2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

EARLY WEAR ON BRAKES AND ROTORS. I EXPERIENCED POOR BRAKING, PROPULSION, SCREECHING. TOOK SIX MONTHS FOR THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BAD ROTORS WHICH CAUSED BAD BRAKE PADS. *TR

MY FACTORY INSTALLED SUNROOF HAS LEAKED SEVERAL TIMES FLOODING THE INSIDE OF THE VAN WITH AS MUCH AS 1 1/2" OF WATER COLLECTING IN THE CONSOLE. WATER POURS OUT OF THE ELECTRICAL CONSOLE ON THE CEILING OF THE VAN AND MORE SERIOUSLY THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR JAMS FROM WHERE THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOY. ALSO ON TO THE DASH SEEPING IN TO ELECTRONIC STUFF INSIDE THE DASH. MY MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IS FOR ELECTRIC FIRES AND MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE AIRBAGS(HAVE THEY GOTTEN WET? HAS THE ELECTRICS INVOLVED GOTTEN WET? WHAT MIGHT THAT CAUSE?) WHICH I FEEL MAY BE COMPROMISED CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION WHEN NEEDED. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH ONLY 17-18000 MILES ON IT. WE REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS BECAUSE DODGE TOLD US THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND BRAKE PADS LOW. NOW AND 21000 I NEED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. THE BRAKES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING AN INADEQUATE BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMERS ARE NOT ENGINEERS AND WE BUY VEHICLES TRUSTING THE MANUFACTURERS HAVE DESIGNED A CAR CORRECTLY AND WITH BASIC NECESSITY (SUCH AS A BRAKING SYSTEM) TO HAVE TO REPLACE A VANS BRAKE EVERY 3-5000 MILES IS RIDICULOUS. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL NEW BRAKES ON EVERY MINI-VAN THEY PRODUCED. *TR

BOUGHT A PRE CERTIFIED FULL WARRANTY USED VEHICLE FROM SORENSONS. AFTER THE FIRST WEEK I COMPLAINED ABOUT VAN VIBRATING WHEN TRYING TO STOP AND PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THEY ARE FINE. STILL COMPLAINING AFTER A YEAR TO EXECUTIVE OFFICE AT CHRYSLER I GOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER TO GET NEW ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO THE DEFECT ON THESE HOT SPOTS AND WARPING. I COMPLAINED FOR OVER A YEAR AND AM TOLD YES WE ADMIT THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE BUT YOU MUST PAY 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE 28000 MILES ON THE VAN. WHY AM I TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE ON A DEFECTIVE PART THAT COULD HAVE CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. ALL I GET IS THE RUNAROUND WITH [XXX] AT CHRYSLER. THIS IS AFTER THE IGNITION SHUT OFF AT 60 MILES AN HOUR PROBLEM AND NOW THIS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED ON VAN. CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY ON FRONT BRAKE AND ROTORS BUT NOT BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR UP TO $100 DEDUCTIBLE ON 36000 MILES. WHY NOT BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS? THEY ARE MADE OF SAME MATERIALS. *KB

WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 AT MILEPOST 263.3 A FAINT ALARM OF SOME KIND CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND QUIT. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHOT FLAMES AND SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE HOOD LATCH WHEN FLAMES BURST IN THROUGH THE FIREWALL UNDER THE DASH. WE THEN ABANDONED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. BY THE TIME A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED THE VAN WAS TOTALLY BURNED. I HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAD JUST REPLACED THE TIRES AND BRAKES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BUT IT BEARS LOOKING INTO. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING REPAIRS UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, SHE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT IN THE FRONT. AS A RESULT, THE REAR WHEEL BEARING, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE REAR BRAKE, CALIPERS, ROTORS AND THE CYLINDERS. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS, ROTORS, CYLINDERS, AND THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,600.