2008 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS EMISSION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB. THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD CONSTANTLY GET STUCK IN THE IGNTION CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND THE HORN WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND NO DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AS MY FAMILY IS DRIVING ALONG,THE ENGINE JUST DIES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME AND WHEN THE ENGINE DIES YOU LOOSE ALL POWER, STEERING,ABS ASSIST WITH THE BRAKES AND IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS ISSUE ENDED THE OTHER DAY WHEN MY WIFE WAS GOING TO SCHOOL AND THE ENGINE DIED ON A OFF RAMP ON INTERSTATE 10 IN MISSISSIPPI. WHEN SHE GOT IT STOPPED IT RESTARTED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. WHEN SHE PUT THE VAN IN DRIVE IT WOULD DIE, SHE PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE AND IT BACKED UP FINE. GOT IT OFF THE OFF-RAMP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CALLED A TOW SERVICE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD VEILED RELATED TO THE STALLING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS WRITTEN IN A NEWS PAPER. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT DODGE HAS WITH THESE VAN AND IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY DODGE NOT THE CONSUMER. THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WHICH WAS ISSUED BY DODGE AS LONG AS YOU ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER SHOULD COVER THIS ISSUE BUT DODGE SAYS IT DOES NOT. PLEASE ASSIST WITH THIS ISSUE AS THE RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

THE VAN ACCELERATED WHEN PULLING INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE AT WALMART, VILLA RICA, GEORGIA AND IMPACTED A PARKED CAR IN THE ADJACENT ROW, CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET BEFORE IMPACTING A THIRD CAR. OUR VAN WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING SPACE PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY THE 2ND VEHICLE. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING STRANGE NOISES AND SAW THE IMPACT AS IT OCCURRED.NO INJURIES. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AND WILL BE EXAMINED BY THE REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF THEY CAN DETERMINE WHAT OCCURRED. *TR