2008 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNS ITSELF OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. WARNING LIGHT ESP/BAS ILLUMINATES AND ESP IS TURNED OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF AT SEEMINGLY RANDOM TIMES. DEALER IS NOT SURE WHY WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO START CHANGING PARTS IT IS NOT SURE ARE BROKEN. *TR

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT NOVEMBER 2 AND THEN AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 23. ONE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I WENT TO OPEN MY DOOR AND THE HORN AND WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID STARTED GOING OFF. I JUMP IN MY RIDE WITH THE KEYS IN MY HAND AND THE VAN LOCKED ME IN I WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT AND FLUID WAS GOING ALL OVER MY GARAGE. FINALLY THE VAN LET ME OUT AND WE HAD TO PULL THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. IT HAD TO SIT ALL DAY BEFORE IT WOULD NOT DO THOSE THINGS. THEN YESTERDAY I WENT TO WALMART AND HEARD AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A VEHICLE WAS GOING CRAZY IN THE PARKING LOT. OF COURSE IT WAS MINE, I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO PULL THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. AFTER A FEW HOURS WE JUST PULLED ALL THE FUSES SO THAT WE COULD GET IT HOME. ALSO FOR MANY YEARS NOW THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE WINTER AND IT STARTS VERY FUNNY IN THE WINTER. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MANY PEOPLE AND IT IS HAPPENING AS IT IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I AM AT THIS POINT AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VAN SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO I OWE MONEY ON THIS THING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THERE ARE NO CODES COMING UP SO THEY SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY BE LIKE $1000 JUST FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THERE IS PAGES UPON PAGES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS, WHY HAS DODGE NOT DONE A RECALL ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT? *TR

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE. ALSO NOTE THIS WAS AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHTS AND BRIGHTS FLASHING/FLICKERING. HORN BLASTING. WIPERS ON FULL SPEED (FRONT AND REAR). WIPER WASHERS SPRAYING (FRONT AND REAR) INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING, DASH LIGHTS FLASHING...IT WAS SCARY! PLEASE HELP US TO FIX. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WILL COME ON FLASHING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY ALSO THE VAN WILL DIE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AND WILL SLOW DOWN WITH NO CONTROL , THE LIGHTS ALL GO DARK SPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. OR A CONSIST MANNER. YOU CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY WILL ADMIT THAT IT IS A ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE THE MONOPOLY ON REPAIRS SO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AS WELL AS THE ENGINE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON HIGH EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR HORN WAS ENGAGED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE FUNCTION OF THE SYSTEMS. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON ETC. EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED AND THE EXITING THE WIPERS, HORN, HAZARD LIGHTS STILL WERE ENGAGED. THE CAR STARTED TO SPRAY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID AS WELL. THE LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK AS WELL. EVENTUALLY APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES IT STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO STARED THE CAR AND MOVED IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. I TOOK VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM BASED ON MY RESEARCH AND THERE DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BE A FATALITY LAST NIGHT! *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD ON THE VAN WENT ABSOLUTELY INSANE! THEN IT JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. EVERYTHING IS LOCKED UP, EVEN THE BRAKES. IT WON'T EVEN LET ME TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION! IT STARTED WORKING AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM THE MONTHS OF OWNING IT!!! CHRYSLER IS NOT MUCH HELP AT ALL EITHER. THEY CAN MAKE A NICE CAR BUT THEY HAVE NEVER STOOD BEHIND THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE, I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED 3 CHRYSLERS IN A ROW! *TR

HEAVY VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT BRAKES WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED. SQUEALING IN REAR BRAKES ALSO. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ROTORS AND ALL PADS. WE ARE NOW AT 95,000 MILES AND CURRENTLY ON THE 4TH SET OF ROTORS AND PADS BOTH FRONT AND REAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS EVERY TIME. EACH SET OF ROTORS AND PADS ONLY LASTED ABOUT 20,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WE TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND WERE TOLD ALL 4 ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS ALL PADS AT ALL 4 CORNERS. THE VERY FIRST SET WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE FOR SOME REASON, BUT EVERY SET OF ROTORS AND PADS AFTER THAT WAS OUT OF POCKET COST FOR ME. THIS IS EXCESSIVE AT BEST. *TR

