NHTSA Complaint #10568924 — 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10568924
Vehicle	2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 16, 2012
Date Filed	March 12, 2014
Mileage	45,256 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	UT

Consumer Description

THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. SUSPECT THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION WIN CONTROL MODULE OR IGNITION SYSTEM . NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN (LOST BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING) AND PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS. TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES IT THEN STARTED AGAIN. ( TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED OUT OUR FOB/KEY THING. AND SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. MOST RECENTLY 3/12/14 PARKED, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE 10 MIN LATER AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OVER THE ENGINE.(PLASTIC FOB TYPE KEY) NO STARTER NOISE. ( LIGHTS WORK, KEY IN IGNITION WARNING DING OCCURS. LIGHTS TURN ON BUT NO RADIO, OR ENGINE START. WILL NOT RESTART NOW. *TR

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