2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE DETENTS RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHILE IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE 10 FWY , ABOUT 40MPH AND IN THE FIRST LANE BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOT ON FREEWAY ABOUT 1 1/2 AGO AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING I FELT THE PEDDLE LOSE POWER SO I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING A LITTLE HARDER AND I FELT THE CAR GAINING NO SPEED ONLY SLOWING DOWN THEN I LOOK AT GAUGES AND ALL GAUGES WERE NON FUNCTIONAL AS IF THE CAR WAS OFF, IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED I HAD NO CONTROL IN STEERING EITHER THE CAR WAS JUST COMPLETELY DIED. AS I COASTED TO A STOP JUST A LITTLE BETWEEN THE FIRST LANE AND EMERGENCY LANE I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, QUICKLY, AND TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE ON POSITION AS THEN I ALSO NOTICED THE KEY WAS NOT IN ON POSITION. VERY SCARY AND THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON I...

AIR CONDITIONING BLOWING HOT AIR. SINCE 09/10/09, I HAVE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED FIVE TIMES.THE LAST REPAIR ON O5/21/13 I'M TIRED OF THE EXPENSE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD ANYMORE BEING A RETIRED 73 YR. OLD WIDOW. I PUT MINIMUM MILES ON THE VAN . THE MILEAGE TO DATE(06/18/13) IS ONLY 29247. *TR

WE ARE A USED CAR DEALERSHIP THAT RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 118,000 MILES ON IT. A CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND PLACED IN THEIR GARAGE, THE CUSTOMER NOTICED SOME SMOKE/STEAM COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CUSTOMER ASSUMED IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE ONLY TO RETURN A MOMENT LATER TO CHECK ON THE VAN AND AT THAT TIME NOTICED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CUSTOMER QUICKLY BACKED THE VAN OUT OF THE GARAGE, TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE THE BRIEF TRIP TO THE CUSTOMERS' HOUSE, THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. THERE IS SOME DAMAGE TO THE SIDING ON THE HOUSE AS WELL. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE CUSTOMER WAS ABLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE EGR VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS ON A GALACTIC BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,650.

THE VAN HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THERE IS NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING. THERE ARE NO ERROR LIGHTS THAT DISPLAY ON THE DASH. ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK THE ENGINE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON A SIMILIAR ISSUE ON THE 2010 CARAVAN WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS OWNING A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON MY VAN FOR THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU *TR

IN DECEMBER OF 2011, WE DECIDED TO CHECK THE OIL IN OUR 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BECAUSE THE SOUND OF THE MOTOR SEEMED TO HAVE CHANGED. THE VAN SEEMED TO BE RUNNING A LITTLE LOUDER. WE CHECKED THE OIL, AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE STICK. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OIL. WE WASN'T SURE IF IT LEAKED OR BURNED. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ASKED IF WE NOTICED THE OIL LEAKING, WE SAID NO. THEY SAID IN SITUATIONS LIKE THESE WE DOCUMENT THE MILEAGE AND TOP THE OIL OFF AND HAVE YOU COME BACK UP TO 1000 MILES LATER. SO WE DID. WE DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THIS SHOULDN'T BE OCCURRING AND THE VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY BURNING TOO MUCH OIL. THEY KEPT THE VAN MADE A CLAIM WITH NAC OUR VAN WARRANTY COMPANY TO PAY FOR EXPENSES OF...

WHEN UNLOCKING THE VAN, THE HORN STARTING BLOWING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING. AFTER DRIVING A FEW BLOCKS, THE VAN WENT INTO 2ND GEAR AT 4000 RPM. A MILE LATER, THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THIS THE HEATER DID NOT WORK ONE EVENING. FOLLOWING THAT INCIDENT THERE WAS AN EPISODE OF THE HORN BLOWING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING, AND THE WASHER FLUID EMPTIED. THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 10 INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO THESE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR FROM SHOPPING, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD TURNED THEMSELF ON. IT TOOK 15 MINUTES FOR THE INCIDENT OF HORN BLOWING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID GOING TO CLEAR ITSELF. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY DID NOT MAKE THE HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP CONCERNED ABOUT...

THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS. 2 OF THE TIMES THE MINIVAN STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. 2 TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE DEFECT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. WHEN THE MINIVAN STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ALL YOU CAN DO IS COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THANKFULLY, NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HER VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND NUMEROUS DIFFERENT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT COULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONER HOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BECAUSE THE HOSE WAS IN A METAL CASING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,320.

WHEN KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE STARTER MAKES A CLICK SOUND BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TURNING THE KEY ARE NEEDED TO START THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES AFTER TRYING 5-10 TRIES WITH NO START, PULLING THE KEY OUT AND REINSERTING OR OPENING THE DRIVER DOOR WITH THE KEY REMOVED WILL START THE VEHICLE. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR WILL START NORMALLY. FIRST IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN ON AFTER THE ENGINE WAS HOT OR HOT OUTSIDE 85 OR HOTTER, BUT IT GOT WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I TOLD THEM I CHECKED THE STARTER SOLENOID AND IT WASN'T READING 12 VOLTS WHEN VAN WOULDN'T START ONLY READING UNDER 5 VOLTS, WHEN THE VAN WOULD START IT WOULD READ ABOUT 10 VOLTS. THE FIRST TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED A STARTER MOTOR, WITH IN TWO DAYS IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THEY REPLACED...

THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH OUR MINI VAN. THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE IN GEAR. WE HAVE THE WIN MODULE REPLACED AS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN NEW MODELS, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AS A FAMILY WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP CLUES THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS REFUSING TO ACT ON A SOLUTION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A YEARLY INSPECTION, AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE POWER PRESSURE HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A REPORT AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE POWER PRESSURE HOSE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,037 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68.545.

MAKING A LEFT TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY CHILD'S PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO POWER. I HAD TO STOP WHERE I WAS SINCE IT WAS HARD TO STEER. PUT IT IN PARK AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT DROVE NORMALLY AFTER WITH NO ERROR CODES BUT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN FULL MORNING TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN XLT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND BLACK SMOKE WAS ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE WAS ON THE GROUND AND THE FLAMES WERE 5 FEET TALL. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH CANS OF SODA. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND JUMPED IN THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT UP AND AS HE DID, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT FOUR TREES AND THE GRASS CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. A NEIGHBOR EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN THE TREES AND GRASS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BURN. A SHERIFF AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. SINCE SHE HAD A HEART CONDITION, A...

I BOUGHT THE CAR ON NOV. 2008 , NEW FROM MCCUNE DODGE, AND FOR THE LAST YEAR THE CAR HAS STALL ON 4 DIFFERENT TIMES, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALER , NO SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON, ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD, THE SHIFT GEAR , INTERIORS LIGHT ON CENTER-MAP LIGHTS FLICKER CONSTANTLY AND REAR DOME. *TR

BRAND NEW 2008 GRAND CARAVAN SXT ENGINE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND IS THREE WEEKS OLD. TOTAL MILES ON VEHICLE 834. ENGINE FIRE ENGULFED WHOLE VEHICLE FOR A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2008 WITH 16,XXX MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. 1) THE VEHICLE FIRST FAILED TO START IN THE FIRST PART OF JULY, CALLED CHRYSLER TO COME FOR A BOOST AS IT APPEAR BATTERY HAD GONE OUT, WHEN SERVICE ARRIVED IN PARKING LOT AT WORK, THE VEHICLE STARTED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO GATOR CHRYSLER IN MELBOURNE, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. 2) VEHICLE WOULD NOT START (BELIEVE THE DATE WAS JULY 30TH). VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GATOR CHRYSLER AGAIN BUT HAD ERROR CODES THEY COULD FOLLOW. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN UNTIL THEY PUT IN A WATCH SPRING WHICH THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. 3) VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A DARK ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 9PM WHEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER...

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SHUTS DOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED AT RANDOM TIMES, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE, INDICATING AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF. *NJ