Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#713922October 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THIS CAR HAS GONE TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES AND NOT BEEN FIXED. AFTER MY WARRANTEE EXPIRED I TOOK THE VAN TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC AND AT A GREAT COST TO ME IS THE VAN BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER NEVER ONCE ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIXED ANY PROBLEMS THAT THE INDEPENDANT CAR MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FIND EASILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549176October 25, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713708October 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BUSHINGS ON SLIDING DOOR FAILED AND DOOR FELL OFF WHEN OPENED. DEALER CLAIMED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851345October 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
TRANSMISSION SEALS IS LEAKING FLUID, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851381October 21, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DUE TO THE IDLER PULLEY BREAKING OFF. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED QUICKLY. DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE. NEEDS NEW IDLER PULLEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851236October 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES. VEHICLE IS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR.DODGE WAS CONTACTED.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851279October 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER BLEW A FUSE WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EACH & EVERY TIME THE WIPER WOULD BE IN USE. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER TO CHECK THE FUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713576October 20, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
EACH TIME THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED, IT RELEASES ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKE WAS RARELY USED,AND THEREFORE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT SHOULD BE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851099October 19, 1999
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
RECALL RELATED: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF MFR RECALL 818. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE AIRBAGS, HOWEVER THE PARTS FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WERE NOT AVAILABLE, VEHICLE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE DEALERSHIP UNTIL PARTS CAME--2 MONTHS LATER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851122October 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING. DISTANCE. DEALER HAS DRIVEN AND INSPECTED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713571October 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES IT TO LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. MOST OF THE TIME THE ENGINE HAS TO BE RESTARTED BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHERE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INITIALLY LOST POWER, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WILL THEN JUST KICK BACK ON HOWEVER, AGAIN CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SINCE WE ARE TRYING TO OVERSTEER IT DUE TO THE ORIGINAL LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BECAUSE THE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE POWER LOSS HAPPEN WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING IT. THESE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713459October 18, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED ON 11-27-96, HOWEVER, THE VAN HAD BEEN TOWED INTO DODGE DEALERSHIPS ON TWO PRIOR OCCASSIONS, BEGINNING 11-11-96. INITIALLY NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. THE VAN HAD DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VAN DIED AGAIN IN CITY TRAFFIC. SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY THE VAN DIED AGAIN IN CITY TRAFFIC. ULTIMATELY, THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. EACH TIME THE VAN NEEDED TOWING TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. ON 10-14-99, THE VAN MADE A POPPING NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 40 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I STOPPED THE VAN AND DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION FUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE POP AND SUBSEQUENT LEAKAGE. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES ON THE ROAD THAT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713463October 18, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPERS FREQUENTLY ACTIVATE WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS USED OR RETURNS AUTOMATICALLY FROM USE. OCCASIONAL ACTIVATION WITHOUT USE OF THE TURN SIGNALS HAS OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM. IT IS QUITE DISTRACTING AND HAZARDOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713483October 18, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
PLZ REVIEW THIS INFORMATION CAREFULY FRIENDS WHO HAVE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713407October 16, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850933October 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT HOSE THAT DIRECTS TRANSMISSION FLUID FLOW WENT OUT, CAUSING A LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713342October 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WARM START, ENGINE MAY STALL OR STUMBLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP. ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT, ACROSS AN INTERSECTION MAY RESULT IN BEING STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY/RANDOMLY WITH HARSH ENGAGEMENT (APPARENTLY RELATED TO ENGINE CONTROL TRYING TO PROCESS ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER OUTPUT). SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC/RANDOM OUTPUT FROM 0 TO 120 MPH AND AS A RESULT ENGAGEMENT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTS IN ENGINE ATTEMPTING TO MATCH RANDOM SPEEDOMETER READING. CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM RESULTS IN RANDOM & UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713360October 15, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK LEAKS FROM TOP IF FILLED COMPLETELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713349October 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAKES ARE NOW INTERMITTENT. WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, THEN GO OUT, THEN REPEAT THE SEQUENCE. DURING THE PROBLEM A HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO ACHEIVE BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850732October 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, AND THE VEHICLE IS GETTING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. ALSO, VEHICLE ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND THEIR IS A LOSS OF POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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