2010 DODGE CARAVAN Electrical System Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (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.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE REAR QUARTER WINDOW SWITCH THAT MAY OVERHEAT . I RECEIVED THE LETTER ON THURSDAY AND BY SUNDAY MY DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, NOW NOT ONLY THE SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED AND I SUPPOSE ALL WIRING AND REST OF THE SWITCHES AND THE DOOR INTERIOR PANEL SHOULD BE CHANGE BECAUSE OF DAMAGE. I CALLED THE RECALL CENTER AND AFTER TWO DAYS I'M STILL WAITING FOR A CALL WITH INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHAT TO DO NOT TO MENTION THE SCARE ME AND MY WIFE GOT AND THE EXPENSES IT WILL COST ME BECAUSE I NEED TO RENT A CAR UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. *TR

MY VAN HAS REPEATEDLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING, APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES FROM NOVEMBER 2014 TO JANUARY 2, 2014. I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING AND HAVE TO CAREFULLY GET MYSELF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SCARES ME ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FAMILY IS IN THE VAN WITH ME. IN ALL INSTANCES I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND HAVE ONLY BEEN GOING 20-40 MPH AND HAS BEEN IN PLACES THAT I'M ABLE TO GET OVER EASILY. THE NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. WHEN I GET PULL OVER I PUT THE VAN IN PARK, TURN THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTART WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAD THE VAN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN ENTIRE DAY WITH NO LUCK. THEY TOOK IT OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT GET IT TO RECUR. THEY DID SOME UPDATING ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY CHECKED...

SINCE 2013 MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT WILL WORK OK WHEN SUDDENLY YOU TURN THE KEY AND THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. A DODGE DEALER CHANGED THE BATTERY BUT THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. SOMETIMES YOU CAN TURN THE KEY TO ON SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND BACK INTO PARK AND IT WILL START. SOMETIMES YOU CAN SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT WILL START. OTHER TIMES NEITHER OF THESE FIXES WORK. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM SHOWS IT HAS LONG BEEN A LONGTERM PROBLEM WITH DODGE AND CHRYSLER COVERING SEVERAL YEAR MODELS. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED STARTERS, BATTERIES, TIPM MODULES, WIN MODULES, FOBS AND NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITKENNETHCHES (TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS) BEING REPLACED WITH NO RELIEF FROM THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. IT HAS LEFT US STRANDED IN BOTH COLD AN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO START THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REMOTE CAR STARTER MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,400. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN UPDATED 10/1/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON A BUMPY ROAD, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BAD KEY SENSOR INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIN MODULE AND WIRELESS IGNITION MODULES WERE FAULTY. THE MODULES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OR PUTTING THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL. UPDATED 6/1/2015 *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN NORTH EAST FLORIDA, I DROVE INTO A VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. TRIED TO TURN ON WIPERS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE CENTER LANE AND COULD NOT MOVE OFF THE ROAD. MY VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO ZERO... I COULD NOT SEE PAST THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY CAUSING PANIC WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I HAD TO DRIVE USING MY 2 SIDE MIRRORS TO GUIDE ME AND ONLY KNOWING THAT I WAS IN BETWEEN THE 2 WHITE LANE STRIPES. I EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT COULD NOT PROCEED UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. 2 WEEKS LATER, I WAS ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE SHOP CHANGED THE WIPER MOTOR COSTING $450 ON THE FIRST REPAIR. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS THE "TIPM, TOTALLY...

HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY GO OUT. DO NOT COME BACK FOR A FEW DAYS SOMETIME A MONTH. HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT SOMETIMES THEY JUST WONT COME ON WHEN TURNED ON. WHEN STUCK WITH OUT HEADLIGHTS HAVE TO DRIVE HOME WITH FOG LIGHTS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS WERE ABLE TO BE UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,500.

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AFTER DARK. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS DO COME ON THEN GO OFF. VERY UNSAFE!! IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT TO FIX, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN REPEATEDLY. NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A $700 FIX. UNSAT!! *TR

UPON STARTING THE DODGE CARAVAN SE 2010 I CLOSED BOTH POWER PASSENGER DOORS WITH MY CHILDREN IN SAFETY BELTS, UPON ENTERING THE DRIVERS SIDE MY CHILD ASKED ME TO TURN ON THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS SO THAT SHE COULD FIND SOMETHING THAT DROPPED ON THE FLOOR WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR OPENED, AND THE VEHICLE RUNNING I TURNED ON THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ONLY TO HAVE BOTH POWER PASSENGER DOORS OPEN ON THEIR OWN. I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS ERROR A NUMBER OF TIMES UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS, AND AM UNABLE TO PIN POINT A CAUSE. THIS COULD BE A LARGE SAFETY DEFECT. WHAT IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ? THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE A MINOR PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. I ASK FOR A RECALL / INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE POWER WINDOWS BEGAN TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY, THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, THE RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ENGAGED AND THE IGNITION KEY WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO EXTRACT FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS AND BRAKE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE OTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,521 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,800.

