2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Complaint Log

BRAKES "BURNING" AGAIN. *KB

THE WIRELESS KEY ENTRY WENT BAD, THE AC LEAKED ON MY FAN INSIDE THE CAR, THE KEY NOW GETS STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE TO REMOVE. NOW THE RADIATOR FAN WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 10V611000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER) AND 11V394000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE CONTACT HAD BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE JULY 2011. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS WERE TAKING EXTREMELY LONG TO BE SHIPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *JS

HORN BLOWS, WIPERS CYCLE (FRONT AND REAR) CONTINUOUSLY, WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYS FLUID CONTINUOUSLY TRANSMISSION IS IN LIMP IN MODE. *TR

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

POWETRAIN-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 1. MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS 2. OCCURRED ALL THE TIME UP UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY GAVE OUT. 3. TEARDOWN OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND REBUILD/REPLACEMENT OF "THRUST BEARINGS" AND OTHER PARTS DETERMINED BY THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE CALIBER MECHANISM. I HAS THE CALIBER REPLACED IN MARCH AND HAD NEW BREAK PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED. I DROVE ABOUT LESS THAN 3000 MILE AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. IN THIS LAST EPISODE I HAVE PAID OUT $1300 IN JUST PARTS, NOT TO MENTION LABOR COSTS, AND TWO $100 TOW BILLS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. I HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE BREAK CALIBER FULLY LOADED MECHANISM AND DROVE 20 MILES AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED DUE TO THE BREAK CALIBER FREEZING AGAIN. THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH OF MYSELF MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND FAMILY EVENTS. I GOT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF IT SIZE AFFORDABLE FOR ME AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME. I THOUGHT BECAUSE IT WAS NEWER THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE BEFORE MAJOR ISSUES WOULD HAPPEN. I HAVE ONLY THIS CAR A YEAR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 20 MILES BEFORE HAVING IT TOWED TO A GARAGE SINCE THIS LAST ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE PAD AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF IT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THIS LAST TIME I HAD TO TOW IT TO MY HOME AS I CANNOT PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO IT YET I STILL HAVE 6 YEARS OF PAYMENTS LEFT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IF THEY CANNOT FIX IT THAN THEY NEED TO GIVE ME A NEW VAN. *TR

FRONT HUB BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 47,155 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WHEN SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY STALLED A SECOND TIME AND WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 08/10/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HEADLIGHTS STARTED WITH A FLICKERING AND RANDOM SHUT OFF, NOW NO REGULAR HEADLIGHTS BUT HIGH BEAM COME ON FOR A SECOND WHEN YOU SWITCH THEM ON BUT WON"T STAY ON. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX AT 2 DEALERSHIPS. POSSIBLE PROBLEM FROUNT MODULE BUT NO PART AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE TO EVEN TRY TO FIX IT. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP USED PART WOULD MESS UP "BRAIN" ON VEHICLE SO USED PART NOT OPTION EITHER. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WANTED TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BRAKES ON OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY FOR THE VEHICLE THEY ARE ON, AS THEY ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3,000 - 4,000 MILES. CHRYSLER KNOWS IT IS AN ISSUE, BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. THEY BLAME IT ON OUR DRIVING STYLE, BUT THAT IS NOT CORRECT. WE CURRENTLY OWN A FORD TAURUS WHICH IS DRIVEN MORE THAN THE VAN, AND THE BRAKES LAST 40,000 MILES PLUS. WE HAVE OWNED 10-15 CARS IN OUR DRIVING LIFE, AND THEY ALL HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED AROUND 40,000 MILES. THE CARAVAN ALSO HAS TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES CHANGED QUITE OFTEN, WHICH TYPICALLY ONLY HAPPENS 1 TIME IN THE 100,000 MILE LIFE OF OUR OTHER CARS. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "BRAKE LIFE EXPECTANCY", AND THE THIRD LINK PULLED UP WAS THE FOLLOWING FORUM WHERE MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1BBE4A JUST WANTED TO PASS ALONG MY CONCERNS. THANKS!! *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES OF MY VAN NOT STARTING. IT HAS ONLY BEEN DOCUMENTED 3 TIMES, AND EACH AND EVERY TIME I BRING IT IN THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THERE IS NO FAULTY CODE. THE FIRST TIME IT IS DOC. WAS OCT. 12 2009, SECOND WAS JULY 23 2010. THE LAST ONE THAT WAS DOCUMENTED WAS JUNE 1 2011. THEY WANTED TO TOW IT IN, IN THE MEANTIME MY HUSBAND GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO TURN THE CAR ON, APPLY BRAKE AND SHIFT TO N, THEN TURN OFF AND RESTART. THIS DID HELP AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE VAN. IT WAS 'DEAD MANS SWITCH'. THEY STILL DID TOW IT IN AND SURPRISINGLY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME NEXT TIME TO NOT START IT LIKE THAT AGAIN AND JUST GET IT TOWED IN AGAIN. WHEN I WENT TO PICK MY VAN UP THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A 'PENDING' RECALL. SO WITH THREE KIDS, A HUSBAND WHO TRAVELS FOR WORK AND I HAVE TO WAIT TO HAVE A SOLID RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE WAIST OF MY TIME AND IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND WORRISOME. EACH AND EVERY TIME I HAVE BROUGHT MY VAN IN THEY HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MATTER AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES. MY DOORS HAVE ALSO LOCKED ON THEIR OWN AND THE REMOTE START WILL FAIL OFTEN, THEY HAVE REPLACED MY KEYS, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AT 64,000 MILES. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN SE... BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED UP. CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR ON BOTH THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT 30 MPH+. THE CALIPERS CAUSE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT BETWEEN 8000 MILES TO 14000 MILES, FAR SOONER THAN NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WOULD CAUSE. DEALERSHIPS ARE REPAIRING FAULTY CALIPERS UNDER "GOOD WILL" TICKETS, WHICH ARE TREATED LIKE A WARRANTY REPAIRS IN RESPECTS TO CHARGES TO THE VEHICLES OWNER. TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP ALLUDED THAT THE 2008 AND 2009 MODEL YEAR FOR DODGE CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS ARE KNOWN FOR SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEMS. SEIZED CALIPERS CAN ALSO CAUSE SEVERE SHIFTS IN THE STEERING WHILE BRAKING, WHICH COULD CAUSE COLLISIONS OR ACCIDENTS. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN TO OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED IT TO MANY WEBSITES AND DEALERSHIPS. *TR

WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE IN WISCONSIN DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR BRAKE ON MY DAUGHTER'S VAN SUDDENLY SEIZED. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE, THE ENTIRE WHEEL WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING SMELL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A CHRYSLER DEALER RIGHT THERE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LEFT REAR CALIPER 'HUNG UP' ON THE BRAKE. THEY SAID THAT THE CALIPER ADAPTER WAS NEW TO THIS MODEL (2008), THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS A NEWER DESIGN BUT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE BRAKES AND I CONTINUED TO CHICAGO TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE THERE. LATER MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME THAT IN APRIL 2011, THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED BUT ON THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. AGAIN THIS WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD SQUEALING. AFTER TAPPING THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES THE SOUND WENT AWAY AND SHE CONTINUED. THIS IS WHY THE DEALER SAID THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTOR ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WORSE, MY DAUGHTER'S BROTHER-IN-LAW BOUGHT THE SAME MODEL CARAVAN IN 2008. ON A TRIP TO VIRGINIA, ALSO ON THE INTERSTATE, THEIR BRAKES SEIZED IN THE SAME MANNER. WHEN WE GOT TO CHICAGO, I TOOK THE VAN INTO ROESCH CHRYSLER IN ELMHURST ILLINOIS. THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS UNDER WARRANTY BUT CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON MY DAUGHTER'S VAN, THAT IT ALSO HAPPENED ON HER BROTHER-IN-LAW'S SAME MODEL/YEAR VAN, THAT THE CALIPER DESIGN WAS NEW IN 2008, THAT SINCE THEN A NEW CALIPER DESIGN HAS BEEN RELEASED ' LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL CALIPER/BRAKE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MOREOVER, CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES AS A SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN AN OVER HEATED WHEEL COULD HAVE CAUSED A HIGH SPEED BLOWOUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE AND A NEW KEY WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR HER EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THEIR MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DISCHARGE HOSE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V611000 (EQUIPMENT: ELECTRICAL: AIR CONDITIONER) AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,548.

FRONT BRAKES WORN OUT AT 18K MILES - NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY - NOT CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE? PADS GONE - ROTORS HEAVILY GROOVED. *KB

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT. ONCE IN A WHILE SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM WILL HELP FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, BUT USUALLY I AM COMPLETELY WITHOUT LIGHTS WHEN IT HAPPENS. THERE IS NO WARNING. THE RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT EVEN WORK ANYMORE WHEN THAT HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN IN A NUMBER OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I END UP HAVING TO HOPE I CAN FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, WITHOUT BEING HIT FIRST, AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN UNTIL THE LIGHTS FINALLY WORK. NOTHING ELSE STOPS WORKING, JUST THE LIGHTS. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY DODGE HAS NO RECALL ON THIS. THE SHOP WERE IT IS BEING REPAIRED STATED THAT DODGE HAD A RECALL ON ANOTHER VAN FOR THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND THEY ARE THE SAME BEARINGS AND SAME PART NUMBER FOR MY VAN. *TR

