2008 Dodge Grand Caravan: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Jan 19, 2019 · Acceleration, Airbags · LA

Takata recall. The airbag light is on and will not turn off, the horn does not work and the cruise control does not work. I was told it was the clock spring which is recalled on all other vehicles but does not show up on mine. This needs to be changed.

Filed Jan 11, 2016 · Airbags, Electrical · 108,000 miles · NC

Steering wheel electronics (horn, cruise control, etc.) no longer working. Airbag light is on.

Filed Jun 11, 2015 · Airbags · 199,000 miles · MO

I have an airbag light, no horn and cruise control which while searching seems to be a clock spring in the steering column. Dodge says its not covered by a recall or warranty, but they have had other years affected with a recall, but they are not doing much to replace this.

Filed Mar 31, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 75,000 miles · UT

Driving down the freeway, cruise control shut off and every light on the dashboard lit up. After turning off the car for a while, things went back to normal. On a later date, I pulled into a parking lot turned off the ignition and removed the key--but the car was still running. The car finally turned off after four or five attempts to reinsert the key, turn back to run, back to off, etc., shifting from park to drive and back. Researching online, it appears that these issues are symptoms of a faulty tipm.

Filed Jul 8, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · IL

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the key would remain stuck in the ignition switch and fail to power on or off the vehicle. In addition, when driving the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that the speedometer, the tripometer, the cruise control and the power doors failed. The power door locks only operated when the vehicle was powered off and the security door lock feature activated intermittently. The contact also stated that both the accelerator and brake pedal traveled to the floorboard as a result the vehicle delayed to come to a stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the control module, the transmission leak on the transmission line, the oil pan and the molding needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v373000 (electrical system) and the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v394000 (air bags and equipment). The approximate failure mileage was unknown. Djr

Filed Mar 5, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 133,000 miles · GA

As I was driving on the interstate in atlanta, my vehicle ABS eps bas and esp light came on. At this time I was unable to use cruise control. Now it comes on intermittently and slows my vehicle down at odd times. I have taken it to the mechanic and they say they don't see anything wrong with it. I travel a lot and would hate for this to happen to me again especially with my children with me.

Filed Dec 6, 2010 · Transmission · AZ

2008 dodge grand caravan. Consumer states rapid deceleration *tgw the consumer stated while driving with the cruise control activated, the vehicle suddenly down shifted to what he believed was third gear. The braking effect of the lower gear caused a substantial increase in the engine speed to around the red line area. The rapid acceleration lasted about five seconds and the cruise control was disengaged as quickly as possible. The consumer stated the same incident happened three weeks prior. According to the dealer, it was a normal operation of the vehicle called interactive cruise control and it was more noticeable due to the vehicle having a 6 speed transmission and the vehicle would up and down shift more to keep the vehicle at its set speed.

Filed Aug 10, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · 25,000 miles · WI · fire

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 paramedic came and gave her oxygen. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure and current mileages were 25,000. Updated evoq 09/20/10 prior to the fire, the air conditioner cruise control and read passenger door stopped working. Updated evoq 11/09/10

Filed Sep 22, 2009 · Acceleration · 22,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. He stated that when activating the cruise control between 25 MPH - 55 MPH, the engine revs up to 5,000 RPM's. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and a technician replaced the thrust bearing. Immediately after the repair, the failure resurfaced. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The technician concluded that because they could not identify the cause of the failure, they could not provide a remedy. The failure mileage was 22,000. The current mileage was 24,000.

Filed Aug 14, 2008 · Acceleration · 9,600 miles · 00

Driving on i96 near coopersville michigan, with my cruise control on. A slower vehicle was ahead of me so I had to brake to stop the cruise function. It did not dis-engage. I had to pull out in front of a faster vehicle to my left, in the fast lane and accelerate. At that point it fully accelerated. Could not stop vehicle from accelerating. Heavily applying the brake did not dis-engage the cruise control or stop the throttle from being fully engaged. Pulled vehicle to shoulder, 7,000 RPM. Turn off key to shut off. Police in coopersville witnessed the incident. Dealer currently has vehicle in ontario waiting for parts to correct problem.