Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10026060July 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED ON 5/2001 A USED 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 93,000 MILES FROM CARMICHAEL AUTO EXCHANGE "AS IS". AFTER 1,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPLACED @ $1875.60 WITH NEW MOPAR REBUILT AT 94,282. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR TRANS SERVICE ON 3/8/2002 AT 109,252 TO DEALER. INSTALLED TRANSMISSION COOLER ON 4/2002. NOW REBUILT TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 7/7/2003 AT 150,325. THIS ADDED EXPENSE WILL COST $2600.00 AT MY EXPENSE. *AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10026007July 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
VEHICLE STALLED, SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE IN GEAR AT STOP LIGHT. IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY START UP, BUT WOULD STALL AT THE NEXT LIGHT. ALSO, STALLED ONCE WHILE IN "PARK". DEALERSHIP RETRIEVED VEHICLE AND CLAIMED IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. THE SAME EVENING, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER A HUNDRED MILES OUT OF TOWN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, BUT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, SEVERAL TIMES, AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER, IT DID FINALLY STALL AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALERSHIP.*AK
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0
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#10029554July 11, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE BODY STRUCTURE WHICH HELD THE STRUT TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS BADLY RUSTED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IF HE DROVE OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE STRUT COULD GO COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BODY STRUCTURE IT'S CONNECTED TO AND HE COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PH *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029509July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TENSIONER ASSEMBLY FAILED, HORN WAS INOPERABLE, AND THE WATER PUMP LEAKED. AS CORRECTIONS, ALL DEFECTIVE COMPONETS WERE REPLACED. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025866July 11, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES WITH MICHELIN MX4 P215/60R17 96S TIRES (DOT B9KX DVMX 1102). TWO TIRE HAVE HAD DAMAGED SIDEWALLS. ONE TIRE ON THE PASSENGER REAR RESULTED IN A SLOW LEAK. THE OTHER, ON THE PASSENGER FRONT, HAS A BULGE AFTER CONTACT WITH THE CURB. THE SENCOND TIRE WAS FINE FOR ONLY MINUTES EARLIER DURING AN OIL CHANGE AND RECALL WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP. NO ABNORMAL CONTACT WITH A ROAD HAZARD OCCURRED DURING THE TWO MILE DRIVE FROM THE DEALER TO HOME. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027045July 11, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027083July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE RECALL REMEDY FOR THE ABS 96 V 099 000 FAILED, AND THE DEFECT ACCRUED.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027087July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN 1997 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND LOST BRAKE POWER. ABS PISTON WAS REPLACED PER THE RECALL # 96V099000 SUBJECT: BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. ON 7/9/2003 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND LOST BRAKE POWER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT PISTON ON THE VEHICLE WAS THE SAME PISTON THAT WAS RECALLED, WHICH HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE PISTON BECAUSE THE WARRANTY STATED THAT PISTON WILL ONLY BE REPLACED IF FROZEN.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027097July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025913July 11, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I HAVE A 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH UNSAFE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR. I WANT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TO REPLACE THEM AT THEIR EXPENSE ASAP!*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022063July 11, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY (GOODYEAR INTEGRITY 215/70R15). *AK *CB *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10020032July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE FRONT ROTORS RUSTED AND THE PADS WORE OUT BEFORE 50000 MILES. *NLM THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NORMAL USE. PH *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029609July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE WHEEL ROTORS RUSTED.*MR THE FRONT WHEEL ROTORS WERE "PITTED AND RUSTED" PREMATURELY, AND CONSUMER RECEIVED CONTRADICTING ANSWERS AS TO WHY AND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH 27121 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029603July 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT.*MR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE VAN, AND SEEING THE LEAK BECOME WORSE AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VAN WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024716July 10, 2003
SUSPENSION
THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT STRUT TOWER RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A FRONT SUSPENSION DROP.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021628July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF AND SHREDDED INTO PIECES WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *NLM. *AK *CB *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026852July 9, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FUEL LINE IS LEAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM TWICE ON 6/5/2003 & 6/11/2003, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025744July 9, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ON MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. DIAMLER-CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON THEIR 1996,1997,AND 1998 DODGE CARAVANS. WE OWNED A 1996 DODGE CARAVAN WHICH WE BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER AND HAD IT REGISTERED. WE HAD TO HAVE THAT CLOCKSPRING REPLACED APPARENTLY BEFORE THE RECALL AND WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THAT RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025608July 8, 2003
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON CONTINUOUS, THE HORN IS NOT WORKING, THE CRUISE CONTROL ISN'T WORKING, AND DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE. I CALLED AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED A DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PART. *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026794July 8, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED . *AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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