2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Brakes Problems

The contact owned a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed however, the brakes failed to operate causing the vehicle to rear-end another vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The passenger-side airbag deployed upon impact; however, the driver’s side air bag failed to deploy causing the contact to impact the steering wheel. The contact was taken from the scene to a hospital and was treated for bruising to both knees and head. No other injuries were reported from the accident. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was deemed a total loss. A VIN search showed there were two open recalls on the vehicle; NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V234000 (Electrical System) and 20V396000 (Air Bags, Steering). The dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 220,000.

NHTSA ID

11443789

Incident

Dec 13, 2021

Mileage

220,000 mi

EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED INCLUDING THE SENSORS. 2018,2019,2020 I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES, CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND HUB ASSEMBLY MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL TO KEEP REPLACES THESE PARTS. MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND I SURE MANY OTHERS WILL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS.

NHTSA ID

11341814

Incident

Jul 10, 2020

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT AT 50,000. THIS SHOWS UP AS WHEEL SENSOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLUS YOU CAN NOT FIND PART HARDLY.

NHTSA ID

11341654

Incident

Jul 18, 2020

Mileage

50,000 mi

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE ALL HAPPENING WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS. WE FIRST HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRE TREAD, THEN A HOLE IN THE WATER HOSE AND RADIATOR, A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THEN IT WAS BROKEN PIECES IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NOW THE CURRENT ISSUE IS EITHER THE BRAKES SEIZED UP OR THE THE CALIBER IS STUCK AND WE ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11287043

Incident

Dec 5, 2019

Mileage

155,733 mi

FEBRUARY MY HUSBAND AND I FINANCED THIS CAR AND WITHIN LESS THAN ONE MONTH WE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONE ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER. FIRST, THE HEATER HOSE HAD A HOLE IN IT THEN AFTER THAT WAS THE RADIATOR THEN AFTER WE REPLACED THOSE TWO NOW WE HAVE A ISSUE WITH THE EXHAUST MODIFIER AS WELL A ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES TODAY THE TIRES LOCKED UP ON US. COULD BE RELATED TO THE ISSUES THATS BEEN REPORTED ON THE NEWER DODGE GRAND CARAVANS.

NHTSA ID

11287028

Incident

Dec 4, 2019

Mileage

155,733 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING ABILITY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON MILLER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (5802 ODANA RD, MADISON, WI 53719-1212, 608-270-5000) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RECOMMENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTOZONE FOR A COMPUTER CHECK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT SHOW UP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. CONSUMER SAYS THAT ISSUE IS SIMILAR TO MANUFACTURER RECALL LO2 (WIN MODULE). *DL

NHTSA ID

11282664

Incident

Nov 25, 2019

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,567. *JS

NHTSA ID

11269352

Incident

Oct 14, 2019

Mileage

130,567 mi

REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT INCREDIBLY FAST. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CALIPER NOT RELEASING, WHICH SEEMS TO BE CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE WEAR.

NHTSA ID

11241127

Incident

Mar 2, 2017

Mileage

68,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40MPH ON A RURAL ZONE THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FELT 'LOCKED' AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO PRESS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHT CAME ON. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND FRIGHTENED HER VERY MUCH. THE ROAD HAS A SLIGHT CURVE IN IT AND HAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. SHE HAD TO FORCIBLY STEER THE VAN AS BEST SHE COULD AGAINST THE SIDEWALK CURB TO HELP SLOW DOWN THE VAN. IF SHE HAD MADE IT TO THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED I DON'T THINK THE RESULTS WOULD BE THE SAME AS FAR AS HER SAFETY. I LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT EVEN A RECALL MIGHT BE IN PLACE FOR THIS ISSUE. PLEASE FORWARD ME ANY INFO THAT WILL HELP ME CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11231329

Incident

Jul 12, 2019

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE ELECTRIC STEERING CONTROL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,500.

NHTSA ID

11230108

Incident

Jul 8, 2019

Mileage

87,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. UPON RESEARCH, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT CALLED FURY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SAINT PAUL (LOCATED AT 1000 CONCORD ST S, SOUTH ST PAUL, MN 55075, (651) 451-1313), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

11219346

Incident

Jun 3, 2019

Mileage

85,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2010 VAN IN 2017. MARCH 1ST 2019 MY COMPLETE AND BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. MY BRAKE, ABS, ESP BAD AND TRACTION SENSOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON MY DASH BOARD, AND I HAVE NO EMERGENCY BRAKING AT ALL. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW A COMPLETE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM COMPUTER CAN JUST FAIL. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

11184501

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

109,778 mi

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVE. CAUSES TO HAVE NO STEERING OR BRAKES. NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. ON STREET MOVING. UNKNOWN OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING OR WHY IT IS DOING THIS. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11113613

Incident

Jul 24, 2018

Mileage

105,395 mi

REAR CALIPERS CONTINUE TO SEIZE EVEN AFTER REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. THIS CAUSES THE REAR BRAKES TO GRIND DOWN THE PADS AND ROTORS. A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED OVER 200 CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. SOME OF THE EXAMPLES WERE BEFORE THE VEHICLE EVEN HAD 50K ORIGINAL MILES. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A RANDOM ISSUE BUT RATHER A DESIGN FLAW THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR .

NHTSA ID

11112306

Incident

Jul 19, 2018

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WITH LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT AND IS FINE. HAD THE R03 RECALL DONE BEFORE. SAFETY ISSUE IS IT'S HARD TO CONTROL AND BRAKE WITHOUT CRASHING.. IT'S HAPPEBING MORE AND MORE. STARTED OUT JUST MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE NOW IT CAN HAPPEN 3-4X IN ONE TRIP OF 20 MIN DRIVE

NHTSA ID

11104034

Incident

Feb 10, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

CAR STALLS OUT OF NOWHERE AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AFTER IT'S STALLED. I HAVE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT TWICE BUT IT HAS STALLED MORE THAN THAT. IT WAS IN MOTION FROM SPEEDS OF 25-40 MPH ON CITY STREETS. TWICE ON A TURN AND 6 TIMES GOING STRAIGHT.

NHTSA ID

11046904

Incident

Nov 14, 2017

Mileage

127,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST POWER TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER THE YEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO BUTLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (1555 SALEM RD, BEAUFORT, SC 29902 (843) 474-0026), BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT SPOKE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT TO COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THIS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED HER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE CONTACT TRIED CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER FOUR TIMES BY LEAVING VOICE MESSAGES, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

NHTSA ID

11010466

Incident

Oct 5, 2012

Mileage

40,000 mi

SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAPPENS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, DRIVING STRAIGHT AND WHEN TURNING. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REMAIN OPERATIONAL. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.

NHTSA ID

10979998

Incident

Apr 21, 2017

Mileage

111,000 mi

DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER, STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. AFTER RESEARCH, I FIND THAT DODGE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR WIRELESS IGNITION NODE WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING HOWEVER MY VEHICLE ISN'T IN THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10945939

Incident

Jan 18, 2017

Mileage

103,000 mi

VAN REAR BRAKES WILL INTERMITTENTLY STICK AND NOT RESPOND (RELEASE) TO OPERATOR CONTROL. VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE WARNING OF MALFUNCTION, AND ONLY INDICATION OF THE MALFUNCTION IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE SPEED VERY QUICKLY WHEN NOT UNDER POWER VIA GAS PETAL. WHEN ACCELERATION IS APPLIED, INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION MAY BE OBSERVED IN REDUCED FUEL EFFICIENCY. IF TRAVEL PERSISTS UNDER A MALFUNCTION CONDITION, BRAKE WILL EXCESSIVELY HEAT AND BEGIN SMOKING. MALFUNCTION CONDITION WILL HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF SPEED, OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE, AND ROAD CONDITIONS. OCCURRENCE OF MALFUNCTION IS APPX ONCE OR TWICE A SEASON.

NHTSA ID

10944543

Incident

Jan 12, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (35MPH OR SLOWER) THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES SINCE JULY OF 2016. THE STALLING ISSUE HAPPENS DURING THE FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY. HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST 3-4 MILES OF THE DRIVE BEEN TO THE FCA DEALERSHIP TWICE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING GO OUT DUE TO THE ENGINE STALL. IT HAS HAPPENED ON STRAIGHT ROADS AND DURING CURVED ROADS. I'M ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WARNING OR INDICATOR OF THE STALL, ONLY THE INCREASED EFFORT TO TURN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. DATES OF OCCURRENCE: 7/16, 8/7, 8/20, 9/3 & 9/17.

NHTSA ID

10909630

Incident

Sep 17, 2016

Mileage

840,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTARTED FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION HOWEVER, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND USE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10876775

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING THE 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FIRST TIME, AND REGULAR STREET ROADS THE OTHER TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THE BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL LOCK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10875679

Incident

May 20, 2016

Mileage

76,000 mi

MY CAR ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS ITS FOURTH BRAKE JOB.

NHTSA ID

10875160

Incident

Jun 18, 2016

WE HAVE A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN THAT WAS BUILT IN JUNE OF 2010. IT HAS 39,711 MILES ON IT AND THREE TIMES THIS WEEK, 02/03&04/2016, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF INADVERTENTLY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AT SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND SHE LET IT COAST TOP A STOP, WHILE BREAKING, PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS ON A STATE ROUTE SHE PUT IT IN PARK AND THE CAR STARTED ALL THREE TIMES. TWO OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE OUR 2 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER COMPLAINT BUREAU AND THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECENT RECALL INVOLVING THEIR WIN IGNITION KEY FOB PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH OUR VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS IN THEIR RECALL. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED WITH A COMPUTER AND THERE ARE NO CODE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER I WENT TO TOLD ME OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 6 DAYS OUT OF THE JUNE 17TH. 2010 RECALL DATE. ON CHECKING MY STICKER ON THE DRIVER DOOR, IT ONLY GIVES 06/2010 AS A MFG DATE. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IT WILL BE COSTING ME JUST OVER $600.00 TO HAVE THIS FIXED WITH THE SAME PARTS AS IN THE RECALL. ITS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT BACK IN 2010 AS CHRYSLER WAS USING THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT AFTER JUNE THEY QUIT USING THEM SINCE THE RECALL DIDN'T TAKE EFFECT TILL JUNE 26, 2014.

NHTSA ID

10824470

Incident

Feb 5, 2016

Mileage

39,500 mi