2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

SEATS

DRIVING SPECIALTIES LTD IS RECALLING 2 MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 CONVERSION VANS EQUIPPED WITH VMI/RICON 6-WAY POWER SEAT BASES. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A DEFECTIVE WELD AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE PIVOTING PLATE AND THE PIVOTING PLATE PIN.

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

CERTAIN CURVED TEMPERED REPLACEMENT GLASS MANUFACTURED BY HANGZHOU SAFETY GLASS LTD AND SUPPLIED TO SAFELITE BY AUTO TEMP INC., IDENTIFIED AS DOT-430, AND SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VEHICLES MAY NOT BREAK INTO SMALL PIECES AS EXPECTED OF TEMPERED GLASS AND FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDER

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 DODGE CARAVAN, GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISS

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

ON CERTAIN VANS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ARMATURE SHAFT MAY BREAK.

I TURNED INTO A DRIVE WAY AND THE CAR LOST CONTROL. BREAKS LOCKED AND I WOULDN'T STOP

Mileage: 230,000

I TURNED INTO A DRIVE WAY AND THE CAR LOST CONTROL. BREAKS LOCKED AND I WOULDN'T STOP

Mileage: 230,000

I TURNED INTO A DRIVE WAY AND THE CAR LOST CONTROL. BREAKS LOCKED AND I WOULDN'T STOP

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY CLOSED THE DOORS. WHILE PARKED, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY AND HAD TO BE FORCED OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND MANUALLY CLOSED THE DOORS. WHILE PARKED, THE REAR SLIDING DOORS CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY AND HAD TO BE FORCED OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM HIP PAIN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 05/18/2015 *JS

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM HIP PAIN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 05/18/2015 *JS

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE ON THE NIGHT OF I02/11/2014 WHEN A WRONG-WAY DRIVER HIT ME (HEAD ON COLLISION). SHE TURNED RIGHT TO GET GASOLINE (NOTE: NOT TO AVOID US, DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS GOING WRONG WAY UNTIL WE HIT HER), AND WE HIT HER SIDE DOOR, TIRE AREA, AND THE VEHICLE BOUNCED BACKWARDS. I HAD TO PUSH OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT MY HEAD FROM GOING THRU THE WINDSHIELD, MY FATHER WHO WAS THE PASSENGER, HIT HIS ARM OFF THE DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH WAS

Mileage: 121,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE ON THE NIGHT OF I02/11/2014 WHEN A WRONG-WAY DRIVER HIT ME (HEAD ON COLLISION). SHE TURNED RIGHT TO GET GASOLINE (NOTE: NOT TO AVOID US, DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS GOING WRONG WAY UNTIL WE HIT HER), AND WE HIT HER SIDE DOOR, TIRE AREA, AND THE VEHICLE BOUNCED BACKWARDS. I HAD TO PUSH OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT MY HEAD FROM GOING THRU THE WINDSHIELD, MY FATHER WHO WAS THE PASSENGER, HIT HIS ARM OFF THE DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH WAS

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS ON FIRE AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE WHEEL WELLS. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000. UPDATED 3/31/14 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF FEB

Mileage: 162,000

MY SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING HALF WAY THRU CYCLE. MY POWER WENT DEAD IN DOORS AND LOCKS I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ECM OR THE BCM BUT NOT SURE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE AS THEY WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND STILL A SHORT SOMEWHERE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DROVE IT HOME AND NEXT DAY WENT TO START IT AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE BATTERY AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL BURST INTO FLAMES BURNING THE E

Mileage: 162,000

MY SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING HALF WAY THRU CYCLE. MY POWER WENT DEAD IN DOORS AND LOCKS I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ECM OR THE BCM BUT NOT SURE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE AS THEY WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND STILL A SHORT SOMEWHERE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DROVE IT HOME AND NEXT DAY WENT TO START IT AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE BATTERY AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL BURST INTO FLAMES BURNING THE E

Mileage: 162,000

MY SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING HALF WAY THRU CYCLE. MY POWER WENT DEAD IN DOORS AND LOCKS I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ECM OR THE BCM BUT NOT SURE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE AS THEY WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND STILL A SHORT SOMEWHERE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DROVE IT HOME AND NEXT DAY WENT TO START IT AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE BATTERY AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL BURST INTO FLAMES BURNING THE E

Mileage: 162,000

MY SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING HALF WAY THRU CYCLE. MY POWER WENT DEAD IN DOORS AND LOCKS I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ECM OR THE BCM BUT NOT SURE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE AS THEY WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND STILL A SHORT SOMEWHERE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DROVE IT HOME AND NEXT DAY WENT TO START IT AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE BATTERY AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL BURST INTO FLAMES BURNING THE E

Mileage: 162,000

MY SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING HALF WAY THRU CYCLE. MY POWER WENT DEAD IN DOORS AND LOCKS I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ECM OR THE BCM BUT NOT SURE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE AS THEY WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND STILL A SHORT SOMEWHERE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DROVE IT HOME AND NEXT DAY WENT TO START IT AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE BATTERY AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL BURST INTO FLAMES BURNING THE

Mileage: 154,000

MY SLIDING DOOR QUIT WORKING HALF WAY THRU CYCLE. MY POWER WENT DEAD IN DOORS AND LOCKS I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS EITHER THE ECM OR THE BCM BUT NOT SURE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE AS THEY WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND STILL A SHORT SOMEWHERE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I DROVE IT HOME AND NEXT DAY WENT TO START IT AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE BATTERY AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL BURST INTO FLAMES BURNING THE

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH BUT THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF

Mileage: 44,000

ON 6/27/11 THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN OUR 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FOR NO REASON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE DRIVER HAD MINOR INJURIES. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR COST AND HAVE GIVEN US A REPAIR QUOTE OF ABOUT $4000.00. CHRYSLER TOLD US THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON FOR 250 DRIVING HOURS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, BUT THAT IS COMPLETELY FALSE. THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE REPORT TO US. AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. AFTER TH

Mileage: 55,000