2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Engine Problems

The heat exhaust from the motor heats the forward cab even if all of the vents are closed.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speed, the transmission made an abnormal whining sound upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the service engine warning light remained illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact stated that after he pulled over and restarted the vehicle, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed him that the transmission needed to be replaced. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The VIN was not available.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND EXITING THE FREEWAY, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. BURDICK DODGE CHRYSLER (5885 E CIRCLE DR, CICERO, NY 13039, (315) 699-3846) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FRACTURED REAR AXLE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER YET THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SUSPENSSION AND REPAIRS PAID BY THE CONTACT THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A NEIGHBOR MECHANIC, THAT DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTIURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AT THE DEALER BENITEZ CHRYSLER,DODGE,JEEP, CARRETERA 3, KM 77.2, BO RIO ABAJO, HUMACAO, PR 00791, APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES FOR THE EGR( EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION ). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE AXLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,207.

THE TMPI ON A 20008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. USED CAR LOTS ARE DISCONNECTING THE HORN AND SELLING THE 20008 GRAND CARAVAN FOR UP TO 10,000 DOLLARS TO CUSTOMERS WHO ARE UNAWARE THAT ANY TIME THE CARAVAN WILL BECOME DISABLED WHILE DRIVING ON ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE TMPI IS FAULTY AND CARAVAN WIPERS WILL SPRAY CONTINUOUSLY WIPER FLUID ON WINDSHIELD. ( THE HORN WILL BLOW CONTINUOUSLY IF NOT TAMPERED WITH AND DISABLED. AS IN THIS SITUATION WITH THE 20008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. RESOURCE '. CUSTOMER REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST DODGE CHRYSLER CORPORATIONS) CARAVAN WILL NOT EXCEL OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN CARAVAN IS FINALLY PARKED THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OFF. CARAVAN WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY IDLES WHILE ON THE BACK OF THE WRECKER/FLATBED WITH THE KEYS REMOVED AND THEN FINALLY SHUTS ITS SELF OFF. ANOTHER ISSUE.... THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOUG HENRY JEEP DODGE RAM (4051 W VERNON AVE, KINGSTON, NC 28504) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN FOUR PENDING UNKNOWN RECALLS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A STEERING WHEEL SENSOR THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT, WHICH WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,564.

THEY DID NOT OPEN IN 3 VAN WREAKS - THE FAULTY TIPM FUSE BOXES WERE PUT IN AT THE FACTORY (RECONDITIONED FUSE BOXES) DODGE HAS ADMITTED TO THIS IN THE DODGE DURANGO'S. THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE MODELS IN THE CHRYSLER/DODGE GROUP OF CARS AND TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE MAKING MONEY HAND OVER FIST AT THEIR REPAIR SHOPS SO WHY FIX IT THERE IS A EASY FIX THEY ARE NOT TELLING YOU ABOUT,THE CAPACITORS IN YOUR CAR,VAN OR TRUCK ARE OVER LOADING TO FIX ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BOTH THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SIDES FOR 24 THE FIST TIME, THEN 3 HOURS,THEN AGAIN EACH TIME FOR 1 HOUR WHEN YOU SEE A FAULTY LIGHT COME ON OR LIGHTS ON YOU DASH PANEL FLASHING OR YOUR ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING.THIS SHOULD CLEAR UP AFTER 3 TIMES OF DOING THIS.THIS WORKED FOR...

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET (BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH) THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALSO STOPPED MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP OR MANEUVER TO A SAFE STOPPING LOCATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A FAILURE AND THE ONLY INDICATION WAS THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITY DASH INDICATOR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IT WAS PLACED IN PARK AND RESTARTED, THEN DROVE FINE. THERE WERE STILL NO INDICATIONS OF A FAILURE (CEL OR SES LIGHT). NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE STORED ON THE COMPUTER. BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED, IF IT WERE TO OCCUR WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE OR IN AN INTERSECTION THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

I JUST BOUGHT MY VAN USED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON (PRESSURE HAS BEEN CHECKED) THE CHECK ENGINE HAS NOW COME ON AND REMAINS ON ALONG WITH ALL THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AS WELL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING AND THE VAN WILL DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. EVERY TIME DRIVING THE VEHICLE

WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VAN WILL POWER DOWN COMPLETELY. ENGINE TURNS OFF, POWER STEERING FAILS, AND ALL ELECTRICAL. THE EGR VALVE DANGEROUSLY CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO QUIT EVEN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40MPH WITH ALL FOUR OF MY KIDS IN TOW, WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY QUIT. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL HARD ON THE WHEEL TO PULL OVER. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN. THE VALVE IS APPARENTLY FAILING TO SEND FUEL TO THE NECESSARY AREAS OF THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND I NO LONGER TRUST THIS VEHICLE AS A SAFE AND DEPENDABLE FAMILY VEHICLE.

ON SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION AND THE VAN WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. A PUFF OF SMOKE STARTED, PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. EXITED VEHICLE AS THE FIRE HAD STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. KELLY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (501 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA 18049, (610) 991-8448) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE KEY FOBS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,300.

VAN STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. GETS WORSE WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BREAKS. THE SHOP HAS FOUND THAT BOTH THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE BROKEN.THEY SAID IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN AND IT IS UN SAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO WIRE HARNESSES IN SLIDING DOORS WONT STAY IN THE TRACK

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY MAIN CITY ROAD AT NIGHT, TRAVELING AROUND 35 MPH WHEN MY VAN SHUT OFF AND THE WIPERS AND HORN WENT CRAZY. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. HEADLIGHTS ALSO CUT OUT. I STRUGGLED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE FRONT WIPERS STOPPED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY OFF, BUT THE BACK WIPER AND HORN CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. I DID NOT HAVE TOOLS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A FLASH OF ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE ANOTHER HALF MILE TO MY HOME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THAT I HAVE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND STEERING, IT...

IN JUNE HAD THE TIPM REPLACED AS IT WAS CAUSING THE HORN TO GO OFF AND STAY ON, THE WIPERS TO GO OFF AND STAY ON AND OTHER ELECTICAL ISSUES. THESE SYMPTOMS RETURNED IN THE LAST MONTH (I WAS TRAVELING DURING THE RETURN OF THE ISSUES) AND THIS TIME, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WHILE DOING 55MPH DOWN A SECONDARY HIGHWAY, THE CAR'S HORN AND WIPERS CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF - THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIPM AGAIN.

I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION . WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST CLICK. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED, STILL HAVE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE KEY FOB STICKS AND ENGINE KEEPS TRYING TO START. I THEN TURN THE IGNITION OFF MANUALLY. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY TOO AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE REPLACED THE STRUT AND SPRING ASSEMBLIES, BUT I GET ROUGH RIDE STILL.WHEN TURNING I GET A SNAPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING.

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND VAN STALLED. COASTED TO ROAD SIDE. WIPERS GO CRAZY WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND DRAIN ALL THE CLEANING FLUID OUT. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD OF EXCESS DIRT TO SEE MORE CLEARLY. CAR HAS GONE CRAZY. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL GOES BERSERK RANDOMLY. NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT HAS JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND YOU CAN PUT ON THE BRAKES OR TURN AND IT CAN CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. THE HOLE VAN JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN MOTION.

SEVERAL TIMES MY VAN, WHETHER I HAVE WARMED IT UP OR JUST GOT IN AND TOOK OFF, WILL SPONTANEOUSLY DIE. USUALLY WITH IN THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING. USUALLY I JUST SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THIS DOESN'T USUALLY BOTHER ME SINCE I LIVE OVER A MILE FROM ANY SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC BUT, IT HAPPEN TWICE OVER OUR FAMILY GET TOGETHER IN ST LOUIS. SCARY SITTING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND YOUR CAR IS DEAD. HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHILE THE VAN IS IN MOTION. NOT REALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TURNING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 4-10 TIMES A MONTH. STARTED ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLS, THE ANTI SLIP SIGN IS ON, I LOSE ALL POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND NO BRAKES! *TR

AFTER CHANGE THE IDLER PULEY DRIVING BACK ROOM CAR OVERHEATING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN AND THE ENGINE RAN FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,147.

