2019 Dodge Grand Caravan Brakes Problems

“Second time my van has lost electrical and brakes. Today I was in the drive thru, curving around the building to the left, slight hill at turn. Again, gas gauge goes to empty, this time half of the dashboard is on, no brakes. Was able to turn van off and restart. Towed again to the dealership. This is a major safety malfunction and life threatening!”

“I had an accident yesterday when trying to park the car accelerated to the point that I hit a garage door damaging the car inside, all while my foot was on the brake pedal pressing very hard. When I put the car in reverse while my foot was on the brake the car shoot back at tremendous speed, it would not stoped regardless of my foot pressing on the brake as far as the brake goes. I hit a car parked on the street with such force that pushed it on top of the sidewalk causing extensive damage. …”

“7/21/2020 - driving through a left turn on a main road and lost all electric- steering, brakes, dashboard. Coasted to the left turn lane. Applied pressure to brakes, but was still rolling. Had to throw it into park to stop an accident from happening. Turned van off and restarted van. Drove to the gas station across the street and had it towed. I had five children in my van, this major safety malfunction could have killed all of us. Dealership had the van for 10 days and claimed one possibility was winter gas still available at gas stations combined with warm weather. …”

“While traveling around 30mph, brakes were applied in a panic stop fashion - fast hard depression. The road was straight, clean and dry. Visibility was excellent and the view was clear for about a half mile. When the brakes were applied it felt as though the ABS system interfered with braking, causing no actual force to be applied to the brakes. No deceleration was felt by the driver, or any of the other two passengers. …”

“The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the driver’s side rear. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that the rear brake caliper had blown out. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V523000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that there was no recall coverage for the failure. …”