Started the vehicle one morning and drove up to a stop sign. I was in a city street making a left turn. Saw clear from both directions of any traffic.accelerated and the bas,esp light, and traction light came on. At this point the vehicle wanted to stall, lost power, and steering became difficult. Stopped the vehicle and restarted the engine and accelerated again to about 20 MPH and the vehicle repeated the stalling and hesitated to accelerate, once above 30 MPH all lights continued on and the vehicle kept driving accordingly. Every time the vehicle is started up and drove from that date of jan.26,2021 the vehicle malfunctioning continues. I find this to be a severe mechanical problem and a danger to me, my family, and the public.
Dodge Caravan warning lights comes on
24 of the 10,018 owner complaints about the Dodge Caravan describe multiple warning lights, most of them for the 2008 model year.
- owner complaints
- 24
- worst model year
- 2008
- typical mileage
- 65,000
By model year
- 20142
- 20121
- 20103
- 20086
- 20053
- 20032
- 20022
- 19991
- 19972
- 19961
- 19931
Often reported together
Headlights 5Stalling 4Wipers 3Door locks 3Power steering loss 2Loss of power 2Fire or smoke 2Adaptive cruise 2
What owners say
I was driving at approximately 45-50 MPH and all the warning lights came on and in the next second the car just lost all power. Nothing! I pulled over and it started about 5 minutes later. Having to drive an hour back home on the highway was scared and my father being a disabled vet - this is the vehicle that is used.
The passenger doors no longer open with the automatic system. The passenger windows in the back do not work any longer . The door locks do not lock by the remote or by the door button. I have to manually push them down. And occasionally the all the lights just light up and begin flashing and dinging while driving and just sitting in park. The electrical system is bad!!!. I have had to replace one fuse in the drivers motorized seat. This has been on ongoing problem since spring of 2017.
The elterice proublems with the drivers controll switch too open an close the windows , has it been know too catch on fire an make all the lights on the dash board go on an off now an then .lucky we just'd started up the van too warn up an all then sudden we notice the drivers contorll switch was on fire .
While driving this car about three minutes all the dash warning lights came on and the car's lights dimmed. The motor and transmission seemed to labor and the engine quit. I pulled over onto a grass area off of the roadway. Called for a tow and had the alternator replaced. The cost to repair was $584.57
I was in the driveway the first time acted like it was going to start then died all lights on panel lite up had towed to galeana dodge found it was the tipm module. Cost over $1,000 to fix. Tried talking to dodge corporate to try to get money back after noticing so many complaints and no help from them. Now my car is back in the shop with same issue, 3 weeks later. No loaner car available. My only vehicle. This time I was driving and the car stalled and then all the lights came on again. Waiting to hear what is this time sounds like the same thing again. Was told by corporate to post complaint here and maybe there would be recall that's all the help they offered. Wow way to keep customers dodge. The first time this happened was on 3/5/2016 the second time was on 4/4/2016.
All the warning lights on the dash light up, the wipers start and can't be stopped, all the windows won't go up or down, the door locks won't work and worst of all the gas gauge, speedometer, and other dash indicators go dead showing no action. This all happens unannounced at any time driving or still. It can happen with just turning the key on to start the car.the most recent time, 2/10/16 the dealer repair said there were a total of 24 different codes saved that did conflict with each other.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the electrical system failed. The contact mentioned that all warning lights illuminated continuously. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,500.
2010 dodge caravan. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle electrical problems. *smd in august 2012, while traveling at night, all the of the driving lights went out on the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where a diagnostic test revealed, the headlamp switch needed to be replaced. In october 2012, while driving again at night, all of the lights went out. After taking the vehicle back to the dealer it was noted that at times the lights would work intermittently. They determined through diagnostics testing it again needed a headlamp switch as well as an integrated power module. Since the lights were operational at that time, the consumer was informed to continue driving and the necessary parts would be ordered. The first week of november while driving, the lights went out again. The consumer returned to the dealer, where she was given a loaner vehicle, which she had for 10 days, because the parts had not arrived. On friday october 4, 3013, while driving, all of the electrical power controlling the turn signals, air conditioning, power windows, radio, windshield wipers, etc. Stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where they discovered the vehicle needed an ignition switch. The consumer was informed, it was an apparent problem with the 2010 models. The dealer informed the consumer, there was a shortage of parts, as the company that manufactured it, had gone out of business.
My wife park the van inside the garage, turn off the radio, engine and lights. She open the drivers door and see flames and smoke coming by the parking brake handler. And all the lights on the van were on. She remove the kids from the van and my son call 911.police and fire department came and extinguish the fire, remove the van from the garage and check it and found possible electrical malfunction .check the van today 8-24 2013 and found that the fire start at the head light switch. Dim switch ok and mirror switch ok. The fire damage the left side of the dashboard, windshield, sun visor and celling. I have this van since new, never have a problem before. And never see a problem like this.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Dodge Caravan warning lights
Why does the warning lights come on in the Dodge Caravan?
Owners who report it most often also describe headlights failing or too dim, engine stalls while driving and windshield wiper failure.
Which Dodge Caravan years have multiple warning lights problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2008 (6 complaints), 2005 (3 complaints) and 2010 (3 complaints).
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