2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE FORE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WAS STUCK WITH NO WAY TO START VEHICLE BECAUSE PLASTIC FOB KEY WAS CRACKED AND WOULDN'T START VAN. THERE'S A RECALL ON THE PLASTIC IGNITION MODULE BUT PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND THIS RECALL IS FROM JUNE 2014. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS MOVED A FEW TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING FROM ON TO ACC. CAUSING HARD BRAKES AND STEERING. LUCKILY IT WAS AT LOW SPEEDS AND NO TRAFFIC AROUND. CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO START WITH METAL DOOR KEY AND I WAS TOLD NO. ALSO DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A RECALL OUT ON IT. DODGE IS THE CHEAPEST POS AND UNSAFE CARS PERIOD !!! *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RECALL REPAIR, THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE DOOR, DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR IS STILL INOPERATIVE. *JB UPDATED 07/01/15*JB

I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE 10 FWY , ABOUT 40MPH AND IN THE FIRST LANE BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOT ON FREEWAY ABOUT 1 1/2 AGO AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING I FELT THE PEDDLE LOSE POWER SO I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING A LITTLE HARDER AND I FELT THE CAR GAINING NO SPEED ONLY SLOWING DOWN THEN I LOOK AT GAUGES AND ALL GAUGES WERE NON FUNCTIONAL AS IF THE CAR WAS OFF, IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED I HAD NO CONTROL IN STEERING EITHER THE CAR WAS JUST COMPLETELY DIED. AS I COASTED TO A STOP JUST A LITTLE BETWEEN THE FIRST LANE AND EMERGENCY LANE I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, QUICKLY, AND TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE ON POSITION AS THEN I ALSO NOTICED THE KEY WAS NOT IN ON POSITION. VERY SCARY AND THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON I STARTED TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL. I WILL PROVIDE VIN NUMBER UPON REQUEST IF NEEDED. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT THE NUMBER PROVIDED BELOW. *TR

THE VAN DIES WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS, TYPICALLY IN TRAFFIC. VAN WILL EASILY RESTART AFTER PUTTING IN PARK/NEUTRAL AND CRANKING. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STEERED TO THE LEFT CRASHING INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE IGNITION FAILED TO MOVE INTO THE START POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

MY 18YR SON WAS DRIVING THE VAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH) WHEN HE DESCRIBED A SUDDEN INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL AND THE BRAKES HERE HARD TO PUSH. HE THOUGHT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED. DUE TO THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VAN HE DRIFTED INTO THE PASSING LANE WHERE A CAR TO THE REAR OF HIM STRUCK HIS REAR QUARTER PANEL, CAUSING HIS VAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE SPUN AND CAME TO REST IN THE MERIDIAN. THE POLICE REPORT STATED" NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKES LOCKING UP" AS THERE WAS NO SKID MARKS IN THE ROAD WAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS LEAVING THE ROAD SIDEWAYS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDES SUBSTANTIAL FRONT, SIDE AND REAR PANEL DAMAGE THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, EXHAUST PUSHED UP INTO REAR QUARTER PANEL AND THE FORCE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO SLIDE OUT OF PLACE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALL ON TO INCLUDE THE AIR BAG LIGHT. WE CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE WE SAW THE RECALL ON LINE. MEANWHILE 5 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE THE CAN UNTIL THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATION TEAM TO EXAMINE THE VAN AND DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE AT FAULT. HOWEVER THE BRAKES WERE NEW INCLUDING ROTORS 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND UPON HAVING MY OWN INSPECTION DONE THE BRAKES WERE FOUND IN WORKING ORDER, NO WARPED ROTORS OR BURNT PADS THAT WOULD SUGGEST A BRAKE LOCK UP AT 65MPH,TIRES(SNOW TIRES AS MY SON WAS HEADING TO COLLEGE IN NORTHERN MAINE ) ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FLAT AREAS (AS ONE MIGHT EXPECT WITH BRAKES LOCKING UP) WE HAD ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS CHECKED AND FOUND AN YAW WARNING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH NO OTHER ENGINE CODES NOTED. ALL ENGINE LIGHTS WERE LIT UP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MUCH LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SHUT THE IGNITION OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ONLY TO RESET UPON NORMAL RESTART. *TR