2006 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK FINE, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES THE OPPOSITE BLINKER WILL TURN ON (EX: I USE THE RIGHT BLINKER BUT THE LEFT BLINKER COME ON AND VISE VERSA). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY SINCE IT FIRST STARTED. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYED LIT. THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS THE AIRBAG IS MALFUNCTIONING AND WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. I DECIDED TO DO SOME ONLINE SEARCHING FOR THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE DODGE CARAVANS AND REALIZED THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THIS IS PRIMARILY MY WIFE'S CAR IN WHICH WE CARRY OUR 3 CHILDREN. FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES IS THAT THIS IS RELATED TO A WIND SHIELD WIPER PROBLEM AS WELL. THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED TO MY CAR BUT I AM SURE IT WILL PROBABLY START SOON. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL POPS OUT OF PLACE CAUSING OIL LEAK.CHRYSLER MEMO SAYS REPLACE ENGINE OR INSTALL REPAIR KIT FROM CHRYSLER.OIL LEAK LEAD UP TO THIS PROBLEM BEING DISCOVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE PART WAS ORDERED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED BUT HAD NOT YET ARRIVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 02/17/11 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DOING A REGULAR SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT STRUT WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 2.4 LITER, 4 CYL DOHC 16 ENGINE. THIS VAN WAS BUILT AT THE FACTORY IN 2005 - SOLD NEW IN JANUARY 2006 TO A RENTAL AGENCY AND I PURCHASED LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 19,000 MILES ON IT. THE VAN NOW HAS 63,000 MILES (IN NOVEMBER 2010). I NOTICED VERY SIGNIFICANT ENGINE OIL LEAK NEAR THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL. I HAD THIS SEAL REPLACED BUT WITHIN A DAYS IT HAD POPPED OUT AND WAS LEAKING AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL REPAIR/SERVICE BULLETIN - CASE NUMBER [XXX] (DO A GOOGLE SEARCH TO FIND) ON THIS ISSUE. I ALSO SEE THAT THERE ARE TWO NHTSA CASES WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS TO MINE LISTED ON THIS SITE (10333917, 10257511). ANYBODY SEE A TREND HERE???? IT'S PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT DODGE HAS MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE IF THE CRANKSHAFT IS CONTINUOUSLY KICKING OUT THE SEAL. I WASN'T EXPECTING MAJOR ENGINE OVERHAUL OR REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND, AS I SAID, THE VAN ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES. LAST DODGE I WILL BE BUYING!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A PART TO REPAIR THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE STEERING RACK AN PUMP ON THE 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE ONLINE. DODGE HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND NOTICED A GURGLING AND HUMMING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THAT SOUND WHEN SHE PURCHASED IT USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, CAUSING THE SOUND. FURTHERMORE, AT TIMES, WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT WOULD BE EMITTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,622 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,327.

WE OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN , THE TURN INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY , IT FLASHES ON THE WRONG SIDE , IF YOU CLICK IT TO TURN LEFT THE LIGHTS WORK FOR THE RIGHT SIDE , SOME TIME IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR