2010 Dodge Grand Caravan: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Oct 20, 2021 · Body · WI

Passenger side rear sliding door lock actuator makes a grinding or buzzing noise when unlocking and does not lock, when door lock is pressed.

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 130,000 miles · GA

The check engine light came on, vehicle started shaking when running. Codes showed it was the crankshaft position sensor and the camshaft sensor. Both were replaced severall times my a mechanic. Dealership had vehicle for 2 weeks could not figure out what was wrong. Replaced the flexplate. It now makes a grinding noise and check engine light is back on. Now it is stalling several times while driving at any speed. It puts my family at risk and now I cannot leave the neighborhood in fear that it will stall while driving. If we get into an accident with the vehicle stalled no airbags will be reployed. Sometimes it had difficulty starting.

Filed Jul 19, 2018 · Brakes · VA

Rear calipers continue to seize even after repair and replacement. This causes the rear brakes to grind down the pads and rotors. A quick online search revealed over 200 consumers with the same complaint. Some of the examples were before the vehicle even had 50k original miles. This does not seem to be a random issue but rather a design flaw that the consumer should not be liable for .

Filed Jul 6, 2016 · Transmission · MA

I bought a 2010 dodge grand caravan about 3 years ago and within the last 4 months the van has been making a loud high pitched squeal when switching from 1st to 2nd gear. The van has under 70,000 miles and 3 different repair shops said it was the transmission. Anywhere from 2500-3000 to fix. They also said it was not worth fixing because it's just going to continue to have transmission issues. I still owe over 7,000 on it. It's completely unfair that the transmissions are not being covered by the dealerships. So now I have to get another vehicle and start all over again.

Filed Nov 16, 2015 · Engine · 100,300 miles · AZ

I was driving approximately 50 MPH on a city street when my engine shut off. I lost all engine power; tank went to empty and it was incredibly hard to turn the steering wheel as well as brake. The best I could, I pulled over, put the van in park and restarted it. I drove home. I called the dodge dealership and they said that since no dash lights came on, no codes would be stored, and to keep driving the vehicle until it happened again. I have an appointment scheduled with them for 11/19/15 (the soonest possible appointment.) I am uncertain if this is related; however, sometimes my "key" doesn't lock or unlock the van. In august, two times the van wouldn't start right away (2-3 tries) and on september 6, it didn't start after multiple tries. About an hour later, it started with a grinding sound, which sounded to be coming from the right passenger side of the dashboard. No dash lights. It has started fine since then.

Filed Sep 23, 2014 · Brakes · 70,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. While reversing at approximately 2 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and a grinding noise was heard. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the rear brake pads, rotors, and calipers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact mentioned that the front brakes were previously replaced approximately ten months prior to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Aug 26, 2014 · Brakes · 5,000 miles · IL

Since basically brand new the brakes felt funny to me. My wife said it was just me. Had dealer check them under 1 year and they said nothing was wrong. Within 6 month of that visit the recall came out and front brakes could be replaced. Cost me the deductible. Well that fix has never felt right either and it's getting worse. The shake is violent now in addition ton the grinding that happens every time the car just starts up for the day or god forbid you have to hit them hard for a quick stop. Tons of groaning and creaks not too mention and dragged out stop. You also can't tell me this kind of shaking is good for the other front end parts. As I see it I can keep going through sets of brakes that will warp fast and not provide me and my family the safety we need to be comfortable or get rid of it. Give you one guess which direction I'm heading. Said commercial for dodge and their quality. I have owned many dodge vehicles but will likely move on all together from them. Already replaced my dodge durango 2004 that did quite well with 2012 nissan armada. I will be watching in my rear view for dodge min-vans and be sure to move out the way not knowing if they can stop before hitting me. The worst braking I have felt on a car ever and I've driven some terrible 1970's machines. Boo dodge on this one for not stepping up and fixing the entire problem. Guess potential lawsuits will cost them less. How do they sleep at night. That felt good to get off my chest I truly hate this vehicle.

Filed Dec 2, 2013 · Brakes · 17,500 miles · PA

Van shakes and makes squealing noises while braking.premature wearing of brakes both front and rear. Manufacturer issued a recall only for front brakes, dealership changed front brakes and rotors when vehicle had 10,000 miles appx almost one year back( around first quarter 2012). Shaking of vehicle when brakes did not resolve. Dealership charged and changed rear brakes and rotors. Now one year later dealership is recommending changing rear brakes and rotors to eliminate the issue of van shaking while braking. Its only after 7000 miles of changing both front and rear brakes and rotors.

Filed Jun 20, 2013 · Brakes · 51,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the brakes pulsated and made a grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to the mechanic where it was found that the rotors and brakes wore prematurely due to defected calipers. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 51,000.

Filed Mar 19, 2013 · Brakes · 38,696 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and then applying the brakes, she heard a loud grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. After diagnosis they advised her that the rear brakes and rotors were improperly installed and worn. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 38,696. The current mileage was approximately 38,800. The VIN was unavailable. *tr...updated 04/25/13 *bf updated 05/24/2013

Filed May 18, 2011 · Brakes · 29,600 miles · PA

2010 dodge grand caravan purchased dec 09 as of today van has 30322 replaced rear brake pads due to grinding noise. 1 out of 4 brake pads had no lining left (grinding noise) other 3 marginal wear. Old part is available for inpection if needed. Took to dealer, reccomends replacement of rear rotors and shave the front rotors.