Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#6900666December 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL LEAK FUEL FROM ENGINE. THERE IS A BIG AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPILLS AT ONCE. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900667December 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF OVERDRIVE TO NEXT GEAR. THEN, AFTER STOPPING AND REACCELERATION VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFTING INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900670December 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO ADEQUATELY STOP VEHICLE. LSO, VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SURGE WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD BE RELATED TO BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900672December 10, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIRECTED WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED, THIS OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755431December 8, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OBSTRUCTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#755407December 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
HAD DEALER COMPLETE RECALL # 99V216000 IN EARLY 2000, UPON DRIVING HOME AND FILLING THE FUEL TANK NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER TOWED VEHILCE BACK TO DEALERSHIP (THEIR EXPENSE), AND REPLACED "CRACKED" ATTACHING NUT FROM RECALL WORK. DROVE HOME (70 MILES) AND DISCOVERED SMALL QUANTITY OF FUEL STILL LEAKING FROM TANK FITTINGS. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER (MY EXPENSE). SHOP ADVISED THEY TIGHTENED LOOSE ATTACHING NUT FROM PREVIOUS RECALL. STILL NOTICED ODOR OF FUEL CONSISTANTLY BUT COULD NOT SEE ANY LEAKS AS PREVIOUS. DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY (I'M THE FIRE CHIEF IN HOMER) I TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GARAGE (MY EXPENSE). THEY FOUND THIS SAME ATTACHING NUT AND FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLE LEAKING AND REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 27, 2001 AND PICKED IT UP ON DECEMBER 5 AFTER THEY "REPLACED" SEALING O-RING AND ATTACHING NUT FROM PREVIOUS RECALL (ALMOST $100.00 OF MY EXPENSE). FILLED FUEL TANK ON DEC. 6 AND DISCOVERED LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL LEAKING FROM SAME AREA UNDER VEHICLE. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALSHIP AND THEY ADVISED TO RETURN VEHICLE TO THEM FOR FURTHER REPAIR, WITH THEM RECOMMENDING AND ORDERING REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK. I SUSPECT A COMBINATION OF POOR QUALITY WORK AND POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS WITH THE TANK AND FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY, NUT AND O-RING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899905December 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHENEVER IT STARTS TO SNOW OR RAIN WOULD TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SOMETIMES WORK, AND OTHER TIMES WOULD STOP WORKING AFTER BEING ON FOR A WHILE. SOMETIMES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN OFF. THIS CAUSES HAVOC WITH DRIVER'S VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLETO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER NO PROBLEM FOUND. TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899817December 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
A YOUNG CHILD GOT IN VEHICLE, PUT KEY IN IGNITION, AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDM, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE WAS $2000.00. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899832December 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT RESTRAINTS WILL SOMETIMES LOCK OR MAY STAY UNLOCKED. A FEW TIMES CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T UNLOCK. DEALER WILL HAVE TO REPLACE LOCK OR LATCH MECHANISM. OCNSUMER IS BEING CHARGED FOR PART AND LABOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755288December 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE DIES IN RIGHT HAND TURNS OF 2 DEGREES OR MORE WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE ENGAGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899787December 3, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF CONSTANTLY. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AKTHIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICING SEVERAL TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE REMOTE DOOR OPENER FAILED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW WENT OUT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755249December 3, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. THE HORN AND SPEED CONTROL ARE ALSO INOPERABLE WHICH OCCURRED ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE OCCASIONALLY EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS ALSO MOVE WHEN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ARE ACTIVATED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AIR BAG, HORN AND SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS ARE CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY IS THE POSSIBLE CULPRIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899715November 30, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE HINGES; DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED,AND WERER UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899644November 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TO SUPER MARKET THERE WAS SOME NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. THEN, AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND GETTING BACK IN, AND TRYING TO PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755021November 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY GAVE OUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED IN SPEED FROM 65 TO UNDER 40MPH IN LESS THAN TWO SECONDS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NEARLY BE INVOLVED IN A CATASTROPHIC REAR END ACCIDENT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK FOLLOWING BEHIND MY VAN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE THEY ARE NOT. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755049November 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROX. 56,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY DODGE. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROX. 112,000 MILES AND DODGE REFUSED TO OFFER ANY FINANCIAL HELP. I'M A LOYAL DODGE OWNER. I CURRENTLY OWN 3 DODGE VEHICLES. HOWEVER, THIS FACT HAD NO IMPACT ON DODGE OR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO OFFER ANY HELP TOWARDS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. A REVIEW OF OTHER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA REVEALS A SIMILAR PATTERN OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND RESPONSE FROM DODGE FOR HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754974November 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
THE AIR BACK INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ILUMINATED. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT CLOCK SPRING WAS FAILING AND THAT THIS CONTROLS THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAG. EVENTUALLY THIS WOULD FAIL COMPLETELY AND WE WOULD LOSE THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THESE COMPONENTS (WHICH IN MY MIND IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED/FIXED FREE OF CHARGE BY CHRYLSER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899487November 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON STARTING IGNITION VEHICLE ACCELLARATED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND ALSO ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754842November 24, 2001
AIR BAGS
READ IN NEWSGROUPS THAT CLOCK SPRING FAILURES SHOULD BE REPORTED; CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBAG VIABILITY AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899325November 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ENGINE BELT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVE TIMES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. ALSO, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS AND POWER STEERING ARE LOST. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN TWENTY MILES PER HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TENSIONER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED FOR THE FIFTH TIME ON 1-04-02. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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