Problems with 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Driving down the freeway, cruise control shut off and every light on the dashboard lit up. after turning off the car for a while, things went back to normal. on a later date, i pulled into a parking lot turned off the ignition and removed the key--but the car was still running. the car finally turned off after four or five attempts to reinsert the key, turn back to run, back to off, etc., shifting from park to drive and back. researching online, it appears that these issues are symptoms of a faulty tipm. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the vehicle was unable to be serviced under the recall because the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 4/6/15/*cn updated 04/09/15

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags , electrical system. the contact stated the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose nor repair the vehicle. the failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was 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 80,000. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,321. parts distribution disconnect.

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 not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

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 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system, air bags); however, the part to do the 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly shut off. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact indicated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system) was received in june of 2014. after contacting the dealer and manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to remedy the failure were not available. after removing the key from the key ring as noted in the recall, the vehicle continued to experience the failures. the failure mileage was 80,000.

The vehicle refused to start. there was no electrics and the engine would not turn over. no lights on the dash. the vehicle was diagnosed with a tipm failure, for which dodge are quoting 10 weeks for a replacement and refusing to provide any support or hire car for what is a known systemic fault with dodge / chrysler vehicles. they are basically absolving all responsibility from producing a part which is not fit for purpose. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that it took multiple attempts to start the vehicle. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed for the repair were not available. the dealer was uncertain when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

My ignition has a recall on it since june and i've never gotten a recall letter from dodge and when my ignition started giving me problems 2 months ago they told me there was no recall.two weeks ago i was strained at the gas pump because my ignition is out.i had to get my van towed.now i'm fighting with dodge in detroit and the dealer here in lafayette.la. to fix it.they are claiming they don't have any parts to fix it but they told us if we pay to fix it they can fix it.i'm on foot.i have cancer and i have appts. with cancer doctors and i can't got.i have a chevy aveo with a recall for my running lights and i'm having the same problem.they claim they don't have parts.they can't even tell us when they will fix them.my dodge has been recalled in july and my car in june..no parts yet so when. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of the nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall was 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 200,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags and electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge caravan. while driving at various speeds, the instrument panel flickered and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was able to restart. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system) and stated that the dealer was unable to determine when the part would become available to schedule the recall repair. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 11v139000 (electrical system). the contact was advised by the dealer that the parts needed to complete the repair were not available for several months. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repairs. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 8/21/15*cn updated 9/20/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the 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. updated 6/11/15*cn updated 10/11/2017*cn

The ignition in my van turned itself off while i was driving on the freeway. no injuries. in 2014 there was a recall and i was under the impression that this serious condition would be remedied quickly. i have had 4 incidents of the ignition shutting off since the first time last year. the dodge dealers in my area keep telling me the replacement parts are not yet in stock. last week mckevitt dodge in berkeley accepted my vehicle for repair stating they would have to charge me for the repair and that i would get reimbursed by chrysler. after waiting just over a week, they told me that the parts weren't available until the end of june 2015. isn't this a similar problem that gm had with their cars, that caused at least 13 deaths? how long can chrysler play russian roulette with its customers lives?

While driving on the highway the van stalled the horn started blaring, the windshield wipers started working and squirting water. i managed to get the vehicle off the road, but the doors begin to lock and unlock and the key was useless. you could not shut the horn off or unlock the door with the key. the only way thus stopped was by disconnecting the battery. this was the first instance. the second occasion was when we're sitting in the house and the horn just started blaring. each time this lasts for more than 5 minutes, you can't stop it because it locks the doors, the key doesn't work, and you can't get to the battery. it's disturbing, dangerous, and embarrassing. not to mention we are retired and this is our only vehicle and we didn't expect to have such an unsafe vehicle with a minivan. these instances have occurred on and off for the last month. we shouldn't have to disconnect our car battery to escape the faulty malfunctions. as owners we shouldn't be afraid to go into church because of the car horn and i shouldn't have to disconnect the battery just to enjoy the service. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. additionally, the key failed to release from the ignition. the contact was able to release the key and restart the vehicle. the contact also stated that the brakes started to grind while driving with the illumination of the esb and abs traction control warning lights. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the front routers and brake pads were replaced; however, the failure recurred. the contact later received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and was inoperable. 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 recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 46,000. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) in october of 2014; however, the part was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to do the repair. the manufacturer was made of aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) in october of 2014; however the part to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made of aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the key failed to turn over into the on position in order to start the vehicle on several occasions. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign id number: 11v139000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available for months. the dealer did not provide a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle swayed back and forth and the key changed position from on to acc while the vehicle was in operation. the failure was reported to the dealer several times for months and they indicated that the part was not available. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the key was difficult to remove from the ignition switch and the key failed to turn over to start the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that there was an internal electrical failure with the win module. the contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v373000 (electrical system) and referred to the dealer. the dealer indicated that the part needed was not available to remedy the repair. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and was not able to provide a timeframe for when the part would become available. the approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

Driving on the thruway with my family the van stalled twice without warning, although it would restart immediately and luckily there wasn't so much traffic. have been having issues with dashboard lights(emergency brake, esp/bas, abs & traction) coming on every time i turn on the van and start driving. the sliding doors either open by themselves or don't want to close, i have to repeatedly push the buttons to get it to close and also at times the door stops halfway and starts clicking. i had previously taken the van to a dodge dealer where they "fixed" the door problem, but after some time it again began with the same problem. my transmission constantly keeps shifting to 6th gear so i either have to turn off the van or shift down the gear to d in order to open or close the doors. the ignition key has been getting stuck on acc and doesn't want to come out. this is a very serious situation that needs to be addressed asap, before someone looses their life! the manufacturer needs to take action and make the necessary measures and precautions to protect the lives of consumers , not just the ones that are driving these unsafe vehicles but as well as those that are around us!!! (for many of us, this is our only transportation to get to and from work or like myself drive the kids to school and activities). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times without any warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system) and stated that the parts were not available. the dealer did not provide a specific date for when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repairs. in addition, the contact mentioned that the key failed to turn over to start the vehicle. the failure mileage was not available.

2008 dodge grand caravan. consumer writes in regards to recall notice regarding ignition switch. *tgw the consumer also stated the recall repair, that was performed on the door, did not rectify the problem. the door is still inoperative. *jb updated 07/01/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) was received in october of 2014. after contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 8/21/15*cn the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. updated 08/27/15*jb

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 recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Received a recall notice last year in august and scheduled with dealer who said they did not have the part and that i could not get it fixed. they told me another letter will arrive to let me know that the part is available. i still have not received that letter. please tell me what i should do in this matter. blessings [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

2008 dodge grand caravan. consumer writes in regards to ignition key recall notice problems. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available for recall # 14v373000. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified of the delay. the contact did not experience a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was restarted and functioned as normal. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system) was received in october of 2014. the contact was informed that the part needed to repair the vehicle was not available. the contact also stated that there was no estimated date for when the part would be available fore the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unavailable.

My lights, wipers, horn and dash lights come on by themselves and stay on for several minutes. i turn off the key and the engine keeps running. i had to pull a relay out of the totally integrated power module to shut everything off. i tried getting a fault code but nothing comes up. i have read several articles about this and every one is the same. apparently the problem resides in the totally integrated power module and chrysler will not do anything about it. this is a big safety issue trying to drive at night. i have to pull over, stop the van and reset everything as i described before. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the failure occurred twice. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system); however, the part needed for the repair was 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 100,000.

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 needed to do the 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge caravan. the contact stated that while parked in a driveway, the horn, door locks, windshield wipers and fluid started operating independently. the contact mentioned that the battery had to be disconnected in order to stop the failure. the problem recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the tipm module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 95,900.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) on september 16,2014. the contact stated that the part to do the repair was not available. 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 vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Engine shut off complete and hard to control the steering wheel and the brakes don't response at all and chrysler group llc don't do nothing to fix the problem at all and i have over 5 month still paying the van and i can't drive at all. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly shut off, causing the driver to lose control and drive off the road. there was no crash or injuries involved. the cause of the failure was not determined. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system) in september of 2014. after contacting the dealer and manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. the failure mileage was 88,000.

I received a safety recall notice in the mail regarding recall l25, i took it to dealer they ordered parts for it supposedly. service center at dodge advised me that the main problem i am having is not related to the recall therefore labor/parts/car rental will not be covered. (i spoke w a rep at chrysler group recall assistance center who told me there are still no parts for it) rep at recall said to just pay for whatever is not covered and it would still be reimbursed. who am i supposed to believe i am not trying to get scammed out of a cpl grand. i am having problems w the fobik getting stuck in the acc position, i was waiting up to 5 minutes for it to click, to get my key back. now it is not coming out at all. i have to risk leaving the key in the ignition to possibly get the car stolen and the battery to die. i need a real resolution asap. *tr

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 needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 09/03/15*lj updated 01/26/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) and was unable to schedule a recall repair within a reasonable timeframe for several months. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to remedy the recall was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. the vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. the failure recurred on a separate occasion. the contact experienced the same failure as mentioned in nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part needed to service the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) was received in september of 2014. after contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system). the contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.