2008 DODGE CARAVAN Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SIDE CALIPER BRACKET CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY, WHICH CAUSED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

REAR BREAK COMPONENTS (PADS, ROTORS, LR CALIPER) AT 30K ON 12/10/09. FRONT PADS REPLACES ON 1/14/10 AT APPX 31K: FRONT PADS AND ROTORS ON 4/2012 (3RD SET) AT 58K CALIPERS NOT FROZEN: THIS VEHICLE YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE 4.0 L ENGINE. ALREADY ENGINE NO LONGER AN OPTION: LATER MODEL YEARS (2010 AND LATER) HAVE LARGER CALLIPERS AND PADS. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE WAS REDESIGNED AND OFFERED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS SO NEW THAT MY OWNER MANUAL DOESN'T REFERENCE THE 4.0 LITER ENGINE. THIS MODEL YEAR HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF PREMATURE BREAK WEAR. *JS

Mileage: 30,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE AND ROTORS WAS REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES AND FAILED AT 46,000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,050.

Mileage: 23,000

EARLY WEAR ON BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AT FIRST REPAIR 40,000 MILES AT LAST REPAIR. TRADED IN VEHICLE FOR 2010 GRAND CARAVAN. SAME ISSUES WITH 2010 AND 17,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BEGAN TO WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO REACH A TEMPERATURE OF 900 DEGREES AND WOBBLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 01/05/12*LJ UPDATED 01/11/12

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WOULD RETURN HIS CALL AT A LATER DATE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

VEHICLE IS A SHUTTLE VAN. VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL FIRMNESS FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND NOT RAISING COMPLETELY BACK UP. ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN IDLE SPEED DROP FOLLOWED BY A NEAR STALL. VEHICLE SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. FOUND VACUUM BRAKE CHECK VALVE CRACKED WITH THE PIPE EXTENSION TO THE VACUUM BRAKE HOSE SNAPPED OFF. PLASTIC MATERIAL OF THE VALVE ITSELF HAD DETERIORATED, LEAVING A WHITE CHALKY RESIDUE. VALVE REPLACED AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH TOWARDS A STOP SIGN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND I HAD NO BRAKES. NONE, WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING AND NO PEDESTRIANS CROSSING. HAVE DRIVEN FOR 40 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. VERY VERY DANGEROUS. HAD VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER IN SPOKANE. DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS YET. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF A REDESIGNED BODY STYLE. MAYBE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CALIPER BRACKET CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND CAUSE AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ONE YEAR PRIOR THE THE FAILURE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE CALIPER BUT THE UNIT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CALIPER BRACKET UNIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 52,000

VEHICLE PURCHASED IN PUERTO RICO WITH 40,000+ MILES; REPLACED A ROTOR & ALL PADS ABOUT 65,000 MILES. COULD HEAR NOISES COMING FROM BRAKE MECHANISM (NOISES WENT AWAY UPON REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES WITH OEM PARTS). AROUND 70,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED LOCKING ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING, AT LEAST TWICE WITH KEYS INSIDE. IMAGINE A HOT DAY AND A CHILD IN A RESTRAINT SEAT AND THE CAR LOCKED. I DID NOTICE THAT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE POWER LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BECAME INOPERABLE. NOW AT 78,892 THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT ON THE BLINK (BLANK), EXCEPT FOR THE DIGITAL MILEAGE INDICATOR & 'GATE AJAR' . I STOPPED FOR GROCERIES & WHEN I WENT TO CRANK THE STARTER SOLENOID, NOTHING HAPPENS. HAD TO TOW HOME & AM TOLD THAT LOCAL DEALERS ARE CHARGING $1,000 TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER.... NO WONDER LESS & LESS PEOPLE ARE BUYING AMERICAN BRAND CARS. ANY SUGGESTIONS? I DO APPRECIATE THE NHTSA EFFORTS. THANKYOU! *TR

