2007 Dodge Grand Caravan

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE

  WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN THE VAN WOULD STALL AND SKIP UPON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20-50 MPH. NOW THE VAN STALLS AND/OR SKIPS AT ANY POINT OF ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON RIGHT AFTER THERE IS FUEL ADDED TO THE TANK AND THIS IS WHEN THE STALLING IS THE WORSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON WHEN THERE IS1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT AND THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY NUMBER JUMPS AROUND WHEN THERE IS LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK. *TR

• 12/27/2018· SEATS

  TAKARA RECALL- MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A STORE IN WAS WORKING IN, I WENT OUT TO TAKE A BREAK AND HAD THE SEAT WARMER ON HIGH BECAUSE MY BACK WAS HURTING. I STARTED SMELLING BURNING RUBBER, SO I TURNED IT OFF. UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE THERE WERE TWO HOLES BURNED INTO MY DRIVERS SEAT. I HAD USED THE SEAT WARMER NUMEROUS TIMES PRIOR TO THIS AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE IF I HADN'T TURNED THE SEAT WARMER OFF MY VAN AND MYSELF PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ON FIRE.

• 12/26/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ENGINE STALLS POST REFUELING WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION IN PARKING LOT AND ON ROADWAY INTERIOR READING LIGHTS MELTING AND SMOKING WHEN TURNED ON DOOR LOCK ON RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK VIA AUTO DOOR LOCKING/ UNLOCKING BUTTON.

• 12/26/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT STOW N GO HAVING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. 1. PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED, REPLACED POWER DOOR MOTOR, LOCK ACTUATOR, AND REPAIRED WIRING AS THE WIRES ACTUALLY BREAK/SNAP OVERTIME. POOR DESIGN. 2. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED AGAIN, & POWER LOCKS WILL NOT WORK, & I CAN OPEN PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AFTER LOCKING VEHICLE WITH KEY FOB AND ALARM WON'T SOUND! CANNOT GET MY CHILDREN IN AND OUT OF THIS DOOR WITHOUT REACHING IN AND PULLING UP THE LEVER FROM INSIDE (TOO STIFF, MY DAUGHTER ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND RESEARCHING IT ONLINE SHOWS THAT IT IS WIDESPREAD. 3. POWER SEAT MOTOR HAS FAILED. WE HAVE STOW N GO SEATING. IN ORDER TO STOW THE 2ND ROW SEAT YOU MUST MOVE FRONT SEAT TO FULL FORWARD POSITION, THEN MOVE DRIVER SEAT BACK......DRIVER SEAT IS ALL THE WAY BACK NOW (FOR MY SPOUSE) AND I CANNOT MOVE IT FORWARD. GEARS ARE BROKEN. I CANNOT REACH THE PEDALS AND MY SEVENTH SEAT IS STOWED! I CANNOT GET MY SEAT BACK. 4. ON PASSENGER SIDE A PART BELOW DASHBOARD (I THINK IS RELATED TO HEATING AND COOLING) FELL OFF. MY FLOOR IS NOW WET EVEN AFTER REATTACHING IT. 5. LIGHT GALORE! MY VEHICLE ROTATES BETWEEN CHECK ENGINE, AND SERVICE TIRE SYSTEM WARNINGS. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND ALL SAY IT'S ELECTRICAL. *TR

• 12/25/2017· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 2017, A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS TRAVELING NB ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A LARGER VEHICLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AND TRAVELING 50-55 MPH. AFTER BEING IMPACTED FROM THE REAR, THE VEHICLE SPUN 360 DEGREES. AFTER THE SPIN, THE VAN WAS IMPACTED DIRECTLY HEAD ON, IN THE FRONT, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BY A 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK THE OCCUPANTS TO THEIR SEATS. THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE ALLOWED SIGNIFICANT BODY MOVEMENTS OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. IT CAUSED ABRUPT FORWARD AND BACKWARD MOTION OF THEIR HEADS, NECKS, BACKS, ARMS, LEGS AND TORSOS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL INJURY AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA. THE DRIVER ACCOMPANIED THE FRONT PASSENGER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND X-RAY EVALUATIONS WERE PERFORMED BY A MEDICAL SPECIALIST. THE PASSENGER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH UPPER SPINE, HEAD AND NECK INJURIES WITH SIGNIFICANT MUSCLE PAIN AND SEVERE CONCUSSION. THE DRIVER HAD INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, NECK, KNEE, TORSO AND BACK AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT MUSCLE PAIN. SUMMARY, HAD THE SEAT BELTS FUNCTIONED, AS WAS ADVERTISED AND DESIGNED BY THIS MANUFACTURER, BOTH PASSENGERS WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH SEVERE PHYSICAL INJURIES, AND HAD THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED AND DEPLOYED, AS ADVERTISED AND DESIGNED, BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THIS IMPACT-COLLISION. HISTORY, THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OF PAST YEARS DESIGN INCLUDING THIS 2007 MODEL YEAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR AND REPEATED REPORTS OF SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE. CONCLUSION, THIS MANUFACTURER KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THESE SAFETY DEFEATS, FROM PAST SETTLEMENT LITIGATION. THIS MANUFACTURER ALLEGEDLY HAS FAILED OR REFUSED TO CORRECT THESE ALLEGED INJURY CAUSING VEHICLE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DEFECTS.

• 12/23/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN ONE OR TWO HOURS. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CODE IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS EMISSIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMISSIONS WAS RELATED TO THE ERG VALVE FAILING WHICH CAUSED OIL TO ENTER INTO THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85000.

• 12/21/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I JUST COMPLETED FILLING UP MY VEHICLE WITH REGULAR GASOLINE. ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FILLING STATION, MY VAN STUTTERED AND STALLED. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS THE RESULT OF A FAILED COMPONENT OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE VANS. HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2137227/ENGINE-DIES-AFTER-GASOLINE-FILL-UP. *TR

• 12/19/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM RESPONDED TO THE ICE ON THE ROAD AND I PROCEEDED TO PUMP MY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE SO I GOT HOME AND CHECKED THE BRAKE LINES FOR LEAKS AND DIDN'T FIND ANY AND THAT MY BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS FULL. *TR

• 12/17/2012· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB, MANUAL KEY OR BY USING THE LATCH MANUALLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE LATCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 1/31/2013 *JS

• 12/16/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING PARK REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE MANUALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY, SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE HAS TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE UNLOCK MECHANISM IS UP BUT THE DOOR BUTTON FROM THE INSIDE WOULD NOT PUSH DOWN, THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING THE VAN DOOR TO OPEN. THIS IS BIG SAFETY PROBLEM, NO ONE CAN GET OUT MANUALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY FROM THE INSIDE. TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THEY CLAIM IT'S THE WIRE, BUT IT'S NOT BECAUSE THE WIRE IN GREAT CONDITION, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN REPLACE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S NOT MOTOR BECAUSE ONCE IN A BLUE MOON IT WOULD OPEN PARTIALLY, BUT IT WOULD CLOSED AUTOMATICALLY IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE FILE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO DODGE BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. I BELIEVE IT'S ELECTRONIC PROBLEM, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULAR). PLEASE CONTACT DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TO DILIGENTLY CHECK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/15/2009· STRUCTURE

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER PRESSING BUTTON TO CLOSE REAR SLIDING DOOR, I TRIED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING BY PUTTING MY BODY IN THE WAY. THE DOOR KEPT CLOSING AND DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY STOP AND REVERSE LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO. THIS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME, BUT ALSO BOTH OF MY SMALL CHILDREN. IN EVERY CASE, THEY WERE SCARED TO TEARS BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE PUT ON THEM PRIOR TO THE DOOR REVERSING LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. AS AN ADULT FEMALE, I WAS ALSO SCARED BY THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE THE DOOR PLACED ON ME AS I PUSHED BACK TO TRY AND STOP IT BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY REVERSE. *TR

• 12/12/2016· ENGINE

  CAR STALLS AFTER YOUR FILL THE GAS TANK THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEE CASE #66165038FL DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE ? THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN YOUR CAR COULD DIE IN TRAFFIC

• 12/10/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS LOCKED WITH EITHER THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 02/02/15*LJ UPDATED 6/8/2015 *JS

• 12/07/2014· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER GETTING GAS, WHEN I SLOW TO COME TO A STOP THE CAR STALLS OUT. IT WILL USUALLY START RIGHT BACK UP AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL I GET GAS AGAIN. THIS IS A CONCERN AS I AM USUALLY DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND AND IT HAPPENED AFTER I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD AND HAD TO SLOW DUE TO AN UPCOMING LIGHT. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BECAUSE THE CARS COMING UP SAW THAT THE LIGHT WAS NOW GREEN. I PUT ON MY BLINKERS AS FAST AS I COULD BUT THAT DID NOT SAVE US FROM NEARLY BEING HIT AS WE WERE SITTING DUCKS. *TR

