2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,937.

THE AIR CONDITIONING BROKE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC WHICH INCLUDED SEVERAL FILLINGS OF A/C REFRIGERANT (WHICH ALL LEAKED OUT IN THE ENVIRONMENT), DYE, AND HOURS OF LABOR, HE WAS STILL UNABLE TO FIND THE LEAK. AFTER GOING TO A DIFFERENT A/C SPECIALIST, THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE LEAK IN THE DISCHARGE HOSE. THE MECHANIC STATED THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL, AS THIS HOSE DESIGN WAS FAULTY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT IS TOO SHORT. THE NEW DISCHARGE HOSE (PART# 4677577AC) CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALER AND IS LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL HOSE. THIS SAYS TO ME THAT DODGE ADMITS THE OLD PART WAS FAULTY, AS THEY ARE REPLACING IT WITH A LONGER HOSE THAN WAS INITIALLY PUT IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, THE COST WAS NEARLY $600 TO FIX THIS ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE DONE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY REPLACING A SIMPLE HOSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 54 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH LEAVING MY PLACE OF WORK AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING IT AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES-VERY SCARY-FORTUNATELY I WAS JUST LEAVING WORK AND NOT DRIVING TOO FAST. I WAS ABLE RESTART IT AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER ISSUE. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN-NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES-VERY SCARY!- THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO FAILED TO TURN OVER FOR NO APPARENT REASON-THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES, I WILL GO TO START IT -IT SEEMS DEAD-BUT THEN I WAIT A MINUTE AND THEN RESTART-AND IT TURNS OVER NO PROBLEM-NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY THESE THINGS OCCUR. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WILL SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. PLUGS, WIRES AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN CHANGED. WIN MODULE HAS BEEN CHANGED AT MY REQUEST AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING BECAUSE NO CODES HAVE BEEN THROWN. I REPLACED THE FOB RECENTLY THINKING THE KEY MY BE WORN OUT BUT THAT HAS NOT IMPROVED THE SITUATION. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I GUESS SOMEONE ID KILLED. THANKS DODGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, I LOST THE STEERING AND ALL POWER. WITH WHAT FORWARD MOMENTUM THE CAR HAD AND MUSCLE, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. ONCE I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND IT RAN FINE. SINCE THAT TIME, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS AGAIN IN AUGUST 2013 AND MOST RECENTLY, IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MINUTE TIME PERIOD THIS PAST WEEK. DURING THESE PAST 2 INCIDENCES, I CAN SAY FOR SURE THAT THE TRACTION LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AFTER HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON THE CAR IN BOTH AUGUST AND THIS WEEK, IT SHOWED "NO CODES". THE SERVICE DEALER CLAIMS TO BE STUCK AT THIS POINT AND DODGE IS OFFERING NO SOLUTIONS AND NOT ADMITTING THEY HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE. *TR

UPON NOTICING MY TIRE WAS LOW, WE STARTED TO UNSCREW THE VALVE CAP AND THE STEM FELL APART & PART OF IT SHOT INTO MY HUSBAND'S SHOULDER. THE TIRE WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. THIS WAS ON MY FRONT TIRE. THE PIECE JUST DISINTEGRATES IN MY HAND. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND RELEASED SEVERAL TIME BEFORE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. SUSPECT THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION WIN CONTROL MODULE OR IGNITION SYSTEM . NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN (LOST BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING) AND PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS. TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES IT THEN STARTED AGAIN. ( TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED OUT OUR FOB/KEY THING. AND SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. MOST RECENTLY 3/12/14 PARKED, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE 10 MIN LATER AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER THE ENGINE.(PLASTIC FOB TYPE KEY) NO STARTER NOISE. ( LIGHTS WORK, KEY IN IGNITION WARNING DING OCCURS. LIGHTS TURN ON BUT NO RADIO, OR ENGINE START. WILL NOT RESTART NOW. *TR