2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH OUR MINI VAN. THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE IN GEAR. WE HAVE THE WIN MODULE REPLACED AS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN NEW MODELS, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AS A FAMILY WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP CLUES THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS REFUSING TO ACT ON A SOLUTION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A YEARLY INSPECTION, AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE POWER PRESSURE HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A REPORT AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE POWER PRESSURE HOSE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,037 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68.545.

WHEN KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE STARTER MAKES A CLICK SOUND BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TURNING THE KEY ARE NEEDED TO START THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES AFTER TRYING 5-10 TRIES WITH NO START, PULLING THE KEY OUT AND REINSERTING WILL START THE VEHICLE. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR WILL START NORMALLY. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN CHECKED AND FULLY CHARGED DURING ALL INCIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20 DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. RECENTLY, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS NOT A SAFE FEELING NOT KNOWING THAT MAYBE THE NEXT TIME, I WILL BE STRANDED. FRUSTRATING SINCE THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT WAS BROUGHT IN 10/12/2010 AND 3/28/2011. SINCE THE LAST VISIT, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES.

MAKING A LEFT TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY CHILD'S PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO POWER. I HAD TO STOP WHERE I WAS SINCE IT WAS HARD TO STEER. PUT IT IN PARK AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT DROVE NORMALLY AFTER WITH NO ERROR CODES BUT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN FULL MORNING TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT.

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 38,000, CARMAX NEVER TOLD ME THAT. I ENDED UP REPLACING MY ROTORS TWICE SINCE NOV 2010 AND MY BRAKES 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. I SENT DODGE CHRYSLER A LETTER WITH MY INVOICES FOR REFUND WITH NO RESPONSE. AND NOW AGAIN DODGE IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THIS. I DRIVE A SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER AND TWO SONS IN THIS VAN AND FEEL IT IS UNSAFE BUT ITS THE ONLY CAR WE HAVE AND NO ONE WILL HELP US. THANK YOU *TR

HERE WE GO AGAIN. FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS AT 18,000 MILES ON A 2008 GRAND CARAVAN. THEN THE RECALL, NOW THE REAR BRAKES AT 35K. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER HE STATED THE REAR BRAKES COULD WEAR OUT AT 8K MILES(R U KIDDING ME) SOME SERVICE MANAGER. BACK BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 40-50K WHEN NOT TOWING. THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS AND PADS HAVE THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE FRONT. I CHANGED THE REAR PADS AND 1 GLIDE WAS MISSING AND THAT PAD WAS WORN ALOT MORE THAN THE OTHER 3. THANKS DODGE, GREAT VEHICLE. ALSO WHO WAS THE GENIUS THAT CAME UP WITH THE 225 65 16 TIRE SIZE, NICE JOB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL AND THE ENGINE, ESC AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED IN JANUARY 2009 AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE AND WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. IN 2010, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING; THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED ASSISTANCE WITH THE OTHER ISSUES ASIDE FROM THE SPEEDOMETER AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND LIGHT FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT WAS ADDING AIR TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WHEN THE THREADED PORTION OF THE VALVE STEM SNAPPED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE THREE WEEKS LATER. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER . THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

MY WIFE CAME HOME FRIDAY(3/11/11) COMPLAINING THAT HER FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. SO THE FOLLOWING DAY I JACKED THE 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN UP TO INSPECT FOR A PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WORN DOWN WITH METAL TO METAL CONTACT FROM THE BRAKE PADS. THE VAN HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT. BACK DURING OCTOBER WE GOT A LETTER FROM DODGE STATING WE NEEDED TO BRING OUR VAN IN FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION FOR THE FRONT BRAKES BECAUSE THERE WERE ISSUES OF PREMATURE FRONT PAD FAILURE SO WE COMPLIED. AT THAT TIME THEY NOTICED NO PROBLEM,BUT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM DODGE, BUT THEY STATE THERE IS ONLY A 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR BRAKE PARTS/PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD, IT HAD BEEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES SINCE I HAD LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO HAVE MY A/C SERVICED. MY REAR BRAKES HAD BEEN SERVICED LESS THAN 6,000 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND HAD BEEN CHECKED THE NIGHT BEFORE BY A JUST BRAKES TECHNICIAN. AS I WAS DRIVING I BEGAN TO HEAR SOME SQUEALING. WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED A HUGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE REAR OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO COAST IN TO THE JUST BRAKES SHOP WHERE TECHNICIANS LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OF MY REAR BRAKES. THE TEMPERATURE HAD REACHED SO HIGH THAT THE ASSEMBLY ITSELF WAS WHITE HOT AND SMOKING. HAD I NOT BEEN CLOSER TO THE SHOP MY BRAKES MIGHT HAVE FAILED BECAUSE THE PADS WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED WHEN THEY TOOK THEM OFF. I HAVE THE OLD PADS IN MY POSSESSION. *TR