2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

OUR VAN WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OUR HOUSE (AFTER BEING DRIVEN 6 MILES & SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES) & I STARTED HEARING THE HORN TRYING TO MAKE A HONKING SOUND, WENT OUTSIDE & NOTICED THE LIGHTS FLICKERING, THE WIPERS GOING AT TOP SPEED W/WASHER FLUID SPRAYING, & THE HORN WAS TRYING TO HONK. I TRIED PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB & NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY BUT ENTERING & OPENING ALL THE DOORS DID NOTHING. I TRIED STARTING THE VAN & IT WOULDN'T STAY ON. THE HORN EVENTUALLY WENT ON AT FULL FORCE & A SOLID SOUND. WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR IT TO STOP. *TR

I PURCHASED MY VAN IN MARCH OF 2009 FROM LEE CHRYSLER. IT WAS A ONE OWNER WITH SOME WARRANTY LEFT ON IT. A WEEK OR TWO, MAYBE LESS MY HUSBAND AND I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY KEYS NOT OPENING THE VAN. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. FROM THAT TIME ON, EVERY FEW MONTHS THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION, AS TO WHEN ALL THE WORK WAS DONE AND WHAT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VAN THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND STARTER. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES OCTOBER 2011 AND THE STARTER IN THE SPRING OF 2012. SINCE THESE ITEMS WERE UNDER WARRANTY IN 2008, THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE REPLACED, I THINK IT WAS THE DEALERSHIPS PLACE TO TELL ME THAT THIS WORK HAD BEEN DONE. IN JULY 2013 THE IGNITION STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. LEE CHRYSLER DOESN'T HAVE CARS TO LOAN, I HAD TO RENT ONE AT MY EXPENSE. THEY ORDERED AND REPAIRED THE IGNITION, THEN MY KEYS WOULD NOT PROGRAM TO THE NEW IGNITION, SO I HAD TO WAIT, PAYING FOR THE RENTAL ANOTHER 3 DAYS FOR THEM TO ORDER NEW KEYS, AT MY EXPENSE. THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE KNOW THAT OLD KEYS, THE TYPE I HAVE, WOULD NOT PROGRAM TO A NEW IGNITION. THIS IS JUST THE THINGS THAT I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR. THE RECALLS I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THEM, BUT YOU HAVE THAT LIST. I THINK SINCE THE COMPANY SOLD ME A BAD VAN IN THE BEGINNING THAT THEY SHOULD HELP ME GET INTO A VEHICLE I COULD AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS ONE. OK I KNOW YOU SAY WHY DIDN'T I CONTACT YOU OR SOMEONE BEFORE NOW. I DID WRITE TO CHRYSLER CO. IN 2010 AND THEY SAID THEY WERE SORRY I WAS UNHAPPY WITH MY VAN, BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. I ALSO SENT THEM A E-MAIL. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING, MY VAN ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I WAS STOPPED AT MY CHURCH FOR A WOMEN'S BANQUET WHEN I REALIZED I COULD NOT REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF PLAYING WITH IT, I BECAME FRUSTRATED. I THEN TURNED IT ON AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE SO I COULD LEAVE, AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. MY HUSBAND HAS HAD TO INSERT A BUTTER KNIFE IN THE TOP IN ORDER TO FORCE IT TO CHANGE GEARS SO WE COULD GET IT HOME. WE WILL BE GETTING IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW AND HOPEFULLY REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUTOFF AND HORN WILL BLARE AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME ACTIVE. OTHER TIMES, THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND BECOME INOPERATIVE AT NIGHT. MOST LIKELY TO SHUT OFF WHEN NEGOTIATING A TURN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE SITUATION AND SUCH UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON REVIEW BOARDS AND DISCUSSION WEBSITES WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT THE DEALER IS STILL UNWILLING TO DIAGNOSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WITH MY CHILD. THE CAR DIED. WIFE ROLLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED AND PROMPTLY DIED AGAIN BUT WIPERS WERE GOING AT FULL SPEED ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMPING OUT, AND THE HORNS AND LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF, SHE REMOVED THE KEY AND IT CONTINUED. SHE HAD ALREADY CALLED ME AND BY THE TIME I GOT THERE (APPROX 15 MIN) IT HAD SHUT ITSELF OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART IT WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED BEFORE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM THE RELAY BOX ( TIPM ), I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY, AND THE PROBLEM "SELF RESOLVED" FIRED UP CAR AND DROVE IT THE 15 MILES HOME. AFTER LOOKING UP PROBLEM ON LINE, HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE AND THAT THE REPAIR PART IS BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY, TELLS ME THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, CHRYSLER DOES KNOW ABOUT BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN THE VAN STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED MY THREE KIDS WERE IN THE VAN AND IT WAS 85 DEGREES OUT AND THE ONLY WAY WE GOT IN WAS TO TALK MY SON INTO TRYING TO UNBUCKLE HIS CAR SEAT.WE HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AC NOT WORKING WITCH IS GREAT WHEN IT IS SOO HUMID OUT. THE DOORS STILL CONTINUE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON TUESDAY AUGUST 13, 2013 DOING ABOUT 60MPH, SUDDENLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE HORN STARTED BLARING, DASHBOARD GAUGES STOPPED WORKING (THEN STARTED GOING CRAZY) AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION REMOVED THE KEY BUT THE NOTHING IN THE VAN WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE WIPERS WERE ON, THE HORN WAS BLARING AND THE DASH GAUGES WERE STILL GOING CRAZY. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 6 TO 8 MINUTES BEFORE EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED. AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE VAN AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITHOUT ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM (IT WAS IN THAT SHOP FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM 2 WEEKS EARLIER) I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER THE SAME DAY AND AS OF TODAY THEY IT IS STILL THERE (THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM?..) I'VE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND I AM APPARENTLY 1 OF HUNDREDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2008 GRAND CARAVANS. IT IS A FAULTY TIPM MODULE. *TR

GOING HIGH SPEED, ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT UP, POWER STEERING DOES NOT FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED (3) TIMES LAST YEAR. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE PA TURNPIKE BUT WAS IN DANGER OF BEING HIT AS I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. WAITED 20 MINUTES AND CAR DID INITIALLY RESTART. HOWEVER, WHEN IT RESTARTED, ONCE DRIVEN, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS--IT WAS STUCK IN 1ST. (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PULLED OVER AGAIN. WAITED 10 MINUTES, STARTED DRIVING, AND CAR FUNCTIONED BUT "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WAS ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY INITIALLY BLAMED THE FOB, WHICH I REPLACED. WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER, IT WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO DEALER AND SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, STARTED THIS BEHAVIOR AGAIN BUT NOW WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE CUT OFF. (AGAIN TRAVELING HIGH SPEED) THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF A DAY LATER WHILE ONLY GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY CHANGED THE WIN MODULE. (BUT TELL ME THAT ALL THREE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ARE REGISTERING ERRORS) I PAID TO REPLACE WIN MODULE, HAD CAR FOR 1 WEEK, WENT TO START IT AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED STARTER RELAY. PICKED CAR UP ON A WEDNESDAY AND ON THURSDAY, ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON ME WHILE DOING 20 MPH. AGAIN, WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG. THIS IS A HAZARD!! I FEEL I AM GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO RUN INTO ME AT HIGH SPEED WHEN I DON'T HAVE A ENGINE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. MY YOUNG KIDS ARE CONSTANTLY IN THIS CAR. DEALERSHIP THROWS UP THEIR HANDS AND SAYS "I DON'T KNOW OR CARE IF YOU DIE IN THIS VEHICLE WE SIMPLY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM" I AM STILL PAYING THIS CAR OFF AND CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR! *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN V6 3.8L ENGINE, 75K MILES, VEHICLE HAS REAR AC/HEATER BLOWER OPTION. THE Y HEATER HOSE, DEALER PART 4677603AK, IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT START LEAKING COOLANT AT THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTION & THE Y PVC, COOLANT WAS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST SHIELD BACK OF THE ENGINE CLOSE TO THE DOUBLE WALL. AT THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN IN SLOW TRAFFIC FOR AT LEAST 30 MIN WHEN I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, BUT COOLANT WAS STILL KEEP DRIPPING FOR A WHILE, HAD THE HOOD OPEN AND TRIED TO VENT OUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT PREVENTING A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. HOME I REPLACED THE BAD HEATER HOSE WITH A NEW ONE PURCHASED FROM NAPA AUTO PARTS, PART NO 16599. *TR