| Issue ID | 1084780 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10608755 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | GRAND CARAVAN |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 05/07/14 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I live in troy michigan and on a trip to go pick up my teenage daughter driving. On m-59 my car started expelling coolant in the form. Of steam from underneath the hood and inside the vehicle. I immediate stopped at the closest automotive store. Less. Than a mile from where it started the incident. It was discovered by the mechanic at bell tire that the steel intercooler lines that run to the interior heater had ruptured. I contacted chrysler as steel tube should not fail unless some manufacture issue was overlooked. As a senior systems engineer mean time before failure on a component like this should have never happened at the low mileage on the vehicle. I followed up to find. Out cost to repair and the sales rep also let me know that a second grand caravan 2008 model had just come. In with the same failure. This is absolutely chrysler failure to engineer this correctly and i would. Lile to see this resolved before greater damage is done. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 57000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TROY, MI |
| VIN pattern | 2D4RN3D16ARXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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