• 12/03/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE INTERIOR IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WENT OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT OUT TO REPLACE IT, AND IT WAS MELTED ON ONE SIDE. THAT HAPPENED TO ME WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRONT INTERIOR LIGHTS, AROUND 2011 AND WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF ABOUT $150.00 I THINK. I ASKED THEN IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS AND WAS TOLD NO. I ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE LIGHT TO MELT AND HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW. I LEFT IT AS I STILL HAD THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT NOW I DO NOT HAVE EITHER AND THERE ISN'T ANY LIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN OPENING THE DRIVERS OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND OR WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT. *JS

• 12/03/2012· STRUCTURE,SEATSCrash

  WE WERE STOPPED BEHIND AN AMBULANCE IN TRAFFIC WHEN A LARGE PICK-UP TRUCK BARRELED INTO US. DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED. MY 5-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STRAPPED INTO THE BUILT-IN BOOSTER SEAT IN THE MIDDLE BENCH. ON IMPACT, THE WHOLE BENCH CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR AND FLIPPED HER FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS. SHE SUSTAINED A BLACK EYE. *TR

• 12/03/2011· TIRES,WHEELS

  THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 30MPH, COULD HAVE CAUSE POTENTIAL HAZAROUS SITUATION IF OCCURRED AT HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

• 11/30/2011· INTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DOME LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE DOME LIGHT SOCKET WAS MELTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

• 11/28/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. PER OWNERS MANUAL AND OTHER SOURCES - THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG SENSOR. CAUSE IS LEAKAGE INTO THE SENSOR FROM ROAD SALT AND OR WATER. AIR BAG IS POSSIBLY IN A NON-WORKING CONDITION - THUS LEAVING THE POTENTIAL FOR BODILY HARM IF A CRASH SHOULD OCCUR. MANUFACTURER IS NOT OFFERING A FIX AT THIS TIME, AND ACTUALLY DENIES ANY PROBLEMS WITH SAID DEVICES.

• 11/27/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS, AND SPUTTERS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR UP TO 1 MINUTE

• 11/23/2016· STRUCTURE

  THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MECHANICAL ISSUES (ELECTRICAL?) INCLUDING SLIDING DOORS THAT DO NOT WORK ANYMORE (THEY MUST BE CLOSED MANUALLY). BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM I WANT TO REPORT IS RUST. UNDER THE WHEELWELLS, UNDER THE SLIDING DOORS, ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK HATCH DOORS... IT'S RUSTING APART. FOR A 2007 VEHICLE THIS IS QUITE EXCESSIVE. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT OTHER DODGE GRAND CARAVANS OF THE SAME MARINE BLUE GREEN COLOR HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. HAS THIS BEEN INVESTIGATED? RUSTING APART... AND IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. YOU WOULD THINK A VEHICLE WOULDN'T START TO HAVE NOTICEABLE AND PERVASIVE RUST IN 7 OR 8 YEARS TO THE POINT WHERE YOU ARE EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE IT.

• 11/23/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. NOT SIMPLE BULB REPLACEMENT, MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. *TR

• 11/21/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A CHILD BECAME CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF THE CLOSING AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. THE CHILD BECAME PINNED TO THE FRAME AND SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD WAS DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,572. UPDATED 1/2/13 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13

• 11/19/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BECAME FRACTURED WHEN ENGAGED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIGHTLY ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

• 11/19/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE HAD MY 07' GRAND CARAVAN IN THE SHOP NOW A TOTAL OF 3TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY ... IT HAS A HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND SOMETIMES WILL DO THE HARD SHIFT WHILE IN DRIVE AS WELL. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD BE FIXED BY SEPTEMBER .. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER AND STILL NOTHING. I TOOK THIS TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IT SHOULD NOT FEEL LIKE MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DROP OUT WHEN I COME TO A STOP. GUESS NEXT TIME IT DOES I WILL HAVE IT BACK IN THERE AGAIN. *TR

• 11/17/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER ALMOST EVERY FILL UP VEHICLE STALLS WHEN GOING DOWN ROAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE IS DEFECTIVE. EVIDENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR VEHICLES SHUT DOWN IS DANGEROUS. WHY DOES THE MANUFACTURER NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.

• 11/17/2009· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CLOSE ON ITS OWN. A CHILD'S HEAD BECAME STUCK IN BETWEEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71000.

• 11/14/2007· POWER TRAINCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS NOT APPLICABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,652.

• 11/10/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  SEVERAL TIMES FOLLOWING A FILL UP, THE VAN HAS STALLED OUT, USUALLY JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE PUMPS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS USUALLY AS WE ARE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THE ONLY FIX TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK SYSTEM. *TR

• 11/10/2012· VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A LOCKED GARAGE. NO IMPACT, TEMPERATURE ABOVE FREEZING. *TR

• 11/09/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY WIFE JUST FINISHED REFUELING AND PROCEEDED FROM THE STATION AND TURNED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREED PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STUMBLE AND THEN STALL. *TR

• 11/09/2007· POWER TRAIN

  THIS ISSUE OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT IS A CHRYSLER FINANCIAL LEASE VEHICLE, AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 9,200 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES. I AM AN ENGINEER ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO PROVIDE NHTSA AND THE MANUFACTURER WITH ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION/VEHICLE. THE DODGE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED. ISSUE ? THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS AN EXTREMELY HARSH 21 DOWNSHIFT. IT ALSO EXHIBITS A MILDLY HARSH 12 UPSHIFT. I SUSPECT SOLENOID AND/OR VALVE BODY DEBRIS IS PRESENT CAUSING DELAYED/HARSH SHIFTS. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE AMOUNT OF TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH SLIPPAGE IN THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN THIRD GEAR UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. DURING THIRD GEAR TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP MODE, ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATIONS ARE VISIBLE ON THE TACHOMETER. THE ENGINE SPEED CHANGES ARE AUDIBLE AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) LEVEL AND COLOR. THE LEVEL IS CORRECT AND THE FLUID DOES NOT SMELL OR APPEAR BURNT (FLUID IS RED IN COLOR). *TR

• 11/08/2010· SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS IT'S MIDDLE ROW RIGHT SEATBELT REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. FIRST ONE FEB. 2009 AND SECOND ONE NOV. 2010. SAME PROBLEM EACH TIME WITH THE SEATBELTS - THEY WOULD JUST QUIT WORKING - THEY WOULD GET STUCK AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LATCH SEATBELT. AND IF YOU COULD GET IT LATCHED FOR SOME REASON - IT WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT UNLATCHED WHEN NEED TOO. *TR

• 11/06/2014· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  RIGHT AFTER GAS TANK FILL UP ENGINE STALLS,AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WAS ON HIGHWAY ,AND POWER WENT OFF AFTER STALLING WITH LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING,AND RAPID DECELERATION WITH NEAR MISS OF BEING REAR ENDED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED,AND ACCORDING TO THE REPORTED INCIDENCES ON THE INTERNET SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. *TR

• 11/05/2007· SEAT BELTSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, A VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK HER FOREHEAD ON THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MUSCLE AND BACK INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FOREHEAD, NECK, AND EYE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WORKED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $7,000 IN DAMAGES TO THE REAR END. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,385 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

• 11/05/2007· POWER TRAINCrash

  ON 8/4/07, MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR WENT DOWN THE HILL, INTO OUR WOODS, AND HIT A TREE. THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE ENTIRE TIME. AFTER THIS, I HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS CONTACTING CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER DID SEND OUT A MECHANIC AND THEY DID ADMIT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MECHANICAL - TRANSMISSION DID NOT HAVE THE 'PARKING PIN'. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE. AT THIS POINT, CHRYSLER WANTS TO REPLACE MY OLD VAN WITH A NEW ONE AND ME TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE. I AM NOT AGREEING TO THIS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. *TR

• 11/01/2007· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO LOCK HER VEHICLE WITH THE POWER LOCK FUNCTION, ALL THE DOORS LOCK EXCEPT THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE HER WITH A RENTAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,541 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

• 10/28/2014· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  IN MAY 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, AFTER REFUELING AND DRIVEN 50 MILES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED EVERYTHING THAT I COULD CHECK, AS I HAD JUST HAD IT SERVICED APPROX. 300 MILES PRIOR. CONTINUED ON TRIP, AFTER SPENDING NIGHT IN MOTEL, TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS...CAME UP WITH CODE 461, WHICH WAS FUEL LEVER SENSOR IN GAS TANK. CONTINUED ON TRIP, (1300 MILES), AFTER THAT TWO TIMES WHEN I HAD FILLED UP WITH GAS AGAIN THE VEHICLE DIED WITHIN 2 MILES...NO ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME BACK ON. THIS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, OCCURRING 80% OF THE TIME I REFUELED...TOOK TO DEALER AS I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT, BUT SAID BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME BACK ON, THEY CAN'T EVALUATE IT. READ SOMEWHERE SINCE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THAT IF I DON'T FILL THE TANK UP FULLY, THAT WILL CURE THE PROBLEM? THE ENGINE DYING HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20MPH, SO FAR...COULD BE A PROBLEM PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC? THIS IS NOW OCTOBER, STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/20/2007· STRUCTURE

  THE LEFT ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING AFTER THE DOOR OPENS. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY FIXES ITSELF SEVERAL ENGINE STARTS LATER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION THAT COULD LEAD TO OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURES. MANUALLY CLOSING THE DOOR AFTER IT IS STUCK OPEN DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DRIVING TO A DEALERSHIP WITH THE DOOR STUCK OPEN IS UNSAFE. THE DEALER WILL NOT VISIT THE VEHICLE TO VIEW THE PROBLEM. IF THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM GOES AWAY, THE DEALER WILL TAKE NO ACTION TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/19/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  EVERYTIME I FUEL MY DGC, AFTER I START UP, THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER AND STALL OUT, EVEN OUT IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE PUT IT IN PARK, RESTART (IT RESTARTS ROUGH), AND THEN REV THE ENGINE A FEW TIMES TO WORK OUT SPUTTERS AND ROUGHNESS. *TR

• 10/10/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER LOCK FUNCTION, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT REOPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

• 10/09/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUTOFF OR WILL NOT TURN ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, CHECKED FOR A LOOSE CONNECTIONS, AND CHECKED THE FUSES MANY TIMES. THIS IS OKAY DURING THE DAY, HOWEVER I LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY 15 MINUTES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN. I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS OR WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WILL SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT NOTHING SERIOUS HAS HAPPENED BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MUST BE FIXED! MY WIFE AND 7 MONTH OLD CHILD USE THIS VEHICLE THE MOST AND I CAN'T FATHOM THE IDEA OF THEM BEING INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. OTHERS HAVE SUGGESTED A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. *TR

• 10/09/2007· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON 8/22/07 I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FROM ED NAPLETON DODGE IN OAKLAWN, ILLINOIS. ON 10/5/07 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, IT OVERHEATED AND THE STEERING WENT OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO STEER. LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD THE ALTERNATOR BELT WAS IN SHREDS. IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. *JB

• 10/07/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT IMPACT SENSORS WENT BAD BECAUSE THE WIRE HARNESS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE OPEN CIRCUIT, CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS. *TR

• 10/05/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

• 10/02/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 48MPH AND INCREASING. FIRST ALL DIALS DROPPED TO 0, BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT NO POWER - THEN THIS STOPPED ALSO. TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THEN TURNED CAR BACK ON AND ALL SEEMED WELL. THIS WAS VERY SCARY WITH CARS & TRUCKS WHIPPING BY AT 50 PLUS MPH! *TR

• 09/29/2011· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH TIE RODS *TGW ALSO, THE ABS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 09/25/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, PULLING OUT FROM THE GAS STATION, THE VAN STALLS VIOLENTLY: LOSES POWER, LURCHES & SURGES. THIS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY SEVERE, MOST RECENTLY NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION WHEN THE VAN STALLED OUT AS WE WERE LEAVING THE GAS STATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VALVE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT LIQUID FUEL FROM ENTERING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER/EMISSIONS SYSTEM. WHEN THE VALVE FAILS, LIQUID GAS CAN ENTER THE LINE AND FILL THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. AFTER REFUELING THE PCM ON THE VEHICLE DETECTS A CHANGE IN FUEL LEVEL. THEN, WHEN THE ENGINE MEETS CERTAIN TEMPERATURE AND DRIVING CRITERIA, THE PCM ISSUES A PURGE COMMAND TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER TO REMOVE THE STORED GAS VAPORS. IT?S AT THAT POINT THAT ALL THE LIQUID GAS IN THE LINE GETS SUCKED INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THE PCM EXPECTS TO SEE GAS VAPORS ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT IS PREPARED TO ADJUST AIR/FUEL MIXTURES TO COMPENSATE. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT PREPARED TO SEE LIQUID GAS COMING INTO THE INTAKE. THAT?S WHAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. CHRYSLER DOES NOT SELL THE VAPOR/LIQUID VALVE AS A SEPARATE UNIT. WE ARE NOW AT NEARLY 100,000 MILES, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND CONTINUES TO GET MORE SEVERE. I HAVE CALLED DODGE, BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FUEL TANK/EVAPORATION CANISTER. *TR

• 09/25/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, THE CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING A FEW MINUTES LATER. DEALERSHIP SAID THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CHARGED ME $766.55. THE CALLED IT A NON SERVICEABLE CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH ALLOWS LIQUID FUEL INTO EVAPORATE LINE AFTER REACHING A CERTAIN LEVEL. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE PCM PURGES THE EVAPORATE SYSTEM TO BURN THE VAPORS AND EXPOSURE THE CATALYST WARM UP SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME THE LIQUID FUEL IN THE EVAPORATE LINE IS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR COULD BE ON THE ROAD. WHEN IT STALLS IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED. *TR