2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH OR LESS FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES IN CITY TRAFFIC, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. FIRESTONE FR710. PURCHASED 11/30/15

TAKARA RECALL- MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A STORE IN WAS WORKING IN, I WENT OUT TO TAKE A BREAK AND HAD THE SEAT WARMER ON HIGH BECAUSE MY BACK WAS HURTING. I STARTED SMELLING BURNING RUBBER, SO I TURNED IT OFF. UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE THERE WERE TWO HOLES BURNED INTO MY DRIVERS SEAT. I HAD USED THE SEAT WARMER NUMEROUS TIMES PRIOR TO THIS AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE IF I HADN'T TURNED THE SEAT WARMER OFF MY VAN AND MYSELF PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ON FIRE.

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS, AND SPUTTERS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR UP TO 1 MINUTE

WHEN TURNING ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT FLASHES AND SHUTS OFF WHILE THE SWITCH IS STILL ON. WHEN I SIGNAL LEFT IT DOESN'T WORK AT TIMES, ALL THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IN IN MOTION ON THE ROAD. I TRIED CONTACTING DODGE AND THEY WERE NO HELP. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD LEAD ME TO GET PULLED OVER OR IN AN ACCIDENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REAR GLASS ABRUPTLY FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 28, 2018 AT (DON WOOD CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM 58 WEST SECOND STREET LOGAN, OHIO 43138 740-385-5626). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,732. *TT

VEHICLE LEAKS ON PASSAGENER SIDE.WHEN IT RAINS OR U RUN IT THROUGH THE CAR WASH WATER SOMETIMES RUNS BEHIND THE DASH UNTO THE FLOOR. WE HAVE TRIED TO FIND THE LEAK TO NO AVAIL. CARPET HAS FORMED MILDEW FROM THE LEAK. CANNOT GET THE CO. TO FIX OR TELL US WHERE THE LEAK IS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BECAME OVERHEATED. THE FUSES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,863.

ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 2017, A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS TRAVELING NB ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A LARGER VEHICLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AND TRAVELING 50-55 MPH. AFTER BEING IMPACTED FROM THE REAR, THE VEHICLE SPUN 360 DEGREES. AFTER THE SPIN, THE VAN WAS IMPACTED DIRECTLY HEAD ON, IN THE FRONT, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BY A 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK THE OCCUPANTS TO THEIR SEATS. THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE ALLOWED SIGNIFICANT BODY MOVEMENTS OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. IT CAUSED ABRUPT FORWARD AND BACKWARD MOTION OF THEIR HEADS, NECKS, BACKS, ARMS, LEGS AND TORSOS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL INJURY AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA. THE DRIVER ACCOMPANIED THE FRONT PASSENGER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND X-RAY EVALUATIONS WERE PERFORMED BY A MEDICAL SPECIALIST. THE PASSENGER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH UPPER SPINE, HEAD AND NECK INJURIES WITH SIGNIFICANT MUSCLE PAIN AND SEVERE CONCUSSION. THE DRIVER HAD INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, NECK, KNEE, TORSO AND BACK AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT MUSCLE PAIN. SUMMARY, HAD THE SEAT BELTS FUNCTIONED, AS WAS ADVERTISED AND DESIGNED BY THIS MANUFACTURER, BOTH PASSENGERS WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH SEVERE PHYSICAL INJURIES, AND HAD THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED AND DEPLOYED, AS ADVERTISED AND DESIGNED, BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THIS IMPACT-COLLISION. HISTORY, THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OF PAST YEARS DESIGN INCLUDING THIS 2007 MODEL YEAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR AND REPEATED REPORTS OF SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE. CONCLUSION, THIS MANUFACTURER KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THESE SAFETY DEFEATS, FROM PAST SETTLEMENT LITIGATION. THIS MANUFACTURER ALLEGEDLY HAS FAILED OR REFUSED TO CORRECT THESE ALLEGED INJURY CAUSING VEHICLE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DEFECTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAN CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HAD BEEN ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MACDONALD MOTORS AUTO GROUP DEALER IN BRIDGTON, ME THAT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING OCCUPANT RESTRAIN MODULE FAILURE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN BY MACDONALD MOTORS AUTO GROUP DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SEAT SENSOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A USED SEAT FROM A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

CAR STALLS AND SOMETIMES DIES AFTER REFUELING. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER PULLING ONTO ROAD INTO TRAFFIC. SO FAR I HAVE AVOIDED BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR! THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. DEALER SAYS REPLACE FUEL TANK,POOR DESIGN.