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2010 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →

Electrical System
Filed Dec 8, 2017115,000 milesOH

MY WIFE'S 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN RECALL L02 AND DESCRIBED HERE... HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/RECALL/11V139000 BUT OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DETAILS OF THE ISSUE: WHEN DRIVING ON VARIOUS STREETS (MORE OFTEN WHEN ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS), THE VAN RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THE VAN CAN BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK AND RESTARTED WITHOUT ISSUE. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EIGHT TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND A FEW TIMES IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 17, 2017127,000 milesMI

CAR STALLS OUT OF NOWHERE AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AFTER IT'S STALLED. I HAVE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT TWICE BUT IT HAS STALLED MORE THAN THAT. IT WAS IN MOTION FROM SPEEDS OF 25-40 MPH ON CITY STREETS. TWICE ON A TURN AND 6 TIMES GOING STRAIGHT.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 9, 201760,000 milesMT

THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS BUT ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AND A FEW TIMES AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF -- ENGINE, POWER STEERING, BRAKES -- EVERYTHING. IT IS A MIRACLE IT HASN'T KILLED US YET. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE IT OR FIND ANY CODE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT THE IGNITION RECALL AS WE HAVE HAD THAT FIXED. DURING MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 9, 201750,000 milesIN

THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS EITHER DEFECTIVE, OR DAMAGED FROM WEATHER EXPOSURE. SPARATIC POWER ISSUES ARE PRESENT CAUSING ODD THINGS TO GO WRONG, FROM THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED, TO BACKLIGHT FLICKERING ON THE DASH, TO UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK VEHICLE TO ONLY HAVE IT UNLOCK AGAIN, TO ALSO UPON LOCKING, HAVING THE FRONT WINDOWS RANDOMLY GO DOWN.

Wheels
Filed Oct 3, 2017107,000 milesVT

VAN WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, STARTED WASHING THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE TIRE RIM ON THE VAN AND THE VALVE STEM POPPED OFF AND THE TIRE COMPLETELY DEFLATED FROM JUST BARELY TOUCHING IT WITH A RAG!! SECOND TIRE THAT HAS DONE THIS. TWO WEEKS AGO ANOTHER TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR, STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FILL IT UP WITH AIR AND THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF AS SOON AS HE TRIED TO FILL IT AND COMPLETELY DEFLATED. WE HAD TO PUT A RUBBER VALVE STEM INTO THAT TIRE. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE WITH A 9, 6, AND 5 YEAR OLD RIDING IN THIS CAR. IF THE VALVE STEM BROKE THAT EASILY IT COULD'VE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WE COULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY CHILDREN COULD'VE GOTTEN HURT!

Wheels
Filed Oct 3, 201745,400 milesIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER SAFELY. WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE STEM FRACTURED, AND CAUSED A FAST FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,400. *LN CONSUMER STATED 2 TIRES HAVE LOST THE COLLARS AROUND THE VALVE STEM DUE TO CORROSION. ONE TIRE HAS COLLAR ON VALVE STEM (IT IS CRACKED) UPDATED*JB *TR

Suspension
Filed Oct 3, 201731,241 milesUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TORSION BAR ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING . THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 32536002. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PROVIDE HIS FAILURE AND REPAIR DOCUMENTATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,241.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 30, 2017149,950 milesNY

WHILE DRIVING AND OR COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHT ,THE SLIPPERY ROAD ICON,SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ONLY NO ACCELERATION,JUST JUMPS OTHER ICON LIGHTS AS WELL APPEAR ON DASH,OFTEN IT STALLS AT LIGHT AND IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART TYING UP TRAFFIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED A STALL ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE I CAN LOOSED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY,I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWS A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SENSOR ,I DID REPLACE IT YESTERDAY,9/29/17 WITH A FACTORY DUPLICATE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I'M CONCERNED SO IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW. [XXX] THANKS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Electrical System
Filed Sep 28, 2017107,000 milesMA

VEHICLE IS STALLING OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE NOTICED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VANS FROM DODGE AND CHRYSLER. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, IT STALLS IN TRAFFIC AT IDLE OR WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN IT STALLS SOMETIMES IT WILL ACTIVATEE THE ESP LIGHT AND SET OFF MULTIPLE OBD2 CODES, ORBIT WILL STALL AND NOT SET OFF ANY LIGHTS.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 25, 2017292,000 milesAL

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION WHEN I HIT A BUMP. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS VERY PROBLEM WAS RECALLED IN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THROUGH MAY 2010, BUT MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL, AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 21, 2017212,000 milesFL

