2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Power Train Problems

MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE CAN BE EASILY SHIFTED INTO GEAR WHILE IN AUXILIARY POWER, AND IT SOMETIMES LOCKS OUT MY BRAKES, AS THERE IS A LOCKED STEERING WHEEL YOU CAN'T STEER IT AND CAN'T TURN IT ON WITHOUT SHIFTING BACK TO PARK WHICH CAN BE DIFFICULT IF THE BRAKES LOCK. A CHILD COULD EASILY SET IT IN GEAR IF YOU ARE RUNNING THE AIR AND YOU LEAVE THE CAR BRIEFLY, I DO NOT HAVE KIDS BUT I DO RUN SOME TAXI WORK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT COULD BE DONE ANYWHERE AS LONG AS IT'S IN AUXILIARY POWER TO RADIO AND ELECTRICS BUT NOT FULLY ON

Mileage: 494,194

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. MY DAUGHTER PULLED THE COLUMN SHIFTER WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN. THE DOOR STRUCK A TREE AND STOPPED THE ROLLING VEHICLE.

Mileage: 170,000

MY STEPDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY VAN AFTER WE WERE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA. WE GOT TO HER HOUSE TO DROP HER OFF WHERE SHE PUT THE VAN IN PARK . I THEN WALKED (BEHIND) FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHILE SHE WENT TO HER MAIL BOX TO GET HER MAIL. I OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THAT'S WHEN THE VAN STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN HER DRIVEWAY. I COULDN'T SEE HER SO I SCREAMED HER NAME SO IT DIDN'T RUN OVER HER, SHE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE VAN LOOKING DOWN AT HER MAIL. SHE GOT OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME TO SEE THAT THE VAN DOOR HAD CAUGHT ME, WAS ABLE TO REACH ME, LUCKILY, TO GRAB AND YANK ME FROM BEHIND IT. THEN WE WATCHED AS IT ROLLED DOWN HER DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET. LUCKILY WHEN IT HIT THE BOTTOM OF HER DRIVEWAY THE WHEELS TURNED OR IT WOULD HAVE GONE DOWN HER STREET AND CROSSED A SIDE ROAD. THE DOOR CAUGHT A LARGE RECYCLE BIN CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE AND BENT THE DOOR BACKWARDS ENDING UP WITH THE REAR END HITTING A LARGE SNOW BANK WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING INCIDENT, ONE OR BOTH OF US COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! EVEN WORSE OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN IF THE VAN HAD GONE INTO THE STREET(S). THE VAN WENT INTO NEUTRAL, I PHYSICALLY SAW IT AND HAD TO SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE TO GET IT OFF THE CURB. SINCE THEN, NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN I HAVE BEEN BACKING UP OR JUST STARTING TO DRIVE, IT WILL POP INTO NEUTRAL. EACH TIME I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! WHAT IF IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR PULLING OUT ONTO A STREET ETC? MY HUSBAND HEARD A STORY TODAY THAT OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE HAD FOR MANY MANY . IT NEEDS TO CHANGE. WHO ELSE CAN I COMPLAIN TO? I INFORMED CHRYSLER/DODGE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND HEARD NOTHING BACK.

Mileage: 91,393

1ST OCCURRENCE: WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY ON A HOT DAY THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON ATTEMPTED RESTARTS CAR WOULD FIRE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND QUIT. TRIED OTHER KEY: NO HELP. AFTER ABOUT 7 OR 8 ATTEMPTS THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AND SOLENOID CLICKED. TOWED HOME. CAR SET CODES P0339 AND P0344(INTERMITTENT CRANK AND CAM SENSOR). CHARGED BATTERY . REPLACED BOTH SENSORS CAR INITIALLY WOULD NOT START, THEN MYSTERIOUSLY FIRED UP AND RAN FINE. OK FOR ABOUT A MONTH. BATTERY TESTED OK CHARGING VOLTAGE GOOD WHEN RUNNING. NOT RELATED TO HAVING JUST (OVER)FILLED GAS TANK. (MUCH ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS: BAD VALVE IN TANK ALLOWS EVAP TO FLOOD) 2ND OCCURRENCE. ONCE AGAIN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HOT DAY. ONCE AGAIN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SAME SYMPTOMS ON ATTEMPTED RESTART. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 15 MINUTES, CAR RESTARTED, RAN ABOUT 4 MILES AND STALLED AGAIN. ATTEMPTED FOUR OR FIVE RESTARTS, THEN BATTERY APPEARED TO RUN DOWN. HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM ON START ATTEMPT. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR STARTED AGAIN BUT RAN ROUGHLY ON ACCELERATION. ONCE AGAIN SET SAME CODES. AT THIS POINT I NOTICED SOME ELECTRICAL ANOMALIES. UPON KEY ON, THE TEMP, FUEL, AND TACH GAUGES WOULD PEG HIGH AND THEN FALL BACK TO NORMAL. THE POWER WINDOWS BEGAN TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE KEY ON. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND GOT IT HOME. CAR RESTARTED IN GARAGE. REPLACED BOTH SENSORS AGAIN AND BATTERY (SUSPECTED INTERMITTENT OPEN). 3RD OCCURRENCE ON TEST DRIVE GOT ABOUT 5 MILES AND ONTO HIGHWAY. ONCE AGAIN STALLED. THIS TIME RESTARTED, TURNED AROUND AND GOT ABOUT 2 MILES THEN QUIT AGAIN. THIS TIME NO RESTART( SAME 2-3 SECONDS). THIS TIME SET CODE P0344 ONLY(CAM SENSOR INTERMITTENT). CAR RESTARTED LATER BACK IN SHOP. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS GOT ME THINKING ABOUT THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE)

Mileage: 130,000

I JUST COMPLETED FILLING UP MY VEHICLE WITH REGULAR GASOLINE. ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FILLING STATION, MY VAN STUTTERED AND STALLED. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS THE RESULT OF A FAILED COMPONENT OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE VANS. HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2137227/ENGINE-DIES-AFTER-GASOLINE-FILL-UP. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND MY 4 YR OLD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VAN OUT OF PARK INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE OR STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VAN COASTED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET AND CAME TO REST IN THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD ALL THE WHILE WITH MY 4 YR OLD IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING UP TO 10MPH DOWN THE SLOPED DRIVEWAY. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE LUCKILY OCCURRED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE DODGE DEALERSHIP STATES THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL ISSUE SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS BEEN THE PREVIOUS SUBJECT OF NHTSA INTERVENTION WITH THE AUTOMAKERS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

FOUR SEPARATE INSTANCES OF AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHIN 5 MINUTES WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS (5 - 15 MPH). EACH OF THESE INSTANCES IS DESCRIBED BELOW: 1. WHILE TURNING RIGHT OUT OF A GAS STATION AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM SEEMED TO FAIL (I.E., THE CAR WAS STEERING RIGHT AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP FROM CONTINUING RIGHT INTO A CURB). THE BRAKES WORKED FINE AND PREVENTED A COLLISION WITH THE CURB. I HEADED FOR A FRIEND'S HOUSE LOCATED NEARBY. 2. APPROXIMATELY 500 - 1000 FEET LATER, WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 15 MPH ONTO A SIDE STREET, THERE WAS ANOTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS 'LOCKED' LEFT (I.E., THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AGAIN SEEMED TO FAIL). THE BRAKES ON AND THE CAR COLLIDED WITH THE CURB AT A LOW SPEED (1-3 MPH). HAD TRAFFIC BEEN COMING DOWN THE ROAD, A CAR HEADING TOWARD ME WOULD HAVE HIT THE SIDE OF MY CAR. 3. APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET DOWN THAT STREET, WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO ANOTHER SIDE STREET, THE ENGINE REVVED AGAIN FOR A SECOND, AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE STEERING AND BRAKES WERE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. 4. I PROCEEDED SLOWLY DOWN THAT STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 200 FEET AND WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PARK ALONG THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE STREET. WHILE GOING ONLY ABOUT 2 MPH, THE CAR REVVED HARD AGAIN, AND LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET UNTIL I COULD STOP THE CAR. I STAYED AT THE FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR 3 HOURS. 5. A SERVICE STATION WAS NEARBY AND I DROVE SLOWLY TOWARD IT. THE CAR MADE A TOTAL OF 3 RIGHT TURNS AND 2 LEFT TURNS WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN JUST STARTING TO MAKE A 4TH RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO FAIL AGAIN. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I PROCEEDED A HALF MILE TO THE REPAIR STATION (WITH 3 LEFT TURNS AND 1 RIGHT TURN), WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AROUND 20 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN AND STOPPING IN TRAFFIC (TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE), WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL (FOOT OFF THE BRAKE) THE RPM GAUGE WILL RESPOND BUT THE VAN WILL NOT MOVE. THE VAN BEHAVES LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK DESPITE THE TRANSMISSION BEING IN DRIVE. IN ORDER FOR THE VAN TO MOVE AGAIN YOU MUST PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. AT THIS POINT THE TRANSMISSION WORKS AS IT SHOULD. AT LEAST TWICE I HAVE HAD TO TURN THE VAN OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND THERE WERE NO CODES TO PULL. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

PARKED FACING DOWNHILL WITH VEHICLE IN PARK AND PARKING BRAKE ON. CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR USING COLUMN LEVER. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER HOOD FOR A PROBLEM. NOTICE CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM LEVER ON TRANSMISSION. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO REACH IN TO GET THE CABLE, THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN HILL, THE HOOD SLAMMED MY ARM TRAPPING IT AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWNHILL. I BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN ANOTHER CAR AS IT PUSHED ME 20 FEET DOWNHILL. ANOTHER PASSER BY WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE BRAKE WHILE I PRIED MY ARM OUT CAUSING NERVE DAMAGE. THE HOOD WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE MY ARM WAS STUCK. *TR

Mileage: 113,352

2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 6 DAYS WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON VACATION. RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND DROVE VEHICLE HOME (30 MILES). NEXT MORNING DROVE VEHICLE INTO TOWN (15 MILES) WITH NO PROBLEMS. PARKED FOR 1 HOUR THEN WENT TO RETURN HOME. WITHIN A FEW MILES THE VEHICLE MOVED ITSELF INTO A NEUTRAL STATE (DISPLAY SHOWED "D" STILL) WHILE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY MADE AWARE AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW AND THE ENGINE QUICKLY REVVED HIGH. WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST SAFELY INTO A PARKING AREA. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED AND IT DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT REASON AND ALSO DID NOT UPDATE DISPLAY. WE LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN 35 DEGREES OR LESS RECENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 55,350

I HAVE HAD THE 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SINCE 2007. THIS WINTER, WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE AROUND 33 AND BELOW, IT SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE IN TO A NEUTRAL STATE. THE GEAR ON THE DASH DOES NOT MOVE SO IT APPEARS TO STILL BE IN DRIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, IT "GOES NEUTRAL" WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING. IT SLOWS DOWN AND I CAN BRAKE BUT THE ACCELERATION WILL NOT WORK. SUDDENLY IT WILL "POP" BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS ALL HAPPENS WITH BOTH OF MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT DOES THIS ALL ON ITS OWN AND IT IS VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS IS TO RUN THE VEHICLE AT LEAST 10 MINUTES IN COLD WEATHER PRIOR TO PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. MY LOCAL DEALER SAY THERE IS NOTHING FOR THE DEALER TO LOOK AT. IN BOTH CASES THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER I ACCELERATED ON THE INTERSTATE TO PASS A CAR. EVERYTHING GOES DEAD JUST LIKE I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I PUT THE VAN INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IT IS GOING. PULLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY TO RESTART VAN. NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. IT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO GET ON THE RECORD BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING ON WHERE AND WHEN IT HAPPENS. IF IT RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT I'LL FILE LEGAL ACTION. DODGE SHOULD KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND PROVIDE FIX IT. BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 58,429

THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. I'M BRINGING IT IN TO A DODGE DEALER IN VEGAS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WILL ZERO OUT ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN STARTED THREE TIMES AFTER THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SO THERE IS NOTHING FOR THE DEALER TO LOOK AT. I'LL TAKE IT IN ANYWAY BECAUSE MAYBE THEY HAVE RUN INTO THIS BEFORE. IT ALMOST HAS TO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM I BELIEVE. IN MY CASE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER I ACCELERATED ON THE INTERSTATE TO PASS A CAR. EVERYTHING GOES DEAD JUST LIKE I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I PUT THE VAN INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IT IS GOING AND RESTART THE CAR. NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. IT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO GET ON THE RECORD BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION DEPENDING ON WHERE AND WHEN IT HAPPENS. IF IT RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT I'LL FILE LEGAL ACTION. DODGE SHOULD KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A NEW COMPUTER CHIP OR CHIPS IF THEY REALLY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT SINCE THAT IS THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2007 AND FROM DAY ONE, NOTICED THE HARD SHIFT ON MOVE-OFF AND ON SLOW-DOWN. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH A 2007 TOYOTA AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WITH A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I JUST TOOK MY CAR INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD DEALERSHIP ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE BULLETIN INFO (THANKS TO MYCARSTATS.COM FOR MAKING THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER) AND THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE TESTED FINE - NO PROBLEMS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!! SO I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I VISIT ANOTHER (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION. WHY SHOULD THIS BE??? THIS IS A SIMPLE SOFTWARE FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2007 UNTIL MAY OF 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A RED LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AS IF IT WILL DROP TO THE GROUND WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. ON MAY 14, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE PAINT WAS PEELING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT TAR ADHERED TO THE PAINT; THEREFORE, THEY WASHED THE QUARTER PANEL AND SCRAPED OFF THE PAINT. WHEN THE VEHICLE AND HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED, EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AUTOMATICALLY, WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLAMP SWITCH SHORTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SWITCH ON THE PANEL TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOORS DID NOT WORK FOR TWO DAYS. IT HAS BEGUN TO WORK AGAIN, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE SWITCH FAILS AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ UPDATED

Mileage: 2,500

SINCE MIDDLE OF LAST DECEMBER 2007 I CANNOT USE MY CAR BECAUSE ?TRANSMISSION HAS NO REVERSE?. THIS IS SECOND TIME A TROUBLE LIKE THIS HAPPENS. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON LAST OCTOBER 2007 AT 2,230 MILES. ). I CANNOT AGREE WITH YOUR CORPORATION'S DECISION AND LARRY MILLER DODGE SERVICE CENTER'S DECISION TO REPAIR THE VAN AT EVERY 2,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 07' GRAND CARAVAN IN THE SHOP NOW A TOTAL OF 3TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY ... IT HAS A HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND SOMETIMES WILL DO THE HARD SHIFT WHILE IN DRIVE AS WELL. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD BE FIXED BY SEPTEMBER .. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER AND STILL NOTHING. I TOOK THIS TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IT SHOULD NOT FEEL LIKE MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DROP OUT WHEN I COME TO A STOP. GUESS NEXT TIME IT DOES I WILL HAVE IT BACK IN THERE AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS NOT APPLICABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,652.

Mileage: 4,000

THIS ISSUE OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT IS A CHRYSLER FINANCIAL LEASE VEHICLE, AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 9,200 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES. I AM AN ENGINEER ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO PROVIDE NHTSA AND THE MANUFACTURER WITH ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION/VEHICLE. THE DODGE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED. ISSUE ? THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS AN EXTREMELY HARSH 21 DOWNSHIFT. IT ALSO EXHIBITS A MILDLY HARSH 12 UPSHIFT. I SUSPECT SOLENOID AND/OR VALVE BODY DEBRIS IS PRESENT CAUSING DELAYED/HARSH SHIFTS. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE AMOUNT OF TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH SLIPPAGE IN THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN THIRD GEAR UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. DURING THIRD GEAR TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP MODE, ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATIONS ARE VISIBLE ON THE TACHOMETER. THE ENGINE SPEED CHANGES ARE AUDIBLE AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) LEVEL AND COLOR. THE LEVEL IS CORRECT AND THE FLUID DOES NOT SMELL OR APPEAR BURNT (FLUID IS RED IN COLOR). *TR

Mileage: 250

ON 8/4/07, MY 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR WENT DOWN THE HILL, INTO OUR WOODS, AND HIT A TREE. THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE ENTIRE TIME. AFTER THIS, I HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS CONTACTING CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER DID SEND OUT A MECHANIC AND THEY DID ADMIT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MECHANICAL - TRANSMISSION DID NOT HAVE THE 'PARKING PIN'. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE. AT THIS POINT, CHRYSLER WANTS TO REPLACE MY OLD VAN WITH A NEW ONE AND ME TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE. I AM NOT AGREEING TO THIS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. *TR

Mileage: 662

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,028.

Mileage: 150

WE PURCHASED AN 07' DODGE GRAND CARAVAN JUNE 07 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS W/ IT SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IS CONTINUING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN WE HAD IT IN THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOLD CHRYSLER WAS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND WOULD HAVE SOMETHING DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST ... WELL I PHONED SEPT 11 12:15 PM AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THEY STILL HAD HEARD NOTHING IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE. IT STARTED OUT THAT THE VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP ... FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DROP OUT AT TIMES. IT THEN MOVED TO DOING THIS WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL ... THE DEALER ASSURED US THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN IT IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS WORKING ON. THERE ARE OTHER KNOWN CUSTOMERS W/ THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THE FIRST TIME A DX WAS RAN ON THE COMPUTER TO RESET EVERYTHING ... DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. HAD IT BACK IN A WEEK LATER FOR 9+DAYS AND AT THAT TIME THEY DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND REPLACED THE CLUTCHES AND SOMETHING ELSE TOO. AS SOON AS WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT IT WAS BACK TO SQUARE ONE. MY KEY HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION ONCE SO FAR ... DIDN'T TAKE IT IN BUT DID PHONE TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE. THAT HAPPENED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY .... NOW MY BACK AUTOMATIC DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE SWITCH LOCATED NEAR THE DOORS, AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN YESTERDAY (09/15/07) AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK UP. I DID FINALLY GET IT UP BUT SCARED TO TRY AND ROLL IT DOWN AGAIN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF PARK AND IT ROLLED INTO A POND. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES. THERE IS A FEATURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FEATURE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,049 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,152.

Mileage: 23,152