2007 Dodge Grand Caravan Engine cooling Problems

“My 2007 Grand Caravan is burning oil. Currently going through oil consumption test with dealer. Car is burning approx. 1 qt. Of oil every 1000 miles. Chrysler said it is within acceptable levels of usage.car only has 44,000 miles.nothing has been done to correct this obvious defect,even though I bought an extended warranty from chrysler.”

“Four separate instances of an unintended acceleration occurred within 5 minutes while traveling at low speeds (5 - 15 MPH). Each of these instances is described below: 1. While turning right out of a gas station at about 5-10 MPH, the car lurched forward and the power steering system seemed to fail (I.e., the car was steering right and it was very difficult to keep from continuing right into a curb). The brakes worked fine and prevented a collision with the curb. I headed for a friend's house located nearby. 2. …”

“I turned the ignition on, put the car in reverse and backed out of a parking space. I pushed on the brakes and put the car in drive. The car began moving forward for about 10 seconds and then it lost all power with no warning, just stalled. The car's heat sensor gauge was normal just below halfway and I had a half tank of gas. There were no warning lights on the dashboard prior to the incident. It didn't feel like the brakes were working either. I put the car in park and then started it up again with no problems. It drove to my destination without any further problems.”

“I brought my 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan to a dealership for an inspection. Front and rear brakes were replaced and an EGR valve was replaced in order for it to pass inspection. Before the repairs were done I was getting approximately 20 miles to the gallon. This also showed up on the interior electronic information center. After the repairs were done, my interior electronic info center indicated I was getting approximately 10 miles to the gallon. I confirmed this by the old fashion way of filling the tank and driving then filling it again and dividing the miles by the number of gallons. …”

“Rear evaporator leak -air conditioning system does not work- evaporator and aluminum hoses are 6 from rear tire - the evaporator will be damaged and/or corrode/oxidize at some point and leak - it will cost between $800 - $1500 to repair for an obvious design problem - if it hasn't leaked yet it will from the on-line complaints that I've seen.”