2009 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AT OUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE WE STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION TO CHECK THE TIRES. I CHECKED AND/OR ADDED AIR TO 3 OF THE TIRES, WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE THE VALVE STEM CAP ON THE 4TH TIRE, THE END OF THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THANKFULLY THE BREAK OCCURRED ON THE OUTER PORTION OF THE STEM SO THE NEEDLE VALVE IS STILL IN PLACE AND THE TIRE STILL HOLDS AIR. HOWEVER I'M NO LONGER ABLE TO CHECK OR ADD AIR TO THIS TIRE. THE METAL ON THE VALVE STEM APPEARED TO BE VERY CORRODED. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS ON A VAN THAT IS PARKED IN A GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME AND NOT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AS MUCH AS MOST OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

MY VAN TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THIS DATE. IT ALSO WONT START AT TIMES AND I AM STRANDED ANYWHERE FROM FIVE TO 30 MINUTES.POWER STEERING GETS STUCK SOMETIMES AND WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS MODULE, CONTROL MODULE, TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, SECURITY RECONFIGURATION MODULE AND ANTI-LOCK SENSOR WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND NOTICED STEAM RISING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND THE INNER HOSES WERE DAMAGED DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD-UP. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V046000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF OTHER RECALLS AS WELL. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,200.

THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AS IF THERE WAS A BLOWOUT OF A TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS RELOADED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MANY TIMES AFTER DRIVING OVER JARRING ROAD CONDITIONS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVING 45 MPH AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE 2 DAYS LATER. THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS. FILLED UP AND ADDED HEAT. SEEMED TO BE OK FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS, BUT STILL WAS RUNNING HARSH. ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN 5/20 AND THEN AGAIN ON 5/21. DID SEE BRIEFLY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ONE OF THE OCCURRENCES OTHERWISE NO CLUES. HAD ALREADY FILLED UP TWICE SO RULED OUT GAS. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND THE ONLY CODE HE COULD PULL UP WAS THE EGR VALVE AND MAYBE THE SPARK PLUGS, BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT WAS THE CAUSE. REPLACED PLUGS AND VALVE AND SO FAR THE ENGINE HAS NOT SHUT OFF AND THAT INCLUDES ONE 1000 MILE RT, AND TWO 200 MILE RTS SINCE THEN, BUT I'M STILL NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED. HOWEVER AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ENGINES SHUTTING OFF, I THOUGHT I BETTER LOG THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AND THE EXPENSE I PAID TO REPLACE THE EGR AND SPARK PLUGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE SUSTAINED FIRE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ UPDATED 6/1/2015 *JS

LAST YEAR WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY DURING VACATION. POWER WAS LOST AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER OR BREAK. VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART AS IGNITION TURNED OVER THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. VERY FORTUNATE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS HAS SINCE RECURRED TWICE, ONCE WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, AND ANOTHER WHILE EXISTING A PARKING GARAGE. ALSO, VEHICLE CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO BE STARTED TWICE, DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY POWERED UP AFTER INITIAL IGNITION. DID NOT THINK OF FILING A NHTSA COMPLAINT AT THE TIME, BUT WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF IGNITION PROBLEMS FROM CHRYSLER, WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GOT THIS LOGGED. *JS

