2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE VALVE STEM FRACTURED WHEN THE PLASTIC CAP WAS REMOVED, EXPOSING NEEDLE VALVE. *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH WITH THREE KIDS IN CAR WHEN KEY SWITCHED TO OFF POSITION. STEERING HARD UNTIL I SWITCHED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED IT. THE KEY HAD DONE THIS ONCE BEFORE IN PARK AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING APROX 20MPH ON A DIRT RD. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS. 2 OF THE TIMES THE MINIVAN STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. 2 TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE DEFECT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. WHEN THE MINIVAN STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ALL YOU CAN DO IS COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THANKFULLY, NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES, SPEEDS, ETC, THE LIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY FLASH, WIPERS TURN ON HIGH, WIPER FLUID COME OUT AND THE HORN WOULD HONK. SOMETIMES THIS WOULD LAST ONLY 2-3 SECONDS, SOMETIMES UP TO 10 MIUNTES. TURNING THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON WOULD NOT CLEAR THE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER IN NOVEMBER 2010. THEY RE-FLASHED THE PCM AND THE ISSUE DISAPPEARED FOR 12 MONTHS. PROBLEMS RESUMED IN NOVEMBER 2011. TAKEN TO DEALER. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AND DECIDED TO CHANGE AN ACCESSORY CONTROL MODULE. SITUATION CAUSES VERY UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITION BY DISTRACTING DRIVER, OBSCURING DRIVERS VIEW, DISTRACTING OTHER DRIVERS, CAUSING SIGHT PROBLEMS FOR ONCOMING DRIVERS WITH UNCONTROLLED ILLUMINATION OF LIGHTING. *KB

THIS IS THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN WE TRIED TO PUT AIR IN TIRE THE STEM WAS CRACKED SO COULD NOT PUT AIR INTO TIRE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE TO DO THIS. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL- WE WERE TOLD NO RECALL. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD REPLACE THE STEM FOR US BECAUSE THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER...THERE HAD BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS THEY COULDN'T KEEP UP! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. WE WILL CHANGE OTHER TWO TIRE STEMS RIGHT AWAY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ALL OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM, DVD PLAYER, AND RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE. THE MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DVD PLAYER WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, AND I CAME UPON AN AREA WHERE I NEEDED TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO 60 MPH. AS I WAS PUTTING MY FOOT BACK OVER FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS PEDAL MY SHOESTRING WAS SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON SOMETHING. I COULD NOT MOVE MY FOOT SO I QUICKLY USED MY OTHER FOOT TO TAKE MY SHOE OFF. THANKFULLY I WAS THEN ABLE TO USE MY BARE FOOT TO GET IN CONTROL OF THE PEDALS AGAIN. I STOPPED THE VAN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A CLAMP OF SOME KIND TO THE RIGHT OF THE GAS PEDAL AND MY SHOESTRING WAS CAUGHT IN IT. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I HAD BEEN BUMPER TO BUMPER IN THE CITY WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WOULD HAVE LIKELY REAR ENDED SOMEONE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REMOVE OR REPLACE THIS CLAMP ON THESE VANS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASED ON 11/14/2011. THE VAN ONLY HAS 69000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT EVEN AFTER THE BRAKES ARE REPLACED THE BRAKES MAKES SQUEAKING SOUNDS & GRINDING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I TAKE IT BACK AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I WAIT A LITTLE LONGER AND THEY SAY BRAKE PADS & CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. GOOD THING I BROUGHT IT IN. THIS VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED AND IF WE CAN'T TELL THEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING BAD, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES. AND HAVE ALSO REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *TR