2007 Dodge Caravan Owner Complaints

THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO CRACKS AT THE FUEL PUMP. GAS CAP LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. HAD IT REPLACED A WEEK AGO AND IT HAS COME ON AGAIN AFTER PAYING $1,800.00. WHEN ORDERED FROM THE DEALERSHIP THEY SHIPPED IT OUT CRACKED AND THE MECHANICS HAD TO HUNT DOWN ANOTHER. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE NOT KNOWING THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE.. MECHANICS STATE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL. HOW IS THIS NOT ON A RECALL? *TR

NHTSA ID

11331826

Incident

Jun 18, 2020

Mileage

100 mi

I BOUGHT A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH SEEMS TO BE BURNING OUT NOT ALLOWING ME TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN ON THE ELECTRIC SWITCH AND WHEN IT DOES, HAS A HARD TIME TRYING TO GO BACK UP. THEN MY DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER VAN DOOR HAS A BUTTON ON TOP IN THE FRONT THAT YOU CAN HIT IT AND ITS SUPPOSE TO OPEN THAT SIDE OF THE VAN DOOR, THE VAN DOOR ALSO DOESN'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE IT HAS TO BE OPENED ON THE OUTSIDE POSING A DANGEROUS ISSUE. BUT THE OTHER SWITCH OPENS THE PASSENGER SIDE VAN DOOR FINE. MY 3RD ROW SEATS DON'T WANT TO STAY UP , THEY WANT TO LAY DOWN POSING SAFETY HAZARDS. MY BEARINGS OR SOMETHING SOUND BAD, AND MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED ON THE INSIDE AND WO'NT OPEN ON THE OUTSIDE.

NHTSA ID

11190594

Incident

Mar 21, 2019

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK I DROVE AWAY FROM THE FUEL PLACE, AND I WAS AT A GREEN LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN AND DURING THE LEFT TURN MY VAN STALLED!! ANOTHER TIME AFTER THIS, DIRECTLY AFTER FILLING UP GAS I WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT NOT FAR FROM WHERE I FUELED UP, WHEN MY VAN SURGED FORWARD! THIS IS APPARENTLY AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" UP TO THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN FOR A FAULTY VAPOUR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE THAT IS BUILT INTO THE GAS TANK. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE MY VAN WAS A 2007 NOT A 2005 THAT THEY COULDN'T RECALL IT. THIS IS SO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNBELIEVABLE THAT THEY WON'T EXTEND THIS WARRANTY.HAD SOMEONE BEEN COMING WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT AND MY VAN STALLED I WOULD'VE BEEN T-BONED. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET.

NHTSA ID

11186401

Incident

Jan 15, 2019

Mileage

128,000 mi

UNKNOWN. AFTER REFUELING, IF YOU FILL UP THE TANK ALL THE WAY THE CAR WLL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER ONCE YOU START DRIVING. THIS MAY HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES. YOU WILL LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPEED AT ALL, IT IS PRETTY IMPOSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN. THERE ARE MANY OTHER DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM POSTED BY MANY PEOPLE AT HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/ 2007/FUEL_SYSTEM/FUEL_PROPULSION_SYSTEM.SHTML

NHTSA ID

11161092

Incident

Dec 8, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG EXHAUST ODOR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PUTMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 3 CALIFORNIA DR., BURLINGAME, CA 94010) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT WOULD BECOME SLEEPY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS WAS DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE FLOORBOARD WAS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11089147

Incident

Mar 13, 2018

Mileage

128,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-992-1997 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,464.

NHTSA ID

11064704

Incident

Feb 1, 2017

Mileage

129,464 mi

LOSS OF HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION #PE10022 LOW BEAMS VERY DIM, HIGH BEAMS ONLY WORK WHEN TURN INDICATOR IS HELD IN A FORWARD LOCATION. WITHOUT HIGH BEAMS I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT, HOLDING THE HIGH BEAM ON VIA THE TURN INDICATOR CAUSES DANGEROUS DRIVING. IF DRIVING OR STATIONARY THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2015, THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL 2016, SO WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL, AS THE RECALL WAS CONSIDERED CLOSED IN 2015.

NHTSA ID

11040938

Incident

Apr 6, 2016

POWER STEERIG BECOME NOISY AFTER BEING DRIVENA FEW MILES AT HIGHER SPEEDS

NHTSA ID

10983165

Incident

May 24, 2008

Mileage

17,000 mi

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF INTERMITTENTLY STALLING THAT OTHERS REPORT AFTER FUELING. IT COMES AND GOES.

NHTSA ID

10958266

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

Mileage

93,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VAN STALLED OUT.

NHTSA ID

10899401

Incident

Aug 9, 2016

MINIVAN STALLS SOON AFTER REFUELING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ALWAYS WITHIN 1/2 MILE FROM REFUELING.

NHTSA ID

10881448

Incident

Jun 28, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD STARTED COMING APART AT THE SEAMS. I ASKED DODGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE HEAT & NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE SEAM HAS RIPPED WIDE OPEN EXPOSING THE ENGINE. PLUS MY ARMS ON MY CHAIRS HAVE CRACKED. THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AND WE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT OUR EXPENSE AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS BROKE AND WE HAD TO REPLACE IT. BUT I AM WORRIED IT WILL GET SO HOT THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL GO OFF. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA ID

10877009

Incident

Jun 20, 2015

Mileage

90,000 mi

VEHICLE HESITATES AND STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER A COMPLETE FILL-UP. THIS COULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY I HAD WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK SENSOR.