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION; INCLUDING LOCKED STEERING WHEEL WITH FULL SYSTEM SHUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - DALLAS, TX WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO THE MIDDLE MEDIAN TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCUR 3 TIMES IN 2014 EACH TIME RESULTING IN THE SAME OUTCOME, ENGINE DIES, STEERING IS LOST DUE TO NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL. IN EACH INCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT AND RESULTED IN SEVERE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN MUSCLING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT COAST WHILE QUICKLY THROWING THE GEARS IN NEUTRAL ALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THESE INCIDENTS ARE NOT ISOLATED TO THE MORE THAN 260 COMPLAINTS OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS ABOUT GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES THAT SUDDENLY TURNED OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THIS IS CLEARLY THE SAME ISSUE AND WILL RESULT IN MORE DEATHS OR SEVER INJURY IF OUR REGULATORS DO NOT TAKE ACTION. TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH INCIDENT ONLY RESULTED IN THE DEALER FINDING NO TROUBLE CODES AND BEING UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM RELEASING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO MY CARE TO DRIVE IN ITS IMPAIRED CONDITION. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED ON THE 3RD LOSS OF POWER INCIDENT AND CASE# [XXX] WAS OPENED. THIS IS CLEARLY RELATED TO THE GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS EVIDENCED BY MORE THAN 100+ COMPLAINTS HERE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/2010/ENGINE/ENGINE_SHUT_DOWN_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/CARAV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE CORRODING AND AS A RESULT, THEY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ALL FOUR VALVE STEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING A CAR SLOWLY IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE GROCERY STORE, IT STOPPED RUNNING, SHUTTING IT OFF COMPLETELY. HAD TO RESTART IT, BUT IT DIDN'T TURN ON THE TIMELY MANNER. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN A FEW TIMES, AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/DODGE/4JW86-DODGE-CARAVAN-SXT-NEW-2010-DODGE-CARAVAN-SXT-VEHICLE-WILL.HTML : I FOUND THE IDENTICAL CASE FROM THE WEBSITE, IT MUST BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. OTHERWISE, IT IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE IGNITION ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHED FROM THE "RUN" POSITION TO "ACCESSORY" CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES--ONCE AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ONCE WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, BUT FORTUNATELY THIS TIME IT DIDN'T--AS THERE WERE NO CARS COMING. VEHICLES BUILT A FEW MONTHS AFTER MINE HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ERROR. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. *TR

REAR BRAKES ARE NOT RELEASING COMPLETELY CAUSING THE BRAKES, ROTOR, BEARING, AND WHEEL TO BECOME SUPER-HEATED. DRIVER'S SIDE IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. THE BRAKES MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND, SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER COME FROM WHEELS. IF WATER IS POURED ON THE WHEELS, IT VAPORIZES IMMEDIATELY. IT DOES NOT DO THIS WITH EVERY TRIP, BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. DRIVER'S REAR CALIPER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND BRAKE LINE ONCE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. BRAKES ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY LAST 11,000 MILES. HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER, BUT DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY'VE HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I SEE MANY EXAMPLES SEARCHING THIS SITE AND OTHER SITES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE NOW HAS 71,000 MILES. *TR

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECT WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LIKELY POTENTIAL FOR THE SENSORS/VALVE TO BREAK/CORRODE DUE TO COMPOSITION AND CORROSION OF METAL MATERIALS. THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE RAPID DECOMPRESSION OF AIR, AND IT COULD CAUSE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE, ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *JB

VEHICLE IGNITION SHUTS OFF WHEN IN USE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY WHILE IN INTERSECTIONS, HAVE HAD NEAR MISS SITUATIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, CHRYSLER SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR REALLY, MINE WAS MADE THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR RECALL OF IGNITION SWITCHES THAT WERE RECALLED FOR 2009 MODEL DODGE GRAND CARAVAN'S, THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE MY VEHICLES IGNITION SWITCH WHICH IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT GM CARS AND RECALLED CARAVAN'S ARE. *TR

ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS AROUND 2011, I WENT OVER SMALL BUMPS GOING INTO PARKING LOTS AND A DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. IT WAS REPORTED TO CHRYSLER THEN AND A DEALER LOOKED AT IT. SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NOTHING WAS DONE EXCEPT SOMEONE TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE EXTRA KEYS FROM MY KEYCHAIN. IT SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. IN THE PAST MONTH, THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN STAYING ON WHEN I START THE ENGINE. I HAVE TO TRY IT A SECOND TO TIME AND IT STAYS ON (NOT ALL THE TIME BUT SOMETIMES). THEN TODAY, I WENT OVER A BUMP GOING INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED- THE ENGINE STOPPED. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

THE AIR BAG MONITORING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND STAYS ON WHEN EVER VEHICLE IN RUNNING. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, FACING UP, AND PUT IN PARK. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THEN REACHED BACK IN TO TURN OFF AND REMOVE THE KEYS. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACK DOWN THE DRIVE, HITTING TWO OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE THE DRIVER, WHO WAS HIT BY THE OPEN DOOR, COULD GET BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND APPLY THE BRAKES. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE KEYS WOULD HAVE COME OUT IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK, OR WHY THE CAR WOULD SWITCH FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT THE KEYS IN OR A FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR

WHILE OPERATING OUR 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE'S VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE FAILED (OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS AFTER CONCLUDING HIGHWAY DRIVING). THE NUT HOLDING THE VALVE STEM ON APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN CAUSING THE SENSOR TO FALL INTO THE TIRE AND RESULTED IN THE TIRE DEFLATING IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE THIRD SENSOR FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THE FIRST TWO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY - AIRING UP TIRES CAUSED THE STEMS TO BREAK IN HALF. A CALL TO THE GENERAL DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING. A CALL TO MY DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY REPLACE THE TPMS SENSORS "EVERYDAY" DUE TO FAILURES AND THEN PROCEEDED TO QUOTE ME $200+ FOR A SENSOR REPLACEMENT WHICH INCLUDED "PROGRAMMING" THE SENSOR WHICH ISN'T EVEN NECESSARY ON THIS VEHICLE. DODGE DEALERSHIP HAD STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES IN THEIR LINEUP HAVE SWITCHED OVER TO TPMS SENSORS USING RUBBER VALVE STEMS. THESE ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR OUR YEAR GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS IN PAST THREE WEEKS. THE TPMS VALVE STEMS SNAPPED OFF, RESULTING IN THE IMMEDIATE DEFLATION OF A TIRE. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10 MILES/HOUR). *TR

AT 65 MPH ON A SMOOTH 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH CRUIZE CONTROL ON ALL ELECTRICAL , INCLUDING THE DASH INSTRUMENTATION,SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND VAN BEGAN SLOWING DOWN; THEN THE DASH IDIOT LIGHTS FLICKERED FOR A MILLI-SECOND AND POWER RETURNED WITH THE VAN /ENGINE RUNNING; THEN AFTER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS, IT REPEATED THE FAILURE AND STAYED ON. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE BATTERY; THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM BUT I FOUND MANY SIMILAR ONES IN AN INTER-NET SEARCH OF "CAR PROBLEMS". I NO LONGER CAN TRUST THE VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL/IGNITION REPORTED THIS MONTH IN SOME GM PRODUCTS. VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR

ALL THE DASH LIGHTS / ELECTRONICS GO OFF AND COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNING ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME. THE POWER DOORS DO NOT WORK RELIABLY EITHER AS THEY HAVE CLOSED RANDOMLY WHILE OPEN. IT'S VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND WE FEEL IT PUTS US AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT, OR WORSE, WHEN IT OCCURS. DEALERSHIP HAS PROBLEMS DIAGNOSING IT DO TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE, BUT CAN PULL OFF BUNCHES OF CODES, WHEN HOOKED UP TO THEIR SCAN TOOL. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE ERROR CODES POINT TO WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, JUST THAT A PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THEY REPLACED THE TPIM MODULE, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE PRETTY MUCH GIVEN UP.. *TR

CAR SHUT OFF IGNITION SWITCH WENT FROM RUN TO ACCESSORY. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES RANGING FOR 30 FEET TO ABOUT 1/2 MILE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. OCCURRENCES WERE ALWAYS AFTER FIRST STARTING UP. I HAD A HEAVY KEY CHAIN WITH A LEATHERMAN MICRO ATTACHED. I REMOVED THE LEATHERMAN, AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND SPRAYED SILICONE IN IGNITION SWITCH AND CYCLED MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE NOT HAD AN OCCURRENCE SINCE. I DID NOTICE THAT THE 2010 WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING. REFERENCE RECALL IS PASTED BELOW. THIS IS ALSO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECENT GM RECALL. RECALL DATE: MAR 01, 2011 MODEL AFFECTED: 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 DODGE JOURNEY, GRAND CARAVAN, AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES MANUFACTURER FROM AUGUST 3, 2009, THROUGH JUNE 17, 2010. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INADVERTENT IGNITION KEY DISPLACEMENT FROM THE RUN TO ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIN MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 195798 NOTES: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC L02 & L25. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTIONED DURING THE FAILURE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 03/18/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED AND DID NOT WARN THE CONTACT WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT IN USE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE DEALER PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPDATES TO THE VEHICLE BUT NONE REMEDIED THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN CLOSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE FILLING TIRE WITH AIR, THE STEM OF TIRE SNAPPED IN HALF, LETTING ALL THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRE. HAD TO HAVE A NEW SENSOR INSTALLED ($130+). FOUR MONTHS LATER, LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE TO FIND THAT ANOTHER STEM WAS CRACKED. HAD THAT REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $130. WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED, THEY FOUND ANOTHER STEM LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED IT FOR FREE AND TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE STEMS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE STEMS ARE TREADED ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE, THEY DO NOT HOLD UP TO ROAD SALTS AND WEATHER. DODGE DID CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2011 MODEL VEHICLE BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE 2009 TIRE STEMS/SENSORS. STILL HAVE THE CAR AND ALL FOUR SENSORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. HORRIBLE ENGINEERING AND DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM ALL. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY DO NOT THINK ANYONE WILL BE KILLED BY THEIR POOR DESIGN. NOT MUCH OF A CHANCE OF BEING SUED FOR THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXTREME TOXIC HAZARD CAUSED BY FAILED FACTORY INSTALLED HEATER HOSE CONNECTORS. FULL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. 2000-2010 VANS, POSSIBLY A LARGE AMOUNT OF DIFFERENT VEHICLE INVOLVED. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE FIRST INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM WAS A STRANGE ODOR THAT OCCURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES, INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING INSIDE FOR A LENGTH OF TIME. I SEARCHED FOR OBVIOUS LEAKS, BUT THERE WERE NONE. IT SEEMED THAT CHRYSLER USED A MOLDED PLASTIC COMPRESSION TYPE HOSE FITTING IN THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS OF THEIR COOLANT SYSTEM, IN SOME VEHICLES. THE FITTING HAD ONE FLAW, AS I HAVE FOUND OUT, WERE MADE TO BE PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY, THEY ARE KEYED, BUT, IF PUT TOGETHER INCORRECTLY, AS IN THIS CASE, IT ALLOWED LEAKING OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL COOLANT TO DRIP ONTO A 2200 PLUS EXHAUST MANIFOLD COVER, IN THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IN SMALL DROPLETS, THAT BECOMES A SUPER-HEATED VAPOR, WHICH IS DRAWN INTO THE VEHICLE VENTILATION SYSTEM, WHEN IT IS IN OPERATION. *JB ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED 01/07/16. *JB

AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD WORN OUT TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT. THE DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AT NO CHARGE, NOW AT 33000 MILES, AGAIN, THE DRIVERS SIDE PADS ARE WORN (OUTSIDE PAD) TO POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED. THE WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT DUE TO THE BRAKES DRAGGING. AFRAID TIRE WILL BLOW OUT DUE TO EXTREME HEAT MELTING THE BEAD. *TR

2009 GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR BRAKE PADS ISSUE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 29, 2009, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DUE TO AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A 23 POINT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO 3MM AND WERE STICKING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REAR BRAKE PADS STICKING TO THE CALIPER BRACKETS WAS HIS FAULT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRACKETS, HE BELIEVED THEY WERE ADMITTING FAULT. THE BRACKETS CAUSED THE PADS TO STICK, WEARING THEM DOWN AND MAKING THE ROTORS TOO THIN TO BE RESURFACED. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OF $ 507.73

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

WHILE ON A 500 MILE TRIP THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING OVERHEATED AND CAUSED WHEEL TO SEIZE UP ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED OUT OF TOWN AND INCURRED MOTEL EXPENSES FOR THE NIGHT OF THE BREAK DOWN. *TR

LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH PULLED OVER TO CHECK TIRE WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE IN TIRE THE TPMS SENSOR/VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING ALL OF THE AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE TIRE. *TR

3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTING SO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ORDERED A WIN . IT TOOK THREE WEEKS TO GET THE PART(WIN). WE GOT THE VAN BACK AND NOW IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH CHRYSLER TO ORDER THE PART BECAUSE THEY BASICALLY QUIT USING THE MANUFACTURER AND ARE USING A NEW ONE NOW . NOW, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART? COST OF ALL SO FAR HAS BEEN 680.00 . THIS INCLUDES TOW, PART AND LABOR. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE IN A CUSTOMER'S TIRE THE TPMS SENSOR/VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING ALL OF THE AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED FOR $45. *TR

