2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 4/6/15/*CN UPDATED 04/09/15

ON DECEMBER 11, 2014 I WALKED TO THE PARKING LOT TO FIND MY VAN ACTING TOTALLY CRAZY (THE POLTERGEIST). THE HORN WAS HONKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING FULL SPEED, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WAS SPRAYING EVERYWHERE AND THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. I ATTEMPTED TO USE MY KEY FAB TO UNLOCK THE DOORS BUT IT DID NOT WORK. I MANUALLY ENTERED THE VAN IN HOPES THAT STARTING THE VAN WOULD STOP THE POLTERGEIST. THE VAN WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, ALL THAT REMAINED WAS A SOFT HORN CONSTANTLY HONKING AND THE LIGHTS SPORADICALLY FLASHING. I HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FAB THE HORN HONKED LOUDLY. I HIT THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FAB THE WASHER FLUID SPRAYED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THEY JUMP STARTED THE VAN. I DROVE IT HOME WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED THE NEXT DAY ASSUMING THAT THEY MAY BE THE ISSUE. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, AT NIGHT, I PARKED THE VAN, TURNED OFF THE VAN AND PULLED THE KEY FAB OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VAN REMAINED RUNNING. TWO DAYS LATER, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND ONE OTHER INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD (THE LIGHT INDICATORS). THEN, MY ABS BRAKES SLIGHTLY ENGAGED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE CONTINUED TO SPORADICALLY APPEAR. NO DEALERSHIP CAN FIX.

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN AT 65 MPH WHILE ON RT.23 ON MY WAY TO FINDLAY, OHIO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CYCLED A COUPLE TIMES, THE GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THE WARNING ALARM WENT OFF A COUPLE TIMES. THIS OCCURED TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO FINDLAY AND TWICE ON MY WAY BACK HOME. EACH TIME, THE VAN CONTINUED TO RUN. AT THE TIME BOTH HANDS WERE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I KNOW THE DATE BECAUSE I WAS HEADED TO MY SON'S SOCCER GAME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY. IT WAS A VERY UN-NERVING EXPERIENCE. ON OTHER DATES THE WIPERS HAVE RUN BY THEMSELVES AND EVEN SPRAYED WINDSHIELD CLEANER FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME BEHAVIOR ON THEIR VANS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY EXPERIENCE WAS NOTED. IT APPEARS THE SITUATION CAN BECOME MUCH WORSE. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V235000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED BUT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER DOORS WITH THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON WOULD NO LONGER WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THE CONTACT T HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 3 CHILDREN (AGES 5, 3, AND 18 MONTHS) HOME IN OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AS SHE WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. ALTHOUGH, NO ONE WAS INJURED, IT WAS QUITE TRAUMATIC FOR MY KIDS. THEY WOULD NOT RE-ENTER THE VAN AND HAD TO RECEIVE A RIDE HOME FROM A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THE NEXT DAY. IT TOOK THEM OVER TWO WEEKS TO SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. DURING THAT TIME, AFTER HAVING LEFT REPEATED MESSAGES WITH CHRYSLER, SOMEONE FINALLY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT WOULD NOT PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE DURING THE INVESTIGATION, AND THEY BASICALLY BLAMED ME FOR THE INCIDENT. THEY SAID THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE VAN THAT WERE NOT ADDRESSED. I INFORMED HIM THAT I HAD NOT SEEN ANY RECALL REGARDING AIRBAG SAFETY. THE MAN ON THE PHONE HAD 2 ADDRESSES ON FILE, OF WHICH NEITHER WAS CURRENTLY ACCURATE. HE SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THEM WHEN WE MOVED. FINALLY AFTER ALMOST 4 WEEKS, THEY WROTE ME A LETTER SAYING THAT THEY WERE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD REPORT THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE THEM COVER IT. SINCE THEN, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL TO THE HVAC DRAIN TUBE AND GROMMET THAT COULD LEAK AND CAUSE MALFUNCTION TO THE AIRBAGS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.