2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE WHEEL VIBRATED CAUSING DIFFICULTY WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD FAILED; THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REAR PARTS WERE REPLACED AT A REPAIR SHOP AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,817 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

GOING ON MY 3RD SET OF BRAKES AT 32K MILES. DODGE SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY KNEW OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM ON ALL GRAND CARAVANS 2008 AND LATER. TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY . AT THIS RATE I WILL HAVE OVER $3000 IN BRAKES IN LESS THAN 4 YRS. NEED TO BE A RECALL FOR A LONGER LASTING BRAKE. THIS IS TO DANGEROUS AND COSTLY FOR THE OWNER AND MOTHERS WHO DRIVE THEIR CHILDREN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPPED. THE HUMMING NOISE BECAME LOUDER, THE MORE THE SPEED INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,800.

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND BOTH REAR WHEELS, INSIDE DISCS PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. OUTSIDE PADS WERE STILL GOOD. REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. BELIEVE ITS THE DESIGN OF THE CALIPERS, NEVER SEEN CALIPER PISTONS THAT TURNED OUT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAD TO HAVE A SPECIAL TOOL TO TURN THE PISTONS BACK IN TO REPLACE PADS. I DON'T THINK THAT THE PISTONS CAN RETRACT VERY WELL BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN CAUSING MORE PRESSURE ON THE INSIDE PADS. THE NEW PADS ALSO SMOKED FOR A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS. AFTER TALKING TO A DEALER NO INFO OR REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED & TURNED OFF WITH NO ONE NEAR THE VAN, THE ENGINE STARTS, THE HORN STARTS BLARING, THE WIPERS TURN ON FULL BLAST, THE WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT, AND LIGHTS WONT WORK! AT FIRST, WE COULD DISCONNECT BATTERY OR RELAY & IT WOULD STOP. THE LAST TIME, WE HAD TO DISCONNECT ALTERNATOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS AS TO THE FOLLOWING HAPPENING. MY HUSBAND & 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND ABOUT TO GET ON HIGHWAY 101 VENTURA CA., IN OUR 2008 DODGE MINIVAN. MILES ON VEHICLE: 50,000. THE VAN WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE & HE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM THE MOTHER OF THE 2 YEAR OLD THAT WAS IN THE VAN, I AM ALSO A NURSE WHO HAS WORKED IN A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA HOSPITAL & HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF MY HUSBAND & DAUGHTER WERE ON THE HIGHWAY & TRAPPED IN A LANE THAT THEY COULD NOT GET OVER IN THIS COULD OF BEEN A FATALITY. DEALERSHIP TELLS US THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED THE ABOVE SITUATION. WE HAD OUR VAN AT A THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2010 FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL & THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, SO THEY SAID.... AND NOW THIS. 2. MY INLAWS JUST BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE MINIVAN 43,000 MILES & ONE WEEK AFTER THEY BOUGHT IT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM ON VACATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH SHE HEARD A HIGH PITCH SCRAPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,762.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR/VALVE STEM 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN...VALVE BROKE OFF IN MY HANDS TODAY. IT IS A $100 VALVE STEM? IT IS CORRODED, AND ONLY HAS 25000 MILES! THIS IS A JOKE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE FRONT BRAKES DETERIORATED SOONER THAN NORMAL CAUSING THE FRONT ROTORS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE CONTACTED RECEIVED A REFUND FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE FRONT BRAKE DEFECT REGARDING THE MATERIAL PREPARED BY THE FACTORY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO ADVISE THEM THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ALSO FAILED. A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE REAR BRAKE AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

WE BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAND NEW AND AT 12,000 MILES IT NEEDS BRAND NEW BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FOR MONTHS. CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRENTY ON THE BRAKES FOR THAT YEAR. WE BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! THEY ALSO DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO I AM DRIVING ON BAD BRAKES WITH 4 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR