2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE BACK PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR KEEPS OPENING AND CLOSING ON IT'S OWN. THE KEY FOBS CAN BE NOWHERE ON OUR PERSON AND THE DOOR CONTINUALLY DOES THIS, EVEN WHEN LOCKED. I HAVE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT NUMEROUS TIMES ONLINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. OUR DOG GOT INTO THE VAN WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE DOOR CLOSED TRAPPING HER IN THERE. THANK GOODNESS MY HUSBAND SAW HER AND GOT HER OUT BEFORE SHE DIED OF HEAT EXHAUSTION. IF THAT HAD BEEN A CHILD, IT COULD HAVE HAD A VERY TRAGIC ENDING. PLEASE USE WHATEVER PULL YOU HAVE TO MAKE DODGE FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT, MAIMED OR KILLED!! THANK YOU. *TR

BOTH OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT, CAUSING GRINDING, HARSH ROAD NOISE, AND CLICKING WHEN TURNING. THE BEARINGS ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REENGINEERED BY DODGE BUT THEY ARE NOT ISSUING ANY RECALLS. DODGE IS MAKING YOU REPLACE BOTH HUBS AT THE SAME TIME. FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. MANY OF THE REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE WITH LESS 12,000/15,000 IN BETWEEN. UPDATED 09/17/13

REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUNE 03, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V235000 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE THE CODE SO ITS NOT INCLUDED IN THISRECALL...NOT RIGHT.ALL MY WIRES HAVE RIPPED APART AND HALF MY ELECTRICAL NO LONGER WORKS..YOU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT..I CAN SMELL BURNING WIRES...YOU NEED TO INCLUDE THIS..REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE THIS COMPANY DOESN'T BACK UP THEIR PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH FACTORY MADE ISSUES...I WILL NOT PAY OUT OF POCKET THAT YOU SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR...... *TR

AIR CONDITIONING BLOWING HOT AIR. SINCE 09/10/09, I HAVE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED FIVE TIMES.THE LAST REPAIR ON O5/21/13 I'M TIRED OF THE EXPENSE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD ANYMORE BEING A RETIRED 73 YR. OLD WIDOW. I PUT MINIMUM MILES ON THE VAN . THE MILEAGE TO DATE(06/18/13) IS ONLY 29247. *TR

MY VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FLASH OR GO TO ZERO WHILE OPERATING THE VAN. MY VAN HAS ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM A FEW TIMES A WEEK TO SEVERALS TIMES A DAY. I'VE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND A NON -DEALER MECHANIC AND NEITHER CAN FIND A PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I AM AFRAID SOMETIMES THAT MY VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,648.

I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT GOING ABOUT 55MPH. SUDDENLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN ON, THE HORN STARTED BLARING, & MY GAUGES QUIT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF & TOOK THE KEY OUT BUT MY VAN DID NOT TURN OFF. THE WIPERS & HORN BLARING CONTINUED FOR 3-4 MINUTES BEFORE EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN & CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. THIS MORNING I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP & MY VAN CAN NOT BE LOOKED AT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE & I AM APPARENTLY 1 OF HUNDREDS WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH 08 GRAND CARAVANS. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY, HENCE I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES FREQUENTLY OVER A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MILES. AS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE DRUMS, ONE OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS 'FROZE' (I.E. THE BRAKE PISTON STUCK IN EXTENDED POSITION) AND CREATED EVEN MORE OVERHEATING AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS. IN EXTREME CASES, THIS CAN CAUSE THE ROTOR TO LOCK UP WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. IN MY OPINION, THE BRAKES DESIGN IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE/PARTS NOW SPECIFY A SEMI-METALLIC BRAKE PAD, SIMILAR TO WHAT IS OFTEN USED ON RACE CARS TO HANDLE THE EXCESS HEAT. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 5/29/13 WHILE MY VAN WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY VANS LIGHTS FLASHED, THE HORN WENT CRAZY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING ON THEIR OWN. THE CAR WAS NOT STARTED AND NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. IT WAS SITTING THERE. THIS LASTED ABOUT 8 MINUTES. I WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO AFTER IT STOPPED AND HAD THEM CHECK IT WITH THE MACHINE. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE A BATTERY PROBLEM BUT THE CODE MACHINE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A POWER SURGE FROM A RELAY. HE COULD NOT BE SURE WHICH ISSUE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR WHAT RELAY WOULD DO THIS. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY IN HOPES THAT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON 5/30/13 I GOT HOME FROM WORK AND PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY SON ASKED TO BORROW MY CAR TO GO TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. HE MADE IT TO THE END OF THE ROAD AND THE HORN STARTED BEEPING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING, LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE VAN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. MY SON SAID HE TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT THE KEY. THIS LASTED FOR 10 MINUTES. THE VAN IS NOW PARKED BECAUSE I RESEARCHED THE SYMPTOMS AND CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINS LOTS OF THEM RECENT. THEY ALL SAID IT WAS THE TOTAL IGNITION POWER MODULE. I AM VERY CONFUSED AS TO WHY DODGE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS LOST. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND THE SEVERITY OF SAFETY AT HAND OVER A DEFECTIVE PART. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. HOW CAN I DO BUSINESS WITH A COMPANY THAT CARES SO LITTLE FOR HUMAN LIFE. WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 5 CHILDREN AND THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IF THIS HURT OR EVEN KILLED ONE OF THEM. *TR