2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

I TURNED INTO A DRIVE WAY AND THE CAR LOST CONTROL. BREAKS LOCKED AND I WOULDN'T STOP

CAR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 68,000 MILES ONCE AND THEN AT 78,000 IT CAME ON AND STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS IS MY SECOND 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND THAT ONE DID THE SAME THING. HAD TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE OF RUST AT 192,000 MILES. WHENEVER I START UP AND DRIVE, IT IS CONSTANTLY ON NOW. NEVER GOES OUT.

I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN INSPECTION STICKER, BUT IT FAILED DUE TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT BEING ON. I LOOKED UNDER THE RECALLS AND THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE YEAR AND MAKE OF MY CAR, BUT WHEN I SEARCH THE VIN NUMBER IT CLAIMS THAT MY CARE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO SO THAT MY CARE CAM BE INCLUDED AND I CAN GET THE ISSUES FIXED. I HAD MY INSPECTION DONE ON 3/2/18.

I WENT IN FOR MY INSPECTION STICKER FOR MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, IT FAILED DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON. THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR, BUT MINES NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT ITS THE SAME ISSUE.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR I TAKE MY CAR TO THE CAR WASH THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER A DAY OR TWO IT GOES OFF. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT MY VAN HAD STORED CODES FOR ' NO RIGHT FRONT SIDE IMPACT SENSOR COMMUNICATION ' AND 'RIGHT FRONT IMPACT SENSOR INTERNAL 1'. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I DISCOVERED RECALL #10V008000 WHICH COVERS 2005 AND 2006 GRAND CARAVANS AND PRETTY MUCH DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY VAN. HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE I WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. I FIND IT VERY STRANGE THAT MY VAN FITS ALL OF THE PARAMETERS FOR THE RECALL BUT IS EXCLUDED.

VEHICLE OFTEN STALLS SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH EVERY FILL-UP, BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT.

I HAD SUSPENSION WORK COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE (INNER/OUTER TIE RODS, RACK AND PINION AND CONTROL ARMS REPLACED BY A SHOP) AFTER DRIVING BACK TO TEXAS I NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WORN AND WAS CLOSE TO A BLOW OUT. I CONTACTED THE SHOP ABOUT IT AND THEY REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT APPEARED TO NOT HAVE BEEN DONE AND THAT THE SPECS WAS OFF THE CHARTS. THE MECHANIC CONTACTED THE SHOP THAT MADE THE INITIAL REPAIRS AND THEY DENIED NOT COMPLETING AN ALIGNMENT. I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 11 YEARS AND MY TIRES HAVE NEVER WORN THIS FAST AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL THIS REPAIR SHOP DID THE SUSPENSION WORK ON MY VEHICLE. THE SHOP NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR UNSAFE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. THEIR MAINTENANCE AND LACK OF SAFETY STANDARDS PUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY, AND THEY'RE STILL IN DENIAL OF ANY WRONG DOING NOR ARE THEY WILLING TO PROVIDE ME SPECS OF THE ALIGNMENT THEY SAID THEY DID. PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY, BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED, TYPICALLY AFTER A RAIN STORM.

*TAKATA RECALLS" MY SLIDING SIDE DOORS ON BOTH SIDES SCRATCHES THE SIDES OF MY VAN ON THE EXTERIOR.

RUSTING BODY PANELS CAN RESULT IN SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES IN NEAR FUTURE, EVEN WITH GREAT CARE, SOME VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO THE RUSTING BODY PANELS. THE 4TH GENERATION (GRAND) CARAVAN ISN'T THE EXCEPTION WHICH HAD EXCESSIVELY AGGRESSIVE RUST FORMING ON THE BODY PANELS. MY GRAND CARAVAN CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 65000 MILES WITH RUST FORMING ON MAJOR PANELS. I PERSONALLY TOOK OVERLY ATTENTION TO THE VEHICLE MAINTAINING AND CARING BY WAXING AND WASHING THE VEHICLE THE PROPER WAY, YET THE VEHICLE IS PILING WITH MORE AND MORE RUST EACH WEEK. ON THE ROAD, I HAVEN'T GOT TO SEE THE DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS NO RUST WHAT SO EVER. THEREFORE, THE RUSTING HAS TO BE THE MOST CONCERNING ISSUE FOR THE CARAVAN OWNERS.