2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

VEHICAL'S HORN WILL SOUND, WINDCHILL WIPERS GO OFF AND SPRAY WASHER FLUID, AND DOORS WILL LOCK THEMSELVES. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHETHER THE VAN IS RUNNING OR NOT. STARTED 1 AND HALF YEARS AGO. TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

FUEL SPLASH BACK EVERY TIME TANK IS FILLED AT GAS PUMP. WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE FUEL TO LEAK DOWN THE VEHICLE ON THE TIRE ON THE GROUND.

SEVERAL TIMES MY VAN, WHETHER I HAVE WARMED IT UP OR JUST GOT IN AND TOOK OFF, WILL SPONTANEOUSLY DIE. USUALLY WITH IN THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING. USUALLY I JUST SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THIS DOESN'T USUALLY BOTHER ME SINCE I LIVE OVER A MILE FROM ANY SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC BUT, IT HAPPEN TWICE OVER OUR FAMILY GET TOGETHER IN ST LOUIS. SCARY SITTING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND YOUR CAR IS DEAD. HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHILE THE VAN IS IN MOTION. NOT REALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TURNING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 4-10 TIMES A MONTH. STARTED ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *TR

THE CLOCK SPRING IN MY GRAND CARAVAN FAILED AND CAUSES THE BAS AND ESP SYSTEM TO APPLY BRAKES RANDOMLY BEFORE FAILING AND OFFERING NO TRACTION CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I START DRIVING FORWARD AND IS WORST WHEN GOING FROM A STOP SIGN AROUND A TURN. *TR

MY VAN WAS ONE YEAR OLD (2009) WHEN IT FIRST ACTIVATED THE HORN (OFF AND ON MAKING A WEIRD WARBLING HALF HONK SOUND) AND WIPERS/SPRAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON A HIGHWAY SWITCH RAMP AT 65 MPH. IT LASTED ABOUT A MINUTE AND THEN STOPPED. WE WERE ON A TRIP SO WE ASKED WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE ARKANSAS DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US IT WAS LIKELY CORROSION (ON A BRAND NEW CAR THAT WAS DRIVEN IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES). THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WE DIDN'T HAVE PROOF. IT REPEATED ABOUT ONCE EVERY 6 MONTHS OR MORE. NOW (ABOUT ONCE A MONTH)THE BATTERY DIES RANDOMLY AND THE HORN/WIPERS/ETC GO OFF RANDOMLY WHILE IT'S JUST SITTING THERE AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE HAD TO JUMP IT 5 TIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I'VE DOUBLE VERIFIED THAT THE ALTERNATOR/BATTERY ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. REALLY DODGE ! A BRAND NEW CAR AND YOU COULDN'T HELP US! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON AND STUCK ON IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIME IN THE LAST MONTH AND IT ONLY JUST STARTED, I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2011

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

BOUGHT THIS VAN IN AUG. 2009 LOVED IT AT FIRST..THEN THINGS STARTED HAPPENING. WOULD HESITATE WHILE DRIVING, NEVER DIE ON ME BUT STILL FEELS LIKE IT WILL SOMETIMES.. STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. DIFFERENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF SINCE DAY ONE. HAVE CHANGED BRAKES WAY MORE THAN SHOULD OF BEEN NECESSARY..OTHER REPAIR TO BRAKE SYSTEM. HAD POWER STEERING LINE CHANGED. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, PANEL LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON MORE OFTEN, THEN THE GAUGES WOULDN'T WORK, WIPERS COME ON AND WON'T STOP. HEADLIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF OR DON'T WORK AT ALL; TURN SIGNALS WORK ON AND OFF, POWER LOCKS COME ON AND OFF, CAN'T ROLL WINDOWS DOWN OR UP FROM DRIVERS SIDE OR LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS.EVERYDAY IT GETS WORSE. TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALER 11/2016 COST ABOUT $100.00 TO TELL ME , ITS NOT A CALL BACK AND NOT RELATED TO THE IGNITION PROBLEM, AND IN MY PASSED COMPLAINS THEY HAD DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS LISTED, EVEN THO I HAD TOLD THEM ABOUT THEM BEFORE. SO BECAUSE CONTROL LIGHTS HAD WENT OFF AT THAT TIME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. IT WAS PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE LAST TIME THEY DID ONE IT TOO ABOUT 10 HR.TO FIND THE PROBLEM. ($128.00 AN HR) I CAN'T AFFORD THAT AND I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. NOW FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS ALL OF THESE THINGS STAY ON AND CONTINUE TO DO IT ALL. LOW MILEAGE 81000 ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF, NOW I'M 70 YRS OLD AND HAVE A VAN THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE...THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING STILL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLS, THE ANTI SLIP SIGN IS ON, I LOSE ALL POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND NO BRAKES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SEAT BELT CHIME SOUNDED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON, AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING BEGAN FLASHING. ALSO, NONE OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.