NHTSA Complaint #10538517 — 2009 DODGE CARAVAN

SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THIS, RADIO WOULD NOT COME ON,AND THEN SUDDENLY START WORKING, SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY. AFTER WAITING AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WOULD THEN START. MECHANIC CHECKED AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH BATTERY,ALTERNATOR OR STARTER. TRAVELED TO FLORIDA AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALL SYSTEMS WORKING, BUT LIGHT STAYED ON. WENT TO A SERVICE STATION,BUT THE LIGHT JUST WENT OUT,SO WE DIDN'T WORRY. NOW, IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY SONS BASEBALL, ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, I COULD NOT GET IT TO START, IT FINALLY STARTED AND I DROVE IT TO AUTOZONE AND THE SYSTEMS CHECK SHOWED AGAIN BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER ARE FINE. IT DID START UP TODAY AFTER SITTING FOR A DAY AND NOW THE DOORS AND TAILGATE ARE NOT OPERATING. I AM FRUSTRATED AND NERVOUS TO DRIVE THIS VAN. IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE READ ALL THE ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, WE COULD GET IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I TRAVEL A LOT WITH THE CHILDREN AND I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS NOW ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VAN. I READ ABOUT THE L25 RECALL ON THE WIN MODULE FOR THE 2010 CARAVANS. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE DEFECT IN MY 2009. THIS IS MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED FOR REPAIR. *JB