Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#702499January 23, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
AFTER RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE BRAKSE REMAIN LOCKED, AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833835January 21, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN DRIVING IN CITY OR ON FREEWAY THE BELT COMES OFF AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SHORTLY AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, BATTERY NOT CHARGING EX. DEALERSHIP WILL REPAIR BELT. THE LAST TIME DEALER CHANGED BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833717January 20, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE THE STEERING LOCKS UP. DEALER SAYS POWER STEERING IS CORRODED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833722January 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS OUT. PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702383January 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1ST VISIT -JULY 1998 - REPAIRED TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAK - UNDER WARRANTY. 2 VISIT 12/30/98 - TRANSMISSION LEAK AND WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE WOULD NOT MOVE, THEN BUCKED INTO GEAR - REPAIRED BY DEALER AT OUR EXPENSE - WARRANTY EXPIRED - PERFORMED TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND REPLACED SELINOD GASKETS. 3RD VISIT 1/11/99 - PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AGAIN - CHRYSLER PICKED UP TAB FOR PARTS AND LABOR - REPLACED SELONOID VALVE ASSEMBLY. 4TH VISIT 1/17/99 - TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR (LIMP MODE) - RETURNED TO DEALER - NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AT 44,000 MILES!!! CHRYSLER WILL PICK UP TAB FOR PARTS BUT NOT LABOR. DEALERSHIP HAS NO BACKBONE TO FIGHT FOR CUSTOMER. CHARGING US MAJOR $$ FOR LABOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543392January 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702344January 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON 12/27/98 MY ANTI-LOCK LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON. BRAKES HAD MINIMAL POWER AND STOPPING. NO DEALERS OPEN ON SUNDAY. MONDAY WENT TO NEAREST SERVICE CENTER, FIRESTONE MASTERCARE, 1/2 MILE FROM HOTEL IN PALM HARBOR, FL. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS OF ABS FAILURE, FIRESTONE CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS FOR THE PARTS. NO DEALER WOULD RELEASE THE PARTS TO A 'RESELLER'. NEAREST PART COULD BE SHIPPED FROM ATLANTA. I AGREED TO OVERNIGHT SHIPPING. NEXT DAY, NO PART. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT SHIP TO A 'RESELLER'. ONLY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CAN MAKE THE REPAIR. I WAS HEADED BACK HOME TO ATLANTA, SO I DROVE WITHOUT THE ABS AND ONLY MINIMUM BRAKING. ON 12/31/98 TOOK VAN TO DEALER. ON 1/4/99 DEALER ORDERED PARTS. BY 1/8 NO PARTS AVAILABLE. PARTS FINALLY AT DEALER ON 1/14 OR 15. VAN FIXED AND RETURNED. MY CONCERN IS THAT 1) THE PARTS FOR THE BRAKE RECALL #685 WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO A RESELLER, AND THEN NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2 WEEKS TO THE DEALER. THEN ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MY SERVICE RECORD INDICATED THAT THIS RECALL WAS SERVICED ON 08/11/97 AND 12/17/97. I DO NOT REMEMBER A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AT EITHER OF THOSE TIMES, NOR DO I REMEMBER HAVING THE BRAKES FIXED. HOWEVER, IF THE ABS WAS FIXED, IT HAS NOW FAILED FOR A 2ND TIME!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702354January 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CASTING ON THE HEAD THAT HOLDS THE ROCKER ASSEMBLY BROKE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW DUE TO PATTERN FAILURE. MY MECHANIC REPORTED HE HAS SEEN 4 INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE ON DODGE VANS SINCE MINE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. HE ALSO NOTED THAT CHRYSLER CORP. IS NOW USING STUDS INSTEAD OF BOLTS TO HOLD ROCKERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833569January 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS. THERE IS NO REVERSE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO GEAR. DEALER NEEDS TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527404January 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAIL RESULTING IN SEVERAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. THE FAULTY BENDIX-10 ABS SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 96V-099 RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER BECOMING DISABLED. NLM 4-24-01
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833445January 13, 1999
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
AFTER TURNING THE DEFROSTER ON THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND BLEW OUT. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833502January 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXPERIENCING ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. PROBLEM OCCURRED 30 MINUTES AFTER GOING OVER AN OVERPASS. ABS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. BRAKE CONTINUALLY GRADED TO NOTHING. VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833403January 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543355January 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE RECALL WORK ON ABS SYSTEM NOT COMPLETED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833259January 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
VAN LEAKS FROM GAS TANK. DODGE DEALER SAID ROLLOVER VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE HAS BEEN REPLACING THE VALVES CONSTANTLY FOR WEEKS. THIS WAS A NEWLY DESIGNED VALVE THAT BECAME DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP RONALD OLSEN DODGE---402-397-8400. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833260January 11, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FROM THE VENTS IN THE TANK, RESULTING IN STRONG GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702055January 9, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE RIGHT REAR PARK BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE. PROBLEM FOUND 8 JAN 99. SUSPECT LOOSE OR DAMAGED PARK BRAKE ASSY WITHIN THE BRAKE DRUM. ASSY MAKES NOISE WHEN APPLYING TENSION ON THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE. LEFT REAR PARK BRAKE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. NORMAL BRAKE OPERATION (BRAKE PEDAL) TESTED GOOD, EQUAL FORCE ON LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES. PROBLEM ISOLATED TO THE RIGHT REAR PARK BRAKE ASSY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833238January 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS LEAKING GAS ON TOP OF ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE INJECTORS TWICE, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833078January 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN REVERSE POSITION AND SURGEING WHILE DRIVING. ALSO VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT BADLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM, BUT IS GOING TO REPLACE THE TIRES. MICHELIN STATED THAT IT NOT THE TIRES, BUT THE VEHICLE ITSELF. *AK PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833096January 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE THREW ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING UP TO THE SPEED OF 50MPH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT RETURN TO DRIVE GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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