THE BRAKES ON OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT COMPLETELY RUSTED AT 26,500 MILES. AS OF 5/26/2011. PRIOR TO THAT (05/27/2010) THE BRAKES RUSTED AND LOCKED AT 19,844. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON A PLATFORM TRUCK BECAUSE TIRES, WHEELS ASSEMBLIES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED AT THAT TIME. BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULSATING AND STARTED TO MAKE HARMONIC SOUNDS IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. BRAKES WERE SPONGY WITH THE PULSATING CREATING VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. HAVE FORMALLY FILED A COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER. CLERK AT CHRYSLER INDICATED UNUSUAL NUMBER OF CALLS BUT NO DETAIL, JUST THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES INVOLVING DODGE CARAVAN AND TOWN AND COUNTRY. VAN IS AT DEALER BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *TR

THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH OUR MINI VAN. THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE IN GEAR. WE HAVE THE WIN MODULE REPLACED AS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN NEW MODELS, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AS A FAMILY WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP CLUES THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS REFUSING TO ACT ON A SOLUTION.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH A 4.0 ENGINE THE ENGINE JUST STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING! THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MATTER. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND I SHOULD CHECK THE BATTERY. NO CODES COME ON AND THE BATTERY IS FINE, ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ELECTRONICS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V139000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS) WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL 2014. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE REAR DRIVER CALIPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,643.

I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT UTTER AND MOTORS 1 TIME THEY GET VERY HOT AND SMELL LIKE THEIR BURNING ALSO A POSSIBLE HUB BEARING IS GOING OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE LAST BUT NOT LEASE MY LIGHT ON RADIO IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I'VE OBSERVED ON THE WEB SITE SEVERAL DODGE GRANDCARAVANS HAVE BEEN HAVING. *TR

PURCHASED USED 2008 GRAND CARAVAN 2/12/10 WITH 29,695 MILES, ALL FOUR ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY 39,471 MILES ON 03/23/11. NOW AT 52,500 MILES AND 10/10/12 ALL ROTORS AND PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. BRAKES SHOULD NOT WEAR LIKE THIS. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING. *TR

HERE WE GO AGAIN. FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS AT 18,000 MILES ON A 2008 GRAND CARAVAN. THEN THE RECALL, NOW THE REAR BRAKES AT 35K. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER HE STATED THE REAR BRAKES COULD WEAR OUT AT 8K MILES(R U KIDDING ME) SOME SERVICE MANAGER. BACK BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 40-50K WHEN NOT TOWING. THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS AND PADS HAVE THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE FRONT. I CHANGED THE REAR PADS AND 1 GLIDE WAS MISSING AND THAT PAD WAS WORN ALOT MORE THAN THE OTHER 3. THANKS DODGE, GREAT VEHICLE. ALSO WHO WAS THE GENIUS THAT CAME UP WITH THE 225 65 16 TIRE SIZE, NICE JOB. *TR

MY WIFE CAME HOME FRIDAY(3/11/11) COMPLAINING THAT HER FRONT BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. SO THE FOLLOWING DAY I JACKED THE 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN UP TO INSPECT FOR A PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WORN DOWN WITH METAL TO METAL CONTACT FROM THE BRAKE PADS. THE VAN HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT. BACK DURING OCTOBER WE GOT A LETTER FROM DODGE STATING WE NEEDED TO BRING OUR VAN IN FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION FOR THE FRONT BRAKES BECAUSE THERE WERE ISSUES OF PREMATURE FRONT PAD FAILURE SO WE COMPLIED. AT THAT TIME THEY NOTICED NO PROBLEM,BUT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT PADS ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM DODGE, BUT THEY STATE THERE IS ONLY A 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR BRAKE PARTS/PROBLEMS. *TR

