Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1992)

255 consumer complaints on file.

#8001980January 11, 2002
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY FAMILY OF THE DRIVER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIED FOR USE BY A DISABLED PERSON. STEERING SYSTEM WAS CONTROLLED BY AN "ELECTRONIC MOBILITY SYSTEM (MODEL DS2000)". WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH, DRIVER LOST ALL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHEN HIS VEHICLE WANDERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION / PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#8001833January 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND MELTED WIRES ON RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001519January 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. DRIVER'A AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO CATCH. CONSUMERS HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD, KNOCKING OUT TWO TEETH, AND ARMS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#753854October 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895489August 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH NEAR BASE OF STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892072July 6, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN. NO ACCIDENT, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 1300.00.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747148June 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FIRST AT 48,600 MILES (THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE 48000 MILE WARRANTY) NOW AT 129.999 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889211May 25, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE REVERSING TO EXIT OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER. VEHICLE WAS NOT STRUCK WITH ANY TYPE OF OBJECT WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. A DODGE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED CONSUMER THAT BOTTOM OF VEHICLE WAS SCRATCHED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT SCRATCHED AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT, BUT AT AN EARLIER OCCASION, AND AIRBAG HAD A LONG DELAY OF DEPLOYMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#888821May 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MIDDLE ROW ON RIGHT OUTBOARD POSITION LAP AND SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LOCK IN PLACE. CONSUMER HAD RECALL 97V149OOO WORK PERFORMED, AND REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED DEFECT. *AK THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT THAT THE SHOULDER BELT SHOULD LOCK IN PLACE DURING HARD BRAKING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744308April 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP, SEAT BELT BECOMES LOOSE, DOES NOT RETRACK TO ITS BASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884119March 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. TRANSMISSION JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WILL DROP INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883957March 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RECALL 97 V 079 000/LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET: TAILGATE HINGES ATTACHMENT TO BODY, METAL IS BEING TORN AND CAUSES TAILGATE NOT TO STAY OPEN. COULD CAUSE HEAD INJURY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883334March 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, SOMEONE RAN STOP LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON DRIVERS SIDE. CAR SPUN 180 DEGREES, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#881846March 1, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING SPECIFIC TECHNICAL DESIGN FLAW THAT MAY HAVE FOUND TO BE PRESENT IN MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY AND NO PROPER FAULT COMPONENTS LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741522February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE BELT COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. WATER LESS THAN 1/8 INCH DEEP CAN RESULT FROM SPLASH OF PASSING VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 20 TIMES, AND DEALER REPAIRS ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES. IT OCCURS SO OFTER THAT I HAVE BECOME PROFICIENT IN REPLACING THE BELT. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED THUS FAR. MY WIFE AND THREE SONS WERE VERY NEARLY IN COLLISION WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE(64) WHEN THE BELT CAME OFF CAUSING HER TO LOOSE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, CLIMATE CONTROL, AND EVENTUALLY ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. SINCE THEN, SHE IS TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE VAN WHEN RAIN IS FORCASTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879237January 29, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HINGES ON HATCHBACK HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL IN 1998, CONSUMER HAD HATCHBACK OPEN, SHE WAS UNDER IT, AND IT FELL ON HER. HURT CONSUMER'S BACK, DODGE SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#558429December 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WENT TO OPEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR AND AS SHE PULLED IT OPEN, IT FELL ON HER, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, SHE PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR FIXED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738352December 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE IN COLD WEATHER / GEARS STUCK IN LOW IN COLD WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738062December 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I CONCERNED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDOW ON MY MINI-VAN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS OR WILL BE A RECALL TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WINDOW SEAL OF THE HATCH FOR THE 1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THE SEAL IS LOOSE AND CAN CAUSE THE REAR WINDOW TO FALL OUT... IF THE WINDOW DOES FALL OUT, THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY A CHILD. EVEN WORSE, THIS WINDOW COULD FALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSE SERIOUS AND FATAL ACCIDENTS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO HAVE THE REAR WINDOWS RESEALED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND/OR KILLED. THIS MATTER IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN THE RECALL RECENTLY SENT OUT BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER ABOUT A WIPER MOTOR (#836). THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876269December 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD, AND CANT PRESS BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID A TWO CAR ACCIDENT. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURED THREE TIMES AFTER THE DEALER FIXED A RECALL ON BRAKE SYSTEM. EACH TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS SERVICED, BUT NOT TO CONSUMER'S SATISFACTION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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