Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10520299June 19, 2013
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES:VALVE
2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEM MADE OF ALUMINUM, CORRODED AND CAUSED THE RETAINING NUTS TO SPLIT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SENSORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520338June 18, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY DAUGHTER 8 CAN NOT OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS IN THE BACK BECAUSE THE BUTTON IS TO HARD TO PUSH ALSO ON ONE SIDE YOU CAN NOT OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED ON IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520382June 18, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520474June 18, 2013
STEERING
THE BELT CAME UP AFTER HITTING A PUDDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520521June 18, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK AS DESIGNED. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, THE CONTACT DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520549June 18, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
THIS INCIDENT OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL. IT BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES AND CONTINUES UNTIL THIS DAY AT ABOUT 116,000 MILES. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: I ENTER THE GAS STATION. I FILL UP WITH FUEL UNTIL THE PUMP STOPS, NOT A "TOP-OFF". I START THE IGNITION AND BEGIN TO DRIVE AWAY. THE ENGINE STUTTERS AND SOMETIMES STALLS COMPLETELY. AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE, 3 MILES OR SO, IT RUNS NORMALLY. RECENTLY AFTER MY KNEE SURGERY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, LEFT HAND TURN, AFTER A REFUEL. WE WERE TRYING HIGH-TEST ETHANOL FREE GASOLINE. WELL SHE MADE IT INTO THE CENTER TURNING LANE AND WAITED HER TURN. WHEN AN OPENING ARRIVED SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VAN STARTED AND FAILED COMPLETELY, LEAVING US HALF-WAY IN THE LANE FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SLOWED AS THEY BLEW THEIR HORNS AND SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN AND BEGIN TO DRIVE. THIS WAS A MOST MISERABLE EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD ALL THREE OF OUR SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN WITH US. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ONGOING AND DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520083June 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,419. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520166June 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519659June 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, THE SAME TIME THEY FLICKER THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ODOMETER WILL FLICKER AS WELL. I'VE ALSO NOTICED WHEN THIS STARTED THE SMALL LIGHT NEXT TO MY HAZARD BUTTON ON THE DASH FLICKERS AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE IS IN THAT SEAT. THIS PROBLEM IS DISTRACTING AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS SEEMED TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE IT STARTED. I'VE TRIED RUNNING THE VAN WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519434June 12, 2013
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. UPON COMPLETING A TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE AXLE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WHENEVER DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519382June 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516053June 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE PREVIOUS 2 LINES BROKE. I AM LOOKING AT A FOURTH BRAKE LINE IN TWO YEARS! THESE BRAKE LINES ARE FACTORY PARTS WITH IDENTICAL DEFECTS IN THE WELDED STEEL LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516054June 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK WITH DOOR SWITCHES OR KEY FOB. KEY FOB ONLY UNLOCKS REAR HATCH. ALL OTHER LOCKS MUST BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. I HAVE TRIED INTERNET SUGGESTIONS ALL ENDING IN THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER HEARING OF OTHER COMPLAINS ON THIS ISSUE, I HOPE I DON'T GET LOCKED IN AND CANT GET OUT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516067June 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON STARTUP, REMAINS ON, THEN TURNS OFF. WILL COME BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THEN CYCLE ON-OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING. LIGHT REMAINS ON MORE THAN OFF DURING DRIVING. THIS LOOKS LIKE CLOCKSPRING RECALL THAT EFFECTED 98-99 CARAVANS, BUT NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515846June 9, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING IT CUT OUT AND STALLED. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. THERE WAS MINIMAL FUEL PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515629June 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515644June 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS FAILED, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE REAR AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE ROTORS WHICH WERE WARPED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515482June 6, 2013
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION, STEERING
2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH ONE PASSENGER (DRIVER) WAS HIT BY A DRIVER RUNNING A RED LIGHT AT ~ 50MPH. THE COLLISION OCCURED AT THE FRONT RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE GRAND CARAVAN. THE COLLISION WAS SEVERE AND THE VAN WAS TOTALED OUT AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE ACCIDENT WAS A SIDE IMPACT NONE OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ONLY THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER OF THE VAN SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE SIDE WINDOW OF THE VAN DURING THE CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10515194June 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I LOVE OUR VAN AS FAR AS CONVENIENCE AND FEATURES, BUT HAVE HAD PROGRESSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD TO SWITCH OFF THE POWER AND USE THEM MANUALLY. THE INTERIOR LIGHT AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDE SHORTED OUT. EVERY NOW AND THEN IT DECIDES TO WORK. THEN THE DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH OF THE SLIDES STOPPED WORKING. SOME TIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK THE LIFT GATE AND WE HAVE TO OPEN IT WITH THE KEY. THE FRONT MAP LIGHTS WORK SOME OF THE TIME. MY FRONT WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE THINGS HAVE RESET IF I HAD TO GET MY BATTERY JUMPED OFF OR WHEN I REPLACED MY BATTERY. THE MOST CONCERNING THING TO ME IS THAT MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE REPLACED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE LAST TIME IT STILL DID NOT WORK. NOW I JUST DON'T HAVE A LIGHT. NOT SURE HOW EXPENSIVE THIS WILL BE TO FIX. VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE CONTINUOUS AND COMPLEX ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON. SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE I HAVE HEARD OF VARIOUS OTHERS THAT I KNOW HAVING THESE TYPE OF ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515254June 4, 2013
TRAILER HITCHES
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE UTILITY TRAILER SAFETY. *SMD THE DRIVER OF A MINIVAN ALONG WITH SIX OTHER PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON A RURAL ROAD, WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY A TRAILER LOADED WITH CRUSHED VEHICLES, THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM A TRACTOR TRAILER HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
7

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