2010 Dodge Caravan

HELLO, I OWN A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2015 I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS LAS VEGAS FROM KINGMAN, AZ AT NIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. KEEP IN MIND I HAVE MY 3 KIDS WITH ME, AGES 8,9 AND 10. I TURNED BACK AROUND AFTER DRIVING OVER 40 MILES, USING ONLY MY FOG LIGHTS THAT PROVIDE 40-50 FEET OF VISIBILITY. I CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE HOME ALMOST IN THE DARK, MADE IT HOME AND GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE A TIPM ISSUE FROM WHAT I GATHERED. SO IN THE MORNING MY VEHICLE DOESN'T START. I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER, THEY AREN'T AWARE OF A RECALL ON THIS AND HAS NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE. ADDITIONALLY THEY WANT $110 TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. SO I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MARTIN SWANTY HYUNDAI TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR FREE, AND I SPENT $111 ON WHAT THEY SAID WAS A BAD POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CONNECTION. WELL, GOT IT HOME, THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED AGAIN. NEXT DAY, IT'S NIGHT TIME AGAIN AND GUESS WHAT, NO HEADLIGHTS AGAIN! LOOKS LIKE IT WASN'T THE BATTERY CONNECTION, STILL HAVING THE FAMOUS TIPM M.O. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT THE FIRST VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I SEE THIS IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT DODGE AND CHRYSLER ARE SWEEPING UNDER THE RUG. SO NOW I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 (SOON TO BE 6) TO SUPPORT, AND DRIVE AROUND IN MY FAMILY VEHICLE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AND THIS IS NOT A RECALL YET WITH DODGE? AND YOU WANT ME TO SPEND OVER $1000 TO GET IT FIXED JUST TO PUT ANOTHER FAULTY PART IN MY VAN AGAIN? I HAVE MY FAMILY TO FEED, NOT $1000 TO FEED INTO MY CAR THAT'S ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND PAID OFF. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO CALL CHRYSLER AT 1-800-334-9200 AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE THAT SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT OFFER A COMPLEMENTARY DIAGNOSIS, I WOULD NEED TO PAY ANOTHER $110 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TO DIAGNOSE WHAT IS WRONG. I ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AFTER DARK. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS DO COME ON THEN GO OFF. VERY UNSAFE!! IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT TO FIX, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN REPEATEDLY. NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A $700 FIX. UNSAT!! *TR

UPON STARTING THE DODGE CARAVAN SE 2010 I CLOSED BOTH POWER PASSENGER DOORS WITH MY CHILDREN IN SAFETY BELTS, UPON ENTERING THE DRIVERS SIDE MY CHILD ASKED ME TO TURN ON THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS SO THAT SHE COULD FIND SOMETHING THAT DROPPED ON THE FLOOR WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR OPENED, AND THE VEHICLE RUNNING I TURNED ON THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ONLY TO HAVE BOTH POWER PASSENGER DOORS OPEN ON THEIR OWN. I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS ERROR A NUMBER OF TIMES UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS, AND AM UNABLE TO PIN POINT A CAUSE. THIS COULD BE A LARGE SAFETY DEFECT. WHAT IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ? THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE A MINOR PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. I ASK FOR A RECALL / INVESTIGATION. *TR

ON 7/16/2013 IT WAS RAINING BUT NOT HARD AND I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS ON AND DROPPED OFF A PASSENGER AND AS I WENT INTO THE DRIVEWAY MY LIGHTS WERE SHINING ON THE GARAGE DOOR. AS SOON AS I GOT TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY WHICH HAD A SLIGHT UP GRADE THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF 2 TO 3 TIMES AND THEY WOULD NOT STAY ON AFTER THAT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHICH WAS DONE. THIS SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND ALL DAY WEDNESDAY I DROVE THE VAN WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY SEEMED TO WORK. HOWEVER ON THURSDAY WE TOOK A SMALL TRIP WHICH TOOK US 45 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. WHEN WE STARTED BACK ON THURSDAY NIGHT 7/18/13 THE LIGHTS FLASHED A FEW TIMES AND THEN WENT OUT. WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND GOT TO A MOTEL THAT NIGHT. SO THE NEW LIGHTS APPARENTLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, FURTHER, WE CHECKED THE OLD LIGHTS AND THEY ACTUALLY CHECKED OUT FINE. THE VAN IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE BOX THAT HOLDS ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS. UPON CHECKING ON THE INTERNET WE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY LUCKY IN THAT IF THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE HEADLIGHTS HAD FAILED AT THAT TIME. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE TURNED THE LIGHTS ON BEFORE MOVING AND SAW THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THIS IS GOING TO BE A REPAIR JOB OF OVER $700.00 DOLLARS AND IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER YEARS AND MODELS I THINK THAT MAYBE THIS SITUATION WARRANTS FURTHER STUDY, AT PRESENT THE VAN IS BEING REPAIRED AND SHOULD BE BACK IN A FEW DAYS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE EVER EXPERIENCE ANYTHING LIKE THIS; FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS. IF THIS PROBLEM WARRANTS A RECALL AT SOME POINT MAYBE I MIGHT RECEIVE A REFUND ON THIS REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE TRANSMISSIONS TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO CHECKED IT AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE COMPUTER DID AN UPGRADE CORRECTED SOME OF THE PROBLEM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SHIFTING THE SECOND ISSUE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH I TOOK IT IN DUE TO A RECALL I RECEIVED BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED SO THE RECALL HAD NO BEEN DONE AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED NOW HAVING TROUBLE WITH HEAD LIGHTS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL SWITCH WAS CHANGED WHEN WE GOT IT BACK NOTICED THAT WHEN KEY WAS IN HEAD LIGHTS CAME ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE DRIVING ON AUTO HEAD LIGHTS ACCORDING TO PAPERWORK I HAVE SHORTLY THERE AFTER WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY FLASH A COUPLE TIMES AND GO OFF UNABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON NOW THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN EVER AND GO BACK OFF WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS A KEN IS IN THE IGNITION AND THEN JUST FLASH ONCE AND GO BACK OFF TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO IN THEIR WORDS AFTER CHECKING THOUGHT THE TIP WAS BAD AND WANTED $900.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT WOULD FIX IT I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS WHILE DOING RESEARCH TO TRY AND FIX MY PROBLEM ABOUT OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME FROM 1999 TO PRESENT IT APPEARS TO ME DODGE HAS A PROBLEM THEY ARE NOT FIXING MAYBE THEY NEED MORE BAIL OUT MONEY. *TR