VAN HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING, IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE VAN WON'T TURN ON, YET ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES CONTINUE TO WORK PERFECTLY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VAN WILL EVENTUALLY START, BUT OTHER TIMES WE HAVE HAD TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT PARKED DUE TO IT NOT STARTED AFTER TRYING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WE TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE WIN MODULE WAS REPLACED AND A NEW KEY WAS ORDERED AND REPROGRAMMED AT A COST OF ALMOST $1000! A FEW WEEKS AFTER GETTING THE VAN BACK THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN LEFT ME (PREGNANT) AND MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN STRANDED IN 101 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. A TECH FROM THE DEALERSHIP MET WITH US THIS MORNING TO LOOK AT THE VAN AND SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE THE STARTER. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO PURCHASE PARTS AND PAY FOR LABOR AND YET THE VEHICLE ISN'T WORKING AS IT SHOULD. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN WITH A NEWBORN ON THE WAY AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.

ON JULY 2, 2013 THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON. I WENT TO PUT AIR IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF RESULTING IN A FLAT TIRE. I HAD THE VALVE STEM REPLACED AT A COST OF $140.00. ON AUGUST 20, 2013 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO GOOD YEAR. THEY TOLD ME THE TWO VALVE STEMS ON THE PASSENGER WHEELS, FRONT/BACK WERE VERY CORRODED. THEY DID MANAGE TO FILL BOTH TIRES FOR ME. THE LIGHT WENT OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WENT TO FILL THE TIRES AND THE ONE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF, ANOTHER FLAT TIRE! PUT ON THE SPARE, DROVE HOME, CALLED AROUND AND HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO BE FIXED AGAIN. $700 LATER, 4 NEW TIRES, ANOTHER TPMS REPLACED, AND AN ALIGNMENT. TWO VALVE STEM ARE STILL IFFY, BUT THEY SAID THEY SEALED OKAY........ I AM NERVOUS ABOUT ALLOWING MY WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS CAR WITH TWO MORE CORRODED VALVE STEMS. WHO KNOWS IF THEY WILL POP OFF AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'M SEEING OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. ~THANK YOU *TR

I WAS JUST STARTING DRIVING AFTER BEING AT A STOP. I USED THE WINDOW CONTROL THAT AUTOMATICALLY ROLLS THE WINDOW COMPLETELY UP. WHEN THE WINDOW REACHED THE TOP, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. AFTER THAT, THE WINDOW STARTED SLOWLY SLIDING DOWN ON IT'S OWN. MY HUSBAND DISASSEMBLED THE DOOR AND REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. SINCE THAT TIME (10 MONTHS AGO), THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. THE BELIEF IS THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, MAKING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THINK THAT THE WINDOW ISN'T UP ALL THE WAY (POSSIBLY A SENSOR NOT DETECTING THAT THE WINDOW IS COMPLETELY UP). THE SYSTEM THEN KEEPS TRYING TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP MORE, SNAPPING THE CABLES CONNECTED TO THE REGULATOR. NOT ONLY IS THIS A NUISANCE, IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. IT IS ALSO VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE LOUD NOISE WHEN IT BREAKS, AS WELL AS TRYING TO KEEP YOUR WINDOW FROM FALLING INTO YOUR DOOR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

OUR GRAND CARAVAN IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT THE 09 RAM TRUCKS AND 09 JOURNEY'S EXPERIENCED. OUR DRIVER DOOR CONTROLS FOR THE MIRRORS, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, AND WINDOW LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. GIVEN THAT THE RAM AND THE JOURNEY HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE CARAVAN CAN BE ADDED TO IT. *TR

VALVE STEM BROKE ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AFTER PARKING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. TIRE WENT FLAT AND HAD TO REPLACE VALVE STEM, 1 MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER FRONT VALVE STEM BROKE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE TIRE TO IMMEDIATELY GO FLAT. RESULTING IN REPLACING TIRE AND VALVE STEM. *TR

THE DRAIN FOR THE AC LEAKS UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. A RECALL (K25) WAS ISSUED BECAUSE THE LEAKING WATER CAN AFFECT THE AIR BAG CONTROL. CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THIS VEHICLE CLAIMING THE VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM AND SAFETY CONCERNS ARE THE SAME AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR