My family was driving back home from a family trip when my vehicle suddenly stalled on the highway. luckily there was enough traffic on the road that only allowed us to travel around 25 mph at the time the van stalled. i immediately turned on the emergency lights, put the van in park and restarted the van. i am not sure if this is a coincidence but the van stalled as soon as my wife unplugged the iphone from the auxiliary plug of the van. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact was traveling 60 mph when the engine stalled. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed that the electronic control module needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 69,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.
my 2008 dodge grand caravan has intermittent trouble starting. the starter has been replaced twice, and the win module (and key) have been replaced. the same issue has been occurring, but never duplicates for the dealership. their computer scan brings up no issues. the battery has been tested and is in good condition. it doesn't matter the time of day, or driving circumstances, the van will not always start. it will have one click (and i can close the windows, turn on radio) but the van will not start. *tr
There is a heater hose assembly leading from the top of the engine to the heater cores in the passenger compartment. a hose comes out of the engine and into a y-coupling, where it splits into two hoses. one hose leads into the firewall and the front heater core. the second goes under the vehicle to the back heater core. a coolant leak developed in the y-coupling, leaking coolant onto the exhaust. after leaking for some time, the check engine light came on to indicate low coolant. this appears to be a common problem, as a simple google search turns up many results like this: http://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-caravan/275625-2008-grand-caravan-coolant-leak-3.html either the y-couplings are defective, or are not designed to handle the stress and heating/cooling cycles inherent in carrying hot coolant. *tr
I bought a 2008 dodge grand caravan xlt on february 3 of 2012 from a local dealer in milwaukee, wi. on that time the mileage of the car was approximately 60000 miles. two months after i have the car we saw the oil change light coming out on the screen which was unusual for us we took the car to the dealer and they fixed the light. two months after i saw the engine light on the screen, we took the car to the dealer and they keep the car for 3 days while they made a repair that cost me $850.0, i made this payment because i trust them when they told me that was going to be the only repair. weeks after i was on the high way with my whole family and i say smoke coming from the engine and we perceived a strong burn smell, the mileage on that time was approximately 67,000, we just made it to arrive to the dealer service and they found a very low coolant level which means that the overheating was related to the coolant line. next day i took the car to the service, the car was there for 7 days after i was told that the car needs an engine change which i can't afford to pay. the dealer contacted the manufacturer but all i received from them were 8 oil changes. i received and offer to have another car but the trade value for my car is very low compared to the original price i paid and the new monthly payment is out of my possibilities. i'm driving this car taking the risk for my family with the winter coming. after reading the complaints on the nhtsa i was able to see that i'm not the first owner of a 2008 grand caravan with a potential problem of overheating and fire on my car. i need assistance with this case. thanks. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 98,000.
Going high speed, engine suddenly stops, all lights on dash light up, power steering does not function. this happened (3) times last year. i was fortunate enough to be able to pull over on the pa turnpike but was in danger of being hit as i was traveling in the left lane. car would not restart. waited 20 minutes and car did initially restart. however, when it restarted, once driven, it would not shift gears--it was stuck in 1st. (automatic transmission) pulled over again. waited 10 minutes, started driving, and car functioned but "check engine light" was on. car was taken to dealer immediately. they initially blamed the fob, which i replaced. when this incident happened again a few months later, it was again taken to dealer and since they could not replicate the problem, they said they could not fix it. in july of this year, started this behavior again but now would not restart after the engine cut off. (again traveling high speed) then the engine cut off a day later while only going 40 miles an hour. took car to the dealer again and they changed the win module. (but tell me that all three electrical system are registering errors) i paid to replace win module, had car for 1 week, went to start it and there was no response. had car towed to dealership. replaced starter relay. picked car up on a wednesday and on thursday, engine shut down on me while doing 20 mph. again, would not restart. car currently at dealership but they claim they have no idea what's wrong. this is a hazard!! i feel i am going to die in this car because someone is going to run into me at high speed when i don't have a engine to get out of the way. my young kids are constantly in this car. dealership throws up their hands and says "i don't know or care if you die in this vehicle we simply can't fix the problem" i am still paying this car off and can't afford another car! *tr
The engine died and would not turn back on while driving. suspect this is due to faulty ignition win control module or ignition system . nearly caused a crash. was able to slow down (lost brakes, and power steering) and pull to side of the road avoiding being hit by other cars. tried starting the vehicle several times it then started again. ( took to dealership and they changed out our fob/key thing. and seemed to fix the issue. most recently 3/12/14 parked, attempted to restart vehicle 10 min later and the key will not turn over the engine.(plastic fob type key) no starter noise. ( lights work, key in ignition warning ding occurs. lights turn on but no radio, or engine start. will not restart now. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the check engine warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure and a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the catalytic converter. the catalytic converter was replaced twice but the failure was not corrected. the check engine warning light remained illuminated. the failure mileage was 79,605 and the current mileage was 85,000.
While driving down the road at slow speed in the neighborhood, the car randomly shuts off. the power steering, the power brakes and the engine stop working. it is happening now more frequently - twice today and my wife and kids nearly had a head on accident. luckily the other car was able to swerve to miss our van otherwise there would have been a head-on. i took the car to my dealership several times over the last few months based on a recall notice that was issued for the van. i was told that they do not have the parts to fix it and that they have no idea when the parts will be available. how many people need to be hurt by this issue before they start delivering the parts to fix it? *tr
While driving down the road, vehicle will suddenly shutoff and horn will blare and windshield wipers will become active. other times, the lights will flicker and become inoperative at night. most likely to shut off when negotiating a turn. i have taken the vehicle to the dealer 8 times for this issue but they have been unable to recreate the situation and such unable to diagnose. there are many instances across the country on review boards and discussion websites with the same symptoms but the dealer is still unwilling to diagnose.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 11v139000 (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 made aware of the failure. the contact stated that the engine stalled without warning three times. the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the power control computer needed to be replaced. the remedy failed to repair the problem. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 26,000 and the current mileage was 55,000.