2008 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE CAR STARTS THEN STALLS, WHEN DRIVING ON 7/6/14 ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IT STALLED ON INTERSTATE 390 SOUTH. CAUSING COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INSTALLED A TIPM PART AT A COST OF $897. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PART WOULD MAKE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. A DAY LATER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF, THE ENGINE BLEW UP DESTROYING THE ENGINE IN THE PROCESS. THE DEALER ADMITTED THE MISTAKE, OF INSTALLING THE WRONG PART, AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THE FAILURE, WAS NOT LINKED TO ENGINE BLOWING UP. SOMEHOW THE ENGINE, AND RADIATOR BLOWING UP WAS SIMPLY A COINCIDENCE.*JB

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VAN HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND LOST TOTAL POWER. AFTER STEERING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I DETERMINE THE IGNITION KEY WAS NOW IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE 7 YEARS I OWNED THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT THAT WHEN MY TEENAGE SONS LEARNED TO DRIVE I COACHED THEM ON WHAT TO DO WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

REPEATING PROBLEM WITH CAR JUST SHUTTING OFF. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. DID NOT HAPPEN DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS BUT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN THIS YEAR ONCE SPRING STARTED. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, ENGINE QUIT, ALL DASH ELECTRONICS WENT DEAD. COASTED TO STOP, PUT IN PARK, RESTARTED FINE, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 PREVIOUS TIMES, ONCE WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT OR BELOW 5MPH, SAME RESULT, AND ONCE AT APPROX 20MPH, AGAIN SAME RESULT. CHECKED, AND SWITCHED KEYS, TESTED IGNITION SWITCH, WIRING TO BATTERY / FUSE BOX, ALL OK, WITH NO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS. ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE PROBLEM BY WIGGLING WIRING, SWITCH, KEYS, WITH NO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

WE PULLED OUT AT NIGHT AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID STARTED SPRAYING, THE LIGHTS ON THE GAUGES WERE FLASHING, AND THE IGNITION STARTED "DINGING" LIKE WHEN YOU TURN IT ON. GRANTED THIS WAS AT NIGHT SO WE LOST HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AT A TIME UNTIL WE COULD GET STOPPED. I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T GOING VERY FAST AND WERE ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A WRECK. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD THE PROBLEM CEASED. FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE DAYTIME. BASICALLY THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS ABOVE. LUCKILY THIS WAS DURING THE DAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS AREN'T AS IMPORTANT. ONCE AGAIN AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD IT CEASED. FAST FORWARD A FEW WEEKS. ISSUE OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAY. AT THIS POINT WE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AS WE DEEMED IT UNSAFE AT NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL THAT WE COULD LOSE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND HAVE ZERO VISIBILITY. WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO STOP GOING ON AND OFF AND THE ISSUE WITH THE VAN IS STILL OCCURRING. I'VE READ SIMILAR STORIES FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS AND MOST HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE EVEN AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS GOING TO SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE AND A SEARCH REGARDING THE LIGHTS FLASHING ONLINE FOR DODGE CARAVANS AROUND THIS YEAR MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE REGARDING THE VAN. I ALSO CHECKED AND DODGE CLAIMS THE OTHER RECALLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THIS VAN. *TR

HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VAN DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SIGN OF AN ISSUE... WHILE DRIVING THE VAN, IT CUT OFF-LOOSING ALL POWER, ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN INSIDE... SECOND AND THIRD TIME WERE THE SAME... THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR DODGE TO RECALL AND FIX THESE VANS.. INJURIES OR DEATH... *TR