2007 Dodge Caravan Brakes Problems

“Dodge Caravan sxt, 65,000 miles. My car since new on 10-30-03. Left front brake hose ruptured at the flexible/rigid tube connection closest to the wheel in my driveway. Immediate loss of braking occurred. Dealer d'ambrosio Dodge repaired the car and told me that there was no safety recall. This is a serious manufacturing defect.”

“This is the fourth set of brakes I have put on the van in 3 years, I just put the last set on last year. It seems Dodge has many others unhappy after research. I checked and the rotor was scarred and the pad rubbed to the metal. The brakes have less than 15,000 miles on them and there is no excuse for this. This would be a serious situation if my wife could stop with my kids in the car. The brakes had started squeaking last sunday and I replaced again last night. This is a safety issue as they are going out way too quickly.”

“Almost total loss of braking ability. Brakes also wear out too fast. The minivan has only 35000 miles and just had the second set of pads at 31000 miles. Yesterday while driving in the mountains the brakes over heated and almost caught fire (a lot of smoke). I was staying off the brakes as much as possible and in 3rd gear not od. I have never had this problem with other vehicles. I was able to use a long turnout to slow down in and stop after smelling the brakes overheating.”

“The contacts son owns a 2007 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the head restraint in the middle row seats failed to secure. She stated that the head restraint gave the appearance that it was locked, however, it would only lock in the high position. The dealer stated that they would be unable to repair it because that is how the vehicle was designed. The current mileage was 3,749 and failure mileage was 300. The consumer provided repair invoices. The dealer stated brake light intermittently comes on while driving. Updated 08/27/07”

“The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH the vehicle accelerated and the ABS brake system failed to engage. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact shifted the vehicle to a lower gear in order to slow the vehicle down. The contact was forced to place the vehicle in reverse gear in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and turned off. When the contact restarted the vehicle the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the defect but did not provide a remedy. …”