVER FOR NO APPARENT REASON-THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES, I WILL GO TO START IT -IT SEEMS DEAD-BUT THEN I WAIT A MINUTE AND THEN RESTART-AND IT TURNS OVER NO PROBLEM-NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY THESE THINGS OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 54 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

WHILE DRIVING, I LOST THE STEERING AND ALL POWER. WITH WHAT FORWARD MOMENTUM THE CAR HAD AND MUSCLE, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. ONCE I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND IT RAN FINE. SINCE THAT TIME, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS AGAIN IN AUGUST 2013 AND MOST RECENTLY, IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MINUTE TIME PERIOD THIS PAST WEEK. DURING THESE PAST 2 INCIDENCES, I CAN SAY FOR SURE THAT THE TRACTION LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AFTER HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON THE CAR IN BOTH AUGUST AND THIS WEEK, IT SHOWED "NO CODES". THE SERVICE DEALER CLAIMS TO BE STUCK AT THIS POINT AND DODGE IS OFFERING NO SOLUTIONS AND NOT ADMITTING THEY HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WILL SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. PLUGS, WIRES AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN CHANGED. WIN MODULE HAS BEEN CHANGED AT MY REQUEST AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING BECAUSE NO CODES HAVE BEEN THROWN. I REPLACED THE FOB RECENTLY THINKING THE KEY MY BE WORN OUT BUT THAT HAS NOT IMPROVED THE SITUATION. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I GUESS SOMEONE ID KILLED. THANKS DODGE. *TR

UPON NOTICING MY TIRE WAS LOW, WE STARTED TO UNSCREW THE VALVE CAP AND THE STEM FELL APART & PART OF IT SHOT INTO MY HUSBAND'S SHOULDER. THE TIRE WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. THIS WAS ON MY FRONT TIRE. THE PIECE JUST DISINTEGRATES IN MY HAND. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND RELEASED SEVERAL TIME BEFORE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. SUSPECT THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION WIN CONTROL MODULE OR IGNITION SYSTEM . NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN (LOST BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING) AND PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS. TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES IT THEN STARTED AGAIN. ( TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED OUT OUR FOB/KEY THING. AND SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. MOST RECENTLY 3/12/14 PARKED, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE 10 MIN LATER AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER THE ENGINE.(PLASTIC FOB TYPE KEY) NO STARTER NOISE. ( LIGHTS WORK, KEY IN IGNITION WARNING DING OCCURS. LIGHTS TURN ON BUT NO RADIO, OR ENGINE START. WILL NOT RESTART NOW. *TR

I OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR AND THEN THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW CONSTANTLY, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON, THE HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHED, THE REVERSE LIGHTS WERE ON, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD MANY WARNING LIGHTS ON INCLUDING A RED DOT ON THE BOTTOM. I TRIED TO HIT MY CAR ALARM BUTTON TO SEE IF IT WOULD MAKE IT STOP AND IT DIDN'T. I CLOSED THE DOOR AS MY SON RAN INTO THE HOUSE AND THEN ALL THE DOORS LOCKED. I HAD TO USE THE VALET KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR. I THEN PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE RADIATOR FAN WAS ALSO ON. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY SO THE HORN WOULD STOP BLOWING. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS TIME I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AND IT STARTED HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT IT INTO GEAR. I TRIED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF BUT IT WOULD NOT LET ME. I GOT OUT AND THEN I REMOVED THE FUSES TO THE HORN SO THE NOISE WOULD NOT DISTURB ME OR THE NEIGHBORS. A FEW MINUTES LATER I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND IT LET ME PUT IT IN REVERSE SO I PULLED THE VAN OUT OF OUR GARAGE AND INTO THE DRIVEWAY BUT THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. I TRIED AGAIN TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. I EVEN MOVED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AGAIN BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AS DID THE WIPERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE ENGINE FINALLY SHUT OFF. THIS SAME

