| Issue ID | 1530741 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11170967 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | GRAND CARAVAN |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 18/01/19 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Our family purchased a dodge grand caravan 2011 in october of 2018. Within two weeks of purchasing the vehicle, it broke down on the freeway. It acted a s if it had run out of gas. It lost all power and the power steering went out. Once i got over to the shoulder, i tried restarting it. It would make noise like it was going to start, but would not fire all the way back up. After about 10-20 minutes, i tried again and it started back up. We went to take it back to the dealership, because we need a safe, reliable vehicle for our family, but the dealership had gone out of business. The exact issue has repeated 8 times, since the first time in october. There is never any warning and you have very little time to try and coast somewhere once the vehicle stops working. As you can imagine, it is very stressful with little kids. Also, we live in utah, where there is mountains and canyons and snow and switchbacks, making it even more perilous. After researching the problem, we see that there are many dodge vehicles having the same issue, yet no recall has been done to make this right. Please fix this! We don't want to die! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 101000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SALT LAKE CITY, UT |
| VIN pattern | 2D4RN5DG3BRXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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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 | 50 |
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