Car Stall Problems of Dodge Caravan - part 2

I have a used 2003 Dodge Caravan which I recently purchased in December 2008 from a used car dealer in west burlington, IA. During the 3rd week of January, I was driving and the van completely stopped and was not drivable. I was in the middle of a busy street and had to had people help push it into the nearest parking lot. I had it towed to a mechanic and when they went to look at it, they were able to start it up, keep it running and performed a diagnostic test on it and couldn't find anything wrong with it. Since then it has been running fine except for today when I was driving down a dirt road and it completely stopped just like the first time. I had it towed to my house because since it's a Saturday in the late afternoon, there aren't any shops open to look at it. I know it's not the battery because all of the dash lights work, the heat, interior lights, etc. I also just had it serviced at a different mechanic that the used car dealer works with for an oil change and they checked everything and couldn't find anything wrong that causes that. Plus both mechanics that have looked at the vehicle told me that they can't diagnose it if it starts. This is our only vehicle that will fit our family in and it gets us back and forth to work. When we talk to the people that sold it to us, they claim that this has never happened to them when they had it but I'm starting to wonder because I noticed that other Dodge 2003 Caravan owners are having similar "stalling problems. " our vehicle has 167,000 miles on it- it had around 163,00 on it when we purchased it. We would like to get this resolved. It's a good running vehicle when it runs.

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This has been a continuing problem since I bought car, car just dies while you are driving and you have nothing but until you get car stopped. Then it will restart and drive fine. It happens at all speeds but mostly on the interstates. The dealer did replace the ignition switch while under warranty but not until I went thru 3rd tier myself. It has started again and the dealer can not duplicate it so they return it with nothing done. I even let them keep it 3 days while they put it through their email 3rd tier system. Only answer back was there are no notices about it and the last report I got back was nothing done. It happens at all speeds from 65 down to 5 when making a turn at a red light. This is dangerous and I keep fighting them and documenting it every time I take them in. There doesn't seem to be a way for me to complain to Chrysler myself so I am hoping that this will start. I also goggled Dodge Caravans stalling and there are lots listed.

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Not 100% but probably 40% - 60% of the time I refuel - especially a full tank - the car will tend to hesitate and stall within the first 90 seconds of getting back on the road. Seems like it has not done it a lot lately but I just had some work done by the local Dodge dealer including new wires and plugs. When I left the dealership it ran fine. I put in probably 3/4 tank of gas in it and it began hesitating and stalling worse than it had in some time. The weather was also quite a bit cooler than it had been in 6 months. I also read an article in USA today about this issue which I have been experiencing since 2007 when I purchased the car used. I have had the dealer look at it in the past and the could identify nothing specific. Figured I would register the complaint since I heard others were having the same issue.

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- the contact's 2004 Dodge Caravan is stalling. The current mileage is 55,000. The first incident occurred on December 8, 2006 and second incident occurred on December 14, 2006. The car has stalled while driving 30-35 miles per hour each time the incident occurs, it has not stalled at highway speeds. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer on December 15, 2006 and they could not diagnose the vehicle's problem based on the computer diagnostics. The incident hasn't happened since 12/14/06 . The first incident occurred while making a left turn, there were no warning lights present in the vehicle. Each the dealer gave contact no additional diagnose on the vehicle.

The contact stated vehicle stalled every time tha he applied the brakes in cold temperatures. The dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted.

While driving at any speed vehicle stalled. Consumer restarted the vehicle. Dealership was unable to resolve the problem.

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While driving, the vehicle stalled. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined.

While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer was not able to restart vehicle. Had the vehicle to towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed consumer that the problem could not be duplicated.

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2003 Dodge Caravan stalling problem. While the vehicle was in motion it died in the middle of the road. The steering wheel and the brake pedal became stuck. Incident date: July 29, 2004.

While driving at low speeds vehicle stalled. Consumer was able to restart the vehicle. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

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On Feb. 8, 2004, my brother-in-law (also an owner of the car) experienced a problem starting the car. After several tries, the car started running but very roughly. It was decided to drive the car home which was about two miles away. About halfway there, going up a slight incline, smoke came from the engine compartment. My brother-in-law pulled the car off the road and checked under the hood. A fire erupted as soon as the hood was opened. A minute or so later, another fire explosion occurred. The fire department and police arrived and the fire was extinguished. The car had to be towed away. The engine compartment was severly damaged, the dashboard was badly burned and the front windshield had a big hole in it. Both the fireman and the policeman commented that it looked like the battery might be involved. I don't know what they meant by that and I am still waiting for a copy of the fire report. We took the car to the Dodge dealer here in hawaii and he made the same remark about the battery. The Dodge dealer said the job was too big for them to handle and they were going to call another jobber to look at it. I need some advice about what I should do next. This van was converted for handicap use with a hydraulic ramp installed at the factory at the time of purchase. The van is used exclusively for my sister who is totally wheelchair and bed bound, having suffered four strokes on both sides of her body about five years ago. Fortunately, she was not in the car at the time of the fire. Please give me some advice on what I should do to determine how the fire started and whether or not the manufacturer is at fault for the damage to the van. Who can conduct a thorough and valid investigation of the incident? there was no prior indication of any impending failures. In this day and age, how can a car catch on fire without warning? the car may be a total wreck.

While driving at any speed, the vehicle intermittently stalled out without any warning. The engine was clunky. The vehicle was taken to the dealership on several occasions.

While driving the vehicle on Wednesday June/1//03 vehicle stalled and towed the vehicle to the dealer. Dealer replaced a sensor. But on Saturday June/21/03, vehicle stalled, and towed again to the dealer.

The vehicle stalled without warning. Vehicle was repaired and kept in the garage.

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The vehicle stalled without warning.

I have talked with other owners of this same model vehile and they had the same complaints . I think the maker of this vehicle should do a recall and prorate a dollar scale on these Mini vans. For I trust the vechicles that follwed have to be more reliable. This vehicle would stall with me driving and is currently parked in my front yard undrivible.

My Dodge Caravan 99, stalls. I can be turning a corner, putting on the brake, slowing down and the car stalls. This has put me in very dangerous situations. My van has been at the dealership twice now. I had to ask for a monitor to be put on the engine to detect what was happening. This was not offered to me, but someone I work with had a Dodge van with the very same problem and they had a monitor put on theirs. Currently the van is stalling, I am pushing the button on the monitor hoping the problem will be detected. This is the third time the van has been in for this problem that they can not figure out. As someone I work with had a Dodge van, an older one, but same van, with the same symptoms it makes me concerned that my van has some kind of defect. As this is my only car, and I can not afford a new one at this time I am forced to drive it never ever knowing when it will stall and I will loose control as I loose my power brakes and steering. Incredibly dangerous.

While driving at highway speed the vehicle stalls causing lost of power steering. Ts.

While traveling on highway vehicle stalls and then shutdown. Dealership is aware of problem.

Consumer states that while driving and with no warning vehicle will stall, and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified.

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While driving and without warning vehicle completely shutsdown, cause unknown. Consumer states dealer disconnected safety locks, alarm system, and keyless entry, they think it will solve the problem but it didn?t, still vehicle stalls and starts every time after 20 minutes.

Vehicle stalls while coming to a stop at 25 mph. Has stalled 4-5 times. Dealer cannot find a problem.

When driving at any speed and without prior warning, after vehicle has been driven over a period of time, vehicle will completely stall out, causing loss of all power. After attempting to restart vehicle on the third attempt, it will restart. Consumer has contacted the dealer.

First time car stalled on local street on 27th may 00 after few attempts, it start again. Dealer could not figer out, it stalled again on 06/11/00 on highway so scarry, then they changed computer pc it happened again on 07/23 &07/28, 01 which tey blamed carbon build up which I don't trust them because only 23400 miles and I never heard that car turned off due to that reason during normal speed.

Vehcile stalls and cuts off while going down the road at all types of speed, steering is lost. Engine can be restarted after it cuts off. Dealer has been contacted three times for this problem, but is unable to duplicate problem.

The cam shaft broke because the engine was improperly bored causing the vehicle to stall out while driving. Nlm.

While driving vehicle stalled without prior warning. The second time when vehicle was parked, it did not start.

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When I was driving down a off ramp the van stalled after waiting the vanstart.

When coming to a stop after driving on the highway, the car stalls. It remains stalled for aproximately 5 minutes then restarts. This intermittently occurs. Dealer states he has never heard of this before but it seems to have been reported before. Could be rearended while stalled posing a potential hazzard.

While driving 60 mph on the highway the vehicle stalled without warning. Cause unknown. Dodge repurchased the vehicle under the lemon law after several failed attempts to fix it.

Intermittently while driving vehicle will stall without any warning which may result in a crash. Dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem. Please provide further information and VIN#.

While driving vehicle about any mph, the vehicle stalled without a notice, leaving consumer on the middle of the road. Consumer had some other problems with this vehicle. Dealer had repaired vehicle a few times before for the same problem.

Vehicle stalls at low speeds and lost all control. Took to dealer, but cannot replicate the problem. Problem started at around 36000 mi. Les.

At any speed vehicle would stall without any indication. Also, vehicle would lose all power steering. Dealer has beem contacted.

While driving at any speed, vehicle died out or stalled for no reason, no warning. Took vehicle to dealer & left it for mechanic. Picked vehicle up a week later & had to take it back. Happened once more. Mechanic said manufacturer claimed it was a software problem & there is no corrective fix for it.