2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A MASSIVE WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH ON SOUTHBOUND GA125, THE WATER TEMPERATURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AND I SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BURNING. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND STEAM ROSE FROM HOOD. UNDER THE HOOD, FLUID HAD SPRAYED FROM THE HEATER HOSE "Y-PIPE". ANTIFREEZE SATURATED THE UNDER-HOOD BLANKET AND COVERED THE ENGINE. ALL OF THE ANTIFREEZE WAS PURGED ONTO THE GROUND AND IN THE ENGINE BAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THIS EXACT PART. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD (2011) I HAD IT REPLACED AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP (CASS BURCH VALDOSTA, GEORGIA) TODAY THE SAME PART FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, OR AT LEAST A BETTER QUALITY REPLACEMENT PART. PLASTIC AND HOT FLUID APPARENTLY DON'T MIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE R03/NHTSA 14V-373 OVER A YEAR AGO. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN ITHACA, NY, AS MY VEHICLE HAD HAD THIS PROBLEM (ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING) MANY TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AND GET BACK TO ME AND THAT IS MIGHT BE A "FEW MONTHS". OVER A YEAR LATER NOT A WORD. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP IN AUBURN, NY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. STILL HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT REGULARLY RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAVING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING IS A LITTLE UNNERVING TO SAY THE LEAST. SEEMS LIKE THE RECALL IS A FARCE AND NO ONE IS ACTUALLY GETTING THE REPAIR.

HEAD LIGHTS FAIL WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, NO HIGH OR LOW BEAMS. FAILED ON RURAL SECONDARY STREET . HAD LIGHTS NEXT DAY (NO REPAIR DONE). FAILED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATTER ON MAJOR SECONDARY STREET. HAD LIGHTS NEXT DAY (AGAIN NO REPAIR) . THE LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND NON-PREDICTABLE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW CAUSE OF FAILURE SINCE THE PROBLEM RESOLVES ITSELF BEFORE THEY SEE THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON TWO OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.