Problems with 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Our 2010 dodge grand caravan minivan, has been for the past 6 months been stalling sporadically. today, it came to a head. we were 45 minutes north of our house and heading home. 10 minutes of driving to get to the freeway and 20 minutes on the freeway, in the center lane, 3 lanes wide, pouring outside, it is 8:50pm, and lightening out as well. our minivan just died on the freeway, with a fair amount of traffic. we were able to pull over quickly as the minivan shook to a halt, we were going 70 miles per hour. yesterday, when i tried starting it died right away, twice. the dealership knows about this as they see the minivan for this about every month, and they always say nothing comes up on the computer, nothing is wrong with it. i have complained to chrysler about this. they say it is because it happens right after we have filled up with gas. well, we didn't just fill up with gas today, and have only a half tank of gas, when this happened. out of the countless times this has died on us, it has only died 2 times after filling up. there is no rhyme or reason when this happens, can be morning or afternoon, we rarely drive in the evening. cold or hot days. chrysler has said that this issue is related to the new key, and recalled it, well we have had that changed at least 3 times already. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 70 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the brake pedal became stiff on two occasions and the instrument panel did not illuminate. the contact stopped the vehicle on the shoulder and was able to restart it. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. nhtsa recall campaign id number: 11v139000 (electrical system:ignition) may be related to the failure. the manufacturer stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 15,500.

Was driveing about 40mph when all electrical power failed no turn signals wipers radio brake lights power windows etc. pulled over to side of road and when iturned off ignition all power came back on. this is the second time this has occured. also, have trouble with the ignition of this vehicle sometimes takes 2 or 3 tries to start. vehicle was taken to dealer for a recall of the ignition but seems to have created other problems. *tr

2010 dodge grand caravan. consumer writes in regards to safety recall notice concerning frequency operated button ignition key *tgw the consumer was informed, the parts were not available to fix the recall, even though he received a recall letter in the mail. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle caught on fire. the contact was able to pull over to the side of the road and exit the vehicle. the contact was not injured during the fire. the vehicle was destroyed. the fire department was called to extinguish the fire and advised that the fire originated under the hood on the driver side but did not advise the cause of the fire. the failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the dealer performed repairs under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v139000 (electrical system: ignition) but the repair did not correct the failure. the contact was unable to turn the engine off and release the key from the ignition switch. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 19,645 and the current mileage was 20,740.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the ignition unexpectedly switched into the accessory position and the vehicle stalled. after a few moments, the vehicle was able to restart. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where they were unable to diagnose the failure. the dealer also stated that they would not perform the repairs associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v139000 (electrical system:ignition). the vehicle was traded in since the recall remedy was not performed. the failure mileage was approximately 22,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v139000 (electrical system: ignition switch). after having the vehicle repaired, the electrical system failed. the power windows, air conditioner, turn signals, and radio stopped functioning. the vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer where the contact was informed that some of the parts for the vehicle were not functioning properly. the dealer and the contact attempted to notify the manufacturer, but had not received a response. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 22,346.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving at any speed, the vehicle would suddenly stall. the vehicle would not immediately restart after some of the failures. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where they attempted to duplicate the failure three times. the vehicle was repaired under the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v139000 (electrical system:ignition); however, the failure continued to occur. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the vehicle was awaiting a fourth diagnosis. the approximate failure mileage was 41,500 and the current mileage was 42,000.

Vehicle shut off while i was driving it and not it wont start except ever 500 key turns. *tr

When driving vehicle, vehicle stalled out and steering wheel became difficult to steer. when vehicle put in park, we were able to re-start. this is the 2nd time this has happened. two day previous car stalled out while driving on a flat surface at about 35 mph. steering wheel locked up and had to stop in center turn land completely, put in park, and re-start vehicle. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. while the vehicle was parked, the contact was able to remove the key from the ignition while it was in the on position. in addition, the contact was unable to remove the key from the vehicle after turning the vehicle off. also, the key fractured while in the ignition and the rear driver side sliding door was activated but failed to function. the contact stated that the door was very difficult to open and close manually. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the fractured key needed to be replaced. the failure recurred. the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system, air bags). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 35,000. updated 02/12/16*lj even after 2 recalls; 3 dealership fixes ongoing problem, keys have broken in ingnition 4/23/18*jb *cn

My 2010 dodge grand caravan would occasionally stall when started. but in the last month it has stalled threes time while driving, on one occasion it stalled pulling out of a parking lot into traffic. the dealer is yet to find anything wrong. *tr

In the 12 months that we've owned our 2010 dodge caravan, the engine has shut-down in traffic multiple times. each time it has nearly caused an accident. dodge announced a recall but has not actually put it into action. *tr

I was driving at about 30 mph when i noticed the air conditioner stop working. i began slowing down for a red light. when the light turned green i went to go and realized that the engine had stopped as well. i lost all power and engine function while driving. i was able to place the vehicle in park and restart it.

While turning a corner on my way to work at 5:30 am, my 2010 grand caravan with 13,835 miles totally went dead, i had the lights, blower on, the radio on and the rear defroster on, and everything went dead. no steering and the brakes were out. since i was turning left, i had to cross 4 lanes of traffic with no power. i was able to pull into a parking lot, put the car in park and it restarted. i did have to turn the key to the off position and put it in park, as putting it in neutral and turning the key did nothing. i checked the dodge website for the recall information and it says that my vehicle is not in the listing of recalled vehicles. i have sent an email to dodge. this did happen 2 to 3 previous times while driving on the freeway, but the car just seemed like it was losing power, but then it came back to life-it did not have a total loss of power and it did not require me to restart the engine. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall without warning. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer who found that the vehicle was not included in (nhtsa campaign id number: 11v139000; electrical system: ignition). the failure mileage was unknown but the current mileage was 15,000. updated 06/01/11*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle suddenly shut off. after restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) in june of 2015. 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 failure mileage was 27,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact was driving approximately 70 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle and the failure had only recurred once. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. the dealer advised that the vehicle was included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 11v139000 (electrical system:ignition), but the repairs could not be performed yet for an unspecified reason. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 28,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing numerous electrical system failures on an intermittent basis. the automatic doors, windshield wipers, turn signals, and mirror adjustment system stopped functioning. in addition, the automatic start feature would not function and the key fob would only function on an intermittent basis. the contact stated that she was unable to unlock the doors on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on numerous occasions, but they were unable to diagnose the failures. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 2,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. while the vehicle was parked, the fobik failed to open the door automatically. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system, air bags) 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 not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 3,000.

The van will turn off riding down the road. i has reported this several times to the dealership and to nhtsa. does my wife have to crash to get some ones help? the dealership said to just wiggle the key when the car shuts off. this has been happening since i bought the van. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning. the contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer numerous times and they were unable to diagnose the failure. the contact called the manufacturer and was advised of the recall for the electrical system which will be released in april. the contact stated that if the vehicle continued to shut off in traffic a crash could occur. the failure mileage was 7,800.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the instrument panel lights illuminated. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 61,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall sporadically without warning. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but denied any assistance with further repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense. the failure mileage was 23,000 and the current mileage was 26,000. the consumer stated the vehicle continued to stall after the recall was performed. the consumer stated she no longer owns the vehicle. updated 11/16/11. *jb

2010, dodge grand caravan ~ this is the fourth time i have been driving around with my three young children and the van has died entirely. it is lucky that we have just been in town. i hold my breath the entire time we are on the highway at all (which isn't often, thankfully). i am terrified that we will be killed in an accident if this were to happen on the highway!! i am not sure what they intend to do about it, they say they are going to replace the key module... and that i am to tell them if it happens again. we will be on the highway for a long time going on vacation and i am not confident this will resolve the problem. *tr

I received safety recall notice l25. called the dealer to schedul appointment and chrysler group recall assistance center. they are not aware of recall and stated that it was bogus. *tt

When speed control is on and active at highway speed, when going down a hill the transmission will downshift 3rd gear level very hard and the engine will go into a high rpm rev. turned off speed control or stepping on the brakes this condition continued for 30 seconds. took car to dealership, there was no check engine light or error codes in the computer or any factory recall on this condition. this problem happened multiple times. dealership has to get in touch with factory to get help with this problem. can't use speed control where hills are involved, or not at all. this option or function is bad! the consumer was told not to use the speed control and to shut it off when traveling down hill. but, it was ok to use up hills or on level roads. the vehicle could shut off when the engine revving is too high, but it was not a safety issue. having no power brakes or steering was definitely a safety issue. chrysler informed the consumer they were going to look into possible software updates or a mechanical fix to correct the problem. they did not feel it would be a quick fix, so the consumer would have to live with the defect. updated 07/13/10 *tr

Lemon vehicle but dealer states that it is not: 2010 dodge grand caravan sxt 4.0l , intermittent stalling of the engine without warning or service lights, will restart. stalling began in june 2010, was purchased in 3/10. dealer has not been able to replicate the stalling failure due to the intermittent nature. repairs attempted: reprogramming, moving a wiring harness, replacement of wireless control module. seems to stall more on left turns, or when outside temperatures are 90+ degrees for long periods. also had to have rear brakes and rotors replaced due to premature warping and brake failure: repair replaced components, only to still have driver side working harder than left and front brakes, finally oil leak appeared and diagnosis was a failed oil cooler, repair: replace oil cooler: to be done on 10/4/10. overall vehicle is unsafe due to the unannounced stalling issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle immediately. the contact stated the failure occurred approximately five different times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics testing yet the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vin was not included in the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v139000 (electrical system:ignition). the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 1,067. updated 03/23/11 *bf the dealer was unable to verify or duplicate the problem. updated 04/22/11

We bought our 2010 dodge grand caravan new in april of 2010. shortly after we bought it, i drove over a speed bump and the van engine shut off. this turned off the radio, power steering...everything electrical. i wrote it off to going over a speed bump too quickly. a few weeks later, the van shut down as i was driving about 40 mph down the road. i took it to the dealer and they said my key chain was too heavy. this made sense, so i removed keys. the problem still continued. to date, the van has shut down over 30 times and has been involved in one accident due to this issue. it has shut down while turning left into traffic, driving 60 mph down the expressway in the rain, driving slowly in a subdivision. there is no rhyme or reason as to when or why it shuts down. this is an unpredictable problem. countless sensors have been replaced. chrysler has sent the van to three different dealers to fix the problem. when the van shuts down, the engine turns off, the radio, heat/ac, power steering...everything shuts off. if i put the van in neutral and turn the key, the van will typically turn back on. on three occasions the van did not turn back on so i had to manipulate the van over to the side of the road (which is very difficult without power steering), put it in park, then restart it. dodge is well aware of this problem, but they refuse to take the van back. they have attempted to fix the problem over a dozen times, with no luck. they told me that if i trade the van in, they will "fix it" and resell it. however they can not fix it for me, so how will they fix it for someone else? i am scared that my son who is 15 now learning to drive and he is learning on this van. please take these vans off the road!!! *tr

Supplemental to case 10315972. first event 2/10/10. after repeated complaints to the dealer, dodge installed computer to catch codes during next event. after one week and no more incidents, they removed the computer. have not been driving the van since then. too scared. drove today 5/12/10 and shut down again. this time upon accelerating from parking lot speed of about 6-8 miles as the doors automatically locked the engine cut out. scheduled to take to the dealer for them to take a look at it. *tr

Vehicle shut off while in drive. appears to be chrysler safety recall l02. we were planning to go on vacation tomorrow and brought the vehicle to john johnson dodge in boonton, nj. we were told they could find nothing wrong and thought it was a problem with the key. i called dodge at 800-543-1403 upon learning of the recall to find out why my vehicle was not repaired. i spoke to a man named [xxx] and was told the recall was not official yet. he then hung up on me. the call take place at approximately 8:15pm est. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

While driving my van the ignition shut off. this has happened multple time november 17, 2009, december 24, 2009, november 19, 2010, they put a data recorder in each time.september 20, 2012 anoather data recorder was installed in my van. april 9, 2012 they installed another data recorder in my van. i have multiple claims with dodge/chrysler. browning dodge in corona, ca corrected the problem each time stating it was the wind module.they said the problem was caused by the adfter market alarm system that was installed in my vehicle by the dealer. they removed the alarm, and reimbursed my for it as we were unaware that the alarm was and after market alarm. on august 22, 2013 dch dodge in temecula, ca finally found the problem they removed the alarm system and said that not all of the wires were connected. on april 22, 2014 my transmission started leaking they added dye to find the leak replaced right and left axle seals.oil pan gasket was also replaced. on december 13, 2013 the pressure line was leaking, dch chrysler repaced the pressure line. i have case numbers from dodge/chrysler to back up all of these problems i have had.

Cruise control active on our 2010 grand caravan. when going down long hill, transmission will down shift on own-3 gear levels-hard & rpm as observed on tac approached 5000. had to disengage cruise. dealer had no error code. contacted chrysler. this was a problem on 2009's. supposedly fixed for 2010. chrysler is aware and working on fix. this occurred on two occasions at 3200 and 3740 miles. when taken to dodge service dept., i was instructed to not use cruise on hills of this type in the future. some answer. *tr