Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1993)

289 consumer complaints on file.

#552296May 18, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-189 DURING A RAIN STORM RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722458May 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY SELECTION IN COLD WEATHER. I BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM THE FIRST WINTER I OWNED IT, IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE TRANS. WILL NOT ENGAGE. IF THE ENGINE IS RUNNING YOU CANNOT MOVE THE VEHICLE EVEN IN NEUTERAL. IF THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNNING THE VEHICLE CAN BE MOVED. MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THE NATURE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552148May 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
THE LEFT HAND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ARM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-189 DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861213May 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM 120,000 TO THE PRESENT OF 135,000 MILES. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE ON FOUR OCCASIONS TWO BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS, AND TWO BY DEALERS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721756April 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITHOUT WARNING- ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC, USUALLY WHILE DECELERATING, AND CAN ONLY RESTART WITH GAS PEDAL FLOORED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, SPORADIC, AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. DLR/MFR. SAY CORRECT BY WARRANTY, BUT PROBLEM MAY NOT SHOW FOR MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721757April 21, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS FLAKING FROM HOOD AND ROOF, PARTICLES CAN BE INGESTED. DISTRICT MANAGER SAID UV STABILIZERS IN PAINT NOT CORRECT. PAINT IS FLAKING FROM RAIN GUTTERS, ROOF RIDGES, AND HOOD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721729April 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED SHORTLEY AFTER PURCHASE FOR ROUGH SHIFTING. TRANSMISSION SERVICED AGAIN AND TRANSMISSION KIT PUT ON AFTER 3 YEARS. JUST NOTIFIED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. FINDING MECHANICS WILL NOT WORK ON THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF POOR REPUTATION OF DODGE TRANSMISSIONS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT DODGE DOESN'T REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721518April 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL JAM UP AND NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT. MANY TIMES IT TAKES 5 MIN TO FIGHT THE SEATBELT JUST TO GET IT TO PULL OUT SO THAT IT MAY BE PUT ON. ONCE I GET IT ON, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE AS MUCH AS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO PAY TOLLS ECT. IT TIGHTENS UP AS I DRIVE AND THERE HAVE MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT OFF BECAUSE IT BECOMES TO TIGHT. THEN I EATHER HAVE TO FIGHT WHILE DRIVING OR PULL OVER AND FIGHT WITH IT TO GET IT BACK OUT SO THAT I MAY COMPLY WITH THE LAW. I NEED TO GET IT IN SOON FOR REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551793April 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT ATTACHING BOLT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-213. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859453March 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING WHICH CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION. PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER A SAFETY RECALL FOR BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859365March 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE POSSIBLY DUE TO PISTONS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WERE MANUFACTURED ROUGH, AND PUT TEFLON ON IT. WHEN IT WORE OUT IT CAUSED PISTON TO BREAK OFF. COMMON PROBLEM WITH CARAVANS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551437March 20, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT OR RELEASE (TOTALLY INOPERABLE). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858588March 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR SEPARATED FROM ITS WELDING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. SINCE REPAIRS WERE DONE,DOOR HAS SEPARATED AGAIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551380March 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM SINCE PURCHASE, THE BENDIX-10 ABS SYSTEM WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, PER RECALL #99V-099, HOWEVER FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM AFTER REPAIR RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#857879March 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA RECALL 96V099000/AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 685. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 02-11-2000. , DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS. AFTER CONSUMER RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK, IT FAILED WITHIN AN HOUR. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. UPON RETURNING VEHICLE TO CONSUMER, IT HAD NO HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER. ONCE AGAIN. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED IT BACK TO DEALER ON 02-24-2000, AND VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP. *AK THE CUSTOMER MADE SEVEN TRIPS TO THE DEALER. FIVE OF THE TRIPS WERE FOR FAILURES THAT OCCURED ONE HOUR AFTER REPAIR. THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED AND WERE FIXED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718959February 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AT 56,000MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY CHRYSLER. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AT 119,609 MILES AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS ITS REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718935February 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE MINIVAN WAS IDLING AND IN THE PARKED POSITION WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES PRESENT. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD AIR BAG MODULE AND THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF A FRONT END COLLISION WHICH HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 YEARS AGO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716988January 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT STICKS IN THE RETRACTOR AND WILL NOT COME OUT. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES/HOURS OF TUGGING, IT MAY/MAY NOT FREE UP AND PULL OUT. EVEN THEN, IT GENERALLY DOES NOT MOVE FREELY IN AND OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. I PREVIOUSLY HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AT A COST OF ABOUT $200. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SAFETY RELATED, DODGE WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854310December 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. ALSO, SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STICKS WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. SOMETIMES SEAT BELT TIGHTENS AROUND THE DRIVER FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716352December 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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