general problems of the 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan

My complaint involves more than one incident. . . It is the braking system on this vehicle. One incident was in panama city beach, florida. My entire braking system locked up and I had numerous items replaced. Another more recent incident happened in alabama. My left front brake heated up to the point it smelled like the vehicle was on fire. I have had several calipers and rotors replaced, numerous brake pads and not all of these repairs has been done by the same garage. I read complaints from others about the manufacturers brake system is too small for this style vehicle. They have experienced the same problems I have had. I bought this vehicle in 2015 and I have 155,000 miles on it. I have had to replace a water pump and spark plugs and wires, regular oil changes, etc. The only real problem I have had has been the brakes. I have spent almost $3,500 on brakes alone. I would think the braking system could be a very hazardous situation in the traffic of today. Please help me and others who are experiencing this problem with the braking systems on the 2006 Dodge Grand Caravans. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The brake pedal went straight to the floorboard when it was depressed and the contact stopped the vehicle using the emergency brake. The vehicle was able to be restarted and resumed normal operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure had not recurred. The failure mileage was 69,000. Updated 08/28/lj.

While driving on a public road at 35-40 mph the vehicle began to slow down. It got progressively slower on a level road even as the accelerator was applied. At this point I noticed that the brake pedal travel was considerably less than normal and the pedal felt very hard. The problem got progressively worse and car was barely able to limp home. It felt like I was driving in deep sand. I could not go fast enough for the transmission to shift from low gear. There were no warning lights lit on the dash panel. After sitting overnight, it appeared that the car had returned to normal and I was able to drive the car to the dealership. On first inspection the dealership was unable to find a problem. I encouraged them to call the factory for possible engineering bulletins. After three days in the shop I was informed that the factory had determined that the problem was related to a faulty brake booster with the cost of repair estimated at $800. I had previously experienced this problem about 6-8 months previously, which had totally disabled the vehicle and it had to be flatbed towed to the dealership. At that time there was no dealer resolution since, after sitting overnight, they couldn't get the vehicle to repeat the situation during test drives. I feel that if this had happened on our local interstate at highway speeds it could have resulted in a more serious situation, particularly if the brakes had bound up tightly, and it may be a safety-related issue with this particular vehicle.

Near failure in the brakes on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. Went in to have tires rotated and told that the front breaks and rotors were dangerously worn and near failure. Rears were 80% worn. Brakes were just done less than 20k miles ago.