2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 03/10/15*LJ UPDATED 9/15/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER AND THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE 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 UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START. TURN THE IGNITION KEY AND HEAR THE STARTER CLICK, BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE STARTER AND ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. SOMETIMES, ON NEXT TRY (TURN IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO START POSITION) WILL START. SOMETIMES AFTER MANY TRIES IT WILL START. SOMETIMES TURN THE KEY TO ON, PLACE SHIFTER IN DRIVE, THEN HARD BACK INTO PARK AND WILL START THEN. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY, STARTER, RELAYS, AND MADE NO DIFFERENCE. CODES DO NOT COME UP AND DEALER HAS NO IDEA OF HOW TO CORRECT. *TR

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE L25/NHTSA 14V-373 ON 9/15/2014 INDICATING THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A FOLLOW-UP NOTICE WHEN THE REMEDY PART IS AVAILABLE. TO DATE NO NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED. CALLED THE DEALER, THE CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER AND THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE WITH NO ONE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. SOMEONE MUST BE ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT INFORMATION! PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE PERSON I SHOULD CONTACT TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION AS TO WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WIPERS CAME ON, THE HORN STARTED HONKING THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF- SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 30 MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK UP -TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED, THE CAR POWER WOULD BLIP: THE GAUGES WOULD GO TO ZERO, THE CLOCK WOULD GO OFF, THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED SOME WIRING. AFTER THE CAR WAS RETURNED, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND WORSENED. NOW, WHEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN (AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT) THE POWER WOULD TURN OFF COMPLETELY, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL, LIGHT WOULD GO OFF, CLOCK WOULD GO OFF, ETC. I HAD TO TURNED THE KEY OFF AND ON TO START THE CAR AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED TWO DIFFERENT PARTS - THE ABS MODULE AND THE MAIN FUSE PANEL FOR THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND GOT WORSE AGAIN. NOW THE CAR, WHEN STOPPED OR SLOWED DOWN, POWER WOULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, SHUTTING EVERYTHING DOWN AS BEFORE, BUT NOW THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN. I COULDN'T TURN IT OFF OR ON OR DO ANYTHING FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. THE CAR POWER WOULD SUDDENLY TURN BACK ON IT'S OWN. SO, ONCE AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO SEVERAL MODULES. I JUST RECEIVED THE CAR BACK FROM THAT VISIT ON 12/17/14. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. ON 12/22/14, I LOST POWER IN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED (30 MPH) GOING DOWN A HILL. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AND I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR TO A STOP. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. SINCE THEN, I'VE LOST POWER TWICE WHEN STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY SAID THAT IT'S MOST LIKELY RELATED TO A RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE PARTS. THEY ADVISED ME TO REMOVE ALL OTHER KEYS AND RINGS FROM THE IGNITION KEY. EVEN AFTER THAT, I STILL LOST POWER ONCE SO FAR. *TR

DRIVING VAN AND JUSTSHOUT OFF. LOST ALL POWER IN VECHILE AND ALMOSTED CRASHED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSS ASAP. *TR

VEHICLE JUST QUITS. ONLY THING SHOWING IS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CONTINUING PROBLEMS OF THE ENGINE QUITTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART 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 HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CHRYSLER COMPLAINS ABOUT RECALL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. *CN RECALL # 14V373000.*JB