FIRST INCIDENT WAS MAY OF 2012 WHEN DRIVE AT I LOST POWER TO WINDOW WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS ,WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS AND RADIO. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA ON 09/28/2012 NO.10490319. SINCE THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE WITH REPLACEMENT FIX ON 01/03/2013 PER YOUR RECALL NOTICE. THE NEW MODULE IS NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OLD DESIGN. *TR

2010 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD IN AUGUST 2012, WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT, ALL THE OF THE DRIVING LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED, THE HEADLAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN OCTOBER 2012, WHILE DRIVING AGAIN AT NIGHT, ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS NOTED THAT AT TIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY DETERMINED THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS TESTING IT AGAIN NEEDED A HEADLAMP SWITCH AS WELL AS AN INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. SINCE THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL AT THAT TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE NECESSARY PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED. THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE SHE WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE, WHICH SHE HAD...

THE WIN MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. MY VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING EACH TIME. IN ONE INSTANCE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY! I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. ON SEVEN (7), OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND/OR ROTORS. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS ISSUES. UPDATED 11/04/13 THE CONSUMER IS ALSO SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. UPDATED 06/29/15.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VAN OFF THE ROAD. I HAD NO TROUBLE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN PERIODICALLY OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE SAID THAT THEY HAD IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN AND IT WAS MAKING ME AND MY FAMILY VERY NERVOUS, BECAUSE WE HAD NO IDEA WHEN IT WOULD JUST "STOP". IT WOULD MAKE A SHORT CLICK SOUND, THEN "STOP". I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THIS TIME, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CALLED AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENGAGED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE WIND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW IN ST LOUIS MO THERE WAS SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE REAR WINDOWS WE HAVE 4 OF THE 2010 DODGE CARAVAN IN OUR FLEET AND 2 OF THEM HAVE NOW HAVE SMOKED OR GOT ON FIRE DUE TO THE SWITCH FOR THE WINDOW I HAVE LOOKED AT THE SWITCH AND THE SWITCH IS MELTED AND THE WIRES ARE MELTED SMOKE PORE OUT FROM ALL POINTS ON THE DOOR ON ONE VAN AND THE OR THE VAN THAT WAS FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO DID IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE DOOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE TRANSMISSIONS TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO CHECKED IT AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE COMPUTER DID AN UPGRADE CORRECTED SOME OF THE PROBLEM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SHIFTING THE SECOND ISSUE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH I TOOK IT IN DUE TO A RECALL I RECEIVED BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED SO THE RECALL HAD NO BEEN DONE AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED NOW HAVING TROUBLE WITH HEAD LIGHTS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL SWITCH WAS CHANGED WHEN WE GOT IT BACK NOTICED THAT WHEN KEY WAS IN HEAD LIGHTS CAME ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE DRIVING ON AUTO HEAD LIGHTS ACCORDING TO PAPERWORK I HAVE SHORTLY THERE AFTER WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY FLASH A COUPLE TIMES AND GO OFF UNABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON NOW THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN EVER...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MILES AN HOUR ON A CITY HIGHWAY A WARNING BEEP OCCURRED AND THE ELC & ESP LIGHTS CAME ON. THE SPEED DROPPED TO 10 MILES PER HOUR, I DROVE THE BACK WAYS HOME AT NO MORE THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. SUDDENLY IT KICKED BACK IN AND DROVE NORMALLY. UPON TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHTS ARE OFF AND SEEMS TO BE RUNNING PROPERLY. HAVING IT TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *TR

SINCE WE HAD THE ELECTRICAL RECALL 11V139000. WE HAVE 3 PROBLEMS SINCE THE RECALL. . FIRST. THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK AND NOT TURN OFF. IT WAS JUST STUCK ON THE "ACCEPT DISPLAY. THE DEALER FIXED THAT AND SAID THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD TWO FAILURES. THE FIRST FAILURE, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, HEATED SEATS DID NOT WORK, TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS DIDN'T RESPOND. THE DEALER FIXED THAT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE HEATED SEATS ELEMENT. LAST NIGHT, THE RADIO AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS STOPPED RESPONDING WE HAVE TO BRING THE VAN IN AGAIN TODAY. TWO MALFUNCTIONS IN LESS THAN A WEEK NOT GOOD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING (NOT IN IDLE OR STOPPED) ALL OF THE SAFETY LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD TURN ON AND ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS. THE VEHICLE CAN BE SWITCHED TO PARK AND WILL START UP AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES ALREADY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TWICE THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC LUCKILY NO ONE HAS REAR ENDED ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN VIN #[XXX] THAT HAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE RUNNING AT ANY SPEED. THE VAN JUST GOES DEAD, NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING - MAKING THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS NOW AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DODGE - CASE #. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS AND EACH TIME THE ISSUE WAS THE SAME. NO COMPUTER CODE MEANS NO PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER.... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR