Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2008)

1,293 consumer complaints on file.

#10357784September 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED & TURNED OFF WITH NO ONE NEAR THE VAN, THE ENGINE STARTS, THE HORN STARTS BLARING, THE WIPERS TURN ON FULL BLAST, THE WIPER FLUID SHOOTS OUT, AND LIGHTS WONT WORK! AT FIRST, WE COULD DISCONNECT BATTERY OR RELAY & IT WOULD STOP. THE LAST TIME, WE HAD TO DISCONNECT ALTERNATOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357233September 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS AS TO THE FOLLOWING HAPPENING. MY HUSBAND & 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND ABOUT TO GET ON HIGHWAY 101 VENTURA CA., IN OUR 2008 DODGE MINIVAN. MILES ON VEHICLE: 50,000. THE VAN WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE & HE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM THE MOTHER OF THE 2 YEAR OLD THAT WAS IN THE VAN, I AM ALSO A NURSE WHO HAS WORKED IN A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA HOSPITAL & HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF MY HUSBAND & DAUGHTER WERE ON THE HIGHWAY & TRAPPED IN A LANE THAT THEY COULD NOT GET OVER IN THIS COULD OF BEEN A FATALITY. DEALERSHIP TELLS US THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED THE ABOVE SITUATION. WE HAD OUR VAN AT A THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2010 FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL & THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, SO THEY SAID.... AND NOW THIS. 2. MY INLAWS JUST BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE MINIVAN 43,000 MILES & ONE WEEK AFTER THEY BOUGHT IT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM ON VACATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354097September 7, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH SHE HEARD A HIGH PITCH SCRAPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,762.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354021September 6, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR/VALVE STEM 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN...VALVE BROKE OFF IN MY HANDS TODAY. IT IS A $100 VALVE STEM? IT IS CORRODED, AND ONLY HAS 25000 MILES! THIS IS A JOKE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353262September 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAND NEW AND AT 12,000 MILES IT NEEDS BRAND NEW BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FOR MONTHS. CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRENTY ON THE BRAKES FOR THAT YEAR. WE BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! THEY ALSO DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO I AM DRIVING ON BAD BRAKES WITH 4 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353400September 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE FRONT BRAKES DETERIORATED SOONER THAN NORMAL CAUSING THE FRONT ROTORS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE CONTACTED RECEIVED A REFUND FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE FRONT BRAKE DEFECT REGARDING THE MATERIAL PREPARED BY THE FACTORY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO ADVISE THEM THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ALSO FAILED. A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE REAR BRAKE AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352497August 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED (15000 MILES). FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE IN 32000 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED AT 32000 MILES. NOW ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN. TRAVEL AROUND TOWN AND MINOR HIGHWAY ONLY. NO HEAVY BREAKING, ETC. NO ACCIDENT YET! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352172August 26, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE AND WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON IN CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350371August 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES PADS WEAR OUT FAST AND ROTOR KEEP WARPING. HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED 5 TIMES ALREADY. I AM ONLY UP TO 54,000 AND I NEED BRAKES AGAIN. THE LAST BRAKE AND ROTOR JOB WAS AT 39K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350434August 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS A BRAKE DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL PREMATURELY. THE FIRST SET WORE OUT BEFORE 25K MILES AND CAUSED MY WIFE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH LESS THAN 30K ADDITIONAL MILES. THIS IS TOO OFTEN FOR BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349507August 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAIL LIGHTS HAVE QUIT FLASHING WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED WITH THE REMOTE CONTROLS 32,000 PLUS MILES ON VEHICLE. HEAD LIGHTS STILL WORK WITH REMOTE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348436August 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN XLT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND BLACK SMOKE WAS ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE WAS ON THE GROUND AND THE FLAMES WERE 5 FEET TALL. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH CANS OF SODA. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND JUMPED IN THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT UP AND AS HE DID, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT FOUR TREES AND THE GRASS CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. A NEIGHBOR EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN THE TREES AND GRASS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BURN. A SHERIFF AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. SINCE SHE HAD A HEART CONDITION, A PARAMEDIC CAME AND GAVE HER OXYGEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED EVOQ 09/20/10 PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE AIR CONDITIONER CRUISE CONTROL AND READ PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED EVOQ 11/09/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348565August 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NEW 2008 DODGE CARAVAN REAR BRAKES BURN & SQUEAL SINCE NEW. PADS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND CALIPERS TWICE. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO REPEAT USUALLY NO CHARGE SINCE CAR STILL IN WARRANTY (29000 MI). BUT I NEED RELIABLE BRAKES. DEALER SAYS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 BUT CAN'T STOP THE PROBLEM FROM RECURRING. RECENTLY THE ABS & THE HYDRAULIC MODULES WENT AND I HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347394August 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 GR. CARAVAN - ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUE. EVENTS - NOTHING CONSISTENT (SO FAR) SYMPTOMS: INTERMITTENT ISSUE, NOT ABLE TO RECREATE. W/ OR W/O KEY IN IGNITION, HORN WILL BLARE, DUMMY LIGHTS APPEAR, WIPERS (FRNT/BACK) TURN ON, FLUID SQUIRTS, NO A/C FAN (FRNT ONLY). WILL STOP AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, NORMALLY. REMOVE BATTERY CBL AND WAIT, SEEMS TO ALLOW RESET. NEXT TIME START VAN, ENGINE LIGHT (NO CODES FOUND). WILL GO OFF AFTER 2 DRIVE CYCLES. SOMETIMES TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. TURN OFF AND RESTART, SEEMS TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE. OWNED VAN 8 WEEKS, THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES SPREAD OUT OVER THAT PERIOD. TWO INSTANCES OF 5, THE ABS SYSTEM INITIATED WHILE DRIVING (SAME OTHER SYMPTOMS W/HORN WIPER AT THE SAME TIME, SEEM TO BE RELATED). CAUSED UNEXPECTED DRIVING BEHAVIOR WHEN THAT OCCURRED (BRAKES KICKED IN AUTOMATICALLY AND TRANSMISSION TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT). DIAGNOSIS: DEALER HAS REPLACED HORNS, SINCE THEY BURNED OUT (NO TOOLS TO PULL BATTERY CABL). SEARCHED CODES (NONE STORED). SAYS, I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN I'M EXPERIENCING ISSUE:( STARTED IN JUNE '10 AND HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SINCE. LAST INCIDENT 8/4/10. OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346739August 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON A RECENT TRIP FROM FLORIDA, OUR 2008 DODGE VAN EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 70MPH, THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED, CAUSING SMOKE , THE ROTORS HEATING TO THE POINT BEING RED HOT, ALL CAUSING DIFFICULTLY IN STOPPING. AFTER LETTING THE BRAKES COOL AND MAKING OUR WAY TO A REPAIR FACILITY, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REAR CALIPERS HAD SEIZED, FROZEN IN PLACE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND BURN. THE COST OF REPLACING THE BRAKES, CALIPERS AND OTHER PARTS COST OVER $575.00 PLUS THE LOSS OF A DAY TRAVELING AND OVER NIGHT STAY. WE WERE TOLD THAT T THE BRAKES WERE FAILED AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A FIRE DUE THE AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED OR A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345676July 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAD FRONT BRAKES DONE AT 7,000 MILES FOUND OUT THEY WERE GOING TO BE COVERED BECAUSE THERE WAS A SATISFACTION NOTICE THAT JUST CAME OUT...NOW I HAVE 10,386 MILES AND THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE DONE. NEVER HAD TO HAD TO DO REAR BRAKES UNTIL I NEEDED MY THIRD SET OF FRONTS DONE....THIS IS MY THIRD DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. DEALER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345378July 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE LLC, INFORMING ME ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE COMPONENTS OF MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. IN THE LETTER IT STATES THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING MY OWN BRAKES REPLACE BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAVE EXPIRED. THE BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A LOCAL DODGE DEALER THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACE AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 1 YEAR AND 7 MONTHS. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER/DODGE LLC REPEATEDLY ONLY TO RECEIVE EXTREMELY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344759July 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PROBLEMS,BRAKE CALIBERS FREEZING TO ROTORS, REPLACED BRAKES AT 31,000 MILES ON 2008 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO GET CALIBERS TO RELEASE, AT 36,000 MILES NEEDED NEW PADS, BRAKES STILL STICKING TO ROTORS AT 47,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344014July 19, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2008 GRAND CARAVAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343596July 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER MADE CUSTOMER AWARE OF AN INTERNAL MEMO (RRT - RAPID RESPONSE TRANSMISSAL) TO FIX MAIN LTHRUST BEARING IN TRANSMISSION IN SUMMER OF 2009. TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AS OF JULY OF 2010. DEALER/MANUFACTURER IS NOT COOPERATING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD INFORMATION IN JULY 2009 WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND NEVER MADE CUSTOMER AWARE OF BEARING PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS SINCE PASSED OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER IS CHARGING $5000.00 TO FIX TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION TO BE BORDER LINE FRAUD WITH VERY DANGEROUS RAMIFICATIONS TO MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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