2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

CAR SHUT OFF IGNITION SWITCH WENT FROM RUN TO ACCESSORY. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES RANGING FOR 30 FEET TO ABOUT 1/2 MILE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. OCCURRENCES WERE ALWAYS AFTER FIRST STARTING UP. I HAD A HEAVY KEY CHAIN WITH A LEATHERMAN MICRO ATTACHED. I REMOVED THE LEATHERMAN, AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND SPRAYED SILICONE IN IGNITION SWITCH AND CYCLED MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE NOT HAD AN OCCURRENCE SINCE. I DID NOTICE THAT THE 2010 WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING. REFERENCE RECALL IS PASTED BELOW. THIS IS ALSO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECENT GM RECALL. RECALL DATE: MAR 01, 2011 MODEL AFFECTED: 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 DODGE JOURNEY, GRAND CARAVAN, AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES MANUFACTURER FROM AUGUST 3, 2009, THROUGH JUNE 17, 2010. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INADVERTENT IGNITION KEY DISPLACEMENT FROM THE RUN TO ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIN MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 195798 NOTES: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC L02 & L25. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTIONED DURING THE FAILURE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 03/18/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN CLOSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED AND DID NOT WARN THE CONTACT WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT IN USE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE DEALER PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPDATES TO THE VEHICLE BUT NONE REMEDIED THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE FILLING TIRE WITH AIR, THE STEM OF TIRE SNAPPED IN HALF, LETTING ALL THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRE. HAD TO HAVE A NEW SENSOR INSTALLED ($130+). FOUR MONTHS LATER, LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE TO FIND THAT ANOTHER STEM WAS CRACKED. HAD THAT REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $130. WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED, THEY FOUND ANOTHER STEM LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED IT FOR FREE AND TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE STEMS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE STEMS ARE TREADED ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE, THEY DO NOT HOLD UP TO ROAD SALTS AND WEATHER. DODGE DID CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2011 MODEL VEHICLE BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE 2009 TIRE STEMS/SENSORS. STILL HAVE THE CAR AND ALL FOUR SENSORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. HORRIBLE ENGINEERING AND DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM ALL. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY DO NOT THINK ANYONE WILL BE KILLED BY THEIR POOR DESIGN. NOT MUCH OF A CHANCE OF BEING SUED FOR THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXTREME TOXIC HAZARD CAUSED BY FAILED FACTORY INSTALLED HEATER HOSE CONNECTORS. FULL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. 2000-2010 VANS, POSSIBLY A LARGE AMOUNT OF DIFFERENT VEHICLE INVOLVED. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE FIRST INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM WAS A STRANGE ODOR THAT OCCURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES, INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING INSIDE FOR A LENGTH OF TIME. I SEARCHED FOR OBVIOUS LEAKS, BUT THERE WERE NONE. IT SEEMED THAT CHRYSLER USED A MOLDED PLASTIC COMPRESSION TYPE HOSE FITTING IN THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS OF THEIR COOLANT SYSTEM, IN SOME VEHICLES. THE FITTING HAD ONE FLAW, AS I HAVE FOUND OUT, WERE MADE TO BE PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY, THEY ARE KEYED, BUT, IF PUT TOGETHER INCORRECTLY, AS IN THIS CASE, IT ALLOWED LEAKING OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL COOLANT TO DRIP ONTO A 2200 PLUS EXHAUST MANIFOLD COVER, IN THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IN SMALL DROPLETS, THAT BECOMES A SUPER-HEATED VAPOR, WHICH IS DRAWN INTO THE VEHICLE VENTILATION SYSTEM, WHEN IT IS IN OPERATION. *JB ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED 01/07/16. *JB

AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD WORN OUT TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT. THE DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AT NO CHARGE, NOW AT 33000 MILES, AGAIN, THE DRIVERS SIDE PADS ARE WORN (OUTSIDE PAD) TO POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED. THE WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT DUE TO THE BRAKES DRAGGING. AFRAID TIRE WILL BLOW OUT DUE TO EXTREME HEAT MELTING THE BEAD. *TR