NHTSA ID

10870309

Incident

May 23, 2016

Mileage

165,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE OIL BEGIN TO LEAK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10852864

Incident

Mar 9, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE DOOR PANELS AND BOTTOM CHASE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER DUE TO RUST AND YOU CAN VISIBLY SEE NEAR THE DOOR PANELS A HOLE IS FORMING DUE TO DAMAGES FROM RUST/CORROSION. THE VEHICLE IS TYPICALLY KEPT INDOORS AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THESE KINDS OF DAMAGES.

NHTSA ID

10819094

Incident

Jan 8, 2016

I HAVE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT WHEN YOU GET SHE WHERE AND IT GET HOT AND DON'T WHAT TO START BACK BUT IT DOESN'T OVER HEAT OR NOTHING AND IT WILL JUST SHIFT DOWN WHEN U ARE DRIVING 70 MILES HOUR IT HARD TO SHIFT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GO FLASHLIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD U CAN BE DRIVING AND FOR KNOW REASON THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT WILL SHUT DOWN WE HAD IT CHECK IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY CODES AT ALL WHEN THIS HAPPENS U GOT TO TAKE THE BATTERY CABLE OFF AND RESET EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID

10788195

Incident

Aug 20, 2015

Mileage

98,004 mi

I WAS DRIVING AND MY VAN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. I QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED FINE AND SEEMS TO RUN FINE.

NHTSA ID

10766431

Incident

Sep 20, 2015

Mileage

112,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SCHOOL BUS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ID

10712571

Incident

Apr 21, 2015

Mileage

103,000 mi

MY CAR IS NOW GETTING ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION WHEN I HAVE ONLY OWNED CAR FOR TWO YEARS. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR IS REJECTING THE TRANSMISSION. WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THIS CAR? THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MY THREE KIDS AND ME DUE TO THE FACT WE WERE ON A MAIN ROAD DRIVING AND THEN MY CAR JUST DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712456

Incident

Apr 21, 2015

Mileage

153,045 mi

VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER EVERY FUEL FILL UP AT STOP LIGHTS OR SLOWING DOWN TO PARK.NOW VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOSES ALL POWER.I BROUGHT IT BACK TO DODGE DEALER WHEN IT WAS NEW AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.NOW AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THERE FUEL TANKS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A ROLL OVER VALVE THAT'S A PERMANENT PART OF THE FUEL TANK.AFTER EACH FILL THE ROLL OVER CUTS FUEL OFF FROM THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL.THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $1200.00 DOLLARS FOR THE PART PLUS $500.00 DOLLARS LABOR.THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH OTHER DODGE VEHICLE'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE RECALLED AND FUEL TANKS REPLACED.I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10703453

Incident

Aug 15, 2007

Mileage

325 mi

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY SINCE THE CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. PURCHASED NEW. TOLD BY A DEALER IN RENO AND A DEALER IN LAS VEGAS THAT IT WAS NOTHING, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NOW AFTER REPLACING THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER, AND A NEW ENGINE THE WHOLE BODY CONTROL MODULE IS GOING CRAZY. THE WHOLE PANEL GOES ON AND OFF - ABS LIGHT, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, ETC, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGES ETC--SOMETIMES THEY WORK OTHER TIMES THEY SHUT DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING YOUR CORRECT SPEED OR IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMOBILE. BOTH AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS QUIT A YEAR AGO AND THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SLIDER DOOR QUIT WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702069

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

10,822 mi

VAN SPUTTERS/STALLS AFTER REFUELING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10683114

Incident

Feb 13, 2013

Mileage

56,000 mi

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 1/6/2015 A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I WAS RUNNING 50 MPH WHEN I HIT HIM MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND TOTALED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT.I AM SO GLAD MY GRAND DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671099

Incident

Jan 6, 2015

Mileage

129,000 mi

EVERYTIME WE FILL UP THE CAR IT STALLS AND DIES WHEN YOU DRIVE AWAY. THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU FILL UP THE CAR. THE SCARIEST TIME IT CUT OUT AND STALLED WE HAD JUST FILLED UP. WE WERE AT A STOPLIGHT TURNING LEFT. YOU HAVE TO YIELD TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC (WHICH HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY) WHICH IS TRAVELING 55 MPH. WE PULLED OUT TO TURN LEFT THE CAR DIED. AND THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO LOCK UP THERE BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING MY FAMILY AND I. WE HAVE BEEN FILLING ONLY HALF WAY UP IN GAS TANK AROUND TOWN. WHICH IS REALLY ANNOYING. WE JUST TOOK A ROAD TRIP AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO FILL UP ALL THE WAY TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ENOUGH GAS IN BETWEEN TOWNS. WE WOULD HAVE TO GET GAS ONLY WERE WE COULD EASILY HOP ON AND OFF THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD DIE AS WE PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION. I WOULD RESTART AND DRIVE AWAY. IT WOULD THAN BE FINE ON FREEWAY. ONCE UP TO SPEED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL FIGURE OUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE GETS INJURED FROM IT. I CALLED DODGE WHO SAID THEY HAD NO REPORTED ISSUES OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10669895

Incident

Dec 15, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

AFTER REFUELING OUR 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, IT STALLED AFTER GOING LESS THAN A MILE. WE WERE MAKING A TURN AT THE TIME. WE LOST POWER STEERING SINCE THE ENGINE STALLED & THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING IT OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE, WE GOT IT TO RESTART BUT AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A MILE & TURNING AGAIN, IT STALLED AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AFTER REFUELING OFF & ON FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. ONCE WE WERE IN AN INTERSECTION & IT HAPPENED. THANK GOODNESS WE GOT IT RESTARTED & OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. WE BROUGHT IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP & THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM & DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE TO DO AT THIS POINT. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT MYSELF LET ALONE LET MY 15 YEAR OLD DRIVE IT WITH HER LEARNER'S PERMIT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10669775

Incident

Jan 2, 2015

Mileage

99,280 mi