Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2006)

286 consumer complaints on file.

#10690788February 26, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR YEARS MY POWER LOCKS HAVE NOT WORKED ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, NOT ONLY DO THE LOCKS NOT FUNCTION, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS LOCKED, AND I CANNOT UNLOCK IT. THE COST TO REPLACE THE DOOR IS EQUIVALENT TO THE THE COST OF A HEALTHY DOWN PAYMENT ON A CAR, AND THE COST-PROHIBITIVE NATURE OF THE REPAIR MEANS THAT THE DOOR IN QUESTION CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I WOULD ASSERT THAT THE INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOORS ON A PASSENGER VEHICLE CREATES AN DANGER TO ANY WOULD-BE PASSENGERS. IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT, THEN A PERCEIVED METHOD OF EGRESS IS RENDERED UNAVAILABLE BY THESE FAULTY PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682906February 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
AFTER FUELING, THE VEHICLE WITH SURGE AND OFTEN STALL WITH NEED FOR RESTART. VERY FREQUENTLY IT DOES THIS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN WHICH CAN CAUSE A STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680342February 1, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS ENGINE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE GAS STATION. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. PLACED ENGINE IN PARK, TURNED OF KEY AND RESTARTED. ENGINE RAN ROUGH HAD TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR FOR ADDITIONAL GAS. ONCE RESTARTED ENGINE RAN FINE FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THIS SAME PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED IN EARLY JANUARY 1/03/2015 AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SCENARIOS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676348January 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
REFUELED VEHICLE NORMALLY. DROVE 1 MILE, WHILE TURNING CORNER THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY, STEERING BECAME SLUGGISH. THIS HAS HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME AFTER WE REFUEL THE CARAVAN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WE LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670863January 8, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHEN IT RAINS OR THE STREET IS WET THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT. THE HAPPENS WHEN TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, TURNING A CURVE OR GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD A FEW TIMES, BUT USUALLY HAPPENS JUST AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BEGINNING TO MOVE. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING OR I GO OVER A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VAN, CARMAX. THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT DID REPLACE AN UNDERCARRIAGE SHIELD. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE SHIELD REPLACEMENT. CARMAX THEN DIRECTED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669678January 2, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
INVESTIGATION: DP 14-002; PROMPTED BY: DEFECT PETITION; DATE OPENED: 09/05/2014; INVESTIGATOR: [XXX]; REVIEWER: [XXX]; APPROVER: [XXX]; SUBJECT: ENGINE STALL AFTER REFUELING. PLEASE INCLUDE ME IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPLAINT/INVESTIGATION # DP 14-002. AFTER REFUELING, MY ENGINE STALLS ABOUT 1 TO 2 MINUTES AFTER STARTING ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL-UP WITH FUEL. WHEN THE FUELING NOZZLE TRIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE ADDING MORE FUEL AND POSSIBLY OVERFILLING THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT TIMES WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AND IT TAKES 2 TO 3 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! NOW AFTER REFUELING, I PULL AWAY FROM THE PUMPS AND PARK OUT OF THE WAY AND ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES, THE ENGINE WILL MISFIRE FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS, THEN THE ENGINE WILL SMOOTH OUT AND RUN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT REFUELING. I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. 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
#10669729January 2, 2015
ENGINE
ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLS SHORTLY AFTER REFUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667614December 22, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
OUR AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AFTER REPEATED, EXACT TURNS OF THE STEERING WHEEL. HAS TO DO WITH THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING. IT ONLY ILLUMINATES IN TEMPS OVER 70 DEGREES OR SO. WE LIVE IN THE DESERT OF ARIZONA AND HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED IN PREVIOUS RECALLS. WE ARE AFRAID THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667437December 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS PICKING UP A MACHINE IN GEORGIA, AND I HAD TO STOP AND GET GAS. I FILLED UP WITH GAS DROVE ONTO THE TURNPIKE AND THE CAR STALLED AND A TRUCK ALMOST HIT MY CAR AS MY CAR WAS COASTING TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND SQUEALED UP TO MY VEHICLE. THIS SITUATION COULD KILL SOMEONE AND I READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ONLINE. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY FILL UP SINCE. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659985November 21, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE WILL STALL OUT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REFUELING. IT WILL RESTART & STALL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RECTIFY ITSELF. ALL POWER ASSISTED STEERING IS LOST AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER SAFELY. POWER BRAKING IS ALSO AFFECTED. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE BEEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND HAD THE VEHICLE STALL. ONE TIME I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND STAY IN MY LANE. ON ONE OCCASION I BREACHED THE LANE TO MY LEFT. WHILE TRAFFIC WAS TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION I WAS, ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651407October 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PARKING LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THE PARKING LIGHTS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY USING THE LIGHT SWITCH--E.G. THE PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN TURNED OFF. CYCLING THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES CAN TURN THE PARKING LIGHTS OFF. OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED LATE IN DECEMBER 2005 ACCORDING TO DODGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION # EA11010. DODGE HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY (HSA) UNDER WHAT SHOULD BE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE HSA HAS BEEN REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FIXED. WE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651096October 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649932October 25, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED FUEL TANK RIGHT OFF I24 IN TN. CAR STALLED ON ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY. DRIFTED TO SIDE AND ENGINE RESTARTED QUICKLY. THIS NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. AROUND TOWN I CAN COPE BY NOT FILLING THE TANK, BUT VERY INCONVENIENT AND VERY DANGEROUS ON TRIPS ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT OVERFILLING THE TANK, BUT JUST FILLING TO POINT WHEN PUMP SHUTS OFF. WHEN ENGINE STALLS, NOT ONLY IS THERE AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOMENTUM, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM QUITS, BUT THE BRAKES BECOME USELESS. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, I JUST WAIT FOR SOMEONE BEHIND ME TO NOT SLOW DOWN IN TIME AND REAR-END ME. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE FAST OR MIDDLE LANE WHEN IT STALLS, BECAUSE OF POSSIBLY NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART IT. I AM ALSO PARANOID THAT IF I TRY TO MESS WITH PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND FOOLING AROUND WITH THE KEY, I WILL BECOME A VERY DISTRACTED DRIVER. CHRYSLER'S ANSWER IS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK AT A COST OF $1200. IF I COULD AFFORD THAT THEN I WOULDN'T BE DRIVING A 2006 AUTOMOBILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643419October 8, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS, THE VAN ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND THEN STALLS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS. WHEN IT HAPPENED ON TUES, OCTOBER 7, 2014, I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND WAS GETTING READY TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR STALLED. I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT IT IN TO PARK AND RESTART. SCARED ME TO DEATH. AGAIN, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIFTY TIMES TO ME. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NEVER GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN FOR THEM WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IT IS ONLY GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER REFUELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633103September 15, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING STORM IN JULY 2014 AND ONLY WORK WHEN PUT ON FASTEST SPEED NOW WHEN THEY DO WORK AND SOMETIMES WON'T WORK AT ALL. I MUST CONTINUALLY TURN ON AND OFF TO ACTIVATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632175September 10, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AND THE CAR TOTALLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE ENTIRE DASH PANEL DIED AND I LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I NO LONGER FILL MY GAS TANK TO THE FULLEST CAPACITY FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632266September 10, 2014
STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VAN STALLS AFTER FILLING THE GRAND CARAVAN WITH FUEL. LOSES STEERING AND SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632270September 10, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING TO A HALF OR FULL FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR FAILED WITHIN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631993September 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS SYSTEM WAS OFF LINE AND NOT OPERABLE. NEXT DAY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THAN WENT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES PLACING THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM OFF THAN ON AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM OF THIS DODGE CARAVAN WAS/IS DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632005September 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK BY REMOTE KEY. DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE BY REMOTE KEY OR INTERIOR CONSOLE KEY. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT SWITCHES ARE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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