Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints
13,518 consumer complaints on file.
- #8019664September 27, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STATES AS A RESULT VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767766September 26, 2002AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND HORN IS NO LONGER INOPERATIVE. MR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767774September 26, 2002TIRES
TWO ORIGINAL GOODYEAR TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH. MR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8019538September 26, 2002SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER HAVING VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR OVER HALF AN HOUR WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL REPAIRS. *MR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8019401September 25, 2002STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
NHTSA RECALL 99V213000 LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET; SHE HAD THIS RECALL REPAIRED TWO YEARS AGO. THE OWNER STATES THAT SHE HEARD SOMETHING, MOVED OUT THE WAY AND THE LIFTGATE SLAMMED SHUT ON ITS' OWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10006965September 24, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TOLD THAT HORN NEEDED FUSE. DISCOVERED LATER THAT CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK. WEB RESEARCH POINTS TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*767682
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767647September 24, 2002SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER'S SIDE, REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT RECEPTICLE, BROKE DURING USE. THE RECEPTICLE WOULD NOT LOCK THE BUCKLE INTO PLACE. THE SEAT BELT HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8019303September 24, 2002SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HARNESS STRAPS RECEPTACLE IS INOPERATIVE, UNABLE TO FASTEN BUCKLE. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8019314September 24, 2002LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SAFETY CHILD PROOF DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN DOOR AND GET OUT OF VEHICLE WITH SYSTEM ACTIVATED. *NLM *SCC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767620September 23, 2002TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION AT 70-75 MPH. TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. TREAD DEPTH IS 5/32. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767552September 22, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767531September 21, 2002POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXPERIENCED INCIDENT WHERE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FROM N TO D FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER BRINGING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACING IN P AND RESTARTING ENGINE. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMERIOUS INCIDENTS DURING PAST 6 YEARS WHERE TRANSMISSON FAILS TO SHIFT FROM P TO R AND R TO D AND REQUIRES TO BE RESHIFTED TO P AND THEN TO DESIRED SELECTION. RESEARCH INTO PROBLEM BY QUESTIONING VARIOUS PRIVATE TRANMISSION SPECIALISTS THAT AN UNDETERMINED DESIGN FLAW IN DIFFERENTIAL, IN 1995 AND LATER MODELS, CAUSES BOTH PROBLEMS AND HAS EVEN RESULTED IN DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILING AND EXPLODING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8019106September 19, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8019114September 19, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8019120September 19, 2002AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WERE NOT FUCTIONING CORRECTLY.DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767402September 19, 2002EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE CLEAR LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY WITH AGE AND GREATLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT REACHES OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR MAKING NIGHT DRIVING DIFFICULT.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767407September 19, 2002AIR BAGS
I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM AND HAVING TO PAY NEARLY $300 FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN UNDER REVIEW IS VERY UNSATISFYING. HOPE A CONCLUSION WILL BE REACHED ON THIS ISSUE.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8018972September 18, 2002CHILD SEAT
NHTSA RECALLS 97I001000 & 98V185000 INTEGRATED SEAT; OWNER HAS A PROBLEM DUE TO DEALERSHIP REPLACING REGULAR BENCH SEAT WITH AN INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT BENCH. OWNER IS AWARE OF RECALLS FOR INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT BENCH, BUT MANUFACTURER DECLINES DUE TO VIN. BUT WHAT ABOUT SEAT WHICH WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP? NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER OR DEALERSHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8019014September 18, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE FILLING GAS TANK FUEL BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF TOP OF TANK. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED LEAK WAS FROM A "VENT LINE"*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #767339September 18, 2002EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT ADDRESS OUR FAMILIES CONCERNS, SUGGESTED IF I COMPLAINED FURTHER THEY WOULD PRESS HARRASMENT CHARGES. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0