2010 Dodge Caravan

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015, WAS ENTERING INTERSTATE, CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, PRESSING ON BRAKE WAS MINIMALLY FUNCTIONAL, MANAGED TO GET CAR ON OFFRAMP AND TO PARKING LOT, HOWEVER BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTARTED CAR. ACCELERATOR WAS STILL DEPRESSED SO TURNED CAR OFF. CAME BACK AFTER TWO HOURS AND CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. TOOK CAR TO DODGE SERVICE REPAIR, SHOWED A CODE P2299, BRAKE PEDAL POSITION-ACCELERATOR POSITION, AND CODE C0021 BRAKE BOOSTER PERFORMANCE. MECHANIC CLEARED CODES, STATED THAT HANDICAPPED HAND CONTROLS WERE ENGINEERED IMPROPERLY AND ALLOWED BOTH BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR TO BE USED AT SAME TIME. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF A WIRELESS THROTTLE BODY CONTROL PROBLEM AND THAT I WAS THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN. LATER STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER HAND CONTROL UNITS THEY HAD WORKED ON FUNCTIONED IMPROPERLY. IT WAS EXTREMELY EVIDENT THEY WERE COVERING A STUCK THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN SEEN BY A NUMBER OF NON-DODGE AUTHORIZED MECHANICS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OFF RAMP OR JUST GOING DOWN A STREET OR COMING TO A STOP. LEFT ME WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. VERY SCARY. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER AND AT FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS A GUNKY THROTTLE, BUT PAID FOR IT, BROUGHT IT HOME AND IT DIED AGAIN THAT SAME DAY. MECHANIC TOOK IT OUT AND HE SAID HE WAS GOING 30 MILES AN HOUR AND IT DIED ON HIM AND HE ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR. NO CODES ARE SHOWING OR NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SO THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. PLUS THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO MY FRONT END IF I AM GOING NORMAL SPEED AND COME TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF MY HILL AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT CAR(I DON'T THINK SO). I AM AT A LOSS AND ON A FIXED INCOME. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?

THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FINALLY REPLACED AS A RESULT OF A RECALL. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A SITUATION IN WHICH THE VAN WOULD NOT START. ALL WE COULD GET WAS A "CLUNK" SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS A BATTERY THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND USUALLY STARTS FINE. THE SITUATION EXISTS WHEN WE TRY TO USE EITHER KEYS. SO FAR, WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY IN THAT IT STARTS FINE AFTER AFTER 8 OR MORE TRIES; THE ENGINE WILL START AND FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS THINGS ARE FINE AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SEEM TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY EXCEPT FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. IT, TOO, HAS STARTED ACTING UP WITH ABOUT THE SAME FREQUENCY. THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FEELS IT MAY BE THE BATTERY IN THE PRESSURE SENSOR VALVE. FUNNY THAT THEY BOTH STARTED ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT T-BONED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS LOOSE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT MULTIPLE TIMES AND INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL NOW FOR 2008-2010 DODGE CARAVANS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH OR WIN MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. MY VAN STARTED WITH NOT TURNING COMPLETELY OFF WHEN THE KEY WAS IN OFF MODE AND REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE RADIO WOULD STILL BE ON AND LIGHTS ON THE DASH WITH THE KEY COMPLETELY OUT OF IGNITION. I HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE TO GET THE VAN TO TURN OFF COMPLETELY. THIS WORKED FOR A COUPLE DAYS BUT NOW IT WILL NOT START OR RUN AT ALL. THE ERROR ON THE DASH DISPLAY SAYS "BAD KEY" AND I AM UNABLE TO START OR USE MY VAN AT ALL. WHEN ASKED ABOUT RECALL THEY SAY MY VAN DOESN'T FALL INTO THE MONTHS THEY ISSUED THE RECALL FOR IN 2010? I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE I CANNOT USE THE VAN OTHERWISE AND TO REPLACE THE WIN MODULE IT IS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $600 (WHICH I DO NOT HAVE!). I JUST PURCHASED THE VAN ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 05/2015 SO I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE ROUGHLY 3 MONTHS AND IT IS ALREADY BROKEN DOWN. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER!