2010 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

JUST HAD 2010 VAN THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. 61,000 MILES. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD SET OF PADS AND ROTORS ON THE REAR. BASED ON THE TYPE OF DRIVING WE DO THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH AROUND 15,000 MILES CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ISSUE. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY IT WAS BECAUSE OF A CALIPER STICKING ON THE FRONT. THESE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE NOT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR SERVICED IN OVER 45,000 MILES BASED ON ALL THE FEEDBACK ONLINE AND A CONVERSATION WITH AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED APPROXIMATELY TEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPOILER BECAME WARPED IN WARM TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPOILER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,038.

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD THE VAN WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE DIES CAUSING POWER STEERING TO NOT FUNCTION EITHER. IT HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND HAS NOW BEGUN TO DIE EVEN AFTER WARMING UP AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY WAS DISPLACED FROM THE RUN TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY STATED THIS CAR WAS ALREADY RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2011 AND ACCORDING TO THEM WAS FIXED AT THAT TIME. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012 USED AND THIS PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *TR

A LOW TIRE INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. PROCEEDED TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. WHILE UNSCREWING VALVE CAP FROM THE TIRE VALVE STEM THE VALVE STEM BROKE LEAVING ALL AIR OUT OF THE TIRE. NEVER HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE VEHICLE AND WENT TO THE LOCAL TIRE STORE. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER VALVE STEMS THAT HAVE THE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS. HE SAID MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND THAT I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT HAPPENED AT HOME IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN THE CAR WASH OR ON THE ROAD WHERE ANY SEVERE IMPACT COULD BREAK THE STEM AND CAUSE A RAPID LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER WONDERING IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VALVE STEMS. THERE HASN'T BEEN. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AND IS IN MY OPINION A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED EITHER THROUGH CANCELLATION OF THIS MANDATE ON TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS OR ENSURING THAT THESE VALVE STEMS WILL NOT DETERIORATE TO THE POINT THAT PERSONS DRIVING THESE VEHICLES ARE PUT IN DANGER. *TR

SINCE BASICALLY BRAND NEW THE BRAKES FELT FUNNY TO ME. MY WIFE SAID IT WAS JUST ME. HAD DEALER CHECK THEM UNDER 1 YEAR AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. WITHIN 6 MONTH OF THAT VISIT THE RECALL CAME OUT AND FRONT BRAKES COULD BE REPLACED. COST ME THE DEDUCTIBLE. WELL THAT FIX HAS NEVER FELT RIGHT EITHER AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. THE SHAKE IS VIOLENT NOW IN ADDITION TON THE GRINDING THAT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR JUST STARTS UP FOR THE DAY OR GOD FORBID YOU HAVE TO HIT THEM HARD FOR A QUICK STOP. TONS OF GROANING AND CREAKS NOT TOO MENTION AND DRAGGED OUT STOP. YOU ALSO CAN'T TELL ME THIS KIND OF SHAKING IS GOOD FOR THE OTHER FRONT END PARTS. AS I SEE IT I CAN KEEP GOING THROUGH SETS OF BRAKES THAT WILL WARP FAST AND NOT PROVIDE ME AND MY FAMILY THE SAFETY WE NEED TO BE COMFORTABLE OR GET RID OF IT. GIVE YOU ONE GUESS WHICH DIRECTION I'M HEADING. SAID COMMERCIAL FOR DODGE AND THEIR QUALITY. I HAVE OWNED MANY DODGE VEHICLES BUT WILL LIKELY MOVE ON ALL TOGETHER FROM THEM. ALREADY REPLACED MY DODGE DURANGO 2004 THAT DID QUITE WELL WITH 2012 NISSAN ARMADA. I WILL BE WATCHING IN MY REAR VIEW FOR DODGE MIN-VANS AND BE SURE TO MOVE OUT THE WAY NOT KNOWING IF THEY CAN STOP BEFORE HITTING ME. THE WORST BRAKING I HAVE FELT ON A CAR EVER AND I'VE DRIVEN SOME TERRIBLE 1970'S MACHINES. BOO DODGE ON THIS ONE FOR NOT STEPPING UP AND FIXING THE ENTIRE PROBLEM. GUESS POTENTIAL LAWSUITS WILL COST THEM LESS. HOW DO THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT. THAT FELT GOOD TO GET OFF MY CHEST I TRULY HATE THIS VEHICLE. *

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO SIDE OF ROAD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND THEY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64, 0000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, NEITHER THE HIGH NOR THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM FOR OVER 20,000 MILES NOW.I HAVE A CASE # WITH CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS BUT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND WHERE THE OIL IS GOING.I WAS THREE QUARTS LOW AT ONE OIL CHANGE AND CHRYSLER SAID THAT IS WITHIN THEIR LIMITS OF ONE QUART EVERY 750 MILES FOR A VEHICLE OVER 50,000 MILES.I FIND THAT UNACCEPTABLE.THAT WOULD MEAN I WOULD BE 8 QUARTS LOW IN AN ENGINE THAT ONLY HAS 5 QUARTS AT A 6000 MILE OIL CHANGE.I'VE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE,ON LINE.WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.ONE TECH.SAID TO WRITE YOUR DEPT.SINCE I HAD NO OTHER PLACE TO TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FAILED AT RANDOM. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE OCCASIONALLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,431.

