Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. While at a stop light, the contact heard a loud popping noise. She noticed that the steering knuckle failed and the cv axle was twisted. The failure could have been worse if it occurred while driving on a highway. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and they are currently diagnosing the vehicle. The dealer was never notified because the contact could not reach anyone at chrysler. The vehicle will be repaired. The failure and current mileages were 53,000. Updated 08/04/09 *bf the mechanic stated theaxle failed due to a manufacturing defect. Updated 08/05/09.
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Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. While parked on a small incline with the parking brake engaged, the vehicle rolled backwards and struck another vehicle. There were no injuries. The contact feels that this is very unsafe because his children could have been in the vehicle and injured. The current mileage was 53,294 and failure mileage was 53,264. The consumer stated he left the vehicle running with the gear in park. However after a few minutes, the consumers wife turned the vehicle off. Suddenly, she noticed the vehicle was rolling backwards and it could not be stopped. The consumers wife was sitting in the passenger seat. Updated 02/03/09. *jb updated 02/03/09.
On wed 4-23-08 my wife was returning both of my daughter from school. As she was driving on a city street in maumelle, ar where the school is her 06 dodge caravan sxt was rendered immobile with a huge clunking noise in the front end. The caravan was towed to the dodge dealer, landers on alcoa road. The dealer repaired the vehicle today friday 4-25-08 stating that the front drive shaft had cracked in two rendering the vehicle inoperable. If this had happened on the busy interstate highway my wife and daughter would probably have been dead. The landers service tech. Stated something similar to this also.
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