10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 1
Average Mileage:
44,212 miles

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2008 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical problems

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2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Owner Comments (Page 20 of 41)

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problem #427

Jun 262014

Grand Caravan

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- San Antonio , TX, USA

problem #426

Jun 262014

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. In addition, the contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, the engine failed to start. The ignition had to be turned to the off position then back to the on position in order for the engine to start. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Venton, KY, USA

problem #425

Oct 052014

Grand Caravan

  • 122,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the key was difficult to remove from the ignition switch and the key failed to turn over to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that there was an internal electrical failure with the win module. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign id number: 14V373000 (electrical system) and referred to the dealer. The dealer indicated that the part needed was not available to remedy the repair. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was not able to provide a timeframe for when the part would become available. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

- Dayton, PA, USA

problem #424

Jun 262014

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SE. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. MA 09/03/15 updated 12/9/2015

- Sutherland , VA, USA

problem #423

Jun 262014

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #422

Jun 252014

Grand Caravan

  • 66,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While attempting to turn off the vehicle, the key failed to release from the ignition and remained in the off position. In addition, while attempting to start the vehicle, the key remained in the on position and failed to shift. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000.

- West Jordan , UT, USA

problem #421

May 152015

Grand Caravan

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.

- East Hartford, CT, USA

problem #420

Oct 012014

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (electrical system) was received in October of 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 8/21/15 the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Updated 08/27/15

- Jackson, MS, USA

problem #419

Jun 052014

Grand Caravan

  • 42,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the key failed to turn over in order to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced the fobiks; however, the failure recurred. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (electrical system) but the failure persisted. The dealer was notified of the failure and was not able to remedy the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

- Bennington, VT, USA

problem #418

Jun 012015

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • miles
2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. Consumer writes in regards to wireless ignition node module parts not available to complete recall notice. The consumer stated he received the recall notice seven months ago. Prior to receiving the recall letter, he experienced intermittent problems at least every month with the vehicle stalling. The consumer finally traded the vehicle after the waiting for the parts, became too frustrating. Recall # 14V373000.

- Cedar Hill, TX, USA

problem #417

Jun 012015

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. Consumer writes in regards to wireless ignition node module recall notice and issues at dealership. The local dealer informed the consumer, they were not responsible for replacement the part. Recall # 14V373000

- New York, NY, USA

problem #416

Jun 182015

Grand Caravan 6-cyl

  • 88,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving at 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact received a notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system). The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. Updated 09/14/15 updated 10/26/217

- Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, USA

problem #415

Feb 222015

Grand Caravan

  • 95,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving at 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 95,000.

- Folsom, CA, USA

problem #414

Jun 152015

Grand Caravan

  • 78,300 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While the vehicle was at a stop sign, the key would eject from the ignition while in the on position without warning. The failure recurred daily. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rocker arms was faulty and needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,300.

- Noblesville, IN, USA

problem #413

Jan 062014

Grand Caravan

  • 110,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving at 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

- Hugo, MN, USA

problem #412

Jun 122015

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact experienced a failure with the vehicle stalling in the middle of the road. The failure mileage was unavailable.

- Baxter , MN, USA

problem #411

Jun 092014

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- 5004 Melvin Drive, CA, USA

problem #410

Jun 262014

Grand Caravan

  • 55,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available and that he would be notified via mail when more information was available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. Intermittently, the contact experienced an issue turning the key to start the vehicle. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

- York , PA, USA

problem #409

Oct 062014

Grand Caravan

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle swayed back and forth and the key changed position from on to acc while the vehicle was in operation. The failure was reported to the dealer several times for months and they indicated that the part was not available. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

- Hibbing, MN, USA

problem #408

May 162015

Grand Caravan

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving between 20-40 mph, the vehicle stalled on five separate occasions. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V373000 (air bags, electrical system). The dealer stated that the parts were not available and could not provide an estimated time for when the parts would become available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Parker, TX, USA

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