Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#821803June 4, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
WHEN CONSUMER OPENED THE HATCH DOOR IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE THE ROD BROKE FREE FROM ATTACHMENT, FALLING ON CONSUMER'S HAND, SHE WAS INJURED. *AK
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707162June 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PLEASE MAKE THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER PAY FOR IT. THANKS. NO SAFETY DEFECTS LISTED. *AK
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Injuries:
0
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#707128June 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAINTENANCE AND PERIODIC OIL CHANGES HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545910June 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED WITH INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH WOULD HAVE ENABLED CHILD TO START VEHICLE, PUT INTO GEAR AND DRIVE INTO SATELLITE DISH. NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707019May 31, 1999
CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER
THE HARNESSES ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS DO NOT RESTRAIN MY CHILD AT ALL. SHE CAN SIMPLY WIGGLE HER SHOULDERS THROUGH AND CLIMB OUT. SHE HAS WIGGLED HER SHOULDERS AND UPPER BODY THROUGH SEVERAL TIMES AND BEEN STUCK AT THE HIPS. TWICE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AND DISCOVERED THAT SHE HAD COMPLETELY FREED HERSELF FROM THE RESTRAINT AND WAS WALKING AROUND IN THE VAN! THE HARNESS WAS STILL CLIPPED CLOSED, BUT LOOSE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I NEED HELP FAST. MY DAUGHTER IS ONLY 17 MONTHS OLD AND I WILL HAVE ANOTHER BABY IN JUNE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545826May 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE PRIOR TO REPLACMENT, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE COMPONENT FAILURES. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838473May 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY, DURING A 40 MPH FRONTAL CRASH, STAYING IN THE DASHBOARD AND NOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANT. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WENT OVER THE AIRBAG AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE BAG DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706884May 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THE 2ND FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WENT FROM 35 TO 15 AND RPM WENT FROM 2 TO 5. HAD TO BE COAXED TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. THE 3RD, AT 113,500, IS PRESENTLY NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, BUCKING, AND CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING, ALTHOUGH NOT ALL THE TIME. HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE 3RD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838403May 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
A DEFECT WITHIN EXHAUST VALVE DAMAGED THE HEAD GASKET. THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. *AK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706827May 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VAN, WITHOUT WARNING, LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE 75. AFTER LETTING THE VAN SIT FOR 15-20 MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO START THE VAN AGAIN AND HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE THAT TIME WITHOUT A REOCCURENCE OF THAT PROBLEM. WE HAVE EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND HAVE HAD THE VAN CHECKED OUT. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS APART BUT TWO OF THEM HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WE HAVE HAD BEARLY ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OTHER THAN THESE THREE INCIDENTS THE VAN HAS PERFORMED WELL. I HAD NOT FILED A REPORT BEFORE NOW BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS WEB SITE AND ONLY FOUND IT THROUGH CONSUMER REPORTS WEB SITE WHILE LOOKING FOR A NEW VAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706839May 25, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
MY WIFE WAS CLOSING THE REAR DOOR WHEN THE ANCHOR BOLT HOLDING THE LIFT CYLINDER BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706859May 25, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706705May 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837980May 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
FRONT BRAKES APPLIED BY THEMSELVES, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BE EXTREMLY HOT . DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPER. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706591May 17, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A "BANG" NOISE. LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST. FOUND THAT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN OFF, AND BELT HAD COME OFF. THE STUD HOLDING THE TENSIONER TOGETHER HAD SHEARED OFF. TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER, AND FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837901May 13, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE GAS TANK, AND CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. ROLLOVER VALVE IS ALLOWING FUEL TO PASS INTO THE VAPOR CANISTER, RESULTING IN A LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837824May 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE VEHICLE IS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM,AND REPLACED FUEL INJECTION AND MAP SENSOR, ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706412May 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706380May 10, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL RAIL PIPE THAT JOINS FUEL INJECTORS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE STARTED SPRAYING FUEL ON VALVE COVERS. USED PARTS DEALERS IN THE PHOENIX AREA TELL ME THEY RECEIVE 3-4 CALLS PER WEEK FOR THIS PART. IT IS AVAILABLE NEW FROM THE DEALER ONLY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $500 WITH ALL SEALS. SINCE SO MANY CARAVAN OWNERS SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, THE NHTSA SHOULD LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706356May 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
SWAY BARS FAILED AND ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE IS REPLACING ALOT OF THEM ON DODGE PRODUCTS AND THAT IT IS A CASE OF POOR ENGINEERING. BILL $200 FOR BOTH SIDES AND HE SAID TO EXPECT THEM TO CONTINUE GOING BAD -- SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURERS MAKING THESE PARTS HE MUST REPLACE THEM WITH DODGE BRANDED OEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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