TIRE LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I STOPPED TO PUT AIR IN IT THE CAP CAME OFF WITH HALF OF THE VALVE STEM AND THE INSIDE PIECE FLEW OUT AS TIRE DEFLATED. I HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK AND AIR UP THE TIRES AS THE INDICATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON PREVIOUSLY...WITH IN 45 DAYS. THANKFULLY THIS HAPPENED SITTING STILL. I HAVE THE PARTS AND THE ALUMINUM VALVE SHOWS METAL OXIDATION. THESE ARE HAZARDOUS. I WANTED TO SWITCH TO RUBBER VALVES AND TIRES PLUS SAID IT WAS FEDERALLY MANDATED THAT I COULD NOT AND THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR JOB AND $10K FINE. THE DODGE DEALER WANTED TO $208 TO REPLACE IT. MY PAYMENTS ARE ONLY $244.50...IN THE "OLD DAYS" A RUBBER STEM WAS $1.75 AND COULD MOUNT IT MYSELF AT THE GAS STATION. *TR

PLASTIC Y ADAPTER THAT CONNECTS THE TWO HEATER CORE HOSES BEGAN LEAKING AS A DRIP ONTO THE EXHAUST. THE LEAK WAS SO SLIGHT AND RANDOM THAT IT WAS TOUGH TO LOCATE. HOWEVER YOU COULD SMELL THE ANTIFREEZE AS IT BURNS OFF BECAUSE IT COMES DIRECTLY INTO THE CAB. I HAVE READ THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT RECALLING THIS DUE TO IT NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. I TEND TO DISAGREE WITH THIS AS INHALING ANTIFREEZE CAN OVERTIME CAN BE HARMFUL AS INGESTING IT IS. AND SINCE THIS IS TYPICALLY A FAMILY VEHICLE COULD AFFECT YOUNGER CHILDREN GREATER SUCH AS MY 14 MONTH OLD AND THREE OLDER CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 11. CHRYSLER WILL FIX THIS AT THE DEALER FOR A WHOPPING $350 AND TO BUY THE PART ALONE TO DYI IS $140. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AS IT CAN BE REPLACED WITH $10 WORTH OF PARTS FROM LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. SO NOT ONLY IS THERE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK, BUT CHRYSLER IS CHARGING WAY TOO MUCH FOR THE REPAIR. I LOVE THIS VAN, BUT HOPE THIS IS THE WORST THING I HAVE TO DEAL WITH GOING FORWARD. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW, HAD ALL RECALLS DONE TO DATE AND PLAN TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. THANKS FOR HEARING ME OUT AND FOR YOUR TIME! PLEASE LOOK AT THIS AND REQUIRE CHRYSLER TO RECALL TO HELP OUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM GOING FORWARD AND WILL GO BROKE FIXING THIS $5 PART.

I HAD THE WIN MODULE AND THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED 11 MONTHS AGO. COMPLAINED AND CHRYSLER REFUNDED THE $1200 CHARGE. CURRENTLY THE CAR SHIFTS BY ITSELF INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT IS NOT RELATED TO THE WORK LISTED ABOVE! THESE ISSUES ARE ALL INTER RELATED AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE THE CAR SHIFT PROPERLY! *JS

OUR VAN WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OUR HOUSE (AFTER BEING DRIVEN 6 MILES & SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES) & I STARTED HEARING THE HORN TRYING TO MAKE A HONKING SOUND, WENT OUTSIDE & NOTICED THE LIGHTS FLICKERING, THE WIPERS GOING AT TOP SPEED W/WASHER FLUID SPRAYING, & THE HORN WAS TRYING TO HONK. I TRIED PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB & NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY BUT ENTERING & OPENING ALL THE DOORS DID NOTHING. I TRIED STARTING THE VAN & IT WOULDN'T STAY ON. THE HORN EVENTUALLY WENT ON AT FULL FORCE & A SOLID SOUND. WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR IT TO STOP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE RADIO AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS KEPT BLINKING ON AND OFF. NO IDEA WHY. *TR

