Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10604601June 19, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS WAS THE 29TH OCCURRENCE. THE 30 HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TWO WEEKS LATER AT ABOUT 20 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599161June 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A MULTIPLE CAR PILEUP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. DODGE CHARGED ME $89 TO DIAGNOSE AND THE RESULT WAS THE DEALER TOLD ME TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND MY RADIATOR CAP MIGHT BE LEAKING. I CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE ESCALATING TO A MANAGER WITH NO RESULTS. MY WIFE AND KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WAS FORCED TO TRADE TO VEHICLE WHICH COSTS ME LOTS OF MONEY LOSS. DODGE DID NOT CARE AND EITHER DID THE DEALER. THERE ARE NO OTHER KEYS ON THE KEY RING TO INTERFERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599211June 18, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/27/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604343June 18, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FIVE SEPARATE TIMES WHILE DRIVING THIS VAN THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS DOWN AND WE COAST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LAST EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT AN APROX. SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. SPEED OF THE VAN DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER AS WE HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15-60 MPH. WEATHER ALSO DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER AS THE EVENTS HAPPENED IN WINTER AND SUMMER. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT OUR VAN FOR A WEEK ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM OCCUR FOR THEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE ARE FEARFUL EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THIS VAN BECAUSE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WE LOSE POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS DANGEROUS! CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604369June 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE RENTED THIS VEHICLE IN MICHIGAN TO TAKE ON A FAMILY VACATION TO FLORIDA. ON THE WAY HOME, SOUTH OF ATLANTA ON I-75 IN FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH THE VEHICLE SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 75 MPH, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS GETTING MORE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AT MY SPEED I REALIZED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WERE AT ZERO OR IN THE OFF POSITION, AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED NO THROTTLE. CALMLY, I PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND MADE MY COST ACROSS THE FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER...... WITH WHAT SEEMED TO BE NO POWER STEERING. IT WAS ALARMING TO ME THAT THERE WAS NO TONES OR WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. BEING AWARE OF THE GM IGNITION RECALLS THAT I HAD SEEN ON TV, I LOOKED AT THE IGNITION AND IT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, TURNED IT AND STARED. BEFORE WE TOOK OFF AGAIN I CHECKED WITH MY LEG TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT MY KNEE HAD BUMPED IT, I AM 6'2 AND I COULDN'T COME CLOSE UNLESS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE FLOOR. WE DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND NO MORE PROBLEMS. THE ONLY THING I CAN ASSUME IT THAT THE KEY HAD A PRETTY HEFTY PLASTIC KEY TAG FROM THE RENTAL COMPANY. I AM TELLING MY STORY NOW BECAUSE OF THE RECENT IGNITION PROBLEMS WITH CHRYSLER I AM LEARNING ABOUT VIA NEWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604375June 18, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING
FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CLOCK REMAINS ON, BUT ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE HEATER ALSO SHUT OFF, AND I HAVE NO POWER ASSIST WITH STEERING. SO FAR, IT'S HAPPENED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF START-UP; THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING, BUT THE ENGINE HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN COLD. 1/17/07 APPROX. 5 MIN. AFTER I'D BEEN DRIVING, AT ABOUT 30MPH, I REALIZED THE NOISY FAN FOR THE HEATER TURNED OFF. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE NEW VAN HAS A FEATURE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, WHERE IT REACHES A SET TEMPERATURE THEN SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY? THEN I REALIZED THE RADIO HAD ALSO GONE QUIET. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WASN'T RESPONDING, SO I WENT TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER AND DISCOVERED I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING, EITHER. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, RESTARTED THE VAN, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. AT NO TIME DID I SEE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 1/18/07 I HAD DRIVEN TO A GAS STATION, TURNED THE VAN OFF TO FILL THE TANK, AND RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER, TO DRIVE AWAY. I ACCELERATED ABOUT 5 FEET BEFORE THE VAN TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN. I STOPPED, MOVED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, RESTARTED IT, AND WENT ON MY WAY. 1/24/07 I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE, BUT AFTER I ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, ABOUT 10 FT. DOWN THE DRIVEWAY THE VAN TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN. OTHER DAYS I HAD THE HEATER/ACCESSORIES RUNNING, BUT THIS TIME NOTHING ELSE WAS TURNED ON. THE CLOCK REMAINED LIT, SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BATTERY ISSUE. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTARTED THE VAN, RESUMED MY DRIVE, AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DODGE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO COMPUTER CODES SHOWING; THEY DROVE 17 MI. BUT COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, THE VAN HAS ONLY SHUT OFF BY ITSELF ONCE MORE WHEN MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING, BUT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE A PROBABLE IGNITION SWITCH SAFETY ISSUE TO INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604396June 18, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY VAN ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SUDDENLY EVERYTHING ON THE VAN SHUT OFF. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US .HE SAID THAT HE BUMPED THE IGNITION WITH HIS KNEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598456June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WIN, TIPM, AND THE PCM MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ UPDATED 808/23/2017*CT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598502June 16, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598644June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER PLACING SHIFTING LEVER IN PARK, STEPPING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I TRIED TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. I DOUBLED CHECK TO MAKE SURE I WAS PLACING IN THE OFF POSITION. PLACED SHIFTER LEVER IN VARIOUS POSITIONS AND THEN BACK INTO PARK AND THE KEY STILL WOULD NOT COME OUT. SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AND THEN THE KEY FINALLY CAME OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE BUT DEALERSHIP LUBRICATED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND IT SEEMED TO HELP. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER AND I AGAIN TOOK TO THE SAME DODGE DEALER (ROCKWALL DODGE IN ROCKWALL TX 75189). THEY REMOVED THE IGNITION KEY AND REMOVED A SPRING OR REPLACED A SPRING AND STATED THIS SHOULD FIX IT. HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS IT IS DOING THE SAME THING...IGNITION SWITCH STUCK. I AM AFRAID SOMEDAY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN ENGINE OFF OR GET KEY OUT. HAVE OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597861June 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. HEADLIGHTS ARE ABLE TO BE TURNED BACK ON BY CYCLING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ACCORDING TO A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION BY YOUR ORGANIZATION. THE INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA11010. YOUR FINDINGS SHOWED THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. IT ALSO INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS GOING TO INITIATE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. IT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO START SOMETIME IN EARLY 2013. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION SERVICE AND THEY INDICATE THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR KNOWN PROBLEM ON THAT PARTICULAR HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY. WHEN I REFERRED THEM TO YOUR SITE AND THE PARTICULAR INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUSION IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A KNOWN PROBLEM AND JUST BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE INTERNET DOES NOT MEAN THAT IS TRUE. THE IDENTIFIED ISSUE AND PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY WILL NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH WHAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION TOLD YOUR ORGANIZATION THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHICH WAS TO PLACE THIS PART UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY BEGINNING SOMETIME EARLY 2013. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597947June 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCH BACK DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE KEY LESS ENTRY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATELY MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597986June 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND GETTING WORSE. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN WE' DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE ENGINE DIES, HORNS BLOW, WIPERS GO CRAZY AND LIGHTS GO ON. ALL YOU CAN DO IS COAST TO A SAFE SPOT, WAIT FOR A WHILE ,THEN RESTART THE VAN.TODAY AS MY HUSBAND DROVE TO WORK, THE POWER BRAKES WENT OUT. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IT WAS VERY HARD AND DANGEROUS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RELATED BUT WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BLOWER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER/ HEATER GOING OUT SINCE ABOUT 2010. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA UPDATED 07/11/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597461June 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE BRAKES STARTED MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE, BRAKES GOT CLEANED AT A LOCAL SHOP; AND STARTED MAKING NOISE AGAIN IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS, TOOK TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT APX. 8,000, DON'T REMEMBER EXACT DATE; THEY DID A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB NEW PADS ROTORS AND ALIGNMENT, AT 6 MONTHS BREAKS STARTED SQUEAKING AGAIN. HAD BRAKES CLEANED AT A MECHANIC SHOP, NOISE STOPPED. THEN AGAIN AT 23,340 MILES, IN AT THE SHOP AGAIN, THEY TELL ME BRAKE PADS ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND ARE NOT COVERED; BUT NOW THE FRONT AXLES ARE MAKING NOISES WHEN THE WHEEL TURNS AND REGULAR DRIVING WITHOUT BREAKING, LIKE A CLICK, CLICK, CLICK SOUND AS THE FRONT WHEELS TURN. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SHAKE A BIT AND MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN BRAKING. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND DO NOT TOW ANYTHING WITH IT, JUST NORMAL DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK; BUT THE BRAKES ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT ISSUE EVERY 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR. IT WILL BE REQUIRING ANOTHER BRAKE CHANGE AND PROBABLE AXLE REPAIR; AM WAITING FOR RESOLUTION UNDER FILE NO. 25141204 WITH DODGE, AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK. BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A BRAKES DEFECT IN THE 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VAN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE MOPAD PADS, AND THAT THEY ONLY LAST ABOUT 12,000 MILES AND WEAR OUT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, BUT THE BRAKES PROBLEM IS A RECURRING THING; THEY SEEM TO START MAKING NOISE AT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER EACH FIX AND BRAKE PADS BEING WORN OUT WITHIN A YEAR. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597055June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE IGNITION ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHED FROM THE "RUN" POSITION TO "ACCESSORY" CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES--ONCE AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ONCE WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, BUT FORTUNATELY THIS TIME IT DIDN'T--AS THERE WERE NO CARS COMING. VEHICLES BUILT A FEW MONTHS AFTER MINE HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ERROR. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596786June 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW IN APRIL OF 2010. SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT, I DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE VAN ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS TURNED OFF THE RADIO, POWER STEERING...EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. I WROTE IT OFF TO GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP TOO QUICKLY. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE VAN SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY KEY CHAIN WAS TOO HEAVY. THIS MADE SENSE, SO I REMOVED KEYS. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. TO DATE, THE VAN HAS SHUT DOWN OVER 30 TIMES AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO TRAFFIC, DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE RAIN, DRIVING SLOWLY IN A SUBDIVISION. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN OR WHY IT SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS AN UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEM. COUNTLESS SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CHRYSLER HAS SENT THE VAN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VAN SHUTS DOWN, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF, THE RADIO, HEAT/AC, POWER STEERING...EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. IF I PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY, THE VAN WILL TYPICALLY TURN BACK ON. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VAN DID NOT TURN BACK ON SO I HAD TO MANIPULATE THE VAN OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT POWER STEERING), PUT IT IN PARK, THEN RESTART IT. DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE THE VAN BACK. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OVER A DOZEN TIMES, WITH NO LUCK. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I TRADE THE VAN IN, THEY WILL "FIX IT" AND RESELL IT. HOWEVER THEY CAN NOT FIX IT FOR ME, SO HOW WILL THEY FIX IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE? I AM SCARED THAT MY SON WHO IS 15 NOW LEARNING TO DRIVE AND HE IS LEARNING ON THIS VAN. PLEASE TAKE THESE VANS OFF THE ROAD!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596788June 7, 2014
SEATS
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE LATEST BEING TODAY, THE SEATS HAVE ATTACKED PASSENGERS BY SPRINGING FORWARD IN A VERY UNSAVORY MANNER. ON THE REAR BENCH SEAT, THE HEADREST WHEN IN LOCKED MODE WILL RELEASE WITH A FURY ONLY KNOWN TO THE MOST VICIOUS OF CREATION SMASHING INTO THE HEAD OF THE GUEST. THE MIDDLE SEAT HAS AN EQUALLY NASTY VERTICAL EFFECT THAT ALMOST BROKE MY TWEEN'S NOSE TODAY AS SHE WAS ADJUSTING THE SEAT. DODGE NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE SPRING ACTION ON ALL OF THE SEAT COMPONENTS AND RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH STOW AND GO SEATS AND LESSON THE STRENGTH OF THE SEAT RECLINING SPRINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10596298June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR'S ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD. LOST ALL POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595730June 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WOULD OCCASIONALLY SMELL SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED I PULLED OVER BUT NOTICED NO OBVIOUS SMOKE COMING FROM ANYWHERE, THIS WAS NEVER A CONSISTENT ONGOING PROBLEM MEANING I DON'T SMELL IT DAILY. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT MAYBE 40 MPH IF I GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE GAS TO SPEED UP A LITTLE IT WOULD SPEED UP MORE THAN I THOUGHT IT SHOULD. WHEN UNPLUGGING THE USB CORD INTO THE BOARD FOR MUSIC I CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE THAT TYPICALLY IS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MOST RECENTLY MY A/C HAS BEGAN COMING ON AUTOMATICALLY, THIS BEGAN LAST WEEK AND HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SO FAR. SINCE THE A/C ISSUE I GOT ONLINE TO GOGGLE AD SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS. I PLACED A CALL WITH A LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUES I'M HAVING AND ASK ABOUT A RECALL, I WAS TOLD SOMEONE WOULD RETURN MY CALL BUT HAS NOT. THIS VAN HAS A RAMP INSTALLED IN IT AND IS USED TO TRANSPORT MY DAUGHTER WHO HAS SPECIAL NEEDS. I NEED THIS RESOLVED ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595792June 3, 2014
WHEELS
CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR BRAKE WORK. MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF CRACKS, SPLITTING AND CORROSION OF THE COLLAR THAT HOLDS THE VALVE STEM AND SENSOR IN PLACE ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. BOTH VALVE ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL VALE ASSEMBLY FAIL WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN SECONDS THE TIRE WAS FLAT. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COLLAR HAD FAILED ! THE VALVE ASSEMBLIES APPEAR TO BE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND ARE PRONE TO CORROSION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ! THE REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLIES APPEAR TO BE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIALS. THIS MEANS THEY ARE PRONE TO FAILURE AS WELL. VERY UNSAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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