2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. AT 26,000 MILES OUR VEHICLE REQUIRES NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE BRAKES BEGAN WEARING WITH SUCH LOW MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE WARRANTY WAS ONE YEAR OR 12,000 MILES AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT WHY. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF RELATED FAILURES FOR HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED; THE SHAFT OF THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF. THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS ALERTED BY A TIRE SHOP WHEN HE WAS HAVING TIRES INSTALLED. IN FEBRUARY 2010, WHEN HE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE, A VALVE STEM POPPED OFF AND THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BECAME FLAT WITHIN MINUTES. HE WAS UNSURE OF WHAT TIRE THE FIRST STEM CAME OFF OF. THE TIRE SHOP INFORMED HIM THAT THE VALVE STEM FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO CORROSION. AFTER THE LATEST FAILURE, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER TIRE SHOP AND IT WAS REITERATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT HAD THE TWO VALVE STEMS REPLACED. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE REPAIR WAS MADE THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HELP BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SEE THE FAILURE. HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE OTHER TWO STEMS BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT FAILED AT THAT POINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

HIGH PITCH SOUND TURNED OUT TO BE BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACED. SERVICE MAN IS SURPRISED THAT THE PADS ARE WORN OUT WITH ONLY 21K MILES ON THE VAN. REAR ROTORS ALSO RUSTING BAD. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. CHRYSLER DODGE SHOULD UPGRADE THE BRAKES SO THE PADS WILL NOT WEAR OUT FAST. THE PADS ARE ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS BEFORE THE BRAKE IS FIXED? *TR

I AM A MECHANIC OF 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND FEEL THE NEED TO REPORT A POSSIBLE DEFECT THAT EXISTS ON 2008 DODGE CARAVANS. DURING THE LAST FIVE MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED THREE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM PRESSURE SENSORS. WHAT MAKE THIS PROBLEM ALARMING IS THAT ALL THREE FAILED IN THE SAME MANOR. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE PORTION OF THE SENSOR CALLED THE VALVE STEM FRACTURES AND DETACHES FROM THE REST OF THE SENSOR CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS AND HAVE SAVED TWO OF THE SENSORS THAT HAVE FAILED. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS EITHER A CORROSION ISSUE OR A WEAK MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE PRODUCT CAUSING IT TO FRACTURE EASILY IN ICE AND SNOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT BOTH THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,369.

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. ORIGINAL FRONT-END OEM BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT BEFORE THE VEHICLE EVEN REACHED THE 20,000 MILE MARK. SAW THIS SAME PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY, MANY OWNERS OF SAME MODEL/YEAR VAN. OTHERS HAVE STATED WHEN DEALERSHIP REPLACES ROTORS/BRAKES, THE NEW BRAKES/ROTORS WEAR JUST AS FAST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE NEW OWNERS ARE NOT EXPECTING BRAKE PROBLEMS SO SOON, AND THUS MAY OVERLOOK SQUEALS FROM BRAKES AS BEING CAUSED BY BRAKE DUST, OR GLAZING, NOT REALIZING THEIR BRAKES/ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT (LIKE I DID). I DO HAVE THE BRAKES/ROTORS THAT WERE REPLACED, I ASKED TO HAVE THEM RETURNED TO ME FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. *TR

BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND SQUEALING LOUDLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VAN HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES HOWEVER WHEN I HAD THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOK AT IT, I WAS LUCKY I HADN'T LOST BRAKES ALTOGETHER. I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW BRAKES AND NEW ROTORS AS THE ONES THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WERE SO WORN DOWN THAT IT WOULDN'T EVEN HELP TO SIMPLY TURN THEM. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND YET ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VAN SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ALL OF THE ISSUES I HAVE ENCOUNTERED ARE VERY UNSAFE AND I AM THANKFUL THAT SO FAR I HAVEN'T HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME DURING THESE EPISODES. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REIMBURSING ALL OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AS THE ONES THAT WERE FROM THE FACTORY ARE QUITE OBVIOUSLY FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY BRAKES WERE AT ACTING FUNNY, THEY WOULD MAKE A STRANGE NOISE EVERYTIME I STOPPED. THIS WAS AT 15K MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THAT THEY ALSO CHECK THE BRAKES. I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. AT 19K MILES MY BRAKES WENT FROM MAKING THAT NOISE, TO COMPLETELY BEING METAL TO METAL. THERE WAS NOT A DODGE DEALERSHIP ANYWHERE AROUND AND I NEEDED THIS FIXED ASAP, SINCE I HAD THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO MIDAS. THEY SHOWED ME BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES. THE BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE, AND THE ROTORS WERE HORRIBLE. I HAD TO GET EVERYTHING REPLACED. THIS WAS 6 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. I NOW HAVE 30K ON MY CAR. THE GUY'S AT MIDAS INFORMED ME THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BROUGHT IN THE NEWER MODEL GRAND CARAVAN IN FOR A NEW BRAKE JOB. THEY SAID THAT EVER SINCE THE BODYSTYLE HAS BEEN CHANGED, THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THEIR CUSTOMERS. I DON'T WANT TO SHELL OUT $700 EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR BRAKES. THIS TIME I AM TAKING IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. BUT SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO. *TR

MYGIG RADIO SYSTEM STOPS FUNCTIONING ALONG WITH THE BACKUP CAMERA. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING WILL SOMETIMES MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN. MOST TIMES IT HAS TO BE LEFT OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE EQUIPMENT WILL FUNCTION AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR THIS AND AN AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WOULD CORRECT BOTH PROBLEMS. UPDATE HELPED FOR A WHILE, BUT THE RADIO/BACKUP CAMERA PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AGAIN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. *TR