2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

SINCE GETTING THE VEHICLE IN OCT. 2018, ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR STARTER ISSUES. WE HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER 4 TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WANT TO START. THE NEXT THING WE DID WAS REPLACE THE TIPM MODULE AND 2 DAYS LATER STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IT STARTING. AT TIMES IT TAKES 1-5 MINUTES TO START AND AT TIMES IT DOESN'T WANT TO START AT ALL. NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAVE PAID CLOSE TO $1600 ON THE VEHICLE AND IT STILL ISN'T FIXED.

I BOUGHT MY 2010 VAN IN 2017. MARCH 1ST 2019 MY COMPLETE AND BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. MY BRAKE, ABS, ESP BAD AND TRACTION SENSOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON MY DASH BOARD, AND I HAVE NO EMERGENCY BRAKING AT ALL. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW A COMPLETE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM COMPUTER CAN JUST FAIL. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.

THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING. IT DOES NOT STALL OR SPUTTER TO A STOP, IT IS AN IMMEDIATE CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS A BRAND NEW BATTERY, AND THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER PASSED INSPECTION AND TESTED FINE. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPS, WE ATTEMPT TO START IT BACK UP BUT THE ENGINE DOESN'T TURN OVER. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START BACK UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW SWITCH PANEL WAS MELTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,228. *DT

A FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION, AND STARTED TO LOOK INFORMATION ABOUNT IT. I FOUND A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE (R3 / NHTSA 14V-373) WHERE THE REMEDY IS: THE WIN MODULE AND FOBIKS MUST BE REPLACED. I CALLED TO PALMER DODGE (770) 410-1111 (ADDRESS: 11460 ALPHARETTA HWY, ROSWELL, GA 30076 - WORKER: LUIS) AND MADE A APPOINTMENT TO FEV-19 (TODAY), AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WILL BE REPLACED, BUT TODAY THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY JUST WILL UPDATE THE WIN MODULE AND IT WILL BE FINE. THE REPORT SAY: THE WIN MODULE AND FOBIKS MUST BE REPLACED, SO I DON'T FELL GOOD BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO CONTACT RECALLS.MOPAR.COM BY CHAT, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I ASK THE PALMER WORKER AND HE JUST SAY THAT UPDATE IS ENOUGH, BUT THE REPORT SAYS MUST BE REPLACED.

MILEAGE: 100,000 THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. DASH LIGHTS WILL FLASH, WARNING CHIME WILL BEEP, AND THE VEHICLE WILL REV AND LURCH FORWARD BEFORE DYING. THIS LEAVES THE CAR AT A COAST. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A STOP, IT RESTARTS WITHOUT A PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED IN COLD AND WARM WEATHER ALIKE.. HAS HAPPENED WHILE COASTING, BRAKING, AND ACCELERATING. MOST STALLS HAVE BEEN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN THE CITY. NO HIGHWAYS STALLS TO DATE . CAUSE: UNKOWN; WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE EVENT RELIABLY, THOUGH IT NOW OCCURS WITH SOME FREQUENCY (E.G. DRIVING MORE THAN 20 MIN). I SUSPECT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) OR THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMEHOW MOVING BETWEEN ON AND ACCESSORY MODES. AVAILABLE DATA: ISSUES SIMILAR TO THIS ONE CAN BE FOUND ON FORUMS, IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT MANY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, DESPITE REPLACE THE COMPUTER AND ALTERNATOR.

CAN SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING I HAVE TO COME TO A FULL STOP PUT IN PARK AND TURN IT BACK ON. WHILE THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE ALL-POWERFUL NO BRAKES NO STARTING NO GAS. VERY SCARY I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 45MPH WHEN IT SHUT OFF THIS TIME I WAS COMPLETELY IN HEAD ON LANE WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT BACK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL WAS PRESENT. WAS UNSURE IF THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. PARKED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF IGNITION, LEFT VEHICLE OUT OF SIGHT FOR AN ESTIMATED 5 MINUTES, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR THE REST OF INCIDENT. UPON RETURN TO THE VEHICLE THE REAR CARGO AREA WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE. SMOKE APPEARED TO BE GENERATING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CARGO AREA, BEHIND THE 3RD ROW SEATS. ENTERED VEHICLE, REMOVED PERSONAL ITEMS, ATTEMPTED TO OPEN REAR CARGO HATCH AND HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN. AT THIS POINT THE SMOKE HAD COMPLETELY FILLED THE INTERIOR CABIN AND FLAMES ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP.

THE SPEEDOMETER FLATLINES AND THE LIGHTS FLICKER INDICATING 'BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, BATTERY, TEMP, AND DIRECTION'. A WARNING DINGS AND IT GOES ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES WITH ALL THE FLICKERING. PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES TO A FULL STOP THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT STALLS AND THEN COMES BACK IN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. NOW THE CLOCK HAS RESET TO 12:00. TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART ALL CLEAR FOR NOW. ALL IS WELL UNTIL IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS AGAIN. SCARY WITH KIDS IN THE CAR OR IN THE WINTER. NOT COOL DODGE....NOT COOL AT ALL!

THE VAN STARTED RANDOMLY SHUTTING DOWN/TURNING OFF/STALLING (HOWEVER YOU WANT TO TERM IT) WHILE IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, ANY ROAD CONDITIONS, ALL GAS LEVELS, AND ANY TEMPERATURE. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 10 MINS. 3 SEPARATE MECHANICS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG AND SINCE IT CAN'T BE PRODUCED AT WILL, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2018.