Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#8001279December 31, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL CAN SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756218December 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
2 FRIENDS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756165December 29, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAVE DISCOVERED MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. RESULTS IN LOSS OF HORN, CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINING LIT AT ALL TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001194December 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00-V-268-00. BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. VEHICLE LEAKED OUT ALMOST INSTANTLY 28 GALLONS OF FUEL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS TAKING A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001108December 27, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. ALSO, HORN FAILS TO FUNCTION, AND CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756030December 26, 2001
AIR BAGS
THE PROBLEMS BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT ISSUES AND THEN BECAME PERMANENT. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756035December 26, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE GENERATES EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE IN THE COCPIT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH. NOISE IS FOCUSED AROUND WINDSHIELD AREA AND IS LOUD ENOUGH TO OBSCURE RADIO AND CONVERSATIONS IN A NORMAL VOLME BY PASSENGERS. ON EXTENDED TRAVEL, NOISE IS QUITE ANNOYING TO DRIVE AND PASSENGERS AND INCREASES FATIGUE FACTOR. THIS CREATES A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WITH THIS NOISE LEVEL, I WOULD CONSIDER THE VAN UNACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756056December 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON AN EXIT RAMP. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT BARKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. MY WIFE WAS INFORMED BY DODGE THAT THIS SHIMMY WE WERE FEELING AS WE APPLIED THE BRAKES WAS THE ABS ENGAGING. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DODGE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE INFORMED THE PROBLEM IS WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 12000 MILES, WE NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS! THE LEATHER SEATING IN THE REAR IS 'DELAMINATING.' (I DON'T KNOW OF A BETTER WAY TO DESCRIBE IT). THE REAR AUTOMATIC HATCH DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY OPEN. THIS TOO IS A RECURRING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755914December 21, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX PROBLEM UNDER RECALL EVEN THOUGH AWARE RECALL NOTICE COMING OUT IN JANUARY. DUE TO EXTREME HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WITH PLANNED TRIP OF BOY SCOUTS IMMEDIATE REPAIRS NECESSARY BY LOCAL MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000993December 20, 2001
AIR BAGS
THE CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, WHICH CAUSED THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERATIVE. TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755873December 20, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS COMPONENT HAS A RECALL AT NHTSA SITE BUT CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED, IT WILL COST 443.00 TO FIX, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY THIS CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS. WHEN IS CHRYSLER REQUIRED TO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755839December 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY VAN SOUNDING LIKE IT WASN'T SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. I MADE A LEFT TURN AS REQUIRED TO MAKE AN EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY ENSURINING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS SAFELY AT A DISTANCE. AS I MADE THE TURN, MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE CAR DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE FOR A MOMENT, AND THEN FINALLY SLIPPED BACK IN GEAR. I ALMOST WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR WHO PROBABLY DIDN'T SLOW DOWN ASSUMING I'D FINISH MY EXIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755851December 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755853December 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE VAN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. WITH THE THOUGHT OF ENGINE TROUBLE FURTHEST FROM OUR MINDS WITH ONLY 48000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAMSHAFT WAS BROKE AND NO EXPLANATION GIVEN, WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS RARE BUT THAT ONE OF THEIR TECHNICIANS HAD SEEN THIS IN ABOUT 2-3 OTHER VANS LIKE OURS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY ANYTHING AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD NOT ADMIT TO FACTORY DEFECT THEY DID RELUCTANTLY PAY HALF OF THE MORE THAN 3000.00 IN DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A NONE DODGE DEALER FIRST WHO COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW BAD THE ENGINE LOOKED FOR 48000 MILES. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2001 FROM THE DEALER AND THE ENGINES APPEARANCE WAS GOOD WE OWNED IT LESS THAN 4 MONTHS WHEN MALFUNCTION OCCURED. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY US AND TOLD US THIS WAS RARE, HOWEVER FOR ONE TECHNICIAN TO SEE 2-3 VANS BESIDES OURS IN ONE STATE DOES NOT SEEM THAT RARE TO US. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755856December 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY THE DEALER OR THE MFG ABOUT MY COMPLAINTS. THEY WANT THESE PROBLEMS TO GET TOO OLD SO THEY SIMPLY IGNORE YOU. THEY MAY BE HUNDREDS OF THESE VANS WITH CRACKED FRONT COWLINGS WHERE THE DOOR HINGES MATE. THE DOORS WILLNOT CLOSE SAFELY AND LOCK. MY FAMILY IS AT RISK AND WITH THREE CHILDREN I CANNOT DUMP THIS DEATH TRAP BECAUSE THE MFG IGNORES THEIR DESIGN DEFECTS. THERE MAY BE HUNDREDS OF THESE VANS OUT WAITING FOR A SMALL ACCIDENT TO THROW SOMEONE OUT BECAUSE THE DOOR MOUNTING IS NOT SOLID. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN THESE DEATH VANS. RESPECTFULLUY YOURS JOHN STRINGFELLOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000884December 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT WILL COME OFF IN HEAVY RAIN, THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. DEALER WILL PUT ON NEW BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755797December 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC FUEL TANK RUPTURED FOR NO APPARENT REASON-GASOLINE LEAKED INTO GARAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785819December 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE, THE FIRE INSPECTOR CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION BASED ON A CORE THAT THE FIRE BURNED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755702December 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR, SUSPENSION
FIRST NOTICED BUMPING NOISE UNDER FRONT END WHEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND GOING OVER A DIP OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. EVENTUALLY, THE NOISE HAPPENED TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR GOING OVER ANY BUMPS OR DIPS IN THE ROAD (EX. RAILROAD TRACKS, SPEED BUMPS ) THE FRONT END OF VAN SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ACTUALLY HITTING THE PAVEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS THE FIRST FIVE TIMES, THEN THE SIXTH TIME WE TOOK IT IN, THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS AND THE SWAY BAR LINK AS WELL. THAT WAS JULY 2001. AS OF 2 WEEKS AGO (DEC. 2001) THE BUMPING NOISE UNDER THE VAN HAS STARTED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000643December 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE TIGHTENING A CAR SEAT IN REAR OF A BENT SEAT DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BELT SLIPPED DOWN BETWEEN SEAT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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