Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2008)

1,293 consumer complaints on file.

#10288737October 17, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 DODGE CARAVAN...AT LAST THREE OIL CHANGES HAVE ASKED SERVICE STAFF TO INVESTIGATE ULTRA SQUEAKY BRAKES (18K, 22K, 26K MILES). UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF EXTREME SQUEAKING. PADS ARE 1/2 WAY GONE ON FRONT AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THAT ON REAR. NO WAY SHOULD THIS LOW MILEAGE HAVE BRAKES THAT ARE SO WORN AND SO SQUEAKY. *TR
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#10287323October 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE, VAN WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AT ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE, DES PLAINES IL FROM FACTORY WITH MYGIG VES, WE TOOK DELIVERY ON FEB 2008, OUR SALES GUY QUIT BEFORE WE EVEN GOT THE VAN. SAD. _____________ FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITHIN FIRST 6 MOS. LOUD WHISTLE NOISE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD ON WARM AND HOT DAYS AT 60+ MPH , DEALER RESEALED BUT PROBLEM STILL SAME. __________________ BRAKES HAD TO BE REDONE AFTER 14,000. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, JUDGING BY ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, I WAS EVEN MORE PISSED OFF AFTER GETTING A $500 BILL AND A DOPEY EXPLANATION FROM THE SHOP MANAGER AT ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE. WE TOOK IT IN FOR A BREAK INSPECTION, THEY DID ALL THE WORK WITHOUT CHECKING WITH ME FIRST. _________________ THE NEXT THING TO STOP WORKING WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR AUTO LOCK. IT NO LONGER RESPONDS TO ELECTRIC OR REMOTE SWITCH. WE HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MANUALLY. THEY SUSPECTED A HARNESS BUT DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK, 2 MONTHS FOR DELIVERY OF PART, I HAD NO TIME TO GO BACK. _________________ JUST RECENTLY OCT 2009 DURING A RAIN STORM, THE WIPERS STOPPED TO FUNCTION IN ANY POSITION, THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, HAD TO PULL OVER SHUT OFF/ON, THEN THEY WORKED FINE. __________________ SPOUSE ALSO REPORTED THAT RADIO STOPPED WORKING, NO AUDIO OR VIDEO TEMPORARILY, IT ALSO STARTED TO WORK AFTER TURNING OFF THEN ON OF THE KEY. _________________ WE ARE '!@#$% AT CHRYSLER / DODGE FOR PUTTING OUT A CAR LIKE THAT. WE BUY ONLY AMERICAN BUILT CARS TO SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY, AND WE GET '!@#$% WITH COUNTLESS REPAIR BILLS. GET TOUR STUFF TOGETHER CHRYSLER / DODGE!!!!!!!*TR
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#10287199October 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FRONT BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT AT 25K. FIRST TIME I'VE OWNED A "NEW" VEHICLE NEEDING FRONT PAD REPLACEMENT SO SOON, DESPITE LIGHT TOWN DRIVING. *TR
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#10286682October 7, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT I PURCHASED THERE LESS THAN A YEAR BEFORE WITH BRAKE NOISE. MY WIFE COMPLAINED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN THEY FINALLY LOOKED AT IT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY SAID THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. IT COST US $471.98 TO REPLACE FRONT AND BACK PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS. WAS NOT INFORMED THAT A TSB #05-006-08 HAD BEEN ISSUED. PART NUMBER RECOMMENDED IN TSB DOES NOT MATCH PART NUMBER ON MY INVOICE. NOW THEY NEED REPLACED AGAIN A YEAR LATER BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE AND OVERHEATING. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE SAID MY LEFT REAR CALIPER IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO CALIPERS ARE AVAILABLE AS THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I NOW HAVE A VAN THAT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR IT. *TR
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0
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#10286415October 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY BRAKES AND ROTORS (FRONT AND REAR) NEEDED REPLACEMENT ON MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT AFTER ONLY 16000 MILES. THIS IS LESS THAN HALF THE USUAL EXPECTED LIFETIME OF BRAKES. DEALER WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 12K MILES. DEALER SAYS 2008 AND 2009 VANS ARE HEAVIER THAN EARLIER MODELS, BUT THEY STILL USE THE SAME OLD BRAKE SYSTEM FROM EARLIER MODELS. THIS DOESN'T SOUND SAFE OR FAIR TO ME. *TR
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#10285878September 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
25,000 MILES ON OUR 18 MONTH OLD GRAND CARAVAN AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE SHOT. NO WARNING, NO GRINDING, SQUEAKING, NOTHING. I AM READING HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL IN THE MAKING. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE TSB# 05-006-08 BUT CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING. *TR
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#10284838September 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 GRAND CARAVAN HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE NOISE FOR A WHILE, DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. WHEN REAR BRAKES BECAME METAL TO METAL THEY REPLACED REAR PADS AND ROTORS AND TOLD ME FRONTS WERE FINE. UPON LEAVING THE FRONTS WERE STILL DRAGGING, THE NEXT DAY I RETURNED WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING THEY ARE TO REPLACE ALL PADS AND ROTORS SO I FEEL CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO HIDE A MAJOR BRAKE ISSUE. *TR
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0
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#10284855September 22, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. HE STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL BETWEEN 25 MPH - 55 MPH, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 5,000 RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE THRUST BEARING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
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#10284496September 18, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS NEEDED BRAKES AND ROTORS TWO TIMES IN 19000 MILES. I FEEL THIS IS WAY TO SHORT A TIME PERIOD. *TR
