2008 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 38,000, CARMAX NEVER TOLD ME THAT. I ENDED UP REPLACING MY ROTORS TWICE SINCE NOV 2010 AND MY BRAKES 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. I SENT DODGE CHRYSLER A LETTER WITH MY INVOICES FOR REFUND WITH NO RESPONSE. AND NOW AGAIN DODGE IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THIS. I DRIVE A SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER AND TWO SONS IN THIS VAN AND FEEL IT IS UNSAFE BUT ITS THE ONLY CAR WE HAVE AND NO ONE WILL HELP US. THANK YOU *TR

HERE WE GO AGAIN. FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS AT 18,000 MILES ON A 2008 GRAND CARAVAN. THEN THE RECALL, NOW THE REAR BRAKES AT 35K. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER HE STATED THE REAR BRAKES COULD WEAR OUT AT 8K MILES(R U KIDDING ME) SOME SERVICE MANAGER. BACK BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 40-50K WHEN NOT TOWING. THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS AND PADS HAVE THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE FRONT. I CHANGED THE REAR PADS AND 1 GLIDE WAS MISSING AND THAT PAD WAS WORN ALOT MORE THAN THE OTHER 3. THANKS DODGE, GREAT VEHICLE. ALSO WHO WAS THE GENIUS THAT CAME UP WITH THE 225 65 16 TIRE SIZE, NICE JOB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT WAS ADDING AIR TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WHEN THE THREADED PORTION OF THE VALVE STEM SNAPPED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE THREE WEEKS LATER. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER . THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL AND THE ENGINE, ESC AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED IN JANUARY 2009 AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE AND WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. IN 2010, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING; THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED ASSISTANCE WITH THE OTHER ISSUES ASIDE FROM THE SPEEDOMETER AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND LIGHT FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY WIFE CAME HOME FRIDAY(3/11/11) COMPLAINING THAT HER FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. SO THE FOLLOWING DAY I JACKED THE 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN UP TO INSPECT FOR A PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WORN DOWN WITH METAL TO METAL CONTACT FROM THE BRAKE PADS. THE VAN HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT. BACK DURING OCTOBER WE GOT A LETTER FROM DODGE STATING WE NEEDED TO BRING OUR VAN IN FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION FOR THE FRONT BRAKES BECAUSE THERE WERE ISSUES OF PREMATURE FRONT PAD FAILURE SO WE COMPLIED. AT THAT TIME THEY NOTICED NO PROBLEM,BUT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM DODGE, BUT THEY STATE THERE IS ONLY A 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR BRAKE PARTS/PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD, IT HAD BEEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES SINCE I HAD LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO HAVE MY A/C SERVICED. MY REAR BRAKES HAD BEEN SERVICED LESS THAN 6,000 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND HAD BEEN CHECKED THE NIGHT BEFORE BY A JUST BRAKES TECHNICIAN. AS I WAS DRIVING I BEGAN TO HEAR SOME SQUEALING. WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED A HUGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE REAR OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO COAST IN TO THE JUST BRAKES SHOP WHERE TECHNICIANS LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OF MY REAR BRAKES. THE TEMPERATURE HAD REACHED SO HIGH THAT THE ASSEMBLY ITSELF WAS WHITE HOT AND SMOKING. HAD I NOT BEEN CLOSER TO THE SHOP MY BRAKES MIGHT HAVE FAILED BECAUSE THE PADS WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED WHEN THEY TOOK THEM OFF. I HAVE THE OLD PADS IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE OR UNDER ENGINEERED. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS @ 22K MILES AND AM NOW HAVING TO REPLACE FRONT AND REAR @ 35K MILES. VERY NERVOUS AS TO STOPPING ABILITY NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING IN THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS NEED TO BE CONFIGURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 05/19/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF. THERE WAS ALSO AN UNUSUAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,508.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE TIE ROD WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL PRIVATE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIE RODS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,675 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,147.

