2010 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE. I HAD IT APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED JUST LIKE SOMEONE TURNED THE KEY OFF. THE STEERING BARELY ALLOWED ME TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. THE 2ND OCCURRENCE WAS 3 WEEKS AFTER THE 1ST BUT THIS TIME IT WAS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A FREEWAY WHERE TRUCKS AND CARS WERE DRIVING 75 MPH! THE 3RD OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT 6 WEEKS AFTER THE 2ND. ALL 3 TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM NOR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE READ THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AT THIS WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/2010/ *LN

THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED HAS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND-TOWN SPEEDS (~35 MPH OR LESS), AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED. THE ENGINE STOPS, AND THE DRIVER EXPERIENCES REDUCED STEERING/BRAKING, WITH NO THROTTLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK, THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE IS A 2010 GRAND CARAVAN SXT W/ THE 4.0L ENGINE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES OR LOOSE WIRES. VEHICLE HAD ~6,000 AND THEN 7,000 MILES AT EACH INCIDENT. *TR

ON APRIL 30, 2010 MY 2010 DODGE CARAVAN EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS BROKEN, AND REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010, OUR EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS GONE OUT YET AGAIN, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALONG WITH OUR EMERGENCY BRAKE GOING OUT, I HAVE NOTICED THE OIL CHANGE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE COMPLETED AND LIGHT RESET HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WITHIN1-3 DAYS THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. *TR

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HE ENCOUNTERED OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. WE HE APPROACHED THE TOP OF A HILL, THE CRUISE CONTROL REDUCED SPEED, BUT INSTEAD OF COASTING DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WITH EITHER THE BRAKE OR THE CANCEL BUTTON. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNTIL THE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 15 MPH. *JB

BOUGHT BRAND NEW DODGE CARAVAN MAR 23 2010 AND JUNE IT KILLED WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH AND TOOK 45 MINUTES TO START AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO BENSON IN GREER SC WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING THEY DID NOTHING. KILLED AGAIN AND BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. SAID THEY WOULD HOOK IT TO COMPUTER BUT COULD ONLY FIX IT IF IT SHOWED SOMETHING. LUCKILY IT KILLED ON THEM AND THEY HAD TO PUSH IT INTO SHOP. THE CAR KILLED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME OF US, AND BARELY MISSED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS ONE OF TWO PARTS AND THEY HAD ONLY REPLACED ONE PREVIOUSLY. WHEN ASKED WHY THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS IF TURNED THEM INTO GMAC AND THEY WERE GOOD. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAD NO CONCERN FOR OUR SAFETY OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY STOPS WHEN DRIVING ACCELERATED SPEED. IT WAS CONSIDERED A LEMON BY THERE ARBITRATION BOARD HOWEVER, THEY JUST TELL US TO DRIVE IT TILL IT KILLS AGAIN OR KILLS US OR SOMEONE ELSE. BENSON DEALERSHIP, GREER SC

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MOMENTS LATER, WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH,WHEN A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF ME AND I STRUCK IT. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO HIT MY BRAKES, AND I HIT THE DEER AT FULL SPEED, SQUARE ON WITH THE FRONT OF MY 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. IT BROKE MY FRONT BUMPER, RADIATOR, A/C CONDENSER, HEADLIGHT, FENDER, ETC. ALTHOUGH I HIT THE DEER AT 55 MPH, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD MY SEATBELT ON, BUT STILL SUFFERED A BAD WHIPLASH AND STRAINED BACK. *TR

