2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE HAD ONLY RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION), BUT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED YET FOR AN UNSPECIFIED REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS TESTING YET THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,067. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 04/22/11

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2010 DOGE GRAND CARAVAN SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. BUT ON 2/7/11 I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIE DUE TO THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. WE WERE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND DID MY BEST TO PULL OFF TO SAFETY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND A SERVICE MAN ASKED ME TO CHECK TO SEE IF I HAD RAN OUT OF GAS. I STILL HAD ABOUT 10 GALLONS IN MY TANK. THE VAN DID TURN BACK ON SO HE HAD ME DRIVE ABOUT A MILE OR SO TO HIS GARAGE. HE PUT THE CAR ON A COMPUTER TO CHECK THE CODES. HE CLAIMS THERE WAS NO CODES INDICATING THIS ENGINE FAILURE. NO SURPRISE BECAUSE THIS DEALERSHIP, THE SAME ONE I BOUGHT THE VAN TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG EACH TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS SHOWING ENGINE FAILURE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS INVOLVED CHILDREN SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE VAN'S ENGINE DIED AT 60 MPH. I REPORTED THIS TO CHYSLER AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER [XXX]. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHICH I CALLED TODAY. THEY TOLD ME THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT IN AND SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK. NO ONE HAS CALLED ME BACK SO I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT I WILL GET HELP WITH THIS URGENT MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE SHUT DOWN WITH LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN TURNING LEFT IN TO A PARKING LOT. WAS ABLE TO STOP, PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART WITH NO ISSUES. AS WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS, VERY SCARY IF THIS HAPPENS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. SCARY ENOUGH TO MENTION IT TO MY WIFE SO THAT IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME IN AN ACCIDENT AND WITNESSES SAY I JUST SEEMED TO STOP RIGHT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, SHE WILL KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS. *TR

DRIVER ARM REST DOES NOT SUPPORT WEIGHT AND WILL FALL DOWN CAUSING DRIVER TO BRIEFLY LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SO I HAVE A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE THAT HAS ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS LIKE ONLY GETTING 19 MILES TO A GALLON WHEN ADVERTISED AS 25 AND NOW THE ARM REST BASICALLY COLLAPSES ANY TIME WEIGHT IS PUT ON IT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. ALL THE OTHER ARM RESTS ARE SUPPORTIVE EXCEPT THE ONE YOU NEED MOST. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE VOICED THE SAME COMPLAINT AND HE COULD TAKE ME TO THE NEW VANS ON THE LOT AND SHOW ME THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CARS NEVER DRIVEN SO I KNOW THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ARM REST JUST BY WHAT HE HAS TOLD ME. *LN

THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE. I HAD IT APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED JUST LIKE SOMEONE TURNED THE KEY OFF. THE STEERING BARELY ALLOWED ME TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. THE 2ND OCCURRENCE WAS 3 WEEKS AFTER THE 1ST BUT THIS TIME IT WAS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A FREEWAY WHERE TRUCKS AND CARS WERE DRIVING 75 MPH! THE 3RD OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT 6 WEEKS AFTER THE 2ND. ALL 3 TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM NOR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE READ THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AT THIS WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/2010/ *LN

THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED HAS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND-TOWN SPEEDS (~35 MPH OR LESS), AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED. THE ENGINE STOPS, AND THE DRIVER EXPERIENCES REDUCED STEERING/BRAKING, WITH NO THROTTLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK, THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE IS A 2010 GRAND CARAVAN SXT W/ THE 4.0L ENGINE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES OR LOOSE WIRES. VEHICLE HAD ~6,000 AND THEN 7,000 MILES AT EACH INCIDENT. *TR

ON APRIL 30, 2010 MY 2010 DODGE CARAVAN EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS BROKEN, AND REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010, OUR EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS GONE OUT YET AGAIN, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALONG WITH OUR EMERGENCY BRAKE GOING OUT, I HAVE NOTICED THE OIL CHANGE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE COMPLETED AND LIGHT RESET HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WITHIN1-3 DAYS THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. *TR

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HE ENCOUNTERED OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. WE HE APPROACHED THE TOP OF A HILL, THE CRUISE CONTROL REDUCED SPEED, BUT INSTEAD OF COASTING DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WITH EITHER THE BRAKE OR THE CANCEL BUTTON. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNTIL THE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 15 MPH. *JB

BOUGHT BRAND NEW DODGE CARAVAN MAR 23 2010 AND JUNE IT KILLED WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH AND TOOK 45 MINUTES TO START AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO BENSON IN GREER SC WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING THEY DID NOTHING. KILLED AGAIN AND BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. SAID THEY WOULD HOOK IT TO COMPUTER BUT COULD ONLY FIX IT IF IT SHOWED SOMETHING. LUCKILY IT KILLED ON THEM AND THEY HAD TO PUSH IT INTO SHOP. THE CAR KILLED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME OF US, AND BARELY MISSED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS ONE OF TWO PARTS AND THEY HAD ONLY REPLACED ONE PREVIOUSLY. WHEN ASKED WHY THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS IF TURNED THEM INTO GMAC AND THEY WERE GOOD. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAD NO CONCERN FOR OUR SAFETY OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY STOPS WHEN DRIVING ACCELERATED SPEED. IT WAS CONSIDERED A LEMON BY THERE ARBITRATION BOARD HOWEVER, THEY JUST TELL US TO DRIVE IT TILL IT KILLS AGAIN OR KILLS US OR SOMEONE ELSE. BENSON DEALERSHIP, GREER SC