2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT NOVEMBER 2 AND THEN AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 23. ONE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I WENT TO OPEN MY DOOR AND THE HORN AND WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID STARTED GOING OFF. I JUMP IN MY RIDE WITH THE KEYS IN MY HAND AND THE VAN LOCKED ME IN I WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT AND FLUID WAS GOING ALL OVER MY GARAGE. FINALLY THE VAN LET ME OUT AND WE HAD TO PULL THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. IT HAD TO SIT ALL DAY BEFORE IT WOULD NOT DO THOSE THINGS. THEN YESTERDAY I WENT TO WALMART AND HEARD AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A VEHICLE WAS GOING CRAZY IN THE PARKING LOT. OF COURSE IT WAS MINE, I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO PULL THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. AFTER A FEW HOURS WE JUST PULLED ALL THE FUSES SO THAT WE COULD GET IT HOME. ALSO FOR MANY YEARS NOW THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE WINTER AND IT STARTS VERY FUNNY IN THE WINTER. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MANY PEOPLE AND IT IS HAPPENING AS IT IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I AM AT THIS POINT AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VAN SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO I OWE MONEY ON THIS THING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THERE ARE NO CODES COMING UP SO THEY SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY BE LIKE $1000 JUST FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THERE IS PAGES UPON PAGES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS, WHY HAS DODGE NOT DONE A RECALL ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT? *TR

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE. ALSO NOTE THIS WAS AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHTS AND BRIGHTS FLASHING/FLICKERING. HORN BLASTING. WIPERS ON FULL SPEED (FRONT AND REAR). WIPER WASHERS SPRAYING (FRONT AND REAR) INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING, DASH LIGHTS FLASHING...IT WAS SCARY! PLEASE HELP US TO FIX. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WILL COME ON FLASHING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY ALSO THE VAN WILL DIE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AND WILL SLOW DOWN WITH NO CONTROL , THE LIGHTS ALL GO DARK SPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. OR A CONSIST MANNER. YOU CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY WILL ADMIT THAT IT IS A ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE THE MONOPOLY ON REPAIRS SO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AS WELL AS THE ENGINE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON HIGH EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE IN THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR HORN WAS ENGAGED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE FUNCTION OF THE SYSTEMS. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON ETC. EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED AND THE EXITING THE WIPERS, HORN, HAZARD LIGHTS STILL WERE ENGAGED. THE CAR STARTED TO SPRAY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID AS WELL. THE LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK AS WELL. EVENTUALLY APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES IT STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO STARED THE CAR AND MOVED IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. I TOOK VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM BASED ON MY RESEARCH AND THERE DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BE A FATALITY LAST NIGHT! *TR

HEAVY VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT BRAKES WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED. SQUEALING IN REAR BRAKES ALSO. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ROTORS AND ALL PADS. WE ARE NOW AT 95,000 MILES AND CURRENTLY ON THE 4TH SET OF ROTORS AND PADS BOTH FRONT AND REAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS EVERY TIME. EACH SET OF ROTORS AND PADS ONLY LASTED ABOUT 20,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WE TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND WERE TOLD ALL 4 ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS ALL PADS AT ALL 4 CORNERS. THE VERY FIRST SET WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE FOR SOME REASON, BUT EVERY SET OF ROTORS AND PADS AFTER THAT WAS OUT OF POCKET COST FOR ME. THIS IS EXCESSIVE AT BEST. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD ON THE VAN WENT ABSOLUTELY INSANE! THEN IT JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. EVERYTHING IS LOCKED UP, EVEN THE BRAKES. IT WON'T EVEN LET ME TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION! IT STARTED WORKING AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM THE MONTHS OF OWNING IT!!! CHRYSLER IS NOT MUCH HELP AT ALL EITHER. THEY CAN MAKE A NICE CAR BUT THEY HAVE NEVER STOOD BEHIND THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE, I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED 3 CHRYSLERS IN A ROW! *TR

TIRE LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I STOPPED TO PUT AIR IN IT THE CAP CAME OFF WITH HALF OF THE VALVE STEM AND THE INSIDE PIECE FLEW OUT AS TIRE DEFLATED. I HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK AND AIR UP THE TIRES AS THE INDICATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON PREVIOUSLY...WITH IN 45 DAYS. THANKFULLY THIS HAPPENED SITTING STILL. I HAVE THE PARTS AND THE ALUMINUM VALVE SHOWS METAL OXIDATION. THESE ARE HAZARDOUS. I WANTED TO SWITCH TO RUBBER VALVES AND TIRES PLUS SAID IT WAS FEDERALLY MANDATED THAT I COULD NOT AND THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR JOB AND $10K FINE. THE DODGE DEALER WANTED TO $208 TO REPLACE IT. MY PAYMENTS ARE ONLY $244.50...IN THE "OLD DAYS" A RUBBER STEM WAS $1.75 AND COULD MOUNT IT MYSELF AT THE GAS STATION. *TR

PLASTIC Y ADAPTER THAT CONNECTS THE TWO HEATER CORE HOSES BEGAN LEAKING AS A DRIP ONTO THE EXHAUST. THE LEAK WAS SO SLIGHT AND RANDOM THAT IT WAS TOUGH TO LOCATE. HOWEVER YOU COULD SMELL THE ANTIFREEZE AS IT BURNS OFF BECAUSE IT COMES DIRECTLY INTO THE CAB. I HAVE READ THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT RECALLING THIS DUE TO IT NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. I TEND TO DISAGREE WITH THIS AS INHALING ANTIFREEZE CAN OVERTIME CAN BE HARMFUL AS INGESTING IT IS. AND SINCE THIS IS TYPICALLY A FAMILY VEHICLE COULD AFFECT YOUNGER CHILDREN GREATER SUCH AS MY 14 MONTH OLD AND THREE OLDER CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 11. CHRYSLER WILL FIX THIS AT THE DEALER FOR A WHOPPING $350 AND TO BUY THE PART ALONE TO DYI IS $140. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AS IT CAN BE REPLACED WITH $10 WORTH OF PARTS FROM LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. SO NOT ONLY IS THERE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK, BUT CHRYSLER IS CHARGING WAY TOO MUCH FOR THE REPAIR. I LOVE THIS VAN, BUT HOPE THIS IS THE WORST THING I HAVE TO DEAL WITH GOING FORWARD. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW, HAD ALL RECALLS DONE TO DATE AND PLAN TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. THANKS FOR HEARING ME OUT AND FOR YOUR TIME! PLEASE LOOK AT THIS AND REQUIRE CHRYSLER TO RECALL TO HELP OUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM GOING FORWARD AND WILL GO BROKE FIXING THIS $5 PART.

I HAD THE WIN MODULE AND THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED 11 MONTHS AGO. COMPLAINED AND CHRYSLER REFUNDED THE $1200 CHARGE. CURRENTLY THE CAR SHIFTS BY ITSELF INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT IS NOT RELATED TO THE WORK LISTED ABOVE! THESE ISSUES ARE ALL INTER RELATED AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE THE CAR SHIFT PROPERLY! *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE RADIO AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS KEPT BLINKING ON AND OFF. NO IDEA WHY. *TR