2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Electrical System Problems

MY VEHICLES IS HAVING STRANGE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE GAUGES MOVE ERRATICALLY, MY DASH LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER, MY RADIO AND AIR TURN OFF BY THEM SELVES. ALL THE WARNING LIGHT FLASH AND THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TIPM. THIS COMPONENT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF CARAVAN OWNERS. THEY QUOTED ME $900 PLUS DOLLARS TO GET FIX. THAT IS $900 PLUS DOLLARS THAT I DON'T HAVE. WITH THE NUMBERS OF INCIDENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL DANGERS THAT THIS ISSUE PUTS THE COMMUNITY IN, I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. UNLIKE ME WHO HAS A FAMILY, AND I AM STILL AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE, A COSTLY REPAIR LIKE THIS THAT I CANT AFFORD, COULD BE AFFORDED BY DODGE TO RECALL IT. I MEAN THEY ARE...

PRIOR TO 9/6/2012, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR WHAT THE DEALER SAID NO REASON. THEN ON 9/6/2012, VAN BROKE AND WOULD NOT START. IT APPEARED AS IF STUCK IN ALL GEARS AND I WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS TYPE/YEAR OF VAN FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, RECALL #11V139000;HOWEVER, NO RECALL SHOWS UP FOR MY VAN VIN #. I DON'T FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. THE DEALER HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK NOW ALONG WITH ANOTHER ONE SAME MAKE AND MODEL/YEAR THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED OR EXACT PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. YET, THEY EXPECT ME TO DRIVE IT AGAIN WHEN I GET IT BACK. THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES NEED TO BE FURTHER EVALUATED. YES MY VAN WAS IN A PARKING LOT BUT THAT WAS LUCKY. PLEASE LOOK INTO...

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF OPERATION AT 50MPH MY ENTIRE DASH LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT UP & THEN WENT DARK. THE VEHICLE ENGINE DIED. AS I WAS SLOWLY COASTING TO A STOP, THE LIGHTS & VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAME BACK ON & RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. A CHECK OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES RECORDED NO INCIDENT & I CANNOT RECREATE THE FAILURE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT INCIDENT, I STARTED MY ENGINE, BEGAN TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, WHEN THE A/C UNIT STOPPED BLOWING & LIGHTS WENT OUT, CLOCK & DASH WENT DARK. I PULLED BACK INTO THE SPOT, PARKED, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION & RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE A/C, RADIO, PANEL HAS WORKED FINE EVER SINCE. STILL NO CODES REPORTED DURING A DIAGNOSTIC. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED DRIVING THE 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN! ALL THE WHILE, THE MANUFACTURE DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES....

OUR 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MINIVAN, HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS BEEN STALLING SPORADICALLY. TODAY, IT CAME TO A HEAD. WE WERE 45 MINUTES NORTH OF OUR HOUSE AND HEADING HOME. 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING TO GET TO THE FREEWAY AND 20 MINUTES ON THE FREEWAY, IN THE CENTER LANE, 3 LANES WIDE, POURING OUTSIDE, IT IS 8:50PM, AND LIGHTENING OUT AS WELL. OUR MINIVAN JUST DIED ON THE FREEWAY, WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER QUICKLY AS THE MINIVAN SHOOK TO A HALT, WE WERE GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR. YESTERDAY, WHEN I TRIED STARTING IT DIED RIGHT AWAY, TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS ABOUT THIS AS THEY SEE THE MINIVAN FOR THIS ABOUT EVERY MONTH, AND THEY ALWAYS SAY NOTHING COMES UP ON THE COMPUTER, NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS. THEY SAY IT IS...

WE HAD OUR IGNITION REPAIRED 2 TIMES ALREADY. ONCE BECAUSE THE IGNITION SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. THEN AGAIN FOR THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION MODULAR THAT WAS WHY THE ENGINE WAS GETTING SHUT OFF BY THE IGNITION AND NOW THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THAT THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT UNLESS WE PLAY WITH TURNING ON AND OFF THE VAN, PUTTING IT IN REVERSE THEN FORWARD, OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE AND WASTING A LOT OF TIME AND GAS JUST TO GET IT TO COME OUT. THE SERVICE TECH SAID FIRST THE KEY WAS INTO TOO LOOSE BEFORE THE RECALL AND NOW IT IS IN TOO TIGHT AFTER THE RECALL PART WAS PUT IN. SO AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES FOR SERVICE WE ARE TOLD MAKE SURE TO PUT THE VAN IN...

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BUT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK, THE CONTROL PANEL WOULD NOT REGISTER. ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP. THE POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS ARE MULTIPLE. THE VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED UNSAFE TO OPERATE BY THE OWNERS. *TR

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS THAT THE CALIPER MAY BE LOCKING UP. THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO MAKES A HIGH PITCHED WHINE, WHICH IS INTERMITTENT AND USUALLY GOES AWAY BY TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A REAR BRAKE JOB. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE CALIPERS WHICH ARE NOT RELEASING THE PADS FROM THE ROTORS. THE REAR BRAKES ON EVERY CAR I HAVE OWNED ALWAYS LAST SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN THE FRONT. THE FACT THAT THE REAR PADS ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY WHILE FRONT ARE NOT INDICATES A DEFECT IN THE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF A RECALL. HOWEVER, AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO THE "ON" POSITION. THIS ALLOWS THE CAR TO RUN AND BE DRIVEN, HOWEVER NONE OF MY LIGHTS OR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL BUT THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, CAUSING INCONSISTENT, POOR OR NON-EXISTENT THROTTLE RESPONSE. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT MAY ALSO LIGHT UP. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE USUALLY MAKES THE PROBLEM GO AWAY, BUT THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. OCCASIONALLY, WITH THE ETC LIGHT ON, THROTTLE RESPONSE DOES NOT OCCUR AT ALL, WHICH IS HAZARDOUS IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE AUTOMATIC DOORS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, AND MIRROR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IN ADDITION, THE AUTOMATIC START FEATURE WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND THE KEY FOB WOULD ONLY FUNCTION ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION), THE TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURES WERE NON-EXISTENT PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL REMEDY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,000.

WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 AT MILEPOST 263.3 A FAINT ALARM OF SOME KIND CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND QUIT. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHOT FLAMES AND SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE HOOD LATCH WHEN FLAMES BURST IN THROUGH THE FIREWALL UNDER THE DASH. WE THEN ABANDONED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. BY THE TIME A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED THE VAN WAS TOTALLY BURNED. I HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAD JUST REPLACED THE TIRES AND BRAKES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BUT IT BEARS LOOKING INTO. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

WAS DRIVEING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED NO TURN SIGNALS WIPERS RADIO BRAKE LIGHTS POWER WINDOWS ETC. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WHEN ITURNED OFF IGNITION ALL POWER CAME BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURED. ALSO, HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION OF THIS VEHICLE SOMETIMES TAKES 2 OR 3 TRIES TO START. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A RECALL OF THE IGNITION BUT SEEMS TO HAVE CREATED OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,645 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,740.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND ADVISED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER SIDE BUT DID NOT ADVISE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE IGNITION UNEXPECTEDLY SWITCHED INTO THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION). THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN SINCE THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH). AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE POWER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONER, TURN SIGNALS, AND RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SOME OF THE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,346.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART AFTER SOME OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING A FOURTH DIAGNOSIS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE L25. CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDUL APPOINTMENT AND CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF RECALL AND STATED THAT IT WAS BOGUS. *TT

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND NOT IT WONT START EXCEPT EVER 500 KEY TURNS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN VEHICLE PUT IN PARK, WE WERE ABLE TO RE-START. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. TWO DAY PREVIOUS CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT SURFACE AT ABOUT 35 MPH. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND HAD TO STOP IN CENTER TURN LAND COMPLETELY, PUT IN PARK, AND RE-START VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL WHEN STARTED. BUT IN THE LAST MONTH IT HAS STALLED THREES TIME WHILE DRIVING, ON ONE OCCASION IT STALLED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALER IS YET TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

IN THE 12 MONTHS THAT WE'VE OWNED OUR 2010 DODGE CARAVAN, THE ENGINE HAS SHUT-DOWN IN TRAFFIC MULTIPLE TIMES. EACH TIME IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DODGE ANNOUNCED A RECALL BUT HAS NOT ACTUALLY PUT IT INTO ACTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING. I BEGAN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I WENT TO GO AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED AS WELL. I LOST ALL POWER AND ENGINE FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT.

WHILE TURNING A CORNER ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 5:30 AM, MY 2010 GRAND CARAVAN WITH 13,835 MILES TOTALLY WENT DEAD, I HAD THE LIGHTS, BLOWER ON, THE RADIO ON AND THE REAR DEFROSTER ON, AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. NO STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE OUT. SINCE I WAS TURNING LEFT, I HAD TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. I DID HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND PUT IT IN PARK, AS PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE KEY DID NOTHING. I CHECKED THE DODGE WEBSITE FOR THE RECALL INFORMATION AND IT SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE LISTING OF RECALLED VEHICLES. I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO DODGE. THIS DID HAPPEN 2 TO 3 PREVIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY,...

