2007 Dodge Caravan

DODGE CARAVAN SXT, 65,000 MILES. MY CAR SINCE NEW ON 10-30-03. LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED AT THE FLEXIBLE/RIGID TUBE CONNECTION CLOSEST TO THE WHEEL IN MY DRIVEWAY. IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKING OCCURRED. DEALER D'AMBROSIO DODGE REPAIRED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT BLOW COOL AIR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. SHE WAITED TWO WEEKS TO RETURN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING NEW. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COMPRESSOR. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED PROPERLY IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT IN THE REAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY NOW. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE DEALER AND THE AIR CONDITIONING IS CURRENTLY WORKING PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LAMP REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS NOT WORKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE LOCKS FOR THE SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT OPERATING WITH THE REMOTE OR FROM INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL AND CAN ONLY BE OPERATED MANUALLY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,171 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

TL*THE CONTACTS SON OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT IN THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS FAILED TO SECURE. SHE STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT GAVE THE APPEARANCE THAT IT WAS LOCKED, HOWEVER, IT WOULD ONLY LOCK IN THE HIGH POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,749 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES. THE DEALER STATED BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

THESE TIRES (BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 ? 215/65R16) WERE OEM ON MY 2007 DODGE CARAVAN WITH A FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE WARRANTY. AT 10,000 MILES I NOTICED A PULL TO THE RIGHT. I PURCHASED A LIFETIME ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED THE TIRES AT B/F. AFTER ANOTHER 1300 MILES, THE PULL WAS A HARDER RIGHT. F/B CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, STATING IT WAS GOOD AND TOLD ME THIS WAS A "BELT" ISSUE....PUT THE "BAD" TIRES TO THE REAR AND ORDERED TWO OEM TIRES. I AM AWAITING 2 NEW TIRES OF THE SAME OEM (ONE TO BE WARRANTED THE OTHER SELF PAY). THE F/B STORE, WHERE I PURCHASED THE LIFETIME ALIGNMENT, TELLS ME YOU CAN CHECK A BELT PROBLEM BY CROSS ROTATING THE TIRES. UNTIL THAT TEST IS COMPLETED, THEY CANNOT CONSIDER REPLACING A DAMAGED TIRE UNDER THE WARRANTY. BOTH TIRES ARE UNDER THE 12 MONTH-2/32 DEPTH WARRANTY PROVIDED WITH MY NEW CAR. I THINK F/B SHOULD COVER THE WARRANTY ON BOTH DAMAGED TIRES WITHOUT ANY NEED TO TEST FOR A BELT ISSUE. EITHER THE ?BAD? BELT DAMAGED 2 TIRES OR AN IMPROPER ALIGNMENT DAMAGED 2 TIRES. AFTER READING NUMEROUS REVIEWS ABT THIS PARTICULAR TIRE ON WWW.NHTSA AND WWW.TIRERACK.COM, I DO NOT WANT TO PAY A DIME FOR A TURANZA EL42 REPLACEMENT TIRE. REVIEWS OF THESE TIRES ON BMW'S, ACURA'S, AND DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS SHOW NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM BLOW-OUTS, POOR TREAD WEAR, FLAT SPOTS, CUPPING, AND BELT ISSUES. ADDENDUM: WHILE THE ORIGINAL F/B STORE (WHO INITIALLY ALIGNED AND ROTATED MY TIRES) WILL NOT CONSIDER HONORING THE TIRE WARRANTY, I DID FIND ANOTHER F/B STORE IN MY AREA (20 MILES AWAY INSTEAD OF JUST 4 MILES AWAY) WHO WILL REPLACE THE 2 WORN TIRES WITHOUT QUESTION AND UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WILL SPEAK WITH THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF F/B ABOUT BOTH LOCAL STORES AND THE GOOD AND BAD BEHAVIORS OF EACH STORE MANAGER. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS NEW (922 MILES) AND WAS BEING DRIVEN IN STOP AND GO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. STEERING WAS TOTALLY LOST. STEERING WHEEL ROTATED FREELY BUT HAD NO AFFECT ON VEHICLE CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED, CONTROL WAS LOST AND VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP IN THE HIGHWAY CENTER MEDIAN. VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ELK RIVER CHRYSLER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. AFTER REMOVING STEERING COLUMN BOOT THE CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AT FACTORY. THE ROLL PIN WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT AREA OF THE SHAFT. THE ROLL PIN WAS REPLACED AND PROPERLY INSTALLED. *TR

2007 DODGE CARAVAN IGNITION TUMBLER SPINS VERY EASILY AND VEHICLE CAN BE TURNED OFF BY JUST TAPPING OR BUMPING THE BOTTOM OF THE KEY. IN MY INSTANCE, WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND MY KNEES BUMPED THE KEYS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE KEY IN THE IGNTION. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CAR TURNED OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES & STEERING. THIS OCCURRED TWICE JUST A COUPLE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE. LUCKILY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARK POSITION. SAME PROBLEM WAS ALSO NOTICED BY THE TECH CREW AT THE DEALERSHIP ON MY VEHICLE AND ALL THE OTHER 2007 CARAVANS AT THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION IN MY VEHICLE TWICE AS WELL AS TRIED MANUALLY TIGHTENING THE IGNITION CYLINDER WITH NO SUCCESS. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NO OTHER RECOURSE BECAUSE CHRYSLER ENGINEERING DEPT. IS VOWING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PARTS AND THAT IT WORKS AS EXPECTED. I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE VARIOUS CHANNELS IN THE CHRYSLER "BUYBACK" PROGRAM AND ULTIMATELY SPOKE WITH THE DISTRICT MANAGER WHO STATED THEY DO NOT SEE ANY ISSUES AND NO ONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED SO THEY WILL NOT BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THE SUGGESTIONS I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE CHRYSLER STAFF SAID I SHOULD ADJUST MY SEAT, REMOVE EXTRA KEYS FROM THE ONE IN THE IGNITION AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. NORMALLY I LIKE CARAVANS FOR I HAVE OWNED ANOTHER ONE FOR 10 YEARS AND THE IGNITION ON MY OLD VAN IS NOTHING LIKE THIS ONE. ULTIMATELY I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF FIX PUT IN PLACE FOR I DON'T THINK THE KEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPIN THAT FREELY. THIS COULD BE A DEADLYCONSEQUENCE FOR NOT ONLY WOULD SOMEONE LOOSE BRAKING & STEERING BUT I WONDER IF THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS WOULD ALSO BE DISABLED. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WARN OTHER OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONSEQUENCE NOT ONLY FOR THEIR SAFETY BUT FOR THOSE DRIVING AROUND THEM. *TR