NHTSA Complaint #10968445 — 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

DRIVING AT 10-20 MPH, WARNING LIGHTS ESP ABR AND TRACING ICON FLASH ON AND OFF BEFORE ENGINE STALLS, HAPPENS WHETHER TURNING, OR DRIVING STRAIGHT. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS INCLUDING POWER STEERING, RADIO FLASHES OFF, CLOCK GOES TO 12:00. OFTEN AT SPEEDS 35 -65 MPH, SAME LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF 10 TO 15 TIMES IN VARIOUS DISTANCES OF 3 MILES - 25 MILES BEFORE STALLING, DRIVING DOWN A WINDING, MOUNTAIN ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT NIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70MPH, SAME LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE INSTANTLY DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO THEN QUICKLY FLIPPED UP TO CURRENT SPEED EACH TIME LIGHTS FLASHED, THEN THEY STAYED ON WHILE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, IT STALLED IN PARK POSITION. STARTS UP AGAIN WITHOUT HESITATION. ONCE I WENT 3 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, UPON RETURNING WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, SAME WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ENGINE STALLED. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN, NO OTHER STALL THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. REGARDLESS IF I'M TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, GOING UP HILL OR DOWN HILL OR ON CITY STREET, WHETHER THE ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT OR TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS HOT, COLD, OR RAINING. IT IS RANDOM, HAVING PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE ONLY 4 MONTHS AGO, DRIVEN LESS THAN 1000 MILES, I DON'T FEEL SAFE AS A FEMALE SENIOR CITIZEN TRAVELING ALONE ANY DISTANCE IN THIS VEHICLE, PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE DEALER REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND COMPUTER (TWICE). I HAVE REPLACED THE 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY DUE TO A HOT TO THE TOUCH CABLE TO THE BATTERY, NOT GENERATING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF POWER, ALSO REPLACED THE ORIGINAL COMPUTER WITH A NEW COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE TOLD A WIN OR TIPM MODULE WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IT DIDN'T. 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN RECALL: IGNITION REPLACEMENT. THE IGNITION MOVES BETWEEN 'ACCESSORIES AND ON' CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL.