2011 Dodge Grand Caravan brakes problems

Filed Sep 5, 2023 · Brakes, Transmission · AL

While the Emergency Parking Brake was activated and vehicle in Park in the driveway that is on a hill, the car began rolling down the driveway at a fast rate of speed with no one in drivers seat. 3 young kids were in car seats in the van with it running while we were outside of the vehicle speaking. All doors locked and it flew down the driveway almost flipping over at the bottom. We took the vehicle to the dealership we purchased it from on June 29, 2023 and they could not recreate the issue. No warning lights were on prior to this incident and when citizens that stopped when this happened, got in the vehicle to dislodge it from the dirt that thankfully stopped it from flipping, they verified that it still showed the E Brake as being engaged it was still in park. No police or insurance was called because there was no damage to the vehicle or children but the dealership was called. I do have video of this event but your website does not accept videos

Filed Sep 2, 2023 · Brakes, Electrical · NC

Vehicle randomly dies completely like no battery connected either while parked or in motion. Then after a few moments vehicle starts like nothing is wrong. No codes no warning.

Filed Nov 19, 2021 · Brakes, Electrical · AL

My car was fine until one day in rain the whole dash and radio shut off and came back on repeatedly, spedometer bouncing each time. Took it to dealer/JDByrider and "they dont know prob/happens all the time" w a very "oh well" attitude. They did nothing. I called again when car ALSO started shutting completely off at long red lights. I was told next appt available would be 23 days! Thats still 4 days away. NOW in addition to dash/radio/spedometer problem the van doesnt just die at LONG lights, it dies if I have to stop for drive thrus, stop signs, short lights. The headlights have also started flickering very very badly. Im upset that repairs are supposed to be covered by JDByrider and theyve had me driving this dangerous car for almost a month before trying to fix it. Im not allowed to get work done on it elsewhere or else it makes future repairs on parts not covered by JDByrider. I have 4 kids and this car is not safe on road and Im literally not allowed to get someone else to fix it if I want it to continue to be covered by JDB. JDB blames Dodge. My car purchase was supposed to cover repairs and instead Im being forced to drive 4 kids around in car dealer cant fix and they claim Dodge dont know how to either. I should have never been expected to wait almost a month for this to be addressed.

Filed Oct 5, 2020 · Brakes · 103,000 miles · NY

Van loses brakes when applied over a pothole or other rough road. It travels for about 15 feet then stops (regardless of pumping the brake). It builds up after the van stops. This is very dangerous, obviously. Perhaps there should be a recall because many other people have reported this problem. This has happened twice in a month (9/16/2020 was the last time). Also, dealerships appear to guess when repairing the problem, costing consumers in the thousands of dollars.

Filed Sep 12, 2019 · Brakes · 138,000 miles · AL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. While the contact's wife was driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle did not respond appropriately when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact depressed the brake pedal all the way to the floorboard, but the vehicle still failed to respond. As a result, the driver rear ended another vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The air bags deployed. The contact sustained a sore ankle, which was examined by a medic, but there were no serious injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle sustained front end damage, but was not destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.

Filed Aug 30, 2019 · Brakes, Electrical · 94,200 miles · NY

My wife was driving with my 4 kids aged 13, 11, 8 and 3 when the caravan stalled while in motion at the red light near a major intersection without prior warning. With no power steering or breaks, the van stopped in the middle of the intersection and on coming traffic had to break hard to prevent a collision. Boulevard dodge chrysler diagnosed the issue as faulty electrical issue with the fuel pump. The repair cost me $478 (dec. 3 2018). On tuesday jan 15 2019 the car started different electrical problems. When I took the car back to the same dealer they told me the cause is the tipm which would cost about $2000. When I started my research I realized that both issue are related and caused by the tipm. This is an ongoing issue with many models of fca which some vehicles had recalls from fca. I am not the only one who has experiences stalling due to tipm issue on caravan. This is a serious issue and the federal safety agency as well as transport canada has to protect the public before a serious accident or death occurs. On feb 14 I had more electrical problems this time with an ignition coil default due to the tipm. Repair cost $ 265.90. On august 29 the car stalled again in motion while driving on the service road of a major highway. Therefore no power brakes or steering. That is beside the fact that the car won't start or has different flashing lights on the dash board.

Filed Jul 21, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · 148,000 miles · OH

Dodge has known about issues with transmissions for years 2011 grand caravan models and has put out several technical service bulletins regarding these issues and issues with oxygen sensors as well. Now, my vehicle is at a dealership with a transmission that needs to be replaced and faulty o2 sensors that total between $6,000 and $7,000 worth of work. Dodge also knows about brake issues that affect the safe operation and stopping of these models and has yet to repair any of these issues.

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Airbags, Brakes · 131,350 miles · OH

This vehicle has had multiple issues with premature brake pad wear. In fact, in october 2017, the vehicle had the following components replaced: calipers (both front and both rear), rotors (both front and both rear), brake pads (both front and both rear) replaced by pep boys in eastgate, ohio. It has only been just over 6 months and both front side brake pads have to be replaced, yet again! There is obviously something wrong with the engineering of this vehicle braking system and it has been reported on many consumer complaint sites and filed with dodge/chrsyler and they refuse to acknowledge and repair the vehicles. The brake pads are wearing prematurely under normal driving conditions, no matter what type of weather is present. The brake pads will fail and result in serious or fatal accidents, if they have not already.

Filed Sep 17, 2018 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · WA

After a recall on the steering wheel harness repair, the dealer bud clary in auburn, washington (253-833- 2485. The traction control light on the van flashed on the way home and one of the brakes activated. This never happened prior to the repair. This had continued and has gotten worse to where the car attempts to stop on the freeway going 60 - 70 MPH (depending on the speed zone) that could cause a lock up or worse. There are no codes given to indicate why this is happening.

Filed Jun 22, 2018 · Brakes · 105,703 miles · NJ · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted an abnormal odor and the brakes seized while driving various speeds. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the passenger side brake caliper was smoking. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was previously taken to an independent mechanic and the calipers were replaced. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,703. The VIN was not available.