2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE I WAS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND ACCELERATED. IT WOULD NOT DES ENGAGE EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE THIRD ROW SEAT HAD BUTTONS TO FOLD IT DOWN. THE BUTTONS WERE VERY EASY TO TOUCH , SO THE CHILDREN CAN EASILY FOLD DOWN THE SEATS. THERE WAS NO STOP BUTTON, SO THE SEATS WOULD KEEP FOLDING. THE SEAT ALMOST "CRUSHED" HER CHILD SEAT. SHE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,899. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS ON 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. TOTAL MILEAGE ON VEHICLE WAS 23,500 MILES. FIRESTONE, WHERE WORK WAS DONE, TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD USED CHEAP PARTS DURING MANUFACTURE. SPOKE TO AN ACQUAINTANCE WHO ALSO HAS THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND HE HAD TO REPLACE HIS PADS AND ROTORS ALSO AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF PEOPLE CONTINUING TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY EXPECT 30K OR MORE JUST OUT OF THE PADS AND THE FACT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 2 OUT 2 OWNERS OF DODGE CARAVANS. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. MY WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT NOISE FROM BRAKES. BROUGHT IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND IT NEEDS BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE CAR HAS 21,000 MILES, 90 PERCENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ACCELERATED WEAR ON THE PADS AND ROTORS. APPARENTLY THE SUBPAR MATERIALS THAT ARE USED ARE OVER HEATING CAUSING THIS WEAR. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL. WE WERE LUCKY TO GET 21,000 MI. FROM READING MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, MOST NEED REPLACING AROUND THE 12,000 MILE MARK. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2009. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN BACK TOT HE DEALERSHIP 2 MORE TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US. THE EVENING OF APRIL 3RD, WE WERE RETURNING HOME ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED US TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR