Piece of junk
We spent a little more than we wanted to on this car because we got sucked in to some of the cool bells and whistles on this model. We also figured it was a 2010 van with only 26K miles on it, so it was practically new, right? What a HUGE mistake. This van has been nothing but trouble from the start. I owned a 1995 Dodge Caravan and a 2002 Chrysler Town and Country and drove them both for well over 100K miles with nowhere near the problems that this van has had in less than 2 months of ownership. First I get the recall notice that the key can randomly switch from "on" to "accessory" causing the car to stall (even at highway speeds). Fine, it's a recall, we get it fixed (I hope...). Next the radio gets all static-y and I can't get a single FM station to work. A few days later, the satellite radio goes out. I have the dealership "fix" this when it is in for the recall. No luck - still have no FM and no satellite radio. Sirius claims it's a hardware issue, Dodge claims it's a Sirius issue (yet that won't explain losing the FM radio, as well). The service guy wonders aloud why the previous owner had the stereo replaced - THREE TIMES. I think I am starting to figure out why he/she gave up this van... Next, there is the most annoying clicking noise coming from the ceiling of the van. The service guy says they have a "service notice" on this noise and it requires them to lubricate the tracks for the DVD player/lights/etc on the ceiling of the van. So he lubricates the tracks, which causes the clicking to occur much more frequently. So then the engine light comes on yesterday and suddenly we can't get the car out of first or second gear. WTF? We are having the dealership tow this lemon out of our driveway today, fix the transmission and then we will eat the loss and sell the stupid thing. We haven't even had the car for 2 months. Complete and total lemon.
- Jeblar, 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan
