Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10039836October 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ON TWO OCCASIONS, BOTH DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM, THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD FALLEN OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS CAUSED A LOST OF POWER STEERING, OVERHEATING AND THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE SERVICE COULD NOT FIND A REASON AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON ON THE EAST COST DUE TO THE RAIN AND SNOW. (MODEL/SPORT) *PH *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037893October 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK AND CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. *AK THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044536October 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A CRACK INSIDE THE FRONT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043304October 21, 2003
SEAT BELTS
MY SEAT BELTS KEEP COMING UNLATCHED. I HAVE GENERATION 3 SEAT BELTS. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT HAS COME UNDONE OVER 5 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR. MY TWO CLIENTS, WHO ARE SEMI-OVER WEIGHT, WHEN THEY SHIFT THEIR BODIES AROUND, THEIR BELTS COME UNDONE. IT IS BECOMING AN ISSUE WITH MY CLIENTS AND I FEAR THAT ONE DAY I MAY NOT NOTICE THEY ARE UNDONE. THE LAST TIME A SEAT BELT CAME UNDONE WAS YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043186October 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE HAD PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIR BAG LIGHT. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM, AND IT WAS CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD AFTER THIS RECALL, OUR HORN WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED BY THE SAME DEALER,(COST ALMOST $200.00). THREE MONTHS AFTER THE HORN REPLACEMENT, IT WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO CHARGE. I'M NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IT SOUNDS TOO COINCIDENTAL THAT WE HAD HORN PROBLEMS AFTER THE RECALL WORK. OUR VAN HAS 61,412 MILES ON IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043175October 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VECHILE WILL SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKES APPLIED. ANY CHILD COULD SHIFT WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND COULD CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043096October 17, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
ROOF SEAMS ABOVE LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS CRACKED AT ALL STRESS POINTS, A TOTAL OF 4 AREAS AT LEAST 3 INCHES EACH CRACK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043099October 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE SPORADICALLY ON THEIR OWN; IN ADDTION, THE GAS GAUGE GOES FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK AGAIN SPORADICALLY. AN INTERNET SEARCH POINTS TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS AS THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043107October 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT
LAST NIGHT MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE VAN WAS A YEAR OLD. THIS TIME I AM PAST MY WARRANTY, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME & 2 OF MY CHILDREN ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE POMPTON WATER FALLS. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER BASICALLY TOLD ME "OH WELL--YOUR ON YOUR OWN." THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TWICE IN THREE YEARS.. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHERS... MY VAN WAS METICULOUSLY CARED FOR... THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED!! THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME.. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044235October 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE JUST FELL DOWN. FORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT BREAK, BUT IT DISTRACTED FROM DRIVING. DRIVER HAD TO HOLD WIDOW UP SO IT WOULD NOT FALL ON ANYONE IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD BY THAT HE COULD NOT REPAIR THE INDIVIDUAL WINDOW, BUT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY, AND SUCH REPAIRS WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PAY FOR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044106October 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE FUELING GASOLINE SPILLED OUT FROM THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE O-RING SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043991October 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WATER WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER WON'T ADMIT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041789October 14, 2003
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RE: 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD INTERMITTENT AND THEN CONSTANT AIR BAG LIGHT FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL & HORN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041802October 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED (PARKED AND RUNNING IN DRIVEWAY) WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. 81,000 MILES, METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. DIAGNOSED AS A LOOSE PIN WHICH WORE A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. A HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST WAS BLOWN THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CASE WHEN IT FINALLY FAILED. ALSO, THIS PART IS IN SUCH DEMAND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH THIS MODEL THAT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS ALMOST $2000. CHRYSLER'S CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED (CASE #11518366) AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041806October 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
1996 GRAND CARAVAN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO RECALL NOTICE . FUEL RAIL AND AIR BAGS. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY, TECHNICIAN REPLACED CLOCKSPRING BUT AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO BE ON. IT WAS THAT THE SAID AIR BAG MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. AIR BAG MODULE REPLACEMENT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $400.00. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED BY RECALL, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042915October 14, 2003
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ON A 2003, GRAND, CARAVAN JUST ABOVE BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON THE DRIP RAIL SHEET METAL WAS RAISED ,AND THE CHALKING WAS CRACKED WHICH PERMITTED WATER TO ENTER THE INTERIOR SHEET METAL. THIS CAUSED CORROSION. DODGE CORPORATION STATED THEY WOULD ONLY CHALK IT AGAIN, AND WOULD GIVE NO FURTHER WARRANTY FOR CORROSION OTHER THEN WHAT WAS OFFERED. THESE WERE OBVIOUS STRESS POINTS. ALSO, RIGHT SIDE DOOR DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE ALL THE TIME. IT CYCLED 3/4 OF THE WAY AND OPENED AGAIN. DRIVER'S DOOR IF CLOSED AFTER USING THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON WOULD UNLOCK WHEN CLOSED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041684October 13, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THE LIFT GATE DOES NOT PROPERLY LOCK AND OPENS WHILE DRIVING. IF THE REAR LIFT IS UNLOCKED AND OPENED USING THE KELSEY ENTRY, IT MAY CLOSE THE LOCK WHILE ITS BEING OPENED AND WHEN YOU CLOSE USING THE KEYPAD, IT WILL APPEAR TO CLOSE AND YOU HEAR THE MECHANISM CLOSING THE DOOR BUT IT DOES NOT CLOSE BECAUSE THE LOCK IS ALREADY CLOSED. THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EXTINGUISHES BECAUSE IT BELIEVES THE DOOR IS CLOSED. ON ONE OCCASION I FOUND MYSELF DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH AND OPENED BACK. ALSO THE INTERIOR PASSENGER DOME LIGHT TURNS ON BY ITSELF. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041738October 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSON FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038596October 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *JB WIPERS WERE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL THE FIRST TIME, THEN THEY FAILED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS THE CRANK THAT CONNECTED TO THE WIPERS AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. CONSUMER REPAIRED THE PART ON THEIR OWN. THE SLOTS IN THE CRANK FLARED OUT WHICH CAUSED IT TO ROCK AND LOOSEN THE NUT AND FALL OFF. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012351October 12, 2003
SUSPENSION
THE SHOCK TOWERS, WHICH HELD THE SHOCKS TO THE VEHICLE'S BODY, RUSTED EXCESSIVELY. *KG *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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