2009 DODGE CARAVAN Electrical System Problems

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VAN HAS SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TO GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RESTART THE VAN. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, WHICH ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR AFTER HOURS. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS ISSUE (L25/NHTSA 14V-373) AND HAVE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD CALL ME AS SOON AS IT BECAME AVAILABLE. THE LAST TIME I CALLED I WAS TOLD THEY NO LONGER ARE MAKING THE PART OF THIS YEAR VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS, THAT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND AM INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN UNRESOLVED WHO SHOULD I...

I HAVE FILED 2 COMPLAINTS REGARDING RECALL L25 FOR DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES. 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. STEERING GOES OUT, BRAKES OUT. COMPLETE POWER OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I HAVE CHILDREN I HAVE TO TAKE TO MULTIPLE PLACES. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THE 5 TIMES THIS HAPPENED, WE .WERE ON SLOW MOVING, NON BUSY ROADS NEAR HOME. I HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED THIS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. I USUALLY DRIVE IN THE LANES ON THE OUTSIDE SO IF IT OCCURS, I MAY BE ABLE. TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. I HAVE TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY DAILY TO WORK.THERE WERE 5 OCCURRENCES, 2 IN OCTOBER 2014 AND NOW RECENTLY 3 MORES TIMES CLOSE TOGETHER, DEC.20, 23 AND JAN 11, 2015. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES. I WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE KEYS OR ANYTHING HANGING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL, AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

SOME TIMES WHEN I HAVE GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT UP I WILL TRY TO TAKE DOWN THE WINDOW AND IT WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN, THE WINDOW WIPERS START GOING AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD START GOING OFF AND ON AND IT WILL START DINGING . THIS ALSO DOES THIS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND IF I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF OR MY SON-N-LAW DISCONNECTS THE BATTERY AND WAITS A LITTLE WHILE TO RE-SET IT, THE CAR WILL START UP FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, DECREASED IN SPEED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD WAITED THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE TERMINAL BATTERY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE KEY FOB STRUCK THE IGNITION KEY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V272000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,809.

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY CAR WOULD JUST DIE AND EVERYTHING WOULD SHUT DOWN AND LOCK UP. I THOUGHT I HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. IT WOULD START BACK UP. IT STARTED DOING THIS ALOT. I WAS ON HIGHWAY WITH A CAR BEHIND ME AND A SEMI TRUCK GOING 65-70 AN HOUR AND MY VAN SHUT DOWN AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. VERY SCARY BECAUSE I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT. VERY CLOSE TO BEING A SERIOUS THREE CAR WRECK. TOOK VAN IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE KEY AND EXTENSION SWITCH PIECE. COST ME $610.66. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEM WITH IT UNTIL ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN( TURNING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING) I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE KEY AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE KEY RING OFF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE EVAPORATOR SYSTEM INTEGRITY MONITOR SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

ENGINE WOULDN'T START, KEY KEPT COMING UP BAD KEY, TRIED TO GET NEW KEY AND THEY SAID IT'S THE WIN MODULE. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER WIN MODULES GOING BAD IN THE SAME VAN. WONDERING WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED WHEN THE 2010 VANS WIN MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID MOTOR INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 11/12/13*CN

SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THIS, RADIO WOULD NOT COME ON,AND THEN SUDDENLY START WORKING, SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY. AFTER WAITING AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WOULD THEN START. MECHANIC CHECKED AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH BATTERY,ALTERNATOR OR STARTER. TRAVELED TO FLORIDA AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALL SYSTEMS WORKING, BUT LIGHT STAYED ON. WENT TO A SERVICE STATION,BUT THE LIGHT JUST WENT OUT,SO WE DIDN'T WORRY. NOW, IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY SONS BASEBALL, ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, I COULD NOT GET IT TO START, IT FINALLY STARTED AND I DROVE IT TO AUTOZONE AND THE SYSTEMS CHECK SHOWED AGAIN BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER ARE FINE. IT DID START UP TODAY AFTER SITTING FOR A DAY AND NOW THE DOORS AND TAILGATE ARE NOT OPERATING. I AM FRUSTRATED AND NERVOUS...

INTERMITTENT STALLS ON CORNERING. MY WIFE WAS TURNING ONTO OUR STREET WHEN SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHE LOST ALL POWER SYSTEMS LIKE STEERING AND BRAKES. SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A FIRE HYDRANT AND SOME CHILDREN WHO WERE PLAYING NEAR IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST MONTH THAT THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME IDENTIFIED IN THE 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND TOWN AND COUNTY (SAFETY RECALL L25). THE KEY FOB DOES NOT SIT IN THE "ON" POSITION BUT CAN OVER-TRAVEL FROM START TO A POSITION BETWEEN "ON" AND "ACC". IF YOU TURN A CORNER OR HIT A BUMP, THE FOB WILL TRAVEL TO EITHER "ON" OR "ACC". IF IT TRAVELS TO "ACC" YOUR ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF AND THERE WILL BE NO CODES. SINCE YOU WILL LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, THIS CAN LEAD TO...

ALL LIGHTING FOR THE ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE, COMPASS, AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS FAILED, AND THE DRIVE LOCATION (DRIVE, REVERSE) FAILED. THE REPAIR REQUIRES AN ENTIRELY NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER.*TR