Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10143772November 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RADIO MALFUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY OVER APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH EVENTUALLY LEADING UP TO COMPLETE FAILURE. SMELLED SMOKE. HEARD OF RECALL ON RADIO. SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED WITH RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS RELATED TO RECALL. SUBSEQUENT ELECTRICALLY-RELATED FAILURES IN RECENT MONTHS INVOLVING HEADLIGHTS, FUEL GAUGE LIGHT, WINDSHIELD WIPER LIGHT, WASHER FLUID PUMP, DEAD BATTERY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143700November 26, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CRAZED, FOGGED HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURES BOTH SIDES; FACTORY DEFECT DUE TO LACK OF DURABILITY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143632November 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
THE INTERMITTENT MODE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DOSE NOT WORK. THE WIPER CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE A TOTAL OF FIVE DAYS FOR THE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143551November 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SERPENTINE BELT REPEATEDLY COMES OFF ITS PULLEYS, NECESSITATING A TOW, ON-THE-SPOT REPAIR JOB, OR DRIVING UNDER UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT DISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143295November 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2005 WAS BOUGHT USED AT BONIFACE-HIERS AT MERRITT ISLAND FLORIDA IN MARCH 2005. I'VE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE. THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP FOREMAN HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT IN APRIL 2005: SAID HE DID ME A FAVOR; THERE IS NO WARRANTY. BRAKES SHAKE AND ABS DOESN'T WORK. BRAKES ALSO LOCK. DANGEROUS. I TRAVELED TO MAINE FOR THE SUMMER. MANY CLOSE CALLS. ON 11-20-05, AFTER BEING TOLD VERBALLY THAT BRAKES ARE NOT WARRANTY ITEM, I SENT A COMPLAINT CARD. TODAY, I'M GOING TO BONIFACE-HIERS[MONDAY] AND A DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REP IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK INTO THE DEFECTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143388November 21, 2005
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
NO AIRBAG, NO HORN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142858November 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE FELT A JERK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF: BLEEDING OF THE BRAKES, REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG WIRING. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142910November 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT ON DODGE CARAVANS HAVE A TENDENCY TO COME OFF IN HEAVY RAIN AND/OR SNOW. IT HAPPENED ON OUR VEHICLE THE OTHER DAY WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND NARROWLY MISSED GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAVE ISSUED A TECH BULLETIN ABOUT IT AND HAVE A KIT THAT THEY FEEL WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER NO RE-CALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY $150 TO $200 TO REMEDY THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142685November 15, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FUEL FILLER NECK- RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING WHEN REFUELING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142689November 15, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, AT 48,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE AT THE COST OF $1300.00 DOLLARS. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. I HAVE HEARD OF ANOTHER CASE IN POINT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THIS IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF MILES SINCE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE TO AND FROM WORK ONLY ON STREET SURFACE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUIRE CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142703November 15, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH WARNING BELL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID DRIVER SQUIBB CIRCUIT OPEN & THEY REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142734November 15, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2005 GRAND CARAVAN WENT ON THIS PAST SPRING. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUAL STATED THAT THE LIGHT COULD COME ON IF THERE WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE AND THAT IS WHAT WE ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TOO BUT I JUST WANTED TO REPORT IT SINCE I HEARD IT WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142749November 15, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: CONTACT STATES THERE WAS A FAILURE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE THAT CAUSED COMPLETE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR INTEGRITY. HE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED WITH THE EXACT BRAND OF TIRE. DURING THE SAME MONTH, ANOTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPLACEMENT AGAIN, WAS THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE. THE TIRE DEALER SAID THE FAILURES WERE NOT DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIRES. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS ONE OF THE NEW TIRES STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142656November 14, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WARNING LIGHT CAME FOR THE AIRBAG. I ALSO LOST THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON 11/4/05. I STARTED UP THE CAR AND THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER BECAUSE THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY FRIENDS DODGE. THE DEALER STATED THIS HAPPENS A LOT ON THIS MODEL AND THE REPAIR IS AROUND 150 DOLLARS. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD A RECALL OR RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142325November 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
BESIDES ALL THE 1998 RECALLS ON THIS VAN, I FOUND A PINHOLE LEAK IN THE HEAD ITSELF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A GASKET LEAK BUT ITS NOT. WHEN IT RAN OUT OF WATER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT TELL ME IT WAS HOT BUT INSTEAD REGISTERED COLD. ON TOP OF THE FRONT SPEAKERS GOES OFF AND ON AND THE REAR SPEAKERS DO IT ON OCCASION. STEREO GETS REALLY HOT TO THE TOUCH. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE DOING STRANGE THINGS LIKE NOT KICKING DOWN WHEN STOPPED AND THEN LUNGING WHILE STOPPED OR ACCELERATING WHEN STOPPED. I THINK THIS WHOLE VAN SHOULD BE ON RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142334November 9, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE I AM DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142042November 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO GET HOME. DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141517November 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT'S WIFE DROVE IN THE RAIN AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141380November 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, SEATS, STRUCTURE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A LEAK WITHIN THE ROOF, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE CARPETING. THERE IS A SLASHING SOUND WITHIN THE ROOF COMPARTMENT AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. THE CARPET HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES, AND THE TELEVISION WAS REPLACED ONCE AS A RESULT OF THE LEAK. *AK. UPDATED 11/30/2005 - GLAZED SERPENTINE BELT CAUSED GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE LEFT MIDDLE SEAT HEAD REST CAME LOOSE FROM THE GUIDE ROD. THE DOOR STICKS AND THE SIDING DOOR MAKES NOISE WHEN OPENING. THE REAR WINDOW RATTLES WHEN OPENED. THE FOG LIHJT ARE IONPERTIVE. THE HORN SPUNDED WEAK BECAUSE THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE TAIL LIGHT HAD MOISTURE IN IT. THE LOCKING GAS CAP WAS HARD TO OPEN. THE REAR TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141434November 1, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. THIS APPEARED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 02V293000 FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NOT FOR THE MODEL YEAR. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - THE HEADLAMPS CUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE FCM WAS REPLACED BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH FLICKERING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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