2006 Dodge Caravan

WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF TANK BY FUEL PUMP. FAULTY PUMP CRACKED AT SEAM AND LEAKS.

DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED INTERSTATE AND THE DASH CLUSTER STARTED GOING CRAZY THEN STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A KNIWN WIRING ISSUE WITH THE CLUSTER AND ANTI THEFT DEVICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE REAR TAIL LAMPS, HEADLAMPS, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BECAME DIM, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS AND HEADLAMPS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND ATTACHED ELECTRICAL SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A LOCAL DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER TO FAIL. PATTERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM TYLER (3120 S SW LOOP 323, TYLER, TX 75701, (903) 561-2404) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA AND WAS INFORMED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. *BF*JB

THE SLIDING DOORS OPEN AS YOUR TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD.

THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTION WHERE DOOR COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO LOCK ALSO MALFUNCTIONING. I'M A MASTER MECHANIC AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. MOPAR NEEDS TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR THEIR PET FALLS OUT.

FUEL PUMP STARTED TO NOT PERFORM CAUSING IT FOR LAST YEAR REALLY BAD GASOLINE MILEAGE

GAS LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, WHEN IS ALMOST FULL.

WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION,AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS OFF, THE PARKING LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY.SOMETIMES I WAKE UP TO A DEAD BATTERY.

HEAD LIGHTS DULL & CRACKED. FRONT PASSANGER SEAT CATCHING NOT RETRACTING. REAR WINDOW WIPER JUST STOPS ANY POSISTION

3 MONTHS AGO, ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS STOPPED UNLOCKING, AND WILL NOT OPEN. NOW MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR IS DOING THE SAME THING. MY AUTISTIC SON GOT STUCK IN THE VAN TODAY BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DOORS JUST WILL NOT UNLOCK.

EVERY TIME I PUT ANY AMOUNT OF FUEL IN MY TANK OF MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN SXT THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND AFTER THE VAN STARTS IT WILL ALWAYS STALL OUT WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO OF STARTING UP. IT WILL STALL IDLING IN PARK AS WELL AS WHEN IN GEAR AND STARTING OUT AT SLOW SPEED AND UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR. IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE FUEL TANK REACHES THE FULL MARK. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY REPLACED WHICH DID NOT CHANGE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THE CONTACT'S PATH AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FAINTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HAND, WRIST, AND NECK PAINS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

VAN IDLES ROUGHLY AND STALLS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING REFUELING. WE DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK BUT THE VAN STALLS WITHIN A MINUTE OF LEAVING THE GAS STATION. STALLING SEEMS TO OCCUR LESS IN COLDER TEMPERATURES BUT THE ROUGH IDLE IS CONSISTANT. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS COVERED FOR 2004-2005 MODEL YEARS BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VAN COULD STALL IN TRAFFIC CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON & MECHANIC SAID IT'S THE LEFT SENSOR & SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL? IS THIS?

EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK, IT WILL ONLY TAKE A FEW GALLONS BEFORE CLICKING THE PUMP OFF. AFTER FILLING TANK, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF, THEREBY CUTTING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN CHECKED IT SAYS EVAP SYSTEM.

3 YRS AGO, FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. COULD NOT OPEN DOORS WINDOWS OR ENGINE HOOD. I DID HAVE WINDOW DOWN WHEN THIS OCCURRED. JUST LAST WEEK A WOMAN IN A CAR (TYPE NOT KNOWN-) IN SPOKANE WAS TRAPPED AND HAD TO BE RESCUED WHEN HER CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND SHE COULDN'T OPEN DOOR OR WINDOW. SHE WAS LUCKY A COP BUSTED A WINDOW AND DRAGGED HER OUT. THIS IS A SPOOKY THING IF ALL CARS ARE LIKE THAT IN A FIRE.CAR HAD DIED IN STREET.MINE IGNITED AT STOP LIGHT. YOU HAVE A VERY HIDDEN PROBLEMS IN THESE PLASTIC CARS. IF MINE HAD HAPPENED A DAY LATER THEN THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF SEVEN YOUNG CHILDREN THAT WERE GOING ON A TRIP ALONG WITH MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING. SCARY AND NO ONE SEEMS CONCERNED. *TR

CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 86,000 ON THE VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHTS, MORE AND MORE, ARE DECIDING TO REFUSE TO TURN ON. THERE IS NO DARKNESS INDICATOR, JUST AN OLD-FASHIONED TURN KNOB WITH THREE SETTINGS (OFF, PARKING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS). ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN WORKING, DECIDE TO NOT SWITCH OFF WHEN THE KNOB IS TURNED TO OFF. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND, SO FAR, MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I SEE FROM OTHER SITES THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE MINIVANS AND EVENTUALLY, IF NOT ALREADY, SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE WHEN THESE LIGHTS CUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

NEARLY EVERY TIME WE FILL THE GAS TANK UP (NOT PUMPING IN EXTRA AFTER IT STOPS TO "TOP IT OFF," JUST STOPPING WHEN IT FIRST CLICKS), THE ENGINE WILL DIE ABOUT 30-60 SECONDS AFTER WE START DRIVING AWAY, ALMOST AS IF THE ENGINE HAS FLOODED OR SOMETHING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST FREQUENTLY IF I HAPPEN TO LET OFF THE GAS AT ANY POINT DURING THOSE FIRST 30-60 SECONDS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THIS IS A MORE COMMON ISSUE THAN IT SHOULD BE, BUT, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WE HAVE BEEN PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION ONTO A BUSY STREET RIGHT WHEN OUR VAN DIES. THANKFULLY, THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN A CAR IS COMING DIRECTLY AT US, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY WITH THE WAY IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. AGAIN, DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF CARAVAN HAS SHOWN THAT IT'S NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE, WHICH I FIND PARTICULARLY CONCERNING. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS SO I CAN BE SURE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN (NOT TO MENTION MYSELF IF I'M DRIVING, BUT I'M MOSTLY WORRIED ABOUT THEM) WILL BE SAFE AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS IN THE FUTURE.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR ENGINE IS TURNED ON.

VAN STALLS AFTER REFUELING. SOMETIMES MOVING AND HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THE AIR BAGS DIDNOT OPEN ON A CAR CRASH AT 40MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A THIRD VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED CERVICAL SPINE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY AND MRI SATES I HAD BROKEN MY BACK IT WAS NOT MY FUALT THE OTHER CAR DIDNOT HAVE INSURECE I AM TRYING TO GET DODGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,268.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER, WRIST, AND FOOT INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,300.

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN DASH BOARD LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, THE ENGINE STALLED FOR A FEW SECOND, BUT DID NOT LOSE POWER. WHAT GOING ON, WHY IS THIS HAPPENING.

AFTER REFUELLING IT HAS BEEN STALLING. THIS HAS BEEN IN COLD WEATHER FOR A WHILE. NOW IT IS HAPPENING IN WARM WEATHER.

CAR WILL STALL AFTER PUTTING FUEL IN. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL, CAR WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. USUALLY WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. REAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY POWER TO STEER TO A SAFE PLACE. YOU HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF, THAN START CAR FOR IT TO RESTART. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACE SEVERAL ITEMS BUT CAR STILL STALLS. NOW I'M TOLD IT'S THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS A COSTLY REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE WATER/ FUEL PURGE VALUE IS BAD AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT, IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. I'M LOOKING FOR A FUEL TANK BUT CANNOT FINE ONE. EVEN THE AUTO SHOP I USE REGULARLY CANNOT FINE ONE, ONLY AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH COSTS THREE TIME MORE THAN WHAT THEY WOULD CHARGE. CONSPIRACY?

WHEN I START ENGINE EVERYTHING IS OK BUT AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON DASHBOARD ALL THE TIME AND I HEAR 2 OR 3 SOUNDS AFTER THAT NO SOUND BUT AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. I SEE THAT 2006 DODGE CARAVAN HAVE RECALL ON AIR BAG MODULE, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MAIL FROM CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS RECALL . *TR

CAR SOMETIMES STALLS ONCE OR TWICE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF FILLING UP GAS TANK, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. THIS STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AND HAPPENS SUDDENLY AND SOMETIMES IN TRAFFIC. AFTER DRIVING FURTHER THE CAR IS OK UNTIL NEXT FILL-UP. A WEB SITE CLAIMS WE MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-CARAVAN/TLG43ITP0RVGN1IOQ. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK WITH GAS, EVEN ON NEAR-EMPTY TANK, GAS PUMP CLICKS OFF AND GAS SPILLS OUT AND RUNS DOWN THE BODY OF THE CAR ONTO THE GROUND. DODGE ISSUED A RECALL FOR DURANGO AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES FOR A FAULTY CHECK VALVE IN THE TANK BUT NOT FOR MY CAR (CARAVAN). I'D LIKE TO LODGE A COMPLAINT. DODGE TELLS ME THAT FIXING THIS PROBLEM WILL COST ME $1720 FOR A NEW GAS TANK. I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD FIX IT FOR ME BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE GAS SPILL OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL. *TR

THE 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CANNOT BE REFUELED AT THE GAS STATION BECAUSE OF VAPOR NOT RELEASING IN THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A CORRODED PIECE FELL FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND PUNCTURED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A CORRODED UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 1/7/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. UPDATED 01/15/15/*JB

I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY RIGHT FRONT WINDOW NOT ROLLING DOWN. THEN HEAD LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FIRST NEGATIVE THEN POSITIVE REMOVED ECM AND CLEANED ALL PINS ON ECM AND THE SOCKET IT PLUGS INTO USING ELECTRONIC PARTS CLEANER. I WAITED FOR THE SOCKET AND PINS TO DRY BEFORE REPLACING THE ECM AND RECONNECTING THE POWER. PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF FOR A WHILE. NOW ALL PROBLEMS CAME BACK AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WEEK NOW ALL PROBLEMS CAME BACK AND VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM'S MADE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND NO RECALLS. I BELIEVE THAT THE ECM IS CAUSING MANY PROBLEMS SINCE ALL 3 ISSUES ARE CONTROLLED BY THE ECM UNIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SAFETY FIRST ADVANCE SAFETY SEAT THAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON AUGUST 3, 2011. THE CHILD SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE CHILD TO A SUSTAINED A SORE SHOULDER. THE CHILD DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.

2006 DODGE CARAVAN SXT 3.3L, 98000 MILES DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHT GOING OFF I NEED TO TURN OFF AND ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH LIGHT GO ON AND OFF, AFTER 10 MINUTES ALL OUTSIDE LIGHT ARE OFF, WEARY SCARY, IT HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY DAY I MEAN NIGHT,, I LOOK WHAT IS THE PROBLEM, MAYBE HEADLIGHT SWITCH I GOING TOMORROW AND BUY AND SEE IF IS OK,, I OWN THIS VAN SINCE 2010 WITH NO LIGHT PROBLEM??? *TR

WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK UP, THE VAN STALLS AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF DRIVING. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THAT I HAD GOTTEN SOME GAS WITH WATER IN IT AT THE GAS STATION. BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH TOPPING THE TANK OFF. SO, I DON'T TOP IT OFF ANYMORE, BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING IN THE EARLY MORNING, ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET, SLIGHT DRIZZLE, MISTY, VERY HUMID. RADIO BEGAN FLICKERING ALONG WITH AIR CONDITIONER AND WINSHIELD WIPERS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, FRONT DASHBOARD WENT DARK. THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS STOPPED FUNCTIONING: FAN (INCLUDING AIR CONDITIONER) WINDSHIELD WIPERS RADIO 12V OUTLET FORCED TO PULL OVER INTO A HOTEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING UNTIL SENSOR/FUSE BOX WAS ABLE TO DRY OUT. ONCE DRY, ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY. PLEASE NOTE THE AIR BAD SENSOR WAS ON AT THE SAME TIME AS PER NHTSA# 10V00800. *JS

CHANGING TIRE, VEHICLE JACK FAILED AND CAME CRASHING DOWN ALMOST KILLING THE DRIVER. UPON REVIEW FOUND JACK FAILED. MAIN BOLT APPEARS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF METAL FAILURE BOLT BENT AND JACK FALL DOWN. 2006 7 PASSENGER CARAVAN SXT MODEL 3.3 ENGINE. HALF TANK OF GAS. THIS CAN BE AN ISSUE IF THESE JACKS WERE MADE OUT OF POOR METAL AND NOW 8 YEARS LATER THEY START TO FAIL. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. AFTER 80000 MILES IT DEVELOP A VERY BAD LEAK. I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC NUMBER 1 WHO TOLD ME THAT THE CRANK SHAFT HAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM - TO MUCH END PLAY HAS OCCURRED AND WAS GRINDING ON SOME OF THE COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE INCLUDING THE OIL PUMP. I THOUGHT HE WAS SAYING THAT TO MAKE MORE MONEY SO I TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE OIL PUMP WHICH HE DID. TWO WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE VAN TO MECHANIC NUMBER 2. WHO TOLD ME THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CRANK SHAFT HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE 2006 DODGE CARAVANS. THE OIL DRIPS SO MUCH AND GETS BLOWN ON THE EXHAUST AND BURNS - THAT MIGHT CATCH FIRE SO LEFT IT WITH MECHANIC NUMBER 2. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE 1ST AND 2ND MECHANICS THE WHOLE BOTTOM PART OF THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND PERHAPS THE ENGINE BLOCK AS WELL. SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE CARAVAN 2006 I THINK IT WILL BE FAIR FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE WAS DISPLAYING ABNORMAL WEAR, AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS WERE DESTROYED AND THE CALIBERS WERE ABNORMALLY FUSED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,569. K MJ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT HEADLAMPS SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. USUALLY JIGGLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WILL TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. HAVE ALSO NOTICED RECENTLY THAT THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY COME ON THEN GO OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES WHILE CARE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THIS IS RANDOM. *TR

PLASTIC PIECE IN THE LATCH SYSTEM SNAPPED IN HALF. WHOLE NEW CAR SEAT SHIPPED TO ME. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=CARAVAN). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,526. *TR

THE VAN SILENTLY STALLS. SO FAR IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND BRAKE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS DURING A U-TURN WITH MY 2YR OLD CHILD AND WIFE IN THE CAR. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO MAKE USE OF THE WHEEL CHAIR RAMP ON THE SIDE WALK. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND UNABLE TO FIX AND THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER REFUELING THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER IN THE VAN WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTANTLY AFTER REFUELING. THE VAN WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE THEN CUT OFF COMPLETELY. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN AND GAIN FULL POWER. RESENTLY, IT CUTS OFF AFTER REFUELING AND IN THE RAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

VAN HAD A SUDDEN SHAKE, THAN ENGINE DIES,(GOING AT SLOW SPEED) ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, CHANGED OIL, WENT TO AUTO SHOP, USED A GAS CLEANER, ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT CAME BACK ON A FEW WEEKS LATER, NOW ENGINE STALLS, OR LIGHT COMES BACK ON OFTEN, MOST OF MY DRIVING IS IN TOWN OR DROPPING/PICKING UP OFF KIDS AT SCHOOL ENGINE SHUT OFF 3-21-13 WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MS, AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD WITHOUT ACCIDENT. HAD IT CHECKED AND 1 PART WOULD BE $80 TO 125.00 DOLLARS. WARRANTY OF COURSE IS EXPIRED, ANY SUGGESTIONS OR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

EVERY TIME AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS, THE CAR DIES ON ROAD AFTER LESS THAN .5 MILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE RESTARTED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE LOCKING SYSTEM FOR BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT CALLED HER LOCAL DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,123.

ENGINE DEVELOPED SEVERE OIL LEAK. AFTER 6 REPAIRS IN THE LAST 13 MONTHS MECHANIC (MONRO MUFFLER & AUTO) HAS SAID THAT THE CRANKSHAFT END PLAY IS OUT OF TOLERANCE. ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE BLOCK OR ENTIRE ENGINE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT ARM REST BROKE OFF. AFTER CHECKING BY ( MYSELF) I FOUND THE BOLT HOLDING THE ARM ON HAD BROKE AT THE END OF THE THREADS. THIS CAUSED ME TO FALL TO THE RIGHT BUT I STILL HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MOST TIMES, WHEN I TRY TO TURN ON MY HEADLAMPS AT NIGHT THEY DO NOT TURN ON WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH. IT USUALLY TAKES ME ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20 TURNS TO GET THE HEADLAMPS TO TURN ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME ON ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURN BACK OFF. OFTEN, WHILE I AM IN MOTION AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SIMPLY TURN OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE ALTERNATOR OR FANS START OR WHEN I AM AT A LOW RPM AND THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND ALL SWITCHES ARE OFF, THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE A FUSE AND/OR RELAY SEVERAL TIMES BUT DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO FIND THOSE... THEY ARE NOT IN THE FUSE RELAY CENTER UNDER THE HOOD. THIS PROBLEM ONLY EFFECTS THE HEADLAMPS, THE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT MARKER LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS ALL WORK FINE I HAVE ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS POSTS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE JUST SUDDENLY DIED, STOPPED WORKING LEAVING A 1.7 TON VEHICLE WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES, IT WAS A MIRACLE I ROLLED TO A STOP AND DID NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, THIS VEHICLE IS A TICKING TIME BOMB, WE NEED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE-CHRYSLER, RECORDS SHOW THIS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE QUITE A FEW TIMES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME RAIL WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE UPON STARTING AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INSTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V008000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR CONTROL MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,300. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/14/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED AND THE CONTACT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESIST AND IT BECAME STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED INTO A BRAUN ENTERVAN SINCE I AM A QUADRIPLEGIC. IN DECEMBER OF 2010, AT ABOUT 21,500 MILES THE POWER STEERING STARTED SQUEALING. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW, SO WE ADDED SOME. AFTER ANOTHER 100 MILES, THE SQUEALING NOISE RETURNED, THE FLUID WAS LOW AGAIN, SO I KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE STEERING GEAR/RACK N PINION UNIT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE, IT WAS MORE THAN THREE YEARS OLD, SO THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I HAD NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO HAVE THEM REMOVE AND REPLACE THE STEERING RACK N PINION ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $870.00 TO ME. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THIS SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE FAILED AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE AND URGED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT. A YEAR PREVIOUS, I HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE ELECTRIC SIDE DOOR AND WHEELCHAIR RAMP AT A COST OF $600.00 TO ME SINCE THE VAN WAS FIVE MONTHS PAST THE WARRANTY. BECAUSE IT DEALT WITH A MODIFICATION TO ACCOMMODATE A WHEELCHAIR, I ASSUMED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND IT, AND DIDN'T FILE A COMPLAINT THEN. SINCE I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INCOME, THESE EXPENSES HAVE PUT A BIG FINANCIAL STRAIN ON ME. WITH EXPENSIVE FAILURES LIKE THIS OCCURRING AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE, I'M DREADING WHAT MORE MAY HAPPEN. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY TURN OFF!!! HAVE TO KEEP FLICKING HIGH BEAMS ON TO GET THEM TO STAY ON. NOT SAFE WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER RECONNECTED THE WIRING FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10V008000(AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE).THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER CONTINUOUSLY. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA AND IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A VOLTAGE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAME INSTALLED IN THE 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. I AM HAVING A PROBLEM ACCELERATING AS LOW AS 10MPH ON UP TO 65MP. IT IS NOT QUICK TO ACCELERATE. AT TIMES I FEEL AS THOUGH THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I FEEL AS THOUGH THE CAR MAY HAVE A HARD TIME ACCELERATING OR LIKE IT MAY STOP RUNNING OR LIKE IT MAY EXPLODE. IT IS A HAZARD TO MY HEALTH AND ALARMING TO MY KIDS AS I USE IT TO TRANSPORT THEM TO SCHOOL. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS' ATTENTION. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT JUST MY PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM OF MANY OTHER CONSUMERS. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I AM NOT ABLE TO HAVE IT REPLACED UNDER THE LIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH COVERS THE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED IT IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2009. IT HAD 39000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IT HAS ALWAYS RODE HARD. I AM FINDING ALTHOUGH IT IS A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, IT TAKES ALOT OF GAS. IT IS COSTING ME A GREAT DEAL AS A SINGLE PARENT WHO USES THIS VEHICLE AS MY PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MYSELF AND MY 4 DAUGHTERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS DID NOT LOCK AND WOULD NOT RESTRAIN A PASSENGER IN THE CASE OF A CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,790 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 241,000.

06 DODGE CARAVAN (FMI HANDICAP CONVERSION)- ISSUE SPEWING GASOLINE: >FILLED UP APPROX 9AM AUG 4TH 2011 > PARKED AT RESIDENCE > 2PM PREPARING TO GO OUT-OF-TOWN > HEARD HUMMING FROM LEFT REAR > NOTICED GAS CAP APPEAR "CROSS-THREADED" & WAS "HISSING" > ME IN A ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR, PARKED FACING CAP > MY SON TURNED CAP > GAS SPEWED OUT LIKE A FIRE HYDRANT POINT BLANK IN MY FACE > GAS DID NOT JUST SPRAY, IT SPEWED OUT OVER A HALF A TANK, SPEWING IT 18-20 FEET, LASTING ABOUT A MINUTE. > DODGE MFG SRV CTR SAID (TROY), "NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED IT, WE THINK IT WAS A CLOSED SOLENOID PURGE VALVE CAUSE MECH BLEW IN IT & COULDN'T GET NO AIR THROUGH IT" > I SAID "YOU THINK?!" > HE (TROY) STATED..."ALL WE CAN SAY IS, GO FILL IT UP, DRIVE IT AROUND, & SEE IF IT DOES IT AGAIN" > NO ERROR CODE NOR DID THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT EVER COME ON...IT SHOULD HAVE! NOTE: I'M A 42YR COMPLETELY DISABLED [MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY-NO MOVEMENT IN LEGS/ARMS/BODY], I'M IN A ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR...I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THE VAN, BUT NO ONE HAS GIVEN ME A CERTAIN DIAGNOSIS, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT COULD CAUSE THE GAS TO BUILD SO MUCH PRESSURE. THE CAP CAN'T BE "CROSS-THREADED", THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE IT IN THE PROCESS OF BLOWING UP....THANK GOD IT DIDN'T! PLEASE HELP? *TR

I HAVE 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WITH ABOUT 70000 KMS. JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S LEAK IN RACK O PINION WHICH LEAKS OUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND ITS GOING TO COST ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL YET EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT AND SEEMS LIKE A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANUFACTURER. *KB

2006 DODGE CARAVAN, HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES ON AND OFF TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO FUNCTION. *TR

LETTER FROM COMPLAINT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2006 DODGE CARAVAN 3759 VIN; THE VEHICLE WAS REPOSSESSED ON SEPT 30, 2010 AND NOW HAS A RECALL ON IT; HE IS SEEKING HELP IN HAVING THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO HIM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND MADE NOISES WHEN GOING UP A HILL. ALSO, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT OUT, WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *JB

WATER LEAKING ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AND CARPET OF OUR 2006 DODGE CARAVAN AND IN RESEARCHING REGARDING OUR SITUATION, I FOUND THAT OTHER YEAR MODELS THAT WERE BUILT HAD AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PART IN THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING THIS MATTER THAT IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND OTHER YEAR MINIVANS HAD BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE RISK THAT A WATER LEAK IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COULD TRIGGER THE AIRBAGS, RISKING INJURY TO PASSENGERS. I JUST WANT THE VEHICLE FIXED PROPERLY AS WE HAD NOTICED A POTENTIAL ISSUE TWO YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT AT THE TIME IT WASN'T LEAKING BAD, WELL IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, SATURATING THE PASSENGER FLOOR, WHEN THE A/C IS ON AND IN FL WE UTILIZE THE AIR QUITE A BIT. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHERE WE STAND, AS DODGE CORPORATION IS SAYING THERE'S NO RECALL ON OUR 2006 MODEL, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WHAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING. *TR

'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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES AND MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN TURNING SO WHEN I GOT HOME CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS LOW. WHEN CHECKED THE NEXT DAY IT WAS LOW AGAIN. SO HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT A GARAGE AND IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. SO IT NOW NEEDS REPLACED. ONLY HAVE 61,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE NOTICED IT SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM ON THESES CARS. CALLED A DEALERSHIP ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NONE AND THERE NEVER WILL BE ONE. CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE PARTS JUST YET SO IJUST KEEP ADDING FLUID TILL I CAN GET WORK DONE. BUT AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH DODGE KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NOT SEEMING TO CARE ABOUT IT AT ALL. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN IN 2009. IT HAD 20,000 AT THAT TIME. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE WE DROVE THE VAN APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. IT BEGAN MAKING ROARING NOISES SO I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO NOISE. EVERY TIME I TRAVELED FOR OVER 45 MINUTES, THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO ONE COULD FIND A PROBLEM. FINALLY IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR THE CAR STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE ALL OF THE TIME AND MY SON-IN-LAW, WHO IS A MECHANIC, SAID THAT IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID. THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. IN MARCH, I TOOK MY CAR IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! VERY EXPENSIVE! THE CAR IS NOW ONLY MAKING NOISE WHEN I GO THROUGH STANDING WATER. ALSO, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT INTERVALS. IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE SAME COMPLAINTS. I THINK THAT DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOME RECALLS AND SOME REPAIRS!

TIRE KINGDOM TOLD ME THAT THE FROMT LEFT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION WAS ADVISED THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TIRE COULD COME APART. HE ALSO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING FROM THE OTHER THREE TIRE. ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIMILAR ISSUES BUT LLEFT FRONT WAS MOST CRITICAL. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT SEAL HAD FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF 4 QUARTS OF OIL. WHEN EVALUATED AT A REPAIR FACILITY THEY FOUND THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED AND WAS PUSHING THE FRONT SEAL OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS AVAILABLE TO TELL DEALERS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND REFERENCES IN POSTS TO OTHERS HAVING A SIMILAR FAILURE IN THIS ENGINE.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK FINE, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES THE OPPOSITE BLINKER WILL TURN ON (EX: I USE THE RIGHT BLINKER BUT THE LEFT BLINKER COME ON AND VISE VERSA). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY SINCE IT FIRST STARTED. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYED LIT. THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS THE AIRBAG IS MALFUNCTIONING AND WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. I DECIDED TO DO SOME ONLINE SEARCHING FOR THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE DODGE CARAVANS AND REALIZED THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THIS IS PRIMARILY MY WIFE'S CAR IN WHICH WE CARRY OUR 3 CHILDREN. FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES IS THAT THIS IS RELATED TO A WIND SHIELD WIPER PROBLEM AS WELL. THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED TO MY CAR BUT I AM SURE IT WILL PROBABLY START SOON. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL POPS OUT OF PLACE CAUSING OIL LEAK.CHRYSLER MEMO SAYS REPLACE ENGINE OR INSTALL REPAIR KIT FROM CHRYSLER.OIL LEAK LEAD UP TO THIS PROBLEM BEING DISCOVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE PART WAS ORDERED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED BUT HAD NOT YET ARRIVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 02/17/11 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DOING A REGULAR SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT STRUT WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

I OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 2.4 LITER, 4 CYL DOHC 16 ENGINE. THIS VAN WAS BUILT AT THE FACTORY IN 2005 - SOLD NEW IN JANUARY 2006 TO A RENTAL AGENCY AND I PURCHASED LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 19,000 MILES ON IT. THE VAN NOW HAS 63,000 MILES (IN NOVEMBER 2010). I NOTICED VERY SIGNIFICANT ENGINE OIL LEAK NEAR THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL. I HAD THIS SEAL REPLACED BUT WITHIN A DAYS IT HAD POPPED OUT AND WAS LEAKING AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL REPAIR/SERVICE BULLETIN - CASE NUMBER [XXX] (DO A GOOGLE SEARCH TO FIND) ON THIS ISSUE. I ALSO SEE THAT THERE ARE TWO NHTSA CASES WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS TO MINE LISTED ON THIS SITE (10333917, 10257511). ANYBODY SEE A TREND HERE???? IT'S PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT DODGE HAS MANUFACTURING ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE IF THE CRANKSHAFT IS CONTINUOUSLY KICKING OUT THE SEAL. I WASN'T EXPECTING MAJOR ENGINE OVERHAUL OR REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND, AS I SAID, THE VAN ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES. LAST DODGE I WILL BE BUYING!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY NIGHT AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A PART TO REPAIR THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE STEERING RACK AN PUMP ON THE 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE ONLINE. DODGE HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND NOTICED A GURGLING AND HUMMING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THAT SOUND WHEN SHE PURCHASED IT USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, CAUSING THE SOUND. FURTHERMORE, AT TIMES, WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT WOULD BE EMITTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,622 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,327.

WE OWN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN , THE TURN INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY , IT FLASHES ON THE WRONG SIDE , IF YOU CLICK IT TO TURN LEFT THE LIGHTS WORK FOR THE RIGHT SIDE , SOME TIME IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER. IT WILL ONLY WORK MANUALLY AND WILL NOT WORK POWERED. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE THE WEBSITE IS : HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK . PLEASE ADDRESS THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN SLX ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STOPPED WORKING I TOOK IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT RIGHT AWAY. IN JUNE 2010 MY VAN DOOR THE SAME ONE THAT WAS BROKE FROM BEFORE CAME OPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. I REPORTED THIS TO DODGE AND CHRYSLER CORP. AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE VAN AND REPORTED IT. I AM WORRIED THAT ONE OF MY FOUR CHILDREN ARE GOING TO FALL OUT THE DOOR AND GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DODGE FIX MY VAN BECAUSE IT ISN'T MY FAULT THE DOOR IS BROKE AND IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN SXT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCK BOTH SIDE CARGO DOORS OR OPEN THEM BY USING THE REMOTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH DOORS. THE DOORS HAD TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS ALSO WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,347 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,600. UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/14/10*JB

SINCE A DEALER DID A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB ON MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN, THE PARKING BRAKE WON'T RELEASE SOMETIMES. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND IT RAINS. THE DEALER SAID IT'S DUE TO THE TYPE OF MATERIAL THE BRAKE SHOES ARE MADE OF, (OEM PARTS TOO) SO DON'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN IT RAINS?! *TR

RACK AND PINION STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 40 MPH. THE CONTACT FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES UNTO THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A CLAIM AND ADVISED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HER TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,840.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. WHEN SHE APPLIED A LOT OF PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL, IT WOULD UNSTICK AND THEN SURGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE CHARACTERISTICS CONTINUOUSLY CHANGED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 DODGE CARAVAN IN THE RAIN OR THRU A PUDDLE THE SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS SLIPPING OF COMES OFF THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE LATEST INCIDENT. THIS SEEMS TO ME LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE, POWER STEERING IS LOST AND IF NOT EXPECTING THIS PROBLEM AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WAS HESITANT TO DECREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD RECENTLY HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

2006 DODGE CARAVAN IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 46,350 MILES. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAID THAT POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING FROM BOTH BOOTS, AND THAT EVENTUALLY THE POWER STEERING RACK WILL LOCK UP. *TR

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN TODAY (5/15/10) WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD A COUPLE FEET THEN STOPPED. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THIS ALSO HAPPENED AND DODGE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY PER TSB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, HE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK OR CATCH UPON IMPACT. FIVE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE REAR END DAMAGE AND THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER INSPECTIONS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER FOR UNRELATED ISSUES, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED AND BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND SAFETY HORN WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE TURNING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AS LONG AS THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,209. UPDATED 5/3/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK NO LONGER WORKS. THE REMOTE KEY AND THE AUTOMATIC LOCK ON THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. *TR

2006 DODGE CARAVAN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TR

I STARTED SEEING FLUID RUNNING FROM UNDER VAN. I COULDN'T SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM> IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FROM HOSES ETC. I TOOK THE VAN TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND THE SEAM OF THE RADIATOR LEADING TO THE CRIMP WHERE THE PLASTIC TANK FOR FLUID WAS THE CAUSE. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR. THE VAN IS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT AS IF HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO CEMENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS PREVIOUSLY AND THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND AS HE ENGAGED THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE RMPS RAPIDLY INCREASED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF UPDATED 11/18/10*JB

2006 DODGE CARAVAN, 60,000 MILES, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES A MEDIUM PITCH GROWING SOUND COMES FROM THE ENGINE AREA. GETS LOUDER THE FASTER AND LONGER YOU DRIVE. POWER STEERING FLUID IS ADDED AS NEEDED, ALTHOUGH YOU CAN NOT SEE WHERE IT IS LEAKING. CHRYSLER SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED OR REPAIRED 10,000 PARTS FROM THIS COMPLAINT. SHOULDN'T SOME ON CALL THEM ON THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REMAINED OPEN AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

EXITING THE FREEWAY A GOING 70 MY VAN TURNED OFF, STRUGGLED WITH THE POWER STEERING, THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON AS THE ENGINE DIED, I GOT REAR ENDED , WHILE WE WAITED TO BE TOWED THE VAN SIZZLED AND ALL THE HAZARDS AND POWER WENT OUT, DARK OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN; IT TOO SHUT DOWN ON ME WHILE GOING DOWN THE HWY AT 70MPH AND ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE VAN. THANK THE LORD THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT MY VAN HAD EVER DONE THIS BUT WAS NOT THE LAST; THIS VAN HAD SHUT DOWN ON ME A COUPLE MORE TIMES. I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL SHOP, BUT NEVER FOUND OUT ANYTHING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE HEAT OF THE SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER, BUT I THOUGHT CARS WERE MADE TO WITHSTAND ALL WEATHER. THEN IT STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES; LIKE THE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, REALLY AT ANY TIME WITH NO KEYS IN IT, THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON WHEN I DIDN'T NEED THEM TO OR WOULD NOT COME ON IN THE RAIN WERE I NEEDED IT THE MOST, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, OR WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL THE DOME LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND NOT GO OFF. I NO LONGER CAN DRIVE THE VAN, BECAUSE IT STARTED FIRE CHRISTMAS MORNING WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, WE WERE GETTING READY TO GO OUT OF TOWN. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS WERE THE VAN SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING OR THE DRIVER SMELT OR SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH NEAR THE FUSE BOX. THERE WAS ONE THAT THE GUY CALLED TRIPLE A AFTER HIS CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE AND STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE DASH. THERE IS ABOUT 3-4 DZ LISTING WERE THEIR VAN HAD WHAT THEY CALLED KINDRED SPIRITS LIGHT, RADIO, DOOR LOCKS YOU NAME IT GOING ON & OFF. A 2006 CARAVAN LIKE MINE IN FORT LEWIS, WA TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING & REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT HAS STEPS TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN A DODGE CARAVAN, THREE ARE CHECK YOUR GROUND CONNECTION & TWO OF THOSE IS IF YOU LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH HE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL HE HEARD A NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS. THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILURE ON 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. AFTER REGULAR USE OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FEATURE IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. IT STOPS AFTER OPENING 6-8 INCHES AND DOES THE SAME WHEN CLOSING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS OPERATED AND IS A CONCERN TO ME SINCE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT COULD BECOME STUCK BETWEEN THE DOOR. THE PART THAT HAS MOST LIKELY FAILED IS THE WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLY WITH BREAKS IN THE WIRES. I BELIEVE THIS REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND 300 DOLLARS. *TR

