1969 Dodge C Body Electrical Problems

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY R/T AWD. FIRST THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR WIRING HARNESS HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT WANT TO START LIKE IT SHOULD. I'VE BEEN THROUGH 2 GOOD INTERSTATE BATTERIES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS THAT HAVE NOT SEEMED TO WORK. NEXT AND THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH IS TO SMALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THEY USED A BRAKING SYSTEM FROM A DODGE MAGNUM(IN THE SERIES 1 FROM 2008-2012) WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FROM AN SUV. THE ROTORS WHERE OUT AFTER 9000 MILES WHILE THE FRONT PADS GO AFTER 3000-4000 MILES. LEAVING THE BACK BRAKE PADS WITH THE LONGEST LIFE OF AROUND 5000 MILES THIS IS WITH AGGRESSIVE OR NON-AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IT DOESN'T MATTER. THIS KIND OF BRAKE AND ROTOR WEAR AND TEAR IS NOWADAYS UNHEARD OF. THIS KIND OF VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN VEHICLE OWNER. THESE VEHICLES ARE AS PLAIN AS DAY AS MUCH OF A LEMON AS THEY COME. BETWEEN THE ELECTRICAL OR IGNITION PROBLEMS THAT ARE AS PLAIN AS DAY AND CAN NOT BE FIXED BY YOUR AVERAGE MECHANIC AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ALSO THE BREAKING SYSTEM WHICH IS TO SMALL THAT ALSO CAN'T BE FIXED WITHOUT MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF PARTS AND LABOR. NOT TO MENTION THE THOUSANDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT INTO THESE PROBLEMS THAT DID NOT FIX FOR LONG. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I FEEL THAT CAN HAPPEN IS FOR THERE TO BE A RECALL BY DODGE. TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL-IGNITION PROBLEM AND TO HAVE A BIGGER BREAKING SYSTEM PUT ON LIKE THEY DID THE (SERIES 2 JOURNEY FROM 2012 ON TILL NOW). AND THE BRAKING ISSUES ARE BETTER. SO IF THEY CAN DO IT NOW WHY CAN THEY FIX THE SERIES 1. I THINK IT'S A COMBINATION OF LAZINESS AND GREEDINESS WITH THERE MONEY. PLEAS HELP MY VEHICLE RIGHT ALONG WITH THE OTHER TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. DON'T LET DODGE GET AWAY WITH THIS AND HELP MAKE THESE PROBLEMS AN ACTIVE RECALL !! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11129769

Incident

Apr 11, 2015

HAVE A RECALL ON CAR BUT BODY HARNESS IS NO GOOD NOW AND THEY PART SEEMS NOT TO EXITS AS THE DEALER AND CORP HAVE TOLD ME THE PART WAS NEVER MADE . THE CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP OVER 3 MONTHS NOW AND CORP TOLD ME THEY WOULD REIN BUST ME FOR PART AND I HAVE TO TRY A FIND PART . THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON PART BUT WARRANTY WAS USELESS AS FOR THE PART NEVER BEING MADE

NHTSA ID

11128261

Incident

Apr 26, 2018

THE ALTERNATOR HAD A RECALL AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD KEEPS FLASHING WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR. SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A SEAT DEPLOYMENT ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUE THAT NEEDS REPAIRING CALLED LEFT SEAT WIRING HARNESS AND HARNESS TO THORAX AIR BAG. WE WERE TOLD THE COST TO REPAIR $525 PLUS ADDITIONAL FOR LABOR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CAR IS 2012 DODGE CHARGER SE WITH 80,904 MILES

NHTSA ID

10881934

Incident

Jun 30, 2016

Mileage

80,904 mi

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM- HEADLIGHTS FLICKER THEN SHUT OFF. SOMETIME CAN GET TO WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN. HAD IT CHECKED BY LOCAL SHOP, THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE TIMP, WHICH THE DEALER SAID IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. SHOULDN'T THERE BE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE? I AM TRYING TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER NEXT WEEK TO TRY AN GET SOMETHING RESOLVED.

NHTSA ID

10787976

Incident

Sep 1, 2015

2010 DODGE GRAND CARVAN BATTERY DISCHARGES.DODGE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RADIO IS CAUSING THE BATTERY PROBLEM.THE FIX WOULD BE TO INSTALL NEW RADIO AT A COST OF $500.00.I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS.

NHTSA ID

10724314

Incident

Jun 6, 2015

2013 DODGE CHALLENGER. VEHICLE MALFUNCTION/COMPUTER SHUTDOWN. CAR COMPUTER SYSTEMS CUT OFF LEADING TO HAVING NO POWER AND NO OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSING TO BE UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE RECALL WAS SENT OUT NOVEMBER 2014 AND THE PART IS STILL UNAVAILABLE. I VISIT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATING THAT NO PARTS HAVE BEEN.SHIPPED TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE A FULL REFUND FOR MY DAMAGES, LOSS WAGES AND STRESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10715045

Incident

Apr 15, 2014

THE SEAT BELT TIMER CONTROL MODULE P/N 56043003RD HAS FAILED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS. NOW THE BELTS CANNOT BE EXTENDED TO PROPERLY CONNECT UNDER NORMAL USE. THE MALFUNCTIONING PART CANNOT BE PURCHASED. ALL DEALERS, THAT HAVE BEEN CONTACTED, STATE THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT PROCURED ANY NEW MODULES. NOW THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN LEGALLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619066

Incident

Dec 22, 2013

HEADLIGHTS EITHER WILL NOT TURN ON OR GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. PARKING AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT EFFECTED. FLIPPING SWITCH ON AND OFF WILL SOMETIMES WORK. UPDATED IVOQ 10/19/11. *JB *TR

NHTSA ID

10425206

Incident

Aug 28, 2011

I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE TRUCK STARTED OVERHEATING AND I HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED, NOW I CAN NOT ACCELERATE, THE TRUCK IS MAKING A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE. FOR THE FIRST 3 YRS OF OWNING MY TRUCK, IT WORKED WONDERS, IT NEVER GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS. AND THEN JUST ONE DAY IT OVERHEATED, IT KEPT CUTTING OFF ON MY WHILE IN IDLE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND NOW I HAVE NOT VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH. DODGE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTS IN THEIR VEHICLES AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10418428

Incident

Aug 1, 2011

Mileage

143,568 mi

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAD BEEN SITTING IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MAY 2011. ON THE 24TH OF JUNE 2011 I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALERS TO HAVE IT FIXED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND JERK. I DROVE INTO AN EXIT IN ORDER TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENTER THE YARD OF A STATION I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CAR KEPT SLIDING TOWARDS THE CURB. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL UP THE HANDBRAKES TO STOP THE CAR FROM RUNNING INTO THE CURB AND BEYOND. THEN IT STALLED BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GAS STATION. BEFORE TOTALLY STOPPING, ALL THE LIGHTS AND INDICATORS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE GOING ON AND OFF LIKE CRAZY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO TOW THE CAR IN TO THE DODGE PEOPLE. THE FIRST TIME, IN 2010, THE SHIFT STICK WOULD NOT BUDGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER IN BALTIMORE. IN JANUARY OF 2011, WE HAD HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO DODGE REPAIR SHOP FOR A PROBLEM FOR WHICH THEY HAD RECALLED THEIR VEHICLES, INCLUDING OURS. WE MENTIONED TO THE MECHANICS AT THE DODGE REPAIR SHOP ABOUT A LOUD NOISE THAT WE WERE HEARING. THEY HAD SAID THAT THE LOUD NOISE WAS PROBABLY THE ALTERNATOR. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH 2009 AT A FORD DEALER IN BALTIMORE. WE NOTICED VERY SOON AFTER, THAT THE CLOCK RACED AHEAD. NEXT THE CONTROLS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT LOCK NOR UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. ONLY THE CONTROLS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WORKED. THE COST TO FIX THE ALTERNATOR IS $650. IT HAS COST US, NOT ONLY CAR RENTAL FEES TAXI FEES AND TOWING FEES, BUT THE UNCERTAINTY OF SAFETY ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY UNFAIR DEAL FOR ANY CONSUMER. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND CONSUMERS COMPENSATED OR REFUNDED.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10409024

Incident

Jun 24, 2011

PURCHASED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER IN APRIL 2008 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH IT FIRST THE AIR BAGS WERE RECALLED THEN THE LATCHES ON THE DOORS WERE RECALLED. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT JUST NEVER GOES OFF MOST RECENTLY THE FUEL PUMP WENT ON THE VEHICLE COSTING ME CLOSE TO 700 AND NOW THE ALTERNATOR WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER 600. WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE DID DODGE BUILD. THIS IS SOME BS AN ALL OF THIS IS WHILE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 65000 MILES OR LESS N IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10407275

