general problems of the 2010 Dodge Caravan

Vehicle shuts off while in motion usually within first 10 minutes of driving. We thought it was doing it because we did not warm up the engine enough in winter but now it happens is warmer weather as well. The engine just shuts off usually within . 25-2 miles from the start of the trip. There is no engine check light, and no error in log. The car has already undergone the ignition key recall repair and a 3 day diagnostic at a local Dodge dealer in schaumburg IL, without them finding anything wrong. This is very dangerous as the driver looses power steering, 2 times we almost got into an accident because the car stalled mid turn. It will stall while driving straight or turning. Usually of we let the car sit and warming up for 15-20 minutes the problem will not show up, but if we start the car and put it in drive within 1 minute it will most likely stall during the drive. While the car is still rolling straight the we can put the car in neutral and restart the vehicle and continue driving but usually we have to make a full stop in the middle of the traffic lane because the wheel is too hard to turn to pull over. There is many instances of other Dodge grand Caravans doing this.

My electronic throttle control comes on and I lose a power and could cause an accident.

During cold weather vehicle will shut off while driving, usually happens within first 5-15 minutes at low speed with cold or cool engine. It happens while driving straight or turning. There is no warning, no shudder, and no engine error light. Immediate loss of power steering and power breaks. Many reports online from other owners. No issues in warmer weather. Local dealer could not replicate issue after holding vehicle for 3 consecutive days.

My key just turned to the acc postion while I was driving lost my power stearing and brakes. It happened twice now first time I thought it was just a fluke but when it happened again and a car hit into the back off me I knew something wasn't right. I was driving about 25mph there is about 85000 miles on the van. I only own it for about 3 months. I google it to see what it can be to find out there was a recall on this same issue for that year,make and model of my van. When I called they said my VIN number was not included in that recall. So how is it that for the same year same problem it's not covered. I have never had a car that key would just slip back and just shut down my car while driving. I defently think this should be looked into and if I was on a interstate when it happened I would of been killed. I am now afraid to even drive the car. No codes came on or nothing it was running perfectly and the key just went back to the acc spot it started right back up.

While driving the van, the vehicle cuts off, steering becomes difficult and the traction control light comes on. I have to restart the car in order to drive. This is very dangerous to have a car to just "shut-off" while driving. This has occurred at least 5 times within the last week. I have been driving on different cities street and once while turning into major traffic. I contacted a Chrysler dealership service department and was told this particular car was not in a recall but this has been an issue for Dodge Caravans for many years from my research.

I was walking back to my running, set in park van, as I walked through the front of my van, and back of another vehicle, I touched my van hood, and my car went forward by itself pinning me between both cars crushing my knees! it went uphill set in park while running in a driveway.

Unexpected shut down while driving on a highway,take foot off gas pedal vehicle stalls out,lose steering control and brakes,it would happen at least 10 times in a 10 mile stretch,took vehicle to Dodge dealer no codes to locate problem ask about ignition module replacement I was told already replaced,they are masking a hazard for that vehicle,please do something for that vehicle before some dies or are serious injured,that problem has happen several times in a week,took vehicle off the road for winter driving.

1 push cruise control button 6-12 times to get it on. When car on highway 2 auto door senior is hitting rubber rail guide an stops door from shutting . Sometimes driver side side door hangs up won't open most time when its cold out. Happens in parking lot . Been going off and on since 06 23 2016.

My 2010 Dodge grand Caravan stalls 5 to 10 times per week. It stalls at any speed and at any time (warm or cold). Since the Dodge dealership could not find the issue (hats off to their ineptitude), after further research, I learned the issue is due to failure of the totally integrated power module (tipm) and affects other Dodge/Chrysler products . See NHTSA action number: dp14004. However, NHTSA stance on this is ¿except insofar as the petitioner's contentions relate to the defect condition addressed by the Chrysler recalls, the factual bases of the petitioner's contentions that any further investigation is necessary are unsupported. In our view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a NHTSA order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as alleged by the petitioner at the conclusion of the requested investigation. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied¿. This will only be resolved when someone dies or the NHTSA takes our ¿contentions¿ seriously.

The ignition switch was finally replaced as a result of a recall. Shortly after the replacement we began experiencing a situation in which the van would not start. All we could get was a "clunk" sound from the front of the vehicle. It has a battery that is less than a year old and usually starts fine. The situation exists when we try to use either keys. So far, we have been lucky in that it starts fine after after 8 or more tries; the engine will start and for several days to a couple of weeks things are fine and then the same thing happens again. All electrical systems seem to be operating properly except for the tire pressure light. It, too, has started acting up with about the same frequency. The Dodge service department feels it may be the battery in the pressure sensor valve. Funny that they both started about a month or two after the ignition switch was replaced.

On July 22, 2015 vehicle wouldn't start. Tried jumping nothing. Then it finally started, told my wife to take vehicle home. When I got home tried again, this time it wouldn't start at all. Had vehicle towed to our local mechanic on 7-23-15. On 7-24-15 mechanic called and said the starter module was out and that this item was also on "recall". I knew this and had already contacted a Dodge dealer to have replaced. Now here's the problem, I travel a lot and have my own vehicle. My wife needs this Caravan to go to doctor appointments. Dealer ship telling me they can't get it in due to "back order" of said part. There really needs to be some priority here to get us back on the road. The Caravan is setting at our local mechanic's shop not able to get started. Please check if you can priorities this. Dealer ship is kunes country in sterling, IL.

The locks on all doors unlocks and locks by itself when driving. Drivers door panel to control windows works when it wants to.

Original owner of the vehicle. This is actually a report of 5-6 separate incidents of the same issue within a week's span. The engine of the vehicle suddenly shuts off while driving. It is instant and silent, with no pre-warning. Driver loses all power steering / brakes during the occurance. Last incident almost caused an accident when the vehicle's engine stalled and a following vehicle had to take action to avoid a collision. My wife and kids were in the van at the time of the incident. When it happens, the van always starts back up, but it has to be stationary and in-park. Vehicle was taken to the dealership on 01/23/15 for repair. Dealership indicated the egr valve and temperature sensor was faulty and has been a common problem for decades. This is the second temperature sensor that has been replaced by the dealer. Internet search confirms many issues such as this are evident on the road. Repair made 01/23/15 at a consumer cost of $513. 41. Our purchased extended warrnaty covered all of it, but $150. 00. I consider the issue, in regard to a dfmea format to be, loss of function which shall be a severity of 10 and an inverted delta by the manufacturer. I ask that NHTSA investigate this issue as my families well being was at stake this morning which does not sit lightly with me as a husband / father.

The car started shutting off in the middle of an off ramp or just going down a street or coming to a stop. Left me without power steering or brakes. Very scary. I have taken it into the dealer and at first they said it was a gunky throttle, but paid for it, brought it home and it died again that same day. Mechanic took it out and he said he was going 30 miles an hour and it died on him and he almost wrecked my car. No codes are showing or no check engine light, so they have not been able to figure out what is going on with it. Plus the transmission slams into my front end if I am going normal speed and come to a stop at the bottom of my hill and told them about this last year and was told that was normal for that car(I don't think so). I am at a loss and on a fixed income. Where do I go from here?.

While driving in snow in st louis mo there was smoke started to come from the window swicth for the rear windows we have 4 of the 2010 Dodge Caravan in our fleet and 2 of them have now have smoked or got on fire due to the switch for the window I have looked at the swicth and the switch is melted and the wires are melted smoke pore out from all points on the door on one van and the orthe van that was fixed a few months ago did it again and this time fire broke out on the door.