Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

#705766April 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE 80 MY WIFE LOST STEERING CONTROL OF OUR MINIVAN. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS ON A SUBURBAN STREET AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE I FOUND THAT THE BELT TENSIONER (FP# 4612894-AC) WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544827April 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES,TWICE DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING SPEED UPON ACCELERATION, WENT FROM 55 TO 20 MPH, CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705278April 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
AT 36,000 THE REAR DRUM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIRED MEASUREMENT. I WAS TOLD BY MONRO MUFFLER/BRAKE, HAVERHILL, MA, THAT THE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CUT THE DRUMS AT LEAST THREE TIMES BY 100,000 MILES BEFORE THE DRUMS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP TO VOICE MY CONCERNS THAT THE DRUM IS DEFECTIVE AND WAS BASICALLY BRUSHED OFF. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER , #5652064, IN CASE A RECALL IS ASSIGNED. I FEEL THAT A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 36,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE A DRUM REPLACED SO SOON WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CUT THEM AT LEAST ONCE WITHIN 100,000 MILES FOR THIS REASON I THINK THE DRUM IS DEFECTIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. SUE FERULLO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704931March 25, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE ORIGINAL CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR BROKE. THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE DEALER HAD PLASTIC PARTS INSTEAD OF METAL AS DID THE ORIGINAL AND WOULD NOT WORK MORE THAN 3 TIMES BEFORE IT ALSO BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544510March 22, 1999
CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS LOCKING MECHANISMS ON THE SEATBELTS JAM REPEATIDLY FROM DEBRIS THAT ENTERS INTO RECEPTICLE, DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. CHILD SUFFERED WHEN BELT TIGHTENED AND WAS TURNING BLUE/COULD NOT BREATH. RECALL ON COMPONENT DUE TO DEFECT, NOT NOTIFIED IN TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#544505March 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOORS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY, RATTLE AND COME OFF THE TRACKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704740March 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704675March 20, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL TANK DRIPPED GAS WHEN FILLED TO TOP. TIRED OF TAKING CAR TO DEALER AND OUT OF WARRANTY ANYWAY, I RAN TANK EMPTY, DROPPED TANK AND FOUND LOOSE HOSE FITTING IN TOP OF TANK. FITTING WAS LOOSE. CLEANED IT UP AND USED SEALANT AND REINSTALLED. CONCERNED ABOUT THE FLIMSY WAY FITTING WAS FASTENED TO PLASTIC TANK. YOU COULD JUST YANK IT OUT WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544435March 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, PARKING BRAKE, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE:BODY
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704476March 15, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT SET (LOCK IN PLACE). THE TEETH ON THE GEAR ARE SO SMALL THE CATCH WILL NO LONGER CATCH IN THE TEETH. THE CATCH APPARENTLY HAS WORN SLIGHTLY. THIS LEAVES AN INADEQUATE PROTRUSION ON THE CATCH TO LOCK INTO THE GEAR MECHANISM. THE DANGER IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE LEAVING ITS PARKING SPACE. WE LIVE ON A HILL. WE ALSO PARK IN OTHER LESS THAN LEVEL PARKING SPACES. THIS VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS A PARKING BRAKE. THE DESIGN APPEARS INADEQUATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704412March 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALER SAID USING 1 QT OIL/1,000 MILES IS NORMAL BUT IT IS NOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835639March 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND GOING DOWN A HILL, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE SMOKING, FORCING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782017March 10, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE CABLE AND RATCHET MECHANISM FAILURE CAUSED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO FAIL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704013March 4, 1999
AIR BAGS
THIS MAY NOT BE THE APPROPRIATE FORUM FOR THIS CONCERN, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO E-MAIL THE WEB MASTER. I RECENTLY READ THAT THE NHTSA CONDUCTED SOME SUV/VAN VS. CAR (ACCORD) CRASHES, WHICH YIELDED DISPROPORTIONATE DAMAGE IN THE CAR AND TROUBLING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS IN THE DODGE CARAVAN. RESULTS OF THE CRASH TEST, SUGGEST THAT DEPLOYMENT OF THE BAG IN THIS 35 MPH COLLISION WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS NECK INJURIES AND/OR DEATH. AS OWNERS OF A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, WE WERE OBVIOUSLY TROUBLED BY THIS INFORMATION. I VISITED YOUR WEB SITE TODAY IN HOPES OF FINDING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECENT CRASH TEST, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ENDEAVOR. I'M INTERESTED IN READING THE RESULTS, IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND LEARNING HOW THE NHTSA AND/OR CHRYSLER PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE FINAL MONTH OF OUR 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD ON OUR VEHICLE AND I WONDER IF, BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF THIS CRASH TEST, I CAN CLAIM THAT THE BAG IS DEFECTIVE AND REQUEST EITHER REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW LOWER-POWERED BAG OR REPURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704023March 4, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SOON AFTER PURCHASE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENLY COME ON, HOWEVER, MY HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT IN NOVEMBER OF 98 AND THEY DID NOT DEPLOY AND HAVE REMAINED ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, OUR HORN AND CRUISE QUIT WORKING AND STILL DOES NOT. WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT OR BODY REPAIR. WE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET OUR CAR INS. CO. TO DO SOMETHING BUT TO DATE THEY STILL HAVEN'T.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703862February 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS IN MOST COMPONENTS OF THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS, COOLANT LEAKAGE, ENGINE FAN & BELT MALFUNCTIONS, INTERMITTENT STALLING, TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND CONTINUOUS MALFUNCTION, MULTIPLE PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION AND ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS, MULTIPLE INTERIOR LIGHT MALFUNCTION, REAR QUAD SEAT ATTACHMENT PROBLEM, AND OTHER MORE COSMETIC RELATED PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING DOOR PANEL & POORLY INSTALLED CARPET & SEAT COVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835266February 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PADS. ITS LIKE METAL TO METAL. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703792February 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED, THE CAR SHIFTED DOWN TO 3RD GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. SUBSEQUENT DISASSEMBLY OF TRANSMISSION REVEALED A BROKEN OVERDRIVE HUB. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703667February 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SEATS
DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES(SEAT PROBLEM WAS DEFINED IN PREVIOS SERVICE ORDERS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703581February 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TENSIONER PULLEY BENT, AND THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF. THE SECOND TIME THE PULLEY ACTUALLY BROKE OFF. BOTHE TIMES THE CAR LOST ALL CONTROLS, LUCKILY, BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVEING ON A SMALL STRRET AND SLOW SPEED *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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