VAN HAS BEEN STALLING OUT SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I PURCHASED NEW IN 2008. IT IS AT SECOND DEALER PERFORMING RECALL FOR THE IGNITION FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE BEEN WITH OUT A VEHICLE SINCE 3/26/2016. FIRST DEALER DUTCH MILLER DODGE KEPT VAN FROM 3/26/16 UNTIL 5/6/16. RELEASED VEHICLE BACK TO ME WITH SAME PROBLEM IT WENT IN FOR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE . AFTER HAVING TO SCHEDULE A APPOINTMENT WITH A DIFFERENT DEALER AND WAIT FOR A SERVICE DATE OF 6/20/16. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE NEW DEALERSHIP I 77 RIPLEY. THEY ARE REDOING THE RECALL FROM A YEAR AGO THAT DUTCH MILLER HAD PERFORMED. THIS IS THE FOURTH WEEK THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE VEHICLE AND RECALL PROBLEM. I HAVE REQUESTED MANY TIMES FOR A RENTAL CAR AND BOTH THE LIFETIME WARRANTY I PURCHASED WITH THE VAN AND DODGE HAVE BOTH REFUSED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FOUL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED COOLANT LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS LEAKAGE FROM THE "V NECK". THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

OVER THE LAST YEAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATER HOSE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. EACH TIME COSTING ME $400. RECALL!! I'VE ALREADY HAD 5 RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT IT SO OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE MADE POORLY.

THIS VAN DIES WHILE IN OPERATION, MOST OFTEN WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MILES OF DRIVING IN THE MORNING. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN DECELERATING (UPON TAKING OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE TACHOMETER BOUNCES WAY DOWN (~500RPM OR SO), THEN STUTTERS A BIT, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLS/DIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION SEVERAL TIMES, AND WE NARROWLY ESCAPED A COLLISION. WE HAVE HAD 2 KEY FOB RECALLS PERFORMED, AS CHRYSLER HAD ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO FAULTY FOBS/IGNITION SWITCHES....THE MOST RECENT RECALL WAS PERFORMED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. NO CHANGE WAS NOTED AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE PROBLEM RARELY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, ALTHOUGH IT DID HAPPEN TO MY WIFE LAST WEEK WHILE SHE WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I'M LISTING TODAY'S DATE IN...

MY VAN WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I USED THE KEY FOB TO ATTEMPT TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND INSTEAD THE HORN STARTED HONKING, WIPERS GOING, WASHER FLUID SPRAYING AND LIGHTS FLASHING. IT DID NOT STOP AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I HAD TO USE THE HIDDEN KEY IN THE KEY FOB TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR TO OPEN THE HOOD AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I RECONNECTED IT AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO MY MECHANIC. IT STALLED AFTER ABOUT 50 FEET. I ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE MECHANIC FOUR DAYS LATER. MY MECHANIC SAID IT HAD 6 RECALLS ON IT (WHICH I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF) AND NEEDED THE TIPM REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT A PART OF A RECALL. HE SAID CHRYSLER WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO BUY THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. HE SAID THE...

CAR DIES WITHOUT WARNING. ACCELERATION, STEERING AND BRAKING COMPROMISED AND DANGEROUS. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, WHEN STOPPING, WHEN ACCELERATING WHEN CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ENGINE HOT AND COLD. NEW IGNITION INSTALLED AS PART OF RECALL PROGRAM AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE "FIX".

SEPT 2015-MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH AND THE HORN AND WIPERS WENT CRAZY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY. FEB 2016- TOOK VAN IN FOR RECALL FOR NEW KEY FAB. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE CAR WENT CRAZY WHEN I PUSHED UNLOCK BUTTON TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE USING THE NEW KEY FAB. HORN WENT OFF, WIPERS SQUIRTING FLUID AND DOORS LOCKED ON ME EXCEPT FOR THE REAR HATCH. TOOK INTO DEALER THEY CHANGED THE CLOCK SPRING. MARCH 2016- VEHICLE WENT CRAZY AGAIN (HORN, WIPERS, DOORS) I GOT INTO VEHICLE THROUGH REAR HATCH, UNLOCKED HOOD, TURNED KEY TO START TO SEE IF I COULD UNLOCK, CAR STARTED. I TRIED TO TURN OFF AND ENGINE KEPT GOING WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. I GOT OUT DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE AND THE VEHICLE. WAS STILL GOING CRAZY AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES....

CAR JUST QUITS RUNNING AT ANY TIME. RECALL WAS DONE TO FIX SOME CONTROL MODULE AND NEW FOBS. NOT FIXED.

THE VAN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITH IN A WEEK. IT HAS SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AT AN INTERSECTION. EVEN THE HAZARDS WOULD NOT COME ON TO SHOW OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS BROKE DOWN. I RECEIVED A NOTICE LAST YEAR ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION MODULE AND I WAS PUT AN A LONG WAIT LIST TO HAVE IT FIXED. ON JANUARY 3, 2016 I HAD THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AT SHERWOOD SERVICE IN SALISBURY, MD. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE ENGINE FAILURE HAPPEN BEFORE HAVING THE RECALL FIXED, AND NOW, IT IS HAPPENING. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN THE LAST TIME, MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING HAD TO CALL THE POLICE TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AROUND THE VAN UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE SO HE WOULD NOT BE HIT! IT BLOCKED AN INTERSECTION FOR 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE VAN WAS TOWED...

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN SHUTS OFF AND LOOSES ALL POWER TO INCLUDE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT THE PROBLEM BEING RESOLVED: REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY AND CHECK OF BATTERY CABLES, RECALL COMPLETE OF WIN MODULE, REPLACEMENT OF O2 SENSORS AND EGR VALVE, AND CHECK OF ALL FUSES AND WIRING. AFTER ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED REPAIRS THE VAN STILL SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VAN SHUTS OFF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THERE ARE NO CODES PRESENT FOR THE MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ON THE INTERNET. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VAN NOT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VAN SHUTS OFF YOU CAN PLACE IT IN PARK AND RESTART...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, 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. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,600. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS, THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM ENGAGED AND THE WIPERS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/14/16*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH ON SOUTHBOUND GA125, THE WATER TEMPERATURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AND I SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BURNING. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND STEAM ROSE FROM HOOD. UNDER THE HOOD, FLUID HAD SPRAYED FROM THE HEATER HOSE "Y-PIPE". ANTIFREEZE SATURATED THE UNDER-HOOD BLANKET AND COVERED THE ENGINE. ALL OF THE ANTIFREEZE WAS PURGED ONTO THE GROUND AND IN THE ENGINE BAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THIS EXACT PART. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD (2011) I HAD IT REPLACED AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP (CASS BURCH VALDOSTA, GEORGIA) TODAY THE SAME PART FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, OR AT LEAST A BETTER QUALITY REPLACEMENT PART. PLASTIC AND HOT FLUID APPARENTLY DON'T MIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON TWO OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PARTS #4781537AC(CONNECT WATER PUMP TO RADIATOR,MADE FROM METAL) WAS PURCHASED AT NAPLETON'S DODGE (ARLINGTON HEIGHT'S ILL ,60004) DEALERSHIP AT 05/07/2015..TODAY MIDDLE OF OKTOBER 2015 AND I MUST CHANGE THIS PARTS AGAIN BECAUSE OF ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE(SAME PROBLEM WAS BEFORE) VERY COSTLY !!!!!MORE OVER DANGEROUS,CAN BRING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.WAS LUCKY CATCH THIS AT MY DRIVEWAY ,BUT IF LONG DISTANCE OR HIGHWAY ,OR ON THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.... ......SHOULD GO BACK TO MECHANIC AND PAY AGAIN FOR INSTALLATION..WHY DEALERSHIP SELL SAME CHEAP PARTS AS ANY REGULAR PARTS STORE FOR HIGHER PRICE ...?

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES - FAILS TO START; INTERIOR DASH PANEL LIGHTS, DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR NOT CLOSING, DRIVERS DOOR NOT LOCKING - ALL INTERMITTENT

FOR A FEW DAYS MY VAN HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES STARTING.(NOT BATTERY) EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH BORED HAS BEEN POPPING ON. THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AND SO DO THE HEAD LIGHTS. WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT. PARKED THE CAR FOR A MINUTE AND LET IT RUN. IT SHIFTED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE AND DROVE UP A LITTLE KNOLL AND INTO A PARKED CAR.NO ONE WAS IN OR AROUND THE VAN. MY BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. I AM A MOTHER OF 4 YOUNG CHILDREN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TODAY IT RAIN A BIT BUT PRIOR TO TODAY IT WAS NOT RAINING. WHEN IN PARKED, LIGHTS AND WIPERS WERE IN THE OFF POSITION BUT THEY CONTINUED TO STAY ON. AT A VERY FAST RATE IT WOULD IDLE UP AND DOWN QUICKLY. WE REFUSE TO EVEN TURN ON THE VAN FOR I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, 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 FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,600.

I RECEIVED A WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE DEFECT SAFETY RECALL FROM CHRYSLER IN JULY 2014. YOUR DATA BASE SUGGESTS MAY 2015 AS THE DATE, BUT IT'S WRONG. THIS IS MUCH OLDER. THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS L25 NHTSA 14V-373. THE FIAT CHRYSLER HOTLINE FOR RECALLS HAS THE NUMBER AS R03. THEY HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, BECAUSE THIS IS 14 MONTHS. A REASONABLE TIME MIGHT BE A FEW WEEKS, I THINK. I CALL DEALERS HERE IN THE ST LOUIS AREA, THEY PROMISE TO CALL ME WHEN PARTS ARE IN. I CALLED THE RECALL HOTLINE FOR FIAT CHRYSLER, I COMPLAIN TO MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CONSUMERS, AND GET NOWHERE. ALL I HEAR IS "WE CAN'T GET THE PARTS." WELL, I KNOW MANY, MANY MODEL CARS ARE IN THIS RECALL; NOT ONLY GM, BUT JEEP, DODGE, ETC. BUT I CAN'T HELP IT -- I AM THE ONE...

WHILE DRIVING CAR WIN MODULE MOVES FROM ON POSITION TO ACCESSORY POSITION CAUSING CAR TO SHUT OFF CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS START EVEN WITH NEW BATTERY AND STARTER

WE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 3 DAYS PRIOR TO OUR TRIP. WE HAD IT ALL CHECKED OUT, THEY CHARGED US AROUND 400 FOR FLUSHES AND SUCH, THE REST WAS GREAT AND READY ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. 2 DAYS INTO OUR TRIP, WE GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ATLANTA, LEFT IT FOR 2 DAYS, AND RENTED A VEHICLE. THEY SAID NO ISSUES FOUND. WE STARTED FOR FLORIDA ONLY TO FIND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALWAYS BE ON AFTER THEN. WHEN DRIVING BACK, IN KENTUCKY GOING ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR IN THE MOUNTAINS, THE GAUGES ALL WENT TO 0 AND THE ENTIRE DASH WENT BLACK. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND I ASSUME UNSAFE. I MAINTAINED MY LANE AND SPEED, AS I WAS ASSUMING THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES FOR THE TEN SECONDS IT...

THE Y PIPE IS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKS COOLANT.

OVERHEATING WHEN DRIVING. COOLANT LEAKING AT HEATER HOSES, SHIFT OVER HEAT. PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL REPAIR SERVICE PERFORMED.

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...