Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. After restarting the engine the vehicle would operate as normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate failure. The contact received a notice for the federal safety agency campaign number 13v373000 (electrical system). After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were not available and no estimated time to receiving the parts could be provided. The failure mileage was 70,000.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, there was an abnormal noise and the vehicle stalled. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The contact also stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags , electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer and manufacturer stated that part was not available for the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000. Updated 03/10/15*lj updated 9/15/2017
I was driving down the road, the wipers came on, the horn started honking the engine stalled and the lights went off- sat on the side of the road for 30 minutes and it started back up -tipm needs to be replaced.
Vehicle just quits. Only thing showing is the anti lock brake light. Have taken to dealer and there have been no codes associated with these continuing problems of the engine quitting. This has happened on numerous occasions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v139000 (engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge caravan. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle but the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis of the failure. The technician diagnosed that the crank shaft sensor had malfunctioned. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. The VIN was unavailable.
My vehicle stops running while driving down the road.......this happened occasionally but is happening more frequently. This morning it happened while driving around a curve and I nearly wrecked.
There is a current recall on our vehicle, the l25 win module detention ring. The vehicles key can move into the accessory mode and the car shuts off, no power steering, no bower brakes, no airbag etc. Vehicle just rolls to a stop. This has happened 5 times while my wife is driving the car with our 3 children inside. This is extremely dangerous for my family and others on the roadway. Dodge does not have the part to fix my vehicle and can not tell me when this part will come available. They are not willing to do anything for me and just tell me they understand my situation and they are sorry. I'm told by dodge customer service, 800‑334‑9200 that they have been aware of this problem since 2011. I would hope that you can follow up with dodge as this is a huge safety concern.
Van was parked in our garage. We got in to go to church and the van would not start!! I put my foot on the brake and it was rock-hard and when I turned the key it just clicked and tried to start then died. I continued to try to start by moving the shift lever/hitting the brake/turning the key and the van started and we went to church. Today, 10/29/14, I parked my van at winn-dixie and went inside to shop. When I returned to leave the same symptoms exhibited and finally the van started. I called my dealer and was told that it may be associated with the recall on my key fob electronic shifter recall, but there were no parts available yet. I was also asked if there was an engine light that went on and I said no. I was told that then they could not check on their computers for the problem unless the "check engine light" had exhibited. So, here I am--------------------what should I do?????
I was driving eastbound on the 10 fwy , about 40mph and in the first lane because I had just got on freeway about 1 1/2 ago and while I was driving I felt the peddle lose power so I tried to accelerate by pushing a little harder and I felt the car gaining no speed only slowing down then I look at gauges and all gauges were non functional as if the car was off, it was then that I noticed I had no control in steering either the car was just completely died. As I coasted to a stop just a little between the first lane and emergency lane I was able to put the car into park, quickly, and turn the key back to the on position as then I also noticed the key was not in on position. Very scary and that's the whole reason I started to look into this matter and found out about this recall. I will provide VIN number upon request if needed. Feel free to contact me at the number provided below.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact was driving 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that while attempting to avoid crashing into another vehicle, the contact steered to the left crashing into the guard rail. The contact was not injured. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician informed the contact that the vehicle was included in recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system). However, the parts needed to remedy the failure were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Driving on the thruway with my family the van stalled twice without warning, although it would restart immediately and luckily there wasn't so much traffic. Have been having issues with dashboard lights(emergency brake, esp/bas, ABS & traction) coming on every time I turn on the van and start driving. The sliding doors either open by themselves or don't want to close, I have to repeatedly push the buttons to get it to close and also at times the door stops halfway and starts clicking. I had previously taken the van to a dodge dealer where they "fixed" the door problem, but after some time it again began with the same problem. My transmission constantly keeps shifting to 6th gear so I either have to turn off the van or shift down the gear to d in order to open or close the doors. The ignition key has been getting stuck on acc and doesn't want to come out. This is a very serious situation that needs to be addressed asap, before someone looses their life! The manufacturer needs to take action and make the necessary measures and precautions to protect the lives of consumers , not just the ones that are driving these unsafe vehicles but as well as those that are around us!!! (for many of us, this is our only transportation to get to and from work or like myself drive the kids to school and activities).
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The vehicle failed to shut off after it was parked. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Serious safety issue. My van starts on its own. The horn blares and won't stop. Wipers come on and the engine won't stop. Does this without a key in the ignition. When driving you lose complete control of the transmission and the engine will not turn off. Dodge needs to do a recall and something needs to be done. I'm afraid to park in the garage because it starts on its own. I'm worried the carbon monoxide will asphyxiate my family. I've called the dodge main headquarters and they play dumb like they never heard of this happening. I found thousands of complaints online. It's in the dodge dealer right now. Hoping to fix the issue. They don't know what the problem is. The actual problem is called a bad tipm (totally integrated power module).
