2008 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

THE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK CLOSED AND WILL NOT OPEN. THE DOOR MAKES A SOUND WHEN YOU PRESS THE DOME PANEL BUTTON AND THE KEY FOB BUTTONS BUT THE DOOR IS STILL LOCKED SHUT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE ALSO BY HOLDING THE INTERIOR MANUAL UNLOCK LATCH WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR IT WON'T OPEN. I SEE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE CHILDREN AND OFTEN TIMES WE ARE CARPOOLING. THE KIDS ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE USING ALL DOORS ACCESSIBLE TO THEM. WHEN PULLING UP INTO THE PICK UP LINES AT SCHOOL, I HAVE TO LET THE KIDS OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHICH IS PLACING THEM FACING MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE GETTING OUT AND HAVING TO WALK AROUND THE VAN.

WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VAN WILL POWER DOWN COMPLETELY. ENGINE TURNS OFF, POWER STEERING FAILS, AND ALL ELECTRICAL. THE EGR VALVE DANGEROUSLY CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO QUIT EVEN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40MPH WITH ALL FOUR OF MY KIDS IN TOW, WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY QUIT. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL HARD ON THE WHEEL TO PULL OVER. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN. THE VALVE IS APPARENTLY FAILING TO SEND FUEL TO THE NECESSARY AREAS OF THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND I NO LONGER TRUST THIS VEHICLE AS A SAFE AND DEPENDABLE FAMILY VEHICLE.

SLIDING DOOR OPENS ITSELF WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS FAULTY, WHICH CAUSED THE RADIO TO REMAIN ACTIVATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (JEEP DODGE CHRYSLER OF TETERBORO, 469 US HIGHWAY 46, LITTLE FERRY, NJ) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VAN IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND IS COSTING US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VAN IS RUNNING VERY HOT EVEN ON COLD DAYS. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAIL PREMATURELY AND THE WHEEL HUBS FAIL FROM CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING. THE ABS STARTS FEEDING TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE WHEEL CALIPERS AND CAUSES THE BRAKE PADS TO CONSTANTLY TOUCH THE ROTORS WHICH CREATES EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR WEAR AS WELL A OVERHEATING OF THE GREASE IN THE WHEEL HUBS WHICH CAUSES THEM TO FAIL. NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 7,000 TO 10,000 MILES. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND CHRYSLER IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WILL COST THEM TOO MUCH MONEY.

CAR HAS HAD AN ACTIVE RECALL ON IT FOR TWO YEARS. DEALER WAS MADE AWARE, BUT HAS YET TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS THESE LAST TWO YEARS.

VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY GOING DOWN ROAD, DASH LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY, RADIO NOT OWRKING, WINDOWS NOT WORKING, LOCKS NOT WORKING, ALL DASH LIGHTS NOW NOT ON, GAS GAGE NOT WORKING, RPM NOT WORKING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT DRIVEABLE.

ON SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION AND THE VAN WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. A PUFF OF SMOKE STARTED, PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. EXITED VEHICLE AS THE FIRE HAD STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. KELLY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (501 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA 18049, (610) 991-8448) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE KEY FOBS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,300.

VAN STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. GETS WORSE WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BREAKS. THE SHOP HAS FOUND THAT BOTH THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE BROKEN.THEY SAID IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN AND IT IS UN SAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO WIRE HARNESSES IN SLIDING DOORS WONT STAY IN THE TRACK

I DROVE MY VAN TO TOWN AND BACK, NO MORE THAN A 10 MILE TRIP. PARKED IT IN THE USUAL SPOT. TWO HOURS LATER, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE SHOWER AND I WAS IN MY BEDROOM SCRATCHING OFF LOTTERY TICKETS WHEN THE NEIGHBOR WAS YELLING ABOUT OUR VAN BEING ON FIRE. I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SURE ENOUGH MY VAN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES! NOTHING IS LEFT OF IT BUT A METAL FRAME. WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BURN OUR HOME DOWN. WEIRD THING IS, YEARS AGO MY SUPERVISOR'S 2003 CARAVAN WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT FOR 7 YEARS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUGHT THE CAR NEXT TO IT ON FIRE AND BURNT BOTH DOWN! IT'S TOO BAD BECAUSE I ACTUALLY LOVED MY VAN!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY FAILED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FLASHED, AND THE HORN SOUNDED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (COURTESY CHRYSLER DODGE, JEEP, RAM, FIAT, 607 ENTERPRISE PKWY, BREAUX BRIDGE, LA 70517, (337) 909-2111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,159. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. **TR *TR

HAVE HAD MY 08 VAN FOR A FEW YEARS AND EVERYONE IN AWHILE THE ALARM WILL SOUND WIPERS WON'T STOP GOING. HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLS LOOSES ABILITY TO STEER AND LIGHT GO OFF WHICH AT NIGHT MAKE IT REALLY HARD TO SEE. MY ALARM AND ALL OTHER ACTION COMBINED HAPPENED AT WORK WHILE I WAS INSIDE TRIED TO TURN OFF WITH FOB HAD TO UNHOOK BATTERY STILL DIDN'T STOP. I HAVE 4 KIDS AND THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DRIVE THEM IN WE HAVE WENT INTO A DITCH AND GOT STUCK IN A 4 WAY TOOK TO MECHANIC NO CODES NO PROBLEM ONLY THIS WAS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT UNLESS IT DID IT TO THEM I AM AT A LOSE I HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET TO WORK MY KIDS HAVE TO RIDE TO GO TO SITTER I AM SO AFRAID WE ARE GONNA DIE IN THIS VAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN STARTED TO HONK WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,654.

MY VAN DIES WHEN I'M DRIVING IT I LOSE ALL POWER OR NO BREAKS NO LIGHTS I CAN'T EVEN PUT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, THIS IS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE HAS COST ME A BUNDLE, I BROUGHT IT HOME THE OTHER DAY DROVE IT TO THE CORNER AND IT DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET THIS IS BECOMING A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE I GET IN WRECK AND GET KILLED OR MY CHILDREN, I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR , YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO DIE SOMETIMES YOU CAN DRIVE IT A LONG WAYS AND NEVER DIE AND OTHER TIMES YOU CAN BARELY GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER IT WILL DIE GOING SLOW IT WILL DIE GOING FAST, I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AS I AM ON A FIXED INCOME, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING AS THIS CAR HAS GIVE ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I HAD IT I BOUGHT IT AND I AM SCARED IT THREE YEARS AGO, ONLY 85,000 MILES WAS ON IT I HAVEN'T DROVE BUT ABOUT EVEN 4000 MILES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT AND I'M SCARED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, I'VE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME PROBABLY 10 TIMES AT A SLOW SPEED AND PROBABLY SIX TIMES AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MILES AN HOUR FAST SPEEDSI AM TIRED OF PAYING MECHANICS FOR NOTHING IT DIES AND THEY SAY IT DOESN'T DIE WHEN THEY TAKE IT OUT FOR A DRIVE ,WELL BIG SURPRISE, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GIVE ME ANY WARNING OR TELL ME WHEN IT IS GOING TO DIE EITHER T

THE SLIDING DOOR SENSOR DID NOT TRIGGER AND PREVENT THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. IT CLOSED ON MY SONS HAND AND HIS FINGERS WERE STUCK IN THE DOOR UNTIL I MANUALLY OPENED IT. THIS WAS THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF.

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR WIN MODULE ON MY VEHICLE. NHTSA NUMBER 14V-373. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY WERE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WHEN IT WAS FINISHED I NOTICED ON THE INVOICE THAT THEY HAD DONE THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THEY COULD NOT HAVE PERFORMED THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE BOTH FOBIKS. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THIS AND AGREED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FOBIKS THEN HE STARTED TO DOUBLE TALK AND SAID I WAS BETTER OFF BECAUSE THE NEW FOBIKS DID NOT HAVE ALL THE BUTTONS THAT MINE HAD. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED! I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR A DEALER TO TELL A CUSTOMER THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED WHEN IN FACT IT HAS NOT.