Mileage: 78,892

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH MILEAGE AT 25,000 THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK AT A COST OF $815.00. NOT INCLUDED IN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY, 2009. RIGHT REAR WHEEL BECAME VERY HOT AND SMOKING. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE SMELL LIKE METAL ON METAL AND WHEN WE PUT WATER ON IT - IT SIZZLED. WE STILL HAD 80MILES UNTIL HOME AND NO GARAGE OPENED ON SAT. EVENING. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

YEAR AND HALF AGO WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM DODGE CONCERNING OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN, REFERENCE TO THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. ITS SEEMS THE BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE DUE TO EARLY WEAR OUT. THE RECALL PADS WERE REPLACE BY SCOTT EVANS DODGE ACCORDING TO SERVICE MANAGER WITH A PAD THAT MORE METAL IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE PAD. NOW A YEAR AND FEW MONTHS LATER , I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR FRONT END REALIGNMENT AND SCOTT EVANS IS SAYING THE BRAKE PADS THAT REPLACED THE RECALL PADS ARE NOW SHOWING EARLY WEAR OUT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED!!!!!! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE, MY CAR ONLY HAS 31687 MILES ON IT AND NOW BRAKES PADS ARE BEING REPLACED TWICE. MY CONCERN IS THE PADS THEY PUT ON TO REPLACE THE RECALL PADS WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE DUE TO EARLY WEAR OUT ALSO. BEING THIS DEAL WITH VEHICLE BRAKE PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FOUND IF DODGE IS REPLACING RECALL PADS AND POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PADS DUE TO EARLY WEAR OUT ALSO. MY WIFE AND ARE IN OUR LATE 50'S AND DO NOT TRAVEL ALOT NOR ARE OUR DRIVING HABITS OUR OF THE NORM. THE MILES ON THE CAR REFLECT THIS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 31,687

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE. THERE WAS ALSO A SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,240.

Mileage: 10,000

MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES ON MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND REAR ROTOR RESURFACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,180.

Mileage: 29,180

BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE HAVE WORN OUT PRIOR TO 30,000 MILES. THE FRONTS WERE GONE AT 18K, THE REARS GONE RIGHT AT 30K. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY", BUT, THE REARS HAD TO BE FIXED PERSONALLY, DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ALMOST 300 DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY KNEW THEY HAD. I KNOW THE FRONT BRAKES PROBABLY ALREADY ARE HALF WAY WORN DOWN AGAIN AFTER ONLY 12K MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT PADS. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINT. AND WAS TOLD BRAKES ARE METAL ON METAL. THIS WITH ONLY 20000 OF HIGHWAY MILES. I HAD NO EXPECTATION THAT BRAKES WOULD BE SO BAD SO EARLY WITH SUCH LIGHT DUTY. POTENTAIL DISASTER! *TR

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN BRAKE WEAR. ON 10/01/09 MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 13901 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER REQUIRED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS BE REPLACED AND FRONT AND REAR ROTORS BE TURNED. IN AUGUST OF 2010 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC, THE MANUFACTURER OF DODGE CARAVAN, SENT ME A LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2008 DODGE CARAVANS FRONT BRAKES.THE LETTER STATES IN PART THAT "SHOULD THE FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS ON YOUR VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT IN MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP OR FACTORY PREPARATION", "CHRYSLER WILL PAY FOR THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR","LESS A $50 DEDUCTIBLE". ON 08/23/10 MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 25494 REQUIRED THAT FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND FRONT AND REAR ROTORS BE SERVICED AGAIN. CHRYSLER AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BUT WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS. CHRYSLERS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE "BRITNEY" STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS WORKING ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE REAR BRAKES. I BELIEVE THAT BY ISSUING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FRONT BRAKES CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. CHRYSLER, I BELIEVE, HAS INITIATED A SILENT RECALL, IF YOU WILL, DUE TO A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF IT'S BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 13,901

