2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT BOTH ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A STRONG ODOR WAS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT RAMP TO CHECK WERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. THE BACK ROTOR FAILED (LOCKED UP), ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE, TURNING THE ROTORS WHITE HOT AND CAUSING THEM TO SMOKE. DROVE VEHICLE HOME AFTER A HALF HOUR AND VEHICLE WAS FINE BUT THIS KEEPS OCCURRING FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 15 MINUTES. BRING VEHICLE INTO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND ASK WHY THE BRAKING SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING AND THE TOLD ME A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY ARE HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS MODEL. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FOR $100 BUT I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED. IT IS NOW TWO WEEKS LATER AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES !!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE AS THIS VEHICLE. FIVE RECALLS AND VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS POC !!!!!!!!!!! THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES OF THIS VEHICLE PLEASE GOOGLE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.....PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND HAVE THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES !!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE BUT LIKE MOST AMERICANS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE !!!!!!!! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE !!!! I HAVE BAILED OUT DODGE TWICE NOW AND NO MORE.....START PROTECTING THE CONSUMER AND NOT CORPORATE AMERICA !!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!! *JS

DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATING LOW TIRE PRESSURE CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED AT SERVICE STATION TO CHECK AND FILL TIRES, I HAD DIFFICULTY REMOVING VALVE CAPS FROM ALL 4 STEMS DUE TO POOR QUALITY OF THE STEMS/CORROSION. WHEN I WENT TO INFLATE FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, IT PRACTICALLY CRUMBLED IN MY HANDS! I HAD TO HAVE THE CHEAPLY CONSTRUCTED ALUMINUM VALVE STEM REPLACED, COSTING ME $130! I WANTED TO REPLACE IT WITH A QUALITY, STANDARD, METAL VALVE, BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT AN OPTION, LEGALLY. ANOTHER CUSTOMER IN THE SERVICE STATION WAITING ROOM TOLD ME HE'D HAD ALL FOUR OF HIS TIRES BLOW, ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO THESE CRAPPY VALVES! HE RECOMMENDED I HAVE ALL 4 REPLACED AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE BROKEN ONE, FOR MY OWN SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. I WOULD, IF THE LESS EXPENSIVE METAL VALVE STEMS WERE AN OPTION! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE EGR VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS ON A GALACTIC BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,650.

WIPERS/WASHER/HORNS OPERATE ON THEIR OWN. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. LIGHTS BLINK. FRONT A/C BLOWER INOPERABLE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES (MOST RECENTLY 4-10, 4-13, 4-17-12). SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH NO KEY IN IT. LASTS FROM TWO MINUTES TO TEN MINUTES. RESEARCH SHOWS MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUES REQUIRING TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (CURRENTLY ON FACTORY BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALER) TO BE REPLACED. *JS

JUST AFTER PARKING VAN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT CRAZY. THE FRONT WIPERS STARTED WIPING, THE WIPER FLUID DEPLOYED, THE HORN SOUNDED. I TURNED OFF CAR AND REMOVED THE KEY. EVERYTHING CONTINUED TO RUN. AT A LOSS I GOT BACK IN, TURNED IT ON AND DROVE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE WHERE THE NOISE WOULDN'T BE SO LOUD. AGAIN I REMOVED THE KEY. I POPPED THE HOOD, THINKING IF ALL ELSE FAILS, I COULD PULL THE BATTERY. I SAW THE FUSE BOX BY THE BATTERY (I HAVE SINCE LOOKED UP THAT IT IS THE TIPM) AND I SMACKED IT HARD WITH MY PALM. THE CAR SHUT UP. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER IT DID A SIMILAR BEHAVIOR, AGAIN WHILE NOT MOVING. STILL SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THAT IT DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WIPERS, HORN, WASHER FLUID WHOLE DEAL. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND SAFELY STOP THE CAR. BEFORE I COULD GET OUT THE CAR STOPPED ITS BEHAVIOR. SINCE THEN I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, HORN ATTEMPTING TO SOUND ON ITS OWN, BUT NO WIPERS, TRANSMISSION IN "LIMP MODE" WHERE IT WON'T GET OUT OF SECOND GEAR, AND FRONT BLOWER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY RUNNING/NOT RUNNING. OFTEN STOPPING CAR AND OPENING DOOR, AND RESTARTING CAR FIXES IT, BUT MORE RECENTLY NOT SO MUCH. I REPORTED FIRST INCIDENT TO DEALER, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING. I HAVE REPORTED FURTHER INCIDENTS AND NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY THEY ARE ADVISING ME IT IS THE TIPM (FUSE BOX) AND REPLACEMENT COST IS $800 AND IT MAY NOT FIX MY PROBLEM. BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT THEY CLAIM NOT TO BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THEMSELVES. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THE WIPER HORN FLUID COMBO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN BE DANGEROUS. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLASHES ON AND OFF LASTS FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES ALSO COMES UP NO BUS ON ODOMETER WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 10V611000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER) AND 11V394000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE CONTACT HAD BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE JULY 2011. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS WERE TAKING EXTREMELY LONG TO BE SHIPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V235000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE LEFT EXPOSED AND DETERIORATED. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOWS WOULD NO LONGER OPEN AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,060.

THE VAN HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THERE IS NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING. THERE ARE NO ERROR LIGHTS THAT DISPLAY ON THE DASH. ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK THE ENGINE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON A SIMILIAR ISSUE ON THE 2010 CARAVAN WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS OWNING A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON MY VAN FOR THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU *TR