2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WASHED VAN, PARKED IT IN DRIVEWAY. SUDDENLY HORN IS BEEPING, LIGHTS FLASHING, WIPERS GOING AND WIPER FLUID SPEWING OUT. COULD NOT TURN OFF WITH PANIC BUTTON. COULD NOT OPEN DOORS WITH FOB. PUT KEY IN LOCK AND BUTTON CAME UP BUT CAR KEPT PUSHING IT INTO LOCK POSITION. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO HOLD DOOR HANDLE AND WHEN LOCK CAME UP OPENED DOOR. COULD NOT TURN VAN OFF. DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLES AND LET VEHICLE RESET ITSELF. SEEMED FINE. TOOK OUT LATER IN THE DAY AND WIPERS AND FLUID CAME ON AGAIN AND LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ENGAGED AND COULD BARELY GET SAFELY OFF ROAD. AFTER ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF COULD NOT RESTART IT. HAD IT TOWED. DEALER NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. NO COMPUTER CODES SO WILL PROBABLY GET VEHICLE BACK STATING NO ERRORS ARE FOUND. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE. DODGE SHOULD BE MADE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF YOU VIEW EDMUNDS.COM AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND... YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMERS SHOULD PROBABLY FILE LEGAL ACTIONS BEFORE MANY PEOPLE GET KILLED BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLES SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND STOP WHENEVER AND WHEREVER THEY SO DESIRE. WHO CAN WE GET TO HELP US RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH DODGE GRAND CARAVANS???? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT COULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONER HOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BECAUSE THE HOSE WAS IN A METAL CASING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,320.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR CALIPERS BEGAN TO HEAT UP AND THE REAR WHEELS ALSO LOCKED. THE TREAD CAME OFF OF BOTH TIRES BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE CALIPERS FAILED AND WERE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING WATER FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM AND OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT HOSES FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INFORM NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT DISPLAYED AN ERROR CODE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER PER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS IN JULY 2010 AND THE ROTORS WERE WORN AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2008 DODGE CARAVAN PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2008. REAR BRAKES RUBBING CAUSING SQUEALING, A BURNING SMELL AND VERY HOT RIMS. DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKES IN AUGUST 2009 AT ABOUT 11,000 MILES. SAME THING OCCURRED IN 2011. DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ON PRICE AND WANTED $401. THEY CLAIMED CORROSION WAS THE PROBLEM. CAR NOW HAS 27,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES ONLY LASTED 16,000 MILES. THERE IS A DEFECT. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE. RIMS WILL HEAT UP AND CAUSE A TIRE TO BLOW. JUST A MATTER TO TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE NOISE WOULD BEGIN TO SOUND WHILE DRIVING ABOVE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND CEASE ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE NOISE WOULD RESUME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HUMMING NOISE CEASED. UPDATED 12/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD UPGRADE THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT SURE THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WE OWN A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 45K MILES ON THE VAN. THE VAN HAS BEEN THROUGH 4 COMPLETE BRAKE REPAIRS WITHIN THE 45 K AND MOST RECENTLY WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE WERE OVER 1000 MILES FROM HOME ON JULY 20TH IN MIAMI WHEN BOTH BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT. BY LUCK I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE, THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING FOR MY YOUNG KIDS, MY WIFE AND I. WE ARE LOOKING TO YOU FOR HELP BEFORE WE OR SOMEONE GETS HURT. WE ARE AVERAGING THE NEED FOR BRAKES EVERY 12K MILES. WE HAVE PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS AND DODGE FINALLY ISSUED A REPAYMENT FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST. THESE BRAKES ARE UNDERPERFORMING AND I BELIEVE IT IS AN ENGINEERING ISSUE. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS PROTECTED. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR