Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1999)

432 consumer complaints on file.

#745321May 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSFER PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD NOT EVEN STAY IN PARK. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT WE HAD HIT SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THE JOLT THAT THIS CAUSED. AFTER THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S INVESTIGATION IT DISCOVERED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS FROM THE PIN. I CONTACTED DAIMLER/ CHRYSLER AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL SHOP. THEY SEEMED WILLING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS THROUGH A LOCAL DEALER. WHEN I INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD ALREADY HAD IT FIXED THROUGH A LOCAL SHOP THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE MATTER. A MECHANIC THAT WE KNOW ONLY WORKS ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. HE WAS NOT SHOCKED THAT THIS HAPPENED. HE HAS SEEN IT MANY TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745124May 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745083May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE NOT EQUIPPED WITH SHIFT INTERLOCK DEVICE WHEREBY ALLOWING OUR CHILDREN THE POTENTIAL TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND CREATING A RUNAWAY CONDITION. OUR TWO YEAR OLD SON HAS WATCHED US ENOUGHT THAT HE KNOWS HOW TO PUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND PULL THE GEAR SELECTOR ARM DOWN. CONCERNED ABOUT FAMILIES AND OTHERS SAFETY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887552May 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN APPLIED, PEDAL FELT HARD, REDUCED BRAKING DISTANCE. MECHANIC FOUND FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887369May 3, 2001
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH AND TURNING INTO PARKING LOT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561030May 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, FUEL WAS LEAKING AT THE RUBBER O-RINGS AND THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL, AS CITED IN RECALL 00V2688, CONSUMER IS UPSET THAT CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOT A RECALL, BUT YET NHTSA STATES THAT THERE IS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886096April 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING . CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885226April 6, 2001
AIR BAGS, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
EA01007-CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALER HAS REPLACED STEERING COLUMN TWICE, AND CLOCK SPRING TWICE BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885055April 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY BLEW UP, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743330March 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING 55MP, HEARD CLUNKING, GRINDING, FELT JERKING. PULLED OVER TO FIND TRANSMISSION FLUID POURING OUT. FOUND LARGE PIECES OF TRANSMISSION ON HIGHWAY. THANKFUL WE WEREN'T GOING FASTER OR ON A FREEWAY. CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL EASILY WHILE IN PARK. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PARK VEHICLE. HAD DAIMLER EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THEM NOW. BEEN 1 WEEK NOW, STILL BEING REPAIRED. WARRANTY ONLY GAVE A TOO SMALL REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS(WE NEEDED ALL THE VAN'S 7 SEATS TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY). IT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A TOTAL OF 11 OR MORE DAYS TO REPAIR. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE KEY IN THIS VAN. WE WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE, AS WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH OUR LAST VAN TOO. WE THOUGHT THAT WAS BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WRECKED, BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. WE WOULD BE GLAD TO DISCUSS THIS WITH ANYONE. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884130March 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
IN LIGHT SNOW PLASTIC GEAR THAT CONTROLS WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM HAS STRIPPED OFF, CAUSING IT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. 2. ALSO THERE IS NO SAFETY LOCK FOR GEAR SHIFT THAT PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM ROLLING IN CASE SOMEONE MOVES GEAR SHIFT WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742965March 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS CURRENTLY NOT WORKING AND AFTER READING A NEWS RELEASE I AM CONCERNED THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG MAY NOT BE WORKING. I INTEND TO CONTACT A DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE HORN REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG INSPECTED BUT WANTED TO REPORT OUR CONCERN AS THE NEWS RELEASE INDICATED THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883355March 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER WAS PARKED WITH MOTOR RUNNING, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE , VEHICLE IN GEAR AND ENGINE REVVED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE/ BUILDING, AND A COUPLE OF TREES. FINALLY, GOT TO STOP AT AN EMBANKMENT. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742467March 15, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
3 POINT SEAT BELT (3RD ROW SEAT - RIGHT SIDE) IS UNUSABLE. IT IS LOCKED INTO THE RETRACTED POSITION AND CANNOT BE PULLED OUT TO USE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742234March 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REBUILT ONCE, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. VEHICLE STUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. AFTER DEALER INVESTIGATES COMPLAINS THE VANRUNS SMOOTHLY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS; THEN PROBLEM STARTS AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN THEY RUN DIAGNOSTICS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882336March 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM MAILBOX AND BELT TENSIONER SHEARED OFF. *AK THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN THE TENSIONER PULLEY SHEARED OFF. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560221March 6, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH ILLUMINATION, THE CONSUMER HAS UPGRADED 3 BULDS TO THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS POSSIBLE BUT THE STILL HAVE VERY LITTLE ILLUMINATION, THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560079March 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER NOTICED A FAINT ODOR OF GASOLINE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM BECAUSE FUEL WAS LEAKING AT THE RUBBER O-RINGS AND THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT WHEN HE CONTACTED NHTSA HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT HAD NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET 00V-268. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741880March 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560248March 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, SEVERAL REPAIRS HOWEVER THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO LEAK. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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