2008 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN FEBRUARY 2009, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKE PADS AND IN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER 2010, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE YET NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE HVAC ONTO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V394000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SUDDENLY ACTIVATED. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS THE FIRST OF THEY HEARD ABOUT THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

WASHED VAN, PARKED IT IN DRIVEWAY. SUDDENLY HORN IS BEEPING, LIGHTS FLASHING, WIPERS GOING AND WIPER FLUID SPEWING OUT. COULD NOT TURN OFF WITH PANIC BUTTON. COULD NOT OPEN DOORS WITH FOB. PUT KEY IN LOCK AND BUTTON CAME UP BUT CAR KEPT PUSHING IT INTO LOCK POSITION. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO HOLD DOOR HANDLE AND WHEN LOCK CAME UP OPENED DOOR. COULD NOT TURN VAN OFF. DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLES AND LET VEHICLE RESET ITSELF. SEEMED FINE. TOOK OUT LATER IN THE DAY AND WIPERS AND FLUID CAME ON AGAIN AND LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ENGAGED AND COULD BARELY GET SAFELY OFF ROAD. AFTER ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF COULD NOT RESTART IT. HAD IT TOWED. DEALER NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. NO COMPUTER CODES SO WILL PROBABLY GET VEHICLE BACK STATING NO ERRORS ARE FOUND. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE. DODGE SHOULD BE MADE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF YOU VIEW EDMUNDS.COM AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND... YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMERS SHOULD PROBABLY FILE LEGAL ACTIONS BEFORE MANY PEOPLE GET KILLED BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLES SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND STOP WHENEVER AND WHEREVER THEY SO DESIRE. WHO CAN WE GET TO HELP US RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH DODGE GRAND CARAVANS???? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT COULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONER HOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BECAUSE THE HOSE WAS IN A METAL CASING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,320.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR CALIPERS BEGAN TO HEAT UP AND THE REAR WHEELS ALSO LOCKED. THE TREAD CAME OFF OF BOTH TIRES BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE CALIPERS FAILED AND WERE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING WATER FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM AND OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT HOSES FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INFORM NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT DISPLAYED AN ERROR CODE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER PER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

2008 DODGE CARAVAN PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2008. REAR BRAKES RUBBING CAUSING SQUEALING, A BURNING SMELL AND VERY HOT RIMS. DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKES IN AUGUST 2009 AT ABOUT 11,000 MILES. SAME THING OCCURRED IN 2011. DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ON PRICE AND WANTED $401. THEY CLAIMED CORROSION WAS THE PROBLEM. CAR NOW HAS 27,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES ONLY LASTED 16,000 MILES. THERE IS A DEFECT. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE. RIMS WILL HEAT UP AND CAUSE A TIRE TO BLOW. JUST A MATTER TO TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS IN JULY 2010 AND THE ROTORS WERE WORN AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD UPGRADE THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT SURE THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE NOISE WOULD BEGIN TO SOUND WHILE DRIVING ABOVE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND CEASE ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE NOISE WOULD RESUME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HUMMING NOISE CEASED. UPDATED 12/02/11

WE OWN A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 45K MILES ON THE VAN. THE VAN HAS BEEN THROUGH 4 COMPLETE BRAKE REPAIRS WITHIN THE 45 K AND MOST RECENTLY WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE WERE OVER 1000 MILES FROM HOME ON JULY 20TH IN MIAMI WHEN BOTH BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT. BY LUCK I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE, THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING FOR MY YOUNG KIDS, MY WIFE AND I. WE ARE LOOKING TO YOU FOR HELP BEFORE WE OR SOMEONE GETS HURT. WE ARE AVERAGING THE NEED FOR BRAKES EVERY 12K MILES. WE HAVE PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS AND DODGE FINALLY ISSUED A REPAYMENT FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST. THESE BRAKES ARE UNDERPERFORMING AND I BELIEVE IT IS AN ENGINEERING ISSUE. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS PROTECTED. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTAC STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB CAUSED THE DOORS TO OPEN DUE TO FRICTION BUT WITHOUT DEPRESSING ANY BUTTONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V235000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN DEPRESSING THE KEY FOB OR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.

HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE VAN STALLING, HORN BLOWING UNEXPECTEDLY, WIPERS COMING ON, AND THE LIGHTS COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY. IF THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED IT OBVIOUSLY STOPS, BUT THEN WILL OPERATE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS 2-3 AND THEN IT HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE AGAIN REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

BRAKES "BURNING" AGAIN. *KB

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING RECALL FOR SLIDING DOOR. BECAUSE OF A FEW MONTHS ON RECALL DATES MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PART OF THE RECALL ,MY CLIPS HAVE COMPLETELY BROKEN AND WIRES BROKE APART WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED.THE COMPLETE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR NO LONGER WORKS AND THIS SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE HAS THIS PROBLEM.THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY ROUTED WIRE HARNESS THAT MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THE LOWER SLIDING DOOR HINGE BRACKET CAN MAKE CONTACT AND WEAR THROUGH THE WIRE INSULATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE BRAKES, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS ON THE FRONT WHEELS WERE REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,6000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,986. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN AT 28,000 MILES. UPDATED 03/08/12

SAME OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS, DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FWY IN THE FAST LANE AT NIGHT, THE WIPERS GO OFF WASHER FLUID SPRAYING, ALL LIGHTS FLASHING, HORN BLARING, TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM GAS PEDAL, AFTER MANAGING TO PULL OVER TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. MANANGED TO GET CAR TO THE DEALER NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, I TOOK MY CAR HOME AND AGAIN SAME INCIDENT. I WAS UPSET AND DROVE THE CAR WITH THESE SYMPTOMS HAPPENING TO THE DEALER AND THEY WITNESSED THE ISSUE, THE TECHNICIAN PULLED OUT ALL THE FUSES FROM THE FUSE BOX JUST TO SHUT THE CAR UP. STILL COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. FINALLY AFTER THE 4TH TIME THE ISSUE WAS ISOLATED TO A TIPM MODULE WHICH CHRYSLER FACTORY SAID THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR 4 TO 6 WEEKS AND OTHER DEALERS DO NOT WANT TO SELL THIS PARTICULAR PART TO OTHER DEALERS ( GOT ME THINKING WHY ). CHRYSLER SELLS GOOD CARS BUT DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THE SAFETY OF THEM. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS A TIPM PROBLEM THEIR LIVES ARE AT RISK JUST AS MINE AND MY FAMILIES WAS. THE DEALER FINALLY GOT THE PART AFTER 4 WEEKS, AND SO FAR I PRAY THAT MY CAR IS SAFE. *KB

FRONT BRAKES WORN OUT AT 18K MILES - NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY - NOT CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE? PADS GONE - ROTORS HEAVILY GROOVED. *KB

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE. SIMPLY BROKE OFF COMPLETELY WHILE WASHING CAR. POSSIBLY EFFECTED BY ROADSALT. ONLY 3 YRS OLD MADE FROM ALUMINUM? NEVER SAW A METAL SHREDDED VALVE HOLDER FAIL. LUCKILY FAILED WHILE NOT MOVING. BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKES, ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,550. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500. UDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/21/11

I BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN JUNE 09 WITH 5,000 MILES. AS OF TODAY, AT 57000 MILES IT IS ON IT IS NEEDING ITS FIFTH SET OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 20 YRS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT A RATE LIKE THIS. BY THIS TIME I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MAYBE ONE SET AT A MAXIMUM. CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO ADMIT THEIR MISTAKE IN UNDERSIZING BRAKES WHICH CLEARLY ARE BEING "EATEN UP" AT A RATE 5-6 TIMES WHAT THEY SHOULD. CHRYSLER DID REIMBURSE ME $100 FOR A $500 BRAKE JOB ONE TIME STATING THAT THEY REALIZED THAT ORIGINAL BRAKES WERE BASICALLY SHODDY, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VAN ITSELF. IN FACT, THEY BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON THE EPA NO LONGER ALLOWING ASBESTOS IN THE BRAKES. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY ISN'T EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD REPLACING BRAKES AT THIS ASTRONOMICAL RATE? I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS, BOTH NEW AND USED, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES LIKE THIS. I AM VERY ANGRY REGARDING THIS AND FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED SO AS TO NOT PUT OTHERS AT RISK FOR BECOMING VICTIMS OF THE SAME DISAPPOINTING SITUATION OF A VAN. I PERSONALLY PLAN ON TRADING THIS VAN AS SOON AS I AM ABLE. *TR

POWETRAIN-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 1. MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS 2. OCCURRED ALL THE TIME UP UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY GAVE OUT. 3. TEARDOWN OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND REBUILD/REPLACEMENT OF "THRUST BEARINGS" AND OTHER PARTS DETERMINED BY THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE BRAKING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE CALIBER MECHANISM. I HAS THE CALIBER REPLACED IN MARCH AND HAD NEW BREAK PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED. I DROVE ABOUT LESS THAN 3000 MILE AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. IN THIS LAST EPISODE I HAVE PAID OUT $1300 IN JUST PARTS, NOT TO MENTION LABOR COSTS, AND TWO $100 TOW BILLS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. I HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE BREAK CALIBER FULLY LOADED MECHANISM AND DROVE 20 MILES AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED DUE TO THE BREAK CALIBER FREEZING AGAIN. THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH OF MYSELF MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND FAMILY EVENTS. I GOT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF IT SIZE AFFORDABLE FOR ME AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME. I THOUGHT BECAUSE IT WAS NEWER THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE BEFORE MAJOR ISSUES WOULD HAPPEN. I HAVE ONLY THIS CAR A YEAR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 20 MILES BEFORE HAVING IT TOWED TO A GARAGE SINCE THIS LAST ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE PAD AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF IT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THIS LAST TIME I HAD TO TOW IT TO MY HOME AS I CANNOT PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO IT YET I STILL HAVE 6 YEARS OF PAYMENTS LEFT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IF THEY CANNOT FIX IT THAN THEY NEED TO GIVE ME A NEW VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FOUR SECOND DELAY BEFORE STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SUGGESTED A PROPER REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

FRONT HUB BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 47,155 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WHEN SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY STALLED A SECOND TIME AND WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MARCH 8, 2011; VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR SERVICE,WHILE PERFORMING THE SERVICE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, PRESSURE SENSOR FELL APART.THIS WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SENSOR. OTHER SENSORS IN THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE NOT CHECKED AT THAT TIME. JUNE 5, 2011; COMPUTER WARNED OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE, I ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR INTO LEFT FRONT TIRE, TOOK THE CAP OFF, PUT THE AIR NOZZLE ON AND THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FOUND OUT HOW TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. JUNE 6, 2011; I WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER, SNOW TIRES REMOVED, TO BE REPLACED WITH SUMMER TIRES. THE TECHNICIANS REPORTED THAT TWO OF THE SENSORS, VALVE STEM ASSEMBLY CAME APART. I REQUESTED STANDARD VALUE STEMS TO PUT IN 3 OF THE TIRES.I FEEL THIS IS SAFER, SEEING THAT THE VALVE STEM IS NOW, A ONE PIECE UNIT. NOT SOMETHING THAT TWO PIECES OF METAL THAT ARE ADHERED TOGETHER AND DON'T STAND A CHANCE IN OUR CLIMATE. THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, VALUE STEMS ARE 3 YEARS OLD, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL CONCERNED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPLIANT DEPARTMENT AT CHRYSLER DODGE IN MICHIGAN, AS WHAT WILL BE DONE, DON'T KNOW YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 16,700 MILES. DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY BRAKE PADS WERE NOT READY TO BE CHANGED, I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS IN BOTH FRONT TIRES. I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BRAKING AT 35 MPH. *TR THE VAN WAS DRIVEN ONLY ONE HALF OF A MILE TO THE MECHANICS AND THE MECHANIC MEASURED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR NEAR THE FRONT TIRES AT 198 DEGREES F; THE REAR TIRES MEASURED 140 DEGREES.

2008 DODGE CARAVAN SE... BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED UP. CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR ON BOTH THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT 30 MPH+. THE CALIPERS CAUSE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT BETWEEN 8000 MILES TO 14000 MILES, FAR SOONER THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WOULD CAUSE. DEALERSHIPS ARE REPAIRING FAULTY CALIPERS UNDER "GOOD WILL" TICKETS, WHICH ARE TREATED LIKE A WARRANTY REPAIRS IN RESPECTS TO CHARGES TO THE VEHICLES OWNER. TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP ALLUDED THAT THE 2008 AND 2009 MODEL YEAR FOR DODGE CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS ARE KNOWN FOR SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEMS. SEIZED CALIPERS CAN ALSO CAUSE SEVERE SHIFTS IN THE STEERING WHILE BRAKING, WHICH COULD CAUSE COLLISIONS OR ACCIDENTS. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN TO OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED IT TO MANY WEBSITES AND DEALERSHIPS. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES OF MY VAN NOT STARTING. IT HAS ONLY BEEN DOCUMENTED 3 TIMES, AND EACH AND EVERY TIME I BRING IT IN THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THERE IS NO FAULTY CODE. THE FIRST TIME IT IS DOC. WAS OCT. 12 2009, SECOND WAS JULY 23 2010. THE LAST ONE THAT WAS DOCUMENTED WAS JUNE 1 2011. THEY WANTED TO TOW IT IN, IN THE MEANTIME MY HUSBAND GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO TURN THE CAR ON, APPLY BRAKE AND SHIFT TO N, THEN TURN OFF AND RESTART. THIS DID HELP AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE VAN. IT WAS 'DEAD MANS SWITCH'. THEY STILL DID TOW IT IN AND SURPRISINGLY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME NEXT TIME TO NOT START IT LIKE THAT AGAIN AND JUST GET IT TOWED IN AGAIN. WHEN I WENT TO PICK MY VAN UP THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A 'PENDING' RECALL. SO WITH THREE KIDS, A HUSBAND WHO TRAVELS FOR WORK AND I HAVE TO WAIT TO HAVE A SOLID RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE WAIST OF MY TIME AND IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND WORRISOME. EACH AND EVERY TIME I HAVE BROUGHT MY VAN IN THEY HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MATTER AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES. MY DOORS HAVE ALSO LOCKED ON THEIR OWN AND THE REMOTE START WILL FAIL OFTEN, THEY HAVE REPLACED MY KEYS, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AT 64,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE IN WISCONSIN DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR BRAKE ON MY DAUGHTER'S VAN SUDDENLY SEIZED. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE, THE ENTIRE WHEEL WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING SMELL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A CHRYSLER DEALER RIGHT THERE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LEFT REAR CALIPER 'HUNG UP' ON THE BRAKE. THEY SAID THAT THE CALIPER ADAPTER WAS NEW TO THIS MODEL (2008), THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS A NEWER DESIGN BUT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE BRAKES AND I CONTINUED TO CHICAGO TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE THERE. LATER MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME THAT IN APRIL 2011, THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED BUT ON THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. AGAIN THIS WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD SQUEALING. AFTER TAPPING THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES THE SOUND WENT AWAY AND SHE CONTINUED. THIS IS WHY THE DEALER SAID THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTOR ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WORSE, MY DAUGHTER'S BROTHER-IN-LAW BOUGHT THE SAME MODEL CARAVAN IN 2008. ON A TRIP TO VIRGINIA, ALSO ON THE INTERSTATE, THEIR BRAKES SEIZED IN THE SAME MANNER. WHEN WE GOT TO CHICAGO, I TOOK THE VAN INTO ROESCH CHRYSLER IN ELMHURST ILLINOIS. THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS UNDER WARRANTY BUT CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON MY DAUGHTER'S VAN, THAT IT ALSO HAPPENED ON HER BROTHER-IN-LAW'S SAME MODE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE AND A NEW KEY WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR HER EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,400.

WHEN KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE STARTER MAKES A CLICK SOUND BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TURNING THE KEY ARE NEEDED TO START THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES AFTER TRYING 5-10 TRIES WITH NO START, PULLING THE KEY OUT AND REINSERTING OR OPENING THE DRIVER DOOR WITH THE KEY REMOVED WILL START THE VEHICLE. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR WILL START NORMALLY. FIRST IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN ON AFTER THE ENGINE WAS HOT OR HOT OUTSIDE 85 OR HOTTER, BUT IT GOT WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I TOLD THEM I CHECKED THE STARTER SOLENOID AND IT WASN'T READING 12 VOLTS WHEN VAN WOULDN'T START ONLY READING UNDER 5 VOLTS, WHEN THE VAN WOULD START IT WOULD READ ABOUT 10 VOLTS. THE FIRST TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED A STARTER MOTOR, WITH IN TWO DAYS IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THEY REPLACED THE STARTER MOTOR AGAIN WITH MOPER BRAND STARTER MOTOR. THIS STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I SWITCH THE BATTERY WITH MY OTHER CAR TO CONFIRM NOT BATTERY. STILL VAN HAS STARTING PROBLEMS. I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE VAN WITH DEALER FOR A WEEK, THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I GOT IN THE VAN ALL THE ELECTRONICS WERE TURNED OFF, RADIO, AC.. THAT WAS NOT AN ACCURATE TEST. THE VAN STILL HAS INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. WHEN WINTER CAME THE STARTING PROBLEMS STOPPED. BUT THIS SPRING AND SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE THE STARTING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. WE DON'T IF THE VAN WILL START OR LEAVE US STRANDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THEIR MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DISCHARGE HOSE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V611000 (EQUIPMENT: ELECTRICAL: AIR CONDITIONER) AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,548.