AFTER PUT THE GEARSHIFT ON PARK POSITION, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THE KEY FOB WILL STUCK ON ACC POSITION AND CAN NOT COME OUT. NEED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND SWITCH THE GEARSHIFT TO OTHER POSITIONS AND PUSH BACK TO PARK POSITION ONE OR MORE TIMES, THEN IT MAY COME OUT. THE KEY STUCK ISSUE HAPPENED ABOUT 3 OUT OF 10 FROM A MONTH AGO. *TR

THE KEY FOB WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT STAYS IN THE ACCESSORY POINT. IF YOU MOVE THE CAR FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARD, THEN PLACE THE SHIFTER IN PARK, SOME TIMES THE KEY FOB WILL COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR

THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP ON MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE SMELL AND LOUD SOUND WHEN IT HAPPENED. I WAS OUT OF TOWN WITH MY DAUGHTER. I HAD TO LEAVE THE VAN ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND COME BACK FOR IT LATER IN ORDER TO LET IT COOL SO IT DIDN'T CATCH FIRE. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS $750 TO HAVE ALL 4 CALIPERS REPLACED. I HAD A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN 3 YEARS AGO. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME IN 2011, IT SMOKED AND 911 WAS CALLED TO CHECK OUT THE ISSUE. HAVING HAD 2 OF THE SAME TYPES OF VANS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM INDICATES TO ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH DODGE'S DESIGN OF THEIR VEHICLES. THERE ARE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH SEVERAL DODGE MODELS. A FRIEND OF MINE SEVERAL YEARS AGO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A BRAND NEW DODGE DAKOTA THAT SHE HAD FOR 2 WEEKS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE. HAVING BRAKES CATCH FIRE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CAN NO LONGER TAKE MY VAN OUT OF TOWN FOR FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EIGHTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 10PM ON THE FREEWAY AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF THEN THEY FLASHED 3 TIMES TRIED USING MY BRIGHTS AND ALL MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF.THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT GOT ME HOME SAFE WAS MY PARK LIGHTS.I CHANGED MY BULBS STILL NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE DEFLATED AND THE LOW TIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE A DIFFERENT TIRE DEFLATED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE STEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/09/14*LJ

THIS IS MY FORTH COMPLAINT SINCE PURCHASING THE VAN. WHO HAS TO DUE BEFORE NHTSA DOES ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO DODGE SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE VAN. IT WILL SHUT OFF RIDING DOWN THE RODE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO JUST WIGGLE THE WEB (THE VAN DOES NOT HAVE A STANDARD KEY) WHEN THE VAN SHUTS OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SAID SOMETIMES THE CONNECTIONS ARE BROKEN BETWEEN THE WEB AND VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,116 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,121. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ

I LIVE IN TROY MICHIGAN AND ON A TRIP TO GO PICK UP MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVING.ON M-59 MY CAR STARTED EXPELLING COOLANT IN THE FORM.OF STEAM FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATE STOPPED AT THE CLOSEST AUTOMOTIVE STORE.LESS.THAN A MILE FROM WHERE IT STARTED THE INCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MECHANIC AT BELL TIRE THAT THE STEEL INTERCOOLER LINES THAT RUN TO THE INTERIOR HEATER HAD RUPTURED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AS STEEL TUBE SHOULD NOT FAIL UNLESS SOME MANUFACTURE ISSUE WAS OVERLOOKED. AS A SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER MEAN TIME BEFORE FAILURE ON A COMPONENT LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED AT THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I FOLLOWED UP TO FIND.OUT COST TO REPAIR AND THE SALES REP ALSO LET ME KNOW THAT A SECOND GRAND CARAVAN 2008 MODEL HAD JUST COME.IN WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CHRYSLER FAILURE TO ENGINEER THIS CORRECTLY AND I WOULD.LILE TO SEE THIS RESOLVED BEFORE GREATER DAMAGE IS DONE. *JS

WINDOW VENT AND LOCK SWITCH STARTED SMOKING AND START A FIRE ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOOR PANEL IS ALSO MELTED DODGE REFUSING TO FIX UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE VENT SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OFF WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

MY PARENTS BOUGHT A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN NEW, AND WE WERE ON A FAMILY ROAD TRIP IN CALIFORNIA THIS MONTH. MILEAGE WAS ONLY AT 3500 (M/L) WHEN WE LEFT WASHINGTON. IT HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE WE LEFT. USED CRUISE CONTROL ON I-5 SOUTH THROUGH WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS FUSSY AND INCONSISTENT, BUT FUNCTIONAL MORE OR LESS. AFTER ARRIVING AT FAMILY MEMBER'S HOUSE IN CA., NEVER USED CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF WINDY ROADS. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2014 (DURING OUR TRIP) , I WAS HEADING EAST ON HWY. 12, WEST OF LODI, CA. THERE WAS A LONG MERGE LANE, AND I WAS ACCELERATING IN TO TRAFFIC. I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. AS I PULLED ON TO THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT OUT FROM UNDER MY FOOT AND STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, AND THE ENGINE WAS ROARING, RED-LINED. I REMEMBERED HEARING ON THE NEWS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WHICH I DID. THE BRAKES WORKED, AND I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE MOTOR WAS STILL REVVING, SO I THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF CONVERSATION WITH FAMILY (AND PRAYERS OF THANKS!!!), WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH, I TOOK THE VAN TO A DODGE DEALER IN FOLSOM, CA. TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. MILEAGE WAS AT 4308 IN FOLSOM, SO VEHICLE WAS BASICALLY NEW, BUT OFF WARRANTY. THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WAS A TRANSMISSION CODE FOR OVERHEATING 6 STARTS AGO. THEY SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. I HAVE CHECKED A FEW WEBSITES, AN

AT 30,015 MILES MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND BLOWING HOT AIR. I HAVE TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAD BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND WAS TOLD SINCE IT WAS OVER 30,000 MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. ONLY 15 MILES OVER. I AM A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN ON A FIXED IN COME. YOU PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND EXPECT THINGS TO WORK OR LAST PAST 30,000 MILES. SHAME ON DODGE AND CHRYSLER FOR NOT BACKING THERE PRODUCTS. *TR

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS WAS THE 29TH OCCURRENCE. THE 30 HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TWO WEEKS LATER AT ABOUT 20 MPH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A MULTIPLE CAR PILEUP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. DODGE CHARGED ME $89 TO DIAGNOSE AND THE RESULT WAS THE DEALER TOLD ME TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND MY RADIATOR CAP MIGHT BE LEAKING. I CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE ESCALATING TO A MANAGER WITH NO RESULTS. MY WIFE AND KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WAS FORCED TO TRADE TO VEHICLE WHICH COSTS ME LOTS OF MONEY LOSS. DODGE DID NOT CARE AND EITHER DID THE DEALER. THERE ARE NO OTHER KEYS ON THE KEY RING TO INTERFERE. *TR

FIVE SEPARATE TIMES WHILE DRIVING THIS VAN THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS DOWN AND WE COAST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LAST EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT AN APROX. SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. SPEED OF THE VAN DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER AS WE HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15-60 MPH. WEATHER ALSO DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER AS THE EVENTS HAPPENED IN WINTER AND SUMMER. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT OUR VAN FOR A WEEK ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM OCCUR FOR THEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE ARE FEARFUL EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THIS VAN BECAUSE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WE LOSE POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS DANGEROUS! CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. HELP! *TR

AFTER PLACING SHIFTING LEVER IN PARK, STEPPING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I TRIED TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. I DOUBLED CHECK TO MAKE SURE I WAS PLACING IN THE OFF POSITION. PLACED SHIFTER LEVER IN VARIOUS POSITIONS AND THEN BACK INTO PARK AND THE KEY STILL WOULD NOT COME OUT. SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AND THEN THE KEY FINALLY CAME OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE BUT DEALERSHIP LUBRICATED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND IT SEEMED TO HELP. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER AND I AGAIN TOOK TO THE SAME DODGE DEALER (ROCKWALL DODGE IN ROCKWALL TX 75189). THEY REMOVED THE IGNITION KEY AND REMOVED A SPRING OR REPLACED A SPRING AND STATED THIS SHOULD FIX IT. HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS IT IS DOING THE SAME THING...IGNITION SWITCH STUCK. I AM AFRAID SOMEDAY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN ENGINE OFF OR GET KEY OUT. HAVE OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM? *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW IN APRIL OF 2010. SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT, I DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE VAN ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS TURNED OFF THE RADIO, POWER STEERING...EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. I WROTE IT OFF TO GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP TOO QUICKLY. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE VAN SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY KEY CHAIN WAS TOO HEAVY. THIS MADE SENSE, SO I REMOVED KEYS. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. TO DATE, THE VAN HAS SHUT DOWN OVER 30 TIMES AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO TRAFFIC, DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE RAIN, DRIVING SLOWLY IN A SUBDIVISION. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN OR WHY IT SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS AN UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEM. COUNTLESS SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CHRYSLER HAS SENT THE VAN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VAN SHUTS DOWN, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF, THE RADIO, HEAT/AC, POWER STEERING...EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. IF I PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY, THE VAN WILL TYPICALLY TURN BACK ON. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VAN DID NOT TURN BACK ON SO I HAD TO MANIPULATE THE VAN OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT POWER STEERING), PUT IT IN PARK, THEN RESTART IT. DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE THE VAN BACK. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OVER A DOZEN TIMES, WITH NO LUCK. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I TRADE THE VAN IN, THEY WILL "FI

CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR BRAKE WORK. MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF CRACKS, SPLITTING AND CORROSION OF THE COLLAR THAT HOLDS THE VALVE STEM AND SENSOR IN PLACE ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. BOTH VALVE ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL VALE ASSEMBLY FAIL WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN SECONDS THE TIRE WAS FLAT. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COLLAR HAD FAILED ! THE VALVE ASSEMBLIES APPEAR TO BE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND ARE PRONE TO CORROSION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ! THE REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLIES APPEAR TO BE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIALS. THIS MEANS THEY ARE PRONE TO FAILURE AS WELL. VERY UNSAFE! *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, RECALL FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS APPLIED IN 2011. THIS IS ACTUALLY A REPORT OF 3 INCIDENTS, (#3 THE MOST DANGEROUS) THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT IS INSTANT AND SILENT, WITH NO PRE-WARNING LIKE ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPERIENCE IN A CLASSIC ENGINE STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WERE NO CODES. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I KEEP DRIVING IT TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN! THEY ALSO SUGGESTED (AN EDUCATED GUESS) THAT I CHANGE THE EGR VALVE. HERE ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 3 EVENTS - THE LAST ONE WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS AND SCARY: .#1 DEC 31, 2013. OUTDOOR TEMP BELOW 32 DEGREES. CAR SHUT OFF WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN, ABOUT 2-3 BLOCKS AFTER BEING STARTED. CAR WAS NOT ROUGH IDLING, OR SHOWING ANY OTHER SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. IT JUST SEEMED LIKE SOMEONE REACHED OVER AND TURNED THE KEY TO "ACC" BECAUSE THE BLOWERS AND RADIO WERE STILL ON, BUT THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE GONE. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. #2 MARCH 1, 2014. OUTDOOR TEMP ABOUT 32 DEGREES, SIMILAR SITUATION, PULLING OUT AFTER A LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TURNING RIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF AGAIN. AGAIN I WOULD CALL IT A COLD ENGINE, AS THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR. ALSO NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. #3 MAY 23, 2014. OUTDOOR TEMP ABOUT 50 DEGREES. HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 1 MILE, (ENGINE STILL COLD), AND WAS

DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD, IN CHICAGO WHEN I DISCOVER A TIRE IS FLAT. I NOTICE THAT THE VALVE IS BADLY CORRODED AND THAT THE NUT THAT SHOULD BE HOLDING IT IN PLACE IS MISSING. WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE THE VALVE STEM (TPMS UNIT) FALLS INTO TIRE. THE SUDDEN FLAT WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION OF THE TPMS UNIT WHICH CAUSED IT TO BE LOOSE AND TIRE PRESSURE TO DROP. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, EXISTING FOR MANY YEARS, THAT BOTH DODGE AND ITS ASSISTANT, THE NHTSA, ARE IGNORING. *TR

I HAVE THREE TOMS SENSORS NUTS CORRODE AND FALL OFF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE PAID OUT HUNDREDS AND HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO NOT BE GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENS. CAN'T BELIEVE SOMETHING HAS NOT BEEN DONE THRU DODGE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

