2011 Dodge Caravan Steering Problems

“Van has shut off several times while in motion. Once while idle at a stop light. I spoke with a mechanic who told me it was the key fob. I changed to my spare key to see if this made any difference but the van shut off twice since then. There is a recall for this issue on the 2010 models but not 2011. This needs to be looked at asap. Luckily there has not been any traffic behind me when it has stopped while driving. I have 2 young children and this is a major safety concern. Does someone have to be seriously injured or killed before the recall gets extended to 2011 vehicles?”

“At 7:40am, thursday 3/5/ 15 I was driving my vehicle to go drop my son off at school the wiper blade started going on and off by themselves and then smoke started coming from underneath the horn on the steering wheel and then the airbag deployed hitting my hand and burning my left hand it filled my van full of smoked where we couldn't see I almost got into an accident I pulled the vehicle over roll the windows down clear it out all the smoke then I dropped my son off at school drove the vehicle to the closest dealership took pictures of the wiper blades, the airbag deploying, the time, the…”

“The contact owns a 2011 Dodge grand Caravan. The contact received notifications for NHTSA campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system) and 11v315000 (steering). The contact believed that the recalls had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced the failure.”