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE AND HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE THE RECALLS WERE ANNOUNCED. SHE WOULD LIKE TO TERMINATE HER LEASE EARLY. *KB IN JUNE 2009, THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT ONLY 15,000 AND AGAIN IN AUGUST 2010. IN THE SPRING, THE VEHICLE HAD NO AIR CONDITION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PART WAS MANUFACTURED TOO SHORT AND FROZE DURING THE WINTER, WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AFTER 3 WEEKS. IN JUNE 2010, THE SAME HOSE RUPTURED AND AGAIN THE CONSUMER WAS LEFT WITH NO A/C. THE RADIATOR CAP HAD TO BE REPAIRED WHICH WAS WHY THE CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP ADDING COOLANT. THE WASHER FLUID SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2010, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING FOR DAYS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS LATER A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THE ENGINE WOULD RUN, BUT NOTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE WORKED, SUCH AS THE WINDOWS, LOCKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ETC. THE PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC AND EACH TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND THE BRAKES WERE EXHIBITING AN UNUSUAL CHATTERING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AMD MODEL VEHICLE BUT UNLESS THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST, THERE WAS NOT MUCH HE COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. THE DOORS BELT WHICH HOUSES AND PROTECTS THE WIRING THAT CONTROLS THE BUTTON & MOTOR WOULD BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE THE DOOR TO POP BACK OPEN. DUE TO THIS ISSUE CONSTANTLY HAPPENING IT CAUSED THE PLASTIC CASING WHICH HOUSES THE RECALL PINS AND METAL WIRE THAT OPEN AND CLOSES THE DOOR TO CRACK AND EXPOSE THE METAL RECALL PIN. ONCE THE PLASTIC COVERING WAS FULLY CRACKED WHICH BY THE WAY HAPPENED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN FRONT OF A SERVICE MANAGER. THE DOOR THEN BECAME STUCK OPEN. WE COULDN'T EVEN CLOSE IT MANUALLY. I HAD HOPED THIS ISSUE WOULD HAD BEEN IN THE ORIGINAL DOOR RECALL SINCE THE WIRE STRAP HAD TO BE ZIPPY TIED DOWN. AND THE SAME WIRING HARNESS THAT NEEDED TO BE ZIPPY TIED DOWN DUE TO IT BECOMING LOOSE IS THE CAUSE OF THE BREAK, I AM VERY VERY UPSET WITH THIS ISSUE. ESPECIALLY THAT DOOR BEING THE MAIN DOOR MY YOUNG CHILDREN 8,4,AND 2 USE FOR SCHOOL. THE DOOR IS TO HEAVY FOR MY CHILDREN TO OPEN AND CLOSE BY THEMSELVES.. I HAVE NOT ONCE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. AND WHAT'S EVEN MORE UPSETTING IS THE SMALL PLASTIC PIECE THAT BROKE CAN'T BE REPLACED BY IT'S SELF BUT AS A WHOLE DOOR COMPONENT. WHY WOULD YOU USE PLASTIC TO HOUSE SUCH IMPORTANT PIECES WHEN OTHER MANUFACTURES USE METAL? IF I HAD NOTICE THIS WAS PLASTIC I WOULDN'T HAD PURCHASED THIS VAN. AND WENT WITH THE ORIGINAL VAN I LOOKED AT. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE HAD LOCKED UP. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 02/28/11

WE PURCHASE OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW ON 12/22/2008. WE HAVE HAD TO GET OUR FRONT PADS REPLACED AND FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED AT 20,306 MILES AND CHRYSLER SENT OUT A FRONT BRAKE LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION SO WE RECEIVED A REFUND BACK MINUS THE 50.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER NOW WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR REAR CALIPERS & REAR BRAKES WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR REPAIR REFUNDED OR A RECALL DONE ON THIS MATTER. HERE IS THE INFO: FIRST COMPLAINT:--THE REAR CALIPERS SEIZED WHICH CAUSED THE SECOND COMPLAINT-- THE PADS WORE OUT QUICKLY. THE REAR CALIPERS SEIZED AND THE REAR BRAKES FAILED AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR ROTORS AND DRUMS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AT OUR EXPENSE($446.38 PARTS & LABOR, NOT INCLUDING TAX).

