2010 Dodge Caravan

2010 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD IN AUGUST 2012, WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT, ALL THE OF THE DRIVING LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED, THE HEADLAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN OCTOBER 2012, WHILE DRIVING AGAIN AT NIGHT, ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS NOTED THAT AT TIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY DETERMINED THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS TESTING IT AGAIN NEEDED A HEADLAMP SWITCH AS WELL AS AN INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. SINCE THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL AT THAT TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE NECESSARY PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED. THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE SHE WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE, WHICH SHE HAD FOR 10 DAYS, BECAUSE THE PARTS HAD NOT ARRIVED. ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 4, 3013, WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER CONTROLLING THE TURN SIGNALS, AIR CONDITIONING, POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, IT WAS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 MODELS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS, AS THE COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURED IT, HAD GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.

THE WIN MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. MY VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING EACH TIME. IN ONE INSTANCE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY! I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. ON SEVEN (7), OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND/OR ROTORS. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS ISSUES. UPDATED 11/04/13 THE CONSUMER IS ALSO SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. UPDATED 06/29/15.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VAN OFF THE ROAD. I HAD NO TROUBLE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN PERIODICALLY OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE SAID THAT THEY HAD IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN AND IT WAS MAKING ME AND MY FAMILY VERY NERVOUS, BECAUSE WE HAD NO IDEA WHEN IT WOULD JUST "STOP". IT WOULD MAKE A SHORT CLICK SOUND, THEN "STOP". I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THIS TIME, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CALLED AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT BACK AND LEAVE IT. I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH LEAVING IT, BUT BY THIS TIME, I WAS FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE AND HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TIRE SENSOR UNIT INDICATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS LOW ON PRESSURE AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE VALVE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09-26-13 *BF ON AUGUST 6, 2013, WHILE CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE VALVE FROM ONE OF THE TIRES, DUE TO CORROSION. WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE THE TIRE VALVE BY HAND, ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, IT BROKE OFF.

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

PASSENGER REAR WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HOT WITH LOUD HUMMING NOISE AFTER TRAVELING AT 67 MPH FOR A FEW MINUTES. CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER HAD BEEN STICKING. THE PADS AND ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED. THE DEALER KNOWS THE STICKING CALIPER IS THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR IT. I AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FIX MY BRAKES EVERY 25,000 MILES OR EVEN LESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE REAR WINDOW POWER SWITCH. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW POWER SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DISABLED AND REMOVED THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,795.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENGAGED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE WIND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING MY VAN, IT STALLED OR TURNED OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. MY POWER STEERING EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND PLACE IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. SINCE THAT INITIAL INCIDENT LAST YEAR, IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE MOST RECENT I WAS DRIVING IN THE BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR TUNNEL WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. ON A FEW OCCASIONS I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED, THE VEHICLE JUST TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND ALSO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS REPORTED DUE TO THIS. IT SADDENS ME THAT MY SELF AND MY CHILDREN COULD DIE IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DODGE NEGLECTING TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR