2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

VAN REAR BRAKES WILL INTERMITTENTLY STICK AND NOT RESPOND (RELEASE) TO OPERATOR CONTROL. VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE WARNING OF MALFUNCTION, AND ONLY INDICATION OF THE MALFUNCTION IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE SPEED VERY QUICKLY WHEN NOT UNDER POWER VIA GAS PETAL. WHEN ACCELERATION IS APPLIED, INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION MAY BE OBSERVED IN REDUCED FUEL EFFICIENCY. IF TRAVEL PERSISTS UNDER A MALFUNCTION CONDITION, BRAKE WILL EXCESSIVELY HEAT AND BEGIN SMOKING. MALFUNCTION CONDITION WILL HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF SPEED, OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE, AND ROAD CONDITIONS. OCCURRENCE OF MALFUNCTION IS APPX ONCE OR TWICE A SEASON.

ON JANUARY 7, 2017, I TRIED TO START MY 2010 CARAVAN. IT WOULDN'T START. THE LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, AS WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE MID-DECEMBER. THE OTHER TWO TIMES AFTER WAITING FOR UP TO A WEEK, IT HAS STARTED. AFTER CHECKING AROUND, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO OTHERS AS WELL. APPARENTLY, DEALERSHIPS HAVE NO CLUE EITHER, AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE CONTROL, IT COULD BE THE MAIN ELECTRICAL MODULE, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW FOR SURE. I'M PRETTY MUCH STUCK, AS I DON'T WANT TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD AND HAVE MY VAN STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

AFTER NOTICING THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT ALWAYS WORKING, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER GIVING THEM MY VIN # THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER THE RECALL. IF I WANT TO REPLACE THE SWITCH IT WILL BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I FILL IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IT SHOULD BE AT THERE EXPENSE!! PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

MY VAN JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DOING 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. NO WARNING SIGNS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD NO STEERING, GAS, OR BREAKS WHEN IT SHUT OFF. THE A FEW DAYS LATER ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON THEN WENT OFF BUT NEVER SHUT OFF UNTIL A FEW BLOCKS LATER WHEN IT TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET. AND EVERYTIME IT SHUTS OFF I PUT IT IN PARK TAKE THE KEYS OUT AND THEN RESTART THE VAN AND IT ACTS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND WE LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WE HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE AND PROCEED. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO PREDICTABILITY WHICH MAKES THIS DANGEROUS. THE TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED, THE ROADS HAVE BEEN WET OR SNOW COVERED. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON DRY ROADS. TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED MAKES THIS A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. SINCE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE, WE ARE VERY NERVOUS TO TAKE THIS CAR ON A HIGHWAY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO SHAPIRO LEON MOTOR SALES SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING THAT COMES UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTICS.THEY DID REPLACE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THIS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON. THEY HAVE DRIVEN IT BUT IT DID NOT SHUT DOWN FOR THEM. I GOT IT INANE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING , IT SHUT DOWN. WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH THROUGH JUNE 2010 BUT OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED SEPT 2010. HOWEVER ALL THE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THAT RECALL FIT OUR VAN'S PROBLEM PERFECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT AGREE A PER THEIR TESTING. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE HAPPEN TO US WHILE TRAVELING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE ONLY THING THAT SHOWS UP ON THE DASH IS THE TRACTION CONTROL WHEN WE LOSE ENGINE POWER. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FOR 1 YEAR. FIRST THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THEN THE KEY MODULE THEN THE TRANSMISSION THEN THE SHIFTING HARNESSES CABLE AND NOW THE LIGHTS KEEP BLINKING ON AND OFF AND THE VAN FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER THE BATTERY WAS JUST CHANGED A MONTH AGO. THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST VEHICLE EVER AND WE ARE SCARED THAT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN GEARS. AND AND NOW KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLINKING ON AND OFF AS WELL AS ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VAN. IF THESE ARE KNOW ISSUES WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A TOTAL RECALL ON ALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE A DEADLY ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN. OR IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT ALL THE KNOWN ISSUES THE MAKERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE AWARE OF.

THE VAN WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START, OR IT SPUTTERS WHEN IT STARTS. BYPASSING THE FUEL PUMP RELAY ON THE TIPM MODULE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT IS NOT A SAFE PERMANENT SOLUTION. OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER THE 2010 DODGE CARAVAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME DEFECT AND PROBLEM IS EVIDENT. THIS IS A BAD DESIGN AND DODGE SHOULD STICK BY THEIR MISTAKES AND PROVIDE A FIX.

OUR 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLED 14 TIMES THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND (MORE THAN USUAL). IT STALLS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME (WARM OR COLD) AND LOSES ALL POWER. HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO SHIFT A VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AT 70 MPH AND RESTART IT ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN HOLIDAY TRAFFIC (WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES)? WELL IT REALLY PUTS THE FAMILY IN A JOLLY MOOD. DEALER CLAIMS NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT (BECAUSE THE ERROR CODES ARE NOT RECORDED IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SINCE THERE IS NO POWER). BASED ON ALL OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS I SEE FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT IT'S A TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ISSUE. ANY IDIOT PERFORMING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON GOOGLE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. HOWEVER, NHTSA CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP14004. NHTSA ' THERE'S ENOUGH COMPLAINTS OUT THERE TO SUPPORT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT TO TAKE OUR ROLLING DEATH TRAP FOR A FUN-FILLED FAMILY TRIP.

VAN INTERMITTENTLY STOP SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING (CITY OR HIGHWAY) AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART TO DRIVE AGAIN. AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER ALSO GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. LOTS OF ERROR CODES REPORTED VIA OBD2 AND ALL ARE ELECTRICAL RELATED. TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE AUTO PART STORES AND LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, ALL SAID IT WAS A FAULTY TIPM.

IN LATE 2014, THE VAN STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES STARTING & WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. ISSUES STARTED TO PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE OVER THE NEXT YEAR. THE VAN WOULD HAVE TO BE JUMPED TO START ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VAN WAS IN FOR SERVICE AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER 2015, BUT THEY STATED IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE. THE BATTERY WAS 1 YEAR OLD AND WE HAD IT TESTED AT WAL-MART, WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND IT TESTED OK. WE THEN HAD IT TESTED AT ADVANCE AUTO & AUTO ZONE AND IT TESTED OK THERE AS WELL. WE DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE, WE BELIEVE THE TIPM IS THE ISSUE. IN DECEMBER 2015 WE NOTICED WE COULD HEAR SOMETHING RUNNING AFTER THE VAN'S IGNITION WAS OFF AND THE KEY WAS OUT. THE FUEL PUMP WAS STILL RUNNING AND WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY EVERYDAY. AN EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS INSTALLED AND THE FUEL PUMP NO LONGER RAN AFTER THE VAN WAS OFF. THE VAN WOULD STILL HAVE INTERMITTENT STARTING AND STALLING ISSUES. AFTER READING ALL THE ISSUES OTHER 2010 DODGE PRODUCTS WERE HAVING ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIPM, I ASKED A DODGE SERVICE GUY ABOUT MY VAN. HE AGREED THAT THE TIPM WOULD EXPLAIN ALL THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE WITH MY VAN, BUT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL AND THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE PART IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR >$800! ON JANUARY 25, 2016, THE VAN STALLED AGAIN AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO START. I HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO COME JUMP IT OFF, HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET THE VAN TO START EVEN BEING JUMPED. I BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR THE NEXT DAY AND PARKED THAT VAN AT OUR HOME. IT HAS BEEN SITTING THERE SINCE JANUARY 2016. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THESE ISSUES IN THE 2010 GRAND CARAVAN, BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP. THIS IS DISAPPOINTING ESPECIALLY SINCE CHRYSLER KNOWS THE RECALLED TIPMS IN THE 2010 DURANGOS & GRAND CHEROKEES ARE THE SAME IN THE 2010 GRAND CARAVANS. I WAS A LOYAL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER UNTIL THIS!