LEMON VEHICLE BUT DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NOT: 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 4.0L , INTERMITTENT STALLING OF THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING OR SERVICE LIGHTS, WILL RESTART. STALLING BEGAN IN JUNE 2010, WAS PURCHASED IN 3/10. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE STALLING FAILURE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE. REPAIRS ATTEMPTED: REPROGRAMMING, MOVING A WIRING HARNESS, REPLACEMENT OF WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. SEEMS TO STALL MORE ON LEFT TURNS, OR WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE 90+ DEGREES FOR LONG PERIODS. ALSO HAD TO HAVE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WARPING AND BRAKE FAILURE: REPAIR REPLACED COMPONENTS, ONLY TO STILL HAVE DRIVER SIDE WORKING HARDER THAN LEFT AND FRONT BRAKES, FINALLY OIL LEAK APPEARED AND DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED OIL COOLER, REPAIR: REPLACE OIL COOLER: TO BE DONE ON 10/4/10. OVERALL VEHICLE IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE UNANNOUNCED STALLING ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THIS VAN HAS SHUT DOWN FOUR TIMES NOW WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE HIGHEST SPEED WE HAVE EVER BEEN TRAVELING WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN; 45 MPH. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9400. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THIS ROUTINE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING WAS AROUND 5,000 MILES @ 06/2010. AS FAR AS SPEEDS WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN, IT HAS HAPPENED AROUND 45 MPH, 35 MPH, AND THE OTHER TWO TIMES PRIOR WERE MUCH SLOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO STALL OUT AND NOT START ABOUT 1 OUT OF 30 STARTS. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER ON THE VAN ROUTINELY SHUTTING DOWN AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. THE VAN WILL RESTART ONCE IT STOPS, BUT THIS IS A DEATH ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HOPE SOMEBODY READS THIS AND LOOKS INTO IT. I HAVE THE 3.3L V6 ENGINE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. IT HAS BEEN A DRY SUMMER HERE IN NORTHEASTERN PA AND WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN MUCH UNDER WET CONDITIONS. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO MY WIFE AND I WERE GOING OUT TO DINNER AND THE ROADS WERE WET FROM A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAIN. EVERYTIME WE STARTED FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT THE TIRES WOULD SPIN BEFORE THEY WOULD GAIN TRACTION ON THE PAVEMENT. I WAS SHOCKED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING, AND MY WIFE STATED IT HAPPENED TO HER ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT A FAULT OF OURS AS THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WITH ANY TIRES WE HAVE HAD ON ANY OF OUR PAST VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL HORSE POWER AS THE ENGINE IS THE SAME AS THE ENGINE IN THE CARAVAN THAT WE TRADED FOR THIS CARAVAN. WHEN WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM THEIR RESPONSE WAS IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM, IT IS THE TIRE MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. BUT CHRYSLER IS THE ONE WHO SELECTED THIS BRAND OF TIRES TO BE PLACED ON THIS NEW VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN LOOKING UP INFORMATION ON YOKOHAMA TIRES ON THE INTERNET, I CAME ACROSS A WEB SITE THAT CONTAINED 8 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT YOKOHAMA TIRES. I CONTACTED THE SELLING DEALER WOTOR WORLD OF WILKES BARRE, PA. AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR US WITH THE TIRE DEALER WHEN HE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND STILL NO WORD OF AN APPOINTMENT. AND THE TIRE DEALER IS LESS THAN 5 MILES FROM THE AUTO DEALER. THE TIRES ARE YOKOHAMA MODEL AVID S33 THE VEHICLE VIN IS [XXX] AND MY

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STARTING TO STALL AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, IT HAPPENED WHILE TURNING INTO A LANE AND ALSO DRIVING UPHILL, VERY ALARMING. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM, BOUGHT THE VAN BRAND NEW. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE ON OUR 2010 GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN GOING DOWN LONG HILL, TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT ON OWN-3 GEAR LEVELS-HARD & RPM AS OBSERVED ON TAC APPROACHED 5000. HAD TO DISENGAGE CRUISE. DEALER HAD NO ERROR CODE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON 2009'S. SUPPOSEDLY FIXED FOR 2010. CHRYSLER IS AWARE AND WORKING ON FIX. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS AT 3200 AND 3740 MILES. WHEN TAKEN TO DODGE SERVICE DEPT., I WAS INSTRUCTED TO NOT USE CRUISE ON HILLS OF THIS TYPE IN THE FUTURE. SOME ANSWER. *TR

