Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE
10/10/201260000
 Every time after filling up the gas, the car dies on road after less than .5 mile driving. however, it can be restarted again after several minutes.
10/03/2011500001
 Engine developed severe oil leak. after 6 repairs in the last 13 months mechanic (monro muffler & auto) has said that the crankshaft end play is out of tolerance. only repair is to replace block or entire engine. *tr
10/03/201150000
 Enigne developed severe oil leak. after 6 repairs in the last 13 months mhcnic (monro muffler & auto) has said that the crankshaft end play is out of tolerance. only repair is to replace block or entire engine.
04/02/201298000
 While driving, the engine just suddenly died, stopped working leaving a 1.7 ton vehicle with no steering or breaks, it was a miracle i rolled to a stop and did not caused an accident it happened a few more times, this vehicle is a ticking time bomb, we need to file a class action lawsuit against dodge-chrysler, records show this happened to a lot of people quite a few times
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
02/17/201141667
 The vehicle lost oil pressure. the vehicle had to be towed. it was found that the front seal had failed resulting in loss of 4 quarts of oil. when evaluated at a repair facility they found that the crankshaft had failed and was pushing the front seal out. i was told that a technical service bulletin was available to tell dealers how to fix the problem. i have found references in posts to others having a similar failure in this engine.
12/31/2009370001
 Exiting the freeway a going 70 my van turned off, struggled with the power steering, the gas light came on as the engine died, i got rear ended , while we waited to be towed the van sizzled and all the hazards and power went out, dark out. *tr
01/05/2009290001
 My boyfriend noticed an oil leak under the van. we took it into a repair shop to have it fixed. they said that it was the front crankshaft seal. ten days after it was fixed, the van started leaking again. we took it back to the shop. they fixed the leak again and took it for a test drive. the van stared leaking during the test drive so they ran a bunch of tests. they decided the problem was the oil pump. when they took the oil pan off to fix the pump, they found the thrust bearing in the oil pan. i decided to have it towed to a different repair shop. that shop told me that i'd have to replace the whole engine. i think that the bearing was faulty and that it defiantly shouldn't have gone out considering the van only has 30,000 miles on it. the second repair shop said that they couldn't fix just the thrust bearing because the engine was toast. i am the second owner of the van. when i bought the van it had 18,000 miles on it. it was under warranty, but it expired in november 2008. the second repair shop said that there are no used engines or refurbished engines available. i pay $305 a month in payments and can't afford a repair bill that shouldn't have happened in the first place. *tr
04/15/200722000
 Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. while driving various speeds in rainy weather conditions, the belts in the vehicle become wet when driving through an inch or more of water. as a result, the vehicle will have reduced power, a loss of power steering, and the alternator will reduce its conductivity. when the failure occurs, the contact is unable to make any turns due to the loss of power steering. he has to wait until the belts dry before the power steering can become operable again. the vehicle has not been taken to a dealer and no repairs have been made. the contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 22,000 and current mileage was 50,000.
07/29/2008331091
 On 7/29/08 i drove my vehicle to a business meeting and noticed the oil light flashing on and off. when i was through with the meeting i checked my oil to see if it was low and found that it was, when i pulled out of the parking space i found a puddle of oil on the ground. i drove directly to monro-joppa rd. shop to get it checked out and they found that the crank shaft had cracked and was causing oil to pour out of the car. the replaced all parts necessary and it cost me $737. one week later on 8/8/08 i drove to another business meeting and coming out to my car found that it was leaking again. i took it back to monro-joppa rd. and they found that it was the same problem. they went to schaefer & strominger to obtain a dodge part (crank shaft) and was told by the service man there that they have been seeing this problem with certain dodge cars. the mechanic from monro asked why haven't the cars been recalled. the dodge service man gave the mechanic from monro a paper with the solution number and what would need to happen if it continues. the next step if this problem is not corrected, would be to replace the engine. i was given a copy of this form as well. so far this problem has been repaired twice and i am concerned about it happening again and causing me to replace an engine on a 2 year old van. *tr
05/10/200712000509/01/2006
 Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle constantly shuts down. the failure was noticed while driving 55 mph. the vehicle is currently at the dealer. the dealer is unable to determine the cause of failure. the current mileage is 13,000 and failure mileage was 12,000.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
07/01/20111
 Letter from complaint regarding problems with his 2006 dodge caravan 3759 vin; the vehicle was repossessed on sept 30, 2010 and now has a recall on it; he is seeking help in having the vehicle returned to him. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle seemed to lose power and made noises when going up a hill. also, all of the instruments on the dashboard went out, when the consumer hit a bump in the road. *jb
02/20/2010965271
 I started seeing fluid running from under van. i couldn't see where it was coming from> it did not appear to be from hoses etc. i took the van to repair shop. they found the seam of the radiator leading to the crimp where the plastic tank for fluid was the cause. i was told they had seen this before. they had to replace radiator. the van is a 2006 dodge grand caravan. *tr
12/25/2009800001
 I have a 2006 dodge caravan; it too shut down on me while going down the hwy at 70mph and all three of my children were in the van. thank the lord that no one was hurt. this was the first time that my van had ever done this but was not the last; this van had shut down on me a couple more times. i took the van to a local shop, but never found out anything. i was told that it could be the heat of the south texas weather, but i thought cars were made to withstand all weather. then it started having electrical issues; like the light would go on and off in the middle of the night, really at any time with no keys in it, the wipers would come on when i didn't need them to or would not come on in the rain were i needed it the most, the dome light would come on while driving home at night, or while taking my kids to school the dome light would come on and not go off. i no longer can drive the van, because it started fire christmas morning while my husband was driving, we were getting ready to go out of town. i have looked on line and it seems that this has happened to others were the van shuts down while driving or the driver smelt or seen smoke coming from under the dash near the fuse box. there was one that the guy called triple a after his car shut down on the interstate and started smoking under the dash. there is about 3-4 dz listing were their van had what they called kindred spirits light, radio, door locks you name it going on & off. a 2006 caravan like mine in fort lewis, wa totally shut down while driving & rear ended another car. there is a website that has steps to trouble shoot the electrical system in a dodge caravan, three are check your ground connection & two of those is if you loose power while driving.
11/10/20062500030002/01/2006
 Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. while idling at a traffic light, the vehicle vibrated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the failure was characteristic of the 2.4l engine. the vibration occurs whenever the vehicle is idling in drive. the current mileage was 32,729 and failure mileage was 25,000. updated 12/12/07