2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND VAN STALLED. COASTED TO ROAD SIDE. WIPERS GO CRAZY WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND DRAIN ALL THE CLEANING FLUID OUT. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD OF EXCESS DIRT TO SEE MORE CLEARLY. CAR HAS GONE CRAZY. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL GOES BERSERK RANDOMLY. NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK.

TIPM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ? (1)THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING,DASH FLASHING, EPS/BAS LIGHT AND (ABS) LIGHT COMING ON WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TOO THEN VAN DIES OR SHUTS OFF.ALSO MILEAGE AND PRND DISPLAY BLINKS RAPIDLY.THIS HAPPENS WHEN SITTING STILL OR DRIVING.SEEM'S TO HAPPEN EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT ON THE CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY.(2)MY VAN HAS HAD 4 OR 5 BATTERY'S THAT HAVE WENT BAD,ALSO SOMETIMES IT WONT START,I GET A JUMP START,GO GET THE BATTERY TESTED AT AUTO ZONE BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY,(3)HORN WORKS BUT IF YOU NEED TO HONK MORE THAN 2 TIMES IT STOPS WORKING BUT LATER IT WORKS,SOMETIMES IT WONT START AND YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT AND OPEN THE DOOR THEN CLOSE THE DOOR AND YOU CAN START IT. ALSO LATELY IT HAS BEEN HARDER TO START.ALSO YOU CAN'T PLAY THE RADIO WITHOUT THE MOTOR RUNNING IT WILL RUN THE BATTERY DOWN? BUT THE 1ST YEAR I HAD THE VAN 2011 I COULD RUN THE RADIO ALL DAY LONG WITH ONLY STARTING IT UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES EVERY HOUR.ALSO CRUSE CONTROL WORKS THEN STOPS WORKING.THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPEN OVER AND OVER,IN A 7 YEAR PERIOD SENSE APRIL 2011.I BELIEVE IT IS A TIPM ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.CAN YOU SEND ME A NEW ONE I AM A VETERAN ONE A SMALL DISABILITY CHECK SLEEPING IN THE VAN.THERE IS A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM ON YOUTUBE.I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIPM. I THOUGH I WAS PLAYING THE RADIO TOO LONG,OR THE ALTERNATOR WAS GOING BAD BUT THE ALTERNATOR NEVER SHOWED BAD IN ANY TEST OR HAS NOT STOP WORKING.SO IT WAS THE TIPM (FUSE BOX)GOING BAD ALL THE TIME.THANKS TO YOUTUBE, SEE AT- 08 GRAND CARAVAN TIPM ON YOUTUBE.COM ? ALSO A VIDEO AT 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS 2014 03 05 2019

AS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED, CHRYSLER CONCEALED A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT FROM ITS CUSTOMERS AND THEN REFUSED TO HELP WITH REPAIRS. THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IS CALLED THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (OR TIPM). THE TIPM CONSISTS OF A COMPUTER, FUSES, AND INTERNAL RELAYS, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING AND DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE'EVERYTHING FROM STEERING AND BRAKES, TO THE ALARM, HEADLIGHTS, AND THE FUEL PUMP. SINCE THE TIPM CONTROLS POWER TO A WIDE VARIETY OF ESSENTIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEMS, THE DEFECT OFTEN LEAVES THE VEHICLES INCAPABLE OF PROVIDING RELIABLE OR SAFE TRANSPORTATION. MANY CLASS VEHICLES FAIL TO START (OR TAKE DOZENS OF ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER) BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT, AND VEHICLES START UP AT OTHER TIMES ONLY TO STALL, SOMETIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLES ALSO CONTINUE RUNNING WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION. THE TIPM DEFECT HAS CAUSED HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS TO SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. IT HAS ALSO CAUSED HORNS TO HONK, CAR ALARMS TO SOUND, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO ACTIVATE ALL ON THEIR OWN. THE TIPM HAS ALSO CAUSED AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY IN SOME SCENARIOS.

THIS IS CONCERNING OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT WAS MODIFIED BY AMS VANS INC; VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. THE REAR AXLE BEAM CURRENTLY HAS TWO FRACTURES IN IT, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VAN INTO AN AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTICS BECAUSE THE REAR WHEELS WERE MAKING NOISES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, WE NOTICED THE REAR AXLE HAD TWO SEVERE FRACTURES ALONG THE C-CHANNEL, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ELECTRICAL FLIPS OUT RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON. THE CAR GETS TURNED ON AND LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD GO ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE DINGS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO BACL AND FORTH. I CAUGHT IT ON CAMERA. WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. WE ARE UNSURE IF OUT VEHICLE IS EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE AND WE HAVE KIDS. SO WE ARE STRANDED AND CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT DODGE SAYS DOESN'T EXIST. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS OF AND ON BUT NOW IT IS TRYING TO DO IT WHILE WE DRIVE. IT WILL NOT LET ME UPLOAD VIDEO BUT I CAN EMAIL IT TO SOMEONE IF THEY NEED IT.

DEFECTIVE TIPM, LOST ELECTRIC POWER IN 2013 AT 26,000 MILES. PART REPLACED, PAID $1200. DEFECTIVE TIPM, LOST ELECTRIC POWER IN 2017, AT 36,000 MILES. ONLY 9000 MILES LATER, PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, COST ESTIMATED AROUND $1300. THE SAME PART IN OTHER YEAR MODELS WERE RECALLED, 2008 MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONTACTED DODGE, THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS REOCCURRING AND LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM, CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TIPM. LUCKILY, BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS) AND 16V047000 (AIR BAGS). WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE AND THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,222.

I AM CONTACTING U BECAUSE I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN AND IT WILL SHUT COMPLETELY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY U HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN FOR IT TO DRIVE. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF NOTHING WORK THE WINDOWS DONT GO DOWN THE STEARING WHEEL WILL LOCK.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT HAS JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND YOU CAN PUT ON THE BRAKES OR TURN AND IT CAN CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. THE HOLE VAN JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN MOTION.

AT ONLY 58,000 MILES, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULAR FAILED. CHRYSLER WARRANTY COVERS 70,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLE BRAKE MODULES. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS WENT ON IN DASHBOARD. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD WHEN THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM IS WORKING.