2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER A MINUTE, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

IN THE FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY (NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF THE DAY) WITHIN 4 BLOCKS OF MY HOME, THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS SO FAR HAPPENED 8 TIMES OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED WITH 3 DIFFERENT DRIVERS AND IN THE SAME EXACT LOCATION 7 OUT OF THE 8 TIMES. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS COASTING (NOT ACCELERATING) AROUND 20 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURS, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF, WHICH DISABLES THE STEERING, BRAKES, AND ACCELERATION. THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER AND ITS PASSENGERS IN SERIOUS, POTENTIALLY LETHAL, DANGER. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLAIM THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY STATE THAT THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT JUST QUITS. WHEN IT DOES YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS - IT CAN BE SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE MORNING DRIVE OR AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 20 MINUTES. IT ALSO HAPPENS SPORADICALLY SO IT IS VERY HARD TO DETERMINE IF AND WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED MANY TIMES BY THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. IT HAS CONTINUED TO STALL SPORADICALLY OVER THE PAST 5-6 MONTHS. WE NOW SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2010 DODGE CARAVANS BASED ON THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER THE DEALER INFORMS US THAT OUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN...

THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEED ON BUMPY SURFACES OR AFTER GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. THIS RESULTED IN AND EMERGENCY EXIT FROM THE LANE OF TRAVEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH ON SIMILAR VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL. DODGE MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO ASSIST WITH VERIFYING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IT SUDDENLY STALLS. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A REASON BEHIND IT, AT LEAST THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO PINPOINT IT. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING JUST AFTER HAVING IT INTO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY CABLE AND DID AN OIL CHANGE, WITH A TOTAL COST OF $325. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO SAID IT MAY BE THE MODULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $600.00. HOWEVER, THEY APPARENTLY DO NOT KNOW OR JUST TRYING TO RUN UP THE COST OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. I SEE A LOT OF OTHERS WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT STALLING PROBLEMS WITH NO SATISFACTION. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM??? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AS STALLING CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE AND INVOLVE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IGNITION SWITCH BECAME "LOOSE" STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE SWITCH BEING INOPERABLE - COULD NOT START THE VAN WITH THE SWITCH. A COUPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE IDLING TO WARM UP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO NOT RESPOND. I MUSCLED THE CAR AROUND A CORNER, RESTARTED AND CONTINUED HOME. *TR

OUR 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS OVER CONSUMING OIL. WE HAVE A NORMAL OIL CHANGE DONE AND BEFORE WE GET TO THE 3000 MILES WHEN THE NEXT ONE IS TO BE DONE THE VAN IS DRY/OUT OF OIL! THE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH INDICATING THERE IS NO OIL AND THE OIL LEVEL IN THE VAN DOES NOT EVEN REACH THE DIP STICK, IT IS COMPLETELY DRY. WE TOOK THE VAN IN APRIL 2014 TO ZEIGLER IN DOWNERS GROVE, IL AND THEY HAD US COME BACK EVERY 1000 MILES TO CHECK AGAIN, EACH TIME IT WAS AT LEAST 1.5 OR SO QUARTS LOW. THEY WOULD TOP IT OFF AND SAY COME BACK IN 1000 MILES. THAT IS NOT NORMAL A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT KEEP NEEDING OIL TO BE ADDED AND IF NO OIL IS ADDED IT IS EMPTY BEFORE YOU HAVE DRIVEN 3000 MILES. SINCE THE DEALER WAS NO HELP...

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET ONTO A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THE PAST MONTH THAT THIS HAPPENED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I HAD THE SECOND IGNITION FAILURE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (L25) FROM CHRYSLER TELLING ME THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR FREQUENCY OPERATED BUTTON IGNITION KEY (FOBIK) THAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER (1-800-853-1403) THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT DOWN TWICE, THEY DIDN'T CARE AND WOULDN'T PROVIDE A LOANER/RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THIS IS A SIMILAR SITUATION THAT GM DEALT WITH RECENTLY AND DID PROVIDE TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT VEHICLES. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD THE VAN WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE DIES CAUSING POWER STEERING TO NOT FUNCTION EITHER. IT HAS RECENTLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND HAS NOW BEGUN TO DIE EVEN AFTER WARMING UP AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY WAS DISPLACED FROM THE RUN TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY STATED THIS CAR WAS ALREADY RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2011 AND ACCORDING TO THEM WAS FIXED AT THAT TIME. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012 USED AND THIS PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *TR

