On several occasions (5 to date) the engine has stalled while the vehicle is moving at a steady speed. Each time the vehicle has been moving at less than 20mph and has been running for a relatively short period of time 5-10 min from cold start. We took the car to the dealer, but no codes were set and they couldn't find anything wrong. They say the engine is not due for maintenance for another 15,000 miles. We are extremely disappointed in this response given the seriousness of having the engine stall while the car is moving. Heaven forbid it occur while on the highway.
2010 Dodge Grand Caravan engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the tires would become bald prematurely. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the vehicle needed an alignment. Additionally, the motor mount and the lower intake gasket was fractured, causing an oil filter housing leak in the lower intake gasket. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 13,000.
The distance was about 35 miles from our home, bout 45 minutes drive. Driver didn't notice anything wrong with the engine or see any warning lights. The car was swaying like on a windy day, another car honked at us, then we heard loud road noise. We pulled over and turned off the engine. Saw the rear passenger tire was flat to the rim. Noticed a smoky smell. Saw little puffs of white smoke coming from under the hood. To be safe we removed children from the car; two 4 yr old children were in the backseat buckled in their car-seats. Infant was in the middle drivers side seat buckled in his car seat. Driver and car owner were in the front. Keys were removed from the ignition. We walked away from the vehicle, waited at the fence-line away from the vehicle while calling for a tow. Smoke appeared to have stopped for about 5 minutes. Suddenly black smoke started pouring out of the engine, embers dropping to the road from under the front of the car. We moved the children further away from the vehicle. Several truckers pulled over and brought fire extinguishers. One opened the hood flames flared up the fire truck arrived after the fire had been extinguished. One said the fire appeared to have started in the fan. The chp officer said the firefighters would disconnect the battery. When we looked at the inside of the front of the car everything was burnt and melted, the hood was buckled, front grill melted. The fire was extinguished before the rest of the car was damaged.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that when abruptly braking, the vehicle would stall. The failure would also occur when decelerating to attempt a turn in either direction. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 50,939.
Jan 31, 2:00pm I parked the vehicle to pick my son up from pre-school. After securing my children to their respective car seats, I buckled myself in and proceeded to start the engine, the vehicle's engine would not start. Strong electrical-smelling fumes were emitted and the etc light came on. We had the vehicle towed to a jeep, dodge, & chrysler dealership for servicing for 5 days. The service tech insisted that nothing was detected aside from slight corrosion in the battery plugs, which needed to be replaced. We did what was advised and took our vehicle back on feb 6. Feb 13, 9:45am after making a quick stop at a grocery store, the same problem occurred. The vehicle engine would not start, but the radio was coming on. I turned off the vehicle and proceeded to restart the vehicle. Once again the etc light came on and this time, white smoke was coming out from under the hood. After seeing the smoke, I quickly turned off the vehicle and took my child out. Our vehicle is now stranded in the parking lot of a grocery store waiting to be towed to the same dealership.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that when driving at low speeds of when attempting a turn, the vehicle would stall without warning. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a diagnostic was performed, which was unable to generate a failure code. The dealer also test drove the vehicle but was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer cleaned the fuel rail system as a precaution however, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to stall without warning. The vehicle was not further repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,694 and the current mileage was 41,000. Updated 01/29/13*lj the consumer also stated the passenger rear door was repaired four times. Updated 01/30/13
2010 dodge grand caravan. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle shutdown while driving. *smd shortly after the vehicle was purchased, the vehicle would fully shutdown; engine off, radio off, power locks disabled, windshield wipes off etc. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, only to get the vehicle back, with the problem still present.
Prior to 9/6/2012, engine light came on for what the dealer said no reason. Then on 9/6/2012, van broke and would not start. It appeared as if stuck in all gears and I was told this was an electrical problem. There is a recall on this type/year of van for electrical problems, recall #11v139000;however, no recall shows up for my van VIN #. I don't feel this vehicle is safe. The dealer has had my vehicle for a week now along with another one same make and model/year that they are having the same issue. There is a definite problem with this model vehicle. My vehicle is still not repaired or exact problem diagnosed. Yet, they expect me to drive it again when I get it back. These electrical issues need to be further evaluated. Yes my van was in a parking lot but that was lucky. Please look into this further. The dealer don't even understand the problem on these 2 grand caravans per our last conversation we had today.
I was driving on the highway at 60 MPH, hit a large (approx 6 feet x 4 feet x 4 feet) wooden shipping crate. The crate exploded, and a board became lodged in the tire well and engine compartment. I also lost power the vehicle - the wrecker driver advised that the board appeared to have disconnected the computer wires. The crate hit on the front driver fender. The airbags did not deploy. I would think hitting something the size of the front end of a car at 60 MPH should set off the air bags.
Our 2010 dodge grand caravan minivan, has been for the past 6 months been stalling sporadically. Today, it came to a head. We were 45 minutes north of our house and heading home. 10 minutes of driving to get to the freeway and 20 minutes on the freeway, in the center lane, 3 lanes wide, pouring outside, it is 8:50pm, and lightening out as well. Our minivan just died on the freeway, with a fair amount of traffic. We were able to pull over quickly as the minivan shook to a halt, we were going 70 miles per hour. Yesterday, when I tried starting it died right away, twice. The dealership knows about this as they see the minivan for this about every month, and they always say nothing comes up on the computer, nothing is wrong with it. I have complained to chrysler about this. They say it is because it happens right after we have filled up with gas. Well, we didn't just fill up with gas today, and have only a half tank of gas, when this happened. Out of the countless times this has died on us, it has only died 2 times after filling up. There is no rhyme or reason when this happens, can be morning or afternoon, we rarely drive in the evening. Cold or hot days. Chrysler has said that this issue is related to the new key, and recalled it, well we have had that changed at least 3 times already.
Electronic throttle control light comes on periodically, causing inconsistent, poor or non-existent throttle response. Traction control light may also light up. Restarting the vehicle usually makes the problem go away, but this is not an acceptable solution. Occasionally, with the etc light on, throttle response does not occur at all, which is hazardous in traffic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the failure would only occur when the vehicle was in motion sporadically. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was 42,500 and the current mileage was 44,290.
While traveling southbound on I-75 at milepost 263.3 a faint alarm of some kind came on. Then the engine began making a noise and quit. When I pulled over to the side of the highway the engine compartment shot flames and smoke from under the hood. I was attempting to release the hood latch when flames burst in through the firewall under the dash. We then abandoned the vehicle and called 911. By the time a fire truck arrived the van was totally burned. I have the vehicle serviced regularly and had just replaced the tires and brakes. I have no idea what the cause might have been but it bears looking into.
Took my van into colorado chrysler jeep on july 19, 2011 for recall #l25, they have not done the work as of 10-31-2011. They are telling me that the part is on back order, it has been over 3 months?????? What's wrong with this?
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact was driving approximately 40 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after a few minutes. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileage was 23,000.
On 7/2/11 I was heading south on the berlin turnpike in newington, ct. Turned around at the light to head north on the berlin turnpike and as I was making the turn, the etc & ESC lights came on. The car would not move more than 5 MPH. With oncoming traffic heading toward me and narrowly being hit by oncoming cars, I put on my flashers and proceeded into the nearest parking lot. I turned the motor off and back on again and the car seemed normal. I proceeded home immediately where I called dodge dealer.brought the car in for service on 7/2/11 and they gave me a loaner. Said they couldn't look at it until 7/5/11. Service manager told me today that they couldn't reproduce the situation and I could leave the car for further inspection or pick it up. Since this could have been resulted in a deadly accident, I opted to leave the car and follow up with letters to dodge's president and the federal safety agency.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH the vehicle stalled and all of the warning lights began to illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was manuevered to the side of the road where it was stopped. Upon restart, the vehicle operated as normal. The failure occurred a total of six times, all during extremely hot weather. The vehicle was towed after one of the failures. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice, where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 6,000. Updated 08/01/11*lj the consumer stated the engine would stop when the AC was on. Updated 08/08/11
My husband, 2 year old son, and I were 2 hours away from home on a camping trip. We were driving home on the highway and our 2010 dodge grand caravan shut off. Thank god no one was close behind us and we were able to put the car in neutral and restart it. When I came home, I see they have know about this since at least march, and we have received no recall information. We are now afraid to drive the only car we have, as we are afraid next time, we will get rear ended because of this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated the vehicle stalled while driving at various speeds. Upon restart the vehicle would operate as normal. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 11,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I was driving at about 30 MPH when I noticed the air conditioner stop working. I began slowing down for a red light. When the light turned green I went to go and realized that the engine had stopped as well. I lost all power and engine function while driving. I was able to place the vehicle in park and restart it.