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. APPEARS TO BE CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL L02. WE WERE PLANNING TO GO ON VACATION TOMORROW AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO JOHN JOHNSON DODGE IN BOONTON, NJ. WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY. I CALLED DODGE AT 800-543-1403 UPON LEARNING OF THE RECALL TO FIND OUT WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. I SPOKE TO A MAN NAMED [XXX] AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS NOT OFFICIAL YET. HE THEN HUNG UP ON ME. THE CALL TAKE PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15PM EST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED OF THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN APRIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE HAD ONLY RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION), BUT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED YET FOR AN UNSPECIFIED REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS TESTING YET THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,067. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 04/22/11

LEMON VEHICLE BUT DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NOT: 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 4.0L , INTERMITTENT STALLING OF THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING OR SERVICE LIGHTS, WILL RESTART. STALLING BEGAN IN JUNE 2010, WAS PURCHASED IN 3/10. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE STALLING FAILURE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE. REPAIRS ATTEMPTED: REPROGRAMMING, MOVING A WIRING HARNESS, REPLACEMENT OF WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. SEEMS TO STALL MORE ON LEFT TURNS, OR WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE 90+ DEGREES FOR LONG PERIODS. ALSO HAD TO HAVE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WARPING AND BRAKE FAILURE: REPAIR REPLACED COMPONENTS, ONLY TO STILL HAVE DRIVER SIDE WORKING HARDER THAN LEFT AND FRONT BRAKES, FINALLY OIL LEAK APPEARED AND DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED OIL COOLER, REPAIR: REPLACE OIL COOLER: TO BE DONE ON 10/4/10. OVERALL VEHICLE IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE UNANNOUNCED STALLING ISSUE. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE ON OUR 2010 GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN GOING DOWN LONG HILL, TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT ON OWN-3 GEAR LEVELS-HARD & RPM AS OBSERVED ON TAC APPROACHED 5000. HAD TO DISENGAGE CRUISE. DEALER HAD NO ERROR CODE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON 2009'S. SUPPOSEDLY FIXED FOR 2010. CHRYSLER IS AWARE AND WORKING ON FIX. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS AT 3200 AND 3740 MILES. WHEN TAKEN TO DODGE SERVICE DEPT., I WAS INSTRUCTED TO NOT USE CRUISE ON HILLS OF THIS TYPE IN THE FUTURE. SOME ANSWER. *TR

2010, DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ~ THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE VAN HAS DIED ENTIRELY. IT IS LUCKY THAT WE HAVE JUST BEEN IN TOWN. I HOLD MY BREATH THE ENTIRE TIME WE ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ALL (WHICH ISN'T OFTEN, THANKFULLY). I AM TERRIFIED THAT WE WILL BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY!! I AM NOT SURE WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO ABOUT IT, THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE KEY MODULE... AND THAT I AM TO TELL THEM IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WE WILL BE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A LONG TIME GOING ON VACATION AND I AM NOT CONFIDENT THIS WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN SPEED CONTROL IS ON AND ACTIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT 3RD GEAR LEVEL VERY HARD AND THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A HIGH RPM REV. TURNED OFF SPEED CONTROL OR STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THIS CONDITION CONTINUED FOR 30 SECONDS. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ERROR CODES IN THE COMPUTER OR ANY FACTORY RECALL ON THIS CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH FACTORY TO GET HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. CAN'T USE SPEED CONTROL WHERE HILLS ARE INVOLVED, OR NOT AT ALL. THIS OPTION OR FUNCTION IS BAD! THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE SPEED CONTROL AND TO SHUT IT OFF WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL. BUT, IT WAS OK TO USE UP HILLS OR ON LEVEL ROADS. THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE REVVING IS...

SUPPLEMENTAL TO CASE 10315972. FIRST EVENT 2/10/10. AFTER REPEATED COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER, DODGE INSTALLED COMPUTER TO CATCH CODES DURING NEXT EVENT. AFTER ONE WEEK AND NO MORE INCIDENTS, THEY REMOVED THE COMPUTER. HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING THE VAN SINCE THEN. TOO SCARED. DROVE TODAY 5/12/10 AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME UPON ACCELERATING FROM PARKING LOT SPEED OF ABOUT 6-8 MILES AS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED THE ENGINE CUT OUT. SCHEDULED TO TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. *TR