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING ERRATICALLY, HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, AND FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS OPERATING. DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REMOTE. AFTER S SHORT PERIOD OF TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE, THEY EITHER RESPONDED TO THE REMOTE OR UNLOCKED BY THEMSELVES. AT THAT POINT I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND START THE VEHICLE. I STARTED IT AND THEN TURNED IT OFF BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE HORN, WIPERS, ETC. A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF, EVERYTHING STOPPED. FRONT AND REAR WIPERS DID NOT RETURN TO PARK POSITION UNTIL I MANUALLY TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH ERROR CODES RELATED TO THE TCM, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. ALL OF THIS APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF A FAULTY TIPM,TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 1/11/18 AND SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS 1/16/18. SEARCHING ONLINE REVEALED THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AS THERE ARE MANY REPORTED INSTANCES OF TIPM FAILURES WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.

01 /13/18 THE VERY FIRST MORNING I HAD IT I WORKED AT 6 AM ABOUT 5 MINS INTO DRIVING 11 DEGREES! THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE BUTTON. THEN A EPS W/ DES LITE UP?? THEY BOTH WENT ON BY THEMSELVES AS WELL. ALSO THE ROADS WERE NOT WET! THIS CONTINUES EVERY MORNING DESPITE THE TEMPERATURE. UP TO CURRENT DAY 01/16/18 WE RECEIVED A DUSTING LESS THE 1 INCH ON THE GROUND. I PUSHED THE TRACTION BUTTON ON DESPITE THAT ME AND MY 3 CHILDREN SLID INTO A MAIL BOX THANKFULLY SLOWLY! HAD TO BE PULLED OUT DUE TO IN NOT STARTING UP AND STUCK.. THIS VAN IS LOUD AND RUNS BEHIND, KIND OF STUTTERS..IT WENT THROUGH A HALF TANK OF GAS IN 1 DAY! THERE IS AT TIMES BUT FREQUENT WE CAN SMELL GAS.? ALSO THIS VAN STARTED ACTING TO THE POINT OF ALMOST STALLING OUT!

ALL THE CODE LIGHT FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD, WIPER AUTOMATICALLY COME ON, SPEEDOMETER CUTS DOWN TO 0 WHEN DRIVING, DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN OR THE LOCK SWITCH WOULDN'T UNLOCK DOORS, LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE THEY ARE SHUT OFF, IF LIGHTS ON CAN'T USE BRIGHT LIGHT THEY CUT OUT WHEN ALL THE CODE LIGHT FLICKER ON. LIKE IT SHORTING OUT. IT DOES THIS SITTING STILL OR IN MOTION. HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING OR SITTING IN A PARKING LOT

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY MAIN CITY ROAD AT NIGHT, TRAVELING AROUND 35 MPH WHEN MY VAN SHUT OFF AND THE WIPERS AND HORN WENT CRAZY. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. HEADLIGHTS ALSO CUT OUT. I STRUGGLED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE FRONT WIPERS STOPPED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OFF, BUT THE BACK WIPER AND HORN CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. I DID NOT HAVE TOOLS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A FLASH OF ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE ANOTHER HALF MILE TO MY HOME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THAT I HAVE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND STEERING, IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VAN HAS ACTED OUT. WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY START MOVING WHEN I AM DRIVING OR THE HORN WITH SUDDENLY SOUND AND RADIO WILL CUT OUT. I HAVE ALSO HAD IT GO CRAZY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOVING, HORN HONKING, LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING AND FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE CAR WHEN I UNLOCKED IT. MY WIFE ONCE HAD MY KIDS TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE CARE FOR 10 MINS UNTIL I COULD I DRIVE OVER AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE TIPM ACTING UP. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES. I DO NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY MORE INSTANCES ONLINE. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT WAS IN RUSH HOUR OR ON A BUSIER ROAD.

VALVE STEM CORRODED AND CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T END UP EMBEDDED IN MY FACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT CALLED PORT CITY CHRYSLER DODGE AT (888) 496-5156 (155 GREENLEAF AVE, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IN JUNE HAD THE TIPM REPLACED AS IT WAS CAUSING THE HORN TO GO OFF AND STAY ON, THE WIPERS TO GO OFF AND STAY ON AND OTHER ELECTICAL ISSUES. THESE SYMPTOMS RETURNED IN THE LAST MONTH (I WAS TRAVELING DURING THE RETURN OF THE ISSUES) AND THIS TIME, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WHILE DOING 55MPH DOWN A SECONDARY HIGHWAY, THE CAR'S HORN AND WIPERS CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF - THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIPM AGAIN.

TOOK MY VAN INTO JEFF WYLER EASTGATE AUTO MALL, IN BATAVIA, OH 45103, TO HAVE THE TWO RECALLS FIXED ON MY VAN AND WHEN I CALL TO CHECK UP ON THE PROGRESS I GET TOLD THAT THE TIPM NEEDS REPLACED AND THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME $1,337.60 TO FIX IT BEFORE THEY WILL EVEN BE ABLE TO FIX MY RECALLS. BOTH RECALLS ARE THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAGS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY TIPM. SO WHAT ARE THEY REPAIRING AND REPLACING ON MY RECALLS KNOWING THAT THE TIPM IS THE MAIN REASON MY VAN HAS RECALLS TO BEGIN WITH. THE RECALL FOR MY AIR BAGS IS AS FOLLOWS: THE AIRBAGS WILL EITHER DEPLOY AT WILL OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE LETTER I GOT INFORMING ME OF MY RECALLS STATED THAT IT COULD BE IN THE WIRING HARNESS OR OTHER PLACES CONNECTING MY VAN TO THE AIRBAGS. THE RECALL FOR MY IGNITION IS AS FOLLOWS: THE AIRBAGS WILL EITHER DEPLOY AT WILL OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE LETTER I GOT INFORMING ME OF MY RECALLS STATED THAT IT COULD BE IN THE WIRING HARNESS OR OTHER PLACES CONNECTING MY VAN TO THE IGNITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE HORN SOUNDED INDEPENDENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE RADIO INCREASED IN VOLUME INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO SEAVIEW DODGE (LOCATED AT 810 NJ-35, OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ 07712, (888) 382-6788) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32145138. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

SEVERAL TIMES THE HORN BEGAN SOUNDING A LONG BLARE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE WASHER FLUID STARTED SPRAYING, THE DOORS LOCKED, AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING, ALL LASTING SEVERAL MINUTES. IT BEGAN WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUED AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE SYMPTOMS WORSENED ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN ALL OF THE ABOVE HAPPENED AS WELL AS THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE BAS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN THE CAR SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT.

I RECEIVED THE RECALL IN THE MAIL AND WENT TO THE DODGE DEALER OVER A YEAR AGO AND NEVER HEARD A THING FROM THEM AGAIN. RECALL R03 / NHTSA 14V-373. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUT THE VAN IN NETURAL TO START THE VAN. IT STOPPED ON ME WHILE I WAS OUT (PARKED) AND FIRESTONE ADVISED ME TO START THE VAN THIS WAY BECAUSE NOTHING WAS WRONG OTHERWISE. SOMETIMES MY REAR WINDOW WILL CLOSE ITSELF.

HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED.THIS A SAFETY ISSUE HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS NEED TO BE FIX HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT REPORTS BY SEVERAL CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET WHEN THIS IS A DEFECT FROM MANUFACTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. WICKSTROM DODGE & CHRYSLER OF BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE/INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITHIN TWO TO THREE DAYS. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INVESTIGATION PROCESS WOULD TAKE A MONTH TO COMPLETE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION . WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST CLICK. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED, STILL HAVE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE KEY FOB STICKS AND ENGINE KEEPS TRYING TO START. I THEN TURN THE IGNITION OFF MANUALLY. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY TOO AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE REPLACED THE STRUT AND SPRING ASSEMBLIES, BUT I GET ROUGH RIDE STILL.WHEN TURNING I GET A SNAPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING.

DRIVING, PARKED, STARTING, AND ON ITS OWN SITTING IN GARAGE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES CRAZY INTERMITENTLY. HORN, WIPERS (FRONT AND REAR), DOOR LOCKS, AND WIPER FLUID ENGAGE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS ATTENTION WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING ON THE INTERNET ON FORUMS FOR THIS MODEL OF VAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

THE VAN WAS IDLING IN MY DRIVEWAY THEN ALL OF THE GAUGES, INSTRUMENT PANELS LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNING ON AND OFF INDEPENDENT OF THE CAB CONTROLS. I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND IT ALL STOPPED, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS DID REMAIN ON. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY BACK ON THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR RESUMED.

