2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

AT ONLY 61,000 MILES, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BEARINGS WERE MAKING LOUD NOISE AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT THEY WOULD FAIL. HAD BEARINGS REPLACED AT A DEALERSHIP. *TR

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN REAR BRAKES FAILURE AT 28,500 MILES.. WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGE AT 24K WAS TOLD BRAKES WERE GETTING LOW. AT 28,5K I WAS TOLD BRAKES WERE CLOSE TO METAL TO METAL. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED FOR FRONT BRAKES, I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT 15K TO 20K WAS NORMAL WEAR AND LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR THE REAR BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. I REFUSED REPAIR AND VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY YARD NOT BEING USED. I WAS TOLD ALSO BY CHRYSLER THAT UNLESS MORE INFO WAS SENT TO THEM SUPPORTING THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR CHRYSLER WOULD BE DENYING MY CLAIM AND WOULD NOT BE OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE ON THOSE ISSUES. *KB

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS: RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER OF EXTENDED WARRANTY ON BRAKES BECAUSE PADS AND ROTORS MIGHT NEED REPLACEMENT "EARLIER THAN EXPECTED". TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 1/28/11 AT 35,300 MILES AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AT 44,000 MILES NOTICED FAINT SQUEAL. TOOK IT TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS WAS NO NEED TO REPLACE PADS, WHICH WERE FINE, AND THAT THIS WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THEY USUALLY WEAR AT THE SAME TIME. (NOTE THAT HIGH MILEAGE COMES FROM CROSS-COUNTRY TRIPS IN THE INTERSTATE, WITHOUT HEAVEY USE OF BRAKES). *TT

VALVE SYSTEM FAILURE: WHILE TRAVELING 2000 MILES FROM HOME, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WE CHECKED ALL TIRE PRESSURE AND FILLED ONE LOW TIRE, BUT LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO NOTED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED, AND COULD HAVE COME DISLODGED AT ANY MOMENT, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. REPLACED TPMS SENSOR AT A COST OF $153. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKES EXHIBITED AN ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF RUST BUT DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VALVE STEM FAILURE. IN NOV WE WENT OUT FOR THANKSGIVING SUPPER COME OUT AND FOUND FRONT LEFT TIRE FLAT, VALVE STEM WAS BROKEN OFF AND COULD NOT FIND CAP OR VALVE. VAN HAD ABOUT 38,000 ON IT. THIS SUNDAY PULLED BACK INTO DRIVE AND IN MATTER OF SECONDS REAR RIGHT WENT FLAT. FOUND SAME PROBLEM. WENT OVER TO CHECK LEFT REAR AND FOUND CRACK IN STEM WITHIN 1/32" BELOW CAP, I CALLED FOR NEW STEMS DEALER IS OUT OF STOCK SO THE VAN MUST SIT. I WILL HAVE TO PUT RUBBER STEMS IN AND DEAL WITH THE LIGHT SO I CAN USE THE VAN. NOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY WIFE OR MYSELF WITH KIDS AND GRANDKIDS ARE ON A TRIP BUSY ROADS,LOTS OF TRAFFIC AND THIS WOULD HAPPEN. WHEN THESE BLOW TIRES ARE FLAT IN SECONDS. ITS MAKES ME AFRAID TO DRIVE NOING THIS COULD HAPPEN. $74.25 EACH PER STEM NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THIS IS NOT FAIR OR SHOULD NOT BE ALOAD ON VEHICLES. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THE VAN NOW HAS 40,449. *TT

VERY NOTICEABLE BRAKE PULSATION,ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED DUE TO THEIR BEING PITTED,RUSTED AND DOWN TO METAL ON METAL. SINCE OFF WARRANTY ASKED FOR GOODWILL FROM DODGE DEALER AND REPAIR DONE FOR $100. ONCE AGAIN ON 08/02/2010 THE FRONT ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE BAD BY DEALER AND REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, AS OF 07/07/2011 LEFT REAR BRAKE APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN A LOCKED ON POSITION, BRAKE IS OVERHEATING,SQUEALING AND POOR GAS MILEAGE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTOR, PAD AND CALIPER PER LOCAL MECHANIC. THIS FAILURE IS A REAL DANGER TO SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T NOTICE THE CONDITION AS IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, PREMATURE TIRE WEAR, LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO FADE AND BOILING OF BRAKE FLUID. THIS CONDITION ALSO CAUSES OTHER BRAKES TO WORK HARDER CAUSING THEIR PREMATURE WEAR.

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 70,000 MILES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DRAGGING REAR BRAKES AND SHORT (UNDER 20,000) MILES FOR TOP OF LINE BRAKE PADS STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A FIX FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HE HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,400. . UPDATED 10/14/11 *BF. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BELIEVED THE BEARING FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP FROM THE FRONT DISC BRAKES. UPDATED 11/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE ROTORS WARPING ON A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,673. UPDATED 09/09/11*LJ THE REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED, BUT NOT REPLACED. UPDATED 10/31/11