I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM FOR OVER 20,000 MILES NOW.I HAVE A CASE # WITH CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS BUT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND WHERE THE OIL IS GOING.I WAS THREE QUARTS LOW AT ONE OIL CHANGE AND CHRYSLER SAID THAT IS WITHIN THEIR LIMITS OF ONE QUART EVERY 750 MILES FOR A VEHICLE OVER 50,000 MILES.I FIND THAT UNACCEPTABLE.THAT WOULD MEAN I WOULD BE 8 QUARTS LOW IN AN ENGINE THAT ONLY HAS 5 QUARTS AT A 6000 MILE OIL CHANGE.I'VE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE,ON LINE.WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.ONE TECH.SAID TO WRITE YOUR DEPT.SINCE I HAD NO OTHER PLACE TO TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FAILED AT RANDOM. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE OCCASIONALLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,431.

THIS IS MY FORTH COMPLAINT SINCE PURCHASING THE VAN. WHO HAS TO DUE BEFORE NHTSA DOES ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO DODGE SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE VAN. IT WILL SHUT OFF RIDING DOWN THE RODE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO JUST WIGGLE THE WEB (THE VAN DOES NOT HAVE A STANDARD KEY) WHEN THE VAN SHUTS OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SAID SOMETIMES THE CONNECTIONS ARE BROKEN BETWEEN THE WEB AND VAN. *TR

I LIVE IN TROY MICHIGAN AND ON A TRIP TO GO PICK UP MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVING.ON M-59 MY CAR STARTED EXPELLING COOLANT IN THE FORM.OF STEAM FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATE STOPPED AT THE CLOSEST AUTOMOTIVE STORE.LESS.THAN A MILE FROM WHERE IT STARTED THE INCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MECHANIC AT BELL TIRE THAT THE STEEL INTERCOOLER LINES THAT RUN TO THE INTERIOR HEATER HAD RUPTURED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AS STEEL TUBE SHOULD NOT FAIL UNLESS SOME MANUFACTURE ISSUE WAS OVERLOOKED. AS A SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER MEAN TIME BEFORE FAILURE ON A COMPONENT LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED AT THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I FOLLOWED UP TO FIND.OUT COST TO REPAIR AND THE SALES REP ALSO LET ME KNOW THAT A SECOND GRAND CARAVAN 2008 MODEL HAD JUST COME.IN WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CHRYSLER FAILURE TO ENGINEER...

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS WAS THE 29TH OCCURRENCE. THE 30 HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TWO WEEKS LATER AT ABOUT 20 MPH. *TR

FIVE SEPARATE TIMES WHILE DRIVING THIS VAN THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS DOWN AND WE COAST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LAST EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT AN APROX. SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. SPEED OF THE VAN DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER AS WE HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15-60 MPH. WEATHER ALSO DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER AS THE EVENTS HAPPENED IN WINTER AND SUMMER. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT OUR VAN FOR A WEEK ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM OCCUR FOR THEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE ARE FEARFUL EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THIS VAN BECAUSE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WE LOSE POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS DANGEROUS! CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. HELP! *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NEW IN APRIL OF 2010. SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT, I DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE VAN ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS TURNED OFF THE RADIO, POWER STEERING...EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. I WROTE IT OFF TO GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP TOO QUICKLY. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE VAN SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY KEY CHAIN WAS TOO HEAVY. THIS MADE SENSE, SO I REMOVED KEYS. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. TO DATE, THE VAN HAS SHUT DOWN OVER 30 TIMES AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO TRAFFIC, DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE RAIN, DRIVING SLOWLY IN A SUBDIVISION. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN OR WHY IT SHUTS...

ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, RECALL FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS APPLIED IN 2011. THIS IS ACTUALLY A REPORT OF 3 INCIDENTS, (#3 THE MOST DANGEROUS) THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT IS INSTANT AND SILENT, WITH NO PRE-WARNING LIKE ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPERIENCE IN A CLASSIC ENGINE STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WERE NO CODES. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I KEEP DRIVING IT TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN! THEY ALSO SUGGESTED (AN EDUCATED GUESS) THAT I CHANGE THE EGR VALVE. HERE ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 3 EVENTS - THE LAST ONE WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS AND SCARY: .#1 DEC 31, 2013. OUTDOOR TEMP BELOW 32 DEGREES. CAR SHUT OFF WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN, ABOUT 2-3 BLOCKS AFTER BEING STARTED. CAR WAS NOT ROUGH IDLING, OR...

WITH 4000 MILES SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. PUT 2 QUARTS OF 5W20 OIL IN THE ENGINE AND IT WAS STILL BELOW THE ADD LINE ON THE DIPSTICK. DEALER STATED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT AND THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $50 JUST TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG AND TO SEE IF THE WARRANTY COVERS IT. *TT

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS TIGHT. WHEN I LOOKED DOWN, MY RPM'S WERE ON 0, MY CAR HAD SHUT OFF AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, GOING THE SAME SPEED. BRAKES & STEERING GAVE OUT, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. ON MARCH 28TH I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK, GOING APPROX. 45-50 MPH, NOTICED THAT MY STEERING GOT TIGHT, CAR HAD SHUT OFF AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE SO I COULD PULL OVER. CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. IT HAPPENED A 4TH TIME ON APRIL 2, 2014. THIS TIME I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL GETTING TIGHT, I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND...

THE IGNITION MOVED ITSELF FROM START TO ACCESSORY, SHUTTING OF THE ENGINE, DISABLING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY COMING TO A STOP OTHERWISE MY LACK OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH BY THE TIME I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. *TR

THE VAN WILL TURN OFF RIDING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAS REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO NHTSA. DOES MY WIFE HAVE TO CRASH TO GET SOME ONES HELP? THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO JUST WIGGLE THE KEY WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN. *TR

PLEASE LOOK INTO THE 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS SHUTTING OFF JUST LIKE THE GM MODELS. MY VAN SHUTS OFF WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THE DEALER ALWAYS TELLS ME THERE IS NO ERROR CODE. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OUT THERE, WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? I DO NOT WANT TO DIE IN MY VAN! I HAVE 3 CHILDREN. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON 6 SUBSEQUENT OCCASIONS IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2013 AND MARCH 2014 THE MOST RECENT WAS MARCH 11, 2014. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (5 TO DATE) THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT A STEADY SPEED. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MOVING AT LESS THAN 20MPH AND HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME 5-10 MIN FROM COLD START. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, BUT NO CODES WERE SET AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAY THE ENGINE IS NOT DUE FOR MAINTENANCE FOR ANOTHER 15,000 MILES. WE ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS RESPONSE GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF HAVING THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. HEAVEN FORBID IT OCCUR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD BECOME BALD PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOTOR MOUNT AND THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING AN OIL FILTER HOUSING LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR

THE DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 35 MILES FROM OUR HOME, BOUT 45 MINUTES DRIVE. DRIVER DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR SEE ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THE CAR WAS SWAYING LIKE ON A WINDY DAY, ANOTHER CAR HONKED AT US, THEN WE HEARD LOUD ROAD NOISE. WE PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. SAW THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT TO THE RIM. NOTICED A SMOKY SMELL. SAW LITTLE PUFFS OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TO BE SAFE WE REMOVED CHILDREN FROM THE CAR; TWO 4 YR OLD CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACKSEAT BUCKLED IN THEIR CAR-SEATS. INFANT WAS IN THE MIDDLE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BUCKLED IN HIS CAR SEAT. DRIVER AND CAR OWNER WERE IN THE FRONT. KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. WE WALKED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, WAITED AT THE FENCE-LINE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE CALLING FOR A TOW. SMOKE APPEARED TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ABRUPTLY BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN DECELERATING TO ATTEMPT A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,939. *TR

JAN 31, 2:00PM I PARKED THE VEHICLE TO PICK MY SON UP FROM PRE-SCHOOL. AFTER SECURING MY CHILDREN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CAR SEATS, I BUCKLED MYSELF IN AND PROCEEDED TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD NOT START. STRONG ELECTRICAL-SMELLING FUMES WERE EMITTED AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A JEEP, DODGE, & CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING FOR 5 DAYS. THE SERVICE TECH INSISTED THAT NOTHING WAS DETECTED ASIDE FROM SLIGHT CORROSION IN THE BATTERY PLUGS, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DID WHAT WAS ADVISED AND TOOK OUR VEHICLE BACK ON FEB 6. FEB 13, 9:45AM AFTER MAKING A QUICK STOP AT A GROCERY STORE, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, BUT THE RADIO WAS COMING ON. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE AGAIN THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS TIME,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE FUEL RAIL SYSTEM AS A PRECAUTION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,694 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 01/30/13

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...

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...