I PURCHASED MY VAN IN MARCH OF 2009 FROM LEE CHRYSLER. IT WAS A ONE OWNER WITH SOME WARRANTY LEFT ON IT. A WEEK OR TWO, MAYBE LESS MY HUSBAND AND I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY KEYS NOT OPENING THE VAN. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. FROM THAT TIME ON, EVERY FEW MONTHS THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION, AS TO WHEN ALL THE WORK WAS DONE AND WHAT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VAN THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND STARTER. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES OCTOBER 2011 AND THE STARTER IN THE SPRING OF 2012. SINCE THESE ITEMS WERE UNDER WARRANTY IN 2008, THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE REPLACED, I THINK IT WAS THE DEALERSHIPS PLACE TO TELL ME THAT THIS WORK HAD BEEN DONE. IN JULY 2013 THE IGNITION STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. LEE CHRYSLER DOESN'T HAVE CARS TO LOAN, I HAD TO RENT ONE AT MY EXPENSE. THEY ORDERED AND REPAIRED THE IGNITION, THEN MY KEYS WOULD NOT PROGRAM TO THE NEW IGNITION, SO I HAD TO WAIT, PAYING FOR THE RENTAL ANOTHER 3 DAYS FOR THEM TO ORDER NEW KEYS, AT MY EXPENSE. THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE KNOW THAT OLD KEYS, THE TYPE I HAVE, WOULD NOT PROGRAM TO A NEW IGNITION. THIS IS JUST THE THINGS THAT I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR. THE RECALLS I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THEM, BUT YOU HAVE THAT LIST. I THINK SINCE THE COMPANY SOLD ME A BAD VAN IN THE BEGINNING THAT THEY SHOULD HELP ME GET INTO A VEHICLE I COULD AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS ONE. OK I KNOW YOU SAY WHY DIDN'T I CONTACT YOU OR SOME

I WAS STOPPED AT MY CHURCH FOR A WOMEN'S BANQUET WHEN I REALIZED I COULD NOT REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF PLAYING WITH IT, I BECAME FRUSTRATED. I THEN TURNED IT ON AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE SO I COULD LEAVE, AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. MY HUSBAND HAS HAD TO INSERT A BUTTER KNIFE IN THE TOP IN ORDER TO FORCE IT TO CHANGE GEARS SO WE COULD GET IT HOME. WE WILL BE GETTING IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW AND HOPEFULLY REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUTOFF AND HORN WILL BLARE AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME ACTIVE. OTHER TIMES, THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND BECOME INOPERATIVE AT NIGHT. MOST LIKELY TO SHUT OFF WHEN NEGOTIATING A TURN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE SITUATION AND SUCH UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON REVIEW BOARDS AND DISCUSSION WEBSITES WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT THE DEALER IS STILL UNWILLING TO DIAGNOSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WITH MY CHILD. THE CAR DIED. WIFE ROLLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED AND PROMPTLY DIED AGAIN BUT WIPERS WERE GOING AT FULL SPEED ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMPING OUT, AND THE HORNS AND LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF, SHE REMOVED THE KEY AND IT CONTINUED. SHE HAD ALREADY CALLED ME AND BY THE TIME I GOT THERE (APPROX 15 MIN) IT HAD SHUT ITSELF OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART IT WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED BEFORE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM THE RELAY BOX ( TIPM ), I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY, AND THE PROBLEM "SELF RESOLVED" FIRED UP CAR AND DROVE IT THE 15 MILES HOME. AFTER LOOKING UP PROBLEM ON LINE, HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE AND THAT THE REPAIR PART IS BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY, TELLS ME THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, CHRYSLER DOES KNOW ABOUT BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN THE VAN STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED MY THREE KIDS WERE IN THE VAN AND IT WAS 85 DEGREES OUT AND THE ONLY WAY WE GOT IN WAS TO TALK MY SON INTO TRYING TO UNBUCKLE HIS CAR SEAT.WE HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AC NOT WORKING WITCH IS GREAT WHEN IT IS SOO HUMID OUT. THE DOORS STILL CONTINUE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON TUESDAY AUGUST 13, 2013 DOING ABOUT 60MPH, SUDDENLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE HORN STARTED BLARING, DASHBOARD GAUGES STOPPED WORKING (THEN STARTED GOING CRAZY) AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION REMOVED THE KEY BUT THE NOTHING IN THE VAN WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE WIPERS WERE ON, THE HORN WAS BLARING AND THE DASH GAUGES WERE STILL GOING CRAZY. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 6 TO 8 MINUTES BEFORE EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED. AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE VAN AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITHOUT ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM (IT WAS IN THAT SHOP FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM 2 WEEKS EARLIER) I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER THE SAME DAY AND AS OF TODAY THEY IT IS STILL THERE (THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM?..) I'VE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND I AM APPARENTLY 1 OF HUNDREDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2008 GRAND CARAVANS. IT IS A FAULTY TIPM MODULE. *TR

GOING HIGH SPEED, ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT UP, POWER STEERING DOES NOT FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED (3) TIMES LAST YEAR. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE PA TURNPIKE BUT WAS IN DANGER OF BEING HIT AS I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. WAITED 20 MINUTES AND CAR DID INITIALLY RESTART. HOWEVER, WHEN IT RESTARTED, ONCE DRIVEN, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS--IT WAS STUCK IN 1ST. (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PULLED OVER AGAIN. WAITED 10 MINUTES, STARTED DRIVING, AND CAR FUNCTIONED BUT "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WAS ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY INITIALLY BLAMED THE FOB, WHICH I REPLACED. WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER, IT WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO DEALER AND SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, STARTED THIS BEHAVIOR AGAIN BUT NOW WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE CUT OFF. (AGAIN TRAVELING HIGH SPEED) THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF A DAY LATER WHILE ONLY GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY CHANGED THE WIN MODULE. (BUT TELL ME THAT ALL THREE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ARE REGISTERING ERRORS) I PAID TO REPLACE WIN MODULE, HAD CAR FOR 1 WEEK, WENT TO START IT AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED STARTER RELAY. PICKED CAR UP ON A WEDNESDAY AND ON THURSDAY, ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON ME WHILE DOING 20 MPH. AGAIN, WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG. THIS IS A HAZA

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN V6 3.8L ENGINE, 75K MILES, VEHICLE HAS REAR AC/HEATER BLOWER OPTION. THE Y HEATER HOSE, DEALER PART 4677603AK, IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT START LEAKING COOLANT AT THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTION & THE Y PVC, COOLANT WAS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST SHIELD BACK OF THE ENGINE CLOSE TO THE DOUBLE WALL. AT THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN IN SLOW TRAFFIC FOR AT LEAST 30 MIN WHEN I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, BUT COOLANT WAS STILL KEEP DRIPPING FOR A WHILE, HAD THE HOOD OPEN AND TRIED TO VENT OUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT PREVENTING A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. HOME I REPLACED THE BAD HEATER HOSE WITH A NEW ONE PURCHASED FROM NAPA AUTO PARTS, PART NO 16599. *TR

THE BACK PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR KEEPS OPENING AND CLOSING ON IT'S OWN. THE KEY FOBS CAN BE NOWHERE ON OUR PERSON AND THE DOOR CONTINUALLY DOES THIS, EVEN WHEN LOCKED. I HAVE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT NUMEROUS TIMES ONLINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. OUR DOG GOT INTO THE VAN WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE DOOR CLOSED TRAPPING HER IN THERE. THANK GOODNESS MY HUSBAND SAW HER AND GOT HER OUT BEFORE SHE DIED OF HEAT EXHAUSTION. IF THAT HAD BEEN A CHILD, IT COULD HAVE HAD A VERY TRAGIC ENDING. PLEASE USE WHATEVER PULL YOU HAVE TO MAKE DODGE FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT, MAIMED OR KILLED!! THANK YOU. *TR

VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS HARD AND SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

