Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1997)

583 consumer complaints on file.

#565330April 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED BUT THE ENGINE WAS BURNED BADLY, DRIVER WAS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008357April 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING RPM STAYED HIGH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. DEALER STATES TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760948April 20, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. REPAIR COST WAS 264.61. WE FEEL DEALER/MANUFATURER SHOULD PAY REPAIR COST SINCE FAILURE WAS CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007809April 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES HE RECIEVED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL LINE # 895. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY STATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007506April 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMERS IS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564974April 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE STARTER MOTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, THE FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK FROM THE KEY CONTROL, THE WIPERS OCCASIONALLY GO ON WHEN THE DIRECTIONAL IS ACTIVATED, ALL THE BELLS AND LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH THE DOORS LOCKING FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER STATES IT SEEMED LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760006March 30, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON/ HORN DOES NOT WORK, AN D CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564820March 26, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DEALER HAD REPLACED A LEAKING FUEL RAIL PRIOR TO THE RECALL. (00V-268). *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006272March 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VHEICLE WAS JUST PARKED WHEN CONSUMER RETURNED TO FIND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED CONSUMER WAS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION. CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING JUST BEFORE PARKING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMPS PROBLEMS AND HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE INCIDENT.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006275March 25, 2002
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, CRUISE CONTROL OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006193March 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE TRAVELING STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND ENGINE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT ENGINE BELTS HAD BROKEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006137March 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005992March 20, 2002
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. DEALER REPLACED CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006065March 20, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD, AND HORN WILL NOT WORK DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005799March 18, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40MPH AND SLOWING DOWN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. REAR ANF FRONTAL IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005800March 18, 2002
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN, CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION. HINGE ON DRIVER SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE AND INJURY TO TO DRIVER. REAR AND FRONTAL IMPACT. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8005672March 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE BACKING UP THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, THEN AT 40 MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005677March 14, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
RECEIVED RECALL 00V268000 NOTICE AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT SENDING ANY PARTS, THERRE WAS A LONG WAITING LIST FOR FUEL REPAIR PARTS.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005330March 11, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN IT RAINS IT LEAKS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD TO REMOVE CARPET BECAUSE OF ODOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759110March 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE GEN-3 SEATBELT BUCKLES AND ESTABLISH THE 40MM OR MORE STRINGENT 30MM BALL TEST AS A STANDARD FOR BUCKLE SAFETY. ALSO, I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE VEHICLES THAT THEY PUT THESE IN. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY HAVE FAILED SINCE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE AFTER A CRASH, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY CAN EASILY BE BUMPED IN A COLLISION AND RELEASE. THE GEN-3 SEATBELT CANNOT PASS THE 30 OR 40MM BALL TEST AND CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THIS SINCE 1996. THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN A CAR IS THE SEATBELT. IF IT ISN'T THEN WHY ARE THERE SEATBELT LAWS? IF IT RELEASES DURING A COLLISION, THEN I MIGHT AS WELL NOT HAVE IT ON TO START WITH. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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