general problems of the 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving 5-10 mph and pulling out of the parking lot, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to coast into a gas station. The contact stated that the engine was running, but the vehicle failed to respond while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving near the residence. The contact stated that upon turning off and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle responded as needed. Additionally, the contact stated that the sliding doors had failed to close and lock automatically and sometimes opened while driving. Additionally, the contact stated that one of the windows failed to roll down. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The rear power lift gate on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan does not stay open when loading or unloading items but keeps continually closing hard automatically when needing to have it stay open to allow for loading or unloading. This happen whether one tries to open the door using the handle manually or automatically with the key fob. This has happened over the last 3 or 4 years especially during winter but not confined to winter only. My grandson and myself almost got caught more than once and injured in its unexpected downward free-fall. This is very dangerous to anyone trying to access the back portion of the van as the heavy lift gates closes on them trapping them and causing potential serious injury. This happens when vehicle is stationary and in the garage or stationary in a shopping parking lot when loading groceries or other purchases. Or when putting the rear seats up or down to utilize back portion of van. Someone cannot hold the lift gate open when another is trying to access the back of the van as the lift gate falls hard and cannot be stopped. There are currently 93,360 miles driven.

I turned into a drive way and the car lost control. Breaks locked and I wouldn't stop.

Takata recall 1. The key fob, automatically controlled rear door hatch does not stay open when using the key fob or manually opening the hatch door. It has closed nearly upon myself - the owner, and others - without warning when stopped, motor off and loading or unloading items. There is no way to assess what caused this as it gets below normal wear. Single party use, no kids. This incidence started 12/12/2016 2. The front brakes make a scraping noise and wobbling of steering wheel upon coming to a stop. This was mentioned to the dealer earlier this year and brakes, pads and rotors were checked at dealer, and it was stated that nothing was wrong. New brake pads were installed in 2013. The car mileage is 85241 miles. The wheels have been rotated, aligned. The car has regular, routine maintainance, the brakes still scrapes and wobbles the steering wheel. This has been a recurring incidence.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. While trying to restart the vehicle, the contact noticed that the key fell out of the ignition. The contact replaced the key and was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

Tl=the contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle was driven this morning when the contact try to started again it would not start, the contact kept on turning the key several times until finally cranked up. The contact stated that the vehicle for the past month and a half has been experiencing the same failure. The contact also received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 14v373000(air bags , electrical system) and the part was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 66,114. Bp.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Grand Caravan. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. The contact received recall notification June two thousand fifteen. However, the dealer place the contact on a waiting list and advised that the part was not available for repair and they did not know when the part will be available. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle did not experience the failure. The VIN tool look up indicates recall incomplete. Li.

My headlights have been turning on by themselves while the switch is in the off position.

This vehicle has a stalk on the steering column that controls the windshield washer, wiper, as well as the vehicle bright lights, and the turning signals. Around may. 2014 the washer began working intermittently. Sometimes it would work, sometimes not. Wiggling the stalk would sometimes make it work. By pulling the stalk toward the driver, the bright lights are suppose to come on temporarily, until released. They stopped working, also about may, 2014. It is still working intermittently, but now the turning signals are also affected, working intermittently, or even putting on the left turn signal, when the switch is turned for a right turn, or right for left. I am afraid that this switch is defective, and can cause an accident if it does not work reliably.

Passenger side sliding door will not lock by remote key. Driver side sliding door will not open or close by remote key or interior console key. I believe the system is defective and that switches are defective as well.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving at an unknown speed, both rear sliding doors opened independently. The contact stopped the vehicle and manually closed the doors. While parked, the rear sliding doors closed independently and had to be forced open. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and diagnosed the cause of failure as electrical. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer was it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. Ss.

Electric locks no longer work for side doors. Can still manually lock/unlock doors, but this involves reaching around from front seat. This is a safety issue because my child cannot manage to manually pull up the lock to unlock the door and let herself out in case of an emergency. Side doors also no longer automatically lock when reaching driving speeds, which is another safety hazard related to children. Various solutions have been posted online but all accounts state these are only temporary fixes and do not resolve the issue long term. Cannot operate the electronic locks from the driver side door switch, either, so this is not a key battery issue. Whatever electrical short is causing this has also shorted out the dome lights inside the front of the van (driver and passenger side).

The parking lights turn on and off randomly when the vehicle is off. When the vehicle is running, the parking lights don't operate properly using the light switch--e. G. The parking lights stay on when turned off. Cycling the switch several times can turn the parking lights off. Our car was manufactured late in December 2005 according to Dodge. This appears to be related to NHTSA action # ea11010. Dodge has refused to cover the headlight switch assembly (hsa) under what should be a lifetime warranty. The hsa has been replaced at owners expense and the problem appears to be fixed. We saved the defective part.

Vehicle quits while driving in the rain and loses abilitiy to steer.

The automatic door locks are jammed on both sides of the vehicle and will not unlock even manually. While this may seem like a minor issue, if we were to end up in an accident with no way for my 5 children to exit the vehicle except through the front 2 doors, it would be a huge safety issue. I understand that the automatic locks occasional malfunction, there should be a safety mechanism that at least allows for it to operate manually but this is not the case. I researched online and on many sites there are others with the same issue. I called Chrysler to issue a complaint and they referred me here.

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan - door dose not fully close or open with automatic button - wire in door track was severed from multiple openings and closings - have seen on the internet that it has happened to a lot of other vans.

Automatic passenger sliding door will not open or shut completely with either buttons or fob. When the door is closed manually the door cycles to "pull" itself shut. My children noticed this also starting on driver side door as well. We believe a wire in the plastic black casing has shorted or been severed.

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan all of sudden did not start. The failure engine control module a computer that was put on by Dodge and Chrysler ,that is malfunction on its vehicle. The price to replace this computer is around 700. 00. It has also failed in the town and country Mini van and the Dodge durango.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact attempted to open the passenger side sliding door, but it would not open when the remote door control was activated. The failure occurred for four years. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

Door lock failure on 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. Sliding door is locked and will not open manually or with eletronic buttons. Big safety issue if a child or passenger is in the back of van and you could not get the door open to get child or people out if an accident was to happen!!! vehicle is no longer under warranty and I cannot afford an $100 charge to a dealership just to look at the car.

Our air bag light comes on after repeated, exact turns of the steering wheel. Has to do with the steering wheel clock spring. It only illuminates in temps over 70 degrees or so. We live in the desert of arizona and have been excluded in previous recalls. We are afraid the air bags will not work properly in the event of a crash.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated there was an egr and electrical problem that recurred. The engine light illuminated when she was driving on multiple occasions. The rear right passenger door would not lock or close properly. The left brake light and left turn signals were repaired multiple times. The failure was diagnosed by an independent mechanic. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the egr valve system, the left brake light, left turn signal light, front wipers, front brake pads, and rotors needed to be replace. The vehicle also needed a major tune up. All of the repairs were made minus the egr valve system and the rear passenger side door which the dealer was unable to repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70867.

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan electric passenger door stops 6" after opening, when closing stops in the same place. 82,000 miles - seems like a very common problem with others after doing research.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the headlights would not illuminate. In addition, the headlights would unexpectedly stop illuminating at night and would not begin functioning again for a few hours. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. The consumer stated over the last two years the headlights would not come on when she used the switch to turn them on. The consumer stated while driving at night, she noticed the headlights were not on, but within a few seconds, they came back on. The consumer stated there were several occasions, where the headlights would not come on at all after toggling the switch. The consumer referenced engineering analysis (ea11-010) updated 03/29/12.

Driver side passenger door automatic lock does not work.

We own a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan , the problems started with the turn indicator not work correctly , it flashes on the wrong side , if you click it to turn right the lights work for the left side , some time it will not work at all. Now the key less entry doesn't work the first time you press it unlocks the drivers side only press it two times rapidly and it will unlock the rear hatch and passengers side. This model van has massive electrical problems I keep smelling burning wires but I have to drive it because its our only vehicle and I have 4 children so im always worried about there safety in this van. We have owned it since new so there has been nothing changed bye anyone besides the Dodge dealer. Btw took it to Dodge they never have figured it out and the warranty is expired now so I am stuck with it.

Headlights on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan have been intermittent on various occasions. When you turn the switch on, headlights do not always activate. No injuries, no accidents, but could cause a potential accident by not being able to see, or to be seen. Once the problem was recognized, in each instance, by playing with the switch, the lights eventually would come on. First instance was probably in 2007, latest in 2009 on a couple of different occasions.

Multiple electrical problems resulting in many sensor and part replacements. First surge in mileage gauage resulted in replacement of fried radio. Second surge resulted in air bag sensor replacement. Third surge resulted in no problem found. Fourth surge resulted in abs sensor needing to be replaced. The fifth surge resulted in driver seat control motor going bad, but being repairable. The sixth sugre resulted in drivers seat motor having to be replaced due to complete burn out. Since the first surge I have been unable to open the sliding doors with either the console or the buttons beside the doors most often. After one of these surges, only the key remote will open the sliding doors.