2008 DODGE CARAVAN Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THE CAR STARTS THEN STALLS, WHEN DRIVING ON 7/6/14 ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IT STALLED ON INTERSTATE 390 SOUTH. CAUSING COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INSTALLED A TIPM PART AT A COST OF $897. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PART WOULD MAKE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. A DAY LATER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF, THE ENGINE BLEW UP DESTROYING THE ENGINE IN THE PROCESS. THE DEALER ADMITTED THE MISTAKE, OF INSTALLING THE WRONG PART, AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THE FAILURE, WAS NOT LINKED TO ENGINE BLOWING UP. SOMEHOW THE ENGINE, AND RADIATOR BLOWING UP WAS SIMPLY A COINCIDENCE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VAN HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND LOST TOTAL POWER. AFTER STEERING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I DETERMINE THE IGNITION KEY WAS NOW IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE 7 YEARS I OWNED THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT THAT WHEN MY TEENAGE SONS LEARNED TO DRIVE I COACHED THEM ON WHAT TO DO WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2008 DODGE CARAVAN, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, ENGINE QUIT, ALL DASH ELECTRONICS WENT DEAD. COASTED TO STOP, PUT IN PARK, RESTARTED FINE, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 PREVIOUS TIMES, ONCE WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT OR BELOW 5MPH, SAME RESULT, AND ONCE AT APPROX 20MPH, AGAIN SAME RESULT. CHECKED, AND SWITCHED KEYS, TESTED IGNITION SWITCH, WIRING TO BATTERY / FUSE BOX, ALL OK, WITH NO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS. ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE PROBLEM BY WIGGLING WIRING, SWITCH, KEYS, WITH NO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,400.