2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

AFTER PARKING MY CAR, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING, THE WIPERS, FRONT AND REAR STARTED RUNNING AND THE WASHERS STARTED SPRAYING. THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN. THE CAR, WHEN STARTED HAD NO DASH LIGHTS, OR GAUGE FUNCTION. THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC SEAT STARTED ADJUSTING ITSELF. RADIO CAME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TO MAKE EVERYTHING STOP. PLEASE NOTE, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF THIS OCCURRED.

TIPM MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. WIPERS AND HORN WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY, TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE AT THE SAME TIME. POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AS WELL DURING EPISODES WHILE DRIVING! I HAVE HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND RESTART THE CAR.

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - REPLACED TIPM AT MY OWN EXPENSES. 6 MONTHS LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, NO ELECTRICAL POWER - ONLY SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING. TOOK TO FIRESTONE, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE, THEN TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER - COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, RECONNECTED TIPM CONNECTIONS, VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN OK. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS DESIGN/GENERATION OF THE TIPM (AS SEEN IN FORUMS) - EVEN HAD TO CHANGE AT MY OWN EXPENSE, STILL HAVE RANDOM/INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE - WILL THE AIRBAGS WORK, IF NEEDED? WHY HAS THIS VEHICLE NOT BEEN RECALLED AND THE TIPM REPLACED/REDESIGNED - THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE MINIVANS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

CAN TURN ON HEADLIGHTS, THEN ONE GOES OUT, BLINK OFF AND ON THEN GO OFF COMPLETELY OR DON'T COME ON AT ALL WHEN TURNED ON. HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. SWITCH IS GOOD. HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) THAT TESTED BAD. HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING!

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. MY DOORS UNLOCK AND LOCK WHILE I'M DRIVING. MY WIND SHIELD WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES AND MY DOOR DING GOES OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND ALL DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT KEEPS BEING BROUGHT UP AND IGNORED FOR SEVERAL DRIVERS, NOT JUST MY FAMILY. WHEN I STOP THEY WILL DO IT ALSO BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT ITS WHEN I OR OTHERS ARE DRIVING.

ON THE 24TH OF AUGUST, THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO SEVERAL RECALLS INCLUDING THE IGNITION AND AIR BAGS. AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SPEAKING TO A MECHANIC OVER THE PHONE, AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR SEPTERMBER 9TH. HOWEVER WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO BE LOOKED AT, THE EMPLOYEE I SPOKE TO WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE PROBLEM AS PART OF THE RECALL WORK AND WANTED TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHOSE OPINION IS THAT THE PREVIOUS WORK DONE ON THE CAR IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE CURRENT AIR BAG PROBLEM, AND THEREFORE I WOULD LIKE THE WORK TO BE DONE WITHOUT COST TO ME AS PER THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALL WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN AND THE ENGINE RAN FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,147.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT, HAD THE CONTACT WAIT FOR THE REPAIR, AND THEN INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE ORIGINAL PART WAS PLACED BACK ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY TRIED TO GET THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.