Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints
13,518 consumer complaints on file.
- #742672March 19, 2001AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL QUIT. MECHANIC SAYS CLOCK SPRING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883334March 19, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, SOMEONE RAN STOP LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON DRIVERS SIDE. CAR SPUN 180 DEGREES, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883355March 19, 2001VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER WAS PARKED WITH MOTOR RUNNING, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE , VEHICLE IN GEAR AND ENGINE REVVED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE/ BUILDING, AND A COUPLE OF TREES. FINALLY, GOT TO STOP AT AN EMBANKMENT. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883357March 19, 2001CHILD SEAT
BUILD IN CHILD SEAT LOCATED IN MIDDLE BENCH. BCKLES LATCH AND SHOULDER STRAPS WILL NOT TIGHTEN AND LOCK. THE DANGER IS NOT IMMEDIATELY APPARENT SINCE THE BUCKLE STILL LATCHES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883364March 19, 2001SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LOWER STRUT MOUNTING BOLT SNAPPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNDRIVABLE. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883408March 19, 2001AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883214March 16, 2001STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER DOOR IS SAGGING, WELD ON HINGE IS RUSTING. HINGE IS PULLING AWAY FROM DOOR. CONSUMER HAS TO LIFT UP ON DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE IT.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883275March 16, 2001CHILD SEAT
MIDDLE 2 SEATS ARE BUILD-IN CCS, AND THE BELT BUCKLE DO NOT LATCH ON EITHER ONE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742467March 15, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
3 POINT SEAT BELT (3RD ROW SEAT - RIGHT SIDE) IS UNUSABLE. IT IS LOCKED INTO THE RETRACTED POSITION AND CANNOT BE PULLED OUT TO USE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883147March 15, 2001SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
CONSUMER WAS STOPPED, AND THEN WAS REARENDED. POWER DRIVER SEAT BROKE ON IMPACT, AND RECLINED ALL THE WAY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE SO FAR WAS $ 10000.00, STILL AT DEALER.*AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883151March 15, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND REAR ENDED, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DAMAGE SO FAR $ 10000.00, VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #9001978March 14, 2001POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MINI VAN NEEDS FIFTH TRANSMISSION. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON 10/25/91.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882883March 13, 2001AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742286March 12, 2001POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THERE ARE APPARENTLY NO SAFETY INTERLOCKS TO PREVENT VAN FROM BEING PLACED IN GEAR. THIS ALLOWED MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO PLACE THE CAR IN GEAR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE VAN ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, PINNING MY 9 YEAR OLD SON BENEATH THE REAR AXLE. FORTUNETLY, HE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, THOUGH,EMERGENCY MEDICAL BILLS TOTALED $11,000. I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS NOW AFTER HEARING OF A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA, IN WHICH A WOMEN WAS KILLED.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882776March 12, 2001FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM GASKETS "O" RING FROM GASOLINE TANK, WHICH WAS CORRODED. *AK THE LEAK WAS FROM CONNECTION BETWEEN TANK AND FUEL LINE. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742223March 10, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VAN STARTED SHAKING, TURNED OUT TO BE THE DISTRIBUTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (NOT THE CAP). *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742234March 10, 2001POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REBUILT ONCE, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. VEHICLE STUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. AFTER DEALER INVESTIGATES COMPLAINS THE VANRUNS SMOOTHLY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS; THEN PROBLEM STARTS AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN THEY RUN DIAGNOSTICS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742161March 9, 2001TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TIRE DID NOT "FAIL" BECAUSE I NOTICED THE SEPARATION OF THE TREAD BEFORE IT HAD A CHANCE TO COME OFF COMPLETELY. THIS TIRE HAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 OF MY FR680 TIRES BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER CONFIDENT THAT MY FAMILY IS SAFE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M0F6L TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742162March 9, 2001POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED REPLACED, NO GEER SHIFT LOCK RESULTING IN TODDLER BEING ABLE TO CHANGE GEERS RESULTING IN CRASH. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882597March 9, 2001POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH WHEN AND METALLIC BANGING NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM ENGINE . CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF ACCELERATION & GEAR SHIFTING. NO ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0