Problems with 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan TIRES

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. while driving unknown speeds, the tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) indicator spontaneously illuminated. additionally, the contact heard an abnormal noise. the contact was unable to determine if there was a failure with the tires since the tpms indicator was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to ferrario chrysler towanda (168 golden mile rd, towanda, pa 18848, (570) 485-0072) where it was diagnosed that the codes needed to be reset. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified and opened case number: 33719903. the contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under warranty. the failure mileage was 50,000.

Driving straight, approx 35 mph on 2-lane state highway passing through small town with rush hour traffic on both lanes and no shoulder. with no prior warning, all red instrument warning lights went on at once, including fuel pump/throttle, brakes and others. car stalled dead and instantaneously lost power to steering and brakes, was impossible to control. would not restart. fortunately driver was able to steer vehicle partly off road into a driveway of busy store, blocking driveway to customers. state police were unable to get car in neutral to push to safe location. police ordered car towed and it is currently awaiting diagnosis for totally integrated power module("tipm") failure at dodge dealership. this was a life-threatening failure and if it had happened at nearly any other location or in adverse weather there would have been injury or death to driver and passengers. we have tow receipt. we don't know whether state police filed incident report. many similar tipm failures of dodge and chrysler vehicles have been reported to nhtsa and you have recently rejected a center for auto safety petition for nhtsa intervention regarding this defect. chrysler/dodge is well aware of the problems with the tipm because 80,894 jeep wranglers and dodge nitro vehicles were recalled in 2007 for the same problems. in that recall, defective tipms had a software problem that could cause the engine to stall. nhtsa should require dodge to recall every model that has this same tipm installed and to immediately warn the public that their lives are in danger every time they drive their dodge/chrysler vehicle. it is unconscionable that the manufacturer and nhtsa have previously been informed of this dangerous defect and failed to protect the american public.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the fuel pump failed to shut off after removing the key from the ignition. as a result, the battery was drained and needed to be replaced. the contact also stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the rear driver side tire. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

At 42,039 miles on a 2011 dodge grand caravan my wife experienced a suspicious blowout on a 225/65x17 michelin energy saver a/s tire with a 100t rating. the dot # is: m33t 00kx 1711. this is a 65,000 mile tire. no foreign objects were struck. the air pressure, tire rotations, and alignments were done in a timely fashion. i no longer felt safe on these tires and replaced all 4 with another brand. this was clearly a manufacturers defect. *jb

2011 dodge grand caravan. consumer writes in regards to defective vehicle tires. *smd the consumer stated his wife noticed the left front tire was flat. the tow truck driver removed the tire, and replaced it with the spare. an inspection of the tire, revealed heavy deterioration inside and outside the rubber and a separation of the rubber exposing the inner metals. the dealer agreed to replace the faulty the tire. also, the tires on the rear, were showing the same signs, as the front.

Continued issues regarding vehicle performance including front tires, transmission, window switch, sliding pass. doors. financed a 2011 dodge grand caravan on jan 25 2013, vin # [xxx]. upon delivery i had issues with car and returned to dealership the nex day. issues included hard shifting, car veering off the road and some noises and no manuals or paperwork for warranty. numerous repairs were made on car throughout past 6 months some of which made on car, some of which caused other issues to come up with repairs including failure to properly repair the car, brake issues, alignment and steering wheel, front tires, sliding door scraping, transmission issues and more. numerous unsuccessful repairs and other problems not addressed or unwilling. front tires/ rear never matched and were suppose to be replace per sales and never happen causing treads to show and still does, transmission jerks and hesitates, doors rip paint off side of car and scrape. other issues include passenger door window switch and pickup. ** 2 chrysler cases created against dealer to fix issues. case # [xxx] case # [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tire valve stem broke, resulting in an immediate flat tire. this is the second failure on this vehicle. i have had this happen on more than one of the same make & model of vehicles. *tr