2006 Dodge Grand Caravan Brakes Problems

“While driving on a public road at 35-40 MPH the vehicle began to slow down. It got progressively slower on a level road even as the accelerator was applied. At this point I noticed that the brake pedal travel was considerably less than normal and the pedal felt very hard. The problem got progressively worse and car was barely able to limp home. It felt like I was driving in deep sand. I could not go fast enough for the transmission to shift from low gear. There were no warning lights lit on the dash panel. …”

“My wife released the parking brake on a 2006 Dodge caravan, getting ready to drive it. The parking brake foot pedal flew up very high, hitting my wife's hand, breaking a finger.”

“I week ago, my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan started to make an intermittent brake noise; the brakes seemed to work fine. The car has 44279 miles. I checked the front brakes and determined that the original brakes and rotors should be replaced. The dealer told me that I needed a new master cylinder and quoted $390.90 plus tax for the repair. This was 27 feb 2009, the is . I bought the car from the dealership may 2007. My complaint is the master cylinder should not have failed this early in the cars life. Is there any other record of this occurring for this vehicle make and model year? …”

“Brakes constantly squeak and rotors have uneven wear. Told by dealer when I took it in that brakes were fine and still had a long life this was at 12,600miles. At 20,000 miles problem worst and now more than one year with vehicle told it need new pads and a left(passenger) caliper. Total cost $396 plus tax. They would not repair under warranty, had expired. I replace the caliper on my own and new pads. Now at 36,000 miles same problem on drivers front side needs new pads and stuck right caliper. I brought this problem up to the dealer again and was told it was a bad driving habit causing this. …”

“Takata recall 1. The key fob, automatically controlled rear door hatch does not stay open when using the key fob or manually opening the hatch door. It has closed nearly upon myself - the owner, and others - without warning when stopped, motor off and loading or unloading items. There is no way to assess what caused this as it gets below normal wear. Single party use, no kids. This incidence started 12/12/2016 2. The front brakes make a scraping noise and wobbling of steering wheel upon coming to a stop. …”