2010 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW IN ST LOUIS MO THERE WAS SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE REAR WINDOWS WE HAVE 4 OF THE 2010 DODGE CARAVAN IN OUR FLEET AND 2 OF THEM HAVE NOW HAVE SMOKED OR GOT ON FIRE DUE TO THE SWITCH FOR THE WINDOW I HAVE LOOKED AT THE SWITCH AND THE SWITCH IS MELTED AND THE WIRES ARE MELTED SMOKE PORE OUT FROM ALL POINTS ON THE DOOR ON ONE VAN AND THE OR THE VAN THAT WAS FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO DID IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE DOOR. *TR

I WAS CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE AND THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF IN MY HAND AND ALL THE AIR RAN OUT IN 10 SECONDS. I REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME 100.00. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VALVE STEMS WITH THE INTERNAL PRESSURE SENSORS AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE OTHER WHEELS DOING SIMILAR POSSIBLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VAN BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR. WHILE THE VAN BEGAN TO SLOW THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT HARD TO MANEUVER OFF THE ROAD, GOOD THING I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I DID NOT KNOW IT UNTIL I REALIZED I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, WHILE CAR STILL ROLLING I RESTARTED VEHICLE. I RECEIVED LETTER NOTIFYING ME ON A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I BROUGHT CAR IN FOR REPAIR. JULY 19 I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TOLD DEALER THAT AFTER RECALL REPAIR MY KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CANT TURN CAR OFF UNLESS I PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AGAIN AND RESTART CAR AND AGAIN TRY TO SHUT OFF. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO CHECK THE RECALL AND POSSIBLY REPLACE AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY WOULD INSPECT WIN MODULE AND REPOSITION FOR MORE KEY SUPPORT. AUGUST 15, 2012 VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS GETTING DANGEROUS SINCE I HAVE 3 TODDLERS IN CAR WITH ME AT ALL TIMES - THE REASON FOR PURCHASING A MINI VAN. DEALER STATES THEY KNOW I HAVE BEEN THERE SEVERAL TIMES FOR SAME CONCERN BUT FOUND NO STORED OR ACTIVE CODES. THEY STATED IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH NEEDING A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND UPDATED TO LATEST LEVEL. OCT 22,2012 BROUGHT VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR 4TH TIME WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DECIDED THEY WOULD KEEP MY VEHICLE AND GAVE ME A LOANER TO DRIVE HOME. THE STATED THEY NEEDED TO DUPLICATE IN ORDER TO FIX. AFTER DRIVING 237 MILES (WARRANTY OVER IN 6K MILES) AND CONTACTING CHRYSLER ON HOW TO HANDLE PROBLEM, THEY RE-INSTALLED THE SAFETY RECALL AGAIN. THE DEALER KEEPS DOING THE SAME RECALL OVER AND OVER WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THIS VERY SCARY STALLING PROBLEM. NOW DEC, MY KEY AGAIN DID NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION UNLESS I RESTARTED VEHICLE. DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH GANLEY DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE AFTERMARKET FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,900. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF UPDATED01/25/2013 *JS

1ST TIME: TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE, THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF MID WAY UP THE STEM EXPOSING THE VALVE ITSELF. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE IT COST APPROXIMATELY $150.00 TO REPLACE AND PROGRAM. 2ND TIME: CHECKING AIR PRESSURE BEFORE LEAVING FOR A LONG TRIP. I COULD VISUALLY SEE A TIRE WAS LOW ON PRESSURE (TIRE SQUATTING), LATER REMOVING THE CAP ON THE VALVE STEM I COULD SEE A DISTINCT WHAT I CALL WEAR RING NEAR WHERE THE CAP, WHEN INSTALLED, WOULD END ON THE STEM. AS THIS IS THE AREA THE PREVIOUS STEM BROKE, I SPRAYED THE STEM WITH SOAPY WATER AND CONFIRMED A SLOW LEAK FROM THIS WEAR RING. HAD THIS STEM REPLACED WITH A STANDARD SAFE VALVE STEM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE COMPONENT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! THE FIRST OCCURRENCE TOOK THE TIRE ABOUT 20 SECONDS TO GO COMPLETELY FLAT. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE LOADED DOWN WITH A FAMILY GOING ON VACATION, THIS COULD END UP WITH A LOT OF SERIOUS INJURIES IF NOT FATALITIES. I'M HAVING ALL STEMS REPLACED WITH THE TRADITIONAL STYLE UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER RECALLS AND PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENTALLY TESTED REPLACEMENT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF SAFETY TESTING IS NOT ALL READY REQUIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOORS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE SENSORS FAILED AND COULD NOT DETECT WHEN AN OBJECT WAS BLOCKING THE DOOR TO PREVENT IT FROM CLOSING. AS A RESULT, A SMALL CHILD WAS INJURED AS THE SLIDING DOOR HAPHAZARDLY CLOSED ON A SMALL CHILD AND FAILED TO DETECT AN OBJECT IN THE DOOR'S PATH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I COMPLAINED OF PULSATING BRAKES AND GRINDING ON MY BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP REPEATED TIMES. WAS TOLD IT WAS BRAKE DUST. ENDED UP BEING WARPED ROTORS. HAVE HAD BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. WITHIN 13 MONTHS. ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DODGE HAS ADMITTED POOR DESIGN. ENDING UP REPLACING ROTORS EVERY 6 MONTHS. HAD A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR *JS

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE TRANSMISSIONS TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO CHECKED IT AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE COMPUTER DID AN UPGRADE CORRECTED SOME OF THE PROBLEM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SHIFTING THE SECOND ISSUE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH I TOOK IT IN DUE TO A RECALL I RECEIVED BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED SO THE RECALL HAD NO BEEN DONE AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED NOW HAVING TROUBLE WITH HEAD LIGHTS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL SWITCH WAS CHANGED WHEN WE GOT IT BACK NOTICED THAT WHEN KEY WAS IN HEAD LIGHTS CAME ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE DRIVING ON AUTO HEAD LIGHTS ACCORDING TO PAPERWORK I HAVE SHORTLY THERE AFTER WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY FLASH A COUPLE TIMES AND GO OFF UNABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON NOW THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN EVER AND GO BACK OFF WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS A KEN IS IN THE IGNITION AND THEN JUST FLASH ONCE AND GO BACK OFF TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO IN THEIR WORDS AFTER CHECKING THOUGHT THE TIP WAS BAD AND WANTED $900.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT WOULD FIX IT I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS WHILE DOING RESEARCH TO TRY AND FIX MY PROBLEM ABOUT OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME FROM 1999 TO PRESENT IT APPEARS TO ME DODGE HAS A PROBLEM THEY ARE NOT FIXING MAYBE THEY NEED MORE BAIL OUT MONEY. *TR