Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1999)

432 consumer complaints on file.

#763140June 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011609June 12, 2002
STEERING
WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNK AND THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY AROUND. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE TIRES. INJURIES OR FATALITIES COULD HAVE OCCURED. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT. IT HAD BEEN STRIPPED OUT FROM THE LACK OF FULL/APPROPRIATE CONNECTION. THE MATERIAL ENGINEER STATED THAT THE PART APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED ONLY 1/3 OF THE WAY, INSTEAD OF THE WHOLE WAY. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011157June 5, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUNVISOR TILTED AND STUCK TO STEERING WHEEL. WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761091April 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE ENGINE GAVE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF AN IMPENDING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY MY MECHANIC 1200 MILES EARLIER AND THE TENSIONER REPLACED. THE MAIN BEARING FAILED SENDING METAL FRAGMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. THE SIDE-EFFECTS OF THE BEARING BLOWING APART DESTROYED THE ENGINE AND NECESSITATED THAT A NEW ENGINE BE INSTALLED. THIS WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $3500 AND TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 55K MILES ON IT. DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED THAT A FAILURE LIKE THIS WOULD OCCUR IN SUCH A LATE MODEL VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007789April 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THE LEFT ROTOR NEEDED REPLACING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE BRAKE COULD HAVE FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007711April 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT FRONT LEFT ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. THERE WAS NO WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006966April 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
DRIVER HAD TURNED VEHICLE ON, BUT LEFT IT IN PARK, SHIFT LEVER WAS BUMPED SLIGHTLY AND JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. HAD CONTACTED BOTH MANUFACTURERS, WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760266April 4, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
WHILE PLACING A PURSE ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE INADVERTANTLY RELEASED. ALSO, WHILE A PASEENGER IN THE CENTER BENCH SEAT WAS BUCKLING THEIR SEATBELT, THE SEATBELT ON THE CHILD'S BOOSTER SEAT NEXT TO IT RELEASED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759533March 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
MOLDED TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES LEAKING AT LEFT FRONT. HAD TO REPAIR AT LOCAL GARAGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE AND LONG MILEAGE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED OF LARGE BACK ORDER ON MOLDED LINES, SO BULK LINES WERE USED. MECHANIC HAS SEEN SAME PROBLEM ON DODGE MINVANS ON OTHER OCCURRENCES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005260March 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHILE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK DEALER FOUND BROKEN PIN POSSIBLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564485February 27, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 01V-119, HOWEVER THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. NLM *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564240February 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
WHILE DRIVING THE CV JOINTS COMPLETELY CAME APART WITHOUT WARNING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758152February 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
STOPPED AT INTERSECTION CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER KNEW PROBLEM BEFORE I HAD CAR TOWED TO HIS SHOP. DIFFERENTIAL PIN HADCOME THROUGH THE CASECAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE AND CASE IS BROKEN. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BEFORE VAN WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THATS HARD TO BELIEVE. TRANSMISSION EXPERT KNOWS THAT ENGINES ARE TOO POWERFUL FOR TRANSMISSION AND SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMS THAT PIN DISENGAGES BECAUSE IT SPINS FASTER THAN IT SHOULD AND COME FREE OR BREAKS. CHRYSLER IMMEDIATELY ADMITTED TO BE AT FAULT BUT ONLY COVERED HALF OF THE COST TO REPLACE WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME FAULTY PIN. NOT ACCEPTABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003031January 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED/ ENGINE RUNNING/ EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, CONSUMER WAS OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN HER 3 YEAR OLD SHIFTED LEVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. NO INJURIES.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901001January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 30-V502-154. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901002January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, THE DEALER INSTALLED AN ENGINE BATTERY HEATER, IT WAS PLUGGED IN AT THE TIME OF THE LOSS, THIS WAS POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, VEHICLE IS DESTROYED FROM THE FIREWALL FORWARD, CLAIM 13-7233-513. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901003January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 59-V431-848. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001349January 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT30-35 MPH ON GRAVEL ROADS DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*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
#6900670December 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO ADEQUATELY STOP VEHICLE. LSO, VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SURGE WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD BE RELATED TO BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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