2006 Dodge Grand Caravan Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR REAR SHOULDER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT SECURE IN THE HOUSING LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2011 AND ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER I TOOK INTO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY SAID I NEED TO CHANGE OUT MY RACK/PINION/STEERING SINCE IT HAD A SMALL LEAK. NOW I HAVE A LARGER LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VAN WHEREVER I PARK. I CHECKED MYSELF TO SEE THAT THE SMALL PLASTIC CLAMPS HAVE COME LOOSE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THAT DID NOT FIX IT SINCE IT IS NOW LEAKING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO I HAVE A SUNROOF THAT LEAKS WHEN WE WASH THE VAN AND WHEN IT RAINS, I HAVE CLEANED OUT THE DRAINS BUT THE SEAL IS WORN DOWN AND I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT $500 FOR THE PART DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR? I AM HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE LEMON PART OF THE AXLE GOING BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE DOORS WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. RANDOMLY, THE DOORS ALSO DO NOT CLOSE. UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS

THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE SIX MONTHS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. ANY TIME IT RAINS, ESPECIALLY IF MY VEHICLE GOES THROUGH A PUDDLE, THE POWER STEERING IS GREATLY AFFECTED. THE MOST RECENT TIME, THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOST AND I HAD TO USE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO MANEUVER THE CAR INTO A SAFE LOCATION, OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE BELT SQUEALED AND THEN EVERYTHING RESUMED... UNTIL I HIT ANOTHER PUDDLE. IN THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, IT WAS NOT NEARLY AS LONG OF A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, NOR DID THE BATTERY LIGHT COME ON; THE BELTS SQUEALING ALWAYS SIGNALS THAT THE STEERING HAS RESUMED. MY MECHANIC IS BAFFLED AND WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY IN THE RAIN. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *JS

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR HAD TO BE UNLOCKED FROM THE EXTERIOR MANUALLY USING THE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL PANEL ALSO WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE TO BE UPDATED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE THE TECHNICIAN THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ACCELERATOR STICKS, AND I CAN'T UNDO IT. THE VAN STARTS SLOWING DOWN I HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND TO TRY AND GET THE ACCELERATOR UNSTUCK . THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS DOWN ON ITS OWN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO STOP THE ENGINE TO GET THE ACCELERATOR TO UNSTICK. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME THAT THIS HAPPENS IS WHEN I'M DRIVING IN BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH. IT HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY THAT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IN MULTIPLE LANE TRAFFIC IN FEAR THAT IT WILL STICK WHEN I'M IN A MIDDLE LANE AND START SLOWING DOWN AND SOMEBODY HIT ME FROM BEHIND OR BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH NO WAY OUT BECAUSE IT WONT START. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS THE VEHICLE STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND I START TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND START TO TRY AND STOP IT. IF I DON'T PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND POSSIBLY SHUT DOWN. I HAVE READ OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH THE SAME MODEL. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE KILLED. THANKS. *JS

1- PRIOR TO FAILURE WAS JUST DRIVING @ 65MPH ON INTERSTATE 89. CLEAR/CLEAN ROADS. CLEAR SUNNY DAY. THIS TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOST SOME AIR 2 WEEKS AFTER INSTALL BUT HAD MAINTAINED REGULAR PRESSURE SINCE THEN. PRIOR TO TRAVEL ON DATE OF FAILURE, ALL TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND PSI WAS CHECKED. 2- FAILURE WAS A REAR TIRE BLOW OUT. THIS TIRE WAS ONE OF A FULL SET RECENTLY INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AND 445 MILES EARLIER. BLOWOUT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF RUNNING OVER ANY ROAD HAZARD, BUMP OR OBJECT. ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF TIRES THIS INCIDENT DISTURBS ME AND THE SAFETY OF THE TIRE IS SUSPECT. SINCE THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED, EVIDENCE OF SIDEWALL FAILURE WAS ABSENT, BUT THE TREADS WERE NOT PUNCTURED OR CUT AND WERE FREE OF ANY FOREIGN OBJECTS. THE BLOWOUT INFLICTED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL LINING BY CAUSING A CRACK AND A HOLE MEASURING APPROX 1' X 2". 3- THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE OF THE SAME MODEL. COOPER TIRES REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, POINTING OUT THAT THE SIDEWALLS WERE DESTROYED THEREFORE SO WAS ANY EVIDENCE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT COOPER HAS HAD SOME HISTORY OF VERY SIMILAR FAILURES IN THE PAST AND THAT MAY EXPLAIN THE UNWILLINGNESS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS PREMATURE FAILURE OR TO OFFER ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENT OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. BESIDES THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRE AND THE LACK OF CONCERN FROM THE MANUFACTURER, I WORRY THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. I AM THANKFUL THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY IN THIS INCIDENT. I AM HOPING THAT THIS COMPLAINT AND MY ADDITIONAL EFFORTS WILL RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS POTENTIAL DANGER AND PROMPT CONSUMERS TO CAREFULLY MONITOR ANY COOPER CS4 TIRES. I URGE ANY CONSUMER WHO MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL OR PREMATURE FAILURE OF ANY COOPER CS4 TIRE TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO ASSIST IN DISCOVERING ANY TRENDS AND PERHAPS AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TIRE INVOLVED IN THIS FAILURE WAS DISPOSED OF. *JS

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH GASOLINE, THE CAR WILL OFTEN STALL TEMPORARILY AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE CAR HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS USING A POOR BRAND OF GASOLINE, BUT I JUST RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL FOR STICKING FUEL FILL VALVE ON MY OTHER VEHICLE, WHICH HAS NEVER (TO MY KNOWLEDGE) EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH BUT THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

MY 2006 GRAND CARAVAN HAS HAD PROBLEMS ALMOST SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2007 (IT HAD 18,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT). IT NOW ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. MY DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE (29,000 MILES). THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED (65,000 MILES). WHEN IT RAINS MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT PERIODICALLY (65,000 MILES) . MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON (HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN TO CHECK IT YET) (66,000 MILES) AND NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON (68,000 MILES). ALSO I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING IT. IT CLICKS CLICKS CLICKS LIKE A HUNDRED TIMES THEN EVENTUALLY IT STARTS. *TR

WHEN I GOT TO WORK AND WENT TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF BUT IT KEPT DINGING LIKE THEY WERE STILL ON. I TURNED THE SWITCH ON THEN OFF AGAIN AND IT STILL KEPT DINGING AND THE SMALLER HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND DIDN'T SHUT OFF AFTER I HAD SHUT OFF LIGHTS. I HAD TO GO BACK AND DO THE SAME THING WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH AND THEN THEY FINALLY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ARE JAMMED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT UNLOCK EVEN MANUALLY. WHILE THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A MINOR ISSUE, IF WE WERE TO END UP IN AN ACCIDENT WITH NO WAY FOR MY 5 CHILDREN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE EXCEPT THROUGH THE FRONT 2 DOORS, IT WOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS OCCASIONAL MALFUNCTION, THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY MECHANISM THAT AT LEAST ALLOWS FOR IT TO OPERATE MANUALLY BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND ON MANY SITES THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A COMPLAINT AND THEY REFERRED ME HERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CLUSTER ABOVE HER HEAD ALL FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED SEVERAL LIGHT BULBS BUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. ..UPDATED 12/06/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STUDS ON THE WHEELS WERE FRACTURING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE STUDS WERE FRACTURED BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO SOFT AND WEAKENED OVER TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STUDS AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

VAN STALLS A FEW MINUTES AFTER RE-FUELING TANK TO FULL LEVEL. TANK IS NOT TOPPED OFF BEYOND WHAT AUTO SHUT-OFF NOZZLE AT STATION ALLOWS. STALLING QUITE OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING BACK ONTO MAIN STREETS FROM GAS STATION. ALL POWER BRAKING AND STEERING IS LOST WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHICH PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. VAN MUST BE COMPLETELY STOPPED AND RESTARTED. ONCE RESTARTED, VEHICLE DOES NOT EXHIBIT PROBLEM UNTIL NEXT FILL UP. *TR

THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER LOCK AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THEY HAVE TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, THEY CAN NOW OPEN THE DOORS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING IF AN ADULT FORGETS TO LOCK THEM. THE LIFT GATE IN THE BACK NO LONGER CHIMES WHEN OPENING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE CAN GET WHACKED WITH THE DOOR, NOT KNOWING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO OPEN. THE PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON OR COME ON SPONTANEOUSLY AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF. THIS IS A PROBLEM. VERY EASY FOR THE OWNER TO COME OUT IN THE MORNING TO A DEAD BATTERY AND A CAR THAT WON'T START. SOME OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE HEADLIGHTS CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING, A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT I FELT A SNAP IN THE STEERING. COMPLETED THE TRIP WHILE FEELING HEAVY STEERING TO THE RIGHT. STEERING SEEMED OK. GOT HOME AND TRIED THE STEERING FULL LEFT TO FULL RIGHT AND THE STEERING LOCKED IN THE LEFT TURN POSITION. THOUGHT THE PARKING STEERING LOCK WAS THE PROBLEM AND WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER IT LOCKED IN THE D2 POSITION AND AFTER MORE JIGGLING THE LEVER LOCKED IN THE LO POSITION. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING ALL OF THIS TIME. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE KNEE TO THE LOWER LEG AREA. THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THE PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSTIC REPORT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND WAS NOT DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. ALSO, THE COMPUTER DETECTED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR OVER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DRIVING HOURS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR NO LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES, AND THE INFORMATION IN THE PRELIMINARY REPORT WAS FALSE, IN REGARDS TO THE OPERATIONAL HOURS OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UYPDATED 09/16/11 *BF UPDATED 2/10/12 *CN

HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY EXTINGUISH WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. INITIAL ACTIVATION OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SPORADICALLY FAILS TO ACTIVATE HEADLIGHTS, OR ACTIVATION IS DELAYED BY SEVERAL SECONDS. TOGGLING THE SWITCH WILL OCCASIONALLY RETURN FUNCTION TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR DAILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD ONLY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. HORN DOES NOT WORK. CRUISE WORKS SOMETIMES. DIAGNOSIS IS CLOCK SPRING. REVIEW OF ONLINE INFO SHOWS REPEATED CLOCK SPRING RECALLS FROM LATE 1990S TO EARLY 2000S. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 37,000 MILES ON IT. AIRBAG IS NON-FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME, AS IS HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL, HENCE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ON 6/27/11 THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN OUR 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FOR NO REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE DRIVER HAD MINOR INJURIES. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR COST AND HAVE GIVEN US A REPAIR QUOTE OF ABOUT $4000.00. CHRYSLER TOLD US THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON FOR 250 DRIVING HOURS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, BUT THAT IS COMPLETELY FALSE. THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE REPORT TO US. AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. AFTER THE INCIDENT, WE WERE TOLD ABOUT A PREVIOUS AIRBAG RECALL ON SOME 2006 GRAND CARAVANS. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE 2008 GRAND CARAVANS WERE ALSO RECALLED FOR UNEXPECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ALSO THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/25/11 *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE BLOWS OUT OF NO WHERE LEAVING THE VAN ALMOST INOPERABLE. I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 3.8 LITER ENGINES. IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEN THERE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD KNOCKING AND A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT HAD "DISAPPEARED". TO CORRECT THE ISSUE A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED AND THESE NEWER ENGINES FROM CHRYSLER HAVE A MODIFIED OIL PUMP WHICH TELLS ME THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ARE CORRECTING IT BUT ONLY AFTER YOU SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE NEW MOTOR. *TR

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS- BUT GRAND CARAVANS 05 AND 06 MODELS ARE ALL HAVING REAR EVAPORATOR'S THAT ARE BREAKING DOWN. IN FACT IF YOU PUT IN "REAR EVAPORATOR" INTO GOOGLE THE FIRST LINK IS ABOUT THE GRAND CARAVAN PROBLEM. THAT'S HOW BAD IT IS. IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PART AND THEY AREN'T DOING A RECALL DUE TO BAD CRAFTSMANSHIP. I DON'T THINK THIS CONSTITUTES A SAFETY RECALL BUT AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE GETTING CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED EACH WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE AND ONLY THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE OTHER WINDOWS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC CHECKED TO SEE IF THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD ANY POWER AND IT DID NOT. THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH CAUSED OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SWITCH BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC THEN REPLACED THE ESM MODULE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS HAD MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ORDER TO RELEASE BOTH REAR DOORS AN OCCUPANT MUST MANUALLY OPEN THEM FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - DOOR DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE OR OPEN WITH AUTOMATIC BUTTON - WIRE IN DOOR TRACK WAS SEVERED FROM MULTIPLE OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS - HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER VANS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CURB WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. ONE WEEK LATER THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACEMENT

CAR WAS PARKED. I HAD OPENED DOOR MANUALLY. THOUGHT IT WASN'T FULLY OPENED; HIT POWER BUTTON ON DOOR JAMB TO OPEN FULLY. THEN LEANED AGAINST DOOR WITH LEFT HAND AND BENT OVER TO REMOVE ICE TRACKS FROM SHOES. DOOR CLOSED INSTEAD OF OPENING AND BEFORE I COULD REACT IT CLOSED AND LOCKED ON THUMB AND SEVERED IT COMPLETELY JUST IN FRONT OF KNUCKLE . SENSORS SUPPOSEDLY DESIGNED TO PREVENT DOOR CLOSING ON LIMBS DID NOT WORK. SENSORS ARE SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS INJURY, OR SO I THOUGHT. CAR HAS 3 BUTTONS TO ACTIVATE DOORS: OVERHEAD CONSOLE; REMOTE KEY & INSIDE DOOR JAMB. IF SENSOR DOES NOT WORK POWER DOOR COULD ACTIVATED FROM ANY ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS BY SOMEONE NOT FULLY AWARE OF ACTIVITY AROUND DOOR TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

2006 DODGE CRAND CARAVAN REAR POWER SLIDING DOORS. INITIALLY WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH ELECTRIC LOCKS. NOW DOORS OPEN/CLOSE PARTIALLY ABOUT 10 INCHES FROM THE CLOSED POSITION. *TR

PRESS DOWN ON TURN SIGNAL STALK AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON. PRESS UP ON TURN SIGNAL STALK AND LEFT BLINKER COMES ON. SOMETIMES NEITHER TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK AT ALL WHEN TURN SIGNAL STALK IS PUSHED UP OR DOWN. *KB

AFTER HAVING MY 06 DODGE GC SERVICED AT THE LOCAL DEALER FOR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT 72,000 MILES, I WAS INFORMED MY RACK AND PINION WAS BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1100. JUST THE RESPONSE FOR THIS SITE ALONE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM AND DODGE SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OPPOSITE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AMONG HIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBL. UPDATED 09/09/11

2006 GRAND CARAVAN RACK & PINION WENT BAD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL CHRYSLER VANS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2011 WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. ON FEBRUARY 14, 2011 I READ ONLINE ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 10V008000 AND NHTSA ACTION # RQ09003 THAT STATED THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER FREE OF COST. ON FEBRUARY 17,2011 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DODGE FOR THIS TO BE FIXED AND THEY STATED M VIN WAS NOT ONE OF THE VINS COVERED BY THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN SO I HAD TO PAY $225 TO HAVE THE FRONT AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND WIRING LEADING UP TO THE SENOR REPLACED. *TR

FAILURE OF STEERING GEAR BOX LEAKING POWERSTEERING FLUID. VAN IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD. INTERNET SITES SHOW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. ONE SITE STATES THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, 9000 PARTS NEEDED. TALKED TO THE DEALER AND WANT TO CHARGE TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE PART AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR RECALLED. *TR

RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON MY VAN THAT HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. IT IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. *LN

FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, I HAVE HEARD A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE, NORMALLY AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MILES. WHEN I SLOW DOWN, THE WHINING LOWERS IN PITCH; WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE PITCH GOES UP. IN RECENT WEEKS, THE WHINING HAS GOTTEN LOUDER. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR UNDER TWO YEARS. IT HAS HANDLED WELL AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, AFTER SPENDING SEVEN HOURS, INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING FLUID WAS LOW DUE TO A LEAK AND THAT THE STEERING RACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1250 PLUS LABOR (IT WOULD BE AN ALL DAY JOB). THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT I WOULD SOON NEED A SERPENTINE BELT, WHICH WOULD COST $125 PLUS LABOR. UPON RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMMON IN 2006 GRAND CARAVAN MODELS BUT THAT DODGE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO RECALL THEM. I HAVE LOOKED AT PRICING OF THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THIS AND FIND THE RACK AVAILABLE FOR A TENTH OF THE PRICE THIS DEALERSHIP (SHELBY MOTORS IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS) WANTED TO CHARGE. I HAVE ALSO READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THE SUCCESSFUL REMEDIES THAT WERE USED INSTEAD, INCLUDING REPLACING A FAULTY STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR. THE POWER STEERING HAS NOT WORKED ANY DIFFERENTLY THAT IT DID THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE PITCH IS NOT AFFECTED BY TURNING. I ALSO READ THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING IN A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE SEEN NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LEAK ON MY GARAGE FLOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAD TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON THE 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT STOPPED THE CLOSING CYCLE WITHIN 6 INCHES OF BEING CLOSED. DUE TO THE CYCLE STOPPING, THE DOOR DID NOT REVERSE THUS TRAPPING A 3 YEAR OLD BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME. THE DRIVER HAD TO WALK AROUND THE VAN AND MANUALLY PUSH THE DOOR OPEN THE FREE THE CHILD. THE DOOR HAS NOT FULLY CLOSED USING THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FEATURE SINCE THIS OCCURRED. *TR

POWER STEERING COMPLAINT FOR 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THERE IS A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS AND IS CONSTANTLY REPLACED. PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAVE INCLUDED A REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING FLUID, REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, AND REPLACEMENT OF FILTER. THE PROBLEM IS FIXED FOR AN INTERMITTENT TIME AFTER EACH REPAIR AND THEN RETURNS. A SEARCH OF COMMON AUTOMOBILE FORUMS FOR "2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER STEERING DEFECT" REVEALS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. IT IS NOTED THAT THE NORMAL RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION SET. THIS IS HAPPENING ON VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES. MOST ORIGINAL COMPLAINTS APPEAR TO OCCUR ON VEHICLES BETWEEN 40,000 AND 60,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE 2 2006 GRAND CARAVANS, BOTH WITH ABOUT 80K MILES. BOTH OF THE AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AND THEY STAY ON. CHECKING THE INTERNET, CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR OVER 300K 2005 AND 2006 VEHICLES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ONE OF THE CARS IS COVERED AND THE OTHER IS NOT. THE VIN IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BACK REAR WINDOW IMPLODED FOR THE SECOND TIME(FIRST TIME 2009, SECOND TIME 2010), NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR WHY THIS HAPPENS OTHER THAN IT WAS COLD AND SNOWY OUTSIDE SO THE WEATHER MUST HAVE CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR, (THAT IS WHAT THEY SAY) MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VAN IN THE DRIVEWAY GETTING READY TO LEAVE SO I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT "NOTHING" WENT THRU THE WINDOW JUST A MAJOR DEFECT OF DODGE. NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VAN STARTING WHEN VAN HAD 5000 MILES, AIR BAG SENSOR ON, SLIDING DOORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, LOUD SOUND FROM ENGINE, TIE RODS NEED REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME, CONTROL ARM BROKE, LOCKS MAKE A WHINY SOUND, CHECK SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON TOLD 3 TIMES THAT WE NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS . REALLY AT 30,000 MILES. WE CHANGED THEM, LIGHT STILL ON TODAY. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF VAN NOW DEALER SATES THAT THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, EGV VALVE, VALVE GASKET, ALL NEEDS REPLACED AND THE LIGHT ON HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SPARK PLUGS, GO FIGURE. I HAVE SENT DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER LETTERS IN REGARDS TO MY SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS WOULD BE MY FOURTH TIME CALLING CHYRSLER ABOUT MAJOR ISSUES. THEY LACK CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NOTHING EVER DONE. WE PURCHASED NEW AND VAN IS NOW 5 YEARS OLD WITH SAME AND NEW PROBLEMS SINCE 5000 MILES, NOW HAS 77,000. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING A DODGE VAN AGAIN!! *TR

INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. UPON TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS, THEY OCCASIONALLY DON'T WORK. THEY INTERMITTENTLY FAIL COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE OR PROVOCATION RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM CONCERNING OTHER YEARS OF THESE VEHICLES ON INTERNET FORUMS. THERE ARE NO KNOWN REASONS FOR THE PROBLEM. I'VE ASKED MY MECHANIC AND A DODGE DEALER AND THEY BOTH SAY IT'S A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY ANSWERS. *TR

ON THE 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH REAR STOW N GO SEATING, A PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN A CHILD BOOSTER SEAT ON ONE OF THE BACK STOW N GO SEATS. THE SEAT APPEARED TO BE LOCKED INTO POSITION. HOWEVER, IN TRANSIT THE SEAT EXPLODED BACKWARDS WITH THE CHILD. THE CHILD HIT THEIR HEAD ON THE BACK DOOR. THE ENDING POSITION WAS THE TAILGATING POSITION WITH THE CHILD'S HEAD CAUGHT ON THE REAR DOOR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STX 3.8L VAN. THE VAN HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE NOISE IS PREVALENT WHEN COLD OR WARM AND WHEN TURNING. THOUGHT THIS MAY BE A POWER STEERING ISSUE. CHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID. NOISE STILL PERSISTS. TIGHTENED SERPENTINE BELT. NOISE STILL PERSISTS. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A RACK AND PINION ISSUE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR