Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10016916May 2, 2003
SEAT BELTS
I OWN A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND I WANT THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS RECALLED. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE EVERYONE BUCKLES UP BEFORE I EVEN PUT THE VAN IN DRIVE, BUT WHAT GOOD WILL THAT DO IF THE SEAT BELT COMES UNDONE? *NLM
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#10016823May 1, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ON 4/30/03 I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE AND CAME HOME WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE. I TURNED ON THE NEWS ONLY TO SEE A STORY ABOUT THE GEN3 SEAT BELTS. THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY FLAWED. I TRUST THE NHTSA TO DO THE PROPER REVIEWING AND SEE THE HAZARD THAT THESE BELTS PRESENT. DO THE RIGHT THING AND PUSH FOR A RECALL. MY FAMILY'S LIVES DEPEND ON YOU. YOU HAVE A LOUDER VOICE THAN I WILL EVER HAVE.
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#10016828May 1, 2003
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE SEEN ON TV AND READ ON THE UNSAFEBELTS.COM WEBSITE ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THE GEN3 SEAT BELTS CONTAINED IN MANY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP VEHICLES. I AM REGISTERING A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO ASK THAT ALL GEN3 SEAT BELTS BE REPLACED FOR FREE BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE GEN4 SEAT BELTS.
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#10016835May 1, 2003
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2001. MY MODEL HAS THE SEATBELT STYLE OF GEN 3 ON ALL OF MY SEATS. WE WERE UNAWAREOF THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES BEING RAISED ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR SEATBELTS. WE BECAME AWARE FROM THE NEWS. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY 2 YEAR OLD HAS BEEN UNBUCKELING THIS VERY SENSITIVE TOUCH SEAT BELT. NOW I KNOW WHY THIS IS SO SENSITIVE. WE ALSO OWN A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA WITH THE SAME SEAT BELTS. I FEEL WITH AS MANY DEATHS RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR SEATBELT DAIMLERCHRYSLER NEEDS TO PROVIDE A RECALL ON ALL GEN 3 SEATBELTS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER 6 AND I WANT SOMETHING DONE!!!
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#10017960May 1, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THE VEHICLES SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK AND WOULD UNLATCH AT ANY TIME. *NLM
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#10016855May 1, 2003
SEAT BELTS
UNSAFE GEN3 SEAT BELTS - REQUEST TO DEMAND THAT DAIMLERCHRYLER RECALL ALL VEHICLE TYPES THAT HAVE THE GEN3 SEAT BELTS.
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#10018017May 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *NLM
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#10017884April 30, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE TRAVELING, THE DASH BOARD INDICATION LIGHTS FLASHED THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL HEADS CONTAINED A SHORT. *JB
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#10017897April 30, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE VEHICLE'S REAR SAFETY BELTS UNBUCKLED WHILE RESTRAINING A 2 YEAR OLD IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. BELTS ARE THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER GEN III MODEL. *JB
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#10017899April 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A "POP" THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION PIN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CASING WHICH CAUSED THE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *JB
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#10017918April 30, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED, THE LEFT SIGNAL CAME ON INSTEAD AND VICE VERSA. *JB
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#10016809April 30, 2003
SEAT BELTS
I WISH TO LOG A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CORPORATION'S DECISION TO NOT VOLUNTARILY REPLACE THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS IN MY 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND MY WIFE AND I ARE IN THIS VEHICLE DAILY. I CHOSE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE COMFORT AND VERSATILITY IT OFFERED. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE SOONER, I HEARD ABOUT THIS ON THE NEWS TONIGHT, I WOULD NOT HAVE CHOSEN TO BUY THIS VEHICLE. I NOW AM FACED WITH EITHER SELLING THIS WONDERFUL, ALBEIT DEADLY, VEHICLE OR PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE TO HAVE MY DEALER REPLACE THEM WITH GEN 4 MODELS AT FULL-BOAT PRICE! *JB
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#10017736April 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A RECALL THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE AND WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. *NLM
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#10017782April 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT FRONT AXLE HAD BROKEN. THE VAN HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY "BRAUN ENTERVAN" FOR DISABLED ACCESS. *NLM
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#10016613April 28, 2003
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT COMPLAINT. *NLM
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#10016647April 28, 2003
SEAT BELTS
FOX 25 DID A SEGMENT ON THE GENERATION 3 SEAT BELTS, I OWN A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS THESE TYPES OF SEAT BELTS IN IT. I HAVE A 5 WEEK OLD DAUGHTER AND I HAD PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED MY MITSUBISHI GALANT. PART OF THE REASON I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT IT WAS A VERY SAFE VEHICLE TO HAVE AND AT THIS POINT N TIME I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE FOR MY BABY. THE THOUGHT OF BEING INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT IS SCARY ENOUGH LET ALONE THE THOUGHT OF BEING IN ONE AND KNOWING THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SAFETY BELT I RELY ON TO KEEP HER CAR SEAT IN PLACE COULD COME UNDONE UPON IMPACT. THE POINT OF TELLING YOU ALL THIS IS SO YOU MIGHT PASS IT ON TO CHRYSLER CORP AND STRONGLY URGE THEM TO RECALL THE SAFETY BELTS, REPLACING OUR EXISTING ONES WITH THE SAFEST ONES AVAILABLE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPE THAT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *NLM
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#10016542April 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 48 HOURS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE ENGINE AREA WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, IT HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR USED AT ALL SINCE IT WAS PARKED. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. OUR COUNTY ARSON TASK FORCE INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED IT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *NLM
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Yes
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#10016547April 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RE:DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE, L996 CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUDDEN LACK OF POWER WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY, NARROWLY AVOIDING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IN RESEARCHING ON VARIOUS WEB SITES, THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. THE DEALER HAS KEPT THE CAR TWICE SO THEY COULD 'DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM', THEY REPLACE ONE SENSOR OR ANOTHER. LAST REPLACEMENT SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED BUT STILL DON'T TRUST THE CAR AND WON'T DRIVE ON FREEWAY OR FAR FROM HOME. NOW HAVE TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR, THE DEALER SAID IT'S PROBABLY THE CRANK SENSOR. THEY SAY SINCE I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR, IT SHOULDN'T BE THE STARTER. ALSO, I HAVE HISTORY OF THE WIPERS TURNING ON AND OFF WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. THEY ALSO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN RHYTHM WHEN WORKING. THE WIPER SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE COMPUTER NEVER SHOWS AN ERROR CODE SO OBVIOUSLY, IT ISN'T WORKING EITHER. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL FLOAT AND SOMETIMES WILL SHOW 0 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I'M MOVING. THEY REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR TWICE AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING. I HAVE SEEN ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON VARIOUS WEB SITES. THE DEALER ACTS LIKE I'M CRAZY AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE SUDDEN LACK OF POWER, THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF, NO POWER STEERING EITHER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT... AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD IT, I WILL BE REPLACING THIS VAN WITH A NON-DODGE VEHICLE. *NLM
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#10015966April 22, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED ONE YEAR PRIOR TO RECALL# 02V293000. THE CONSUMER FILED FOR A REFUND WITH CHRYSLER WHICH HE HASN'T RECEIVED. *MR *SCC *NLM
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#10016347April 22, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THREE TIRE FAILURES WITHIN 12 MONTHS DUE TO "ROAD HAZARDS". THE TIRES ARE MICHELIN 215/60R17. ONE WAS A SLOW LEAK THE DISCOUNT TIRE REP SAID WAS DUE TO ROAD DAMAGE, THE SECOND WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE WALL AFTER HITTING A CURB WHILE PARKING, AND THE THIRD WAS A SIDEWALL BUBBLE DISCOVERED WHEN THE SECOND TIRE WAS REPLACED DURING A COURTESY TIRE ROTATION. *NLM
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