NHTSA Complaint #10736022 — 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS; WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VAN JUST STOPPED RUNNING. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY GOING 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THERE WASNT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEERING WASNT WORKING BUT MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VAN OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. WE CALLED AAA AND MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE STORE TO GET DRY GAS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MOISTURE IN THE TANK FROM CONDENSATION. WHEN HE GOT BACK TO THE VAN HE PUT IN THE DRY GAS AND HE DECIDED TO TRY TO TURN THE VAN ON AND IT TURNED OVER. WE WENT HOME AFTER THAT. AFTER THAT THE VAN SEEMS TO WORK FOR A WHILE, THEN ONE DAY MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM WORK AND TRIED TO SHUT THE VAN OFF, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND THE WIPES, WIPER FLUID, LIGHTS AND DOOR LOCKS WERE ALL WORKING ALL BY THEMSELVES. WE UNATTACHED THE WIRES TO THE BATTERY BUT THAT DID NOT WORK AND FINALLY STARTED PULLING FUSES UNTIL IT ALL STOPPED. HE DROVE TO WORK WITHOUT THE FUSES UNTIL WE COULD GET IT FIXED. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AROUND MAY 2015. WE BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE AND GAVE US NEW KEY FOBS. THE VAN STALLED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AND WE CALLED AAA TO GET THE VAN AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THEY CHECKED ALL THE ELECTRIC AND RAN A PURGE MONITOR TEST AND OTHERS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THE MATTER WITH THE VAN AND CHARGED US $200. JUST RECENTLY WE WERE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT AROUND 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE VAN STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO MOVE IT AND A TRUCK DRIVER HELPED TO PUSH US OUT OF TRAFFIC. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE WIRES OFF THE BATTERY AND PUT IT BACK ON AND THE VAN STARTED. WE WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND BOUGHT A CAR THAT DAY. WE STILL OWN THE VAN, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.