Wheel Problems of Dodge Caravan - part 1

The 2008 Dodge grand Caravan is a lawsuit waiting to happen it somes with too many problems that I believe the creators if this vehicle knew about but put out for production any how for the love of money. Too many lives are put at risk. Im requesting a brand new car my vheicle has electrical issues that should not be common, ignition issues turn the key, car stalling, sliding door issues you would think a ghost is toiling with you its terrible, I demand some help my car wont start due to electrical concerns that I didnt cause I took good care of my vehicle but yet it still fails. This car stalled and stopped on the highway, wouldnt start on certain occasions its scary.

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I need to know it my vehicle has any recalls I'm having some major safety concerns about it.

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This is the second (tpms) tire pressure sensor that has snapped off in my hands as I was attempting to put air into a low tire. These things are dangerous as the metal fatigues without warning or visible evidence of such. Especially living in an area like mine, where road salt, moisture,ice and snow and changes in temperature occur regularly these sensors can cause a sudden deflation of a tire if they break which might lead to a catastrophic crash. Luckily for me the two times it has occurred it has happened in my driveway. However, both times it necessitated jacking my vehicle up with full loads and on uneven ground, dangerous in itself.

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Stem valve broke off while driving.

(jb needs to be a tire complaint) tl the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Caravan. While driving 70 mph, the tire pressure warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle drove abnormally. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over safely. When the contact exited the vehicle, she observed that the front passenger tire failed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the tire pressure sensor, which was connected to the stem, failed and caused a fast flat. The tire was replaced. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 45,400. The tire failure mileage was 14,000.

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I had tire seperation on a firestone supreme si. I was traveling 70 mph on the highway. Thankfully, no one was injured and there was no accident. This is very dangerous and apparently happens quite frequently. Why hasn't this issue been resolved?.

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As I went to stop the front wheels slid like they were on ice. I was on a public rd. [black top] I hit the car in front of me.

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Good evening, I would like to actually put in a claim maybe just like the rest. A month ago I was driving on a highway and when I got off at my exit thank god the tire was completely flat when I called roadside assistance they said my tire did not have no hole and when he looked it was the tire stem that was broken this is the third time that this happen to my tire stems and all three times I was driving on the expressway. I would appreciate if there would be a claim open for faulty tire stems with Dodge grand Caravans my year is a 2009. I am planning on contacting a lawyer I have three kids and I thank god that my children were not in the car with me. This has to be taken serious someone could really lose their life over these faulty tire stems. In the past two years my tire stem breaks up and my tire goes completely flat. Please I am begging you to be have a survey about these tire stems.

I went to put air into the tire and the air stem broke off.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, a corroded piece fell from the under carriage that punctured the left rear wheel. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed the failure of corroded under carriage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000. Lb.

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While driving one day, out of the blue my can would not go over 25 to 30 mph. It would shake violently if we went faster. We got it to the mechanic and the brakes had almost caught on fire. It ruined one tire and the brakes and calipers. The mechanic said that this should have never happened. It was extremely dangerous. I reported it to Dodge. They said it had never happened. I want to make sure that it does get reported. I feel like I should be compensated for this. They said that there was nothing they could do since it never actually caught on fire. Really?.

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I purchased a 2002 Dodge Caravan van on June 9, 2014. On July 11, while in houston, texas, my vechile susrained a flat tire. I took it to firestone to repair the tire. The tire was irreparable. My spare tire had a hump in it and consequently I wasn't able to put it on the vechile. Another tire was manufactured in 2005. The other tire was manufactured in 2012 but has a gash in the tire. The three remaining tires have no tread on them. In the event that one of my tires goes out I have no spare. I purchased a new tire for 79. 00. I was told tires are not covered. I have been delayed and stranded due to ignition switch problems. Upon bringing the vechile to the dealership they refused to inspect it.

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After smelling brakes during a 10 mile trip to local store I looked at rear drivers side rotor to see it glowing cherry red in the night. Extreme heat was coming from the wheel well and wheel camber appeared to be affected from excessive heat. Working on trying to get it in for a warranty check, but to me this is ridiculous for a vehicle 2 years old with 25k miles. Sounds like mechanical failure of the caliber which I could replace myself, but from what I've read online this is a repetitive issue and a huge money pit.

While driving on I-90 tpms indicator came on. Within seconds right rear tire was flat, when I looked at the whee! I saw the valve stem was gone. There was no other damage to tire.

Valve stem lock nut corrosion caused stem to fall inside tire. Caused instant flat at 65 mph. Almost lost control. Again today another stem fell inside tire. Going slower 35 mph. Both times it also destroyed tires.

Preparing to exit a parking lot, the gear shift was accidentally caught by my sleeve and pulled down to the "drive" position. The vehicle was not running, but it began to move forward. Being on somewhat of a slope, the vehicle pulled onto a busy street. I grabbed the wheel to turn the van away from traffic, but it hit and scraped against a high curb, flattening 2 tires, damaging the wheels/rims of those tires, bending a strut and other damage to the suspension (I got a repair estimate from firestone, which totaled over $1,900. 00). I didn't think it was possible for the gear shift to move without having my foot on the brake, but move it did and so did the van. Other than being frightened and shaken, we were fortunate that no physical injuries occurred. However, had I not had that split second reaction to turn the steering wheel, there would have been a very bad collision with at least two vehicles driving down the busy street. Wondering why the gear shift was able to move without the car running and without my foot on the brake, I did some research and found that Chrysler knows about this grievous omission and did not want to spend the extra $9. 00 per van to install a brake shift interlock. I'm incredulous! I intend to write to Chrysler in hopes of being reimbursed for the damages sustained to my vehicle, but first wanted to report this incident to the appropriate agency.

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I had my tires rotated at costco where they were purchased in 2012. In the spring of 2013, I was going to put new brakes on the rear of my 2004 minivan, and could not get two of the lug nuts off. So I just put it off for a while. On July 30, 2013, I went out to get in my van and had a flat tire on that same wheel. I attempted to remove the tire and two of the stud bolts broke. I removed the rest of the lugnuts and took the tire to be repaired at costco. On the 31st, I took my van to an auto repair shop and told them of the problem, so I wanted them to put new brakes on and replace the wheel studs. As they were doing the repair, two more of the studs broke. This is now 4 wheel studs on the same wheel. None of the lug nuts were removable from these bolts. I thought that costco had overtightened the lug nuts. After looking online and seeing that so many people have had the same problem, I am wondering if the bolts are defective. In 50 years of driving cars and repairing a lot of them myself, I have never had a broken wheel stud. I am thankful this did not happen on the road somewhere in the middle of nowhere. If these bolts are defective, how strong are they when I am driving at a high speed on the freeway.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated the tire pressure warning light illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed the rear drivers side tire was flat. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic after the tire was replaced with the spare tire. The contact was informed the tpms tire sensor stem was corroded. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 25,500. Rvk.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while attempting to add air to the driver's side front tire, the sensor fell into the tire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failiure mileage and VIN were not available.

Tl - the contact owns a 2010 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the tire sensor unit indicated on the instrument panel that one of the tires was low on tire pressure and the rear driver side tire became flat. The contact mentioned that the tire valve had failed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available. Dr.

When I tried to pull my Dodge Caravan (2000) out of the parking lot after a heavy raining day, I found the power steering didn't work. I could go forward or backward, but could not turn, or could turn only very slowly (I could hear the wheel kind of making clicking sound when I tried to turn). After driving very slowly on the parking lot and tried to turn slowly several time, the steering finally got back. I googled online and found many people have the same problem, mostly with a Dodge, but also some other cars. . Read more...

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The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the tire pressure warning light suddenly illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front passenger's side tire was losing air rapidly. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the valve stem was severally corroded. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

I was checking the tire pressure and the valve stem broke off in my hand and all the air ran out in 10 seconds. I removed the flat tire and took it to a local dealer and they charged me 100. 00. Apparently this is a common problem for these valve stems with the internal pressure sensors and I'm worried about the other wheels doing similar possibly while driving.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the tire pressure monitor failed. The contact checked the tire and the valve stem came off of the tire with force and almost hit him. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated they would replace it but the contact had to pay for the repair. The failure mileage was 42,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the driver was traveling 70 mph when the tire pressure monitoring system indicated that the front passenger tire was flat. The vehicle was stopped and the contact noticed that the valve stem was missing from the wheel. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the tire pressure monitoring system for each wheel had become corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that he was having regular maintenance performed on his vehicle. The mechanic informed him that drivers side rear valve stem was completely rusted and causing the tire to have a slow leak. The vehicle was repaired by replacing all 4 tires and having the conventional tpms placed on the tires. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The current mileage was approximately 78,000. Tb.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan with a goodyear spare tire, size: p145/90/d16. The contact stated that the original tire deflated and the spare tire was installed on the vehicle. Later, the contact smelled a burning rubber odor. The vehicle and tire were taken to a local mechanic who advised the spare tire was rubbing against the brake drum abnormally and causing the burning odor. The tire was replaced. The failure mileage was 36,240 and the current mileage was 36,380.

1st time: tire light illuminated. When checking the air pressure, the valve stem broke off mid way up the stem exposing the valve itself. When all was said and done it cost approximately $150. 00 to replace and program. 2nd time: checking air pressure before leaving for a long trip. I could visually see a tire was low on pressure (tire squatting), later removing the cap on the valve stem I could see a distinct what I call wear ring near where the cap, when installed, would end on the stem. As this is the area the previous stem broke, I sprayed the stem with soapy water and confirmed a slow leak from this wear ring. Had this stem replaced with a standard safe valve stem. This is a very unsafe component and should be recalled! the first occurrence took the tire about 20 seconds to go completely flat. If this were to happen at highway speeds while loaded down with a family going on vacation, this could end up with a lot of serious injuries if not fatalities. I'm having all stems replaced with the traditional style until the manufacturer recalls and provides an environmentally tested replacement. I can't believe this type of safety testing is not all ready required.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the rear of the vehicle seized and a sound was heard near the wheel bearing. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tire pressure monitoring sensor/valve stem 2008 Dodge grand Caravan. . . Valve broke off trying to unscrew cap. It is corroded and only has 40000 miles.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that a loud humming noise would emit from the rear of the vehicle when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired, but the contact felt that the failure was related to the wheel bearings. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 34764. The humming noise would go away sometimes then come back.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that a loud humming noise would emit from the rear of the vehicle while driving at all speeds. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired, but the contact felt that the failure was related to the wheel bearings. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 73,000. Sm.

Both of the rear wheel bearings need to be replaced at such a low mileage.

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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal humming noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic which located the failure at the front wheel bearings. The dealer replaced the wheel bearings under the manufacturer warranty. The rear wheel bearings were not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and denied assistance with the rear wheel bearing replacement. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 44,290.

Valve stem failure: while replacing tires, tire dealer removed schrader valve from inside valve stem and valve stem came apart in his hand. Took wheel to dealership and had tpms replaced at a cost of $100 (deductable on extended warranty). Instructed dealer to remove and reinstall schader valves from remaining three wheels to see if problem would reoccur. . . And did not. I feel that the valve stem was defective and Dodge should pay for repair.