Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (2003)

219 consumer complaints on file.

#10041684October 13, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THE LIFT GATE DOES NOT PROPERLY LOCK AND OPENS WHILE DRIVING. IF THE REAR LIFT IS UNLOCKED AND OPENED USING THE KELSEY ENTRY, IT MAY CLOSE THE LOCK WHILE ITS BEING OPENED AND WHEN YOU CLOSE USING THE KEYPAD, IT WILL APPEAR TO CLOSE AND YOU HEAR THE MECHANISM CLOSING THE DOOR BUT IT DOES NOT CLOSE BECAUSE THE LOCK IS ALREADY CLOSED. THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EXTINGUISHES BECAUSE IT BELIEVES THE DOOR IS CLOSED. ON ONE OCCASION I FOUND MYSELF DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH AND OPENED BACK. ALSO THE INTERIOR PASSENGER DOME LIGHT TURNS ON BY ITSELF. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037745August 22, 2003
TIRES
TIRE BLOW OUT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH.*MR *PH *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033010August 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WEATHER STRIPPING SECURING THE WINDSHEILD CAME LOOSE AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO HOLD THE FLAPPING PIECE OF WEATHER STRIPPING WHILE DRIVING. THE LONGER I DROVE THE MORE IT BECAME DETACHED DUE TO THE WIND PREASURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025005July 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED VERY ROUGHLY WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS 3 TIMES. A NEW TRANSMISSION PACKAGE WAS ORDERED AN INSTALLED. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026007July 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
VEHICLE STALLED, SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE IN GEAR AT STOP LIGHT. IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY START UP, BUT WOULD STALL AT THE NEXT LIGHT. ALSO, STALLED ONCE WHILE IN "PARK". DEALERSHIP RETRIEVED VEHICLE AND CLAIMED IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. THE SAME EVENING, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER A HUNDRED MILES OUT OF TOWN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, BUT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, SEVERAL TIMES, AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER, IT DID FINALLY STALL AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022063July 11, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY (GOODYEAR INTEGRITY 215/70R15). *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025608July 8, 2003
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON CONTINUOUS, THE HORN IS NOT WORKING, THE CRUISE CONTROL ISN'T WORKING, AND DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE. I CALLED AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED A DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026673July 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONSUMER STATES SERPENTINE BELT MAKES ONGOING NOISE. DEALER HAD REPLACED A COUPLE OF TIMES THE SERPENTINE BELT; BUT, PROBLEM STILL RECURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024881June 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ON 6/18/03, VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WITH CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023321June 18, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
EVERY DODGE VEHICLE ON MY STREET, INCLUDING MY BRAND NEW DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR LESS THAN 3 WEEKS, WAS BROKEN INTO AND BURGLARIZED. APPARENTLY THIS VEHICLE IS VERY EASY TO BREAK INTO AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS TOTALLY UNSECURED UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022693June 9, 2003
INTERIOR LIGHTING
NO LIGHT IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL MAKE SIT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT TIME. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COUDL NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021039June 4, 2003
AIR BAGS
CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY FAILURE - AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020736May 30, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRACK IN SEAM SEAL ON ALL FOUR DOORS OF 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. VEHICLE LESS THAN ONE MONTH OLD. EACH CRACK IS ABOUT TWO INCHES LONG AND AN EIGHTH INCH WIDE. WATER PATH TO INTERNAL FRAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020583May 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE - RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM, REMOVED TRANSMISSION, AND OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACING THE FRONT PUMP, SEALS AND FLUID. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018734May 14, 2003
CHILD SEAT, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE WITH THE MIDDLE CHILD BENCH SEATS. MY 4 YEAR OLD SON PUT HIS JUICE CUP DOWN BETWEEN HIM AND THE INFANT SEAT BUCKLED NEXT TO HIM. THE JUICE CUP HIT THE SEAT BELT RELEASE FOR THE INFANT SEAT AND RELEASED IT. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN. IF I HADN'T HEARD THE CLICK OF THE RELEASE , I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN MY 4 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS UNPROTECTED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016855May 1, 2003
SEAT BELTS
UNSAFE GEN3 SEAT BELTS - REQUEST TO DEMAND THAT DAIMLERCHRYLER RECALL ALL VEHICLE TYPES THAT HAVE THE GEN3 SEAT BELTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004574January 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW ON 12/20/02. ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING CHECKED BY DEALER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003863January 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO DEFECT/INSUFFICIENT INFO-SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769773November 16, 2002
SEAT BELTS
I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DODGE SEAT BELTS. WITH THE STUDIES DONE WHY DODGE HASN'T CHANGED ALL SEAT BELTS THAT AREN'T SAFE OR ACHIEVED A HIGH SAFETY RATING. I HAVE ORDERED A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK AND MIDDLE SEATS. I WOULD LIKE FOR DODGE TO AS AN OPTION ON NEW VEHICLES AT THE LEAST BE ABLE TO TRADE IN THE 3 SEAT BELTS FOR THE 4 GRAND CARAVAN FRONT SEAT BELTS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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