What 78 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Dodge Caravan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH A BF GOODRICH TIRES (N/A), TIRE LINE: ADVANTAGE T/A, TIRE SIZE: 225/55/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 10611331

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 11V315000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALLS HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI 10611020

STARTING JUST AFTER A YEAR OF HAVING THIS VAN IT WOULD RANDOMLY NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED EASILY 50 TIMES. SOMETIMES AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTS AND THEN 2 TIMES IT HAS HAD TO BE TOWED. HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. BESIDES BEING TOLD THAT THEY WERE FINDING NOTHING WRONG, WE WERE ALSO TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY. THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. WE HAVE A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10604865