Front Suspension Wheel Bearing problems of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving 35 mph, there was an abnormal grinding noise emitting from the front of the vehicle and the traction control warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the wheel bearings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was diagnosed again and the contact was informed that the steering angle sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls associated with the failure and the vehicle would have to be repaired at the owner's expense. The approximate failure mileage was 149,000.

I first had to have front wheel bearing replaced at 79,000 miles oct 2012, now they are bad again at 127,000 miles. I've never had to replace a set of wheel bearings on a vehicle let alone two times in this short of distance,"miles". Chrysler won't replace them but they have a service bulletins saying they will but it doesn't directly affect my VIN # so I'm out of luck to over $1000 to fix it myself.

Tl * the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would make a loud abnormal noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the wheel bearings needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 77,800 and the current mileage was 78,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds he heard a loud noise coming in the vehicle, especially when making a left turn. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised him that the front passenger wheel bearings had failed. The vehicle was repaired; however, the passenger side wheel bearings need to be configured. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Updated 04/12/lj updated 05/19/11.

My 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan at 60,000 miles is already needing the front wheel bearings replaced. I can see online that several people are having the same problem. One other owner reports comparing the bearings that were originally on the vehicle to the replacement part and noting that the replacement part is notably better made. This angers me in that it is not the only problem I've had with this newer vehicle. I'm not sure what type of safety hazard this creates, but I cannot afford $500 to replace it, after having just spent $500 to replace the brakes. I feel that Dodge should honor replacing the wheel bearings as a vehicle recall!.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 5 mph she heard a high pitch scraping noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where she was informed that the wheel bearings on both front wheels needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 37,800 and the current mileage was 38,762.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact heard a humming noise from under the hood. The failure occurred while she was driving at any spped. The humming noise became louder, the more the speed increased. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that all the wheel bearings needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000 and the current mileage was approximately 66,800.