Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10186087March 24, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH 50100 MILES ON IT HAD THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAIN ON DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS OCCASIONALLY DRIVEN IN HEAVY RAIN AND SEASONALLY WAS EXPOSED TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY IMPACT OR DISTURBANCE TO FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND NO COMMUNICATION FROM LF IMPACT SENSOR. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED CORROSION ON THE PIN CONNECTORS , LOCATED INSIDE A SUPPOSEDLY WATERPROOF WEATHERPAC RUBBER CONNECTOR, WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS PLUGGED INTO THE SENSOR. *AK THE LF SENSOR AND ABOUT 3" OF THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $240. AFTER READING THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURING ON OTHER VEHICLES I ASSUME THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE RF SENSOR FAILS AS WELL. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS FAILURE IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THE COST TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE) SHOULD NOT BE BOURNE BY THE CONSUMER. ADDITIONALLY, THE METHOD WATERPROOFING THE SPLICING OF THE NEW SENSOR WIRING CONSISTED ONLY OF HAND WRAPPED ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND THE WIRES. IF THAT METHOD IS STANDARD REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE FOR A COMPONENT THAT IS DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO WHEEL SPRAY, THEN IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE A SECOND WAVE OF FAILURES WHEN THE WIRING SPLICES SHORT OUT IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED. I DO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR AND MATING HARNESS AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT FOR INSPECTION IF NECESSARY.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10185972March 23, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
55,000 MILES OM MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT AND THE AIR BAG SENSORS ALREADY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $99.95 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC, AN ADDITIONAL $205 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. 2 YEARS AND THESE THINGS GO BAD! *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185977March 23, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
AIRBAG SENSOR STARTED COMING ON ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO. I TOOK VEHIC LE TO DEALER TWO DAYS AGO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HAVE APPROX. 39,000 MILES , AND WILL IT WILL COST AROUND $300. AT THE SAME TIME, THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING , SO THEY CHECKED THAT ONE AS WELL. THE TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS CONSIDERED ELECTRICAL. WHY WERE THE AIRBAG SENSORS NOT CONSIDERED ELECTRICAL? THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE ON BACKORDER, AND COULD TAKE 1 - 2 WEEKS. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IN MARCH 2006 I HAD TO HAVE TO FUEL GUAGE/SENSOR REPLACED AS THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN I WAS LOW ON GAS. I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE.AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185844March 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF/ STALLS AND POWER CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING, PARKING, STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. WE'VE BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE PROBLEM CAN OCCUR WHILE DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY OR 30 MPH ON LOCAL STREETS. *AK WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM SINCE A MONTH INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. WE'VE BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, YET THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT (LAST MONTH, FEB 2007) WHERE WE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER IN THE VAN, THE DEALER HAD A CO-PILOT DIAGNOSTICS DEVICE SETUP IN THE VAN AND IT DIDN'T GET ANY READINGS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN (WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS). THE DEALER HAS SINCE ASKED US TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VAN WITH THE CO-PILOT IN IT AND "PRESS THE BUTTON" IF WE THINK THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO OCCUR. SINCE WE SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT AS MUCH AS THE DEALER REGARDING WHAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE TO OCCUR.... WE'RE BASICALLY PUTTING OURSELVES AT RISK ANYTIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185618March 20, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY.AIRBAG FAULTY . DEALER REPLACED THEM AT COST $338.00. SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH ONLY 44450 MILES ON 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. VERY DISSAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE,ALWAYS IN SHOP. ENGINE 4 TIMES,TIE ROD ENDS, BRAKE CALIPERS ,AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. ETC. *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185668March 20, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ALL OF MY VEHICLE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY FLICKER. A VERY NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE INTENSITY OF THE HEADLIGHTS, MARKER LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS OCCURS WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185480March 19, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 45 TO 55 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN USING LOWER BEAMS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55600. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185590March 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LUCKILY WE WERE SLOWING TO A STOP AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. THE CENTER PIN THAT HOLDS THE GEARS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CAME LOOSE AND LOCKED THE FRONT WHEELS UP SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT KILLED THE ENGINE. IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING NO NOISE AT ALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT BUSTED THREE HOLES IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ONE HOLE IN THE FLYWHEEL HOUSING. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOM SERIOUS ENGINEERING ISSUES THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. LUCKILY ALL I AM OUT IS THE MONY TOBUY ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND PAY THE CORE CHARGE SINCE MY CASE IS NOT REBUILDABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185264March 16, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL. COMES AND GOES. FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. FLUID COLOR AND SMELL IS FINE,NO AIR BUBBLES IN FLUID.SEEMS TO BE THE WORST AFTER DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN DRIVING IN TOWN. SOMETIMES GOES AWAY AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. DEALER RECOMMENDS A FLUSH. BOUGHT VEHICLE USED AT 29000 MILES. PROBLEM SEEMED TO START SHORTLY AFTER. A $80 FLUSH ISN'T GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER READING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS ARE HAVING. SEEMS LIKE SOME SORT OF RESTRICTION ON THE INTAKE SIDE OF THE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185308March 16, 2007
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION. AT DEALERSHIP, TOLD LIKELY BAD WIRE, AND THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184963March 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLING UP, THE GAS NOZZLE CONTINUES TO SHOOT GAS OUT OF THE TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE HAVE FILLED OUR TANK UP REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATION WE WERE USING. LOCAL DODGE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE VEHICLES FUEL SYSTEM OR DESIGN. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BUILDS UP A HIGH STATIC CHARGE DUE TO THE FABRIC SEATS ETC. CAN BE QUITE A SHOCK WHICH IS NOT GOOD TO MIX WITH THIS GASOLINE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184964March 13, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN COLD. HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ON 1ST VISIT. ONE MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM, HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. 3 WEEKS LATER SAME THING. TECH SAID THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE POWER STEERING LINE. THE LINE WAS DRAINED AND FLUID WAS REPLACED. BETTER NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184635March 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT WITH THE 3.3L ENGINE HAS LOST ITS SERPENTINE BELT IN RAIN. THIS RESULTS IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LEADS TO SERIOUS OVERHEATING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS FOR MANY YEARS. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184520March 8, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 150000 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LEAKING GAS ON THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THERE WAS A RECALL # 00268000 ON THE 1996-2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE , AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *AK THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING FUEL AT THE END OF THE RAIL WHERE A PIPE JOINED THE 2 RAILS TOGETHER, FUEL LEAKED ON THE MANIFOLD AND A SMALL FIRE WAS IGNITED. UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185818March 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CUSTOMER HAS CONCERNS WITH THE TIMING BELT**NAR**CC THE CRANK WAS UNDERSIZED ON THE BEARINGS AND THE BEARINGS WERE UNDERSIZED CREATING A LARGE GAP BETWEEN THE BEARINGS AND THE CRANK WHICH WAS CAUSING THE NOISE KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. A FOREIGN PIECE OF METAL WAS FOUND UNDER THE MAIN BEARING CAP WHICH CAUSED EXTRA CLEARANCE. AND THE CRACK WAS ONLY TOUCHING TWO-THIRDS OF THE BEARING SURFACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184255March 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
1999 GRAND CARAVAN - SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF WHEN IT RAINS OR VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THROUGH WATER, EVEN MINOR AMOUNTS. CAUSES SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY, ESPECIALLY IF IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING DURING A TURN. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 YEARS AND 125,000+ MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE LAST 25,000 MILES BELT HAS COME OFF UNPREDICTABLY 6-8 TIMES IN WET WEATHER. OCCURRENCES STARTED FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. DEALERS AND SERVICE STATIONS HAVE BLAMED THE TENSIONEER, A PULLEY, THE BELT ITSELF, AND WATER. REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS DOES NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WHICH OCCURS AGAIN WITH THE NEXT RAIN STORM. SOMETHING CHANGED AT 125,000 MILES THAT CAUSES THE BELT TO DISENGAGE THE PULLEYS AND /OR TENSIONER WHEN WATER IS SPRAYED UP BY THE TIRES IN WET WEATHER. I CHANGED TIRES TO A DIFFERENT TREAD DESIGN AND THIS HELPED FOR A TIME, BUT WITH WEAR THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184260March 5, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 - AIRBAG SENSORS FAILURE VERY DISAPPOINTED, ONLY 2 YEARS OLD VAN STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM - TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAVE 39000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184118March 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER HAVING CLOCK SPRING CHANGED FROM RECALL, VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AUTOMATICALLY START BACK UP ON ITS OWN. IT WILL DO THIS FROM A COASTING SPEED TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. THERE IS NO WARNING!! I DON'T KNOW IF ITS FROM THE CLOCK SPRING OR ANOTHER ISSUE. HAD TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALS AND PERSONAL FRIEND THAT HAS THE OBDII COMPUTER AND IT DOES NOT KICK OR STORE A CODE, EVEN WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER! I HAVE A 1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 3.3L WITH THE FLEXFUEL ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184053March 2, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. RAN OUT OF GAS ON INTERSTATE AND GAUGE SAID IT WAS HALF FULL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184065March 2, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH OF THE SLIDER DOORS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND OPEN THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN ALL DAY. I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALERS ATTENTION, BUT ALL THAT COULD BE EXPLAINED IS THE LATCH INSIDE MUST HAVE SWELLED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT HOW ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO OPEN THE DOORS, IF NEEDED. SINCE I HAVE MOVED FROM MICHIGAN TO FLORIDA IT IS WORSE THAN BEFORE BEFORE, AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAVE REFUSED TO DRIVE IN THE VEHICLE FOR THAT REASON. I HAVE LOOKED AT BOTH OF THE DOORS, BUT I CAN'T TELL HOW THE LOCK MECHANISM WORKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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