TIPM FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED TO TURN HORN AND FRONT BLOWER MOTOR ON AND OFF BY IT'S SELF. DEALER IS REPLACING TODAY.

"TAKATA RECALL" AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN 3 ACCIDENTS I WAS INVOLVED IN. BETWEEN 2013 AND 2014 ON CITY STREETS SPEED OF OTHER DRIVER WAS 45 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.DRIVER JAMES CRUTCHFIELD HIT ME BROADSIDED ON RIGHT SIDE OF MY VAN KNOCKING OUT THE WINDOW AND PUSHING IN THE DOOR.VAN TOTALED OUT.- I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VAN AFTER THE ACCIDENT I AM STILL TRYING TO DRIVE IT, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE VAN

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND VAN STALLED. COASTED TO ROAD SIDE. WIPERS GO CRAZY WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND DRAIN ALL THE CLEANING FLUID OUT. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD OF EXCESS DIRT TO SEE MORE CLEARLY. CAR HAS GONE CRAZY. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL GOES BERSERK RANDOMLY. NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK.

TIPM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ? (1)THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING,DASH FLASHING, EPS/BAS LIGHT AND (ABS) LIGHT COMING ON WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TOO THEN VAN DIES OR SHUTS OFF.ALSO MILEAGE AND PRND DISPLAY BLINKS RAPIDLY.THIS HAPPENS WHEN SITTING STILL OR DRIVING.SEEM'S TO HAPPEN EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT ON THE CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY.(2)MY VAN HAS HAD 4 OR 5 BATTERY'S THAT HAVE WENT BAD,ALSO SOMETIMES IT WONT START,I GET A JUMP START,GO GET THE BATTERY TESTED AT AUTO ZONE BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY,(3)HORN WORKS BUT IF YOU NEED TO HONK MORE THAN 2 TIMES IT STOPS WORKING BUT LATER IT WORKS,SOMETIMES IT WONT START AND YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT AND OPEN THE DOOR THEN CLOSE THE DOOR AND YOU CAN START IT. ALSO LATELY IT HAS BEEN HARDER TO START.ALSO YOU CAN'T PLAY THE RADIO WITHOUT THE MOTOR RUNNING IT WILL RUN THE BATTERY DOWN? BUT THE 1ST YEAR I HAD THE VAN 2011 I COULD RUN THE RADIO ALL DAY LONG WITH ONLY STARTING IT UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES EVERY HOUR.ALSO CRUSE CONTROL WORKS THEN STOPS WORKING.THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPEN OVER AND OVER,IN A 7 YEAR PERIOD SENSE APRIL 2011.I BELIEVE IT IS A TIPM ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.CAN YOU SEND ME A NEW ONE I AM A VETERAN ONE A SMALL DISABILITY CHECK SLEEPING IN THE VAN.THERE IS A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM ON YOUTUBE.I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIPM. I THOUGH I WAS PLAYING THE RADIO TOO LONG,OR THE ALTERNATOR WAS GOING BAD BUT THE ALTERNATOR NEVER SHOWED BAD IN ANY TEST OR HAS NOT STOP WORKING.SO IT WAS THE TIPM (FUSE B

AS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED, CHRYSLER CONCEALED A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT FROM ITS CUSTOMERS AND THEN REFUSED TO HELP WITH REPAIRS. THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IS CALLED THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (OR TIPM). THE TIPM CONSISTS OF A COMPUTER, FUSES, AND INTERNAL RELAYS, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING AND DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE'EVERYTHING FROM STEERING AND BRAKES, TO THE ALARM, HEADLIGHTS, AND THE FUEL PUMP. SINCE THE TIPM CONTROLS POWER TO A WIDE VARIETY OF ESSENTIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEMS, THE DEFECT OFTEN LEAVES THE VEHICLES INCAPABLE OF PROVIDING RELIABLE OR SAFE TRANSPORTATION. MANY CLASS VEHICLES FAIL TO START (OR TAKE DOZENS OF ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER) BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT, AND VEHICLES START UP AT OTHER TIMES ONLY TO STALL, SOMETIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLES ALSO CONTINUE RUNNING WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION. THE TIPM DEFECT HAS CAUSED HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS TO SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. IT HAS ALSO CAUSED HORNS TO HONK, CAR ALARMS TO SOUND, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO ACTIVATE ALL ON THEIR OWN. THE TIPM HAS ALSO CAUSED AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY IN SOME SCENARIOS.

THIS IS CONCERNING OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT WAS MODIFIED BY AMS VANS INC; VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. THE REAR AXLE BEAM CURRENTLY HAS TWO FRACTURES IN IT, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VAN INTO AN AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTICS BECAUSE THE REAR WHEELS WERE MAKING NOISES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, WE NOTICED THE REAR AXLE HAD TWO SEVERE FRACTURES ALONG THE C-CHANNEL, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ELECTRICAL FLIPS OUT RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON. THE CAR GETS TURNED ON AND LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD GO ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE DINGS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO BACL AND FORTH. I CAUGHT IT ON CAMERA. WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. WE ARE UNSURE IF OUT VEHICLE IS EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE AND WE HAVE KIDS. SO WE ARE STRANDED AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT DODGE SAYS DOESN'T EXIST. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS OF AND ON BUT NOW IT IS TRYING TO DO IT WHILE WE DRIVE. IT WILL NOT LET ME UPLOAD VIDEO BUT I CAN EMAIL IT TO SOMEONE IF THEY NEED IT.

DEFECTIVE TIPM, LOST ELECTRIC POWER IN 2013 AT 26,000 MILES. PART REPLACED, PAID $1200. DEFECTIVE TIPM, LOST ELECTRIC POWER IN 2017, AT 36,000 MILES. ONLY 9000 MILES LATER, PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, COST ESTIMATED AROUND $1300. THE SAME PART IN OTHER YEAR MODELS WERE RECALLED, 2008 MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONTACTED DODGE, THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS REOCCURRING AND LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM, CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TIPM. LUCKILY, BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS) AND 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE AND THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,222.

I AM CONTACTING U BECAUSE I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN AND IT WILL SHUT COMPLETELY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY U HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN FOR IT TO DRIVE. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF NOTHING WORK THE WINDOWS DONT GO DOWN THE STEARING WHEEL WILL LOCK.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT HAS JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND YOU CAN PUT ON THE BRAKES OR TURN AND IT CAN CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. THE HOLE VAN JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN MOTION.

VEHICAL'S HORN WILL SOUND, WINDCHILL WIPERS GO OFF AND SPRAY WASHER FLUID, AND DOORS WILL LOCK THEMSELVES. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHETHER THE VAN IS RUNNING OR NOT. STARTED 1 AND HALF YEARS AGO. TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

AT ONLY 58,000 MILES, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULAR FAILED. CHRYSLER WARRANTY COVERS 70,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLE BRAKE MODULES. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS WENT ON IN DASHBOARD. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD WHEN THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM IS WORKING.

FUEL SPLASH BACK EVERY TIME TANK IS FILLED AT GAS PUMP. WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE FUEL TO LEAK DOWN THE VEHICLE ON THE TIRE ON THE GROUND.

SEVERAL TIMES MY VAN, WHETHER I HAVE WARMED IT UP OR JUST GOT IN AND TOOK OFF, WILL SPONTANEOUSLY DIE. USUALLY WITH IN THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING. USUALLY I JUST SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THIS DOESN'T USUALLY BOTHER ME SINCE I LIVE OVER A MILE FROM ANY SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC BUT, IT HAPPEN TWICE OVER OUR FAMILY GET TOGETHER IN ST LOUIS. SCARY SITTING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND YOUR CAR IS DEAD. HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHILE THE VAN IS IN MOTION. NOT REALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TURNING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 4-10 TIMES A MONTH. STARTED ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *TR

THE CLOCK SPRING IN MY GRAND CARAVAN FAILED AND CAUSES THE BAS AND ESP SYSTEM TO APPLY BRAKES RANDOMLY BEFORE FAILING AND OFFERING NO TRACTION CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I START DRIVING FORWARD AND IS WORST WHEN GOING FROM A STOP SIGN AROUND A TURN. *TR