Incident

Apr 16, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

'I HAVE A 2006 GRAND CARAVAN SXT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2 GRAND CARAVANS AND 1 TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE REAR RIGHT SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN UNLESS I MANUALLY PULL IT UP OR DOWN.. THE DOOR DOES 'CLICK' WHEN I HIT THE KEY REMOTE OR OVERHEAD BUTTON, BUT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IF I PULL THE DOOR THE KNOB UP MANUALLY, THE KEY REMOTE OR OVERHEAD WILL ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND THE REPAIR FORUM INDICATED THAT HUNDREDS OF THE SAME SITUATION EXISTED WITH THE GRAND CARAVAN. NO RECALL EXISTED, BUT THIS CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THIS SAFETY MALFUNCTION. I WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE OID FUSE AND REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE. WHILE THIS WORKED IN A MAJORITY OF CASES, IT DID NOT WORK FOR ME. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE BCM OR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR OR DOOR HARNESS. IF THE 'HARNESS' WAS BROKEN WOULD THE DOOR BE ABLE TO CLOSE OR OPEN? I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS COULD COST BETWEEN $80.00 AND $500.00. SEEMS LIKE A LARGE 'SPREAD OF COST' TO ME. CERTAINLY NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT IF THEY FIND IT TO BE A FUSE, THEY'LL CHARGE THE TOP PRICE FOR REPAIR. I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH DEALERS BEFORE'. *TR

NHTSA ID

10404422

Incident

May 6, 2011

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM P U, CUMMINS DIESEL, AND MANUAL TRANS.. AND HAVE REPLACED THE TPU " THROTTLE POSITIONING UNIT" (SENSOR) 3 TIMES NOW, @ A COST OF OVER 700.00 EACH TIME. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, BUT A POTENTIALLY AND VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THESE TRUCKS. WHAT OCCURS IS A FLUCTUATION , AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATOR WITH THE PEDAL, FROM A FLUCTUATING ABILITY, TO AN ALL OUT LOSS OF POWER WHATSOEVER... THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE, AND THE IDLE WILL RISE CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION, THEN EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND AT ALL TO THE PEDAL... I USE MY PICKUP TO HAUL AND TOW MANY DIFFERENT TRAILERS, INCLUDING OUR 40 FT. 5TH WHEEL, AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN I LOOSE POWER ALTOGETHER. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS UNIT... SENSOR, AS IT IS NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE, IT IS MORE IMPORTANTLY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395975

Incident

Jul 21, 2009

Mileage

165,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2010 DODGE JOURNEY AND HAVE HAD MANY ISSUE. FIRST THE ALIGNMENT HAS ALWAYS GONE TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE NAV AND COMPUTER MUSIC SYSTEM. THE NEWEST AND WORST ISSUE IS IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS HAS STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST TIME AND THE SERVICE SAID THEY REBOOTED THE COMPUTER AND IT WAS FINE. FEW DAYS LATER I WAS GOING 40 DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. BOTH TIMES THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE KEY IS IN. IT IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP AND I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT GOING TO WORK. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL BE HIT AND INJURED. I HAVE 4 YEAR OLD TWIN BOYS. DODGE/CHRYSLER IS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP AND FOR A CAR LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, I FEEL IT SHOULD WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10368388

Incident

Nov 19, 2010

Mileage

15,000 mi

HORRIBLE WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD....DRIVE BELT AREA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355631

Incident

Sep 13, 2010

Mileage

72,246 mi

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROBLEM KEEP OCCURRING AND I CAN KEEP UP WITH ANY OF THIS!! TEXAS DMV TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SITE TOLD ME ABOUT THAT THESE CARS ARE NOT ANY GOOD!! PLEASE HELP WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS CAR? *TR

NHTSA ID

10353903

Incident

Sep 4, 2010

Mileage

139,852 mi

I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 3500 AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON IT AFTER HALF AN HOUR OR LESS OF HEADLIGHT USE AND SOMETIMES IT BLOWS A FUSE AND NO TAIL LIGHTS ARE ON AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE THE FUSE SO I CAN CONTINUE MY COURSE. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL DOWN ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO GET LIGHTS TO STAY ON. ANOTHER THING IS THAT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND THE PLASTIC IS FALLING APART AND THIS NEEDS TO GET CORRECTED BEFORE SOME ACCIDENT HAPPENS TO ALL DODGE OWNERS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10353133

Incident

Sep 1, 2009

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER FOUND THAT INTERNAL FAULT W/SEAT SIDE AIR BAG MODULE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10345342

Incident

Jul 6, 2010

Mileage

43,535 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343975

Incident

Jul 19, 2010

Mileage

43,700 mi

WE HAVE 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE LIGHTS ON THE VAN KEEPING TURNING ON WHEN OPENING THE DOOR THEY STAY ON FOR A LONG TIME, THEN THEY SHUT OFF AND DURING THE DAY THEY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES AND EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE THE BATTERY WILL LOOSE POWER AFTER IT HAPPENS SO MANY TIMES, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, WENT BY DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH COMPLAINT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343765

Incident

Apr 5, 2010

2005 DODGE RAM PICKUP HAD "NOT IN PARK" ALARM RECALL PERFORMED. NOW HORN BLOWS SPURIOUSLY WHEN STOPPING AND EXITING THE TRUCK. HAVE ALSO LOST THE WARMING CHIME FOR SEAT BELTS NOT FASTENED.

