Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#879828February 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. MECHANIC FOUND ENGINE BELT TENSIONER BROKE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879844February 5, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS REAR ENDED, AND BACK SEAT POPPED OUT OF TRACK. NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879845February 5, 2001
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING BACK SEAT POPPED OUT OF TRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740473February 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
350 MILES AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM TILLERY CHEVROLET THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO OUT. TILLERY CHEVROLET HAS OFFERED TO COVER 50% LIKE THE CONTRACT COVERS BUT I BELIEVE THAT DODGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% BECAUSE OF THE MANY 4 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL AT ABOUT 50K MILES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS EXPENSIVE ($1200) REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740372February 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE IS LEAKING. DUE TO LOCATION OF EXHAUST SYSTEM LOCATION, AND HIGH PRESSURE <40PSI AND MORE> FROM LINE, THIS COULD RESULT IN CAR FIRE. IN TALKING WITH 3 DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS HERE IN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK AREA <HIGH ROAD SALT USEAGE>. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. ALSO EACH OF THESE DEALERS STOCK A REPLACEMENT PUMP OR REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ARE FOR THIS PART OF THE NORTHEAST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879676February 2, 2001
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
CHILD SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACK WHILE CHILD WAS LOCKED IN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INOFRMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740315February 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879237January 29, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HINGES ON HATCHBACK HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL IN 1998, CONSUMER HAD HATCHBACK OPEN, SHE WAS UNDER IT, AND IT FELL ON HER. HURT CONSUMER'S BACK, DODGE SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#740000January 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DUE TO BAD REAR DEFROSTER REAR WINDOW ON TAILGATE EXPLODED WITH A LOUD BANG AND GLAS FLEW EVERY WHERE EVEN UP FRONT BY THE DRIVER(ME) I HAD KIDS IN THE CAR WAS A LUCKY THING THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739962January 26, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
AT 50 MPH ON A CURVE STEERING GEAR LOCKED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO FOLLOW CURVE SO VEHICLE CROSSED YELLOW LINE ,AS DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, AND LUCKILY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO MERGE LEFT. BRAKING ALLOWED THE STEERING TO RETURN AND SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY CONTINUE TO OUR HOME. 2ND PROBLEM CONSISTED OF CLUNKING SOUND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS IN NEW GEARBOX SO IT WAS REPLACED @ 15,537 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739982January 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
OUR VEHICLE IS ON TRANSMISSION #3 AND IT IS LESS THAN 7 MONTHS OLD. IT ALSO HAS A FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF ALMOST 30 DAYS AND OUT OF COMMISSION FOR ABOUT 37.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879120January 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ONLY GOES INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHICH PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING OVER 40 MPH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879139January 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT UPPER ANCHOR CAME OFF WHILE PUTTING ON SEAT BELT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS DONE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879040January 25, 2001
AIR BAGS
PE00-032, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER . DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED THAT AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879044January 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED SEAT BROKE AT THE LATCH PLATE BETWEEN LEGS. THERE'S A JAGGED PLASTIC PIECE THAT CAN INJURE CHILD. IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS OVER 36,000. CONSUMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559170January 24, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A FRONTAL OFFSET CRASH TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ROTATED 90 DEGREES ONTO ITS SIDE DURING THE ROUTINE POST-CRASH INVESTIGATION OF THE UNDERBODY A STODDARD FLUID LEAK WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE FUEL TANK, THE LEAK CONTINUED FOR 36 MIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION, INSPECTION OF THE TANK SHOWED THAT THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE SENDER UNIT MAKES A SEAL WITH THE TANK HOUSING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559161January 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS (TV, VCR, SPEAKERS, DOME LIGHT, ALARM SYSTEM).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739879January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
A WORN BUSHING/BEARING IN THE TENSIONER PULLEY ALLOWED THE DRIVE BELT TO SLIP OFF WHILE CORNERING. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST NEARLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN QUICKLY OVERHEATED LEAVING MY WIFE AND CHILDREN STRANDED ON A COUNTY ROAD IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE ACTUAL TEMP WAS +5 F WITH A WIND CHILL OF -30 F. THEY WERE THANKFULLY RESCUED WITHIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES THANKS TO HER CELLPHONE. I UNDERSTAND CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR BELTS THAT SLIP OFF WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SNOW OR WATER DUE TO PULLEY FAILURE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. THANK YOU. ROGER STITES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739892January 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE OFF AND SHATTERED THE TRANSMISSION CASING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739902January 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE STEERING ALIGNMENT WAS INCONSISTANT, SOME TIMES PULLING TO ONE SIDE, SOMETIMES NOT. AN ALIGNMENT SHOP REPLACED THE BADLY CORRODED BALL JOINT. THE BALL JOINT WAS SEALED, MEANING IT WAS NOT GREASABLE BY ROUTINE SERVICE. IF THE PART WOULD HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, THE CONSEQUENCES ARE UNKNOWN, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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