2008 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

MY VAN CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. ITS VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES. I'VE HAD THE IGNITION CHANGED AS PART OF THE RECALL BUT MY VAN HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF EVERYDAY NOW. THIS HAPPENS MORE WHEN YOU FIRST START DRIVING THE CAR. ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER THE VAN HAS BEEN STARTED TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE SWITCH HOUSING IN THE DRIVERS DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOWS ON MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN CAUGHT FIRE WHEN MY DAUGHTER ROLLED DOWN HER WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE TIME AND WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM THE HOUSE. DODGE HAS RECALLED THE 2010-2014 MODELS WITH THE 3RD ROW ELECTRIC VENT WINDOWS WHICH MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO FCA, THE PARENT COMPANY OF DODGE, AND WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL FROM THEIR INVESTIGATIVE UNIT IN 48HRS. THAT WAS MORE THAN A WEEK AGO. MULTIPLE CALLS LATER AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO CALL ME BACK.

WIPERS, LIGHTS, HORN,DOOR LOCKS ALL SEEMED TO GO OFF WENT NO WARNING WIPERS START SPRAYING FLUID BY ITSELF. COULD NOT GET TO STOP WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK, HAD TO PULL HORN FUSES TO MAKE HORN STOP BLOWING DISCONNECT BATTERY TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD START TO HAVE IT TAKEN TO BE LOOKED AT VERY DISAPPOINTED IN VEHICLE ONLY 81,500 MILES ON IT

VAN'S HORN BLOWS/WIPERS TURN ON & OFF BY THEMSELVES/THE WASHER SQUIRTERS ACTIVATE/ MIRRORS START MOVING/INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK ON & OFF/DOORS LOCKS RANDOMLY LOCK & UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES/VEHICLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT TIMES WHEN TURNING KEY OFF/STALLS WHILE DRIVING/ALSO ACTS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT AT TIMES. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT NEEDING TIPM MODULE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, BOTH SLIDING DOOR WIRING HARNESSES FOR A TOTAL COST OF $1,825.68.

ONE DAY THE VAN STARTED HORN'S HONKING, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS GOING, WASHER FLUID SHOOTING ALL OVER. ALL CONTROLS WOULDN'T WORK TO SHUT OFF. DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK. INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINKING. THIS HAPPEN ON SEVERAL TIMES DAYS APART AND THEN VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. ONE TIME WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR GOING DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE IN TO OUT LOCAL DEALER WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY. 3-DAYS IN NO ANSWER YET.

IF VEHICLE IS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION THEN ESP ACTIVATES THE ABS SYSTEM AND CAUSES FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TO ACTIVATE IN THE CORRESPONDING TURN AND ABRUPTLY STOPS THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THIS OCCURS WHEN CROSSING ANOTHER LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I FEEL THIS ISSUE CAUSED CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WITHIN THE SCCM OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT, INVOLUNTARY ACTIVATION OF WIPERS, SQUIRTERS, HORN, LIGHTS AND LOCKS. THESE OUTBURSTS WERE UNPREDICTABLE AND WOULD HAPPEN WHETHER VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OR NOT, SOMETIMES WHEN THE KEY WAS NOT EVEN IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WAY TO PREDICT THE BEHAVIOR, OR TO STOP IT ONCE IT BEGAN.