SHUDDERING WHILE DRIVING AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VAN WHILE STOPPING. MADE IT HOME AND HUSBAND INSPECTED THE BRAKES TO FIND THAT PINS WERE MISSING FROM THE CALIPERS! PINS SHOULD NOT JUST FALL OUT OF CALIPERS. SO MANY OTHERS HAVE POSTED ISSUES WITH BRAKES FROM THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR, YET NO RECALLS. WHY?? *TR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT SOUNDS AS IF METAL IS RUBBING AGAINST METAL. BRAKE PADS ARE BRAND NEW AND ROTORS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND HAVE ALSO TALKED TO OTHERS TO FIND OUT THE CALIPERS ARE BAD AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. EVEN WHEN REPLACED, THE SAME THING BEGINS TO HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR FAMILY HOME AND SOME ONE LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AND OUR CARAVAN HIT THEM HEAD ON. THE WHOLE FRONT OF VAN WAS AFFECTED AND IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER REAR BUCKET SEAT BELT FAILED AND MY 5 YEAR-OLD'S CARSEAT FLEW INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CONSOLE. HIS NECK AND LEG WERE INJURED AND HE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL ER BY AMBULANCE. I WAS THE PASSENGER AND MY NECK HAS BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. I FEEL IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED MY NECK MAY NOT BE AS BAD. I WAS HORRIFIED WHEN I SAW MY SONS CARSEAT NOT IN THE SEAT. THIS VAN OBVIOUSLY HAS SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SUDDENLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,500. UPDATED 6/27/14*CN

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DID NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. TURN THE KEY AND ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES WORK BUT STARTER CLICKS BUT WILL NOT TURN THE MOTOR OVER. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 4/30/2014 AND WAS TOLD THE STARTER WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED. DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL THAT DAY TO PICK UP CHILD AND VEHICLE DID NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT STARTED. DROVE TO WORK LATER IN THE DAY, SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. BATTERY HAS BEEN TESTED AND IS GOOD. ALL SIGNS POINT TO A FAULTY WIN. AFTER READING RECALLS ABOUT WIN WIRELESS INTERFACE NODE MODULES, I, LIKE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE, HAVE FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL, MISSING IT BY 3 MONTHS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER TO TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED CHRYSLER/DODGE'S 1 800 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THE COMPLAINT WAS GOING TO BE ESCALATED TO THE NEXT LEVEL BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED THEM BEFORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I NOW FEAR THAT IT WILL SHUT DOWN WHEN I'M TRAVELING OR WILL NOT START WHEN I NEED IT TO AND BE LEFT STRANDED. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING AN INSTANT FLAT TIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,700.

WITH 4000 MILES SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. PUT 2 QUARTS OF 5W20 OIL IN THE ENGINE AND IT WAS STILL BELOW THE ADD LINE ON THE DIPSTICK. DEALER STATED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT AND THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $50 JUST TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG AND TO SEE IF THE WARRANTY COVERS IT. *TT

MUST TURN IGNITION/MODULE 3-5 TIMES BEFORE CONTACT IS MADE TO START VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT, ON RARE OCCASION IT WILL START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. *JS

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS (POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.) ONCE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WILL PERFORM WITHIN NORMAL SPECIFICATIONS. NO CODE IS GENERATED BY THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION. *JS

AS I WAS BUCKLING MY DAUGHTER INTO HER BOOSTER SEAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STARTED TO CLOSE. I HAD TO TRY AND KEEP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON ME. MY LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM ARE SORE. IT SCARED MY DAUGHTER TO DEATH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. IT GOT STUCK IN THAT POSITION AND WAS MAKING A SOUND AS IF WAS TRYING TO MOVE AND THEN IT WENT BACK INTO THE OPEN POSITION. I CONTACTED DODGE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SENSORS. IF THAT WAS MY CHILD THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THEY RESPONDED BY TELLING ME TO BRING IT INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS TIGHT. WHEN I LOOKED DOWN, MY RPM'S WERE ON 0, MY CAR HAD SHUT OFF AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, GOING THE SAME SPEED. BRAKES & STEERING GAVE OUT, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. ON MARCH 28TH I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK, GOING APPROX. 45-50 MPH, NOTICED THAT MY STEERING GOT TIGHT, CAR HAD SHUT OFF AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE SO I COULD PULL OVER. CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. IT HAPPENED A 4TH TIME ON APRIL 2, 2014. THIS TIME I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL GETTING TIGHT, I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS MY CAR SHUTS OFF FIRST AND THEN THERE IS A 1-2 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE TRACTION CONTROL STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW, WAITING TO HEAR. I CHECKED ON THE IGNITION RECALL FOR THE 2010 GRAND CARAVANS AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN# DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL DATES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR!! *TR

THE IGNITION MOVED ITSELF FROM START TO ACCESSORY, SHUTTING OF THE ENGINE, DISABLING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY COMING TO A STOP OTHERWISE MY LACK OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH BY THE TIME I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE IGNITION WAS TOUCHED WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TWICE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS AND GAUGES RANDOMLY SHORT CIRCUIT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTART THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA UPDATED 7/29/17 *CN