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES RAPID DECELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED TO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THIRD GEAR. THE BRAKING EFFECT OF THE LOWER GEAR CAUSED A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE ENGINE SPEED TO AROUND THE RED LINE AREA. THE RAPID ACCELERATION LASTED ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE WEEKS PRIOR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE CALLED INTERACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WAS MORE NOTICEABLE DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING A 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD UP AND DOWN SHIFT MORE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AT ITS SET SPEED. *JB

WHEN CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE ON VEHICLE, THE REAR PASSENGER VALVE STEM BROKE IN HALF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THREADS. UPON EXAMINATION, THE CAUSE OF THE BREAK WAS CORROSION OF THE METAL VALVE STEM. THE THREE OTHER VALVE STEMS ARE ALSO CORRODED. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO HELP WAS GIVEN. THE VALVE STEM AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ARE A ONE PIECE UNIT SO CHANGING THE VALVE STEMS AT THE TIRE CHANGE IS NOT PRACTICAL ($50-75 PER TIRE). DUE TO THE CORROSION AND RESULTING SAFETY CONCERN, ALL FOUR VALVE STEMS AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WILL BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $200. THE CORRODED VALVE STEM IS AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED. *TR

THE TIRE VALVE STEM TIPS (THE END METAL PART), WHICH ARE INTEGRAL WITH THE TPMS, BREAK OFF LEADING TO A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT TIRES ON OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ONCE AT ABOUT 25K AND THE SECOND TIME AT 33K. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE BUT WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE SINCE RECURRED TWICE. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE BRAKES WOULD EITHER BE REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 05/09/11

THE TIRE VALVE STEM MADE OF A SINGLE PIECE OF ALUMINUM CORRODES AT THE BASE OF THE THREADS AT THE END OF THE PLASTIC CAP. THIS LEADS TO THE SUDDEN RELEASE OF AIR AND CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ORWHEN HANDLING THE TIRE VALVE, E.G. WHEN ADDING AIR TO THE TIRE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TO ME TWICE, ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND ONCE SOON AFTER ADDING AIR TO THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED IN THE FIRST INCIDENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME I FOUND THE VALVE PIECE HANGING INSIDE THE CAP A WEEK AFTER I HAD ADDED AIR TO THE TIRES. UPON CONTINUED INSPECTION OF THESE VALVE STEMS I HAVE FOUND ANOTHER ONE THAT IS CRACKED. I AM AN ENGINEER AND UP TILL RECENTLY WAS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. THE DESIGN OF THE VALVE AND MATERIAL SELECTION OR MANUFACTURING IS FLAWED. THIS VEHICLE IS USED BY MY WIFE TO CARRY MY KIDS AND THEIR FRIENDS. I WILL NOT REPLACE THIS FLAWED DESIGN WITH ANOTHER EQUALLY FLAWED REPLACEMENT AND HAVE GONE TO USING NON-TPMS VALVES THAT UTILIZE A FLEXIBLE RUBBER STEM AND THREADED BRASS END. I AM WILLING TO GO BACK TO A TPMS VALVE IF THE DESIGN IS CORRECTED. THE BEST THING WOULD BE TO HAVE CHRYSLER RECALL AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT IT SEEMS THEY ARE EITHER WAITING FOR A SOLUTION TO FALL FORM THE SKY OR FOR NHTSA TO FORCE THIS ON THEM. I HAVE AN OLD PART THAT IS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER USING THE KEY FOB TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY CLOSE. THE CONTACT USED THE FOB AGAIN TO OPEN IT. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE SO THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY FORCE IT OPEN. WHILE FORCING IT OPEN, THE CONTACT FRACTURED THE SLIDING DOOR ABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY AND NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE RECALL LETTER RECEIVED, TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER AND REPAIRS MADE. AT 23,000 MILE REAR LEFT LOCKED, TOTAL REPLACEMENT AT THE COST OF $299.29 TO REPAIR ONE BRAKE, ROTOR AND CALIPER. VERY DISAPPOINTED, WAS INFORMED BY DEALER REPAIRMAN THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE REARS SOON. TOLD TO KEEP RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

LAST SUNDAY, 11/7/10, WE WERE RETURNING FROM VACATION (200 MILES FROM HOME) AND NOTICED THE AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW IN OUR L FRONT TIRE OF OUR 2008 GRAND CARAVAN SXT (VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH TPMS AIR SENSORS). WE STOPPED AT A NJ GAS STATION TO FILL THE TIRE WHEN THE VALVE STEM SNAPPED OFF - INSTANTLY RELEASING ALL THE AIR FROM THE TIRE. WE HAD TO PUT ON THE SPARE AND PROCEEDED TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO REPLACE THE BROKEN VALVE STEM. WE DID FIND ONE SERVICE STATION OPEN ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PUT IN A STANDARD VALVE STEM AS IT WOULD REQUIRE A CHRYSLER PART. (AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT WAS SUNDAY AM.) TO OUR DISMAY, WE HAD TO "LIMP" HOME ON THE "DONUT" WHICH ENTAILED TRAVELING ON SEVERAL MAJOR INTERSTATE. OUR CONCERN IS THE SAFETY FACTOR. WE HAVE NOW NOTICED ON THE INTERNET FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 25K-40K MILES. (OUR VEHICLE HAS 43K.) AFTER RETURNING HOME, I CONTACTED A LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY ARE ALSO AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO ORDER THE PART. THURSDAY, 11/11/10, I HAD THE BROKEN VALVE STEM/SENSOR REPLACED ($92.34) AND ASKED FOR THE BROKEN VALVE STEM/SENSOR WHICH WAS GIVEN TO US. WHEN ASKED, THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED TO KEEP THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN - EXCEPT FOR A PLASTIC CAP (WHICH, BY THE WAY, THE FIRST ONE HAD). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON AUGUST 18, 2009 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH SOMEONE ADVISED HIM THAT HIS WHEEL WAS SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT BOTH REAR CALIPERS WERE LOCKED THE DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND REAR BRAKE PADS AT 14,768 MILES. ON OCTOBER 25, 2010 WHILE DRIVING HE SMELLED SMOKE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER WAS FROZEN, THE LEFT REAR CALIPER WAS STICKING AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE OVERHEATED AND CRACKED. THE REAR CALIPERS, AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 29,979 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A RENTAL VEHICLE WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,768. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,979. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 03/31/11 ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE REAR CALIPERS WERE NOT RELEASING PROPERLY AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE DISCOLORED. UPDATED 06/01/11

2008 DODGE CARAVAN TIRE VALVE STEM FAILURE, VALVE STEM BROKE OFF DURING ADDING AIR TO TIRE. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR VALVE STEMS ON DODGE CARAVANS. IN MY ENTIRE HISTORY OF OWNING VEHICLES I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. TO ME LOOKS LIKE EITHER A DESIGN OR MATERIAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE VALVE STEM TO CRACK. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AT 60,000 MILES IS ALREADY NEEDING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. I CAN SEE ONLINE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE OTHER OWNER REPORTS COMPARING THE BEARINGS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON THE VEHICLE TO THE REPLACEMENT PART AND NOTING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOTABLY BETTER MADE. THIS ANGERS ME IN THAT IT IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS NEWER VEHICLE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF SAFETY HAZARD THIS CREATES, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD $500 TO REPLACE IT, AFTER HAVING JUST SPENT $500 TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD HONOR REPLACING THE WHEEL BEARINGS AS A VEHICLE RECALL! *TR

MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS THE 'CHECK AIRBAG' LIGHT ON AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. FROM SEARCHING ONLINE, DODGE HAS RECALLED THIS EXACT PROBLEM (SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN) PREVIOUSLY. I FEEL THAT THERE IS STILL A DEFECT IN THEIR MANUFACTURING AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE SAYING THAT HAD AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE EXCEPT DODGE!!!! THIS IS THE 3RD MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS NEW VEHICLE AND I'M AFRAID TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO WHAT COULD TURN OUT TO BE A LEMON! *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON TOOK IT TO DODGE SERVICE DEALER AND THEY SEED IT WAS THE AIRBAG COMPUTER AND THE PRICE WAS $375.00 PLUS $400.00 TO REMOVE THE CENTER CONSOLE AND REPLACE IT. ITS ONLY 2YEARS OLD AND HAS 45,000 MILES SO THEIR WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEIR WARRANTY IS ONLY 36,000 MILES SO THEY SAID THAT IF I AM IN A ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WONT DEPLOYED UNLESS I HAVE THEM CHANGING THE "AIRBAG COMPUTER FOR $775.00 PLUS TAX AND EXTRAS THAT MIGHT COM UP I THINK THATS B.S. GIVING THAT ITS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD...THIS GRAND CARAVAN HASE BIN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS... *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 32K MILES FRONT BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING SO WE TOOK IT TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER. SAID THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS NEW AND THE FIRST BRAKE JOB NEEDS ROTORS? WE PAID FOR IT AND LATER DODGE SENT OUT A REIMBURSEMENT LETTER IN THE SUMMER TO PAY HALF OF THE COSTS. I WONDER IF THEY PUT THE SAME JUNK ROTORS BACK ON? NOW, 6K MILES LATER THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE SQUEALS LIKE THE PAD IS LOW BUT THE DEALER SAID IT IS OK AND THAT IS "NORMAL". IT IS NOT NORMAL TO HEAR A GRINDING PAD ON ROTOR SOUND WHEN THE PAD IS GOOD! THE ONLY THING HE SAID THEY COULD DO WOULD BE TO RESURFACE THE ROTOR AND PUT STOP SQUEAL ON THE PAD. IT WOULD COST AROUND 120.00 BUCKS. POOR PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY ON THIS CAR...I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE OR SUGGEST ANYONE DO SO. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW CAR SO FAR ARE: 1. WHEN FIRST BOUGHT, TRANS FLUID LEAK, WARRANTY FIXED THAT. 2. ROTORS AND PADS ON FRONT (AS DESCRIBED ABOVE), REIMBURSED FOR HALF 3. NOW AT 38K MILES, THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING IS BAD, HAVE TO REPLACE, 220.00 DOLLARS, I AM TALKING TO CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR OR NOT. TWO DEALERS AND TWO REPAIR SHOPS CANNOT GET THIS PART FOR A WEEK TO A MONTH, THEY ARE ON BACKORDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER, HEADLIGHTS, DOOR LOCK MECHANISM, AND HORN ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNED ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, CRASHING INTO THE FRONT OF A GARAGE. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,740.

MY HEADLIGHTS (BOTH HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM) WILL TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT CAN ALSO HAPPEN IN THE DAYTIME, BUT I NOTICE IT AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES THEY WILL JUST GO OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL TURN OFF AND STAY OFF. WHEN THEY TURN OFF AND STAY OFF I HAVE TO PULL OVER (WHICH CAN BE HARD IN THE DARK WITH NO HEADLIGHTS). STOP THE CAR AND TURN OFF THE CAR. THEN WHEN I RESTART THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN AT LEAST FOR AWHILE. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A NIGHT AND OTHER TIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

IN JULY2010, I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACE AFTER ONLY 30000 M ILES. ALSO A FRONT CALIPER WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT NOT RELEASING AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN AUG, 2010 ON A RETURN TRIP FROM FLORIDA, THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE , WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO OVERHEAT, CAUSING REAR BRAKE FAILURE. REPAIR OF THE REAR BRAKES COST APROX.$ 580.00. A COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER CORP. WAS INITIATED, AND THEY REIMBURSED A TOTAL OF$280.00. I WAS TOLD BY 2 DEALERS THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE CHRYSLER/DODGE VANS. SINCE WE WERE TRANSPORTING OXYGEN THAT MY WIFE NEEDS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES A FIRE OR OTHER FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKES, IE FIRE, SEIZING OF THE BRAKES CAUSING A WRECK, OR BEING DISABLED ON THE HIGHWAY, MILES FROM A REPAIR FACILITY COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS RESULTS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE ONLY REMAINING CALIPER HAS FAILED, FROZE TO THE ROTOR, AND IS IN NEED OF REPAIR WHICH HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AT A NON DEALER SHOP. THE COST HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $100.00. CHRYSLER CORP HAS NOT GIVEN ANY ACKNOWLEDGMENT AS TO THE CAUSE OR WHY THIS IS OCCURRING, ONLY THE $280.00 REIMBURSEMENT. THE QUESTION IS: WILL THIS HAPPEN IF I PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER VAN AND HAS THE BRAKE CALIPER BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND FIXED? 4280.00 REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

CAR WAS MAKING NOISE AND SHAKING WHEN BRAKING, OR ACCELERATION AROUND 40 MPH. I THOUGHT BRAKES WERE THE PROBLEM, WHEN I TOOK CAR IN TO BRAKE AND ALIGNMENT CENTER, THEY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS NEED TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARING/FRT HUB ASSEMBLY AT 50K MILES. MECHANIC SAID USUALLY THEY DON'T SEE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL 80,000 MILES IF AT ALL. CALLED CHRYSLER, SAID NOT PART OF POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, SHOULD HAVE PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A REPLACEMENT WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY, WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT AN ADDITIONAL WHEEL BEARING WAS ALSO BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING LOW PITCHED NOISE AT ABOUT 40 MPH+ AND SHAKING UPON BRAKING. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL TO SEE WHEEL BEARINGS GO AT LESS THAN ABOUT 80,000 MILES. CALLED CHRYSLER, SAID EVEN WITH FULL POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, THESE WHEEL BEARINGS WOULD NOT BE COVERED, SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTIES. *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 27,000 MILES ON IT NEEDS TO HAVE ALL FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FRONT PADS HAVE WERE REPLACED 13,000 MILES AGO AND HAVE ALREADY WORN DOWN SO FAR THAT THEY ARE CUTTING GROOVES INTO THE ROTORS. I AM A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC AND HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKES WEAR OUT IN 12,000 MILES. DODGE REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BRAKES CITING THAT THEY ARE WEAR ITEMS. THEY SHOULD WEAR OUT IN 50,000 MILES, NOT 12,000. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AS EVEN WHEN NEW, THE BRAKES ARE SERIOUSLY UNDER ENGINEERED. I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR FOR NORMAL STOPS AND IN THE EVENT OF PANIC STOPS, I HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH NEAR MISSES WHERE THE VAN JUST DIDN'T STOP IN TIME AND I WOUND UP OFF THE ROAD ON THE SHOULDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE WHEEL VIBRATED CAUSING DIFFICULTY WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD FAILED; THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REAR PARTS WERE REPLACED AT A REPAIR SHOP AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,817 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPPED. THE HUMMING NOISE BECAME LOUDER, THE MORE THE SPEED INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,800.

GOING ON MY 3RD SET OF BRAKES AT 32K MILES. DODGE SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY KNEW OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM ON ALL GRAND CARAVANS 2008 AND LATER. TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY . AT THIS RATE I WILL HAVE OVER $3000 IN BRAKES IN LESS THAN 4 YRS. NEED TO BE A RECALL FOR A LONGER LASTING BRAKE. THIS IS TO DANGEROUS AND COSTLY FOR THE OWNER AND MOTHERS WHO DRIVE THEIR CHILDREN. *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND BOTH REAR WHEELS, INSIDE DISCS PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. OUTSIDE PADS WERE STILL GOOD. REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. BELIEVE ITS THE DESIGN OF THE CALIPERS, NEVER SEEN CALIPER PISTONS THAT TURNED OUT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAD TO HAVE A SPECIAL TOOL TO TURN THE PISTONS BACK IN TO REPLACE PADS. I DON'T THINK THAT THE PISTONS CAN RETRACT VERY WELL BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN CAUSING MORE PRESSURE ON THE INSIDE PADS. THE NEW PADS ALSO SMOKED FOR A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS. AFTER TALKING TO A DEALER NO INFO OR REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED & TURNED OFF WITH NO ONE NEAR THE VAN, THE ENGINE STARTS, THE HORN STARTS BLARING, THE WIPERS TURN ON FULL BLAST, THE WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT, AND LIGHTS WONT WORK! AT FIRST, WE COULD DISCONNECT BATTERY OR RELAY & IT WOULD STOP. THE LAST TIME, WE HAD TO DISCONNECT ALTERNATOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS AS TO THE FOLLOWING HAPPENING. MY HUSBAND & 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND ABOUT TO GET ON HIGHWAY 101 VENTURA CA., IN OUR 2008 DODGE MINIVAN. MILES ON VEHICLE: 50,000. THE VAN WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE & HE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM THE MOTHER OF THE 2 YEAR OLD THAT WAS IN THE VAN, I AM ALSO A NURSE WHO HAS WORKED IN A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA HOSPITAL & HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF MY HUSBAND & DAUGHTER WERE ON THE HIGHWAY & TRAPPED IN A LANE THAT THEY COULD NOT GET OVER IN THIS COULD OF BEEN A FATALITY. DEALERSHIP TELLS US THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED THE ABOVE SITUATION. WE HAD OUR VAN AT A THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2010 FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL & THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, SO THEY SAID.... AND NOW THIS. 2. MY INLAWS JUST BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE MINIVAN 43,000 MILES & ONE WEEK AFTER THEY BOUGHT IT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM ON VACATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH SHE HEARD A HIGH PITCH SCRAPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,762.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR/VALVE STEM 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN...VALVE BROKE OFF IN MY HANDS TODAY. IT IS A $100 VALVE STEM? IT IS CORRODED, AND ONLY HAS 25000 MILES! THIS IS A JOKE! *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAND NEW AND AT 12,000 MILES IT NEEDS BRAND NEW BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FOR MONTHS. CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRENTY ON THE BRAKES FOR THAT YEAR. WE BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! THEY ALSO DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO I AM DRIVING ON BAD BRAKES WITH 4 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE FRONT BRAKES DETERIORATED SOONER THAN NORMAL CAUSING THE FRONT ROTORS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE CONTACTED RECEIVED A REFUND FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE FRONT BRAKE DEFECT REGARDING THE MATERIAL PREPARED BY THE FACTORY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO ADVISE THEM THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ALSO FAILED. A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE REAR BRAKE AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED (15000 MILES). FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE IN 32000 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED AT 32000 MILES. NOW ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN. TRAVEL AROUND TOWN AND MINOR HIGHWAY ONLY. NO HEAVY BREAKING, ETC. NO ACCIDENT YET! *TR

VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE AND WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON IN CAR. *TR

BRAKES PADS WEAR OUT FAST AND ROTOR KEEP WARPING. HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED 5 TIMES ALREADY. I AM ONLY UP TO 54,000 AND I NEED BRAKES AGAIN. THE LAST BRAKE AND ROTOR JOB WAS AT 39K. *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS A BRAKE DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL PREMATURELY. THE FIRST SET WORE OUT BEFORE 25K MILES AND CAUSED MY WIFE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH LESS THAN 30K ADDITIONAL MILES. THIS IS TOO OFTEN FOR BRAKES. *TR