Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#714475November 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAKES GOT RED HOT WITH SMOKE AS THE ONLY INDICATION. PEDAL STIFF AT TOP. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND NO ABS AMBER WARNING LIGHT. LOST PRESSURE DOWN TO 14.5 PSI IN FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. TIRE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. BREAK BREAK//////// ON OLDER TRANSMISSION FAILURE THE FOL. APPLIES. TRANSMISSION SEIZED AS THOUGH IT WENT INTO PARK. VAN SHOOK VIOLENTLY UNTIL NEUTRAL SELECTED ON GEARSHIFT ALLOWING ME TO COAST TO STOP. SECOND COMPLETE TRANSMISSION SWAP OUT. FIRST WAS AT 90K MILES. STILL HAVE PART THAT FAILED. SECOND FAILURE I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852564November 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH WITHOUT INDICATION VEHICLE STALL. *YC
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#714321November 4, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
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No
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No
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0
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0
#714323November 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
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No
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No
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0
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0
#549353November 2, 1999
AIR BAGS
DURING RECALL REPAIR DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER OF ADDITIONAL WIRING REPAIRS NECESSARY FOR THE REAR WIPER THAT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (99V-113). MJS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714201November 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WE COULD INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THSI HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE 10/28, BUT WE WERE ALWAYS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED LATER. THIS TIME WE COULD NOT. I CONTACTED DEALER IN COLORADO, WHERE WE NOW LIVE, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE BRING IN THE CAR. THEY LOOKED IT OVER ON 11/1/99 AND SAID THAT THE IGNITION, CYLINDER LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. I ASKED WHY THIS FAILED AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE ANY REASON OTHER THAN IT WAS NO GOOD. I DO NOT FEEL THAT AT ONLY 39000 MILES THIS MAJOR PIECE SHOULD HAVE FAILED, THEY AGREED BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. DEALER WAS: CHEERY CREEK DODGE, 2727 S. HAVANA ST. DENVER, CO 80014, 303-751-1104. WHAT WAS STRANGE WAS THE BATTERY DIED AT SAME TIME, COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED, DO NOT KNOW. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $322.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714198November 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WIPERS ACTIVATE WHILE SWITCH IS OFF. PROBLEM COMMONLY OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED, BUT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN GOING OVER A CURB OR BUMP.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714187November 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS A MORE COMPLETE REPORT ON MY MINIVAN. I PROVIDED VIN NUMBERS, ETC. WITH THIS REPORT. MY TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED SHIFTING INTO THIRD. I WAS COMING HOME FROM TENNESSEE AND WAS GOING SLOW THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ON INTERSTATE 81 AND I STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WHEN I FELT A "POP" AND THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD. I STOPPED, CALLED AAA AND WAS TOWED TO RADFORD, VA. WITH REPAIRS, CAR RENTAL AND ANOTHER TRIP TO RADFORD, VA. TO PICK UP AUR VAN AFTER REPAIRS. THE REPAIR BILL WAS 2437.59 BY UNIVERSITY AMOCO PLUS 300 DOLLARS FOR THE CAR RENTAL. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE GAS AND HOTEL TO RECOVER THE MINIVAN. NEDDLESS TO SAY I DO NOT THINK THE TRANSFMISSION SHOULD FAIL AT ONLY 62000. THIS IS THE FIRST TRANSFMISSION I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR IN 28 YEARS OF DRIVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE'RE AN INCREASE IN TRANSFMISSION FAILURES FOR CHRYSLER MINIVAN'S.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714131October 31, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
REPLACED THERMOSTAT TWICE BUT ACTION DOESN'T CORRECT PROBLEM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714094October 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE SLIPPAGE JAN. 1999. TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND CONCLUDED NEEDED TRANSMISSION FLUID. TRANSMISSION REBUILT AUG. 1999. OCT. 1999, CAR OVERHEATED, TOWED. HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT WITH ENGINE REBUILT. TOTAL COST - $4,000.00
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549386October 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BOLT THAT SECURES THE ROCKER ARM TO THE ENGINE HEAD WERE NOT DRILLED DEEP ENOUGH TO ALLOW EVEN TENSION TO SECURE THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT PROPERLY CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND RESULTING IN VIOLENT VIBRATION. NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549543October 29, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF WHEN CONSUMER RIDES THROUGH PUDDLE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549559October 29, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RECALL 99V-21 IS FOR CRACKED LIFTGATE BOLTS, DEALER UNWILLING TO CHECK FOR HAIRLINE CRACKS AND STATED BOLTS COULD ONLY BE REPLACED IF BROKEN, CONSUMER NOT SATISFIED (NOT PLEASED). YH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852097October 28, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER COTNACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V113000, DEALER STATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE BACK LOG. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#714002October 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT INTO "LIMP IN" MODE(2ND GEAR ONLY) THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST AT THAT TIME. NOW, THIS TIME I PAID FOR THE REPAIR SINCE I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY IN EFFECT. WHAT, IF ANY, IS MY NEXT STEP TO RECOVERING SOME OF MY REPAIR EXPENSE?
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713992October 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAN'T USE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE OF SEAT BELT SAFETY LAWS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851917October 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEARS ON THE VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT GEARS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED WITHOUT APPLICATION OF BRAKES. DLR HAS NO RECOURSE. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713964October 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VAN JUST MADE A SMALL POP/SLIP AND NEVER SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. I STOPPED AND CALLED AAA. I WAS IN RADFORD , VA. ON VACATION AND NOW I HAVE A RENTAL CAR FROM VA. AND I LIVE IN PA. I AM PAYING FOR CAR RENTAL AND NEED TO MAKE A TRIP DOWN TO PICK UP MY CAR. NO DEALER WAS OPEN AND NEITHER COULD I FIND ONE AVAILABLE IN THAT AREA. I OUT OF WARRENTY BUT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN 62000 MILES. THAT IS VERY POOR QUAILTY. I AM GOING TO TRY AND GET CHRYSLER TO SUPPORT IT PRODUCT AND GET SOME MONEY PAIDED BACK.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851837October 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENOSR LIGHT COMING ON. CONDSUMER BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM CAUSES HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE AS WELL. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPAIRED / REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE AND CLOCK SPRING. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713887October 26, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT PROCEEDED TO PEEL OFF AND RUST IMMEDIATELY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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