2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

BOUGHT VEHICLE ON 12-14-2010(USED FROM A CAR DEALER) VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN INSPECTED(72 POINT CHECK) THIS VAN HAD 34,916 MILES ON IT. DEALER DID RECALLS AND WARRANTY WORK. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TIRE "LIGHT" GOING ON & OFF. WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE MONITOR, THAT THE TIRES JUST NEEDED A LITTLE AIR FOR THE HIGHER ALTITUDE. THEY OVER FILLED TIRES. TIRE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME WE WERE ADVISE, BY A TIRE DEALER, THAT THE VALVES(MONITORS) WERE CRACKED & LEAKING AIR. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL WE GOT TO THE DEALER, HE SAID TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS TIME IT WENT OFF. AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ENGINE LIGHTS, WE ARE SCARED THAT THE DEALERS ARE AGAIN LYING TO US. WE DO NOT WANT TO END UP WITH THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPING ON US ON THE HIGHWAY, INFRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER! THIS ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO OTHERS AND THEIR TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT. WE BELIEVE THAT THESE DEALERS, ARE IN DENIAL. WHY DID THE DEALER TELL MY HUSBAND JUST TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT USING A CODE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 2 TIMES ABOUT THE 'LOW TIRE" LIGHT & EACH TIME THEY JUST BLEW IT OFF AS NEEDING AIR! IT WAS AN INDEPENDENT TIRE PERSON WHO ACTUALLY EXAMINED THE TIRE TO FIND THE CRACKED VALVE-HE DID NOT HAVE ANY THING TO GAIN, AS THE VALVE STEM WAS RETURNED AGAIN TO THE DEALER. WHEN WE LOOKED BACK AT THE REPAIR TICKETS (2) WE NOTICED THAT OUR REPORTING OF THE TIRE LIGHT BEING ON WAS NOT EVEN ON EITHER OF THE REPAIR TICKETS! BTW: OUR 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAS THE IRREGULAR & ACCELERATED IDLE AS WELL AS THE "OUT OF NO WHERE" ACCELERATION, WHICH WE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. WE COPIED DOZENS OF THESE COMPLAINTS OFF THE INTERNET, AS WELL AS THEIR SOLUTIONS/FIXES AND GAVE THE STACK OF PAPERWORK TO THE DEALER.(WE HAD BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERS DOZENS OF TIMES PREVIOUSLY) AS THE PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK. THE INTERNET REPAIRS IT WORKED. WE HOPE THESE CAN BE 2. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 VAN IN OCT. IN DEC. I HAD TO HAVE BOTH VALVE STEMS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING AIR, I HAVE SINCE THEN READ ONLINE ABOUT OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE WITH THE TIRE SENSORS. YESTERDAY I WENT TO TAKE THE CAP OFF MY FRONT TIRE WHICH HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED TO REGULAR VALVE STEMS AND THE WHOLE STEM CAME OFF IN MY HAND AND BOOM FLAT TIRE. THANK GOD I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN IT WENT AND HAD MY CHILDREN OR SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD WITH ME. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A DESIGN FLAW LIKE THAT WOULD BE NOT BE RECALLED BY NOW. JUST TRYING TO TAKE THE CAP OFF AND BOOM IT'S IN MY HAND. STILL CANNOT BELIEVE IT. *TR

ON 1/18/20010 I EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF MY 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT GALEANA DODGET, FT. MYERS FL ON 1/24. I WAS TOLD THAT FUEL INDUCTION PARTS NEEDED CLEANING AND THAT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 1/24 AFTER ONLY 377 MILES SINCE SERVICE I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH. WHEN I BEGAN MOVING TO THE FAR LEFT LANE AND BRING THE VEHICLE UP TO THE POSTED SPEED OF 50 MPH I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL DEPRESS BEYOND MY INTENTION. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO NO EFFECT. IT SLOWED THE RATE OF ACCELERATION WHICH RESUMED AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE. AS THE HIGHWAY BUSY I HAD A HARD TIME CONTROLLING THE CAR AND PULLING BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE SO I COULD SAFELY STOP THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AT OVER 4,000 RPMS. EVENTUALLY AFTER SEVERAL TIMES STARTING AND STOPPING THE IGNITION THE ENGINE RETURNED TO APPROPRIATE IDLE SPEED. AS WE WERE IN A DANGEROUS PLACE AND CLOSE TO THE PLACE WE WERE STAYING (ON VACATION) AND DID NOT KNOW WHO TO CALL I DROVE THE CAR PACK AND PARKED IT WAITING INSTRUCTIONS FROM DODGE ON HOW TO PROCEED. AT THIS TIME I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AS WE HAD A VERY HARROWING EXPERIENCE. PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AT A GASOLINE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM AS THAT IS THE WAY THE REPAIR SHOP DESCRIBED IT. *TR

BRAKES WOULD SQUEAL AND SCREECH WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FRONT ROTOR WAS RED HOT AND SMOKING. I LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS PADS AND CALIPERS. THIS APPEARED AGAIN AFTER 15,000 MILES AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIR.

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF MY 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I PASSED A TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESUME AN APPROPRIATE SPEED BY RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR I REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO LITTLE EFFECT AND EVENTUALLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON AND ALL IT REQUIRED WAS ROUTINE MAINTANCE. DODGE DID NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHARGED ME FOR THE SERVICE DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *LN

WHEN MOVING THE CVT TRANSMISSION, DASH MOUNTED GEAR SHIFT LEVER FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY FELL APART. THE HANDLE FELL TO THE FLOOR, AS DID THE BUTTON AND THE INTERNAL SPRING. THIS OCCURRED TODAY 8/12/2010 FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME (SO FAR). I MANAGED TO RE-ASSEMBLE THE SPRING, BUTTON AND LEVER UPHOLSTERED GRIP ONTO THE LEVER ITSELF BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. I FOUND NO SCREW ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WILL REQUIRE SERVICING TO REPAIR AT A DEALERSHIP. IN THE MEANWHILE I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO JUST USE THE LEVER ITSELF BUT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I NOW HAVE A POINTED PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF MY DASH. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AIR PRESSURE LOSS IN THE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS ON BACKORDER FOR A PERIOD OF TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,800.

TIRE VALVE STEM BROKE WHEN PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEFLATION OF TIRE. *TR

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - TPMS- TIRE PRESURE MONITORING SENSOR - VALVE STEM. *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE = WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND DIED ON STREET---THE FAILURE HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS = ONE TIME--- ITS CONSEQUENCES = TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS---ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE = 1-WHILE DODGE CARAVAN WAS IN MOTION'ON THE STREET'DODGE CARAVAN ENGINE POWER WAS TOTALLY LOST'DODGE CARAVAN CAME TO A STOP WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN VERY HARD! 2-TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING - I COULD NOT MOVE GEARSHIFT LEVER TO DRIVE- I HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION AND START ENGINE AGAIN. 3-INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL OPERATION OF LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS TO OPEN OR CLOSE. 4-INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND A CLUNK NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 21 MILES PER HOUR SPEED. *(ON 04-06-2010 VEHICLE BOUGHT IN FOR SAME PROBLEM). 5-SECURITY SYSTEM HEAD AND TAILLIGHTS DO-NOT FLASH WHEN CAR IS ARMED OR UNARMED. 6-INTERMITTENT LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT SYMBOL INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON/OFF OR STAYS ON . 7-ENGINE IDLES HIGH. 8-VERY LOW GAS MILEAGE. APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES CITY AND 14 MILES HIGHWAY PER 18 GALLON TANK = APPROXIMATELY 240 MILES PER TANK-----VEHICLE ID [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR