2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND EXITING THE FREEWAY, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. BURDICK DODGE CHRYSLER (5885 E CIRCLE DR, CICERO, NY 13039, (315) 699-3846) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

SEVERAL TIMES MY VAN, WHETHER I HAVE WARMED IT UP OR JUST GOT IN AND TOOK OFF, WILL SPONTANEOUSLY DIE. USUALLY WITH IN THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING. USUALLY I JUST SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THIS DOESN'T USUALLY BOTHER ME SINCE I LIVE OVER A MILE FROM ANY SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC BUT, IT HAPPEN TWICE OVER OUR FAMILY GET TOGETHER IN ST LOUIS. SCARY SITTING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND YOUR CAR IS DEAD. HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHILE THE VAN IS IN MOTION. NOT REALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TURNING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 4-10 TIMES A MONTH. STARTED ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *TR

AFTER CHANGE THE IDLER PULEY DRIVING BACK ROOM CAR OVERHEATING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN AND THE ENGINE RAN FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,147.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT HAS JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND YOU CAN PUT ON THE BRAKES OR TURN AND IT CAN CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. THE HOLE VAN JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FOUL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED COOLANT LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS LEAKAGE FROM THE "V NECK". THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

CAR JUST QUITS RUNNING AT ANY TIME. RECALL WAS DONE TO FIX SOME CONTROL MODULE AND NEW FOBS. NOT FIXED.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH ON SOUTHBOUND GA125, THE WATER TEMPERATURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AND I SMELLED ANTIFREEZE BURNING. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND STEAM ROSE FROM HOOD. UNDER THE HOOD, FLUID HAD SPRAYED FROM THE HEATER HOSE "Y-PIPE". ANTIFREEZE SATURATED THE UNDER-HOOD BLANKET AND COVERED THE ENGINE. ALL OF THE ANTIFREEZE WAS PURGED ONTO THE GROUND AND IN THE ENGINE BAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THIS EXACT PART. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD (2011) I HAD IT REPLACED AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP (CASS BURCH VALDOSTA, GEORGIA) TODAY THE SAME PART FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, OR AT LEAST A BETTER QUALITY REPLACEMENT PART. PLASTIC AND HOT FLUID APPARENTLY DON'T MIX.

PARTS #4781537AC(CONNECT WATER PUMP TO RADIATOR,MADE FROM METAL) WAS PURCHASED AT NAPLETON'S DODGE (ARLINGTON HEIGHT'S ILL ,60004) DEALERSHIP AT 05/07/2015..TODAY MIDDLE OF OKTOBER 2015 AND I MUST CHANGE THIS PARTS AGAIN BECAUSE OF ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE(SAME PROBLEM WAS BEFORE) VERY COSTLY !!!!!MORE OVER DANGEROUS,CAN BRING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.WAS LUCKY CATCH THIS AT MY DRIVEWAY ,BUT IF LONG DISTANCE OR HIGHWAY ,OR ON THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.... ......SHOULD GO BACK TO MECHANIC AND PAY AGAIN FOR INSTALLATION..WHY DEALERSHIP SELL SAME CHEAP PARTS AS ANY REGULAR PARTS STORE FOR HIGHER PRICE ...?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

OVER THE LAST YEAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATER HOSE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. EACH TIME COSTING ME $400. RECALL!! I'VE ALREADY HAD 5 RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT IT SO OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE MADE POORLY.

THE Y PIPE IS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKS COOLANT.

BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY OF 2015 THE VEHICLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHERE IT WILL SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS OCCURRED ALL ALL SPEEDS AND RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE DODGE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE UNDER AN OPEN RECALL THAT WAS INTENDED TO FIX THIS STALLING. AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY.

THE VEHICLE STARTED ON IT'S OWN, ALONG WITH THE DOORS LOCKING AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE KEYS WERE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE VEHICLE AND IT DOES NOT HAVE REMOTE START. IT JUST CAME ON COMPLETELY BY ITSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL 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.

VAN WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE. WE GOT IN TO GO TO CHURCH AND THE VAN WOULD NOT START!! I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS ROCK-HARD AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY IT JUST CLICKED AND TRIED TO START THEN DIED. I CONTINUED TO TRY TO START BY MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER/HITTING THE BRAKE/TURNING THE KEY AND THE VAN STARTED AND WE WENT TO CHURCH. TODAY, 10/29/14, I PARKED MY VAN AT WINN-DIXIE AND WENT INSIDE TO SHOP. WHEN I RETURNED TO LEAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS EXHIBITED AND FINALLY THE VAN STARTED. I CALLED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL ON MY KEY FOB ELECTRONIC SHIFTER RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE YET. I WAS ALSO ASKED IF THERE WAS AN ENGINE LIGHT THAT WENT ON AND I SAID NO. I WAS TOLD THAT THEN THEY COULD NOT CHECK ON THEIR COMPUTERS FOR THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" HAD EXHIBITED. SO, HERE I AM--------------------WHAT SHOULD I DO????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STEERED TO THE LEFT CRASHING INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE 10 FWY , ABOUT 40MPH AND IN THE FIRST LANE BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOT ON FREEWAY ABOUT 1 1/2 AGO AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING I FELT THE PEDDLE LOSE POWER SO I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING A LITTLE HARDER AND I FELT THE CAR GAINING NO SPEED ONLY SLOWING DOWN THEN I LOOK AT GAUGES AND ALL GAUGES WERE NON FUNCTIONAL AS IF THE CAR WAS OFF, IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED I HAD NO CONTROL IN STEERING EITHER THE CAR WAS JUST COMPLETELY DIED. AS I COASTED TO A STOP JUST A LITTLE BETWEEN THE FIRST LANE AND EMERGENCY LANE I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, QUICKLY, AND TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE ON POSITION AS THEN I ALSO NOTICED THE KEY WAS NOT IN ON POSITION. VERY SCARY AND THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON I STARTED TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL. I WILL PROVIDE VIN NUMBER UPON REQUEST IF NEEDED. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT THE NUMBER PROVIDED BELOW. *TR

MY CAR TURNED OFF COMPLETELY WHEN THE KEY FOB TURNED BY ITSELF. MY VEHICLE NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER, WHOSE DRIVER JUMPED OUT SCREAMING AT ME. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THAT PROBLEM, THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. I DROVE FROM SC TO NJ! SCARY. RECALL NUMBER IS L25/NHTSA14V-373. I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER ON SEPT 25, 2014. MY CASE NUMBER IS 8R117647. MY VAN TURNED OFF A SECOND TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER THREE TIMES ON THIS MATTER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR SAYING THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW WEEKS TO UP TO A YEAR.YOUR WEBSITE SAYS THAT THE PART IS AVAILABLE BUT MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AS OF TODAY. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO BE OUT DRIVING. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR