Four problems related to power train have been reported for the 2008 Dodge Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The incident happened on a 2008 Dodge Caravan (3. 3l / 4spd) with 115,562 miles (spent its entire life in michigan). During a right-hand turn from a stop there was a loud clunking noise that occurred just after the throttle was pressed and the vehicle was immediately disabled (no more power/torque to the wheels with throttle) followed by a large plume of smoke (from under the hood and came in through the vents). The roads were dry but the weather was cold (~25�f). Upon further inspection, it was a right halfshaft barshaft that had fractured/failed and it did so without warning. There was significant corrosion that occurred under the damper that weakened the shaft and that's where the fracture took place under load. The smoke was a result of barshaft fracture - the boot tore/inboard joint came apart (with vehicle movement / throttle) and grease sprayed all over the hot engine. This occurred on a very busy city street (4 lanes) and because the halfshaft broke the vehicle no longer had park (which was only discovered after getting out of the vehicle when the vehicle started to roll backwards � had to jump in vehicle and set the parking brake). The vehicle had to be towed to the shop.
This issue has happen several times as my family is driving along,the engine just dies for no apparent reason. This has happened several time and when the engine dies you loose all power, steering,abs assist with the brakes and it is very hard to turn. This issue ended the other day when my wife was going to school and the engine died on a off ramp on interstate 10 in mississippi. When she got it stopped it restarted but would not move in drive. When she put the van in drive it would die, she put the van in reverse and it backed up fine. Got it off the off-ramp along the side of the road called a tow service and had it towed to a local garage. The transmission had veiled related to the stalling problem that has been reported several times and was written in a news paper. This is a major problem that Dodge has with these van and is related to the failure of the transmission. This issue needs to be fixed by Dodge not the consumer. The power train warranty which was issued by Dodge as long as you are the original owner should cover this issue but Dodge says it does not. Please assist with this issue as the recall should be issued on these transmissions.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan. While pulling out of the driveway, the contact heard a loud popping sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle failed to move forward or in reverse when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.
The van shut off when it was doing 60 miles per hour the van shut off like 7 times before the part died the part is power control module.