The van motor cut out while turning left at an intersection and another car collided with the van. The front air bags went off . There was considerable damage to the front end. On numerous occasions I complained to the dealer that the engine was stalling, cutting out, missing and lack of power. The dealer could not find a problem and nothing showed up on the computer. The dealer has a record on file of my complaints. Has anyone pursued legal action regarding similar problems such as I have experienced?
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated while traveling 20 MPH the vehicle stalled. The power steering failed. The contact stated that after allowing the vehicle to coast, he was able to restart it with no problems. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that they were aware of the failure and that a recall would be established in april. The failure and current mileage was 33,000. Updated 06/17/11 *bf updated 06/30/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. The vehicle would intermittently stall while driving at any speed. The failure recurred while driving to include driving in reverse. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several occasions where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 20,000.
I have had problems with my 2010 doge grand caravan since we bought it. But on 2/7/11 I thought we were going to die due to the car shutting down at 60 miles per hour. We were driving 60 MPH in the fast lane of traffic when the engine shut off. I lost my power steering and power brakes and did my best to pull off to safety. I called the dealership and a service man asked me to check to see if I had ran out of gas. I still had about 10 gallons in my tank. The van did turn back on so he had me drive about a mile or so to his garage. He put the car on a computer to check the codes. He claims there was no codes indicating this engine failure. No surprise because this dealership, the same one I bought the van tells me there is nothing wrong each time something like this happens. I checked the internet and there are several other complaints showing engine failure on this make and model at 60 miles per hour. Some of the complaints involved children sitting in the back seat when the van's engine died at 60 MPH. I reported this to chysler and have a case number [xxx]. I was told to contact another dealership which I called today. They told me the service manager was not in and someone would call me back. No one has called me back so I am writing this complaint in hopes that I will get help with this urgent matter. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
This is a leased vehicle. I had it approximately 6 months when driving 65 MPH on a freeway the engine abruptly stopped just like someone turned the key off. The steering barely allowed me to get to the side of the road. I was able to put the car into neutral and restart it. The 2nd occurrence was 3 weeks after the 1st but this time it was when trying to accelerate onto a freeway where trucks and cars were driving 75 MPH! The 3rd occurrence was about 6 weeks after the 2nd. All 3 times the dealer could not find a problem nor replicate the problem. Please read the other similar complaints at this web site: http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/grand_caravan/2010/
The problem described has happened twice, both in similar circumstances. While driving at around-town speeds (~35 MPH or less), and making a left turn the vehicle has completely stalled. The engine stops, and the driver experiences reduced steering/braking, with no throttle. Once the vehicle has come to a complete stop and been shifted into neutral or park, the vehicle can be restarted. Vehicle is a 2010 grand caravan sxt w/ the 4.0l engine. After the first time the dealership checked, but could not find any codes or loose wires. Vehicle had ~6,000 and then 7,000 miles at each incident.
I have a 2010 dodge grand caravan. This van has shut down four times now while I have been driving it. This happened again this past weekend at the highest speed we have ever been traveling when the engine shuts down; 45 MPH. My current mileage is 9400. The first time I noticed this routine engine shut down while driving was around 5,000 miles @ 06/2010. As far as speeds when it shuts down, it has happened around 45 MPH, 35 MPH, and the other two times prior were much slower speeds. The dealership said there is nothing they can do about it. The car also seems to stall out and not start about 1 out of 30 starts. I have filed a complaint with chrysler on the van routinely shutting down and steering wheel locking. The van will restart once it stops, but this is a death accident waiting to happen. I hope somebody reads this and looks into it. I have the 3.3l v6 engine.
2010 dodge grand caravan starting to stall and shut off without warning while driving. Need to know if there is a recall for this problem, it happened while turning into a lane and also driving uphill, very alarming. Do not feel safe driving with this problem, bought the van brand new.
2010 dodge grand caravan shuts off when turned on and put into reverse or drive does not happen all the time also has done it while at low speed pulling into parking space.
We purchased a 2010 dodge grand caravan in december 2010. Three weeks ago as I was pulling out of a driveway that had a drain gutter dip the van shut off completely. I hit the dip at about 10 MPH. Two weeks ago it happened again. This time when I went over a speed bump in heavy traffic. The dodge dealer repair shop said they could not find any loose connections or codes. They seemed to care very little of our report and said they could not recreate the trouble and to call them next time. Only after calling the dealer executives we are to bring the van back for a check by a mechanic. Other thoughts: both times I had to put the gear in neutral to restart. Both front tires hit at the same time. When only one wheel hits a bump or pothole , it does not happen. We were at about 5,000 miles when this happened.
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