2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS- BUT GRAND CARAVANS 05 AND 06 MODELS ARE ALL HAVING REAR EVAPORATOR'S THAT ARE BREAKING DOWN. IN FACT IF YOU PUT IN "REAR EVAPORATOR" INTO GOOGLE THE FIRST LINK IS ABOUT THE GRAND CARAVAN PROBLEM. THAT'S HOW BAD IT IS. IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PART AND THEY AREN'T DOING A RECALL DUE TO BAD CRAFTSMANSHIP. I DON'T THINK THIS CONSTITUTES A SAFETY RECALL BUT AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE GETTING CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE BLOWS OUT OF NO WHERE LEAVING THE VAN ALMOST INOPERABLE. I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 3.8 LITER ENGINES. IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEN THERE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD KNOCKING AND A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT HAD "DISAPPEARED". TO CORRECT THE ISSUE A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED AND THESE NEWER ENGINES FROM CHRYSLER HAVE A MODIFIED OIL PUMP WHICH TELLS ME THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ARE CORRECTING IT BUT ONLY AFTER YOU SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE NEW MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AMONG HIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBL. UPDATED 09/09/11

WE OWN A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN , THE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THE TURN INDICATOR NOT WORK CORRECTLY , IT FLASHES ON THE WRONG SIDE , IF YOU CLICK IT TO TURN RIGHT THE LIGHTS WORK FOR THE LEFT SIDE , SOME TIME IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. NOW THE KEY LESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK THE FIRST TIME YOU PRESS IT UNLOCKS THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY PRESS IT TWO TIMES RAPIDLY AND IT WILL UNLOCK THE REAR HATCH AND PASSENGERS SIDE. THIS MODEL VAN HAS MASSIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I KEEP SMELLING BURNING WIRES BUT I HAVE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE ITS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE 4 CHILDREN SO IM ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THERE SAFETY IN THIS VAN. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NEW SO THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING CHANGED BYE ANYONE BESIDES THE DODGE DEALER. BTW TOOK IT TO DODGE THEY NEVER HAVE FIGURED IT OUT AND THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED NOW SO I AM STUCK WITH IT. *TR

2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - DOOR DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE OR OPEN WITH AUTOMATIC BUTTON - WIRE IN DOOR TRACK WAS SEVERED FROM MULTIPLE OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS - HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER VANS. *TR

FAILURE OF STEERING GEAR BOX LEAKING POWERSTEERING FLUID. VAN IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD. INTERNET SITES SHOW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. ONE SITE STATES THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, 9000 PARTS NEEDED. TALKED TO THE DEALER AND WANT TO CHARGE TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE PART AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR RECALLED. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. ONE WEEK LATER THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACEMENT

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STX 3.8L VAN. THE VAN HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE NOISE IS PREVALENT WHEN COLD OR WARM AND WHEN TURNING. THOUGHT THIS MAY BE A POWER STEERING ISSUE. CHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID. NOISE STILL PERSISTS. TIGHTENED SERPENTINE BELT. NOISE STILL PERSISTS. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A RACK AND PINION ISSUE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED. I HAD OPENED DOOR MANUALLY. THOUGHT IT WASN'T FULLY OPENED; HIT POWER BUTTON ON DOOR JAMB TO OPEN FULLY. THEN LEANED AGAINST DOOR WITH LEFT HAND AND BENT OVER TO REMOVE ICE TRACKS FROM SHOES. DOOR CLOSED INSTEAD OF OPENING AND BEFORE I COULD REACT IT CLOSED AND LOCKED ON THUMB AND SEVERED IT COMPLETELY JUST IN FRONT OF KNUCKLE . SENSORS SUPPOSEDLY DESIGNED TO PREVENT DOOR CLOSING ON LIMBS DID NOT WORK. SENSORS ARE SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS INJURY, OR SO I THOUGHT. CAR HAS 3 BUTTONS TO ACTIVATE DOORS: OVERHEAD CONSOLE; REMOTE KEY & INSIDE DOOR JAMB. IF SENSOR DOES NOT WORK POWER DOOR COULD ACTIVATED FROM ANY ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS BY SOMEONE NOT FULLY AWARE OF ACTIVITY AROUND DOOR TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

2006 DODGE CRAND CARAVAN REAR POWER SLIDING DOORS. INITIALLY WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH ELECTRIC LOCKS. NOW DOORS OPEN/CLOSE PARTIALLY ABOUT 10 INCHES FROM THE CLOSED POSITION. *TR