543 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan based on all problems reported for the 2008 Grand Caravan.
Shift lever placed in to park will not release key fob, keeping the vehicle in accessory mode and draining battery. Occassionally shifting back and forth from 'park' to other positions and back to 'park' will cause the ignition to release key fob as normal. Eventually found on forums that flicking the shifter button once in park will help depress microswitch and allow ignition to turn off, thus releaseing fob. Eventually this stopped working as well. My first fix was removing the dash and bending the microswitch leg so that more firm contact was made by shift arm when placed in 'park. ' this eventually stopped working again. I finally removed dash and displaced microswitch so that it protrudes through ignition ring and hangs out near the key fob. Now when I park, I manually press the microswitch and the iginition releases the fob fully every time! otherwise you're stuck replacing the entire shift assembly for over $200 for parts and more for whatever labor is charged! all for a $2 microswitch that is positioned wrong.
The vehicle entered "limp home" mode on a busy highway. After a little research, I found out that this could be caused by a short in wiring. There was already a recall on this vehicle related to the wiring harnesses in the rear sliding doors. At the time, we were experiencing no issues, but took it anyway where we were told that everything was ok and as far as I know, no work was done to correct the potential defect. Subsequently that assembly has fallen apart on both sides and now we're left with a vehicle that repeatedly enters limp home mode often at very inconvenient times, triggering the wipers, as well as all the lights on the dashboard. We'd really like to know that this known issue can be fixed and that Chrysler/Dodge didn't actually put an expiration date on safety.
You will be driving this vehicle and all of the sudden the wipers will start going off, all the dash lights go on and off , all of the gages will move and it will start dinging at you that something is wrong. Sometimes it happens once and stops and other times it will happen for 5-10 minutes without stopping and then all of the sudden it just stops. We have had it looked at so many times and have repaired different wires and such but nothing seems to work. Now I have found out that the tipm is bad and you have to wait weeks to get it and then it could happen again.
My vehicles rear doors and back windows have stopped opening I'm afraid if something happen like an accident me and my 7 children will not be able to escape the vehicle I'm a single mother of 7 I have no way of repairing it myself when the pandemic. Hit I lost everything please help.
Driver's side sliding door made buzzing sound for a few days now stuck shut and locked. Will not unlock at all. Can not open.
The car would shut off while driving on multiple occasions. The dashboard lights would come on and the car would shut off simultaneously. This has happened while driving on the streets and on the freeway. This is very dangerous because there are no warnings it just shuts off.
The tipm goes out quite frequently in these. My van electrical system goes nuts on me, my headlights flash while I'm driving down the road, and it will just off while driving. When it shuts off I have no way to warn other vehicles because none of the lights work. I'm afraid I'm going to get into an accident because of this and it's a very costly fix.
2008 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt driver side sliding door is stuck I locked position. It will not respond to any of the dedicated buttons like the fob, the master door unlock, the overhead door opener or even manually.
Tl the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving 6 mph and making a right turn, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to crystal super center (3477 commercial way, spring hill, FL 34606) and was diagnosed that the win module and two keys needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the processes of been repaired. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system, air bags) at ferman Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram of new port richey (4023 us-19, new port richey, FL 34652) however, the repair failed to prevent the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
Electric door locks and air bag system have stopped functioning normally. When you first start driving, the electric door locks are supposed to lock at 15 mph. Sometimes they will not lock until you are going 30 mph or 45 mph. Note that all three speeds are multiples of 15. After the doors eventually lock themselves, all of the door locks in the vehicle will unlock without warning as you are driving. This can happen at any speed - 20 mph, 70 mph, whatever. Once they unlock, the vehicle will continue "unlocking" the doors repeatedly every 5- 10 seconds continuously. The front doors can be manually locked by pushing down the door lock button located at the top rear section of the door. As soon as you manually lock the doors, they will unlock again and continue to unlock the doors every 5 - 10 seconds as you are driving the car. In addition, the air bag warning light in the dash lights up when you start the car and stays continuously lit as you are driving it. I consider these dangerous defects. It is unsafe to drive, and my Dodge dealership told me there no "open recalls" for my vehicle. This vehicle has only 86,000 miles on it.
The van will did while I'm driving, very randomly. It also does when putting it in gear, also randomly. It doesn't happen every day or every time I drive. It happens in the middle of making a turn so I lose power steering. It's been happening for months now and is getting worse. I don't do much highway driving but it happens on city streets in stop and go traffic.
The driver side sliding door does not operate properly . It does not open automatically with the remote if the door is manually locked. If the sliding door is left unlocked it will open with the remote. A safety concern of mine is that when the van is in motion lets say 60mph on the highway, someone can pull on the open door latch and the door will open, because the safety system in place does not lock the door when in motion. I did notice that wires on the sliding track harness on this side of the sliding door are broken. Just got off the phone talking to Chrysler and mentioned the wire harness issue with them, told them of the safety concern this could have on my and many other families out there that own these vans. Imagine going 60mph or 70 mph on the highway and the door opens, well Chrysler does not seem to care about my family or others, they told me it's out of the warranty period, guess I'm going to have t fix it myself.
Spontaneous fire in the rear driver side after parked for hours.
Vehicle stalled intermittently going down road, dash lights flicker on and off, windshield wipers turn on intermittently, radio not owrking, windows not working, locks not working, all dash lights now not on, gas gage not working, rpm not working. Vehicle is currently not driveable.
On Saturday, July 21, 2018, a fire started in the engine, which resulted in an explosion and the van was determined to be a total loss. Fire dept. And police arrived at the scene. The vehicle was in motion on a city street. A puff of smoke started, pulled vehicle to side of road. Exited vehicle as the fire had started.
All the code light flashing on the dashboard, wiper automatically come on, speedometer cuts down to 0 when driving, driver side windows wouldn't roll down or the lock switch wouldn't unlock doors, lights flicker on and off while they are shut off, if lights on can't use bright light they cut out when all the code light flicker on. Like it shorting out. It does this sitting still or in motion. Happens when I am driving or sitting in a parking lot.
Have had my 08 van for a few years and everyone in awhile the alarm will sound wipers won't stop going. Has happened while driving car stalls looses ability to steer and light go off which at night make it really hard to see. My alarm and all other action combined happened at work while I was inside tried to turn off with fob had to unhook battery still didn't stop. I have 4 kids and this is what I have to drive them in we have went into a ditch and got stuck in a 4 way took to mechanic no codes no problem only this was. Was told by dealer the could not diagnose it unless it did it to them I am at a lose I have to drive to get to work my kids have to ride to go to sitter I am so afraid we are gonna die in this van.
The van was idling in my driveway then all of the gauges, instrument panels lights, indicator lights and windshield wipers were turning on and off independent of the cab controls. I turned off the key and it all stopped, but the headlights did remain on. When I turned the key back on the erratic behavior resumed.
Driving down freeway and van stalled. Coasted to road side. Wipers go crazy when car is parked and drain all the cleaning fluid out. Have not been able to clean windshield of excess dirt to see more clearly. Car has gone crazy. Everything electrical goes berserk randomly. Never know what may or may not work.
Electrical flips out randomly for no reason. The car gets turned on and lights on the dashboard go on and off. The vehicle dings and the windshield wipers go bacl and forth. I caught it on camera. We turned around and went home. We are unsure if out vehicle is even safe to drive and we have kids. So we are stranded and can't afford to fix an issue that Dodge says doesn't exist. This has been happening for years of and on but now it is trying to do it while we drive. It will not let me upload video but I can email it to someone if they need it.
Defective tipm, lost electric power in 2013 at 26,000 miles. Part replaced, paid $1200. Defective tipm, lost electric power in 2017, at 36,000 miles. Only 9000 miles later, part needs to be replaced again, cost estimated around $1300. The same part in other year models were recalled, 2008 model was not included in the recall. Contacted Dodge, they refuse to take responsibility for this reoccurring and life threatening problem, caused by defective tipm. Luckily, both times it happened, the vehicle was not in traffic.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 65 mph, all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The seat belt chime sounded, the windshield wipers activated without being turned on, and the exterior lighting began flashing. Also, none of the doors would unlock from the inside. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the shoulder and came to a complete stop. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the totally integrated power module failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Bought this van in Aug. 2009 loved it at first. . Then things started happening. Would hesitate while driving, never die on me but still feels like it will sometimes. . Steering wheel has locked on me several times. Different panel lights come on and go off since day one. Have changed brakes way more than should of been necessary. . Other repair to brake system. Had power steering line changed. About 6 months ago, panel lights started coming on more often, then the gauges wouldn't work, wipers come on and won't stop. Headlight flash on and off or don't work at all; turn signals work on and off, power locks come on and off, can't roll windows down or up from drivers side or lock or unlock doors. Everyday it gets worse. Took it to Dodge dealer 11/2016 cost about $100. 00 to tell me , its not a call back and not related to the ignition problem, and in my passed complains they had didn't have any of these problems listed, even tho I had told them about them before. So because control lights had went off at that time they couldn't do anything. It was probably an electrical problem and the last time they did one it too about 10 hr. To find the problem. ($128. 00 an hr) I can't afford that and I think chysler should stand behind their cars. Now for the last 2 weeks all of these things stay on and continue to do it all. Low mileage 81000 always taken care of, now I'm 70 yrs old and have a van that I'm afraid to drive. . . This happens while driving and sitting still.
The tipm went out as I was driving 64 mph and every light on my dash came on. Luckily the car kept running and did not cause a serious accident. 1/2 of the electrical components on my car no longer work and I'm going to have to spend over $700 to fix a problem that Dodge knows fully about and has not issued a recall. They should based upon the numbers of people that have this same problem.
My family and I were driving down the street to go to the hospital to see our new addition to the family then all of a sudden the wipers flew on, the dash board lights were blinking and the dinging from all the lights on the dash was going off also my head light were blinking on and off.
This has been an ongoing issue. My doors unlock and lock while I'm driving. My wind shield wipers go on by themselves and my door ding goes off while I'm driving and all doors are securely closed. This is an issue that keeps being brought up and ignored for several drivers, not just my family. When I stop they will do it also but more often than not its when I or others are driving.
On the 24th of August, the car was taken in for repairs related to several recalls including the ignition and air bags. After the work was done, the air bag light came on. After speaking to a mechanic over the phone, an appointment was made for septermber 9th. However when the car was brought in to be looked at, the employee I spoke to would not accept the problem as part of the recall work and wanted to charge a diagnostic fee. I have since had the car checked by a different mechanic whose opinion is that the previous work done on the car is what is causing the current air bag problem, and therefore I would like the work to be done without cost to me as per the warranty on the recall work.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart once the vehicle was placed in park. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tipm completely failed, locking my transmission in "limp mode" and also affecting doors and window controls. While driving on the hywy I loss speed instantly making it necessary to pull onto the median to prevent accident.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
I received the recall in the mail and went to the Dodge dealer over a year ago and never heard a thing from them again. Recall r03 / NHTSA 14v-373. Sometimes I have to put the van in netural to start the van. It stopped on me while I was out (parked) and firestone advised me to start the van this way because nothing was wrong otherwise. Sometimes my rear window will close itself.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repaired remedy. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 45 mph, the brakes and steering failed and the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into a large rock and the vehicle landed in a ditch. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.