2011 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, TRIED CHECKING BATTERY AND JUMPING VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT CALL A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN AND HAD IT LOOKED AT BY TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS WHO BOTH TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE LEFT STRANDED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT ON STARTING, THEN WOULD NOT START AT ALL. COST $1800 TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,724. UPDATED 12/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM, THE RADIO WOULD GO OFF, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD POWER OFF. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE PCM WAS DEAD AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

DRIVING AND START SMELLING BURNING STOP AND MY BRAKES ARE SMOKING TO THE POINT IT'S ALMOST ON FIRE AND SO HOT CAN'T TOUCH OR WILL BE BURNT. WORRIED FOR SAFETY OF MY KIDS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW IF NOT MORE. GOT IT CHECKED OUT SAID NOTHING IS WRONG DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S DOING IT. AND HAVE CHANGED MY ROTORS 3 TIMES AND BRAKES 5 TIMES. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF REPEATEDLY. THE VAN DOES NOT WANT TO START 3 OUT OF 5 TIMES AFTER IT WAS JUST STARTING AND RUNNING FINE. THE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN ON THERE OWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED. THE SLIDING DOORS HAVE OPENED ON THEIR OWN. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHILE STOPPING ON THE FREEWAY MY STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING. IRONICALLY THIS IS JUST SOUTH OF THE CHRYSLER TECHNICAL CENTER, WHICH I PASS EVERY DAY AS I WORK JUST A FEW MILES FROM IT. THIS IS ONLY OCCURRING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED SO I ALREADY DREADED THE THOUGHT, IT MUST BE THE FRONT BRAKES/ROTORS NEED REPLACED. I AM ALSO HEARING A SQUEALING/GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REARS WHEN BACKING UP.I JUST HAD THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES REPLACED THIS SPRING, WHICH I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF MINIVAN. 80% OF MY DRIVE IS FREEWAY, SO MY BRAKES ARE NOT USED AS OFTEN AS SOMEONE DRIVING SURFACE STREETS EVERYDAY. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE DESIGN ON THIS MINIVAN? ARE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE CALIPERS UNDER SIZED FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHY ARE MY REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT SO QUICKLY, IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE AS THE FRONT BRAKES ARE THE TYPICAL PARTS TO WEAR SOONER AS THE WEIGHT TRANSFERENCE IS TO THE FRONT WHEN STOPPING. WE HAVE OWNED MANY CHRYSLER PRODUCTS IN THE PAST CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, CHRYSLER SEBRING. JEEP LIBERTY AND NOT HAD ANY OF THESE ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHRYSLER STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE, OR LOSE A LONGTIME CUSTOMER AS I WILL NOT HAVE FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCTS. THERE ARE A VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE LEMON LAW WEBSITE REGARDING THIS YEAR MODEL WITH THE BRAKING ISSUES I HAVE DESCRIBED. WHEN LOOKING FOR A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE MY VEHICLE I DO NOT SEE ONE ISSUED FOR THE 2011 MODEL, AS [XXX] CHIEF/CORRESPONDENCE RESEARCH DIVISION/OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION DESCRIBED IN HIS REPLY TO REF. NO. [XXX] ON 07/13/2014. IT IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE DODGE CARAVAN OR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MODELS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.