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN OCT. 2008.AT 22,226 MILES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND MACHINED FRONT ROTORS. AT 29,595 THEY MACHINED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AGAIN. THERE WAS STILL SHIMMING IN THE BRAKES SO AT 29,847 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, MACHINES REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS. AT 31,854 MY BRAKES WERE CONSTANTLY SQUEAKING. DEALERSHIP INSPECTION BRAKES AND SAID "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL/BRAKE. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DUE TO MATERIAL TYPE AND GLAZING BRAKE LIFE IS APPROXIMATELY 90% LIFE REMAINING FRONT AND REAR." THEN AT 35,665 I BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. I REPORTED "EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE." THEIR RESPONSE WAS "BRAKES OK. APPROXIMATELY 65% LIFE REMAINING. NOISE DETECTED WAS CHARACTERISTIC. NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS DETECTED AT THIS TIME." SO BASICALLY IN JUST 3,800 MILES I WENT THROUGH 30% OF THE BRAKES LIFE. THIS IS AFTER HAVING FRONT AND REAR PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING CHRYSLER IS EXTENDING WARRANTY OF FRONT BRAKES TO 36,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 36,000 MILES AND WHAT ABOUT THE REAR BRAKES? HOW DO I KNOW I AM DRIVING WITH SAFE BRAKES? THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTIONS. I CALLED AND SPOKE TO THE "CHRYSLER RECALL TEAM" AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE UPGRADED PARTS FOR THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT BECAUSE I'M PAST THE 36,000 MILES THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE UPGRADED PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 22,226

BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES AND POSSIBLE FRONT-END ISSUES IN GENERAL, ELECTRICAL ISSUES. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIRES AT 18729 MILES. BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED AT 24130 MILES. DEALER ONLY AGREED TO COVER ROTORS AFTER MUCH DISAGREEMENT. STATED EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEEN COMING ON SINCE LATE 2009, KEEP TAKING IT IN- STATED PROBLEMS WITH O2 SENSORS. PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. DEALER STATES WE MUST NEED NEW COMPUTER, AND THAT WILL BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING SCREECHING/RATTLING NOISES AGAIN, AND MILEAGE IS NOW AT 29000 MILES. DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES, THAT IT MUST BE BRAKE DUST. DEALER JUST DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OR PAY TO COVER- THERE IS ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE THAT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT. INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS VAN. *TR

Mileage: 17,297

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. HE NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WORN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR VALID WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 19,000

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED AFTER 15,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THEM 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. NORMAL DRIVING LED TO BRAKES WEARING OUT AND ROTORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 12000 MILES AND REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT AT 17000 MILES. DODGE IS PUTTING INFERIOR PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND INFERIOR BRAKE PADS ON THE BACK. THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. MOST AUTOS WILL GO MUCH FURTHER ON PADS. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE THIS DELIBERATELY IN ORDER TO GET MORE VOLUME IN THE SERVICE BAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH LOW MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2008 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAKS AND ROTORS FOR THE 1ST TIME IN SEPT. 2009. THE 2ND TIME WAS IN APR. 2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE NOTICED A SQUEALING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKING COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000.

Mileage: 29,000

2008 DODGE CARAVAN BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WORN DOWN PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PADS. *TR

Mileage: 37,224

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REBUILT. BRAKE PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. BRAKES GAVE OUT ONE MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT (CERTIFIED) SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AND THAT THE BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED, RENDERING IT USELESS. ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE INFLATION INDICATOR (DEALERSHIP FIXED THIS PROBLEM AND STATED IT WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION) AND SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS, AND ALARM SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP DID A REPAIR ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 14,976

GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. KEPT GETTING WORSE. TAKEN TO DEALER AT 16,000 MILES. TOLD FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN OUT. REPLACED FRONT BRAKES. CHARGED OVER $300 - NOT UNDER WARRANTY. TOLD BACK BRAKES WOULD PROBABLY GO ALSO. THIS IS ON A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. MANY OTHERS HAVE WRITTEN TO COMPLAIN WITH SAME PROBLEM. LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD 4 FRONT AND BACK REPLACEMENTS RECENTLY. ALL ONLY HAD 16-18,000 MILES. THIS IS IN A SMALL TOWN. WITH THAT MANY COMPLAINTS, CHRYSLER WILL RAPIDLY LOSE CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP COMING FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES; FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE COSTLY REPAIR AS A RESULT OF THE EARLY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,998.

