Major Problems with 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 3 Mileage: 25034 miles

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan FRONTAL Victims: 2 Mileage: 5000 miles

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan AIR BAGS Victims: 2

Browse 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES and HYDRAULIC are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Dodge Grand Caravan owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2008 dodge grand caravan transmission went into limp mode and was stuck in gear and would not shift. i had...	794 ~ 43776 miles
AIR BAGS i am writing about what i feel was a severe airbag malfunction. i was in a crash that was high...	277 ~ 20016 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC left front brake grinding during low speed stops. started all of the sudden one evening. took it to the dealer...	126 ~ 21321 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the check engine warning light remained illuminated....	113 ~ 86266 miles
SERVICE BRAKES we were driving on the freeway when a strong odor was coming into the vehicle. i pulled off on the...	74 ~ 73742 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the brake pads and rotors had to...	49 ~ 85610 miles
POWER TRAIN gear shift interlock does not disengage properly when putting gear shift into the park position causing key fob from not...	47 ~ 82860 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER upon start of vehicle wipers turned on(switch pos off) washer fluid sprayed(button not pressed) horn sounded (not pressed) could not...	42 ~ 77826 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i bought the car on nov. 2008 new from mccune dodge and for the last year the car has stall...	42 ~ 78915 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL details: uneven brake wear. rear brake calipers do not retract evenly. caliper piston hangs up on one side. one side...	38 ~ 90767 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER we bought this van new in april of 2008 and in august 2008 and with 16 000 miles i had...	33 ~ 77408 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL driving on i96 near coopersville michigan with my cruise control on. a slower vehicle was ahead of me so i...	25 ~ 82394 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES i am a mechanic of 25 years experience and feel the need to report a possible defect that exists on...	22 ~ 48231 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2008 dodge grand caravan shuts down. the consumer stated at random times the dashboard lights would illuminate indicating an engine	22 ~ 43150 miles
WHEELS i have at 2008 dodge caravan with 45 000 miles on it and experienced a wheel bearing failure on the...	18 ~ 51018 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2008 dodge grand caravan transmission went into limp mode and was stuck in gear and would not shift. i had...	15 ~ 19029 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph and exit...	14 ~ 91791 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE my 2008 dodge grand caravan has had numerous issues with the rear passenger sliding door. the doors belt which houses...	12 ~ 74967 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES power locks won't work from either within vehicle or by the remote. just over 61 000 miles on vehicle. one	12 ~ 56231 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while parked she attempted to turn on the...	10 ~ 31660 miles
EQUIPMENT i am writing about what i feel was a severe airbag malfunction. i was in a crash that was high...	8 ~ 28313 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle is equipped with a remote control...	8 ~ 34097 miles
TIRES the tire valve stem made of a single piece of aluminum corrodes at the base of the threads at the...	7 ~ 40714 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i just purchased a used 2008 dodge grand caravan from enterprise car sales in march of 2010. the vehicle had...	6 ~ 16333 miles
VALVE > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that two valve stems have failed the shaft of...	6 ~ 35418 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 5 mph she heard a high pitch scraping noise....	5 ~ 81120 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i purchased my van in march of 2009 from lee chrysler. it was a one owner with some warranty left...	5 ~ 84800 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the front rotors were warped and damaged the...	5 ~ 17673 miles
VISIBILITY multiple problems with 2008 dodge grand caravan se van was special ordered at advantage chrysler jeep and dodge des plaines...	5 ~ 35600 miles
SUSPENSION i have replaced my brakes 3 times since i bought utter and motors 1 time they get very hot and...	4 ~ 113451 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owned a dodge grand caravan xlt. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed white smoke coming out...	4 ~ 26250 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving 30 mph she heard a grinding noise during brake...	4 ~ 17296 miles
SEAT BELTS 7 year old child tangled up in rear seatbelt causing us to have to cut seatbelt as each attempt to	4 ~ 79822 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION i have a 2008 dodge grand caravan sxt with 28 612 miles (mostly interstate). on november 23 2008 i was...	4 ~ 37153 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC the brakes get really hot and overheat all the time. gas mileage very low 13 miles to the gallon highway....	4 ~ 23956 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM vehicle: 2008 dodge grand caravan in use for 20 months 17000 miles. uneven brake pad wear. i believe this is...	3 ~ 82333 miles
SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the second row bench seat has a lock...	3 ~ 55854 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY during the winter last january 2009 i drove from kenosha wi to minneapolis mn. it was the new year weekend...	3 ~ 34164 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i am writing about what i feel was a severe airbag malfunction. i was in a crash that was high...	3 ~ 31200 miles
