2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BY ENGAGING THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR INCOMPATIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,731.

I CRANKED MY VAN AT WORK AND STARTED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THIS INCLUDES THE RADIO, AIR, INSIDE LIGHTS, ALL OF THE DASH PANEL ELECTRONICS. ETC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 6/19/13. I DID TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED FOR ME TO BRING IT UP THERE THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRACE THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD, THE ESC/SLIPPER ROAD SIGN COMES ON, CAR LOSES POWER, IS UNSTEERABLE AND STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES NOW. *TR

WAS ENTERING A PARKING PLACE. RIGHT FOOT ON TOP OF BRAKE. WHILE MY CAR WAS MOVING AT IDOL SPEED-THE ENGINE RPM'S SPEED SURGES CAUSING NO CONTROL IN STEERING, BRAKE . THE SURGEING OVER RIDES THE BRAKE. STEERING, EVERYTHING.. HIT PARKED CAR. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL IN SITUATION. HAD ANOTHER "2010" VAN & SAME THING HAPPENED GOING THRU GARAGE DOOR -2ND TIME ALMOST HIT BUILDING AT MY DENTIST BUILDING. DEALERSHIP MADE DEAL & SWITCHED TO PRESENT VAN. NOW THIS ONE HAS DONE IT. CHRYSLER HAS INSPECTED VAN FOR TWO WEEKS. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG . CASE NUMBER AT CHRYSLER IS #23859956. CAN'T DRIVE THIS VAN AGAIN. NEXT TIME MAY INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE. FOUND MANY WITH SAME TROUBLE ON INTERNET. HOW DO WE GET CHRYSLER TO NOTICE BEFORE SOMEONE IS BADLY HURT. THEY ARE WAITING FOR ME TO PICK UP MY VAN?????. DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT. ALSO HAVE TO FIX BUMPER FOR $800.00 . *TR

HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL QUIT WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC HAS BEEN WORKING ON THEM FOR A MONTH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH COMPONENT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE KEY WAS NOT RECOGNIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME RIGHT BACK ON. HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND HEADLIGHTS WORKED AND WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK IN SHOP ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS WITH OPERATOR COMPLAINT OF NO HEADLIGHTS. BECOMES ISSUE AT NIGHT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NEEDED AND WHILE DRIVING THEY GO OUT. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S REAR A/C WORKS ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE. IT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND WE ARE RUNNING INTO THESE PROBLEMS. ONCE IN A WHILE WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HOLE CENTER CONSOLE SHUTS DOWN. LIGHTS, A/C, INSTRUMENT PANEL SHUT STOPS BUT THE CAR STILL RUNS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT PROBLEM BUT THE SAY WE MUST PAY AT LEAST $200 JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND IT SEEMS WE ARE RUNNING INTO ONE ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER. I BELIEVE THE A/C IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT IT WORKS SOMETIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS. IT IS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BUT DODGE WONT OWN UP TO THE DESIGN FLAWS. THE SAME THING WITH THE CENTER CONSOLE/ INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IM GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND I DON'T KNOW MY SPEED OR ANYTHING. *TR

VEHICLE WON'T START. MAKES ELECTRONIC CLICKING NOISES AND LIGHTS AND WON'T STOP. BATTERY IS GOOD. ODOMETER READING FLASHES ALSO. *TR

BRAKES WENT OUT ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. REPLACEMENT COST $936 FOR WHICH WE RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THE DEALER EVEN THOUGH WE PAID FOR EXTENSIVE INSURANCE ON THE VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM AND JUST ONE AND A HALF YEARS LATER WE ARE FORCED TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. IF THE BRAKES CANNOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE FATALITIES ARE CAUSED BY A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER STATING WE WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR PAYMENT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT SINCE WE HAD MOVED AND I COULD NOT LOCATE THE RECEIPT WE WERE NOT REIMBURSED. *TR