Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#540538September 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND DOWNSHIFTS PREMATURELY WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827519September 2, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE SHAKES AT TIMES NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND CONTINUES TO SHAKE UNTIL DECIDES TO STOP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BY MECHANICS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827548September 2, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827483September 1, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE CUTS OFF . THE DRIVER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHCLE SHUT DOWN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827484September 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540423August 30, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT ACTIVATING THEM. IN ADDITION, BENCH PASSENGER SEATBELT DISCONNECTS WHEN BUCKLED; BRAKES WORE OUT WHEN THE CAR HAD 32,000 MILES; LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY AT 7,000; TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED AT 44,000 MILES; PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPEN WHEN UNLOCKED, AND GAS TANK WAS LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827337August 28, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, PREVENTING OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827360August 28, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON WHICH STATES THAT AIRBAGS SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE, AND WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827373August 28, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD, CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION OR POWER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, DEALER REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UP AND RUN, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE BRAKING, DEALER MACHINED ROTORS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827374August 28, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH HIS CONVERTED VAN WHEN HE TRIED TO GET IN OR GET OUT OF VEHICLE. THE RAMP DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, SOME OTHERS BOTTOMS DID NOT WORK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827240August 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A RECALL WAS ORDERED ON MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT , OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW BECAUSE THE PADS WERE LOW. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827184August 25, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN DIRECT FRONTAL ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH, IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER RAN DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON AIRBAG SYSTEM AND FOUND NO ERROR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540301August 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CALIPERS STUCK AND RESULTANT HEAT WARPED THE ROTORS, RESULTING IN THE SHUDDERING SENSATION IN SUBSEQUENT STOPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827116August 24, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK, WHICH IF IGNITED MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK 2 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827120August 24, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
HAD THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND HAD PLACED THE CHILD IN THE VEHICLE. CLOSED THE SLIDING DOOR AND ALL THE DOORS WERE IN THE LOCKED POSITION, LOCKING THE CHILD IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER ADMITTED TO THE CARAVANS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827130August 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827092August 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP. AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 55MPH. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISASSEMBLED THE TRANSMISSION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT. OWNER CONTACTED THAT MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827098August 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF CONTINUOUS FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO YEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540201August 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
POOR QUALITY OF REPAIR AT OUTSTATE DEALERSHIP. SOUTHERN DEALERSHIP HAD NOT BEEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. WHEN ARRIVING BACK IN HOMESTAED (MICHIGAN) DEALER VAN WAS PURCHASED THRU STATED COMMON OCCURANCE AND HAS SEEN THE FAILURE BEFORE. HAS TO TAKE VAN BACK FOR MORE REPAIRS AS FLEX-PLATE SHIPPED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT INSTALLED WITH REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE DEVELOPED IMBALANCE WHEN PLACED IN PARK SO SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. ALSO DEVELOPED CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN STARTED OR ENGINE SHUT OFF. STILL AT COLONIAL DODGE INC. (810-778-1800 BEING DIAGNOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540128August 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL HAS TAKEN MORE THAN A MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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