2006 DODGE CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND ON. *TR

SLIDING POWER DOORS AND LOCKS NOT WORKING ON 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. POWER DOOR DRIVE MECHANISM CAUSES DOOR TO BECOME HEAVY OR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE MANUALLY. DOORS WILL WORK ELECTRONICALLY AS NORMAL. DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NOT WORKING. WILL NOT LOCK WITH KEY FOB OR DOOR SWITCH MUST BE OPERATED MANUALLY. WILL NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT 15 MPH WITH OTHER DOORS. DEALER REPLACED DOOR MOTORS 2 TIMES. DOOR LOCK MECHANISM NOT REPLACED YET. DEFECTIVE OPENER MOTORS NOT ALLOWING MANUAL USE COULD CAUSE ENTRAPMENT. DOOR LOCK NOT ACTIVATING AUTOMATICALLY COULD ALSO POSE ENTRAPMENT RISK . *TR

AIR BAG LIGHTING ON AND LEAKING STEERING RACK AIR BAG SENSORS RIGHT AND LEFT PLUS WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF ROAD SALT WINTER ENVIRONMENT HAD RECALL ON 2005 DODGE CARAVANS BUT NOT COVERED ON 2006 DODGE CARAVANS DODGE DEALER KNOW ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING STEERING RACK BUT WON'T STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT I JUST SPENT 1493.61 HAVING STEERING RACK REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT IMPACT SENSOR AND HARNESS AND EVAP LEAK DETECTION PUMP AND HOSES ALONG WITH PURGE SOLENOID CAUSE BY STEERING RACK AND PINION LEAKING ON TO PUMP. *TR

2006 DODGE CARAVAN - PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR POWER LOCK DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. SHE STARTED THE IGNITION THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED SURGE WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE VEHICLE HAD MODERATE DAMAGES. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CV JOINT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,093. BL

HAVE HAD '06 GRAND SXT TO DEALER TWICE ABOUT SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH PASS/DRIVE SIDE. IN TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR USING EITHER PUSH BUTTON/REMOTE/VISOR BUTTON DOOR WILL CLUNK AND DOOR MOTOR RUNS FOR 2~3 SECONDS AND DOOR DOES NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED DOOR MOTORS TWICE... I THINK THIS IS BECOMING CLOSE TO BEING A LEMON ! THAT WAS ONE OF THE BUYING POINTS OF THIS MODEL WAS ELECTRIC DOORS :((((( BEEN VERY DISSATISFIED THUS FAR. *TR

DODGE CARAVAN LEFT TAIL LIGHT FALLS OFF WHEN DRIVING. IF ONE CAN SEE YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS THEY CAN HIT YOU. AND I HAVE FOUND OUT IT IS A VERY COMMOM. AND NOT CHEAP TO REPLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. SINCE JUNE OF 2009, THE VEHICLE JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN STOPPING AND THEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, BUT THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT NO NEW PARTS WERE MANUFACTURED BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE FAILED AND THE CV AXLE WAS TWISTED. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE CONTACT COULD NOT REACH ANYONE AT CHRYSLER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF THE MECHANIC STATED THEAXLE FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB

THE 2006 DODGE CARAVAN USES A MIXTURE OF PLASTIC AND METAL BRAKE LINES. THE PLASTIC LINES ARE NOT SAFE. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE LEFT REAR PLASTIC BRAKE LINE BUSTED DURING DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. YESTERDAY THE RIGHT REAR PLASTIC BRAKE LINE BUSTED AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH (WITH FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE). THE 2006 VEHICLE IS NOT OLD; THE LINES SHOULD BE MORE DURABLE. THERE IS NO WARNING YOU'VE LOST ALL YOUR BRAKE FLUID UNTIL YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT BOTTOMS OUT AND YOUR VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. *TR

POWER STEERING NOISE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. IN ORDER TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE MANUAL WINDOW, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT WANTED TO HAVE THE WINDOW APPARATUS REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER NEVER REPLACED THE WINDOW OR MADE ANY REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE RACK BOOT. SHE RECEIVED A FREE OIL CHANGE FOR HER VEHICLE AND THE DEALER PERFORMED A SAFETY INSPECTION AT THAT TIME. A LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE STEERING. THROUGH APRIL 20-30,2009 THE STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2009. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,591 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,612.

LEFT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED. *TR

2006 DODGE CARAVAN 72,000 MILES RACK-IN-PINION POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING. CHRYSLER DEALER SAID LAST FEBRUARY THEY REPAIRED 10,000 SUCH. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CALL THEM ON THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS OR COMPENSATION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

ON MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN, THE SIDE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRES. THE LOCKS OPERATE OCCASIONALLY..SOMETIMES THEY WOULD WORK, AND SOMETIMES NOT. I REALIZED IT WASN'T WORKING WHEN MY CHILD TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR BEFORE WE LEFT THE DRIVEWAY, AND ALL THE DOORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY BOYFRIEND NOTICED AN OIL LEAK UNDER THE VAN. WE TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL. TEN DAYS AFTER IT WAS FIXED, THE VAN STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP. THEY FIXED THE LEAK AGAIN AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE VAN STARED LEAKING DURING THE TEST DRIVE SO THEY RAN A BUNCH OF TESTS. THEY DECIDED THE PROBLEM WAS THE OIL PUMP. WHEN THEY TOOK THE OIL PAN OFF TO FIX THE PUMP, THEY FOUND THE THRUST BEARING IN THE OIL PAN. I DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP. THAT SHOP TOLD ME THAT I'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. I THINK THAT THE BEARING WAS FAULTY AND THAT IT DEFIANTLY SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT CONSIDERING THE VAN ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX JUST THE THRUST BEARING BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS TOAST. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VAN. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN IT HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER 2008. THE SECOND REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THERE ARE NO USED ENGINES OR REFURBISHED ENGINES AVAILABLE. I PAY $305 A MONTH IN PAYMENTS AND CAN'T AFFORD A REPAIR BILL THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED ON A SMALL INCLINE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE HIS CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE AND INJURED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,294 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,264. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING WITH THE GEAR IN PARK. HOWEVER AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CONSUMERS WIFE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. SUDDENLY, SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS AND IT COULD NOT BE STOPPED. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 02/03/09. *JB UPDATED 02/03/09. *LJ

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. DODGE DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT IMPACT SENSOR AND CONNECTOR. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING ON MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN WAS GETTING HARD AND THAT IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED IT JUST NEED POWER STEERING FLUID, HE FILLED UP. A FEW MONTHS LATER IT DID AGAIN, I ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID, THEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE VAN, I ADDED MORE POWER STEERING FLUID AND TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC, AFTER HE CHECKED IT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE TOLD ME TO CALL DODGE AND FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS,SINCE THEY SHOULDN'T GO BAD SO SOON. I CALLED DODGE BUT THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE BELTS IN THE VEHICLE BECOME WET WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AN INCH OR MORE OF WATER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE REDUCED POWER, A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND THE ALTERNATOR WILL REDUCE ITS CONDUCTIVITY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY TURNS DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HE HAS TO WAIT UNTIL THE BELTS DRY BEFORE THE POWER STEERING CAN BECOME OPERABLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

BACK SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK USING POWERLOCKS, YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH KIDS IN THE VAN AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET THIS FIXED WITH DODGE FOOTING THE BILL AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWO DAYS LATER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ROADS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, NOT THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALANCE BAR WAS OFF AND REPAIRED FOR FREE. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN MAKING A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SWAY BAR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,276.

2006 DODGE CARAVAN DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. THERE ARE DOZENS MAYBE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. DODGE HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY PERMANENT FIX. DOOR LOCKS ARE A SAFETY FEATURE. HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/GRAND_CARAVAN/2005/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRIC_DOOR_LOCK_FAILURE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?CLIENT=SAFARI&RLS=EN-US&Q=REMOTE+KEY+WONT+UNLOCK+DIDGE+CARAVAN&IE=UTF-8&OE=UTF-8. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK USING BUTTON INSIDE CAR OR THE KEYCHAIN BUTTON. HAS TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED MANUALLY. *TR

ON 7/29/08 I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO A BUSINESS MEETING AND NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF. WHEN I WAS THROUGH WITH THE MEETING I CHECKED MY OIL TO SEE IF IT WAS LOW AND FOUND THAT IT WAS, WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE I FOUND A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO MONRO-JOPPA RD. SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY FOUND THAT THE CRANK SHAFT HAD CRACKED AND WAS CAUSING OIL TO POUR OUT OF THE CAR. THE REPLACED ALL PARTS NECESSARY AND IT COST ME $737. ONE WEEK LATER ON 8/8/08 I DROVE TO ANOTHER BUSINESS MEETING AND COMING OUT TO MY CAR FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO MONRO-JOPPA RD. AND THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WENT TO SCHAEFER & STROMINGER TO OBTAIN A DODGE PART (CRANK SHAFT) AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MAN THERE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN DODGE CARS. THE MECHANIC FROM MONRO ASKED WHY HAVEN'T THE CARS BEEN RECALLED. THE DODGE SERVICE MAN GAVE THE MECHANIC FROM MONRO A PAPER WITH THE SOLUTION NUMBER AND WHAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN IF IT CONTINUES. THE NEXT STEP IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED, WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I WAS GIVEN A COPY OF THIS FORM AS WELL. SO FAR THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND CAUSING ME TO REPLACE AN ENGINE ON A 2 YEAR OLD VAN. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAIL TO OPERATE. *TR

PURCHASED USED 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MAY 2007, APPROX 20K MILES; AFTER DRIVING AN 2-3 HOURS HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MEDIUM PITCH "GROWLING" NOISE WOULD COME FROM ENGINE AREA, PITCH WOULD GO HIGHER WITH STEERING; ONCE CAR STOPPED FOR 15-30 MINUTES NO NOISE HEARD, BUT RETURN AGAIN AFTER 1 HOUR OF CONSTANT HIGHWAY DRIVING; UNDER WARRANTY DEALER CHANGED RACK IN RACK & PINION STEERING; NOISE SUBSIDED. 6 MONTHS LATER, NOISE RETURNED AND PERSISTS, CAR OUT OF WARRANTY @ 70K+ MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND I HAVE 55,000 MILES ON IT. MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STAYS ON. THE BOOK SAID TO GET IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY SO I CALLED A DEALERSHIP THAT IS 30 MILES ONE WAY AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $79.00 TO LOOK AT IT AND IT WOULD COST UP TO $300.00 IF THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS BAD. I THEN CALLED A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD CHECK IT FOR $49.00 AND THEY DID. THE RT FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS INDEED BAD. IT HAD CORROSION INSIDE IT. THE TOTAL BILL MIGHT COME TO $150.00 OR MORE. I CHECKED ON LINE AND SEE, THERE WAS A DODGE/CHRYSLER RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL FOR CORROSION GETTING IN THE SENSOR AND CAUSING THEM TO FAIL (WHICH IS THE SAME THING MY 2006 DID) WHY ISN'T THE 2006 MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID IF IT GETS PUT ON A RECALL LIST THEN I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSES BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE NO MATTER WHERE I HAD IT FIXED. *TR

ON WED 4-23-08 MY WIFE WAS RETURNING BOTH OF MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN MAUMELLE, AR WHERE THE SCHOOL IS HER 06 DODGE CARAVAN SXT WAS RENDERED IMMOBILE WITH A HUGE CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE CARAVAN WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER, LANDERS ON ALCOA ROAD. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TODAY FRIDAY 4-25-08 STATING THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT HAD CRACKED IN TWO RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN DEAD. THE LANDERS SERVICE TECH. STATED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS ALSO. *TR

THE HORN ON MY 2006 DODGE CARAVAN HONKS SPONTANEOUSLY. THIS OCCURS USUALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT BUT IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION SINCE THE HONKING FRIGHTENS AND DISTRACTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DODGE DEALER IN HARLINGEN, TX, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE AS THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHOP. *TR

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH HER 2006 GRAND CARAVAN AND NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL READING THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS. NOW WE ARE WONDERING IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN HER VAN. *TR

LEAKING RACK AND PINION STEERING COMPONENT. PART HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED FOR 5 WEEKS. DODGE CAN NOT GET THE PART. VEHICLE IS A 2006 GRAND CARAVAN. DEALER SAYS DODGE KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAKS OUT COMPLETELY AND CAUSED VERY DIFFICULT STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TALKED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE MANY TIMES AND CAN NOT GET A RESPONSE. AND, THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

AUTO BEGAN MAKING SQUEALING NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. 10/10/07 DEALER "PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID SLIGHTLY LOW, TOPPED OFF FLUID LEVEL, INSPECTED FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS FOUND AT THIS TIME". DEALERS ADVICE: KEEP CHECKING POWER STEERING FLUID & TOP OFF AS NECESSARY. NO FURTHER EXPLANATION AS TO WHY FLUID WOULD BE LOW WAS OFFERED. 2/08 FOUND PUDDLE OF STEERING FLUID ON DRIVE; RETURNED CAR TO SAME DEALER WHO NOW ADVISES RACK & PINION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. AUTO HAS 42,000 MILES; WAS PURCHASED 01/03/07 USED FROM SAME DEALER W/23,500 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. THE RACK-IN-PINION POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS FAILING AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. ACCORDING TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER THAT IS DOING THE REPAIR, CHRYSLER REPAIRED 10,000 OF THESE IN FEBRUARY ALONE. THEY ADMIT THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE 2005-2006 MODELS OF THE CARAVAN. CHRYSLER IS TOYING WITH THE IDEA OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR, WHICH WILL COST ME ABOUT $800.00. (BECAUSE I AM 5,000 MILES PAST THE WARRANTY). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TWO CRASHES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2.4L ENGINE. THE VIBRATION OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IDLING IN DRIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,729 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACTS WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE AIR BAGS IN THE STEERING COLUMN DEPLOYED PROPERLY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN WERE OBSTRUCTED BY A PIECE OF SOLID METAL THAT FELL ON HER LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER LEGS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 9,300. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I GOT A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN AND AFTER 3 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR AND ONLY HAVING 3,000 MILES ON IT, THE CAR HAS STOPPED 5 TIMES AND LOST IT'S POWER GOING UP HILLS. THE DEALER JUST SAID BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BODY MODULE AND REWIRED THE CONSOLE. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE THERE WERE COMPONENTS THAT FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SHUTS DOWN. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I HAD PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE SXT CARAVAN,THE END OF SEPT, 2006. IN FEB DURING THE SNOW AND ICE I HAD NOTICE A CRACK IN THE COWL. THE ICE HAD FROZEN UNDERNEATH AND COMPLETELY DAMADED THE COWL. THE DEALER FAILED TO GET BACK TO ME, AFTER A MONTH I CALLED THEY JUST STATED THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THIS SAYING "IT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO EXTERNAL FORCE" THOUGH THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FORCE? THIS IS CHEAP THIN FLEXIBLE PLASTIC THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT CRACKED COMPLETELY ACROSS THIS COWL, NOW. PLEASE HELP. ANY WATER ENTERING ON THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT HOLD FROM THE LOOSE MOLDING AND BROKEN COWL AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THIS IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. I ALSO HAVE A CRACK IN THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEFT SIDE DOOR. *TR

MY WIFE WAS AT THE GAS STATION SHE OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR TO GET HER PURSE OUT AND AFTER SHE RETRIEVED HER PURSE SHE PUSHED THE CLOSE BUTTON ON THE DOOR, AND THEN OPENED THE GAS FILLER DOOR AND REMOVED THE GAS CAP AS THE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSING. THE DOOR STOPPED AND AUTOMATICALLY REOPENED, CRASHING INTO THE GAS FILLER DOOR AND CRUSHING THE GAS CAP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE VAN , LEAVING IT DENTED. I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. LUCKILY , HER HAND DIDN'T GET CRUSHED, AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE GAS PUMPING YET. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING AN EMPLOYER'S 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAKED , AND THE VEHICLE HA SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE BATTERY OVERHEATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. *AK UPDATED 06/06/07.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP FROM 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED SECONDS LATER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CONTACT SHOULD NOTIFY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000. *AK

1 YEAR OLD, 2006 DODGE CARAVAN, TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 65 MPH, THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED ON. SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE AXLE/WHEEL AREA, AND ONCE STOPPED, THE CAR HAD TROUBLE MOVING. DEALER REPAIRED SAID THEY WERE ADJUSTED TO TIGHT, BUT NO WORK HAD BEEN DONE, SINCE REGULAR MAINTENANCE 10 DAYS AND COUPLE HUNDRED MILES PREVIOUS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. TOLD SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. SENSOR REPLACED - CHARGED OVER $300 AND PROBLEM NOT FIXED. THEN TOLD IT IS A DIFFERENT SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

MAJOR CRASH, BOTH FRAME RAILS CRUSHED AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB

SOON AFTER TEMPERATURES WENT BELOW FREEZING, THE BLOWER FAN STOPPED WORKING IN MY VEHICLE. THEREFORE, SUFFICIENT HEAT COULD NOT BE BROUGHT THROUGH VEHICLE TO WARM PASSENGERS, DEFROST WINDOWS, AND MOST DANGEROUSLY, KEEP WINDOWS FROM FOGGING UP WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RESISTOR SWITCH - BUT 2 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, TODAY THEY REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND I HAVE YET TO SEE IF IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED A DEFECT WHERE MOISTURE MAY BE GETTING INSIDE THE BLOWER MOTOR & FREEZING, CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE PANELS OF BOTH FRONT DOORS RUBBED AGAINST THE OCCUPANTS LEG AND CAUSED SWELLING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.

WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK FROM TENNESSEE, IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY. I COULD HEAR A WINNING NOISE COMING FROM THEM. WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND SIT THERE BECAUSE WE COULD NOT SEE AT ALL TO DRIVE. WE WERE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SO I CALLED THE JELLICO TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SIT WITH US UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED AND THERE WAS A BAD WRECK IN FRONT OF US AND THEY ALL HAD TO GO THERE. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ALL OK AND THE WIPERS WERE FIXED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS TO LET US KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS BEFORE HAND. *JB

SAFETY RECALL F10- WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INCORRECTLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, AND VICE VERSA. THE SIGNALS ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION AT FULL BRIGHTNESS. THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND THEN INCREASED BACK TO REGULAR ILLUMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE TURN SIGNALS REMAINED DIMLY LIT ALTHOUGH THE HEADLIGHT WERE TURNED OFF. *NM

I PURCHASED A 4 CYL 2006 DODGE CARAVAN ON APRIL 28TH, 2006. ON MAY 22ND THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE MY WIFE AND FAMILY WERE OUT SHOPPING. THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL LEAK OF RED FLUID THAT HAD SPAYED THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (AFTERWARDS I REALIZED HOW FORTUNATE WE WERE THAT THERE WASN'T A FIRE) WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT A HOSE WASN'T PROPERLY "TORQUED" AT THE FACTORY AND HAD COME OFF THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I VOICED MY CONCERN THAT ALL THE HOSES, BELTS AND WIRING HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO A SOLVENT AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED UP. NO EFFORT WAS MADE TO REMOVE OR CLEAN UP THE SOLVENT. I HAD TO INSIST AND ANOTHER SERVICE WAS SCHEDULED. I AM STILL NOT SATISFIED AS THE ENGINE NOW CHATTERS AND CHIRPS FOR THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OR SO WHEN FIRST STARTED. WHAT ELSE WAS "LEFT NOT PROPERLY TORQUED" AT THE FACTORY? *NM