AFTER DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN KEY OFF AND ENGINE KEEPS RUNNING AS SMOOTH AS NORMAL RUNNING, PULL FOBIK KEY OUT AND MOVE IT 50 FT AWAY AND VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 14, 2017111,000 milesFL

VEHICLE NOT STARTING RANDOMLY. WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT JUST CLICKS ONCE AND WON'T TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL START. I HAVE FOUND 1,000'S OF REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FOR THIS SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 29, 2017100,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE PREMATURELY CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO IT HAVING OVER 100,000 MILES. UPDATED 10/27/2017 *JS

Electrical System
Filed Aug 28, 201795,000 milesPA

MY VAN WILL JUST SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND HARD TO CONTROL. I THEN HAVE TO TRY TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND IT WILL JUST START RIGHT BACK UP

Electrical System
Filed Aug 18, 201785,000 milesFL

VAN WILL VERY RANDOMLY NOT START AS IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD BUT IT IS NOT. IT WILL START FINE FOR WEEKS AND SUDDENLY NOT START AND THEN START AGAIN LATER AND BE GONE FOR WEEKS AGAIN.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 17, 2017133,000 milesIA

WE HAVE A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH 133,000 MILES AND SINCE THE DAY WE GOT IT BACK IN JULY ALL IT HAS DONE WHILE DRIVING IS SHUT DOWN/SHUT ITSELF OFF. LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WILL COME ON, FLASH AND VAN WILL JUST SHUT DOWN. KEY REFUSES TO COME OUT AT TIMES, HAVE NO HAZARD LIGHTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 5-30 MINUTES FOR THE VAN TO EVEN START AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE AND IN THE CITY, DOESNT MATTER REALLY WHERE WE ARE, EVEN AT STOP LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS

Electrical System
Filed Aug 16, 2017100,000 milesTN

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED FROM KIA DEALERSHIP AUGUST 2016. MARCH 2017 I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUTTING OFF EITHER BEFORE STARTUP (WHILE PARKED AND IGNITION OFF) OR DURING OPERATION (WHILE DRIVING). ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SEEMED FINE INCLUDING AMBER RUNNING LIGHTS, TAIL-LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC JULY 2017, NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. NO PROBLEMS FOR 2 WEEKS, THEN STARTED EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. NO RECALLS OR SOLUTIONS FOUND AT THIS TIME.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 5, 201784,735 milesMN

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STOPPED AND I LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO PARK I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR.

Engine
Filed Jul 31, 2017134,431 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE BECAUSE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,431.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 30, 201789,200 milesVA

AFTER STARTING MY VAN, I WILL TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WILL FLICKER ON AND THEN OFF REALLY QUICK. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. I WILL WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN AND THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN. I CAN FLIP THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND THEY WILL FLICKER ON AND THEN RIGHT OFF. HOWEVER, THE FOG LIGHTS WILL COME ON. I CAN USUALLY SIT AND WAIT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THE LIGHTS WILL USUALLY COME ON.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 30, 201789,290 milesVA

THE KEY WILL RANDOMLY SWITCH FROM START TO THE OFF POSITION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WILL DO IT AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND ON BACK ROADS OR THE HIGHWAY. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!!THIS MODEL VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL #14V373000. BUT I WAS INFORMED DUE TO IT'S "MANUFACTURE DATE" THE VEHICLE IS FINE. I CAN TELL YOU, IT IS NOT FINE.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 26, 2017155,500 milesIL

NOW, IN ADDITION TO STALLING AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED, AT TIMES THE VAN WILL NOT START (WONT EVEN TURN OVER) AND THE WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CLEARLY IT'S A TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ISSUE. FOLKS, CHECK OUT HOW INCOMPETENT THE NHTSA IS, GO TO HTTP://WWW.CHRYSLERPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/TIPM/ SO MANY TIPM ISSUES THAT THE NHTSA REFUSES TO ADDRESS UNTIL SOME OF US DIE.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 25, 201740,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST POWER TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER THE YEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO BUTLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (1555 SALEM RD, BEAUFORT, SC 29902 (843) 474-0026), BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT SPOKE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT TO COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THIS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED HER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE CONTACT TRIED CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER FOUR TIMES BY LEAVING VOICE MESSAGES, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jul 20, 2017125,393 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE, AND THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. ALL MENTIONED WINDOWS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY OPEN AND CLOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE A.C. UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AT 11503 ST CHARLES ROCK RD, BRIDGETON, MO 63044, (314) 291-2050 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,393. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BACK WINDOWS WOULD ROLL DOWN AND THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE, EVEN AFTER THE ALARM WAS SET. *JS