NHTSA ID

10322763

Incident

May 9, 2009

FUEL GAUGE READS HALF FULL AND IT IS EMPTY. I HAVE PUT IN 6 FUEL SENDING UNITS AND IT WILL LAST 6 TO 9 MONTHS AND THE GAUGE WILL SLOWLY START TO SHOW FUEL IN TANK AND IT IS EMPTY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL DIESELS. LAST TIME I WAS RAN OUT OF FUEL IN THE FAST LANE OF I-75 IN FLORIDA. CARS WOUND UP IN THE MEDIAN AND SHOULDER CAUSE MY TRUCK WAS DEAD IN THE FAST LANE. GAUGE READ A LITTLE OVER HALF A TANK OF FUEL. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10317220

Incident

Jan 18, 2010

Mileage

22,000 mi

DRIVING 55 MPH, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN/DASH AREA. STEERING COLUMN VERY HOT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10303371

Incident

Oct 26, 2008

THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS A GOOD CAR WHEN IT WANTS TO BE. WE BOUGHT IT THINKING IT WOULD BE A GOOD CAR FOR THE KIDS AND TURNED OUT TO BE A LEMON. TWO WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING MID DAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER BECAUSE EVERYTIME I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD STALL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I PICKED IT UP AND TOOK IT HOME. ON THE WAY HOME IN THE HOT PART OF THE DAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TOO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO FIX IT. THEY CALLED ME A DAY LATER AND ACCUSED ME OF PUTTING ETHANOL IN THE VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM TO GO '!@#$% THEMSELVES BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A GAS STATION WITH ETHANOL WITHIN 60 MILES OF MY HOUSE. I TOLD THEM TO DO WHAT THEY HAD TO DO TO FIX IT. THEY DRAINED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND TOOK OUT THE NEXT MORNING WITH NO PROBLEMS. I TOLD THE MANGER TO LET IT GOT HOT AND DRIVE IT TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP. HE DID JUST THAT AND TO HIS SURPRISE HE DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT TURNS OUT IT WAS A COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS '!@#$% UP. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF BROKE LINKAGES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS NOW BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER. IT HAS BEEN WORKING FINE "KNOCK ON WOOD". *TR

NHTSA ID

10296314

Incident

Sep 15, 2008

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE, VAN WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AT ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE, DES PLAINES IL FROM FACTORY WITH MYGIG VES, WE TOOK DELIVERY ON FEB 2008, OUR SALES GUY QUIT BEFORE WE EVEN GOT THE VAN. SAD. _____________ FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITHIN FIRST 6 MOS. LOUD WHISTLE NOISE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD ON WARM AND HOT DAYS AT 60+ MPH , DEALER RESEALED BUT PROBLEM STILL SAME. __________________ BRAKES HAD TO BE REDONE AFTER 14,000. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, JUDGING BY ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, I WAS EVEN MORE PISSED OFF AFTER GETTING A $500 BILL AND A DOPEY EXPLANATION FROM THE SHOP MANAGER AT ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE. WE TOOK IT IN FOR A BREAK INSPECTION, THEY DID ALL THE WORK WITHOUT CHECKING WITH ME FIRST. _________________ THE NEXT THING TO STOP WORKING WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR AUTO LOCK. IT NO LONGER RESPONDS TO ELECTRIC OR REMOTE SWITCH. WE HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MANUALLY. THEY SUSPECTED A HARNESS BUT DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK, 2 MONTHS FOR DELIVERY OF PART, I HAD NO TIME TO GO BACK. _________________ JUST RECENTLY OCT 2009 DURING A RAIN STORM, THE WIPERS STOPPED TO FUNCTION IN ANY POSITION, THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, HAD TO PULL OVER SHUT OFF/ON, THEN THEY WORKED FINE. __________________ SPOUSE ALSO REPORTED THAT RADIO STOPPED WORKING, NO AUDIO OR VIDEO TEMPORARILY, IT ALSO STARTED TO WORK AFTER TURNING OFF THEN ON OF THE KEY. _________________ WE ARE '!@#$% AT CHRYSLER / DODGE FOR PUTTING OUT A CAR LIKE THAT. WE BUY ONLY AMERICAN BUILT CARS TO SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY, AND WE GET '!@#$% WITH COUNTLESS REPAIR BILLS. GET TOUR STUFF TOGETHER CHRYSLER / DODGE!!!!!!!*TR

NHTSA ID

10287323

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

6,000 mi