2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

BOTH FRONT HEADREST RESTRAINTS DEPLOYED WHEN CAR WAS PARKED. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS AND DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THEM FOR THE 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

THE FOLLOWING HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE AHR HEADREST WENT OFF, AND I WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, DODGE CHRYSLER IS NOT WANTING TO ISSUE A RECALL SINCE A PERSON IS NOT AT RISK FOR INJURY. HOWEVER, COST TO FIX THIS HEADREST RUNS IN THE $500-$900 CATEGORY. AND IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. SO WHY ISN'T DODGE CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGING IT? THE 'ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT' (AHR) HEADRESTS FOUND IN CERTAIN CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND MANUFACTURED BY GRAMMER AG SUFFER FROM A DEFECT. THE 65-PAGE LAWSUIT OUT OF FLORIDA ALLEGES THAT ALTHOUGH FCA US AND GRAMMER AG'S ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT IS MEANT TO SPRING FORWARD IN THE EVENT OF A REAR-END COLLISION TO CATCH A VEHICLE OCCUPANT'S HEAD TO PREVENT WHIPLASH, THE FEATURE CAN 'DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING OR EXTERNAL FORCE FROM A COLLISION, AND FORCEFULLY STRIKE THE BACK' OF A DRIVER OR PASSENGER'S HEAD. DESCRIBING THE APPARENT DEFECT AS COMMON AND UNIFORM, THE CASE CLAIMS THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT TO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE OCCUPANT'S HEAD AND NECK CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND CREATES AN ADDITIONAL ACCIDENT RISK SHOULD THE DEFECT MANIFEST SUDDENLY WHILE A VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT, THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT IS THE FAILURE OF A 'CHEAP PLASTIC COMPONENT' INSIDE THE DEFENDANTS' AHR. SPECIFICALLY, THE FEATURE CONTAINS A PLASTIC BRACKET THAT ACTS AS THE TRIGGERING MECHANISM AND HOLDS THE FEATURE'S SPRING-LOADED RELEASE IN PLACE UNTIL A SENSOR SIGNALS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT IN ITS REAR, THE CASE EXPLAINS. AS A 'COST-SAVING MEASURE,' THE PLAINTIFFS SAY, CHRYSLER AND GRAMMER AG DESIGNED THE AHR BRACKET WITH 'AN INFERIOR AND INEXPENSIVE FORM OF PLASTIC' THAT CAN CRACK AND BREAK DOWN PREMATURELY DUE TO THE 75 POUNDS OF CONSTANT PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE AHR'S SPRINGS ONTO THE BRACKET.

THE HEADREST OF MY 2013 DODGE CARAVAN DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. IT WAS FRONT PASSENGER HEADREST . WE WERE GOING AT APPROX. 15 MPH. MY SON WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND OUT OF NO WHERE, THE HEADREST DEPLOYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE WITH THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE SENSOR BEING FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED BUTTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (1220 E BLVD ST, KOKOMO, IN 46902, (765) 360-4063) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO VEHICLE. INSPECTION OF HEADREST APPEARS THE THE PLASTIC STRUCTURE HOLDING RETAINING PIN HAS FAILED, DEPLOYING HEADREST. I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.

BOTH OF MY FRONT SEATS' HEADRESTS HAVE DEPLOYED (AT SEPARATE TIMES), WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED, SITTING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS THE MECHANISM CLOSED WORE OUT AND CRACKED OPEN, RELEASING THE HEADREST. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT. THEY SAID THE ENTIRE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IT ESTIMATED $900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR AC EVAPORATOR WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR REAR AC EXPANSION VALVE AND THE REAR AC LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AC EVAPORATOR VALVE AND EXPANSION VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE REAR AC LINE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,244. *LN*JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. AFTER GETTING OFF WORK I GOT IN MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, LUCKILY I TOOK A MOMENT TO MAKE A PHONE CALL WHILE STILL PARKED, AS I BENT FORWARD TO FIND MY PHONE THE HEADREST EXPLODED, THANKFULLY NOT HITTING ME IN THE HEAD.

THE DRIVER'S ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY. I DID NOT WITNESS THE OCCURRENCE, I NOTICED THE HEADREST WHEN ENTERING MY VEHICLE ONE MORNING. MY 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF COLLISION. I AM UNABLE TO FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR THIS OCCURRENCE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL PLACED FOR THIS BY CHRYSLER.

I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, NEARLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROAD WAS FLAT AND STRAIGHT, CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL R03 (FORMERLY L25): IGNITION SWITCH MAY TURN OFF SAFETY PROBLEM ON OTHER CHRYSLER/DODGE MODELS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR