2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MILES PER HOUR, AT AROUND 7:40PM, THE LOW BEAMS ON MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I PULLED OVER AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM BACK ON AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, EXPLAINED TO HIM EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK THEM THEY TURNED ON AND HE FOUND NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT HE HAD RESEARCHED ONLINE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME ON A CURVY ROAD AND THE LIGHTS FAIL. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE TESTED HEADLIGHT SYSTEM AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ABNORMALITIES. PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC SCAN AND FOUND STORED LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM "CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW". CLEARED STORED TROUBLE CODES AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS A LIKELY CAUSE OF SYMPTOM DESCRIBED. HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *TR

BRAKES WERE CHECKED BY DEALER AND SAID TO BE FINE. AFTER A FEW MILES AT ROAD SPEED, I STOPPED AND SMELLED HOT BRAKES. REAR DRIVER'S WAS SMOKING. LUBE ON GUIDES WAS BOILING AND ROTORS WERE BLUE. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. CLAIMS IT IS OUR ROUGH WINTERS HERE IN CENTRAL NY. BUT THEY HAD JUST CHECKED THEM AND NO SALT OR WINTER IN JULY. I HAVE RUINED 4 SETS OF REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS SINCE THEN. JUST REPLACED THE FRONT FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 70,000 MILES. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM THAT IS APPLYING THE REAR BRAKES WHEN NOT NEEDED. SOMETIMES I FIND THE RIGHT SIDE SMOKING AND SOMETIMES THE LEFT. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO SPEC. FILED THE GUIDES, LUBED THE GUIDES TO BE SURE EVERYTHING IS FREE. NOTHING HELPS. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ALL I HAVE IS THE FRONT BRAKES TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY. YOUR DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL TO ONLY GET 14000 MILES ON A SET OF REAR BRAKES. THEY DID REPLACE ONE CALIPER BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THANKS *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET ONTO A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THE PAST MONTH THAT THIS HAPPENED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I HAD THE SECOND IGNITION FAILURE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (L25) FROM CHRYSLER TELLING ME THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR FREQUENCY OPERATED BUTTON IGNITION KEY (FOBIK) THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER (1-800-853-1403) THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT DOWN TWICE, THEY DIDN'T CARE AND WOULDN'T PROVIDE A LOANER/RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THIS IS A SIMILAR SITUATION THAT GM DEALT WITH RECENTLY AND DID PROVIDE TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER FOR THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF, THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,933. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 01/08/15

JUST HAD 2010 VAN THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. 61,000 MILES. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD SET OF PADS AND ROTORS ON THE REAR. BASED ON THE TYPE OF DRIVING WE DO THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH AROUND 15,000 MILES CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ISSUE. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY IT WAS BECAUSE OF A CALIPER STICKING ON THE FRONT. THESE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE NOT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR SERVICED IN OVER 45,000 MILES BASED ON ALL THE FEEDBACK ONLINE AND A CONVERSATION WITH AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED APPROXIMATELY TEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPOILER BECAME WARPED IN WARM TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPOILER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,038.

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD THE VAN WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE DIES CAUSING POWER STEERING TO NOT FUNCTION EITHER. IT HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND HAS NOW BEGUN TO DIE EVEN AFTER WARMING UP AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY WAS DISPLACED FROM THE RUN TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY STATED THIS CAR WAS ALREADY RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2011 AND ACCORDING TO THEM WAS FIXED AT THAT TIME. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012 USED AND THIS PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *TR