Spare Tire Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

Spare tire winch carrier failed causing spare tire to come loose. Spare tire struck the left rear wheel and caused a blow out. Inspection of the winch revealed a frayed steel cable with the entire "dog bone", carrier assembly, and spare tire missing. Spare tire and carrier assembly was not able to be recovered.

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I purchased two goodyear integrity tires on 6/10/11 from duncan's auto repair in lincolnton, nc. Yesterday, 8/7/11, I drove less than 5 miles from my home to pick up dinner and back home (all on hard surface roads). There was no debris in the road, I did not run off the side of the road, and I did not hit anything. When I pulled into my garage and turned the car off, I heard a hissing noise and found that my tire was rapidly going flat. My husband took the tire off and found that the inside sidewall on the right front tire was split in three places. He put the spare tire on so that I could go to duncan's auto repair immediately the next morning. I did some online research prior to taking the tire to the shop where it was purchased and saw multiple complaints for sidewall splits in goodyear integrity tires. I have three other goodyear integrity tires on my car, all less than a year old. I am concerned about similar incidents. Thankfully I was not going above 55 mph and did not have my two children with me. A serious accident could have occurred if I had been going faster or was further from home.

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I had a flat tire on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan and was unable to get access to the spare tire, stored under the front of the car. The system to lower the spare tire only lowered it a few inches and then the piece that you turn with the handle assembly only would jerk around if you turned the handles extremely hard. I tried doing about 30 turns though to no effect. The mechanism in the floor was turning with alot of effort but the tire was not being lowered. This was on a cold snowy day and I was on a side road with little room to lay down on the pavement and reach under trying to see what was wrong. I spent 3 hours waiting for aaa and then gave up and took the damaged tire to a walmart leaving my wife in the car on the jack - my only choice. While I was getting the tire patched, which was lucky, aaa arrived and refused to work on the situation as they said it might end up with equipment dragging underneath the car. So if there had not been a tire center nearby we would have been really stuck with no way to remedy the situation. My mechanic tells me this should never happen - there was ice all over the release mechanism and it was broken. He said he sees this alot on fairly new cars like mine. This is a huge safety hazard. I don't think I should pay for the expensive repair, which I will have to do to sell the car. I travel in remote northern parts of new england and not being able to access my spare could cost me my life. I am now storing the spare dangerously in the passenger compartment. I think this should be fixed for free, but if its going to wear out again, I hesitate to have the spare down there. This is a horrible, dangerous design and I think these cars should be recalled and a different system developed. It is also ridiculous to have to have several feet on the side of the car to kneel and pull the spare out. That can be very dangerous on many road situations. I would like to know what the manufacturer suggest I do.

Consumer has a Dodge caravan. Had a flat tire, and the spare wouldn't come out. Consumer had to call a tow truck, and they told him there were a lot of problems. Had to vehicle take to the dealership to get the spare tire out. Consumer had to purchase a new tire. Dealership told him had to bring the vehicle to the dealer, and would be charged for the service of removing the spare tire. When he called the manufacturer they also told him that he would have to pay for it.

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There was a problem with the engine and transfer case. While driving the consumer noticed a flat tire. The spare tire was placed on the vehicle and the consumer started to drive for 10 miles when suddenly the vehicle started smoking. The vehicle was taken the repair shop and the consumer was told that transfer case had burned out due to the spare tire not being the same size as the regular tire. The transfer case burned out because the vehicle was on all wheel drive. (as stated in the TSB 21 05 00, but consumer's warranty expired) the consumer requested a full reimbursement of the monies spent on repair(s).

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