2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

AROUND JANUARY 2011, I NOTICED A RUBBING NOISE AFTER BEING PART OF A FUNERAL PRECESSION. THE NOISE WOULD COME AND GO. THERE WERE ALSO A LITTLE SHAKING LIKE A POTHOLE WHEN NOTHING WAS THERE AND I ASSUMED IT WAS THE ROAD BUT I COULDN'T SEE IT. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE NOISE AND NEEDED TO TRAVEL SO I TOOK IT A SHOP. ON FEBRUARY 23RD I WAS TOLD I HAD A LOW LEVEL BRAKE PAD AND TO RETURN IN 6 TO 8 WEEKS. MY FRONT BRAKES WERE DONE AT 40,000 MILES AND THE REAR WERE DONE OCTOBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS NEAR 60,000 MILES ON THIS CHECK-UP. I WAS STILL NOT COMFORTABLE AND WAS GOING TO RETURN IN EARLY MARCH, WHEN I GOT PAID. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES GOING TO WORK...THEY DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY...I HIT TWO CARS (TOTALED MY CAR AND MIDDLE CAR). MY BRAKES FAILED AT OVER 60,000. MY LOWER LEGS STILL HURT OVER 2 MONTHS AFTER THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

PARKED FACING DOWNHILL WITH VEHICLE IN PARK AND PARKING BRAKE ON. CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR USING COLUMN LEVER. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER HOOD FOR A PROBLEM. NOTICE CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM LEVER ON TRANSMISSION. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO REACH IN TO GET THE CABLE, THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN HILL, THE HOOD SLAMMED MY ARM TRAPPING IT AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWNHILL. I BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN ANOTHER CAR AS IT PUSHED ME 20 FEET DOWNHILL. ANOTHER PASSER BY WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE BRAKE WHILE I PRIED MY ARM OUT CAUSING NERVE DAMAGE. THE HOOD WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE MY ARM WAS STUCK. *TR

2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 6 DAYS WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON VACATION. RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND DROVE VEHICLE HOME (30 MILES). NEXT MORNING DROVE VEHICLE INTO TOWN (15 MILES) WITH NO PROBLEMS. PARKED FOR 1 HOUR THEN WENT TO RETURN HOME. WITHIN A FEW MILES THE VEHICLE MOVED ITSELF INTO A NEUTRAL STATE (DISPLAY SHOWED "D" STILL) WHILE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY MADE AWARE AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW AND THE ENGINE QUICKLY REVVED HIGH. WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST SAFELY INTO A PARKING AREA. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED AND IT DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT REASON AND ALSO DID NOT UPDATE DISPLAY. WE LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN 35 DEGREES OR LESS RECENTLY. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SINCE 2007. THIS WINTER, WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE AROUND 33 AND BELOW, IT SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE IN TO A NEUTRAL STATE. THE GEAR ON THE DASH DOES NOT MOVE SO IT APPEARS TO STILL BE IN DRIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, IT "GOES NEUTRAL" WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING. IT SLOWS DOWN AND I CAN BRAKE BUT THE ACCELERATION WILL NOT WORK. SUDDENLY IT WILL "POP" BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS ALL HAPPENS WITH BOTH OF MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT DOES THIS ALL ON ITS OWN AND IT IS VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS IS TO RUN THE VEHICLE AT LEAST 10 MINUTES IN COLD WEATHER PRIOR TO PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY NOR THE MAIN POWER LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK ALL OF THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LOCKS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ON GOING PROBLEM WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE. AND MODEL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NO RELATED RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 04/06/11*LJ UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11

I BROUGHT MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND AN EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED IN ORDER FOR IT TO PASS INSPECTION. BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE I WAS GETTING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES TO THE GALLON. THIS ALSO SHOWED UP ON THE INTERIOR ELECTRONIC INFORMATION CENTER. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, MY INTERIOR ELECTRONIC INFO CENTER INDICATED I WAS GETTING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES TO THE GALLON. I CONFIRMED THIS BY THE "OLD FASHION WAY" OF FILLING THE TANK AND DRIVING THEN FILLING IT AGAIN AND DIVIDING THE MILES BY THE NUMBER OF GALLONS. THIS CONFIRMED THAT I WAS GETTING APROX 10 MILES PER GALLON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TO THIS DATE HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. I'M ALSO CONTINUING TO KEEP TRACK OF THE MILEAGE AND AMOUNT OF FUEL I'M USING. THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY WIFE'S DODGE JOURNEY. THE WEB SITE, WWW.FUELECONOMY.GOV SHOWS THAT I SHOULD BE GETTING APROX 20 MILES PER GALLON EVEN WITH THE NEW 10% ALCOHOL ADDITION AND THESE WERE THE APROX EPA STANDARDS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. I AM CONTINUING MY RESEARCH IN THIS MATTER TO BRING IT TO MY SATISFACTION. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION, I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, AND THEN THE IDLING OF THE RPM STARTED TO CLIMB VERY HIGH, AND THE VAN STARTED TO VIBRATE, THEN WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE, IT WAS STUCK FOR A GOOD 5 MINUTES. AFTER WHICH I KEPT PRESSING THE PEDAL, AND THEN IT FINALLY LOOSEN, I HEARD A SOMETHING POPPING LOOSE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR ZOOMED SO FAST WHEN DEPRESSED. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, SAME THING HAPPENED AND THEN IT GOT STUCK AGAIN. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER, SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. HAS ANYONE ELSE ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT WHEN I DESCENDING A STEEP HILL, I CAN FEEL ALOT OF VIBRATION ON MY BRAKES. ALSO MY SIDE DOORS DOES NOT OPEN WITH THE HANDLE OR THE KEY REMOTE, OR OVERHEAD REMOTE. YOU NEED TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE FOR AWHILE BEFORE YOU CAN GET IT OPENED. *TR

2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DIES AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION, THIS HAPPENS NOW WITH EVERY FILL UP, DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL NOV. 2010, NOW IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY WITH EVERY FILL UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN ONE OR TWO HOURS. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CODE IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS EMISSIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMISSIONS WAS RELATED TO THE ERG VALVE FAILING WHICH CAUSED OIL TO ENTER INTO THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. PER OWNERS MANUAL AND OTHER SOURCES - THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG SENSOR. CAUSE IS LEAKAGE INTO THE SENSOR FROM ROAD SALT AND OR WATER. AIR BAG IS POSSIBLY IN A NON-WORKING CONDITION - THUS LEAVING THE POTENTIAL FOR BODILY HARM IF A CRASH SHOULD OCCUR. MANUFACTURER IS NOT OFFERING A FIX AT THIS TIME, AND ACTUALLY DENIES ANY PROBLEMS WITH SAID DEVICES.