MARCH 8, 2011; VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR SERVICE,WHILE PERFORMING THE SERVICE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, PRESSURE SENSOR FELL APART.THIS WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SENSOR. OTHER SENSORS IN THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE NOT CHECKED AT THAT TIME. JUNE 5, 2011; COMPUTER WARNED OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE, I ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR INTO LEFT FRONT TIRE, TOOK THE CAP OFF, PUT THE AIR NOZZLE ON AND THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FOUND OUT HOW TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. JUNE 6, 2011; I WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER, SNOW TIRES REMOVED, TO BE REPLACED WITH SUMMER TIRES. THE TECHNICIANS REPORTED THAT TWO OF THE SENSORS, VALVE STEM ASSEMBLY CAME APART. I REQUESTED STANDARD VALUE STEMS TO PUT IN 3 OF THE TIRES.I FEEL THIS IS SAFER, SEEING THAT THE VALVE STEM IS NOW, A ONE PIECE UNIT. NOT SOMETHING THAT TWO PIECES OF METAL THAT ARE ADHERED TOGETHER AND DON'T STAND A CHANCE IN OUR CLIMATE. THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, VALUE STEMS ARE 3 YEARS OLD, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL CONCERNED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPLIANT DEPARTMENT AT CHRYSLER DODGE IN MICHIGAN, AS WHAT WILL BE DONE, DON'T KNOW YET. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD, IT HAD BEEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES SINCE I HAD LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO HAVE MY A/C SERVICED. MY REAR BRAKES HAD BEEN SERVICED LESS THAN 6,000 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND HAD BEEN CHECKED THE NIGHT BEFORE BY A JUST BRAKES TECHNICIAN. AS I WAS DRIVING I BEGAN TO HEAR SOME SQUEALING. WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED A HUGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE REAR OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO COAST IN TO THE JUST BRAKES SHOP WHERE TECHNICIANS LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OF MY REAR BRAKES. THE TEMPERATURE HAD REACHED SO HIGH THAT THE ASSEMBLY ITSELF WAS WHITE HOT AND SMOKING. HAD I NOT BEEN CLOSER TO THE SHOP MY BRAKES MIGHT HAVE FAILED BECAUSE THE PADS WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED WHEN THEY TOOK THEM OFF. I HAVE THE OLD PADS IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MINIVAN IS NOT DRIVEN IN THE CITY, NO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, MAJORITY OF MILES WERE DONE ON THE INTERSTATE.

THE VAN HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THERE IS NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING. THERE ARE NO ERROR LIGHTS THAT DISPLAY ON THE DASH. ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK THE ENGINE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON A SIMILIAR ISSUE ON THE 2010 CARAVAN WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS OWNING A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON MY VAN FOR THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF. THERE WAS ALSO AN UNUSUAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,508.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD UPGRADE THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT SURE THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. THE DOORS BELT WHICH HOUSES AND PROTECTS THE WIRING THAT CONTROLS THE BUTTON & MOTOR WOULD BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE THE DOOR TO POP BACK OPEN. DUE TO THIS ISSUE CONSTANTLY HAPPENING IT CAUSED THE PLASTIC CASING WHICH HOUSES THE RECALL PINS AND METAL WIRE THAT OPEN AND CLOSES THE DOOR TO CRACK AND EXPOSE THE METAL RECALL PIN. ONCE THE PLASTIC COVERING WAS FULLY CRACKED WHICH BY THE WAY HAPPENED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN FRONT OF A SERVICE MANAGER. THE DOOR THEN BECAME STUCK OPEN. WE COULDN'T EVEN CLOSE IT MANUALLY. I HAD HOPED THIS ISSUE WOULD HAD BEEN IN THE ORIGINAL DOOR RECALL SINCE THE WIRE STRAP HAD TO BE ZIPPY TIED DOWN. AND THE SAME WIRING HARNESS THAT NEEDED TO BE ZIPPY TIED DOWN DUE TO IT BECOMING LOOSE IS THE CAUSE OF THE BREAK, I AM VERY VERY UPSET WITH THIS ISSUE. ESPECIALLY THAT DOOR BEING THE MAIN DOOR MY YOUNG CHILDREN 8,4,AND 2 USE FOR SCHOOL. THE DOOR IS TO HEAVY FOR MY CHILDREN TO OPEN AND CLOSE BY THEMSELVES.. I HAVE NOT ONCE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. AND WHAT'S EVEN MORE UPSETTING IS THE SMALL PLASTIC PIECE THAT BROKE CAN'T BE REPLACED BY IT'S SELF BUT AS A WHOLE DOOR COMPONENT. WHY WOULD YOU USE PLASTIC TO HOUSE SUCH IMPORTANT PIECES WHEN OTHER MANUFACTURES USE METAL? IF I HAD NOTICE THIS WAS PLASTIC I WOULDN'T HAD PURCHASED THIS VAN. AND WENT WITH THE ORIGINAL VAN I LOOKED AT. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE BRAKES, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS ON THE FRONT WHEELS WERE REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,6000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,986. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN AT 28,000 MILES. UPDATED 03/08/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A YEARLY INSPECTION, AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE POWER PRESSURE HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A REPORT AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE POWER PRESSURE HOSE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,037 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68.545.

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING RECALL FOR SLIDING DOOR. BECAUSE OF A FEW MONTHS ON RECALL DATES MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PART OF THE RECALL ,MY CLIPS HAVE COMPLETELY BROKEN AND WIRES BROKE APART WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED.THE COMPLETE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR NO LONGER WORKS AND THIS SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE HAS THIS PROBLEM.THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY ROUTED WIRE HARNESS THAT MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THE LOWER SLIDING DOOR HINGE BRACKET CAN MAKE CONTACT AND WEAR THROUGH THE WIRE INSULATION. *TR

WE PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH @ 15K MILES IN MAY 2010 - IN JANUARY 2011 AT @ 30K MILES WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS THE WHOLE WAY AROUND. I SPOKE WITH 3 MECHANICS WHO 1) SAID ROTORS AT THIS LOW MILEAGE WAS UNHEARD OF AND 2) THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THEN, JUST 3 WEEKS AGO, AT 55513 MILES, MY LEFT FRONT AXLE / CV JOINT SNAPPED. FROM (PLENTY OF) ONLINE RESEARCH, I LEARNED 2 THINGS - 1) THIS BREAK SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN A VEHICLE SO NEW AND 2) ALL 2008 CHRYSLER / DODGE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS! IN FACT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 08 FOR A LOT OF VEHICLES (NOT THE CARAVAN) FOR JUST THIS! WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER/DODGE - THEY FIRST SAID THAT THIS WASN'T A PART OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (UM, IT'S AN AXLE!!! ATTACHED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT) AND SECOND - IF I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER, IT'D BE COVERED, BUT SINCE I'M NOT, IT WASN'T. THIS WAS A $500 REPAIR JOB. 2 WEEKS LATER!!!!!!! AT @ 56000 MILES, I STARTED HAVING FRONT END PROBLEMS AGAIN - BACK TO THE GARAGE - THIS TIME, I'M SURPRISED WITH THE FACT THAT I NEED BRAKES AND ROTORS THE WHOLE WAY AROUND AGAIN. AND, ABS SENSORS, A NEW CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSES. NEW BRAKES - AGAIN?!?!? HERE COMES THE ONLINE RESEARCH AGAIN... I FOUND A WEBSITE (CARCOMPLAINTS.COM) THAT HAD 1027!!! ENTRIES FROM 08 GRAND CARAVAN USERS THAT HAVE HAD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THEIR BRAKES AND ROTORS AT AN AVERAGE OF EVERY 10000 MILES - THAT IS NOT NORMAL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FOUR SECOND DELAY BEFORE STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SUGGESTED A PROPER REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WE PURCHASE OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW ON 12/22/2008. WE HAVE HAD TO GET OUR FRONT PADS REPLACED AND FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED AT 20,306 MILES AND CHRYSLER SENT OUT A FRONT BRAKE LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION SO WE RECEIVED A REFUND BACK MINUS THE 50.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER NOW WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR REAR CALIPERS & REAR BRAKES WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR REPAIR REFUNDED OR A RECALL DONE ON THIS MATTER. HERE IS THE INFO: FIRST COMPLAINT:--THE REAR CALIPERS SEIZED WHICH CAUSED THE SECOND COMPLAINT-- THE PADS WORE OUT QUICKLY. THE REAR CALIPERS SEIZED AND THE REAR BRAKES FAILED AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR ROTORS AND DRUMS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AT OUR EXPENSE($446.38 PARTS & LABOR, NOT INCLUDING TAX).

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING IN THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS NEED TO BE CONFIGURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 05/19/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V611000 (EQUIPMENT), 11V394000 (AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT), AND 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE TIRE VALVE STEM TIPS (THE END METAL PART), WHICH ARE INTEGRAL WITH THE TPMS, BREAK OFF LEADING TO A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT TIRES ON OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ONCE AT ABOUT 25K AND THE SECOND TIME AT 33K. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE BUT WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE ON VEHICLE, THE REAR PASSENGER VALVE STEM BROKE IN HALF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THREADS. UPON EXAMINATION, THE CAUSE OF THE BREAK WAS CORROSION OF THE METAL VALVE STEM. THE THREE OTHER VALVE STEMS ARE ALSO CORRODED. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO HELP WAS GIVEN. THE VALVE STEM AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ARE A ONE PIECE UNIT SO CHANGING THE VALVE STEMS AT THE TIRE CHANGE IS NOT PRACTICAL ($50-75 PER TIRE). DUE TO THE CORROSION AND RESULTING SAFETY CONCERN, ALL FOUR VALVE STEMS AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WILL BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $200. THE CORRODED VALVE STEM IS AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED. *TR