2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

APPROACHING A T INTERESECTION ON A REIDENTIAL STREET AT ABOUT 15 MPH, I TURNED RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STEERING WAS HARD AND I HELD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO DIRECT THE VEHICLE TO THE STREET ON THE RIGHT. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES IT DID NOT RESPOND. I STEPPED ON THE PARKING BRAKE FOOT PEDAL AND THE BRAKE DASHBOARD LITE TURNED ON BUT VEHICLE KEPT GOING..I PANICKED AND SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO P THE TO D THEN TO P AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I CHECKED THE ENGINE, BRAKE FLUID AND POWER STEERING FLUID..EVERYTHING WAS OK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL FUNCTION FAILED TO PROPERLY RELEASE THE AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATING. WHEN THE VENT, AIR CONDITIONING, OR HEATING FUNCTION WAS ACTIVATED, STRONG FUMES EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH AFFECTED THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE ODOR TESTING AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DATE IS APPROXIMATE. WHEN PULLING INTO AN UPHILL PARKING SPOT AT MY APARTMENT BUILDING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS ON ICE AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO SPIN AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING IT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. SINCE THE ENGINE WAS A HIGH RPM DUE TO THE SPINNING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LOCKED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY TOWARD THE BUILDING. I MANAGED TO HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL IN TIME, BUT IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE DEATH OF A PEDESTRIAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROCKER ARM, CAMSHAFTS, AND HYDRAULIC LIFTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

ETM WAS STUCK MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE ACCELERATED ITSELF. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO GET IT TO RESET. VEHICLE WOULD WOULD REDLINE RPM'S WHILE BRAKING. HAPPENED APPROX. NOVEMBER 2015. HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE CLOCKSPRING BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT RENDERING THE HORN AND ALL STEERING CONTROLS (VOLUME, CRUISE CONTROL, ETC.) USELESS. IT ALSO CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN CONSTANTLY ON.

MY WINDSHIELD KEEPS CRACKING IN THE SAME SPOT. HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. NO ROCKS.....

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CORRESPONDING SIDE DOORS OPENED UP WHEN THE FRONT DOOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CLOSED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER, WHEN THE FRONT DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY 8 LANE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR, WHILE PARKED IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AWAITING A TOW TRUCK FOR OUR U-HAUL TRUCK/TRAILER BREAKDOWN. I WATCHED IN HORROR AS 3 OF MY 5 DOGS JUMPED OUT AND 1 RAN INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS DOG, MY MALE COLLIE, RAN TO MY HUSBAND WHEN HIS NAME WAS CALLED, AND JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME, AS AN 18 WHEELER WAS LOCKING UP HIS BRAKES TO TRY AN AVOID KILLING HIM. WE MANAGED TO GET THE 3 DOGS, UNHARMED, BACK INTO THE VAN WITH THE OTHER 2 DOGS. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH LATER, WHILE IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, AS I WAS CLOSING THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE SLIDER DOOR OPENED UP, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO OCCUPANTS IN THE BACK. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO LISTED RECALLS FOR THIS. HE STATED THAT ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD COME IN COMPLAINING OF THE REAR HATCH DOOR OPENING UP WHILE THE VAN WAS BEING DRIVEN. HE STATED THAT THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE TO BE ABLE SEE THE PROBLEM HAPPENING TO ASSESS THE SITUATION FOR REPAIR, SO HE REPLACED THE KEY FOB STATING THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE PROBLEMS, BUT IF ANOTHER INCIDENT OF THIS SORT HAPPENS, TO COME BACK. HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE CHILD SAFETY FEATURE OF LOCKING THE REAR DOORS FROM THE TOP BUTTONS, BE PLACED ON WHEN OCCUPANTS ARE IN THE BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WHILE IN MOTION ON RURAL HIGHWAY IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, I MADE A QUICK SHORT GUN ON GAS PEDAL(NOT ALL THE WAY DOWN) AS I WAS GOING THRU YELLOW TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT. THE ENGINE DELAYED IT'S REVVING, THEN REVVED, GOT STUCK AT HIGH RPM. A RED "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" INDICATOR APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. WITH FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP FORWARD. HAD A CLOSE CALL AT BRAKING WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. BRAKING LOWERED THE RPM BUT INCREASES RPM / SPEED AGAIN WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL. STUCK WITH THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE. ISSUE DISAPPEARED WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE MAKING A TURN. THERE WAS A STRONG FEELING OF CLICK THEN THE RED THROTTLE ISSUE INDICATOR DISAPPEARED. HAPPENED ONCE FIRST TIME THIS AM. NO ISSUE THEREAFTER AS I HAVE NOT TRIED GUNNING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN. I'M REPORTING THIS NHTSA FIRST BUT NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO GO NEXT.

IN THE ACT OF TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, I HIT THE CURB ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. AS I CONTINUED, I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT I HAD A FLAT AND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT. THERE WAS A SIDE WALL BLOW OUT VERY LARGE ON THAT FRONT TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE ON A CAR THAT WE HAVE OWNED NEW FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS AND ONLY HAD 6,000 MILES ON. I WAS GOING VERY SLOW AS I TURNED AND WHEN I WENT BACK TO LOOK AT THE CURB IT WAS ROUNDED AND NOT SHARP. TOOK A PHOTO OF IT BECAUSE IT SHOCKED ME. AAA CAME AND TOWED THE CAR TO A DEALER AND AFTER READING SOME SHOCKING REPORTS ABOUT THE TAKAHOMA TIRES THAT WE HAVE ON OUR CAR DECIDED TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER BRAND. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES AS WE CONTINUE DRIVING THIS CAR.