2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT ON A HALF DOZEN OCCASIONS SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. IN ALL INSTANCES, BY JIGGLING (TURNING ON/OFF) THE SWITCH, I HAVE GOTTEN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON 01/25/2010 COMING HOME IN A SNOWY (WHITE OUT) CONDITIONS IN IOWA AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM BACK ON IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD, ETC., BECAUSE OF THE SNOWY WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. COULD VERY WELL HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT OF MAJOR INJURY. I SEE MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET RELATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS DODGE/CHRYSLER MINI VANS OF VARIOUS YEARS.*CW

2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 3.8 AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON, BUT NO DEPLOYMENT! SAME ON MY 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN!!!! *TR

MY 2006 MODEL YEAR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MODELS THROUGH THE 2005 YEAR BUT FROM WHAT I CAN FIND ON THE INTERNET CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART ON LATER MODELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER UNDER A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW (VENT WINDOW) ON THE LEFT SIDE BLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, A PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW LOOKED AS IF IT WERE OPEN ALTHOUGH IT WAS CLOSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH A FREE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,464.

NEAR FAILURE IN THE BRAKES ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WENT IN TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED AND TOLD THAT THE FRONT BREAKS AND ROTORS WERE DANGEROUSLY WORN AND NEAR FAILURE. REARS WERE 80% WORN. BRAKES WERE JUST DONE LESS THAN 20K MILES AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING IN SEVERE RAINY CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL FINALLY THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT A CRASH. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V067000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 45,000. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

STEERING SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD HUMMING NOISE ALL OF THE TIME. VEHICLE HAS 51000 MILES ON IT, AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED HOW HE COULD TELL WITHOUT LOOKING, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

WE BOUGHT ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. RIGHT NOW IT ONLY HAS 47000 MILES. RECENTLY WE NOTICED A LEAK AND WE TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE & WE FOUND OUT THE POWER STEERING RACK IS BROKEN AND LEAKING OIL. WE THOUGHT IT WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. BUT THE DEALER TOLD US IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST AROUND $1300. WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY FAILED TO HELP US. AFTER WE DID SOME SEARCH WE FOUND OUT SO MANY DODGE GRAND CARAVANS GETTING END UP BREAKING THE POWER STEERING RACK AT EARLY AGE. WE BELIEVE CHRYSLER NEED TO RECALL THIS AND FIX THE ISSUE. IT IS NOT FAIR FOR US WHEN OUR CAR HAS ONLY 47,000 MILES . *TR

MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS DEVELOPED A LOUD WHINING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD AT A COLD START AND CONTINUING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE NOISE IS PRESENT WHEN SITTING STILL WITH THE WHEELS STRAIGHT BUT GETS WORSE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH APPROX 40K, I HAVE NEVER HAD DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WHICH SEEMS ODD BUT MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS ONE OF MY POWER SLIDING DOORS WONT OPEN WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON ON MY KEY OR THE BUTTON ON THE DASH, IT SEEMS TO NOT BE UNLOCKING. IF YOU MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND THEN PRESS THE BUTTON THEN THE DOOR OPENS FINE. I SEE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE ON LINE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WHICH MAKES ME WONDER WHY DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING. *TR