2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

I WEEK AGO, MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STARTED TO MAKE AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE NOISE; THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK FINE. THE CAR HAS 44279 MILES. I CHECKED THE FRONT BRAKES AND DETERMINED THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKES AND ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND QUOTED $390.90 PLUS TAX FOR THE REPAIR. THIS WAS 27 FEB 2009, THE IS . I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP MAY 2007. MY COMPLAINT IS THE MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE. IS THERE ANY OTHER RECORD OF THIS OCCURRING FOR THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR? SHOULD THE MANUFACTURE OR DEALER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THIS REPAIR? *TR

MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES HAS DEVELOPED A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. REPAIR SHOP SAYS STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAVE NOT HAD THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR DONE AS YET. SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL CHRYSLER PROBLEM, NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF SAME AUTOMOBILE HAVE INDICATED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE PASSENGER SLIDER DOOR'S POWER LOCK IS NOT WORKING WITH THE REMOTE OR WITH THE LOCK SWITCH. *TR

REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT WORK THE LOCK WILL ONLY WORK MANUALLY. THIS IS A BAD THING AS I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN WHO CAN NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. IT IS A SAFETY RISK. *TR

WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY SPLASHING THROUGH WATER, THE VEHICLE SERPENTINE BELT BEGINS TO CHATTER AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A BRIEF REDUCTION/LOSS OF POWER. THIS BECOMES PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS NO MECHANICAL DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE THAT THEY CAN FIND. THIS HAPPENS ON REPEATED OCCASIONS AND CAN BE REPRODUCED EVEN TODAY. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME NOW. *TR

BRAKES APPEARED TO BE GOING OUT IN VEHICLE. HAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN CHECK AND BELIEVE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. FOUND OUT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS BETWEEN 60,000 AND 80,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE HUMMING SOUND OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WEARING BEFORE THE BRAKE PADS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,200. UPDATED 12/22/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/23/08. *JB

I SUBMITTED THIS COMPLAINT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED MY VEHICLE. I WORRY THAT THERE COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I OWN A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO DODGE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FOR TWO SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, ONE IN WINTER 2007 AND ANOTHER IN SPRING 2008. DURING BOTH VISITS, I COMPLAINED OF AN PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. ON SHARP LEFT TURNS, THE VAN OFTEN MAKES A "PULSING" OR "HOWLING" SOUND. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, DODGE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FIXED SOMETHING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, BUT THE SOUND NEVER WENT AWAY. EARLIER TODAY, AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE ALLEY BEHIND MY HOUSE, THE CAR'S STEERING SUDDENLY FROZE AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I AM NOT SURE OF THE REASON FOR THIS, BUT IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY TRAFFIC, OR IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I CHECKED THE OIL, WHICH WAS A BIT LOW BUT STILL IN THE NORMAL RANGE (I ALSO COMPLAINED ON BOTH VISITS THAT THE CAR LOSES OIL QUICKLY AND WAS ASSURED BY DODGE CITY OF MILWAUKEE THAT THIS IS NORMAL). I SHUT OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT ON AGAIN, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. SINCE THE STEERING WAS AFFECTED, I STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT THIS INCIDENT IS SOMEHOW RELATED TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOUR TECHNICIANS NEGLIGENTLY FAILED TO ADDRESS. WHEN I PURCHASED A NEW DODGE VAN IN 2006 FOR MY FAMILY OF SIX, I NEVER IMAGINED THAT IT WOULD CAUSE ME TO FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY WITHIN TWO YEARS. THIS IS AN ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS LARGELY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF DODGE CITY OF MILWAUKEE'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT I REPEATEDLY MENTIONED. I AM COPYING MY LAWYER ON THIS MESSAGE, ALONG WITH THE WILDE DODGE SALESMAN WHO ORIGINALLY SOLD ME THE CAR, AND I ALSO PLAN TO INFORM THE NATIONAL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS TOO OBSCURE TO IDENTIFY, THEN I SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A NEW VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT PUT MY FOUR SMALL CHILDREN AT RISK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE POWER DOOR BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE SLIDING DOORS. WHEN HER CHILD ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS SLAMMED SHUT AND ALMOST SEVERELY INJURED THE CHILD. SECONDLY, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ONLY OPEN SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN SHARP TURN AND CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT INJURED HER EYE, NOSE, AND FRACTURED ONE OF HER RIBS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.