Electrical System
Filed Jul 10, 2017MI

NON FUNCTIONAL FRONT WINDOWS, HEATED MIRRORS. WIPERS COME ON THEN OFF, HEATER DUCT NOISE AND DASH LIGHTS FLASH SOMETIME, WHEN STARTING

Engine
Filed Jul 6, 2017108,000 milesMN

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 108000 MILES. AT TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, WE HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND NO WARNING; ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH AT A STOP SIGN AND ROUNDING A CURVE AT 30 MPH. NO ENGINE - NO POWER STEERING. HOPING THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE ALSO HAS A 'SURGE' TO IT AT AROUND 40 MPH; NOT SURE IF THE TWO ARE RELATED.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 4, 2017144,100 milesSC

PROBLEM WITH KEY FOB AND IGNITION SWITCH. VAN DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN KEY FOB TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND REMOVED. TURNED OFF AND REMOVED KEY FOB AND WAS ABLE TO PUT VAN IN GEAR AND DRIVE

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 30, 201793,000 milesNC

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A DARK COUNTRY ROAD AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I REACHED FOR THE CONTROL, TURNED IT OFF THEN ON, THE LIGHTS BLINKED THEN WENT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE FOG LIGHTS ON. THE NEXT DAY THEY NECT DAY THEY WORKED. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE LIGTS WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE HIGWAY @70MPH. IT HAS RECOVERED MULTIPLE TIMES.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 18, 2017100,000 milesOH

WILL NOT START, ,DIES FROM TIME TO TIME

Electrical System
Filed Jun 8, 201799,854 milesAZ

MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BEGAN HAVING ISSUES ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD LIGHT UP AND BEEP ON AND OFF AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT IT OCCURING AT THAT TIME. AS MONTHS WENT ON THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN TURNING ON AND OFF HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIMMER, CLOCK AND RADIO WOULD SHUT OFF. TOOK TO A FEW MECHANICS AND NONE COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE BATTERY LIGHT BEGAN STAYING LIT. WE THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY CABLES. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, WE TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR THREE WEEKS, THEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN ALL THE LIGHTS LIT UP, THE AIR WENT IN AND OUT, THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ABOUT TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VAN. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MANY DIFFERENT MECHANICS EVEN THE DEALERSHIP AND NONE OF THEM CAN DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. THROUGH THE INTERNET I SEE THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BESIDES ATTEMPT TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE VEHICLE I BOUGHT TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN; I'VE BEEN PAYING FOR RENTAL CARS BECAUSE I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I'VE SEEN FOR THIS ISSUE YOU WOULD THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR DEAD IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

Steering
Filed May 30, 2017121,000 milesVA

AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT TWICE, WITH NO EFFECT. I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE IT INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RAN AN ERRAND. WHEN I RETURNED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING HAD STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL, WHICH IS FINE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED ELECTRICAL. I HAVE NOT YET HAD A REOCCURENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT THIS WOULD HAVE IF IT OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

Engine
Filed May 23, 2017132,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BY SWITCHING THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE IGNITION KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 08/18/17*LJ *CN

Electrical System
Filed May 10, 201765,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIND KEY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO COVER THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Electrical System
Filed May 3, 2017AZ

IT WON'T ALWAYS START. IT WILL CLICK TO TRY TO BUT WON'T. DON'T MATTER IF IT'S HOT OR COLD. IGNATIION SWITCH BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES. STARTER BEEN CHANGED. BATTERY BEEN CHANGED. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS AT STAND STILL. BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2014 AND THE DEAL WON'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 2, 201788,000 milesMI

MY HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY BLINK WHEN I TURN ON MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE RUNNING LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT ITS THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WILL BLINK A FEW TIMES THEN STAY OFF. THE VEHICLE CAN BE IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT LOOKS TO BE A REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIPM MODULE WHICH IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. ALSO LOOKING AT THE ONLINE FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODULE ON A LOT OF VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED IT TO THE TIPM. I BELIEVE SINCE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES, CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TIPMS SINCE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

Air Bags
Filed May 1, 201789,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S WORKPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND DECLINED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Electrical System
Filed May 1, 201779,940 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST TOTAL POWER AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND WOULD NOT START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,940.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 24, 201798,000 milesFL

SORRY IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE I WAS KICKED OUT BEFORE I FINISHED. WHILE DRIVING ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. POWER STEERING LOST, CAR ROLLED TO STOP AND WAS RESTARTED AND THEN DRIVEN WITHOUT PROBLEM. WHEN CHECKED WE WERE TOLD IT WAS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN #14V373000 NOTED THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE AND PROBABLY OTHERS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE CHECK.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 23, 2017111,000 milesTN

SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAPPENS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, DRIVING STRAIGHT AND WHEN TURNING. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REMAIN OPERATIONAL. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 10, 2017FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Engine
Filed Apr 7, 2017132,000 milesWI

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO HANDLE AS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECOME STIFF. THE ONLY CODE THAT COMES UP IS AN ABS FAILURE. STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WITH AN OCCASIONAL HAPPENING NOW IT HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3 TIMES PER DAY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. CITY DRIVING SO FAR BUT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF THIS CONTINUING. DEALER SEEMS TO HAVE NO CLUE AT THIS POINT OR ARE JUST PLAYING DUMB BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF FORUMS WITH PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 25, 2017129,800 milesAZ

DRIVING AT 10-20 MPH, WARNING LIGHTS ESP ABR AND TRACING ICON FLASH ON AND OFF BEFORE ENGINE STALLS, HAPPENS WHETHER TURNING, OR DRIVING STRAIGHT. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS INCLUDING POWER STEERING, RADIO FLASHES OFF, CLOCK GOES TO 12:00. OFTEN AT SPEEDS 35 -65 MPH, SAME LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF 10 TO 15 TIMES IN VARIOUS DISTANCES OF 3 MILES - 25 MILES BEFORE STALLING, DRIVING DOWN A WINDING, MOUNTAIN ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT NIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70MPH, SAME LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE INSTANTLY DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO THEN QUICKLY FLIPPED UP TO CURRENT SPEED EACH TIME LIGHTS FLASHED, THEN THEY STAYED ON WHILE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, IT STALLED IN PARK POSITION. STARTS UP AGAIN WITHOUT HESITATION. ONCE I WENT 3 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, UPON RETURNING WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, SAME WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ENGINE STALLED. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN, NO OTHER STALL THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. REGARDLESS IF I'M TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, GOING UP HILL OR DOWN HILL OR ON CITY STREET, WHETHER THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT OR TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS HOT, COLD, OR RAINING. IT IS RANDOM, HAVING PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE ONLY 4 MONTHS AGO, DRIVEN LESS THAN 1000 MILES, I DON'T FEEL SAFE AS A FEMALE SENIOR CITIZEN TRAVELING ALONE ANY DISTANCE IN THIS VEHICLE, PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE DEALER REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND COMPUTER (TWICE). I HAVE REPLACED THE 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY DUE TO A HOT TO THE T

Electrical System
Filed Mar 23, 2017142,000 milesNV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 14, 2017UT

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR A FEW HOURS, THE SLIDING DOORS, PARTICULARLY THE DRIVES SIDE WILL BECOME NON-FUNCTION AND CANNOT BE OPENED. THE LOCKS CLICK, BUT THE DOOR REFUSE TO OPEN. THIS IS NOT A ONE-ITEM OCCURRENCE. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 7, 201777,000 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION AND AIR INTAKE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 18, 201792,000 milesWI

MY VAN STALLS WHILE DRIVING! IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. YOU WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BREAKS. II STILL HAVE LIGHTS, RADIO AND HEAT. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SWITCH THE KEY OF AND START THE VAN BACK UP AND IT RUNS.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 14, 201775,000 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Steering
Filed Jan 26, 201776,900 milesMI

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN NOTICED A HYDRAULIC NOISE AS IF POWER STEERING WAS LABORING EVEN WHEN NOT TURNING THE WHEEL. STOPPED TO CHECK FLUID RESERVOIR AND NOTICED IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE WHEN OPENED BUT FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BUT BUBBLY. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD. STOPPED AT NEXT EXIT AND FLUID WAS ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOWED TO DEALER THEY REPLACED PUMP BUT INITIAL NOISE WAS EVIDENT AFTER REPAIR AND STEERING STILL NOT NORMAL. THEY ARE NOW REPLACING STEERING GEAR WITH AFTERMARKET PART BECAUSE MANUFACTURER PART ON BACK ORDER. IF MANUFACTURER IS OUT OF PARTS THIS LEADS ME TO CONCLUSION THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE FROM ORIGIN I WILL SEND INVOICES WHEN I HAVE RECEIVED THEM, VAN IS STILL IN SHOP. I WAS NOT TURNING JUST TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN P/S PUMP BLEW. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 18, 2017103,000 milesNC

DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER, STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. AFTER RESEARCH, I FIND THAT DODGE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR WIRELESS IGNITION NODE WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING HOWEVER MY VEHICLE ISN'T IN THE RECALL. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 18, 2017100,000 milesIL

WE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL BACK WHEN PARTS CAME IN. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, NO CALL. CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN CLOSE TO A YEAR AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM EITHER DEALERSHIP.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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