Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10525930July 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I SEE 822 PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS (MOST REFER TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS) WITH NO SIGN OF ANY INTENT BY THE NHTSA-ODI OR THE MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND AND/OR RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: VEHICLE REPEATEDLY LOSES POWER AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY FROM BOTH INTERIOR SWITCHES AND THE KEY FOB; WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ANY OF THE 5 DOORS FROM INTERIOR. MANUALLY ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS INDIVIDUALLY. UNABLE TO LOCK BACK HATCH WITH KEY FOB OR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE THEREFORE, VEHICLE REMAINS UNLOCKED. BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS AND POWER HATCH STOPPED WORKING. OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS: VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DOWNHILL; NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MY NEIGHBORS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY. BOTTOM LINE: THIS IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION. UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE BELOW, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT ANY OF US WILL EVER SEE A RESPONSE BY THE MANUFACTURER, NHTSA-ODI OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO INTENT TO ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY AND HELP CONSUMERS RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT ACTION BY THE NHTSA-ODI WE AS CONSUMERS DO NOT STAND A CHANCE IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524425July 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. MANY OF THE REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE WITH LESS 12,000/15,000 IN BETWEEN. UPDATED 09/17/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525359July 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION. PASSENGER POWER WINDOW NO LINGER FUNCTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525166July 16, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND COULD NOT BE ACTIVATING USING THE KEY FOB. THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE POWER LOCKS ALSO DID NOT WORK FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525260July 16, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
VALVE STEM BROKE ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AFTER PARKING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. TIRE WENT FLAT AND HAD TO REPLACE VALVE STEM, 1 MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER FRONT VALVE STEM BROKE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE TIRE TO IMMEDIATELY GO FLAT. RESULTING IN REPLACING TIRE AND VALVE STEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524821July 15, 2013
AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE
THE DRAIN FOR THE AC LEAKS UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. A RECALL (K25) WAS ISSUED BECAUSE THE LEAKING WATER CAN AFFECT THE AIR BAG CONTROL. CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THIS VEHICLE CLAIMING THE VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM AND SAFETY CONCERNS ARE THE SAME AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524722July 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE BRAIN OF THE VAN HAS GONE BAD IN UNDER 8 YEARS, CAUSING VAN TO READ BAD O2 SENSOR READING EVEN AFTER CHANGING THEM. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STUTTER AND IDLE ROUGH AND DIE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN MAKING REPEATED STOPS SHUTTING DOWN AND TURNING VEHICLE BACK ON, MAKES THE CONDITIONS WORSE. IT'S BEEN NARROWED DOWN TO BRAIN AS AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. WHETHER FROM KEY FOB OR USING SWITCH INSIDE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FAMILY VEHICLE DRIVEN DAILY, BUT REFUSE TO PUT KIDS IN UNSAFE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523404July 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FIT ALL THE MODEL SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION J38. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER HAS NOT AND WILL NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. CHRYSLER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN, WHY HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524177July 10, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE
PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR RATTLES AS IF OPEN DEALER REPLACE DOOR PANEL DID NOT FIX SAID LEFT SIDE TAILLIGHT WAS CAUSE REPLACE IT DID NOT FIX SAID MANUFACTURER LEFT BRAKE CLIPS OFF BRAKE PADS REPLACE STILL RATTLES TOLD KNOW ITS MY IMAGINATION ALSO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MASH GAS EASY TO MAINTAIN SPEED HAVE TO KEEP MASHING ALMOST TO FLOOR BEFORE ANY THING HAPPENS THEN IT DROPS DOWN INTO PASSING GEAR ALMOST MAKING YOU REAR END VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU SOMETIMES ON TAKE OFF WILL START GOING THEN HESITATE CAUSING A POSSIBLE CRASH SITUATION DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED COMPUTER UPDATE THIS MADE IT WORST PUT TWO MORE UPDATE STILL NOT SHIFTING RIGHT HAVE MADE MANUFACTURER AWARE HAVE OPEN STAR CASE WITH THEM STILL CAN NOT GET PROBLEMS RESOLVE HAVE PARKED VAN AT 15685 MILES I FEEL THAT ITS UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE AN GRAND KIDS TO BE IN ! I HAVE SEVERAL MECH DRIVE IT THEY SAY SOMETHING WRONG ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523918July 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUNE 03, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V235000 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE THE CODE SO ITS NOT INCLUDED IN THISRECALL...NOT RIGHT.ALL MY WIRES HAVE RIPPED APART AND HALF MY ELECTRICAL NO LONGER WORKS..YOU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT..I CAN SMELL BURNING WIRES...YOU NEED TO INCLUDE THIS..REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE THIS COMPANY DOESN'T BACK UP THEIR PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH FACTORY MADE ISSUES...I WILL NOT PAY OUT OF POCKET THAT YOU SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR...... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523266July 5, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED OPEN NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522907July 2, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD BECOME BALD PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOTOR MOUNT AND THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING AN OIL FILTER HOUSING LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522753July 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER OWNING THE VAN ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE HANGING UP CAUSING OVERHEATING. I TOOK THE VAN IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS DIRT STICKINGTO THE CALIPERS SO THE LUBRICATED IT UP, BUT SHORTLY AFTER IT DID IT AGAIN. AT 56,000 KMS I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE BRAKES DRAGGING AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE WORE OUT. I ONLY DRIVE HIGHWAY AND I AM AN INSTRUCTOR WHO TEACHES FUEL EFFICIENCY WHICH REDUCES WEAR ON BRAKES. THEY PUT NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE VAN AND 100 MILES LATER THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL IS OVERHEATING. THERE IS STILL RATTLES IN THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE VAN IN BEFORE SUMMER STARTED BECAUSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENT IT WOULD NOT GO TO COLD, ONLY HOT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. I KNOW ANOTHER 2011 DODGE CARAVAN OWNER AND HE IS HAVING THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521894June 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO THE FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521805June 25, 2013
WHEELS
NUT CAME LOOSE FROM VALVE STEM AND TIRE DEFLATED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521412June 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VAN HAS HAD A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. RIDING ON THE VAN, SUDDENLY THE GAUGES IN THE DASHBOARD START TO FLICKER AND JUMP LIKE CRAZY AND THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.THIS IS DANGEROUS. I CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR, THE BATTERY, THE PCM, AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FACTORY AND THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES IN THE SAME SITUATION. DOES THE FACTORY HAVE TO ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521438June 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOORS WON'T LOCK WITH FOB HAVE TO LOCK THEM EACH BY HAND ALSO AUTOMATIC LOCKING OF ALL DOORS AT APP. 20 MILES AN HOUR DOES NOT WORK EITHER . I READ ABOUT PULLING 20 AMP FUSE OUT THEN PUTTING IT BACK IN IT WORKED . IT LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEN HAPPENED AGAIN, DID THE SAME THING WITH THE FUSE IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, PULLED FUSE AND PUT BACK IN IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521533June 24, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE
WHILE OPENING THE BACK DOOR OF THE MINIVAN, I NOTICED A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND SON BOTH NOTICED IT A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO ME OPENING THE DOOR. ABOUT 15 SECONDS AFTER I HAD OPENED IT, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENTIRE GAS STRUT EXPLODED AT THE BASE AND SENT BROKEN PIECES FLYING ABOUT 15 FT INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS HOLDING THE DOOR AT THE TIME AND THE FULL WEIGHT OBVIOUSLY WAS THEN UPON ME. UPON RESEARCHING THIS A BIT I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL MAJOR CAR MANUFACTURERS HAD ISSUED RECALLS BUT APPARENTLY DODGE HAS NOT YET. WELL I'M REPORTING THAT OUR 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND HAS THE STABILUS GAS STRUTS. I HONESTLY HOPE NO ONE GETS INJURED AND THANKFUL THAT WE WERE LUCKY IN THIS INSTANCE. HAD IT BEEN MY WIFE NOT HOLDING THE DOOR AND MY SON STANDING RIGHT THERE, THINGS COULD HAVE GONE DOWN QUITE DIFFERENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520896June 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES PULSATED AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WORE PREMATURELY DUE TO DEFECTED CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520652June 19, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE FIRST YEAR I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR FUEL ISSUES ,PAID OUT $50 THE FIRST TIME FOR DEDUCTIBLE, THEN THE SECOND YEAR $150 SAME PROBLEM, FUEL, HAD TO HAVE A NEW FUEL PUMP,NOW I HAVE HAVING MORE FUEL PROBLEMS WHICH MEANS I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT $250 BEING THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR. NOW I WAS READING ONLINE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ON DODGE CARAVANS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO, TO HAVE Y PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND FIXED WITHOUT COMING OUT OF MY POCKET A 3RD TIME FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEH FROM DRIVE TIME, THEY STATED THEY DID AN ALL AROUND INSPECTION. ALSO, MY PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN EVEN WHILE I AM DRIVING SOMETIMES. AND IT WONT LATCH ON UNTIL THE 3RD OR 4TH TRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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