Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2006)

286 consumer complaints on file.

#10284777September 21, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON REAR SLIDING DOORS WITH POWERED DOOR CLOSURES. THE CAM THAT ALLOWS THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK CIRCUIT TO COMPLETE GETS OUT OF POSITION AND BLOCKS THE LOCK/UNLOCK FROM OCCURRING. HAPPENS WHENEVER AN OBJECT BLOCKS THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK VIA BUTTONS FOR 16 ATTEMPTS IN A ROW, REGARDLESS OF TIME BETWEEN INTERRUPT AND ATTEMPT TO LOCK/UNLOCK. COULD HAMPER VEHICLE EVACUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282823September 4, 2009
AIR BAGS
MY 2006 MODEL YEAR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA CLAIMS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2005 MODEL YEAR ONLY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE 2006 MODEL GRAND CARAVAN IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE 2005 MODEL VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER UNDER A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282012August 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. WHEN YOU TURN THE SWITCH ON, HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS ACTIVATE. NO INJURIES, NO ACCIDENTS, BUT COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE, OR TO BE SEEN. ONCE THE PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED, IN EACH INSTANCE, BY PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH, THE LIGHTS EVENTUALLY WOULD COME ON. FIRST INSTANCE WAS PROBABLY IN 2007, LATEST IN 2009 ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280641August 17, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK WITH POWER SWICTHS AT 38000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280295August 12, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR DEFECTIVE CAUSING AIR BAG TO BE ACTIVE WHEN UNDERWEIGHT PERSON OR LIGHT OBJECT IN SEAT. AIR BAG WILL DISCHARGE POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO CHILD OR SMALL ADULT OR FIRING WHEN NOT REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279831August 9, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, RED AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS CORRODED TERMINALS IN CONNECTORS, NEEDS RIGHT SENSOR AND CONNECTOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 38,706 MILES ON IT. I SEE A NEW NHTSA ACTION RQ09003. THE COST OF FIXING THIS WAS $114.34 AND I WANT IT BACK. NO OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SINCE I DIDN'T THINK OF IT WHEN I GOT IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273986June 16, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT, WHICH LIGHTS UP DURING CAR START-UP SEQUENCE, DOES NOT LIGHT WHEN SEAT IS EMPTY. BROUGHT INTO ROYAL GATE DODGE, BALLWIN MO FOR SERVICE. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE BY DESIGN AND THAT IT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE WAS WEIGHT (APPROX 10LBS - 40LBS) IN THE SEAT. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED, NO ACTION TAKEN BY DEALER TO CORRECT SITUATION, NO SENSOR CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR, WHICH INDICATES THERE IS SUFFICIENT WEIGHT IN THE SEAT TO FIRE AIRBAG, CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES INCLUDING THE DEATH. AT THE VERY LEAST THE BAG WOULD FIRE UNNECESSARILY CAUSING EXTENSIVE REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE THE BAG AND DASH (LIKELY A DESIRABLE RESULT FOR THE DEALER). MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF A SMALLER PERSON OR CHILD IS SITTING IN SEAT, SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT. SPECIFIC DATE REPORTED CAN BE OBTAINED FROM DEALER. DATE BELOW VERY APPROXIMATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273502June 10, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH HEADLIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (WILL NOT TURN ON, OR MAY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, OR MAY FLICKER WHILE DRIVING). THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT AND DRIVER CAN NOT ALWAYS TELL IF LIGHTS ARE OUT WHILE DRIVING. CAR IS USED FREQUENTLY AND PROBLEMS OCCUR AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. DODGE SERVICE RECOMMENDED REPLACING FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE ($900 PARTS AND LABOR) BUT COULD NOT PROMISE THIS WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE SO NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269473May 20, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERATIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING RACK ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, THE RADIATOR FANS WOULD OVERHEAT AND WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268719May 14, 2009
STEERING
I GOT UP AND WENT OUT TO START THE VAN AND NOTICED A AWFUL WHINING SOUND I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION I TOLD THEM I JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN.THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. HE SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VAN AND THE PART IS PROBABLY ON BACK ORDER. SO MY QUESTION IS IF IT KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM WHY WOULD A DEALER SELL ME THIS VAN KNOWING I HAVE A FAMILY OF SIX. I DID TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER IM STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK AND LET ME NOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SOUND LIKE A BIG LAW SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE AND IT CAUSES A ACCIDENT. WHAT GETS ME IS THEY SOLD THIS VAN TO ME WITH THIS EXISTING PROBLEM. VAN WAS BOUGHT IN MARCH 2009 MILEAGE 49,628. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO START TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT RECALLS OR KNOWN PROBLEMS ON VEHICLES THEY ARE SELLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268326May 10, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SIGNALS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CHOSEN FREQUENTLY USUALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267061April 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHINING NOISE WHEN VAN STARTS IN COLD WEATHER, GETS LOUDER AS YOU ACCELERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267063April 28, 2009
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION LEAKING FLUID FROM RUBBER BOOT AND NEEDS REPLACED; MECHANIC SAID VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 GRAND CARAVANS WITH OVER 40,000 MILES. HAS REPLACED MORE THAN HE CARES TO ADMIT. OF COURSE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND PART IS ON BACK ORDER? MUST REALLY HAPPEN ALOT WHEN THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, MAYBE TIME FOR A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264133April 4, 2009
STEERING
MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES & AT 14670 MI DID 15000 MILE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE KIT; 3/6/08-20565 MILES,LEAKING STEERING RACK, UNDER WARRANTY, GEAR ASSEMBLY POWER STEERING REPLACED & CHECKED BRAKES FOR NOISE BUT NO REPAIR OF THEM; 3/11/08-20740 MILES, SES LIGHT IS ON & JUST REPLACED RACK & PINION, CAUSE=LEAK DETECTION PUMP FAILURE,PUMP NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTION, EMISSIONS,UNDER WARRANTY; 5/12/08-22282 MILES, CHECKED BRAKES FOR NOISE, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS & ROTORS,I PAID & REFLASH FOR HARSH 1-2 @/OR 2-3 SHIFT SO REFLASHED PCM PER TSB 21-018-07 FOR HARSH SHIFT, NO CHARGE BUT DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS B/C OF WARRANTY; 9/09/08 25192 OIL CHANGE & ON 9/19/08 25562 MILES CK ENGINE LIGHT ON & VAN DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSE VALVE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL SO REPLACED EGR VALVE, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; 10/13/08 26324 MILES, BRAKES SQUEAKING, CLEAN & ADJUSTED BRAKES; 10/31/08 26788 MILES,BREAKS SQUEAKING, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS,UNDER WARRANTY; 1/13/09 28092 MILES REPLACED RIGHT FAULTY RIGHT SLIDING DOOR TRACK,UNDER WARRANTY; 2/2/09 28463 MILES REPLACED BATTERY B/C BATTERY FAILED VAT TEST & DID OIL CHANGE; 2/20/09 28945 MILES DID 30K SERVICE SAID WILL NEED REAR BRAKES SOON HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO ALL THE TIME SPENT AT THE DEALER. REPORTED ALL PROBLEMS TO CHRYSLER BUT ALL THEY DID WAS NOTATE IT BUT DOESN'T APPEAR ARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL OF THE ISSUES I HAD. THEY SAID, WELL THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO BE AT A DEALER THIS MANY TIMES &SO FREQUENTLY ESPECIALLY SINCE I ONLY AVG OVER 9000 BUT LESS THAN 10000 A YR. 3/30/09 CAR TURNED OFF BY ITSELF AT STOP LIGHT, I TURNED IT ON, VAN SHOOK, GAS PEDAL WOULDN'T MOVE, TURNED ON &OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES &KEPT SHAKING &PEDAL WOULDN'T MOVE &THEN FINALLY IT STOPPED SHAKING& I DROVE OFF. I SET UP APPT & WAS SCH FOR 2 DAYS LATER BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SO I CANCELLED & WAS TOLD TO BRING IN IF HAPPENS AGAIN. APPROX INCIDENT DATE IS DATE OF 1ST ISSUE SINCE MULTIPLE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263338March 28, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE USING ANY METHOD: POWER BUTTONS, KEYLESS REMOTE OR MANUALLY PULLING LOCK KNOB. ALL OTHER DOORS AND LOCKS FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE PROBLEM BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AGO BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER POSTINGS ON FIXYA.COM WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON CARAVAN MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262896March 24, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LOW SPEED (AROUND 15 MILES PER HOUR) FRONT END COLLISION RESULTED IN DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS. KNEE AIRBAG WITH HARD PLASTIC COVER DEPLOYED AGAINST SHINS OF DRIVER, MY WIFE. WITHIN MINUTES OF THE ACCIDENT SHE HAD SEVER BRUISING, SWELLING AND PAIN. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE SKIN AND TISSUE ON LEFT LEG TURNED BLACK AND REQUIRED SURGERY TO REMOVE. A FEW DAYS LATER SHE HAD A SKIN GRAFT DONE. SIX MONTHS LATER SHE CONTINUES TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH SWELLING, PAIN AND CIRCULATION. SURGEON HAS NOW REFERRED HER TO ANOTHER SPECIALIST. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10262826March 23, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD AN AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE IMPACT SENSORS HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 08. I FELT THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR THE SENSORS TO GO BAD WITH SO FEW MILES THAT I STARTED TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT. I DISCOVERED NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA06003 AND SUBSEQUENT RECALL NUMBER 07V-192. THESE WERE NOT MENTIONED DURING THE VISIT. I THEN HAD MY FIANCE CONTACT CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT THIS AND GET THE VAN FIXED. WHEN THEY WERE ASKED TO FIX THE VAN THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER COSTS. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL / PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK SINCE THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE RECALL INVOLVES MORE VEHICLE THAN CHRYSLER IS OWNING UP TO, OR THEY ARE NOT CONFORMING TO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IN THE ACTION REPORT MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261522March 11, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A WHINING SOUND, ESPECIALLY IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, AND DISTRACT THE CONCENTRATION OF THE DRIVER. SHE STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CONCERN. THE NOISE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND WOULD INTENSIFY WHEN MAKING TURNS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SHE HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260283February 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WEEK AGO, MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STARTED TO MAKE AN INTERMITTENT BRAKE NOISE; THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK FINE. THE CAR HAS 44279 MILES. I CHECKED THE FRONT BRAKES AND DETERMINED THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKES AND ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND QUOTED $390.90 PLUS TAX FOR THE REPAIR. THIS WAS 27 FEB 2009, THE IS . I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP MAY 2007. MY COMPLAINT IS THE MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE. IS THERE ANY OTHER RECORD OF THIS OCCURRING FOR THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR? SHOULD THE MANUFACTURE OR DEALER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THIS REPAIR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258376February 11, 2009
STEERING
MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES HAS DEVELOPED A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. REPAIR SHOP SAYS STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAVE NOT HAD THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR DONE AS YET. SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL CHRYSLER PROBLEM, NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF SAME AUTOMOBILE HAVE INDICATED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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