Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2010)

870 consumer complaints on file.

#11278182November 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VAN WAS REPAIRED UNDER A FACTORY RECALL ON MARCH 21, 2016. ON PAPER, IT'S CALLED "R-03 IGNITION MODE". PRIOR TO THAT THE CAR WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STARTING, SOMETIMES NOT ABLE TO START IT AT ALL. THE REPAIR FIXED IT AND I WAS ISSUED A NEW KEY. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME THOUGH, IT ALWAYS STARTS AFTER IT TURNS OVER FOR 3-10 SECONDS. OCCASIONALLY IT WON'T START THE FIRST TIME BUT ALWAYS STARTS ON THE SECOND TRY. WE HAVE HAD IT TO A MECHANIC OVER THE PAST YEAR THREE DIFFERENT TIME, AND THEY ALL THINK IT'S A PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO HANDLE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM DESPITE US SPENDING OVER $500 REPLACING THINGS THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE. I HAVE TRIED USING THE OTHER KEY AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE MONTHS. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY DO IT ONCE IN AWHILE. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS AT LEAST, IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269908October 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR HAS LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY NOR MANUALLY. THE DOOR IS LOCKED IN POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269352October 18, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,567. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266049October 4, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING MAY HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,483.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258293September 26, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE STATE ROUTE LAST NIGHT AROUND 55 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS BEHIND 4 VEHICLES. MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS 113,982 MILES ON IT SUDDENLY WENT WILD OPEN, I PASSED 2 OF THE CARS AND THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE COMING THE OTHER WAY. I WAS ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD PUSH. I PULLED IN BETWEEN THE 2 MIDDLE CARS AND HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THANKS, WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN GET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252111August 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
OFTEN AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IN DRIVE IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. I HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURN IGNITION OVER AGAIN TO MAKE IT DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS AT STOP LIGHTS, CITY STREETS AND EXPRESSWAYS. THE RADIO AND AIR WILL STILL WORK BUT I'M JUST COASTING WITH NO POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241127August 1, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT INCREDIBLY FAST. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CALIPER NOT RELEASING, WHICH SEEMS TO BE CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240639July 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM CLICK JEEP (701 W AUTO MALL DR, TUCSON, AZ 85705, (866) 933-1114) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE IGNITION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234130July 23, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
GOING ROUGHLY 55/60 MPH A DEER HIT MY DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VAN, TOTALLY MY VAN. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND WHEN LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE TO MY VAN I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED. THE DAMAGE TO MY VAN WAS CONSIDERED A "TOTAL LOSS" AS WELL AS I WENT THROUGH MASSAGE THERAPY AND CHIROPRACTIC CARE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11231329July 12, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40MPH ON A RURAL ZONE THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FELT 'LOCKED' AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO PRESS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHT CAME ON. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND FRIGHTENED HER VERY MUCH. THE ROAD HAS A SLIGHT CURVE IN IT AND HAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. SHE HAD TO FORCIBLY STEER THE VAN AS BEST SHE COULD AGAINST THE SIDEWALK CURB TO HELP SLOW DOWN THE VAN. IF SHE HAD MADE IT TO THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED I DON'T THINK THE RESULTS WOULD BE THE SAME AS FAR AS HER SAFETY. I LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT EVEN A RECALL MIGHT BE IN PLACE FOR THIS ISSUE. PLEASE FORWARD ME ANY INFO THAT WILL HELP ME CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231370July 12, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ESP INDICATOR LIGHTS. WHEN YOU COAST TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT WILL RESTART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231039July 11, 2019
STEERING
DRIVING AND IGNITION SHUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230108July 8, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE ELECTRIC STEERING CONTROL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229571July 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, STOPPING, STOPPED OR OTHER OPERATION FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221869June 22, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, STEERING FAILED (STIFF AS IF NO POWER STEERING AND VEHICLE PROPULSION FAILED (FOOT ON THE GAS PRODUCED NO FORWARD MOTION). VEHICLE WAS QUIET. ALMOST LIKE A STALL OR AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED. DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. THIS IS THE THIRD OR FOURTH INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221695June 21, 2019
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN AND THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY. ALSO, THE BAD KEY MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED KELLEY SALES & SERVICE (74 CLINTON ST, SPRINGFIELD, VT 05156, (802) 885-2186, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219346June 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. UPON RESEARCH, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT CALLED FURY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SAINT PAUL (LOCATED AT 1000 CONCORD ST S, SOUTH ST PAUL, MN 55075, (651) 451-1313), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210831May 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE ODOMETER NO LONGER RECORDED THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT A FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209966May 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LEFT HAND SIDE WIRING LOOM WEARS ON AN ALUMINUM OBTRUSION BENEATH WHERE IT LIES. THIS CAUSES THE WIRE'S SHIELDING TO BE WORN OFF AND CAUSES SHORTING. THE ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN THE WIRE CONTACTS METAL OR EACH OTHER DURING TRAVEL. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DIE AT ROAD SPEEDS LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STEERING, BRAKES, AND OTHER SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE COMMON AND UNDETECTED BECAUSE THE WEAR POINT IS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WIRING LOOM NEAR THE ENGINE. THE HARNESS IS HARD TO LIFT AND INSPECT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION AND LACK OF SLACK AT THE POINT OF THE OBTRUSION. VIBRATION CAUSES THE SHORT, THE VEHICLE WILL NORMALLY START AFTER COMING TO A STOP WHEN THERE IS NO FRICTION BETWEEN THE WORN WIRES. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND ANALYZED FOR A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED AS OTHERS HAVE STATED BUT ARE UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE. I HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL WRAPPING TO LIMP MY VEHICLE HOME DURING A THREE HOUR TRIP. ADDITIONALLY, THIS FORM WOULD NOT LET ME SELECT STEERING, BRAKES, OR OTHER SAFETY FEATURES WHEN I SELECTED ELECTRICAL, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT CAUSES THE SAFETY ISSUES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208909May 21, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THEN NOTHING WORKS. NO AIR BAGS, NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS UNDER 35 MPH. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS COULD BE FATAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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