BOTH OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT, CAUSING GRINDING, HARSH ROAD NOISE, AND CLICKING WHEN TURNING. THE BEARINGS ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REENGINEERED BY DODGE BUT THEY ARE NOT ISSUING ANY RECALLS. DODGE IS MAKING YOU REPLACE BOTH HUBS AT THE SAME TIME. FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. MANY OF THE REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE WITH LESS 12,000/15,000 IN BETWEEN. UPDATED 09/17/13

REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUNE 03, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V235000 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE THE CODE SO ITS NOT INCLUDED IN THISRECALL...NOT RIGHT.ALL MY WIRES HAVE RIPPED APART AND HALF MY ELECTRICAL NO LONGER WORKS..YOU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT..I CAN SMELL BURNING WIRES...YOU NEED TO INCLUDE THIS..REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE THIS COMPANY DOESN'T BACK UP THEIR PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH FACTORY MADE ISSUES...I WILL NOT PAY OUT OF POCKET THAT YOU SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR...... *TR

AIR CONDITIONING BLOWING HOT AIR. SINCE 09/10/09, I HAVE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED FIVE TIMES.THE LAST REPAIR ON O5/21/13 I'M TIRED OF THE EXPENSE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD ANYMORE BEING A RETIRED 73 YR. OLD WIDOW. I PUT MINIMUM MILES ON THE VAN . THE MILEAGE TO DATE(06/18/13) IS ONLY 29247. *TR

MY VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FLASH OR GO TO ZERO WHILE OPERATING THE VAN. MY VAN HAS ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM A FEW TIMES A WEEK TO SEVERALS TIMES A DAY. I'VE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND A NON -DEALER MECHANIC AND NEITHER CAN FIND A PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I AM AFRAID SOMETIMES THAT MY VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,648.

I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT GOING ABOUT 55MPH. SUDDENLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN ON, THE HORN STARTED BLARING, & MY GAUGES QUIT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF & TOOK THE KEY OUT BUT MY VAN DID NOT TURN OFF. THE WIPERS & HORN BLARING CONTINUED FOR 3-4 MINUTES BEFORE EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN & CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. THIS MORNING I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP & MY VAN CAN NOT BE LOOKED AT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE & I AM APPARENTLY 1 OF HUNDREDS WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH 08 GRAND CARAVANS. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY, HENCE I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES FREQUENTLY OVER A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MILES. AS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE DRUMS, ONE OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS 'FROZE' (I.E. THE BRAKE PISTON STUCK IN EXTENDED POSITION) AND CREATED EVEN MORE OVERHEATING AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS. IN EXTREME CASES, THIS CAN CAUSE THE ROTOR TO LOCK UP WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. IN MY OPINION, THE BRAKES DESIGN IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE/PARTS NOW SPECIFY A SEMI-METALLIC BRAKE PAD, SIMILAR TO WHAT IS OFTEN USED ON RACE CARS TO HANDLE THE EXCESS HEAT. *TR

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS VARY IN SEVERITY. WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR THERE ARE VARIOUS SYMTOMS THAT INCLUDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATING WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON, HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERATIVE, HEAT AND AC BECOME INOPERATIVE, DOORS LOCK AND CANNOT BE OVERRIDDEN EVEN MANUALLY. WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR THAT CAN LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS AND MULTIPLE TIMES OR SOMETIMES A CONTINUOUS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 5/29/13 WHILE MY VAN WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY VANS LIGHTS FLASHED, THE HORN WENT CRAZY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING ON THEIR OWN. THE CAR WAS NOT STARTED AND NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. IT WAS SITTING THERE. THIS LASTED ABOUT 8 MINUTES. I WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO AFTER IT STOPPED AND HAD THEM CHECK IT WITH THE MACHINE. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE A BATTERY PROBLEM BUT THE CODE MACHINE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A POWER SURGE FROM A RELAY. HE COULD NOT BE SURE WHICH ISSUE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR WHAT RELAY WOULD DO THIS. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY IN HOPES THAT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 5/30/13 I GOT HOME FROM WORK AND PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY SON ASKED TO BORROW MY CAR TO GO TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. HE MADE IT TO THE END OF THE ROAD AND THE HORN STARTED BEEPING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING, LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE VAN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. MY SON SAID HE TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT THE KEY. THIS LASTED FOR 10 MINUTES. THE VAN IS NOW PARKED BECAUSE I RESEARCHED THE SYMPTOMS AND CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINS LOTS OF THEM RECENT. THEY ALL SAID IT WAS THE TOTAL IGNITION POWER MODULE. I AM VERY CONFUSED AS TO WHY DODGE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS LOST. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND THE SEVERITY OF SAFETY AT HAND OVER A DEFECTIVE PART. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. HO

AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY TO 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. AFTER LOSS OF POWER, DRIVER NOTICED POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF BUSY ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND GLIDED TO A STOP. DRIVER TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE, IT APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMAL. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS POWER UNLOCK PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STX. IT HAS POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS AND POWER SLIDING DOORS. 3.8L ENGINE. THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK, RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR LOCK WILL LOCK WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED, BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHICH DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON YOU PRESS (DRIVER, PASSENGER OR KEY FOB). I HAVE TRACED THE WIRING NO POWER WHEN 'UNLOCK' IS PRESSED, BUT THERE IS POWER WHEN THE 'LOCK' BUTTON IS PRESSED. ALSO, I TESTED THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR, AGAIN SAME RESULT. I TOOK OFF THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR PANEL AND UNPLUGGED THE DOOR LOCK CONNECTOR AT THE SOLENOID AND TESTED IT. AGAIN, NO POWER WHEN 'UNLOCK' IS PRESSED ON ANY OF THE WIRES. THE BLACK WIRE ON THE CONNECTOR IS GETTING GOOD GROUND. I TRACED THE WIRES FROM THE LOCK SOLENOID CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEATS AND TO THE DRIVERS KICK PANEL WHERE THEY GO THROUGH A GROMMET AND INTO THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. I PROBED THE WIRES AGAIN BY THE KICK PANEL AND GOT NO POWER WHEN 'UNLOCK' WAS PRESSED. I HEAR A RELAY CLICKING IN THE FUSE BOX WHEN I PRESS 'UNLOCK', BUT I CAN'T FIND IT. IT IS COMING FROM WITHIN THE FUSE BOX UNDER ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS. THOSE RELAYS ARE LOCATED IN THE FUSE BOXES INNER PART, AND PROBABLY LOW QUALITY, SO THEY ARE GONE IN JUST FEW YEARS OF USAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, RELAYS CAN'T BE REPLACED BY OWNERS DUE TO LOCATION AND CONNECTIONS. *TR

