2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THIS IS A DEFECT PETITION FILED PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. 30162. OUR 2007 GRAND CARAVAN SXT HAS ABOUT 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEGUN STALLING AFTER REFUELING. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS REFUELED TO FULL CAPACITY. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TODAY, MY WIFE (WITH KIDS IN CAR) STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DANGER WAS THAT SHE WAS ON A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO TURN IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND MY HOPE IS THAT CHRYSLER MAKES GOOD ON A DEFECTIVE PART. (I SEE THEY DID THAT AFTER A GOV'T INVESTIGATION OF A SIMILAR NATURE FOR OTHER CARS...AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA!) ***THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE FOR VEHICLES FROM 2004 TO 2013. SEE THREAD BELOW FOR REFERENCE; HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, THE IGNITION KEY SUDDENLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE CAUSING DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING AS WELL. THIS WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE ACTION. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MOMENTS LATER. THE MALFUNCTION ONLY OCCURRED AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILAGE WAS 81,000. JS

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE NOT A GM VEHICLE, I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION AS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE GM VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD SEVEN INCIDENTS. THE ISSUES INVOLVES VEHICLE LOSING ALL POWER. ALL GAUGES WILL DROP TO ZERO AND STEERING WILL BE LOST. I HAVE HAD TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE OVER TO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE GM RECALL, I TOOK ALL EXCESS KEYS OFF OF MY KEY CHAIN. I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM SINCE. HOWEVER, THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME. AT ONE TIME, I WAS TURNING AROUND A CIRCULAR MONUMENT AND ALMOST COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NEUTRAL. I FEAR THAT THIS IGNITION ISSUE IS AFFECTING MORE VEHICLES THAN JUST GMS. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND REALIZED THE FRONT READING LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I TOOK OF THE PLASTIC COVERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THEM AND OBSERVED THAT THE BULB HAD COMPLETELY MELTED THE PLASTIC AND BURNT PART OF THE CASING. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING WAS VERY CLOSE TO, OR HAD ALREADY, CAUGHT ON FIRE. I AM WORRIED THAT IF WE PUT A NEW LIGHT BULB IN THE SAME HOUSING IT WILL LIKELY CATCH THE WHOLE VAN ON FIRE. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BEING PARAMOUNT, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DOING SO. AFTER REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER GRAND CARAVAN OWNERS CLAIMING TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, OR EVEN WORSE, KILLED. *TR

THE TPMS FAILED. THE VALVE STEM CRACKED OFF WHEN ADDING AIR. AIR WAS BEING ADDED BECAUSE THE VALVE STEM WAS LEAKING, AND THE TIRE WAS NEAR FLAT, AND I WANTED TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TPMS VALVE FAILURE I HAVE HAD. FORTUNATELY, BOTH OCCURRED AT A STANDSTILL. I SEE TALES ON THE INTERNET OF FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED, FOLLOWED BY VARY RAPID DECOMPRESSION AND TIRE FAILURE. EXPENSIVE, IF NOT UNSAFE. IN MY OWN CASE, WITH OVER 50 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND 2 YEARS AS A MECHANIC, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VALVE STEM FAILURE BEFORE. NOW, I HAVE TWO. EXPERT MECHANICS ARE ADVISING TO REPLACE THEM WITH STANDARD VALVES, AND I WILL. FROM AN ECONOMIC VIEW, THE SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE STEMS, AND STEM FAILURES, HAVE COST ME ABOUT 6 CENTS PER MILE. GAS HAS COST ME ABOUT 18 CENTS PER MILE (AT TODAYS COST). THUS, THE TPMS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE IS ABOUT 1/3 OF THE GAS COST. I DOUBT VERY SERIOUSLY THAT THE TPMS SYSTEM SAVES THAT MUCH IN GASOLINE USE. BUT FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK SUDDEN DEPRESSURIZATION FOLLOWED BY TIRE DESTRUCTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THUS, I WILL BE PULLING THOSE OUT BEFORE MY NEXT HIGHWAY TRIP. AFTER TALKING WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS, LOOKING AT THE DESIGNS, AND LOOKING AT EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS, I CONCLUDE THAT TPMS IS A GOOD IDEA WITH A BAD EXECUTION. IF THEY ARE NOT (NEARLY AS SECURE) AS OLDER VALVE STEMS, THEY SHOULD BE DE-MANDATED. FINALLY, I NOTE THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THESE HAVE MERCURY IN THE PACKAGE AS A ROTARY SWITCH. AS MUCH AS WE ARE SPENDING TO REMOVE MERCURY FROM THE ENVIRONMENT . . . *TR

VEHICLE STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING GAS TANK COMPLETELY. I LET PUMP TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND DO NOT OVERFILL. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY IN TRAFFIC AND IS DANGEROUS. AFTER A FEW MILES, NO MORE STALLING OR SPUTTERING. LOTS OF REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES ONLINE BUT COMPANY CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM. FIX IS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK AND ATTACHED PARTS. *TR

I JUST COMPLETED FILLING UP MY VEHICLE WITH REGULAR GASOLINE. ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FILLING STATION, MY VAN STUTTERED AND STALLED. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS THE RESULT OF A FAILED COMPONENT OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE VANS. HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2137227/ENGINE-DIES-AFTER-GASOLINE-FILL-UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BECAME FRACTURED WHEN ENGAGED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIGHTLY ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

EVERYTIME I FUEL MY DGC, AFTER I START UP, THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER AND STALL OUT, EVEN OUT IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE PUT IT IN PARK, RESTART (IT RESTARTS ROUGH), AND THEN REV THE ENGINE A FEW TIMES TO WORK OUT SPUTTERS AND ROUGHNESS. *TR