Two problems related to gas recirculation valve (egr valve) have been reported for the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan based on all problems reported for the 2009 Grand Caravan.
Driving 45 mph and vehicle shut off losing power steering and brakes. No check engine light. Pulled over and restarted. Happened again twice 2 days later. Thought it was bad gas. Filled up and added heat. Seemed to be ok for about 10 days, but still was running harsh. Engine shut off again 5/20 and then again on 5/21. Did see briefly a check engine light on one of the occurrences otherwise no clues. Had already filled up twice so ruled out gas. Took it to mechanic and the only code he could pull up was the egr valve and maybe the spark plugs, but couldn't guarantee that was the cause. Replaced plugs and valve and so far the engine has not shut off and that includes one 1000 mile rt, and two 200 mile rts since then, but I'm still not totally convinced. However after reading about all the complaints about engines shutting off, I thought I better log this for the safety of others and the expense I paid to replace the egr and spark plugs.
The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the engine stalled as the traction control warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle restarted on the first attempt and resumed normally. The failure recurred on four separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the egr valve had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage was 81,000.