2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED EACH WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE AND ONLY THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE OTHER WINDOWS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC CHECKED TO SEE IF THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD ANY POWER AND IT DID NOT. THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH CAUSED OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SWITCH BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC THEN REPLACED THE ESM MODULE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS HAD MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. KMJ

OUR REAR EVAPORATOR DOES NOT WORK. AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK. WE ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILES ON OUR VAN AND I HAVE READ A ALOT OF SIMILAR STORIES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ORDER TO RELEASE BOTH REAR DOORS AN OCCUPANT MUST MANUALLY OPEN THEM FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT I FELT A SNAP IN THE STEERING. COMPLETED THE TRIP WHILE FEELING HEAVY STEERING TO THE RIGHT. STEERING SEEMED OK. GOT HOME AND TRIED THE STEERING FULL LEFT TO FULL RIGHT AND THE STEERING LOCKED IN THE LEFT TURN POSITION. THOUGHT THE PARKING STEERING LOCK WAS THE PROBLEM AND WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER IT LOCKED IN THE D2 POSITION AND AFTER MORE JIGGLING THE LEVER LOCKED IN THE LO POSITION. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING ALL OF THIS TIME. *TT

IN 2008, THE RACK/PINION/STEERING COMPONENT HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IN 2011, THE SAME COMPONENT AGAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS ALSO CREATED A NEED TO REPLACE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *TR

ON 6/27/11 THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN OUR 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FOR NO REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE DRIVER HAD MINOR INJURIES. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR COST AND HAVE GIVEN US A REPAIR QUOTE OF ABOUT $4000.00. CHRYSLER TOLD US THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON FOR 250 DRIVING HOURS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, BUT THAT IS COMPLETELY FALSE. THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE REPORT TO US. AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. AFTER THE INCIDENT, WE WERE TOLD ABOUT A PREVIOUS AIRBAG RECALL ON SOME 2006 GRAND CARAVANS. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE 2008 GRAND CARAVANS WERE ALSO RECALLED FOR UNEXPECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ALSO THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/25/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE KNEE TO THE LOWER LEG AREA. THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THE PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSTIC REPORT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND WAS NOT DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. ALSO, THE COMPUTER DETECTED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR OVER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DRIVING HOURS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR NO LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES, AND THE INFORMATION IN THE PRELIMINARY REPORT WAS FALSE, IN REGARDS TO THE OPERATIONAL HOURS OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UYPDATED 09/16/11 *BF UPDATED 2/10/12 *CN

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. HORN DOES NOT WORK. CRUISE WORKS SOMETIMES. DIAGNOSIS IS CLOCK SPRING. REVIEW OF ONLINE INFO SHOWS REPEATED CLOCK SPRING RECALLS FROM LATE 1990S TO EARLY 2000S. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 37,000 MILES ON IT. AIRBAG IS NON-FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME, AS IS HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL, HENCE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD ONLY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.