2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

AFTER FUELING, THE VEHICLE WITH SURGE AND OFTEN STALL WITH NEED FOR RESTART. VERY FREQUENTLY IT DOES THIS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN WHICH CAN CAUSE A STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS ENGINE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE GAS STATION. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. PLACED ENGINE IN PARK, TURNED OF KEY AND RESTARTED. ENGINE RAN ROUGH HAD TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR FOR ADDITIONAL GAS. ONCE RESTARTED ENGINE RAN FINE FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THIS SAME PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED IN EARLY JANUARY 1/03/2015 AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SCENARIOS. *TR

REFUELED VEHICLE NORMALLY. DROVE 1 MILE, WHILE TURNING CORNER THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, STEERING BECAME SLUGGISH. THIS HAS HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME AFTER WE REFUEL THE CARAVAN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WE LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS OR THE STREET IS WET THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT. THE HAPPENS WHEN TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, TURNING A CURVE OR GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD A FEW TIMES, BUT USUALLY HAPPENS JUST AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BEGINNING TO MOVE. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING OR I GO OVER A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VAN, CARMAX. THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT DID REPLACE AN UNDERCARRIAGE SHIELD. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE SHIELD REPLACEMENT. CARMAX THEN DIRECTED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. *TR

INVESTIGATION: DP 14-002; PROMPTED BY: DEFECT PETITION; DATE OPENED: 09/05/2014; INVESTIGATOR: [XXX]; REVIEWER: [XXX]; APPROVER: [XXX]; SUBJECT: ENGINE STALL AFTER REFUELING. PLEASE INCLUDE ME IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPLAINT/INVESTIGATION # DP 14-002. AFTER REFUELING, MY ENGINE STALLS ABOUT 1 TO 2 MINUTES AFTER STARTING ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL-UP WITH FUEL. WHEN THE FUELING NOZZLE TRIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE ADDING MORE FUEL AND POSSIBLY OVERFILLING THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT TIMES WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AND IT TAKES 2 TO 3 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! NOW AFTER REFUELING, I PULL AWAY FROM THE PUMPS AND PARK OUT OF THE WAY AND ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES, THE ENGINE WILL MISFIRE FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS, THEN THE ENGINE WILL SMOOTH OUT AND RUN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT REFUELING. I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OUR AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AFTER REPEATED, EXACT TURNS OF THE STEERING WHEEL. HAS TO DO WITH THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING. IT ONLY ILLUMINATES IN TEMPS OVER 70 DEGREES OR SO. WE LIVE IN THE DESERT OF ARIZONA AND HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED IN PREVIOUS RECALLS. WE ARE AFRAID THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

I WAS PICKING UP A MACHINE IN GEORGIA, AND I HAD TO STOP AND GET GAS. I FILLED UP WITH GAS DROVE ONTO THE TURNPIKE AND THE CAR STALLED AND A TRUCK ALMOST HIT MY CAR AS MY CAR WAS COASTING TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND SQUEALED UP TO MY VEHICLE. THIS SITUATION COULD KILL SOMEONE AND I READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ONLINE. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY FILL UP SINCE. *DT

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE WILL STALL OUT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REFUELING. IT WILL RESTART & STALL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RECTIFY ITSELF. ALL POWER ASSISTED STEERING IS LOST AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER SAFELY. POWER BRAKING IS ALSO AFFECTED. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE BEEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND HAD THE VEHICLE STALL. ONE TIME I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND STAY IN MY LANE. ON ONE OCCASION I BREACHED THE LANE TO MY LEFT. WHILE TRAFFIC WAS TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION I WAS, ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. *TR

THE PARKING LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THE PARKING LIGHTS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY USING THE LIGHT SWITCH--E.G. THE PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN TURNED OFF. CYCLING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES CAN TURN THE PARKING LIGHTS OFF. OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED LATE IN DECEMBER 2005 ACCORDING TO DODGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION # EA11010. DODGE HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY (HSA) UNDER WHAT SHOULD BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE HSA HAS BEEN REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FIXED. WE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.