2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

FRONT AND REAR DISC BRAKES AFTER 22,000+ MILES WEAR THE SEMI-METALLIC PADS TO "DUST," BREAKING-UP AND GOING METAL-TO-METAL DAMAGING THE DISC ROTORS. INITIAL QUOTE FROM WALT'S, A LOCAL CHAIN OF REPAIR OUTLETS IS $978.00. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN...AT LAST THREE OIL CHANGES HAVE ASKED SERVICE STAFF TO INVESTIGATE ULTRA SQUEAKY BRAKES (18K, 22K, 26K MILES). UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF EXTREME SQUEAKING. PADS ARE 1/2 WAY GONE ON FRONT AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THAT ON REAR. NO WAY SHOULD THIS LOW MILEAGE HAVE BRAKES THAT ARE SO WORN AND SO SQUEAKY. *TR

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE, VAN WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AT ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE, DES PLAINES IL FROM FACTORY WITH MYGIG VES, WE TOOK DELIVERY ON FEB 2008, OUR SALES GUY QUIT BEFORE WE EVEN GOT THE VAN. SAD. _____________ FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITHIN FIRST 6 MOS. LOUD WHISTLE NOISE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD ON WARM AND HOT DAYS AT 60+ MPH , DEALER RESEALED BUT PROBLEM STILL SAME. __________________ BRAKES HAD TO BE REDONE AFTER 14,000. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, JUDGING BY ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, I WAS EVEN MORE PISSED OFF AFTER GETTING A $500 BILL AND A DOPEY EXPLANATION FROM THE SHOP MANAGER AT ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE. WE TOOK IT IN FOR A BREAK INSPECTION, THEY DID ALL THE WORK WITHOUT CHECKING WITH ME FIRST. _________________ THE NEXT THING TO STOP WORKING WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR AUTO LOCK. IT NO LONGER RESPONDS TO ELECTRIC OR REMOTE SWITCH. WE HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MANUALLY. THEY SUSPECTED A HARNESS BUT DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK, 2 MONTHS FOR DELIVERY OF PART, I HAD NO TIME TO GO BACK. _________________ JUST RECENTLY OCT 2009 DURING A RAIN STORM, THE WIPERS STOPPED TO FUNCTION IN ANY POSITION, THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, HAD TO PULL OVER SHUT OFF/ON, THEN THEY WORKED FINE. __________________ SPOUSE ALSO REPORTED THAT RADIO STOPPED WORKING, NO AUDIO OR VIDEO TEMPORARILY, IT ALSO STARTED TO WORK AFTER TURNING OFF THEN ON OF THE KEY. _________________ WE ARE '!@#$% AT CHRYSLER / DODGE FOR PUTTING OUT A CAR LIKE THAT. WE BUY ONLY AMERICAN BUILT CARS TO SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY, AND WE GET '!@#$% WITH COUNTLESS REPAIR BILLS. GET TOUR STUFF TOGETHER CHRYSLER / DODGE!!!!!!!*TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FRONT BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT AT 25K. FIRST TIME I'VE OWNED A "NEW" VEHICLE NEEDING FRONT PAD REPLACEMENT SO SOON, DESPITE LIGHT TOWN DRIVING. *TR

I HAD A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT I PURCHASED THERE LESS THAN A YEAR BEFORE WITH BRAKE NOISE. MY WIFE COMPLAINED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN THEY FINALLY LOOKED AT IT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY SAID THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. IT COST US $471.98 TO REPLACE FRONT AND BACK PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS. WAS NOT INFORMED THAT A TSB #05-006-08 HAD BEEN ISSUED. PART NUMBER RECOMMENDED IN TSB DOES NOT MATCH PART NUMBER ON MY INVOICE. NOW THEY NEED REPLACED AGAIN A YEAR LATER BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE AND OVERHEATING. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE SAID MY LEFT REAR CALIPER IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO CALIPERS ARE AVAILABLE AS THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I NOW HAVE A VAN THAT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR IT. *TR

MY BRAKES AND ROTORS (FRONT AND REAR) NEEDED REPLACEMENT ON MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT AFTER ONLY 16000 MILES. THIS IS LESS THAN HALF THE USUAL EXPECTED LIFETIME OF BRAKES. DEALER WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 12K MILES. DEALER SAYS 2008 AND 2009 VANS ARE HEAVIER THAN EARLIER MODELS, BUT THEY STILL USE THE SAME OLD BRAKE SYSTEM FROM EARLIER MODELS. THIS DOESN'T SOUND SAFE OR FAIR TO ME. *TR

25,000 MILES ON OUR 18 MONTH OLD GRAND CARAVAN AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE SHOT. NO WARNING, NO GRINDING, SQUEAKING, NOTHING. I AM READING HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL IN THE MAKING. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE TSB# 05-006-08 BUT CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. HE STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL BETWEEN 25 MPH - 55 MPH, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 5,000 RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE THRUST BEARING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

2008 GRAND CARAVAN HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE NOISE FOR A WHILE, DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. WHEN REAR BRAKES BECAME METAL TO METAL THEY REPLACED REAR PADS AND ROTORS AND TOLD ME FRONTS WERE FINE. UPON LEAVING THE FRONTS WERE STILL DRAGGING, THE NEXT DAY I RETURNED WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING THEY ARE TO REPLACE ALL PADS AND ROTORS SO I FEEL CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO HIDE A MAJOR BRAKE ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS NEEDED BRAKES AND ROTORS TWO TIMES IN 19000 MILES. I FEEL THIS IS WAY TO SHORT A TIME PERIOD. *TR