Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10349603August 16, 2010
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS WITH THE STOW AND GO REAR SEATS DEPRESSED DOWN INTO THE FLOOR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE METAL BARS THAT WERE EXPOSED ON THE BACK OF THE SEATS AND WAS BURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER EXAMINED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10349646August 16, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T COME ON SOMETIMES. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF & ON (SOMETIMES DOZENS OF TIMES) UNTIL THEY WILL FINALLY COME ON. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT HAVE WENT OFF BY THEMSELVES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND CAME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS PROBLEMS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THE LAST 2 YRS, BUT GETTING WORSE & WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349621August 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENTLY INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERS WHILE DRIVING. RADIO/CD-PLAYER DIES OUT SOME TIMES. IT HAPPENS AROUND 3 TO 5 TIMES IN 1 HOUR DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349789August 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLS AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL, HARD TO START BACK UP, DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANSWER, ALREADY CHANGED GAS CAP AND CAR STILL STALLS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME AFTER FILLING UP.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349507August 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAIL LIGHTS HAVE QUIT FLASHING WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLS 32,000 PLUS MILES ON VEHICLE. HEAD LIGHTS STILL WORK WITH REMOTE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349382August 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESSES. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BROKEN WIRE INTERNALLY AND THEN THE DOOR WILL NOT FUNCTION OR WILL PARTIALLY FUNCTION. WHEN IT PARTIALLY FUNCTIONS, THE DRIVER MAY BEGIN TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR DOORS ARE NOT COMPLETELY SHUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349316August 14, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT SWITCH GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS NO SET CONDITION FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, IT JUST DOES IT WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN AROUND TOWN AND ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349346August 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004. THE POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THE 1ST TIME 3 WEEKS AGO. THROUGH TRITHE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE 20AMP FUSE IN THE IOD SLOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY ONE TIME. I DISCUSSED THIS AT THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN. I CERTAINLY FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE. I WILL BE APPROACHING THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN CONCERNING THE DOOR LOCKS VERY SOON. MAYBE THEY WILL RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE SINCE IT IS AN INHERENT TROUBLE WITH THEIR AUTOMOBILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348960August 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME SHE ADDED FUEL TO HER VEHICLE IT STALLED. ALL OF THE GEARS ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349012August 12, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE AS EXPECTED. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SWITCH IS ROTATED TO HEADLIGHT POSITION, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BUT FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED DRASTICALLY IN THE LAST 3 MONTH. NOW THE OPERATION OF HEADLIGHTS HAS BECOME COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE YET DIFFICULT TO TROUBLESHOOT BECAUSE FAILURE CANNOT BE REPRODUCED ON DEMAND (I.E. HEADLIGHTS FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN AT DEALERSHIP). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348386August 10, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE = WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND DIED ON STREET---THE FAILURE HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS = ONE TIME--- ITS CONSEQUENCES = TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS---ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE = 1-WHILE DODGE CARAVAN WAS IN MOTION'ON THE STREET'DODGE CARAVAN ENGINE POWER WAS TOTALLY LOST'DODGE CARAVAN CAME TO A STOP WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN VERY HARD! 2-TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING - I COULD NOT MOVE GEARSHIFT LEVER TO DRIVE- I HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION AND START ENGINE AGAIN. 3-INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL OPERATION OF LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS TO OPEN OR CLOSE. 4-INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND A CLUNK NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 21 MILES PER HOUR SPEED. *(ON 04-06-2010 VEHICLE BOUGHT IN FOR SAME PROBLEM). 5-SECURITY SYSTEM HEAD AND TAILLIGHTS DO-NOT FLASH WHEN CAR IS ARMED OR UNARMED. 6-INTERMITTENT LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT SYMBOL INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON/OFF OR STAYS ON . 