2010, DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ~ THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE VAN HAS DIED ENTIRELY. IT IS LUCKY THAT WE HAVE JUST BEEN IN TOWN. I HOLD MY BREATH THE ENTIRE TIME WE ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ALL (WHICH ISN'T OFTEN, THANKFULLY). I AM TERRIFIED THAT WE WILL BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY!! I AM NOT SURE WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO ABOUT IT, THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE KEY MODULE... AND THAT I AM TO TELL THEM IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WE WILL BE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A LONG TIME GOING ON VACATION AND I AM NOT CONFIDENT THIS WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SHUTS OFF WHEN TURNED ON AND PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME ALSO HAS DONE IT WHILE AT LOW SPEED PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE. *TR

WHEN SPEED CONTROL IS ON AND ACTIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT 3RD GEAR LEVEL VERY HARD AND THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A HIGH RPM REV. TURNED OFF SPEED CONTROL OR STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THIS CONDITION CONTINUED FOR 30 SECONDS. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ERROR CODES IN THE COMPUTER OR ANY FACTORY RECALL ON THIS CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH FACTORY TO GET HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. CAN'T USE SPEED CONTROL WHERE HILLS ARE INVOLVED, OR NOT AT ALL. THIS OPTION OR FUNCTION IS BAD! THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE SPEED CONTROL AND TO SHUT IT OFF WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL. BUT, IT WAS OK TO USE UP HILLS OR ON LEVEL ROADS. THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE REVVING IS TOO HIGH, BUT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVING NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLE SOFTWARE UPDATES OR A MECHANICAL FIX TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT FEEL IT WOULD BE A QUICK FIX, SO THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE DEFECT. UPDATED 07/13/10 *TR

I BOUGHT A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE COMPANY WILL NOT TURN ON THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THEY ALWAYS TURNED THEM ON WHEN I BOUGHT PREVIOUS YEAR VANS. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A WORTHWHILE SAFETY ITEM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD GIVE ME A 10% REDUCTION FOR THIS ITEM. THE OPTION IS AVAILABLE AND TURNED ON FOR VEHICLES SOLD IN CANADA. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS FAULT THAT WILL RESULT IN MORE CRASHES FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

SUPPLEMENTAL TO CASE 10315972. FIRST EVENT 2/10/10. AFTER REPEATED COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER, DODGE INSTALLED COMPUTER TO CATCH CODES DURING NEXT EVENT. AFTER ONE WEEK AND NO MORE INCIDENTS, THEY REMOVED THE COMPUTER. HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING THE VAN SINCE THEN. TOO SCARED. DROVE TODAY 5/12/10 AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME UPON ACCELERATING FROM PARKING LOT SPEED OF ABOUT 6-8 MILES AS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED THE ENGINE CUT OUT. SCHEDULED TO TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN DECEMBER 2010. THREE WEEKS AGO AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THAT HAD A DRAIN GUTTER DIP THE VAN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HIT THE DIP AT ABOUT 10 MPH. TWO WEEKS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE DODGE DEALER REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY LOOSE CONNECTIONS OR CODES. THEY SEEMED TO CARE VERY LITTLE OF OUR REPORT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE TROUBLE AND TO CALL THEM NEXT TIME. ONLY AFTER CALLING THE DEALER EXECUTIVES WE ARE TO BRING THE VAN BACK FOR A CHECK BY A MECHANIC. OTHER THOUGHTS: BOTH TIMES I HAD TO PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART. BOTH FRONT TIRES HIT AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN ONLY ONE WHEEL HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE , IT DOES NOT HAPPEN. WE WERE AT ABOUT 5,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2010 GRAND CARAVAN SE IN JANUARY. WHILE MAKING A TURN OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER THE CAR POWERED DOWN, I.E. LOST POWER STEERING AND ALL CONTROL. I THEN TOOK THE KEY OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT POWERED UP. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN THE 1ST 100 MILES. AT 350-400 MILES IT STARTED TO POWER DOWN WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN BETWEEN 450-500 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER & THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. NO ACCIDENTS, YET. *TR

TIRE SENSOR STEMS ARE CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MAY LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC TIRE PRESSURE LOSS. *TR