Van would not start at times or would stall out at times while driving and lose all power and brakes when we hit door open button it would open half way while my kids would be getting out then shut on them. Van now won't start at all got towed and the diagnostic came back the win module is cause of failure(wireless ignition module).
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the engine failed to start. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000.
I was driving 75 on the highway and my car just turned off. It has done it three times since then. I took it to the dodge dealer and they said nothing was wrong with it because they could not duplicate the proplem.
Van shuts off while driving loses all power, wipers come on horns starts going off. Now today van is in driveway parked ,I'm in the house and the alarm and wipers go off. Call dealer they have no clue. People could get killed do they want a general motors issue on their hands as from reading on line this seems to be a major issue with this make and model.
The van completely shut down while I was in the middle of making a u turn. The engine, the electrical just stopped working and the steering wheel got really tight but I was able to glide to the side of the road. I turned the key to the off position put the van in park and then I was able to restart it. I took it to dodge and they repaired the power steering saying that was the problem. Not so, this has happened 3 times since the first and nothing has been done to repair the problem. Today is 8/29/2014 and I am stranded because it won't turn on at all. Waiting for aaa.
The engine shuts off while driving down the road. This has happened several times. I must coast to a stop and restart the engine.
Vehicle started accelerating unintentionally with engine going to high RPM. Driver was driving at 45 MPH as vehicle randomly took off. Vehicle reached close to 85 MPH with the brake pedal pressed to the floor. Driver avoided a near collision with another vehicle. Driver turned the ignition off in order to stop the vehicle. Vehicle had two people inside during the incident and two witnesses following the vehicle behind, in another car. Witnesses described seeing the dodge caravan take off suddenly beyond the legal speed limit, with smoke pouring out from the brakes and the brake lights on. Driver described that he felt the throttle pedal physically stuck and the vehicle's RPM increasing, even while pressing and pumping on the brake pedal. After this incident and doing some research, we have found numerous complains online with similar situations. The dodge caravan, in this incident, does not have any aftermarket floor mats as dodge claims to be the cause of unintentional acceleration in similar occurrences that have been reported to dodge. The driver, passenger, and the witness are willing to make a statement, if necessary.
The engine keeps on shutting off while I am driving. The first time I was backing out of my driveway. It sounded like the key popped out but it was still in the ignition. The second time I was just pulling off to drive. I was going under 10 MPH and I hit a bump and the engine just turned off while I was driving. The third time I was driving down a residential road going about 30 MPH and the engine just turned off again. So dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while decelerating to a stop sign, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The failure occurred fifteen times over a period of a month. The vehicle was taken to four different independent mechanics for diagnostic testing but they were not able to duplicate the failure. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the win, tipm, and the PCM modules needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 60,100. Updated 08/14/14*lj updated 808/23/2017
Car's engine automatically turned off while driving on road. Lost all power.
As I was driving home from the store this morning, I was taking a turn onto my street when the engine shut off and I lost power steering and brakes. I was barely able to muscle the steering wheel to complete the rest of the turn and avoid hitting another car that was turning to go the way that I was coming from. The lady in the other car was looking at me in fear with her arms raised like "what are you doing!?" I tried to turn the engine on several times with no luck as I coasted down my street forcefully pumping the brakes to slow down and stop in front of my house. Once I took the key out of the ignition and tried to restart the engine, it started. I did some research on the internet and this seems to be a problem with other models as well. There is even a recall on dodge grand caravans that were manufactured from 3 august 2009 to 17 june 2010 for this exact problem. I have read on this website and many others that this issue exists outside these dates though and that the dodge company is not doing anything. I have not consulted with my dealership yet but I am hopeful because they seem to be great people. Whatever the case, I do not feel safe having my wife drive my children around. I do not feel as if she would be able to muscle the steering wheel without power steering during a turn in the event that the car turned off in the middle of a turn as it did to me. This is a huge safety issue and there should be a recall issued to encompass all the years that are affected and not just the ones where people have been killed.
While driving at low speeds the vehicle loses power and shuts off resuling in loss of power steering making manuevering and controlling vehicle difficult. Mechanics unable to diagnose problem. Have driven and experienced problem but have no solution.
Passenger side rear sliding door locks and will not unlock with key fob or unlock button on both front doors. It also will not open with a pull on the inside door handle. You have to manually unlock it on that door before it will open. I think this would cause a issue if I ever need to get my kids out in a hurry! Also this van has 30000 miles on it and it uses approximately 1-1/2 quart of oil every 1000 miles. Its not showing any sighs of leaking anywhere in the engine or under the van and not leaving any puddles anywhere. I asked the dodge dealership and they said this was normal for a dodge vehicle.... In my eyes that should not be using that much oil. I am using what is required 10w20 sae according to me owners manual. I have replaced the pcv valve and still continuing to loose oil.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 120,937.
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