Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10032545August 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION UNLESS PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED. SAFETY HAZARD: DRIVER MAY INADVERTENTLY EXIT VEHICLE WITH GEAR SELECTOR IN REVERSE POSITION. VEHICLE MAY SUDDENLY MOVE AND CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. EVENTUALLY, TRANSMISSION ENGAGES IN REVERSE, TAKING BETWEEN 15 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. CYCLING GEAR SELECTOR AND CHANGING ENGINE RPM SEEM TO HAVE NO INFLUENCE ON WHEN TRANSMISSION MAY ENGAGE IN REVERSE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031197August 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. STARTED VEHICLE AND LET IDLE WHILE IN PARKING LOT. ENGINE APPEARED TO FORM VAPOR LOCK AND STALLED. TRIED RESTARTING. NO EFFECT. SMELLED FUEL. LOOKED OUTSIDE AND FOUND VERY LARGE FUEL SPILL ON SIDE OF VEHICLE. EVACUATED VEHICLE AND CALLED 911 IN CASE OF FIRE. FD REPORTED SEPARATION OF FUEL LINE FROM FUEL TANK. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. AWAITING PARTS AND REPAIR INFO. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031120August 8, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE BLOWOUT AT 30MPH, BRAND NEW GOODYEAR AQUATRED 3, INSTALLED 2 DAYS EARLIER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033587August 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE IMPACTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *PH *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10032367August 7, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
THE REAR LIFT GATE LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE WHILE BEING USED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030984August 7, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
I HAVE A 1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LE & 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. BOTH ARE DARK BLUE IN COLOR, AND BOTH VANS ARE LOSING THE PAINT FROM THE HOOD, AND TOP OF BOTH CARS, I HAVE FOUND, EVERY BLUE VAN I HAVE SEEN, HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM, HAS THEIR BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM! *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030823August 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE 1998 GRAND CARAVAN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED ALL IDLER PULLEYS, TENSIONERS ETC MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO GET RID OF THE SQUAKING NOISE AND THE BELT FALLING OFF WHEN YOU GET IT WET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030869August 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MY VEHICLE IS 28 MONTHS OLD AND I AM ALREADY ON MY THIRD FUEL TANK CAP. THE PREVIOUS TWO CAPS BEGAN LEAKING WHICH WAS DETECTED BY MY COMPUTER. THE FIRST CAP WAS REPLACED JUST THIS PAST NOVEMBER, 2002. THIS CAP HAD TO BE REPLACED ONLY 8 MONTHS LATER. THIS LAST REPLACEMENT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD REACHED IT'S 36,000 MILES SINCE THE FIRST TIME THE CAP WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030883August 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION IN 1998 GRAND CARAVAN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, I HAVE A BROKEN DIFFERENTIAL PIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030741August 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I OWN A 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THEY INDICATED IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO CHECK OUT THE WIRING. AS AN ELECTRONIC ENGINEER I FIND THIS TO BE BIZARRE. THE CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE AND THE IMPLICATION OF THE DAYS TO CHECK RESPONSE IS THAT THERE IS A FRAYED WIRE SOMEWHERE AS THE CONNECTOR HAS CHECKED OUT ALL RIGHT. IF THE CAUSE IS A CHAFED WIRE THEN THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW COMPROMISING THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032019August 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR COMPRESSOR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER ALSO, HORN IS NOT FUNCTIONING, AND THE WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAGS IS ON AT ALL TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031792August 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHEN IT RAINS HARD THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND OVERHEATING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031889August 1, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
CONSUMER HEARD NOISE FOM RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT STRUT TOWER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030391July 30, 2003
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE GETS DISCONNECTED CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ENGAGE ON MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031480July 30, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE TURN WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RECOVER, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF THE SPINDLE AND CONTROL ARM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030393July 30, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
THE REAR SEATBELTS ON THE REAR BENCH OF OUR 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DO NOT STAY LATCHED ON OUR CARSEATS. IN JUNE OF 2003 I NOTIFIED DODGE AND THEY STATED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THEY NOW HAVE MY COMPLAINT - REFERRAL #11380233. THE REAR BENCH IS ALSO NOT LATCH EQUIPPED BUT DOES HAVE ONE REAR TOP TETHER ANCHOR PLACED IN THE MIDDLE. I HAVE 3 (SOON TO BE 4) CHILDREN IN CARSEATS. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT ALL SEATS WERE TO BE LATCH COMPATIBLE IN ALL POSITIONS. AS FOR THE SEATBELT ISSUE, THE DEALER CLAIMED IGNORANCE TO THE INTERNET SO I HAVE PRINTED OFF THE STORIES ON UNSAFEBELTS.COM TO TAKE TO THEM TODAY WHEN I GO TO PICK IT UP. THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRIGGER THE RESPONSE - BUT THEN THEY DIDN'T TRY TO BUCKLE IN ONE OF MY MANY CARSEATS EITHER SO THEY WILL BE DOING THAT TODAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031611July 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LINE, LOCATED NEAR THE GAS TANK, HAD CORRODED RESULTING IN THE BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030478July 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GEARS SLIPPING. SOMETIMES TAKES A FEW MOMENTS FOR IT TO 'CATCH' FIRST GEAR TO GO FROM A LIGHT OR SHIFTS 'HARD' WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, DOWN SHIFTS 'HARD' WHEN DECELERATING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030486July 30, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND FLICKER. SOMETIMES STAY OUT FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, AND THEN WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. NOTHING I DO WILL MAKE THEM COME BACK ON. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON ON THEIR OWN ACCORD. IT HAPPENS AT VARYING SPEEDS - ANY WHERE FROM 15 MPH TO 65 MPH. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE ROAD IS SMOOTH OR NOT, OR WHAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE. I'VE REPORTED IT TO DIAMLER/CHRYSLER WITH NO RESULTS. THEY SIMPLY STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON THEIR OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, NOT TO MENTION I COULD GET A TICKET FOR DRIVING WITHOUT MY HEADLIGHTS. I WOULD LIKE THIS SITUATION LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025005July 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED VERY ROUGHLY WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS 3 TIMES. A NEW TRANSMISSION PACKAGE WAS ORDERED AN INSTALLED. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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