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN ATLANTA, MY VEHICLE ABS EPS BAS AND ESP LIGHT CAME ON. AT THIS TIME I WAS UNABLE TO USE CRUISE CONTROL. NOW IT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND SLOWS MY VEHICLE DOWN AT ODD TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TRAVEL A LOT AND WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN WITH ME. *TR

ON GOING PROBLEM. I'VE NEVER HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH BRAKES. I CHANGE THEM OUT ATLEAST TWICE A YEAR, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS CRAZY. I HAVE HAD A SET REPLACED FOR FREE DUE TO THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE CHANGED OUT ROTORS AND ALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TWICE DURING 2013, I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WITH NO WARNING AND NO APPARENT TRIGGERING MECHANISM, THE VAN?S HORN WOULD BEGIN A CONSTANT BLARING AND THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT. THE INCIDENTS LASTED ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES EACH TIME. BOTH TIMES, I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON JANUARY 27, 2014, AFTER REMOTELY OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR BUT BEFORE STARTING THE CAR (I WAS STILL IN THE HOUSE), THE MINIVAN?S HORN BEGAN A CONSTANT BLARING, AND THE FRONT AND BACK WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT IT WOULD NOT STOP ON ITS OWN THIS TIME, I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TERMINALS, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. AFTER 30 MINUTES, I DROVE THE VAN TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER. DURING THE 15 MINUTE DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SERVICE CENTER, THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE FUSE (OR POSSIBLY THE TIPM) TO STOP THE CAR?S HORN AND WIPERS. AFTER A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE MINIVAN, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE TIPM WAS BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I PAID THE ENTIRE COST OF $818.00 ($610.00 FOR THE TIPM AND $208.00 FOR LABOR). *TR

WHILE DRIVING,THE ENGINE STALLED. MY WIFE HAD TO PULL OVER WHILE TURNING TO RESTART THE VAN. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WEATHER THE ENGINE IS COLD OR WARMED UP. WHEN THE VAN STALLS, AN ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE LIGHT GOES OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS. MY MECHANIC CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I SEE THAT CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL FOR THEIR 2010 MODELS BECAUSE OF AN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE VAN WILL STALL AND LOOSE ALL POWER. THIS IS SERIOUS BECAUSE WHEN THE VAN STALLS, SHE LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING. MY WIFE HAS TO TRY TO PUT THE VAN INTO NEUTRAL TO GET IT STARTED WHILE DRIVING AND OR TURNING THE VEHICLE. THIS MODEL YEAR VAN HAS NO RECALLS FROM DODGE FOR THIS ISSUE . WHAT AM I TO DO . I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE FIXES THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ THE CHAT FORUMS, AND MANY PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PLEASE SEE THE LINK OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUES. BATTERY LOSES VOLTAGE. NEW TIPM, BATTERY 4 TIMES, ALTERNATOR, CLOCK SPRING, REAR HATCH MICRO-SWITCH. HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER WITH NO RESULTS, SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE BATTERIES TO GO DEAD AND NO-ONE CAN HELP WITH IT. I HAVE ABOUT $2000.00 INTO IT SO FAR. SOMEBODY(CHRYSLER) NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP.... SEE THE ATTACHED LINK. HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2287376/2008-DODGE-GRAND-CARAVAN-INTERMITTENT-STARTING-PROBLEM. *TR

THE TPMS VALVE STEM BROKE AT METAL THREADS RAPIDLY RELEASING AIR FROM TIRE!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR LOSES COMPLETE POWER--STEERING, BRAKES. ELECTRONIC STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. VERY SCARY/DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM USUALLY ABLE WRESTLE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. AFTER GETTING THE VAN TO A STOP AND SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION, THE VAN WILL FIRE RIGHT UP AND NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES TO TRY AND DIAGNOSIS. NO LUCK.....I'VE REPLACED BATTERIES, WHEEL BEARINGS, YOU NAME IT. ANY ADVICE?????? *TR