Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1997)

583 consumer complaints on file.

#532866March 18, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUSE BOX SHORTED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531526February 26, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSAXLE SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING AND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN BIG TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531203February 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE STALLING AND NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530640February 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DRIFTS ON HILLS IF BRAKE IS RELEASED AND ENGINE REMAINS IDLING WITHOUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530774February 12, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSPECIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530808February 8, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, AND CONTINUED BACKARDS WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED UNTIL IT HIT A BUILDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#530812February 8, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL LEAKS FROM UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF TANK WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820521February 5, 1998
SEATS
BUCKET SEAT: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN A TRUCK RAN A LIGHT AND HIT VAN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, VEHICLE SWERVED AROUND IN THE STREET. THE IMPACT FROM THE ACCIDENT BENT THE BARS THAT THE BUCKET SEAT ATTATCHES TO ON THE FLOORBOARD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527764January 4, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCKS ON SLIDING DOORS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527482December 20, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
VEHICLE MAKES LOUD GROANING NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523482November 24, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE DRIVING ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE REAR BRAKES STARTED SMOKING/SMELL BADLY. HAD TO PULL ONTO RAMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818080October 31, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON TRAVELING ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604435October 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
HUB AND WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523176October 3, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
HEAD LAMP SWITCH FAILED. (MJS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817366September 16, 1997
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
HAD PLACED CHILD IS IN BUILT-IN CSS, HEARD THE MECHANISM MAKING A CLICKING SOUND; HARNESS STRAPS TIGHTENED UP WHEN TRYING TO GET CHILD OUT OF SEAT; WOULD HAVE TO CUT STRAPS TO RELEASE CHILD. (INVESTIGATION #EA 97 003). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813877September 3, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 16 MPH ON THE CITY STREET, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME FOR NO REASON, HITTING WIFE ON THE FACE WHILE ON PASSENGER 'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER TO BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#518649August 28, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL SENDING UNIT GASKET OF FUEL TANK LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521462August 26, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
QUICK CONNECT FITTING WAS NOT COMPLETED, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815634August 25, 1997
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST (3) OR (4) MONTHS THE HARNESS ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BECAME SO TIGHT AROUND CHILD THAT OWNER HAD TO USE THE AUXILIARY RELEASE. *AK AIR CONDITIONER HAS GIVEN CONSUMER PROBLEMS ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BRAKES WERE NOISY AND WERE REPLACED. POWER LOCK FAILURE. POWER STEERING PROBLEM, CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523012August 22, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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