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT. ONCE IN A WHILE SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM WILL HELP FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, BUT USUALLY I AM COMPLETELY WITHOUT LIGHTS WHEN IT HAPPENS. THERE IS NO WARNING. THE RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT EVEN WORK ANYMORE WHEN THAT HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN IN A NUMBER OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I END UP HAVING TO HOPE I CAN FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, WITHOUT BEING HIT FIRST, AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN UNTIL THE LIGHTS FINALLY WORK. NOTHING ELSE STOPS WORKING, JUST THE LIGHTS. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT UTTER AND MOTORS 1 TIME THEY GET VERY HOT AND SMELL LIKE THEIR BURNING ALSO A POSSIBLE HUB BEARING IS GOING OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE LAST BUT NOT LEASE MY LIGHT ON RADIO IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I'VE OBSERVED ON THE WEB SITE SEVERAL DODGE GRANDCARAVANS HAVE BEEN HAVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED, THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SENSORS FAILED DUE TO VALVE STEM CORROSION

MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY DODGE HAS NO RECALL ON THIS. THE SHOP WERE IT IS BEING REPAIRED STATED THAT DODGE HAD A RECALL ON ANOTHER VAN FOR THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND THEY ARE THE SAME BEARINGS AND SAME PART NUMBER FOR MY VAN. *TR

THE BRAKES ON OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT COMPLETELY RUSTED AT 26,500 MILES. AS OF 5/26/2011. PRIOR TO THAT (05/27/2010) THE BRAKES RUSTED AND LOCKED AT 19,844. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON A PLATFORM TRUCK BECAUSE TIRES, WHEELS ASSEMBLIES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED AT THAT TIME. BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULSATING AND STARTED TO MAKE HARMONIC SOUNDS IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. BRAKES WERE SPONGY WITH THE PULSATING CREATING VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. HAVE FORMALLY FILED A COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER. CLERK AT CHRYSLER INDICATED UNUSUAL NUMBER OF CALLS BUT NO DETAIL, JUST THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES INVOLVING DODGE CARAVAN AND TOWN AND COUNTRY. VAN IS AT DEALER BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH A 4.0 ENGINE THE ENGINE JUST STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING! THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MATTER. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND I SHOULD CHECK THE BATTERY. NO CODES COME ON AND THE BATTERY IS FINE, ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ELECTRONICS. *TR

THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH OUR MINI VAN. THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE IN GEAR. WE HAVE THE WIN MODULE REPLACED AS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN NEW MODELS, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AS A FAMILY WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP CLUES THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS REFUSING TO ACT ON A SOLUTION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A YEARLY INSPECTION, AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE POWER PRESSURE HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A REPORT AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE POWER PRESSURE HOSE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,037 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68.545.

MAKING A LEFT TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY CHILD'S PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO POWER. I HAD TO STOP WHERE I WAS SINCE IT WAS HARD TO STEER. PUT IT IN PARK AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT DROVE NORMALLY AFTER WITH NO ERROR CODES BUT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN FULL MORNING TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT.

WHEN KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE STARTER MAKES A CLICK SOUND BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TURNING THE KEY ARE NEEDED TO START THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES AFTER TRYING 5-10 TRIES WITH NO START, PULLING THE KEY OUT AND REINSERTING WILL START THE VEHICLE. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR WILL START NORMALLY. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN CHECKED AND FULLY CHARGED DURING ALL INCIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20 DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. RECENTLY, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS NOT A SAFE FEELING NOT KNOWING THAT MAYBE THE NEXT TIME, I WILL BE STRANDED. FRUSTRATING SINCE THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT WAS BROUGHT IN 10/12/2010 AND 3/28/2011. SINCE THE LAST VISIT, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES.