2008 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THE BRAKES ON THE 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ARE THE WORST. STAY AWAY FROM THE DEALER WHEN YOU NEED TO REPLACE THEM THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF. I BROUGHT MY VAN THERE AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $900 FOR FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH WHICH IS !@#$%. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT MUCH TOO QUICK ON THIS CAR AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN NEEDS FRONT AND REAR PADS AND MY DEALER SAID THE ROTORS COULD BE CUT. I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT OFF THE LIFT. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW - JUST PAID 2 COLLEGE TUITION PAYMENTS. WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND THIS HAPPENED AT 24,000. I DO NOT DRIVE FAST. MY HUBBY'S TOYOTA HAS ALMOST 30,000 MI. AND DOES NOT NEED BRAKES AND HE'S A LITTLE TOUGHER ON A CAR! *TR

MY BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 16,500 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING TO THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BECOME WARPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59440.

WE OWN A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE VAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 35K ON IT. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWO TIMES IN THIS YEAR. THE DRIVING DONE WITH THIS CAR IS HIGHWAY MILES WITH LITTLE OR NO CONSTANT BRAKING INVOLVED. I REPLACED BRAKES IN OCT 2009 - WHEN I WENT TO DEALER IN MID NOVEMBER WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD REPLACE AGAIN AS THEY WERE BECOMING UNSAFE. *TR

TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON IN OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WENT TO PUT AIR IN TIRES AND FOUND 2 OF THE 4 VALVES STEMS BROKEN OFF TOWARDS THE END OF THE STEM. THE PIECES WERE STILL THERE BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE CAP. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN JUNE 2009. THESE ARE THE TPMS STEMS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE TYPE OF STEMS? *TR

MY WIFE TOOK OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN IN TO HAVE HER KEY REPLACED AND ABRACADABRA @ TOMBALL DODGE, IN TOMBALL,TEXAS. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD , MY WIFE THAT EVERYONE INSPECTED HER BRAKES , AND THEY AGREED THAT HER BRAKES WEAR AND TEAR WERE DO TO HER DRIVING HABITS, AND SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE HER ROTORS ONLY ON ONE SIDE. SHE WAS TOLD THAT SHE IS USING HER RIGHT FRONT BRAKES MORE OFTEN THAN HER LEFT FRONT BRAKES. WHEN I CONFRONTED THE CSMGR SHE TOLD ME ALOT OF PEOPLE BRAKE ONE SIDE MORE THAN THE OTHER AND IT WAS MORE COMMON THAN I THOUGHT, BUT THEY WOULD FIX BOTH SIDES AND MAKE THEM EVEN AGAIN , IF SHE HAD THE WORK DONE THERE TODAY FOR 10% LESS THE COST OF THE NEW PADS AND ROTORS. REMEMBER, MY WIFE WAS ONLY THERE TO GET HER KEY REPLACED, AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THE RIGHT HANDED BRAKING ISSUE, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR INTO A NOISY SHOP HIS SUPER KEEN HEARING WAS ABLE TO DETECT BOTH SIDES. THE BRAKES, WERE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL SHOP A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE PARTS IN QUESTION WERE BOUGHT FROM TOMBALL DODGE, THEY HAVE YET TO COMMENT ON THE RIGHT HANDED BRAKING ISSUE AND ITS COMMONALITY. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN FROM DEALER ON JAN,1 2008. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AT @ 25,000 MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AT @ 45,000. JUST REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AGAIN ALONG WITH NEW ROTORS AT 54,000 MILES. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 08 AND IN AUGUST OF 08 IT WOULD NOT TURN ON WHILE I WAS PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE SAME THINK HAPPENED TWICE IN NOVEMBER AND AGAIN IN DECEMBER, AGAIN THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IN APRIL OF 09 IT STALLED AGAIN AT A BALL GAME WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND THUNDERING AND I HAD MY 5 AND 1 YEAR OLD WITH ME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT TOWED SO THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER THEY CALL ME AND SAY IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. I TOLD THEM TO CHECK MY BRAKES BECAUSE I HAD HEARD THEM SQUEAK THAT MORNING. THEY CALL THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND THEY WOULDN'T LET ME DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 25,000 MILES ON IT. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE HAD 91,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TRADED IT IN AND ROTORS AND PADS HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED. NOW 8000 MILES LATER, MY BACK PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE WORN UNEVEN AND I WAS TOLD MY FRONT PADS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT 8,000-10,000 MILES. *TR