NHTSA Complaint #10621585 — 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FWY MY VAN TURNED OFF. IT WAS AFTER DRIVING OVER A PART OF THE FREEWAY THAT SEEMED TO HAVE A DIP. MY GAUGES WENT TO "0" & I FELT A LOSS OF POWER. I TURNED THE KEY FOB IN THE IGNITION & IT SEEMED TO START BACK UP. THE GAUGES WENT TO THE MAX AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED RED AS MY CAR DOES WHEN I INITIALLY START IT. ON 8/11/14 I WAS EXITING A DRIVEWAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED CROSSING A 2 LANE ROAD. I DIDN'T TURN THE KEY FOB THIS TIME AS MY VAN TURNED OFF & THEN BACK ON BY ITSELF. I DROPPED MY VAN OFF TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND A RECALL ON ANYTHING WITH THE IGNITION OR ENGINE TURNING OFF. I LOOKED UP THE INFO & FOUND RECALL CODE L25 DESCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I SPOKE TO A REP NAMED CRYSTAL AT THE RECALL PHONE NUMBER GIVEN & SHE CONFIRMED MY VEHICLE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL & NOTICES WILL BE GOING OUT AS THEY JUST UPDATED THE NOTICE THIS MORNING. SINCE THE RECALL WAS JUST UPDATED, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTION ON THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE, KEEP ALL WORK ORDERS & RECEIPTS, WAIT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE & GET REIMBURSED BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE TO BORROW THE $ AS I CANNOT RUN THE RISK OF DRIVING MY 3 KIDS AROUND & HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE RUNNING HARD, SOUNDING LIKE MARBLES ARE RATTLING AGAINST METAL AS I ACCELERATE & IT MAKING A GLUG GLUG SOUND & RUNNING HARD. I JUST PAID $412 TO REPLACE MY CALIPERS & BRAKE PADS AS THEY WERE NOT RELEASING & CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO CRUMBLE (REPLACED 2 WEEKS PRIOR) & AS I WAS BRAKING IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SCRAPING AGAINST METAL. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FRICTION AND HEAT FROM THE CALIPERS NOT RELEASING. LUCKILY MY ROTORS WEREN'T WARPED (ALSO BRAND NEW & PLACED 2 WEEKS PRIOR). MY VEHICLE HAS 57,576 MILES & I KEEP UP THE MAINTENANCE ON IT AS WELL.. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING. NEVER HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR