Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2000)

443 consumer complaints on file.

#740315February 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739962January 26, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
AT 50 MPH ON A CURVE STEERING GEAR LOCKED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO FOLLOW CURVE SO VEHICLE CROSSED YELLOW LINE ,AS DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, AND LUCKILY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO MERGE LEFT. BRAKING ALLOWED THE STEERING TO RETURN AND SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY CONTINUE TO OUR HOME. 2ND PROBLEM CONSISTED OF CLUNKING SOUND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS IN NEW GEARBOX SO IT WAS REPLACED @ 15,537 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739982January 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
OUR VEHICLE IS ON TRANSMISSION #3 AND IT IS LESS THAN 7 MONTHS OLD. IT ALSO HAS A FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF ALMOST 30 DAYS AND OUT OF COMMISSION FOR ABOUT 37.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559161January 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS (TV, VCR, SPEAKERS, DOME LIGHT, ALARM SYSTEM).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877714January 9, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT, LATCHES ON REAR SEAT MOVED, CAUSING SEAT TO GO FORWARD. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877259January 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERS IT WOULD NOT MOVE, OTHER TIMES IT WORKS, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE, AS WELL. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785189December 27, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE IS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876154December 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
VEHICLE WENT OVER SOME ROAD DEBRIS AND FILLER TUBE GOT KNOCKED OFF. IT WAS EXPOSED UNDER VEHICLE & COULD BREAK LOOSE, OR IF SPARKED IGNITED. DEALER VERY UNCONCERN CONSUMER. ALTHOUGH WARRANTY WAS GOOD ON VEHICLE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $818 FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. DEALER SAID CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ROAD HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875514November 27, 2000
TIRES
REPORTING A PROBLEM WITH TIRES CAUSING A 2000 DODGE, GRAND CARAVAN TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING ON WET CONDITION ROAD. GOODYEAR NOTIFIED, AND WOULD REPLACE TIRES WITH SAME BRAND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTERS. *AK GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE (P215 65 R15) DOT # M6VFAKDR1500. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873195October 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THERE WAS A LOUD STREAKING NOISE. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE BAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKES.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT RECALL ON ROTORS AND BRAKES IS OVER DUE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAD EXISTED AND THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF IT SINCE 1996. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872279October 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
SHIFT GEARS CAN BE EASILY MOVED INTO GEAR FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732940September 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SOUNDS FUNNY, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, MICE GET INTO OUR VAN. AND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE!! WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR IN, THE DEALER TOLD US THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS, OUR CASHIER EVEN TOLD US HER VAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. OUR KIDS ARE ALWAYS GETTING SICK AND THERE IS MOUSE DROPPINGS ALL OVER THE CARE ALL THE TIME. NONE OF OUR OTHER CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ALL THE WINDOWS /DOORS ARE CLOSED, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS FRESH MICE DROPPINGS IN THE CAR (WE LIVE NEAR A FIELD, SO YES FIELD MICE ARE NEARBY) IT'S GOTTEN REALLY BAD AS OF LATE, AND I'M AFFAID OUR KIDS ARE GOING CATCH SOMETHING. AGAIN, THE DEALER HAS SAID OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED, BUT THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE MICE ARE GETTING IN. PLEASE HELP, AS WE FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE (YES IN A DIFFERENT WAY, THEN MOST OF YOUR COMPLAINTS). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871580September 27, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, GRAND CARAVAN, P215/65R16, DOT#: M30D. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE SIDEWALL .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730737September 8, 2000
STRUCTURE
FIVE DAYS IN DEALER'S BODY SHOP AND ONE DAY IN SERVICE SHOP, UNABLE TO STOP THE WATER LEAK INTO FRONT DRIVER-SIDE CABIN. THE WATER LEAKS INTO VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINS. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS PARKED WHEN WATER COMES INTO CABIN. IT COMES IN WITH HEAVY OR LIGHT RAINS. BODY SHOP MANAGER REMEMBERS TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH WATER LEAK PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867942August 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER'S CHILD PULLED BACK ON GEAR SHIFT AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. CONSUMER HAS CALLED TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY FEATURE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS ONLY 21 MONTHS OLD AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HIT A STOP SIGN, DRIFTED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AND WAS HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARDS A TELEPHONE POLE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865146July 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGES DUE TO A DEFECTED MASTER CYLINDER COVER. DEALER NOTIFIED AND TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL A REPLACEMENT PARTS ARRIVED. TWO MONTHS HAVE PAST AND STILL NO PART. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722776May 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS BETWEEN 45-52 (MOST PRONOUNCED AROUND 48) AND DID SO WHEN I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT NEW ON 1/14/00. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE I WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS TIRE BALANCE AND THAT THEY FIXED IT. IT DIDN'T AND I BROUGHT IT BACK. THE SERVICE MAN SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. IT WAS COMPUTER TESTED OK AND THEIR MECHANIC ADDED SOME LIQUID TO THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE DRIVEN IT TO FL AND BACK TO TN AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE OTHER COMPLAINT/DEFECT CONCERNS RUSTED FRONT END COMPONENTS. UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS LEFT & RIGHT, TORSION BAR AND OTHER PARTS IN THAT AREA ARE VERY RUSTY. I NOTICE IT WHEN I CHANGED OIL. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND LOOKED UNDER THOSE VANS AND FOUND THOSE PARTS ALSO RUSTY ALSO ON NEW VANS. IT SEEMS THERE IS NO COATING OR ANODIZING ON THESE PARTS AND THEY ARE RUSTING VERY RAPIDLY. I ALSO NOTICED RUST ON THE MAIN CRANK PULLEY OF THIS NEW CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722434May 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
MY 4-YEAR SON PUT THE RIGHT KEY IN THE IGNITION OF MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN,STARTED THE VAN, THEN PUT IT IN GEAR AND ROLLED IT DOWN THE DRIVE WAY UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. LUCKILY HE WAS OK, BUT DON'T YOU THINK ITS TIME THAT DODGE GETS WITH THE PROGRAM AND MAKES THEIR VEHICLE SO THAT YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE BEFORE YOU CAN GET IT OUT OF GEAR.WHY IS THIS NOT A NATIONAL STANDARD. ESPECIALLY IN FAMILY VEHICLES.THANK YOU GREGG CAHALAN 616-850-4533. PLEASE RESPOND!!! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711309April 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
PERHAPS THIS DOESN'T QUALIFY AS A "FAILURE" AS MY GR.CARAVAN IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SHIFT INTERLOCK. HOWEVER, I FEEL STRONGLY THAT MANUFACTURERES OF MINIVANS OUGHT TO BE REQUIRED TO EQUIP SUCH VEHICLES WITH SHIFFT INTERLOCKS AS ALL PASSENGER CARS ARE. WH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859587April 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES INTO ANY GEAR.CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING THAT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK AS STATED IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL. CHRYSLER INCLUDED LABELS, INDICTATING THE DEFECT, AND WILL NOT MODIFY VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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