Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

#8020888October 15, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER. PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020219October 4, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE FUEL TANK PIPE FILLER NECK HAS BROKEN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR ONE OR MORE OF THE PLASTIC HOSES EXITING THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK WERE LEAKING. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER REPLACED WITH STEEL TANK AND FUEL LINES. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE AT A PRICE OF $740.78. DAIMLER CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE LEAKING FUEL IN THE GARAGE WAS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020126October 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES HAD A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT THE "HOLLOW ROPE" THEAT HOLDS THE "PIN" IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING THE PIN TO BECOME DISLODGED AND BLEW HOLES IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING. CONSUMER STATES ISSUE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN HOLES BEING BLOWN INTO THE FLOORBOARD. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019910October 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCK SPRING IS DEFECTIVE AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND ALSO THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019647September 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019664September 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STATES AS A RESULT VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767766September 26, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND HORN IS NO LONGER INOPERATIVE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767620September 23, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION AT 70-75 MPH. TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. TREAD DEPTH IS 5/32. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767531September 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXPERIENCED INCIDENT WHERE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FROM N TO D FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER BRINGING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACING IN P AND RESTARTING ENGINE. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMERIOUS INCIDENTS DURING PAST 6 YEARS WHERE TRANSMISSON FAILS TO SHIFT FROM P TO R AND R TO D AND REQUIRES TO BE RESHIFTED TO P AND THEN TO DESIRED SELECTION. RESEARCH INTO PROBLEM BY QUESTIONING VARIOUS PRIVATE TRANMISSION SPECIALISTS THAT AN UNDETERMINED DESIGN FLAW IN DIFFERENTIAL, IN 1995 AND LATER MODELS, CAUSES BOTH PROBLEMS AND HAS EVEN RESULTED IN DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILING AND EXPLODING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019120September 19, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WERE NOT FUCTIONING CORRECTLY.DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767402September 19, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE CLEAR LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY WITH AGE AND GREATLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT REACHES OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR MAKING NIGHT DRIVING DIFFICULT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019014September 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE FILLING GAS TANK FUEL BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF TOP OF TANK. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED LEAK WAS FROM A "VENT LINE"*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567480September 16, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL TANK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767207September 15, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING LOCATED IN STEERING COLUM HAS GONE BAD CAUSING HORN AND CRUSE CONTROL AS WELL AS AIR BAG NOT TO WORK. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767055September 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER ASSM. BRAKES AT THE STUD THAT CONNECT TO THE BACKET,CAUSING THE DRIVE BELT TENSION ASSM. TO BRAKE THEN DAMAGE HOOD AND SOME OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE .I HAVE TALKED TO ALOT OF PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM .TWO PEOPLE SAID IT CAUSED ACC. THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER ASSMEBELY IS OF POOR DESIGN AND FAILES AND THE REPAIRES ARE VERY COSTLY. 1200.00 TO 2500.00 TO REPAIR DEFEAT.PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT II WILL GIVE YOU A EX. DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 55 TO 70 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN BANG THEN A HOLE IN THE HOOD AND SMOKE COMMING FOR UNDER THE HOOD. THINK THERE SOULD BE A NATIONAIL RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED.L. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766968September 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE STRUT TOWER DID NOT FAIL AT THIS TIME AND NO PERSON WAS KILLED OR INJURED, ALSO NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURED. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE STRUT TOWER IS RUSTING THRU ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE MINI VAN. IF THIS SHOULD RUST COMPLETLY THROUGH WHILE THE MINI VAN IS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING DEATH OF UP TO SEVEN OCCUPANTS OF THE MINIVAN. WHAT IS CHYSLER GOING TO DO TO REPAIR MY MINIVAN BEFORE A ACIDENT HAPPENS?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
7
Deaths:
7
#766848September 7, 2002
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED ON THE DATE INDICATED. THE AIR-BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL DURING THE FAILURE. I REPLACED THE UNIT WITH A NEW ONE. I INVESTIGATED WHY THE UNIT FAILED BY DISASSEMBLING IT. THE FLAT RIBBON CABLE IN THE UNIT FAILED FROM INADEQUATE STRAIN RELIEF AT THE POINT OF CONNECTION. ALL 5 CONDUCTORS WERE BROKEN DUE TO REPEATED HARD BENDING WITHOUT ADEQUATE SUPPORT AT THE CONNECTION POINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766849September 7, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THIS CAUSES THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAG SYSTEM TO FAIL. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE HORN IS OUT. ONLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON. YOU DON'T KNOW THE HORN IS OUT UNTIL YOU NEED IT! I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY PERSONAL VAN AND ON MY COMPANY VAN. THEY WERE BOUGHT FROM DIFFERENT DEALERS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IT IS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A SINGLE DRIVER CAN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON TWO DIFFERENT CARS WITHOUT THERE BEING AN INHERENT DESIGN DEFECT IN THIS PART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST THROUGH THE LOSS OF THE HORN OR AIRBAGS THAT DON'T WORK WHEN NEEDED. THE CONDUCTORS THAT FEED THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE TO THE AIRBAG ARE OPEN DURING THIS CONTINUOUS FAULT AND THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018065September 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
RIGHT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER TOWER IS RUSTING. IF TOWER LETS GO, SOMEONE CAN BE KILLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766550September 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND NOTED HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. RESEARCH INDICATES AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE LOCATED IN STEERING WHEEL. INTEND TO REPORT TO DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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