2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH OUR VAN NOT STARTING OR STALLING FOR NO REASON. WE ARE ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR KEY FOB WORKING TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY AND CANNOT BE PREDICTED BUT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE HAVE TAKEN IT FOR SERVICE AND REPLACED BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS. HOWEVER, THE ISSUES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLICATED DURING SERVICE. OUR VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE IGNITION RECALL. WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST RECONSIDERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE KEY WAS NOT RECOGNIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 03/16/16*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD AND THROUGH THE VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD FRACTURED, THERE WAS A HOLE THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND THE WATER AND OIL LINES WERE SEVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS FRACTURED AND BLEW A HOLE THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE, MOTORS, COMPUTER BOARD, AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,800.

WE HAVE A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN THAT WAS BUILT IN JUNE OF 2010. IT HAS 39,711 MILES ON IT AND THREE TIMES THIS WEEK, 02/03&04/2016, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF INADVERTENTLY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AT SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND SHE LET IT COAST TOP A STOP, WHILE BREAKING, PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS ON A STATE ROUTE SHE PUT IT IN PARK AND THE CAR STARTED ALL THREE TIMES. TWO OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE OUR 2 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER COMPLAINT BUREAU AND THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECENT RECALL INVOLVING THEIR WIN IGNITION KEY FOB PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH OUR VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS IN THEIR RECALL. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED WITH A COMPUTER AND THERE ARE NO CODE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER I WENT TO TOLD ME OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 6 DAYS OUT OF THE JUNE 17TH. 2010 RECALL DATE. ON CHECKING MY STICKER ON THE DRIVER DOOR, IT ONLY GIVES 06/2010 AS A MFG DATE. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IT WILL BE COSTING ME JUST OVER $600.00 TO HAVE THIS FIXED WITH THE SAME PARTS AS IN THE RECALL. ITS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT BACK IN 2010 AS CHRYSLER WAS USING THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT AFTER JUNE THEY QUIT USING THEM SINCE THE RECALL DIDN'T TAKE EFFECT TILL JUNE 26, 2014.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.

OCTOBER 2014. THE TIPM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT MELTED THE FUSE BOX AND ALL OF THE WIRE HARNESSES. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND COST $6,000 OUT OF POCKET. THE HORN, RADIO, LOSS OF LIGHTS, AND WIPER FLUID ACTIVATED CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO SEE AT 50MPH. THEN I LOST ALL POWER AS SMOKE CAME INTO THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION KEY AND COASTED TO A SAFE AREA. I WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO MY WHEELCHAIR FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT AND WAS FORCED TO EXIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAVE A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VAN WITH A FOLDING RAMP OUT OF PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. MY DRIVERS SEAT IS A 6 WAY POWER SEAT THE SLIDES BACK AND TURNS. I TRANSFER FROM MY WHEELCHAIR TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. LUCKILY I HAD SOMEONE WITH ME WHO COULD GET MY WHEELCHAIR AND BRING IT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SO I COULD GET OUT OF THE VAN. WE WERE EVEN LUCKIER THAT THE VAN DIDN'T BURST INTO FLAMES. WOODBURY DODGE OF NJ REFUSED TO WORK ON MY VAN MADE FALSE STATEMENTS, AND HAD ME TAKE IT ELSEWHERE. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN ON 1/19/16 - SEE THAT POST

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.