Mileage: 11,998

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP COMING FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES; FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE COSTLY REPAIR AS A RESULT OF THE EARLY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,998.

Mileage: 11,998

MY 2008 DODGE CARAVAN NEEDS FRONT AND REAR PADS AND MY DEALER SAID THE ROTORS COULD BE CUT. I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT OFF THE LIFT. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW - JUST PAID 2 COLLEGE TUITION PAYMENTS. WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND THIS HAPPENED AT 24,000. I DO NOT DRIVE FAST. MY HUBBY'S TOYOTA HAS ALMOST 30,000 MI. AND DOES NOT NEED BRAKES AND HE'S A LITTLE TOUGHER ON A CAR! *TR

Mileage: 23,000

THE BRAKES ON THE 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ARE THE WORST. STAY AWAY FROM THE DEALER WHEN YOU NEED TO REPLACE THEM THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF. I BROUGHT MY VAN THERE AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $900 FOR FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH WHICH IS !@#$%. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT MUCH TOO QUICK ON THIS CAR AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

MY BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 16,500 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. *TR

Mileage: 16,557

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING TO THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BECOME WARPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59440.

Mileage: 56,440

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING TO THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BECOME WARPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59440.

Mileage: 56,440

WE OWN A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE VAN. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 35K ON IT. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWO TIMES IN THIS YEAR. THE DRIVING DONE WITH THIS CAR IS HIGHWAY MILES WITH LITTLE OR NO CONSTANT BRAKING INVOLVED. I REPLACED BRAKES IN OCT 2009 - WHEN I WENT TO DEALER IN MID NOVEMBER WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD REPLACE AGAIN AS THEY WERE BECOMING UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN FROM DEALER ON JAN,1 2008. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AT @ 25,000 MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AT @ 45,000. JUST REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AGAIN ALONG WITH NEW ROTORS AT 54,000 MILES. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 08 AND IN AUGUST OF 08 IT WOULD NOT TURN ON WHILE I WAS PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE SAME THINK HAPPENED TWICE IN NOVEMBER AND AGAIN IN DECEMBER, AGAIN THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IN APRIL OF 09 IT STALLED AGAIN AT A BALL GAME WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND THUNDERING AND I HAD MY 5 AND 1 YEAR OLD WITH ME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT TOWED SO THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER THEY CALL ME AND SAY IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. I TOLD THEM TO CHECK MY BRAKES BECAUSE I HAD HEARD THEM SQUEAK THAT MORNING. THEY CALL THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND THEY WOULDN'T LET ME DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 25,000 MILES ON IT. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE HAD 91,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TRADED IT IN AND ROTORS AND PADS HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED. NOW 8000 MILES LATER, MY BACK PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE WORN UNEVEN AND I WAS TOLD MY FRONT PADS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT 8,000-10,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN LESS THEN 12 MONTHS, DOWN TO METAL. NOW RIGHT REAR BRAKE IS BAD, NO PAD LEFT ROTOR THIN. CHRYSLER SAID COME IN AND PAY FOR AN INSPECTION. SERVICE PERSON SAID SHE SEES ALOT OF THIS BUT NO ONE COMPLAINS AND JUST PAYS TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE. INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS FILLED WITH CARAVAN BRAKE COMPLAINTS. 2 BRAKE REPAIRS IN LESS THE 12000 MILES WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON THE TIRES OF HIS VEHICLE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OF A SOFTER METAL THAN THE BRAKE PADS, WHICH COULD CAUSE PREMATURE ROTOR WEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,800.

Mileage: 5,800

NEEDED NEW BRAKES, ROTORS , PADS & ON FRONT WHEELS AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I BOUGHT A 2008 CARAVAN FROM A LOCAL DEALER, THE FIRST ROAD TRIP WE TOOK THE FRONT BRAKES GOT HOT AND PULLED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO LOSS POWER, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN FOR LONG DISTANCE, WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

Mileage: 21,000