Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1998)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#8001108December 27, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. ALSO, HORN FAILS TO FUNCTION, AND CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756030December 26, 2001
AIR BAGS
THE PROBLEMS BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT ISSUES AND THEN BECAME PERMANENT. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755853December 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE VAN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. WITH THE THOUGHT OF ENGINE TROUBLE FURTHEST FROM OUR MINDS WITH ONLY 48000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAMSHAFT WAS BROKE AND NO EXPLANATION GIVEN, WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS RARE BUT THAT ONE OF THEIR TECHNICIANS HAD SEEN THIS IN ABOUT 2-3 OTHER VANS LIKE OURS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY ANYTHING AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD NOT ADMIT TO FACTORY DEFECT THEY DID RELUCTANTLY PAY HALF OF THE MORE THAN 3000.00 IN DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A NONE DODGE DEALER FIRST WHO COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW BAD THE ENGINE LOOKED FOR 48000 MILES. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2001 FROM THE DEALER AND THE ENGINES APPEARANCE WAS GOOD WE OWNED IT LESS THAN 4 MONTHS WHEN MALFUNCTION OCCURED. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY US AND TOLD US THIS WAS RARE, HOWEVER FOR ONE TECHNICIAN TO SEE 2-3 VANS BESIDES OURS IN ONE STATE DOES NOT SEEM THAT RARE TO US. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000884December 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT WILL COME OFF IN HEAVY RAIN, THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. DEALER WILL PUT ON NEW BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900636December 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900664December 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GAS GAUGE IN THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE, THE GAUGE WILL READ THAT THE FUEL TANK IS FULL BUT THEN THE CONSUMER RUNS OUT OF GAS. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900666December 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL LEAK FUEL FROM ENGINE. THERE IS A BIG AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPILLS AT ONCE. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900667December 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF OVERDRIVE TO NEXT GEAR. THEN, AFTER STOPPING AND REACCELERATION VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFTING INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755431December 8, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OBSTRUCTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899325November 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ENGINE BELT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVE TIMES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. ALSO, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS AND POWER STEERING ARE LOST. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN TWENTY MILES PER HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TENSIONER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED FOR THE FIFTH TIME ON 1-04-02. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899240November 19, 2001
AIR BAGS
HORN IS NOT WORKING, AND AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754700November 19, 2001
AIR BAGS
I WANTED TO ADD TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE REPORTING PROBLEM OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON - THEN HAVING TO PAY FOR THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899111November 14, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED CLOCK SPRING MATERIAL IN STEERING COLUMN WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. IN OCTOBER OF 2001, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS OF HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THE SECOND INCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899112November 14, 2001
CHILD SEAT
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT IN LEFT-MIDDLE SEATING POSITION DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS. CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ONE MONTH AFTER CONSUMER TOOK POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754439November 12, 2001
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT
THE CHILD SEAT PLASTIC BUCKLES HAVE WHITE STREAKS SHOWING IN THE PLASTIC AND APPEAR READY TO BREAK ON BOTH SEATS. MANUFACTURER STATES I AM NOT PART OF A RECALL BUT WILL NOT INVESTIGATE AND CONFIRM ISSUE WITH COVERED CORRECTION, IF NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753797October 28, 2001
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CLOCK SPRING FAILURE, AIRBAG LIGHT ON, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563624October 9, 2001
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES RIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE ON INCLINE. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITH ONLY 20000 MILES AND PADS ALSO REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752597September 26, 2001
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563105September 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE FAILURE OF THE TENSIONER BELT CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF RESULTING IN POWER STEERING FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895379August 29, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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