Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2000)

443 consumer complaints on file.

#8011108June 5, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. CONSUMER STATED THAT SEATBACK SHOULD NOT HAVE COLLAPSED SO THAT DRIVER COULD HAVE NECK SUPPORT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011023June 4, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011025June 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011026June 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WENT INTO SAFE MODE WHILE DIVING CAUSING IT TO STOP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762594June 3, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM IS INSUFFICIENT FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS WEIGHT. THESE MINI VANS SIMPLY WILL NOT STOP UNLESS BRAKING COMPONENTS ARE NEW AND COOL. AFTER NOMINAL LOW SPEED CITY DRIVING, THE BRAKING SYSTEM SUFFERS SEVERE FADING. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IF THE SYSTEM, WHEN WARM, HAS ENOUGH MUSCLE TO LOCK THE TIRES IF THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM WERE TO BE TEMPORARILY DISABLED OR DISCONNECTED. NHTSA ENGINEERS: TEST THESE BRAKES WARM WITH THE ANTILOCK DEFEATED. THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK THE TIRES! THE MANUFACTURER HAS "HIDDEN" AND ANEMIC BRAKING SYSTEM WITH THE ANTILOCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762267May 25, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I AM SURE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT I AM UNSURE IF ANYTHING WILL BE DONE. IN THE MINIVAN THERE IS NO NEED TO STEP ON BRAKES WHILE CHANGING FROM DRIVE TO PARK OR REVERSE ETC. IT COULD EVEN BE DONE WHILE MOVING! I DO FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A HAZARD AS WELL AS A LIABILITY. PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010359May 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.THE FRONT ROTORS NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009423May 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
6 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO SLIP THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, ALMOST RUNNING OVER ANOTHER SIBLING, AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE. NO INJURIES OR FATALITES MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED IT WAS NOT A SAFTEY FEATURE FOR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT WAS ADDED TO 2002 VEHICLE TO AVERT GEAR SHIFT FROM GOING INTO ANOTHER GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009193May 6, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES CAN BECOME UNDONE VERY EASILY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS ASSISTING IN SOLVING PROBLEM.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901124May 3, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE KNUCKLE TO THE TIE ROD BROKE IN TWO AT THE LEFT ARM, CAUSING ACCIDENT, CLAIM 22-V549-467. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761510May 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. SHE LOOKED BEHIND HER AND SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR SIDE PANEL NEXT TO THE THIRD SEAT. SHE PULLED OVER AND CALLED 911. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. SAID IT APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO., DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS AND TOOK IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008939May 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, DEALER DETERMINED THE BELT TENSIONER BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF CAUSING ENGINE TO LOOSEN UP. *JB *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901116April 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE INSURED PULLED OVER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW THERE WAS A FIRE, FIRE DUE POSSIBLY FROM THE ELECTRONIC CORROSION SYSTEM.(CLAIM#51-0491-429)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761393April 30, 2002
WHEELS:HUB
VEHICLE HAS 16 INCH WHEELS AND FULL WHEEL COVERS (HUB CAPS). I REMOVED THE WHEEL COVERS AT ABOUT 56000 MILES TO ROTATE THE TIRES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD REMOVED THE COVERS. WHEN I REMOVED THE COVERS THREE OR FOUR OF THE MOLDED PLASTIC CLIPS BROKE OFF ALL FOUR COVERS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO CONTACTED CHRYSLER REP GREG JANKOWSKI WHO REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO MILEAGE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS REP MARTIN SHAGER WHO REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO MILEAGE. I HAVE LOST ONE COVER ON THE ROAD. WHEN WHEEL COVERS COME OFF AT ROAD SPEEDS, I SEE THAT AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I DO NOT SEE MILEAGE AS AN ISSUE. IF THE PLASTIC RETAINING CLIPS BREAK OFF IN TWO YEARS, I SEE THAT AS A STRUCTURE OR MATERIAL PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008045April 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAVE BROKEN AND REPLACE FOR THE THIRD TIME WHILE DRIVING, THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING FOR THE FOURTH TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006536March 27, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
( NHTSA ID# 00V-260-000 MANUFACTURER RECALL ID# 895 ) THE MANUFACTURE HAS ON BACKED ORDER FOR 15,000 PARTS. MANUFACTURE NOTIFIED AND NO ONE WITHIN THE CITY OR CLOSESET CITY HAS ANY AVAILABLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006020March 20, 2002
SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WOULD START TO PULL TO LEFT WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD REPLACED BRAKES AND TIRES, THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK. A BAD TIE ROD FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE PULL TO THE LEFT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759197March 11, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE GEN-3 SEATBELT LATCHES ON MY VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759166March 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
VAN HAS GEN 3 SEAT BELTS WHICH DISENGAGE TOO EASILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005195March 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RED RELEASE BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAN EASILY BECOME UNLATCHED. CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM AFTER WATCHING A PRIME TIME SPECIAL ON TELEVISION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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