2008 Dodge Caravan

2008 DODGE CARAVAN, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, ENGINE QUIT, ALL DASH ELECTRONICS WENT DEAD. COASTED TO STOP, PUT IN PARK, RESTARTED FINE, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 PREVIOUS TIMES, ONCE WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT OR BELOW 5MPH, SAME RESULT, AND ONCE AT APPROX 20MPH, AGAIN SAME RESULT. CHECKED, AND SWITCHED KEYS, TESTED IGNITION SWITCH, WIRING TO BATTERY / FUSE BOX, ALL OK, WITH NO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS. ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE PROBLEM BY WIGGLING WIRING, SWITCH, KEYS, WITH NO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

WE PULLED OUT AT NIGHT AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID STARTED SPRAYING, THE LIGHTS ON THE GAUGES WERE FLASHING, AND THE IGNITION STARTED "DINGING" LIKE WHEN YOU TURN IT ON. GRANTED THIS WAS AT NIGHT SO WE LOST HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AT A TIME UNTIL WE COULD GET STOPPED. I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T GOING VERY FAST AND WERE ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A WRECK. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD THE PROBLEM CEASED. FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE DAYTIME. BASICALLY THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS ABOVE. LUCKILY THIS WAS DURING THE DAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS AREN'T AS IMPORTANT. ONCE AGAIN AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD IT CEASED. FAST FORWARD A FEW WEEKS. ISSUE OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAY. AT THIS POINT WE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AS WE DEEMED IT UNSAFE AT NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL THAT WE COULD LOSE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND HAVE ZERO VISIBILITY. WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO STOP GOING ON AND OFF AND THE ISSUE WITH THE VAN IS STILL OCCURRING. I'VE READ SIMILAR STORIES FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS AND MOST HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE EVEN AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS GOING TO SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE AND A SEARCH REGARDING THE LIGHTS FLASHING ONLINE FOR DODGE CARAVANS AROUND THIS YEAR MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE REGARDING THE VAN. I ALSO CHECKED AND DODGE CLAIMS THE OTHER RECALLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THIS VAN. *TR

HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VAN DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SIGN OF AN ISSUE... WHILE DRIVING THE VAN, IT CUT OFF-LOOSING ALL POWER, ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN INSIDE... SECOND AND THIRD TIME WERE THE SAME... THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR DODGE TO RECALL AND FIX THESE VANS.. INJURIES OR DEATH... *TR

THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT CAR, CAR JUST DIES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT UNTIL YOU GET CAR STOPPED. THEN IT WILL RESTART AND DRIVE FINE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATES. THE DEALER DID REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT UNTIL I WENT THRU 3RD TIER MYSELF. IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AND THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE IT SO THEY RETURN IT WITH NOTHING DONE. I EVEN LET THEM KEEP IT 3 DAYS WHILE THEY PUT IT THROUGH THEIR EMAIL 3RD TIER SYSTEM. ONLY ANSWER BACK WAS THERE ARE NO NOTICES ABOUT IT AND THE LAST REPORT I GOT BACK WAS NOTHING DONE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 65 DOWN TO 5 WHEN MAKING A TURN AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I KEEP FIGHTING THEM AND DOCUMENTING IT EVERY TIME I TAKE THEM IN. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A WAY FOR ME TO COMPLAIN TO CHRYSLER MYSELF SO I AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL START. I ALSO GOOGLED DODGE CARAVANS STALLING AND THERE ARE LOTS LISTED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE CONTINUOUSLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE HEAT OR THE AIR CONDINTIONING IT WOULD WORK AT FIRST THEN WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES THE AIR WOULD STOP WORKING. NOW THE AIR AND OR HEAT DOESN'T COME ON BLOWING AT ALL, YOU CAN FEEL SOMETHING LIKE IT MIGHT BE ON LOW BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHEN YOU MOVE THE DIAL UP OR DOWN.I WAS TOLD THIS IS DUE TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS IS ELECTRICAL AND SHOULD BE COVERED THROUGH COMPANY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON RAMP AT CHAMBERLAYNE AVE IN RICHMOND, VA TO MAJOR HIGHWAY I64 CUTOFF COMPLETELY, NO POWER, NO BRAKES NO NOTHING! SECOND TIME, TRAVEL @ APPROX. 65 MPH ON I64 NEAR BOTTOMS BRIDGE EXIT ON I64, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING! THIRD TIME - ENTERING I64 TOWARDS VA BEACH, VA IN TRAFFIC APPROX. 40 MPH, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING; FOURTH TIME - WHILE DRIVING DOWN MERCURY BLVD AT THE KING ST EXIT RAMP, 20 MPH, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING! FIFTH TIME, LEAVING WORK AT 2114 EXECUTIVE DR, HPT VA, APPROX. 10MPH ENTERING INTO STREET, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING, AFTER BEING EVALUATED FOR 8 HRS BY DODGE DEALERSHIP; SIXTH TIME, WHEN LEAVING MERCURY BLVD AT KING ST EXIT RAMP, 20 MPH, CAR CUT OFF, NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO NOTHING AFTER COMPUTER WAS RESET! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, A LARGE AMOUNT OF STEAM APPEARED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE VISIBILITY AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE Y CONNECTOR SPRUNG A LEAK AND SPEWED LIQUID ONTO THE ENGINE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE ADVISORY BULLETIN ABOUT THIS FROM GATES ENGINEERS BECAUSE OF HIGH REPLACEMENT DEMAND. THE HEATER HOSE ASSEMBLY "Y" ARE PRONE TO CRACKING. THEY ARE NOW BEING BUILD MORE ROBUSTLY WITH 35% GLASS FILL TO ENSURE A STRONGER COMPONENT. CHRYSLER IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH EXCLUDES HOSES. THE ESTIMATED HOURS TO REPLACE THIS PART IS 6 HOURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,844.