Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1999)

432 consumer complaints on file.

#860155April 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MAKING A STOP VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION CASE BLEW OUT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859721April 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
IN THE DRIVEWAY WAS ABLE TO MOVE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN IN THE 99 MODELS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551711April 4, 2000
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859565April 3, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND DRIVERS SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL INTO THE BACK . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER IS NOT IN FAVOR WITH INSURANCE'S DECISION TO REPLACE SEAT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE SEATS. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#6900671March 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE, CLAIM 59-V431-848. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720351March 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN OVERDRIVE, THERE IS A WHISTLE SOUND WHEN THE TROTTLE IS PRESSED. RELEASING THE TROTTLE STOPS THE WHISTLE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AS WELL AS WITH OUT, CAN BE REPRODUCED VERY EASILY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT IS LOUDER, I.E. IT IS LOUDER ON THE HIGHWAY THAN ON SURFACE STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858446March 14, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720117March 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED RESULTING IN GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR WELL OVER A WEEK. THIS WAIT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE A SHORTAGE OF THESE PARTS POSSIBLY DUE TO A UNUSUALLY HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THIS PART. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT CHANGE IN THE SUPPLIER OF THIS PART TO CHRYSLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719984March 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
APPROXIMATEL;Y AN HOUR AFTER MVA (DAMAGE TO FRONT DRIVERS SIDE), I LEFT TO ACCIDENT SCENE. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, SO PULLED OVER AT FIRST AVALIABLE AREA. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. INSURANCE ESTIMATES IN EXCESS OF $6000 OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FORM ACCIDENT IN ADDITION TO FIRE. VEHICLE IS TOTAL LOSS. I DON'T BELIEVE THE CRUMBLE ZONES PROPERLY PROTECTED TO FRAME. I DON'T THINK THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. INVESTIGATION OF NHTSA WEB SITE PRODUCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA99013 WHICH PROMPTED CONTACT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551144February 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE QUICKLY BECAUSE A BAD MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FAIL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856210February 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON. HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. DEALER STATED WILL HAVE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRED IN ONE WEEK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718291February 3, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ON-THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT LEVER MAY BE PLACED IN PARK AND NOT LOCK IN THE RECESSED PARK POSITION SO THAT THE LEVER AND TRANSMISSION MAY DROPPED INTO REVERSE SPONTANEOUSLY OR WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR BY PUSH IT WITH A TOOTH PICK. HE HAS A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT. THERE ARE IN ESSENCE 2 PARK POSITIONS THAT THE LEVER WILL REGISTER "PARK" ON THE LED INDICATOR ON THE DASH. ONE OF THEM IS THE "TRUE" PARK WHERE THE SHIFT LEVER ACTUALLY SITS BACK AND MUST BE PULLED TOWARD THE DRIVER BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO BE POSITIONED DOWN INTO ANY GEAR. THE OTHER POSITION ALLOWS THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO REGISTER "PARK" ON THE LED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK WHILE SITTING THERE BUT ANY VIBRATION COULD CAUSE IT TO SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. IN THIS VERSION OF "PARK" THE SHIFT LEVER IS NOT POSITIONED BACK INTO THE LOCKED RECESS. THE FACT THAT THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS WANTONLY BEING MANUFACTURED WITHOUT AN INTERLOCK MECHANISM, WHICH REQUIRES THE BRAKE TO BE DEPRESSED PRIOR TO SHIFTING, HAS EXACERBATED THE PROBLEM. HAD IT (AN INTERLOCK MECHANISM) HAVE BEEN ON THE VEHICLE MY WIFE WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN HER ANKLE CRUSHED, BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS, BE FACING FURTHER SURGERY AND SKIN GRAFTING AS WELL AS PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT. THERE IS AR TWO DEFECTS HERE. A DESIGN DEFECT BY NOT HAVING AN INTERLOCK MECHANISM INSTALLED AS WELL AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THAT THE COLUMN REGISTERS 2 PARKING POSITIONS WHEN ONLY ONE SHOULD EXIST SAFELY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#715744December 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714579November 10, 1999
SUSPENSION
LEFT FRONT STRUT WAS WEAK, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SAG, VERY POOR STABILITY AND VERY POOR HANDLING. LEFT FRONT STRUT WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE REALIGNED, AFTER BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FIVE OCCASSIONS. I HAD TO PUSH TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, AND CONDITION IS NOW CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714321November 4, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549353November 2, 1999
AIR BAGS
DURING RECALL REPAIR DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER OF ADDITIONAL WIRING REPAIRS NECESSARY FOR THE REAR WIPER THAT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (99V-113). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712841October 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
UPON SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN ABS PUMP STARTED RUNNING AND BRAKE PEDEL WENT TO FLOOR CAR FAILED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION ABS LIGHT CAME ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848955September 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL JUST JUMP OUT OF GEAR ON ITS ON AND GO INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847881September 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548480September 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED DURING PANIC STOPPING, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THEN PEDAL BOUNCED BACK RESULTING IN BROKEN BONE IN DRIVER'S FOOT, FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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