Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

#751416August 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DAIMLERCHRYSLER REFERENCE # 08756857 - BATTERY HAS FAILED 4 TIMES CHRYSLER HAS REIMB. TWICE AND STILL REFUSED TO SEND ME KNOWN SERVICE BULLETINS #082995 &08195 RELATING TO PROBLEMS WITH DEAD BATTERIES. ALSO REQUESTED INFO ON FLUID BUBBLING OVER ONTO ENGINE FROM JUNE 97 AND SEPT. 99. I HAVE WRITTEN TO CHRYSLER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT "THE INFORMATION YOU ARE SEEKING IS EITHER UNAVAILABLE FROM DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION OR CONSIDERED PROPRIETARY" AND WAS SIGNED BY GLENN S. CAMERON, SENIOR STAFF.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751269August 28, 2001
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
LOCAL CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED TO INVESTIGATE REASON AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT CONSTATLY, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. COST WAS $80 TO TROUBLE SHOOT, AND ADDITIONAL $250 ESTIMATED TO REPAIR - I REFUSED REPAIR
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No
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0
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0
#751232August 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
O-RING CONNECTION BETWEEN FUEL RAIL LEAKS GASOLINE ONTO VALVE COVER AND THEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD. LEAKS MOST BEFORE ENGINE WARMS UP. STRONG GAS SMELL OUTSIDE CAR WARNED OF PROBLEM.*AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#895205August 27, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE. BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. NO INJURY.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895147August 24, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING GASOLINE ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT ISSUE A RECALL UNTIL THE PARTS ARE MADE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894932August 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE WAS STUCK WHILE TRAVELING AT HWY SPEED OF 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 80 MPH BEFORE DRIVER COULD GAIN CONTROL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER REPLACED SPEED CONTROL , MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*JB
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750861August 21, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FAILURE/ AIRBAG, HORN FAILED TO WORK. DEALER ADVISED RECALL ON SAME ASSEMBLY FOR TRUCKS, NOT EFFECTING MINI-VANS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562605August 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, TRAILER HITCHES, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS
BATTERY CRACKED AND LEAKED ACID INTO WIRING COVER AND AIR CLEANER HOUSING CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND BEGAN TO LEAK AGAIN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE BATTERY HAD TO BE BOOSTED TO START VEHICLE, AGAIN DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, BATTERY WAS REPLACED A FOURTH TIME ALONG WITH A FAULTY STARTER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894756August 20, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
EA O1 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINING ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, INOPERATIVE HORN. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750795August 20, 2001
TIRES
NOTICED BULGE IN PARKING LOT -- TIRE WAS SEPARATING. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750811August 20, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CLOCKSPRING FAILED - AIRBAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT OPERATE. VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. PART SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750760August 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
ON APPROACH TO A STOP SIGN, A LOUD CLUNK WAS HEARD. FROM STOPPED POSITION VEHICLE NO LONGER MOVED ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING. MECHANIC STATED FRONT AXLE BROKE MID SHAFT. MECHANIC ALSO NOTED NO DAMAGE OR NOTICEABLE STRESS FRACTURES AND STATED IT WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT THE RESULT MAY HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 75MPH!
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894488August 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES DON'T RESPOND AND BRAKE WELL ENOUGH. ALSO, FRONT END PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEED REPLACING. DEALER STATED THEY PASSED INSPECTION WITH NO PROBLEM, AND IT WAS JUST WEAR AND TEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894491August 16, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH AND THERE WAS NO REASON TO TURN IT ON. ON INSPECTION LIST AIR CONDITIONER WAS CHECKED AS WORKING. CONSUMER LIVES IN A HOT CLIMATE, AND AIR CONDITIONER IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900644August 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE SMOKING, VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE FLAMES COME OUT, CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE IDLING FAST AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE, CLAIM 52-2509-400. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750560August 15, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894455August 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS GOING 15-20MPH AND LOST POWER AFTER EXITING FROM ONE HIGHWAY AND ENTERING ANOTHER HIGHWAY ON THE ON RAMP. VEHICLE COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. CAUSE OF TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894457August 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMR WAS BACKING OUT AND NOTICED AN OIL SPOT ON THE GROUND. OIL WAS LEAKING. MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY FOR 1/2 .CONSUMER FOR FINANCIAL REASONS WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE. DEALER STATED THAT NO DAMAGE WOULD BE DONE TO VEHICLE IF CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT WHILE THE PROBLEM EXISTED. CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT LOWER HALF OF ENGINE CYLINDER AND SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750325August 13, 2001
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED . THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, THE HORN FAILED TO WORK, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. I READ A REPORT IN THE NEWSPAPER ON MARCH 20, 2001 STATING THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING AT THIS PROBLEM IN 96-2000 CHYR. VANS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006451August 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED (DIAGNOSED BY DEALER). THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A SOMEWHAT COMMON FAILURE. REQUEST THAT THIS MATTER BE LOOKED INTO AS THE COST OF REPAIR IS SOMEWHAT HIGH AT $88.06 FOR THE PART AND 136.80 FOR LABOR. I THINK THAT THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. * SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****750168
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Deaths:
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