For the past couple years my van just turns off when I'm driving. Nobody can figure it out. Then my doors randomly open. This happens anywhere. Interstate or in town. Steering wheel locks up and I have to put in numeral and start. This happens daily.
2010 Dodge Grand Caravan: steering wheel locks up
5 of the 870 complaints about the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan describe steering wheel locks up.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Steering wheel locks up by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred multiple times. The contact called an independent mechanic and was informed that the clockspring may have failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 138,483.
The vans engine shuts off whenever it wants. Driving down the road it just shuts down, all accessories continue to work such as fans radio etc. The steering locks up because the engine shuts down. As soon as I can stop I put it in park and turn the key. The car immediately starts and I continue to drive. There are no warning lights on and nothing flashes on the dash when it stalls. It just turns off as if I haven't turned the key all the way to run.
When driving vehicle, vehicle stalled out and steering wheel became difficult to steer. When vehicle put in park, we were able to re-start. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Two day previous car stalled out while driving on a flat surface at about 35 MPH. Steering wheel locked up and had to stop in center turn land completely, put in park, and re-start vehicle.
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.
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Questions about the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan steering lock-up
Is steering wheel locks up a common problem on the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan?
5 of 870 owner complaints about the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan (1%) mention steering wheel locks up. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan
Stalling 176Loss of power 45Headlights 40Power steering loss 39Won't start 37Key fob 33Check engine light 20Warning lights 15Wipers 15Engine failure 14ABS 11Grinding brakes 11Fire or smoke 11Adaptive cruise 10No deployment 10Door locks 10Brake failure 9Hesitation 6Airbag light 5Jerking 5Overheating 5
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