Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#824278July 1, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
HATCHBACK DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE BOLTS ATTACHED TO LIFTGATE BRACKET BROKE OFF. THIS CAUSED HATCHBACK TO COLLAPSE & CLOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605249July 1, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SLIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537302July 1, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TWO WINDOWS SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824836June 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537618June 29, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT LOCK AFTER ENGINE IS OFF AND KEY IS REMOVED ALLOWING STEERING WHEEL TO BE TURNED EVEN WHEN CAR IS PARKED. KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH REGARDLESS OF GEAR,SHIFT POSITION, KEY LOCK POSITION, OR IF CAR IS RUNNING. OCASIONALLY, WHEN IS PARKED AND KEY REMOVED, THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN AND APPEAR DEAD UNTIL KEY IS INSERTED AND TRANSMISION HANDLE IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY IN PARK POSITION. KEY REMOVAL PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO ODI ID:823214
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537546June 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SURGED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND RESULTED IN A MINOR CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537538June 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CURRENTLY AWAITING ARBITRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823975June 25, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
OWNER FILLED UP THE TANK AND DROVE 4 MILES AND MOST OF THE GAS HAD LEAKED OUT. DEALER REPLACED GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537059June 25, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
LEAF SPRING BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537469June 24, 1998
CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT, BOTH ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT HAVE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537474June 24, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
12 YEAR OLD CHILD RECEIVED NECK INJURY IN CRASH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#824575June 23, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
HYDRAULIC STRUT AND OR BOLT WHICH SUPPORT THE LIFTGATE HAS SHEARED OFF FROM THE VEHICLE , CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL WHEN OPENING THE GATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, PARTS WERE WELDED. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824581June 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537448June 23, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE IN VEHICLE AFTER TURNING REAR WINDOW WIPER ON. LATER FOUND THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM REAR DOOR. WHEN OPENED, IT WAS VERY AND THE PLASTIC WAS BEGINNING TO MELT. DRIVER OPENED INTERIOR PANEL AND FOUND THE INSULATION AND WIRING ON FIRE. MONTHS LATER THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIR BAG CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY - FUSE HAD BURNED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824509June 22, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AND WILL NOT SWITCH INTO ANY GEAR. DEALER KNOWS PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537160June 21, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DRIVING HABITS ARE CONSERVATIVE-DO NOT RIDE THE BRAKES. ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE SO SOON. DEALER COULD NOT PRODUCE DEFECTIVE ROTORS TO PROVE EVIDENCE OF WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824490June 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING THE VAN CUT OFF. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET, AND WHEN STOPPED DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE. SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERHOOD. RESCUED THE CHILDREN FROM THE VEHICLE. PHONED 911, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO S & W TOWING LOT, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO INFORMAION OBTAINED AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537107June 18, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE REAR DOOR SUPPORT UPPER BOLT HAS SHEARED OFF, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO FALL AND SENDING THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE SUPPORT INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824332June 16, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES. ONE TRANSMISSION BLEW AFTER HALF A DAY. CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536939June 16, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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