STRUCTURE i bought this vehicle on june 25 2008 and the very next day it started making a loud squealing noise...	3 ~ 14667 miles
DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving approximately 35 mph the traction control system warning indicator...	2 ~ 141500 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge caravan. the contact stated that while parked in a driveway the horn door...	2 ~ 87950 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2008 dodge grand caravan electrical system:wiring recall for sliding door. because of a few months on recall dates my vehicle...	2 ~ 43500 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN car was making noise and shaking when braking or acceleration around 40 mph. i thought brakes were the problem when...	2 ~ 51000 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING air conditioner failed prematurely at this time the car has 45 000 the failure must have happened before 40 000....	2 ~ 49000 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING i bought the car on nov. 2008 new from mccune dodge and for the last year the car has stall...	2 ~ 23000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i have a 2008 dodge grand caravan with 3.3 v6 engine. i have a headlight malfunction on my minivan. my...	2 ~ 61550 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE i have a 2008 dodge grand caravan sxt with 28 612 miles (mostly interstate). on november 23 2008 i was...	2 ~ 23806 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT multiple problems with 2008 dodge grand caravan se van was special ordered at advantage chrysler jeep and dodge des plaines...	2 ~ 3000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle is equipped with a remote control...	2 ~ 15 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING our 2008 grand caravan has been in the dealership for repair 7 times since purchase. the last occurrence almost caused...	2 ~ 21080 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL car was put into drive as i started to drive i noticed the engine racing. i looked down and saw...	2 ~ 20323 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS 2008 dodge grand caravan side airbags failed to deploy. consumer states that his wife was in an accident when she...	2 ~ 2500 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving 40 mph the vehicle failed to accelerate and shift...	1 ~ 87159 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving various speeds the horn started to honk without warning....	1 ~ 159654 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > DRIVER SIDE > FRONTAL tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving the brakes would erroneously activate and caused the vehicle...	1 ~ 128000 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. while driving 30 mph there was a grinding noise coming from...	1 ~ 65000 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000(electrical system: ignition...	1
CRANKCASE (PCV) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge caravan. the contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph the engine stalled without...	1 ~ 56000 miles
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle...	1 ~ 78000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact's vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v055000 (rear...	1
FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the headlights horn and windshield wipers activated...	1 ~ 127000 miles
FAN/MOTOR > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY 2008 dodge grand caravan v6 3.8l engine 75k miles vehicle has rear ac/heater blower option. the y heater hose dealer...	1 ~ 75024 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the rear third brake light would intermittently...	1 ~ 90000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY turned on ignition and while driving down the road the warning lights all flash on and all gauges go to...	1 ~ 117000 miles
HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING there was a smell of hot coolant anytime we were driving. i took it to the dealer and they said...	1 ~ 35000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving our 2008 dodge grand caravan sxt with a 4.0 engine the engine just stalls while driving and the...	1 ~ 51200 miles
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT march 8 2011 vehicle was at dealer for service while performing the service the right rear tire pressure sensor fell...	1 ~ 57076 miles
OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT going on my 3rd set of brakes at 32k miles. dodge service center said they knew of this being a...	1 ~ 32000 miles
REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY while driving or parked & turned off with no one near the van the engine starts the horn starts blaring...	1 ~ 43000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owned a dodge grand caravan xlt. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed white smoke coming out...	1 ~ 25000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER 2008 gold color dodge caravan. *tr...	1 ~ 45450 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT mygig radio system stops functioning along with the backup camera. this happens randomly. shutting the vehicle off and restarting will...	1 ~ 20000 miles
CHILD SEAT my complaint is that you cannot safely install more than 3 front facing car seats into a mini van. i...	1
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2008 dodge grand caravan. consumer states there have been five recalls for her vehicle and had problems before the recalls...	1
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY 2008 dodge grand caravan. consumer states there have been five recalls for her vehicle and had problems before the recalls...	1
STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i purchased my van in march of 2009 from lee chrysler. it was a one owner with some warranty left...	1 ~ 20000 miles
PARKING BRAKE i bought the car on nov. 2008 new from mccune dodge and for the last year the car has stall...	1 ~ 3000 miles

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