Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2010)

870 consumer complaints on file.

#10971052April 7, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO HANDLE AS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECOME STIFF. THE ONLY CODE THAT COMES UP IS AN ABS FAILURE. STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WITH AN OCCASIONAL HAPPENING NOW IT HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3 TIMES PER DAY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. CITY DRIVING SO FAR BUT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF THIS CONTINUING. DEALER SEEMS TO HAVE NO CLUE AT THIS POINT OR ARE JUST PLAYING DUMB BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF FORUMS WITH PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968445March 25, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
DRIVING AT 10-20 MPH, WARNING LIGHTS ESP ABR AND TRACING ICON FLASH ON AND OFF BEFORE ENGINE STALLS, HAPPENS WHETHER TURNING, OR DRIVING STRAIGHT. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS INCLUDING POWER STEERING, RADIO FLASHES OFF, CLOCK GOES TO 12:00. OFTEN AT SPEEDS 35 -65 MPH, SAME LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF 10 TO 15 TIMES IN VARIOUS DISTANCES OF 3 MILES - 25 MILES BEFORE STALLING, DRIVING DOWN A WINDING, MOUNTAIN ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT NIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70MPH, SAME LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE INSTANTLY DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO THEN QUICKLY FLIPPED UP TO CURRENT SPEED EACH TIME LIGHTS FLASHED, THEN THEY STAYED ON WHILE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, IT STALLED IN PARK POSITION. STARTS UP AGAIN WITHOUT HESITATION. ONCE I WENT 3 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, UPON RETURNING WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, SAME WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ENGINE STALLED. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN, NO OTHER STALL THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. REGARDLESS IF I'M TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, GOING UP HILL OR DOWN HILL OR ON CITY STREET, WHETHER THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT OR TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS HOT, COLD, OR RAINING. IT IS RANDOM, HAVING PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE ONLY 4 MONTHS AGO, DRIVEN LESS THAN 1000 MILES, I DON'T FEEL SAFE AS A FEMALE SENIOR CITIZEN TRAVELING ALONE ANY DISTANCE IN THIS VEHICLE, PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE DEALER REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND COMPUTER (TWICE). I HAVE REPLACED THE 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY DUE TO A HOT TO THE TOUCH CABLE TO THE BATTERY, NOT GENERATING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF POWER, ALSO REPLACED THE ORIGINAL COMPUTER WITH A NEW COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE TOLD A WIN OR TIPM MODULE WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IT DIDN'T. 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN RECALL: IGNITION REPLACEMENT. THE IGNITION MOVES BETWEEN 'ACCESSORIES AND ON' CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968164March 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965849March 14, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR A FEW HOURS, THE SLIDING DOORS, PARTICULARLY THE DRIVES SIDE WILL BECOME NON-FUNCTION AND CANNOT BE OPENED. THE LOCKS CLICK, BUT THE DOOR REFUSE TO OPEN. THIS IS NOT A ONE-ITEM OCCURRENCE. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959135March 7, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION AND AIR INTAKE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955397February 18, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VAN STALLS WHILE DRIVING! IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. YOU WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BREAKS. II STILL HAVE LIGHTS, RADIO AND HEAT. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SWITCH THE KEY OF AND START THE VAN BACK UP AND IT RUNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954498February 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947755January 26, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN NOTICED A HYDRAULIC NOISE AS IF POWER STEERING WAS LABORING EVEN WHEN NOT TURNING THE WHEEL. STOPPED TO CHECK FLUID RESERVOIR AND NOTICED IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE WHEN OPENED BUT FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BUT BUBBLY. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD. STOPPED AT NEXT EXIT AND FLUID WAS ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOWED TO DEALER THEY REPLACED PUMP BUT INITIAL NOISE WAS EVIDENT AFTER REPAIR AND STEERING STILL NOT NORMAL. THEY ARE NOW REPLACING STEERING GEAR WITH AFTERMARKET PART BECAUSE MANUFACTURER PART ON BACK ORDER. IF MANUFACTURER IS OUT OF PARTS THIS LEADS ME TO CONCLUSION THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE FROM ORIGIN I WILL SEND INVOICES WHEN I HAVE RECEIVED THEM, VAN IS STILL IN SHOP. I WAS NOT TURNING JUST TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN P/S PUMP BLEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945939January 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER, STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. AFTER RESEARCH, I FIND THAT DODGE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR WIRELESS IGNITION NODE WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING HOWEVER MY VEHICLE ISN'T IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946212January 18, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL BACK WHEN PARTS CAME IN. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, NO CALL. CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN CLOSE TO A YEAR AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM EITHER DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945095January 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE MASTER SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944543January 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
VAN REAR BRAKES WILL INTERMITTENTLY STICK AND NOT RESPOND (RELEASE) TO OPERATOR CONTROL. VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE WARNING OF MALFUNCTION, AND ONLY INDICATION OF THE MALFUNCTION IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE SPEED VERY QUICKLY WHEN NOT UNDER POWER VIA GAS PETAL. WHEN ACCELERATION IS APPLIED, INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION MAY BE OBSERVED IN REDUCED FUEL EFFICIENCY. IF TRAVEL PERSISTS UNDER A MALFUNCTION CONDITION, BRAKE WILL EXCESSIVELY HEAT AND BEGIN SMOKING. MALFUNCTION CONDITION WILL HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF SPEED, OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE, AND ROAD CONDITIONS. OCCURRENCE OF MALFUNCTION IS APPX ONCE OR TWICE A SEASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944020January 10, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON JANUARY 7, 2017, I TRIED TO START MY 2010 CARAVAN. IT WOULDN'T START. THE LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, AS WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE MID-DECEMBER. THE OTHER TWO TIMES AFTER WAITING FOR UP TO A WEEK, IT HAS STARTED. AFTER CHECKING AROUND, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT TO OTHERS AS WELL. APPARENTLY, DEALERSHIPS HAVE NO CLUE EITHER, AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE CONTROL, IT COULD BE THE MAIN ELECTRICAL MODULE, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW FOR SURE. I'M PRETTY MUCH STUCK, AS I DON'T WANT TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD AND HAVE MY VAN STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940086January 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VAN JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DOING 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. NO WARNING SIGNS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD NO STEERING, GAS, OR BREAKS WHEN IT SHUT OFF. THE A FEW DAYS LATER ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON THEN WENT OFF BUT NEVER SHUT OFF UNTIL A FEW BLOCKS LATER WHEN IT TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET. AND EVERYTIME IT SHUTS OFF I PUT IT IN PARK TAKE THE KEYS OUT AND THEN RESTART THE VAN AND IT ACTS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940160January 6, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER NOTICING THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT ALWAYS WORKING, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER GIVING THEM MY VIN # THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER THE RECALL. IF I WANT TO REPLACE THE SWITCH IT WILL BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I FILL IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IT SHOULD BE AT THERE EXPENSE!! PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938658December 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND WE LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WE HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE AND PROCEED. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO PREDICTABILITY WHICH MAKES THIS DANGEROUS. THE TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED, THE ROADS HAVE BEEN WET OR SNOW COVERED. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON DRY ROADS. TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED MAKES THIS A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. SINCE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE, WE ARE VERY NERVOUS TO TAKE THIS CAR ON A HIGHWAY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO SHAPIRO LEON MOTOR SALES SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING THAT COMES UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTICS.THEY DID REPLACE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THIS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON. THEY HAVE DRIVEN IT BUT IT DID NOT SHUT DOWN FOR THEM. I GOT IT INANE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING , IT SHUT DOWN. WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH THROUGH JUNE 2010 BUT OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED SEPT 2010. HOWEVER ALL THE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THAT RECALL FIT OUR VAN'S PROBLEM PERFECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT AGREE A PER THEIR TESTING. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE HAPPEN TO US WHILE TRAVELING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE ONLY THING THAT SHOWS UP ON THE DASH IS THE TRACTION CONTROL WHEN WE LOSE ENGINE POWER. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937771December 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FOR 1 YEAR. FIRST THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THEN THE KEY MODULE THEN THE TRANSMISSION THEN THE SHIFTING HARNESSES CABLE AND NOW THE LIGHTS KEEP BLINKING ON AND OFF AND THE VAN FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER THE BATTERY WAS JUST CHANGED A MONTH AGO. THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST VEHICLE EVER AND WE ARE SCARED THAT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN GEARS. AND AND NOW KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLINKING ON AND OFF AS WELL AS ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VAN. IF THESE ARE KNOW ISSUES WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A TOTAL RECALL ON ALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE A DEADLY ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN. OR IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT ALL THE KNOWN ISSUES THE MAKERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE AWARE OF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937337December 24, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VAN WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START, OR IT SPUTTERS WHEN IT STARTS. BYPASSING THE FUEL PUMP RELAY ON THE TIPM MODULE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT IS NOT A SAFE PERMANENT SOLUTION. OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER THE 2010 DODGE CARAVAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME DEFECT AND PROBLEM IS EVIDENT. THIS IS A BAD DESIGN AND DODGE SHOULD STICK BY THEIR MISTAKES AND PROVIDE A FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928147November 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OUR 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STALLED 14 TIMES THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND (MORE THAN USUAL). IT STALLS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME (WARM OR COLD) AND LOSES ALL POWER. HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO SHIFT A VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AT 70 MPH AND RESTART IT ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN HOLIDAY TRAFFIC (WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES)? WELL IT REALLY PUTS THE FAMILY IN A JOLLY MOOD. DEALER CLAIMS NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT (BECAUSE THE ERROR CODES ARE NOT RECORDED IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SINCE THERE IS NO POWER). BASED ON ALL OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS I SEE FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT IT'S A TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ISSUE. ANY IDIOT PERFORMING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON GOOGLE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. HOWEVER, NHTSA CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP14004. NHTSA ' THERE'S ENOUGH COMPLAINTS OUT THERE TO SUPPORT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT TO TAKE OUR ROLLING DEATH TRAP FOR A FUN-FILLED FAMILY TRIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926852November 18, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VAN INTERMITTENTLY STOP SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING (CITY OR HIGHWAY) AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART TO DRIVE AGAIN. AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER ALSO GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. LOTS OF ERROR CODES REPORTED VIA OBD2 AND ALL ARE ELECTRICAL RELATED. TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE AUTO PART STORES AND LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, ALL SAID IT WAS A FAULTY TIPM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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