THIS IS A REPETITIVE, ALMOST DAILY PROBLEM. WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST DRIVEN IN THE MORNING, IT STALLS DURING DRIVING AFTER ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES OF TRAVEL. THIS STALLING HAS OCCURRED DAILY AT SPEED AROUND 30 MPH, AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY PUSH CONTROL TO NEUTRAL, TRY TO RESTART IGNITION (USUALLY STARTS IN ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS) TO REGAIN POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE CONTROLS. THIS CONDITION HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS STEERING AND BRAKING IS SIGNIFICANT REDUCED AS ENGINE STALLS (I.E. NO POWER). I SAW IN READING INTERNET STORIES, THAT 2010S WERE RECALLED AFTER 2 ACCIDENTS. I FEAR I MAY BE AN ACCIDENT, AND HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO REPAIR, BUT NO TROUBLE HAS BEEN FOUND YET. IF CHRYSLER/DODGE KNOW ABOUT A FAULTY/DEFECTIVE PROBLEM, I REALLY HOPE THEY WILL NOTIFY ME IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE IN HOPES OF GETTING AN ANSWER QUICKLY. MEANWHILE, I'LL TRY TO ANTICIPATE THE STALL AS MUCH AS I CAN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, AS I HAVE A NEED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE EVEN WITH THIS FAULTY CONDITION. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE KEY FOB. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY FOBS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND ON TWO OCCASIONS, HE WAS LEFT STRANDED FAR FROM HOME, BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE CURRENTLY HAS ONE KEY FOB THAT WORKS, AND ONE THAT DOESN'T WORK, AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE KEY FOB FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $250 FOR THE KEY FOB, PLUS TO REPROGRAM IT.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE CARE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, NO KEY IN IT. HORN STARTED GOING WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID STARTED GOING FULL SPEED, AND LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY KEY FOB. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSES AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP TWICE WHO STATED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN. THE VAN CONTINUES TO DO THIS INTERMITTENTLY. MOST RECENT INCIDENT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 60 MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN ALL THE PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS STARTED TO OCCUR AND GAUGES WOULD DROP TO ZERO AND THEN BACK UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THIS TIME AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS FOR 15 MINUTES. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY REPORTED IT WAS MY TIPM AND WANT OVER $1100 TO REPLACE IT. I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE HOPING THEY WOULD FIX IT WITHOUT COST TO ME OR OFFER SOME SOLUTION. THEIR REP WAS VERY RUDE AND TOLD ME TO TRY WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED. I EXPRESSED HOW IT IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW AND GOT THE REPLY, "WELL MA'AM, THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS SO THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO". I INFORMED HIM I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE AND RECEIVED THE REPLY "OK, HAVE A GOOD DAY". HE THEN HUNG UP ON ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER READING MANY FORUMS HAVE REALIZED I AM NOT THE ONLY O

THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST. THE FIRST INCIDENT AT ABOUT 5,000 MILES AND THE SECOND INCIDENT AT 22,000 AND A THIRD INCIDENT AT ABOUT 45,000. THIS LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 67 MPH. THE HEADLAMPS TURN OFF AND THE HORN BLARES CONSTANT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO AT FULL SPEED (FRONT AND BACK) AND THE FLUID IS SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. THE DOORLOCKS BEGIN TO FLICKER IN THE OPEN AND LOCK POSITION. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALSO SHUT OFF BUT THE REVERSE LIGHTS ARE LIT UP. THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER GO TO ZERO. YOU CAN MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRY TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT TO YOUR SURPRISE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SHUT OFF. IT KEEPS RUNNING! SO AS YOU ARE SITTING THERE WONDERING WHAT TO DO AND UNLOCK YOUR DOOR MANUALLY AND THEN YOU HAVE TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND SOMEHOW THAT WORKS. IF YOU ARE LUCKY WHEN YOU CONNECT THE BATTERY BACK IN THE SYSTEM GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IF YOUR UNLUCKY THE HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STILL GOING STRONG ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER ISSUES. EITHER WAY THIS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION IS BEING REPORTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND DODGE HASN'T RESPONDED. THEY ARE REPORTING A TIPM (TOTAL IGNITION POWER MODULE) APPARENTLY THE PART IS IN SUCH DEMAND THAT YOU CANNOT ORDER BECAUSE THEY ARE BACKORDERED UP TO 800 UNITS. *TR

THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL IS NEEDED. THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS HAVE REOPEN CONTINUOUSLY ON MANY OCCASIONS AFTER WE HAVE CLOSED & LOCKED THE DOORS. THE DOORS HAVE TRIED TO CLOSE WHEN WE ARE GETTING IN & OUT OF THE CAR & WE HAVE HAD TO QUICKLY OPEN THE DOOR TO MAKE SURE IT DID NOT CLOSE ON US. THE DOORS HAS FAILED TO CLOSE COMPLETELY THEY REOPEN ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE OBSERVED THIS MANY TIMES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION & IS NOT SAFE & CAN CAUSE INJURY. OUR VEHICLE CAN BE EASILY STOLEN AT ANYTIME BECAUSE THE DOORS OPEN RANDOMLY ON THEIR OWN. WE HAVE COME OUT OF THE STORE, THE MALL, TO FIND THE DOORS OPEN. MY HUSBAND HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT FROM WORK TO LOCK HIS VAN DOOR BECAUSE THE DOOR REOPENED ON ITS OWN. THIS PROBLEM IS A NUISANCE.*** WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE & GREENBRIER DODGE SAID THAT IT WAS THE KEYS SO THEY REPROGRAMMED THEM. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED & WE HAVE HAD OUR VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AGAIN BY GREENBRIER DODGE ON 03-13-2013. THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE LATCH-SLIDING. WE PAID FOR THE PARTS & LABOR OUT OF POCKET.. 03-20-2013, GREENBRIER DODGE REPLACED THE LATCH. WE REALIZED AFTER WE LEFT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. WE RETURNED TO GREENBRIER DODGE & OUR SERVICE ADVISOR OBSERVED THE DOOR OPENING & CLOSING ON ITS OWN. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AGAIN. OUR SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED US THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY WILL CALL CHRYSLER IN THE MORNING. 03-21-2013, RECEIVED A PHONE CALL

AT RANDOM TIMES THE HORN, FLASHERS, AND WIPERS WILL TURN ON.THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, WITHOUT ANYONE INSIDE THE VAN. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY HAS BEEN THE WAY TO STOP THE PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND GUESSED THAT IT WAS THE TIPM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND DOES SEAM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. OBVIOUSLY FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN, NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. *TR

TURNED ON IGNITION AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WARNING LIGHTS ALL FLASH ON AND ALL GAUGES GO TO 0 AND WIPERS ARE GOING AS WELL, WITH THE WIPERS TURNED OFF..ALSO THE FRONT WINDOWS DON'T GO UP OR DOWN.. *TR

AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, OR PARKING LIGHTS WILL STAY ON INDEFINITELY, RESULTING IN DRAINING THE BATTERY TO ZERO. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR TEN MINUTES. DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE VAN IDLING. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HORN STARTED BLARING, HAZARDS STARTED FLASHING, WIPERS (FRONT & BACK) WERE GOING AT FULL SPEED. THIS WENT ON FOR ROUGHLY 3 MINUTES (FELT LIKE A HALF HOUR). I TRIED EVERYTHING TO STOP IT, BUT NOTHING WORKED. I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE (SAME SCENARIO) IN A SPAN OF 10 MINUTES. THIS IS ABSURD, AND I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSTALLING REPLACEMENT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADD AIR TO THE TIRE BUT THE VALVE STEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SPECIALIST WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE TIRE VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THERE IS A COOLANT LEAK COMING FROM THE Y SHAPED DIVERTER TUBE. THE RUBBER HAS APPARENTLY BEEN OVERHEATED DUE TO ITS LOCATION OVER THE HOT ENGINE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. THE NOXIOUS SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE COMES IN THROUGH THE VENTS, AND SMOKE POURS OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RADIATOR IS SOON EMPTY OF ALL COOLANT AND THE ENGINE CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT CAREFULLY WATCHED. COOLANT AND WATER HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY ADDED IN ORDER TO DRIVE. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE TUBE OVER A HOT ENGINE AND NOT INSULATING IT WELL ENOUGH. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 GRAND CARAVAN. THE VAN CUTS OFF WHILE MOVING. THE LIGHTS BLINK. THE RADIO SUDDENLY TURNS ON. SOMETIMES THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE PROBLEMS ALL APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONING IN THE VAN. THE MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VAN LOSES POWER AND CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WILL BLINK OFF AND ON, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL GO OFF AND ON WHEN THEY ARE IN THE OFF POSITION. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH WILL "JUMP" BACK AND FORTH AND THE CHIME WILL GO OFF EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR ALSO. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. NO ERROR CODES COME UP WHEN A SCAN WAS COMPLETED ON IT WHICH IT MAKES MORE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT A CAUSE WITH THE DEALER. *TR

I HAVE TO HAVE MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED MANY TIMES. I JUST HAD NEW PADS PUT ON IN JULY 2012 AND WILL NEED NEW PADS AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2012. MY PADS DON'T EVEN LAST A YEAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE BRAKES START TO DETERIORATE SO RAPIDLY I NEED TO HAVE THEM CHECKED EVERY THREE MONTHS DURING AN OIL CHANGE. *TR