| Issue ID | 746491 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10291404 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER LLC |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | GRAND CARAVAN |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 20/09/09 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2005 dodge grand caravan sx. I have had trouble since one month of buying it. I take it back to the dealership who said they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Since then, i've taken it back numerous times. They even kept it for a week and said they found nothing wrong with it. I would have to get it back to them when it had stopped. The problem is when i'm driving all the instrument needles go to null. Shortly thereafter, it starts to lose power. I once was in the fast lane on a busy highway when i happened to look down and every needle had gone down. I got in the low lane and pulled off the highway for safety precautions when it went dead immediately! I called roadside service. When i turned the key to check my mileage it started up immediately. That was scary, because if i hadn't looked down when i did and it lost power before i could get it off the highway, i believe the outcome would've been tragic. This only happened once a year or once every six months. However, one never knew when it would happen next! The last time i drove it for some distance i had almost gotten home (within two miles) it did it again, this time three times before i could get home. I feel blessed. To say the lease, i don't feel safe in it and i'm still paying for this trap. I was checking to see if there were any recalls when i found a daimler chrysler problem website stating that they're not liable for anything that happens to someone injured or killed by these vehicles and they don't even try to fix the problem. I need an intervention of some sort. I can't afford this! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 84000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LAUREL, MS |
| VIN pattern | 2D4GP44L95RXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 75 |
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