7-ENGINE IDLES HIGH. 8-VERY LOW GAS MILEAGE. APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES CITY AND 14 MILES HIGHWAY PER 18 GALLON TANK = APPROXIMATELY 240 MILES PER TANK-----VEHICLE ID [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348436August 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN XLT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND BLACK SMOKE WAS ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE WAS ON THE GROUND AND THE FLAMES WERE 5 FEET TALL. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH CANS OF SODA. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND JUMPED IN THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT UP AND AS HE DID, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT FOUR TREES AND THE GRASS CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. A NEIGHBOR EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN THE TREES AND GRASS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BURN. A SHERIFF AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. SINCE SHE HAD A HEART CONDITION, A PARAMEDIC CAME AND GAVE HER OXYGEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED EVOQ 09/20/10 PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE AIR CONDITIONER CRUISE CONTROL AND READ PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED EVOQ 11/09/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348445August 10, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE TO OPEN THE REAR SLIDING DOOR ON MY VAN AND REACH AROUND TO UNLOCK MANUALLY. IT DOESN'T LOCK AFTER BEGINNING TO MOVE EITHER. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348508August 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY YOUNG DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ! APPARENTLY THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE, AND MY RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE MODE. DEALER UPDATE SOFTWARE FLASH ROM BUT PROBLEM RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348565August 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NEW 2008 DODGE CARAVAN REAR BRAKES BURN & SQUEAL SINCE NEW. PADS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND CALIPERS TWICE. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO REPEAT USUALLY NO CHARGE SINCE CAR STILL IN WARRANTY (29000 MI). BUT I NEED RELIABLE BRAKES. DEALER SAYS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 BUT CAN'T STOP THE PROBLEM FROM RECURRING. RECENTLY THE ABS & THE HYDRAULIC MODULES WENT AND I HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348341August 9, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE POWERLOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DO NOT WORK. NORMALLY THEY LOCK THE VEHICLE AT 20MPH OR GREATER. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK THEM IS TO MANUALLY LOCK THEM. THE POWER KEY WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK THEM EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347979August 7, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
AT 5 YEARS OUR 2005 DODGE CARAVAN ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. DOOR OPEN OR LOCK DOES NOT WORK FROM INSIDE CAR ON THE DOOR BUTTON OR THE REMOTE ENTRY KEYRING. IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, OR DELAYS IN A DARK PARKING LOT GETTING IN BECAUSE LOCKS DON'T WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM DODGE NEEDS TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347394August 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 GR. CARAVAN - ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUE. EVENTS - NOTHING CONSISTENT (SO FAR) SYMPTOMS: INTERMITTENT ISSUE, NOT ABLE TO RECREATE. W/ OR W/O KEY IN IGNITION, HORN WILL BLARE, DUMMY LIGHTS APPEAR, WIPERS (FRNT/BACK) TURN ON, FLUID SQUIRTS, NO A/C FAN (FRNT ONLY). WILL STOP AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, NORMALLY. REMOVE BATTERY CBL AND WAIT, SEEMS TO ALLOW RESET. NEXT TIME START VAN, ENGINE LIGHT (NO CODES FOUND). WILL GO OFF AFTER 2 DRIVE CYCLES. SOMETIMES TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. TURN OFF AND RESTART, SEEMS TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE. OWNED VAN 8 WEEKS, THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES SPREAD OUT OVER THAT PERIOD. TWO INSTANCES OF 5, THE ABS SYSTEM INITIATED WHILE DRIVING (SAME OTHER SYMPTOMS W/HORN WIPER AT THE SAME TIME, SEEM TO BE RELATED). CAUSED UNEXPECTED DRIVING BEHAVIOR WHEN THAT OCCURRED (BRAKES KICKED IN AUTOMATICALLY AND TRANSMISSION TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT). DIAGNOSIS: DEALER HAS REPLACED HORNS, SINCE THEY BURNED OUT (NO TOOLS TO PULL BATTERY CABL). SEARCHED CODES (NONE STORED). SAYS, I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN I'M EXPERIENCING ISSUE:( STARTED IN JUNE '10 AND HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SINCE. LAST INCIDENT 8/4/10. OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347406August 5, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL IT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000- AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE RIGHT UP FRONT ACQUISITION SENSOR EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 *BF THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER HE COULD NOT ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE AIR BAGS WOULD FULLY FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL ACCIDENT. HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE RIGHT UP FRONT ACQUISITION SENSOR HAD A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION. UPDATED 11/10/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347461August 5, 2010
WHEELS
2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THE NEW BEARINGS ARRIVE. THEY ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF ALL THE REPORTED FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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