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#10284154September 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WARP AND WEAR AT AN ACCELERATED RATE, CHRYSLER RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS THE FIRST TIME AT APPROX 8000 MILES, THEN 7000 MILES LATER THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. CHRYSLER DIDN'T WANT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, BUT AFTER BEING PERSISTENT THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS WITH UPDATED PARTS IF WE PAID $50 OF THE BILL. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A ONE-TIME GOOD-WILL FIX. 10,000 MILES LATER WE ARE STARTING TO FEEL WARPED ROTORS AGAIN. SERVICE ADVISER HAD THE GALL TO SUGGEST DRIVER-ERROR AND IMPROPER BRAKING. *TR
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#10281895August 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, DOORS. *TR
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#10281425August 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED A FEW TIMES. WITHIN ONE WEEK OF LIGHT SPORADICALLY FLASHING THE BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND, METAL TO METAL. THE VAN IS ONLY 14MONTHS OLD WITH 10,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF TIME LENGTH (MISSED BY ONLY TWO MONTHS). CHRYSLER WOULD NOT FIX SO HAD TO REPAIR AT OWN EXPENSE. BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED. RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT/PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR. *TR
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#10280451August 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND DAMAGED THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN SEVEN MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT UNTIL THE BRAKE PADS WERE GRINDING AND FAILED INSPECTION. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,667 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,700. UPDATED 09/15/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/09.*JB
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#10279434August 5, 2009
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A REMOTE CONTROL THAT OPERATES THE REAR HATCH. THE REMOTE IS USED TO PLACE THE WHEELCHAIR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE LIFT. THE REMOTE CONTROL IS DEFECTIVE, AND OPENS AND CLOSES THE REAR HATCH AND SIDE DOORS WITHOUT WARNING WHETHER THE BUTTONS HAVE BEEN PRESSED OR NOT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, BUT HE HAS NOT YET HEARD A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE RESET THE REMOTE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND UNATTENDED, IT COULD EASILY BE STOLEN DUE TO THE DOORS OPENING RANDOMLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 09/01/09. *LJ THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN ON THEIR OWN. UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB
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#10279156August 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT USED FROM A FLEET SERVICE WITH APPROX 28K MILES ON IT. I WENT TO CHECK THE TIRES AND BRAKES MYSELF, AND HAVE DISCOVERED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING. THE PROBLEM IS, NO METAL IS TOUCHING THE ROTORS, YET THEY ARE WORE ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE DOWN TO THE MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 26.4 MM. THE PARTS DEALER WON'T TURN THEM, SO NEW ONES HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREMATURE WEARING ISSUE. *TR
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#10278800July 30, 2009
CHILD SEAT
MY COMPLAINT IS THAT YOU CANNOT SAFELY INSTALL MORE THAN 3 FRONT FACING CAR SEATS INTO A MINI VAN. I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH SEATING FOR 7 THINKING THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT 5 CAR SEATS IN SAFELY. THERE ARE ONLY 3 TOP TEETHER ANCHORS, MEANING THAT I CANNOT PUT 4 FRONT FACING CAR SEATS INTO MY VEHICLE AS NEEDED. IT SEEMS THAT MOST MINIVANS ARE MADE THIS WAY, AND IN TALKING TO OTHER PARENTS, IT HAS LEAD ALOT OF PEOPLE TO INSTALL CAR SEATS WITHOUT USING TO TOP TEETHER. *TR
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#10277443July 20, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMOTE SLIDING DOORS AND REAR HATCH WOULD OPEN AT WILL WHEN THE KEY REMOTE WAS IN THE HIS POCKET. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD BARELY TOUCH THE REMOTE, THE DOORS WOULD OPEN. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ALSO NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,884 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,029. UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB
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#10277230July 17, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS CUT AT 12,832 MILES. VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING WHILE BRAKING AND BRAKES ARE SPONGY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WITH 16,762 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME THE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY TELL ME THIS IS DUE TO HEATING FROM THE BRAKES. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10274909June 25, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 2008. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AT LESS THAN 14000 MILES. COST ME CLOSE TO $400.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED I WILL BE KEEPING THE PARTS THAT HAVE WORN OUT. *TR
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0
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#10274544June 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON VACATION IN ST. LOUIS WE WERE ON HIGHWAY GOING 65 MILES/HOUR AND WE HEARD A RATTLING SOUND. THINKING WE HAD A FLAT TIRE, WE MOVED TOWARD EXIT AND NOTICED THE ENGINE HAD DIED. WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY EXIT. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO!!! AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO SERVICE STATION, WE WERE INFORMED THE COMPUTER THAT TELLS THE ENGINE WHAT TO DO HAS MALFUNCTIONED. WE RENTED A VAN AND DROVE HOME TO MILWAUKEE. WE STILL DON'T HAVE OUR "NEW" VAN AND NOW THE REPAIR STATION SAID THEY WON'T GET THE PART FOR 5 MORE DAYS! THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ON IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, WE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE BACK TO ST. LOUIS WITH A ONE-WAY RENTAL TO PICK UP OUR NEW, ALBEIT, DANGEROUS VAN. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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