2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING A LIGHT BULB IN THE OVERHEARD CONSOLE, HE NOTICED THE BULB HOLDING UNIT WAS DETERIORATING. HE STATED THE FAILURE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE BULB OVERHEATING AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNIT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A NEWLY DESIGNED UNIT WAS AVAILABLE BUT ONLY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2007 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 37,000 MILES WENT FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. FOUND BOTH OUTER TIEROD ENDS WERE WORN OUT AND UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. VAN WAS NEVER ABUSED, NOR PUT INTO SEVERE SERVICE. FOUR PREVIOUS VANS DATING BACK TO 1991 HAD OVER 100,000 MILES AND NEVER THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THE MATERIAL MUST BE DEFECTIVE. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT ABNORMAL FOR THIS EARLY REPAIR. I THINK CHRYSLER USED DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. MY ABS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN SO I TOOK IT THE GARAGE. I AM TOLD MY RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD AND THE SWAY BAR KIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD ABOUT 10,000 MILES AGO. THE SUSPENSION OF THIS VAN IS HORRIBLE AND IT IS A FAMILY CAR. I CARRY MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR THAT COULD LOOSE A TIRE, FLIP OVER, OR LEAVE ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I AM A MOTHER WHO DOESN'T USE THE VAN FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ORDINARY USE. I AM NOT BAJA OR CAUSING ANY STRESS ON THE SUSPENSION TO CAUSE ALL THESE PROBLEMS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 64,000. *TR

WHEN I RIDE THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER, I LOOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER MY VEHICLE. I WAS TURNING THE CORNER ENTERING ONTO A MAIN ROAD THAT HAD A MODERATE SIZE PUDDLE OF WATER. I LOSS THE ABILITY TO STEER MY VAN AND ALMOST RAN INTO THE MEDIAN. THE LOSS WAS ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS BUT LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VAN. I COULD NOT STEER MY VEHICLE AFTER A VERY HARD GUST OF RAIN SHOWERED MY VEHICLE AS I WAS YIELDING BEFORE ENTERING A MAIN HIGHWAY. AFTER PROCEEDING ONTO THE HWY I HAD TO STOP AND WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD ONE OTHER OCCURRENCE AFTER SPLASHING INTO A VERY SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER ENTERING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT I LIVE IN. I WAS TRAVELING VERY SLOWLY AS I WAS APPROACHING THE GUARD GATE. I HAD TO WAIT AT LEAST 20 SECONDS BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE. EACH OCCURRENCE THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT I LOOSE STEERING SEEMS TO INCREASE. EACH TIME IT SEEMS THE WATER SPLASHES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME A PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND WILL BE CONTACTING MY DEALER. *TR

MET HERD OF HORSES ON MAIN ROAD, HIT HORSES KILLED 4, TOTALLY WRECKED MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, REPEAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER AIRLIFTED TO NORFOLK, GEN HOSPITAL, 5 FACIAL FRACTURES, CHRYSLER NOTIFIED ON 2-22-10, AS OF 03-06-10 NO RESPONSE, CAIR NUMBER 19335234. HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE, FEEL MASSIVE FAILURE WITH AIR BAGS A GREAT RISK FOR FUTURE ACCIDENTS, WHAT DO I DO NEXT. *TR

THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS (BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE) ON MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 56,000 WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE WHILE MY CAR WAS GETTING ITS BRAKES REPLACED. UNSURE IF I WAS JUST BEING TOLD THAT MY REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. I WAS INFORMED MY REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE SO BAD, I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT ALL WITH MY SON. THEY WERE REPLACED AT COST OF $605. WHEN I LOOKED UP REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS, IT MADE ME REALIZE THIS IS HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WAS BOTH OF THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SHE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT A CRASH FROM OCCURRING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE PEDAL WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,428. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANYTHING I REPLACED THE WINDOW AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE 2ND ONE THEY HEARD OF THIS WEEK ON A DODGE MINIVAN. *TR UPDATED 03/15/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 05/12/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOME LIGHTS IN HER VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT BULBS. THE WIRING IN THE LIGHT EXHIBITS BURNS. THE DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE BRACKET. THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ON THE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WITHIN THE WEEK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,400.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER PRESSING BUTTON TO CLOSE REAR SLIDING DOOR, I TRIED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING BY PUTTING MY BODY IN THE WAY. THE DOOR KEPT CLOSING AND DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY STOP AND REVERSE LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO. THIS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME, BUT ALSO BOTH OF MY SMALL CHILDREN. IN EVERY CASE, THEY WERE SCARED TO TEARS BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE PUT ON THEM PRIOR TO THE DOOR REVERSING LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. AS AN ADULT FEMALE, I WAS ALSO SCARED BY THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE THE DOOR PLACED ON ME AS I PUSHED BACK TO TRY AND STOP IT BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY REVERSE. *TR