Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1992)

255 consumer complaints on file.

#558212November 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT MAT TAKE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 99V-189, DEALER REFUSES TO GIVE CONSUMER LOANER VEHICLE WHILE REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873524October 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE. THERE WAS NOT ANY PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE ON OCT 14, 2000. IN BOTH INSTANCES, SPRING BROKE AT THE BAND THAT GOES AROUND BOTH LEAVES TO HOLD TOGETHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733611October 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN LOW GEAR 1/7/96 (34440 MILES), REBUILT BY CHRYSLER UNDER WARRANTY; TRANSMISSION BANGED HARD ON HIGHWAY (LOST REVERSE, HAD LOW GEAR ONLY AND HAD CLANGING WHILE DRIVING TO DEALER) ON 12/13/99 (71899 MILES), CHRYSLER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER, I HAD TO PAY HALF; LOCKED IN LOW GEAR 9/7/00 (79419 MILES) DEALER SERVICE SAID IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION INPUT SENSOR AND I PAID TO FIX IT. TRANSMISSION NOW FREQUENTLY MAKES SQUEAKY NOISES WHEN SHIFTING, SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE SOMETHING UNDER CAR IS SLAMMING FORWARD WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE AND MAKES LITTLE BANGS/BUMPS WHEN COASTING LIKE THERE IS A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THERE ISN'T ANY BUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733580October 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ABOUT ONCE A MONTH FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ENGINE RPM GOES WAY BELOW 1000 AND CAR STALLS. CAR RESTARTS BUT CONTINUES STALLING IF PRESSURE IS NOT MAINTAINED ON GAS PEDDLE. CAN BE DRIVEN THIS WAY BUT WILL STALL AGAIN IF GAS PEDDLE IS RELEASED. PROBLEM STARTS TO GO AWAY BY ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES DRIVING OR 30 MINUTES PARKED. BROUGHT TO DEALER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. THEY COULDN'T FIND/VERIFY PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. TUNEUPS DIDN'T HELP. HIGH OCTANE GAS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733038September 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PURCHASED VAN 1998; 1ST FAILURE FEB. 26, 1998 ABS BRAKE FAILURE; MILEAGE 65,928; REPLACED PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY; 2ND BRAKE FAILURE JULY 1998; MILEAGE 75,991; REPLACED ACCURATOR PISTON AND PISTON PACKAGE; 3RD BRAKE FAILURE MAY 25, 1999; MILEAGE 87,880; REPLACED MODULE ABS CONTROL ASSSEMBLY,MODULE ECU; 4TH BRAKE FAILURE SEPT 23, 2000 AND NO REPAIR SO FAR DUE TO BEYOND 100,000 MILE EXTENDED HIDDEN FACTORY WARRANTY AND NO CONFIDENCE IN IT BEING EFFECTIVELY REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732838September 29, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF UPON OPENING -- 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS. MANUFACTURER STATES THIS IS ACCEPTABLE "WEAR AND TEAR". INJURIES WERE AVOIDED, BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE HAD MY 3 YR OLD CHILD BEEN THE PERSON OPENING THE DOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871792September 28, 2000
SEATS
THE 2ND & 3RD ROW SEATS ARE SELF RELEASING. SEATS WOULD PIVOT FORWARD. WHEN LATCHED OR LOCKED WOULD RELEASE THE ENTIRE SEAT. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE & THE OCCUPANTS SHIFTING AROUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554430September 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLETE RECALL 97V079000 FOR CONSUMER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730383September 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MCKENZIE MOTORS CHARGED $1500 FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HAVE NOT YET HAD ABS SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868799August 26, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE A SEVEN YEAR OLD CHILD WAS OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF AND ALMOST FELL ON THE CHILD; DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS BEING MADE AT CONSUMER COST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554059August 25, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
AFTER ARRIVNG FOR SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL CAMPAIGNS(742&836) DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD MANY OTHER SERVICES SCHEDULED AND WERE MORE IMPORTANT. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO MAKE ANY EFFORT TO ORDER ANY PARTS FOR THE RECALL. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866837August 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VAN. THIS WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE P20570R15. MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS LESS THAN 30,000. FIRESTONE OR THE DEALERSHIP WERE NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL LAST WEEK. OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE A CLAIM UNLESS THE TIRE WAS MAILED TO FIRESTONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865799July 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. THEN, CONSUMER WILL RESTART, AND ENGINE AND WILL WORK AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552947July 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS LIGHTS ON FOR OVER A YEAR NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, PROBLEM DUE TO POSSIBLE ABS SENSOR FAILURE. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865093July 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864100June 22, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TWICE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE WON'T STOP, AND PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724207June 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING AND TALKING TO SEVERAL CHRYSLER MECHANICS THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THIS ABS BRAKE PUMP IS A REAL BAD DEFECT IN THE VAN AND BECAUSE ITS SO SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX PROPERLY THEY WARRENTY THE BRAKE PUMP FOR THE LIFE OF THE VAN, WELL THEY DONT WARRENTY THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO WRONG DUE TO THE PUMP GOING OUT. WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO REALLY GET SOMETHING GOING ON THIS I HEAR ITS A REAL BIG PROBLEM WITH 92 AND 93 DODGE MINI VANS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862925June 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER, AND TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861641May 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 15-20 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT HAND TURN AT LIGHT & HIT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED & CAUSED TRAUMA TO DRIVER'S LEFT EYE, RESULTING IN A PERMANENT INJURY. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#861160May 1, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCHES ARE MADE OUT OF TIN WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY, AND "POP OPEN" WHILE IT IS "LOCKED." PASSENGER FELL OUT OF VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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