2.4% of complaints about the 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2006 vehicle — around the middle of the 250 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.5 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (61 complaints), typically at 4.6 yr or about 53,000 miles.
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.
THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY BE INJURED IF THE SEAT BASE PIN WERE TO BREAK.
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, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, ALASKA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS MAY CRACK UNDER CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND ALLOW W
IF THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER IS IMMEDIATELY ALERTED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE PROMPTLY SERVICED. UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE ENHANCED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
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 FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS."
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT(S) MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHATTERED GLASS.
ON CERTAIN VANS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ARMATURE SHAFT MAY BREAK.
DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, LOSS OF FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPING CAPABILITY COULD OCCUR, AND THE DRIVER'S VISION COULD BE OBSCURED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN COLD. HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ON 1ST VISIT. ONE MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM, HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. 3 WEEKS LATER SAME THING. TECH SAID THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE POWER STEERING LINE. THE LINE WAS DRAINED AND FLUID WAS REPLACED. BETTER NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! *JB
POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. WHILE TRAVELING AT LEAST 50 MILES A LOUD WINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, -POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER. ALL FLUIDS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY.*AK
VEHICLE POWER STEERING MAKES LOUD RESONATING HUM WHEN TURNING. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE LOCATION OF THE NOISE. RACK & PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED, AND THE NOISE STILL PERSISTS.*AK
WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP, MY DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT ILLUMINATED WITH OUT WARNING. *NM