Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

#738386December 28, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ON FREEWAY, HEARD CLUNK, WAM...POWER STEERING DIED, ABOUT LOST CONTROL AS STEERING WENT MANUAL. TOW GUY SAID THESE FAIL ALOT. WHEN WILL NHTSA RECALL THESE THINGS...? WHEN SOME ONE DIES...?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877114December 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION ELECTRICALLY SHORTED OUT. TRANSMSSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738341December 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CANNOT HOLD OR WILL DISENGAGE WHEN THE CAR IS ON A HILL GRADE WHEN SET IN PARK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738342December 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CANNOT HOLD THE CAR IN PARK AND GEARS WILL SLIP EVEN WHEN THE SHIFT COLUMN IS STILL IN PARK WHICH VERY DANGEROUS AT THAT TIME IT MAY HOLD THE VEHICLE AND THEN SLIP AND START ROLLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738083December 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
REPLACED COMPLETE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM, FRONT AND REAR, TRANSMISSION, FUEL INJECTION, CV JOINTS, FUEL TANK LEAKS, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876815December 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN FIRST 5 MINUTES VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. SOON AFTERWARD VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL NORMAL. *AK THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 20,233 MILES AND THE SECOND ONE FAILED AT 53,167 MILES. THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDED COMPLETE TEARDOWN, RESEAL AND A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737969December 18, 2000
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOSLY, THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS, CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS, FRONT INTERIOR LIGHTS NO LONGER COME ON WHEN THE FRONT DOORS ARE OPENED, COOLING FANS WILL NOT RUN EVEN WITH A/C ON, HOOD LATCH DOESN'T ALWAYS RELEASE THE HOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737871December 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REAR MAIN SEAL, CAM PLUGS, VALVE COVER GASKETS FAILED. ALL AT ONCE WITH NO WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737872December 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON PASSENGER SIDE DO NOT WORK LOCKS PROPERLY WHEN BUTTON IS PRESSED. TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO RELEASE DOOR LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876601December 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WAS DRIVING, AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN, WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP. HAD CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED PULLEY BELT HAD CAME OFF. TENSION BRACKET HAD FAILED (SERPENTINE BELT). ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737570December 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR THE 4TH TIME SINCE JULY 2000. AIRBAG LIGHT JUST BEE FIXED, NOW DOOR IS STUCK OPEN AND HAS TO BE CLOSED FROM INSIDE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. GET IT SORTED DODGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876123December 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE AND SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S FOR REPAIR. *AK O2 SENSOR, IGNITION SWITCH, KEY CYLINDER, AND A/C BLOWER RESISTOR AND WIRING KIT ALL REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876157December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TENSIONEER PULLY FELL OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS CONSUMER LOSES TENSION ON FAN BELT/POWER STEERING/POWER BRAKES, AND THEN VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STOP OR STEER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875985December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RIGHT BEFORE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE THERE IS A JERKY MOTION. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, AT 40 -45 MPH. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT, AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT, BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, ROTORS REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NUMEROUS TIMES. NOISE IN ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SERPENTIN BELT AND TENSIONER FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737295December 4, 2000
AIR BAGS
THE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLING THE HORN, AIRBAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL BROKE RECENTLY MAKING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM USELESS. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OF THE GRAND CARAVANS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND REPAIRED SO IT WILL NOT MAKE THE SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE CAR IN OPERATIVE WHEN IT FAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875956December 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY DRIVESHAFT BROKE. HAD IT REPAIRED FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THEN WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, DRIVESHAFT BROKE AGAIN. EACH TIME IT WAS AT LOW SPEED. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE BREAKAGE EACH TIME. WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557571November 27, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAD RECALL 00V268 REPAIR COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE GAS TANK BURSTED INTO FLAMES A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875496November 27, 2000
CHILD SEAT
RECALL 98V2185000; DEALER DID NOT GIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY CLEAN THE BUCKLE . PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY REMEDY OF RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND THE CLIPS WERE NOT EASILY REMOVED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736314November 14, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
BELT TENSIONER LOCKED UP TWICE IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL AND POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE POWER STEERING BELT WAS THROWN OFF THE BELT TENSIONER AND DESTROYED TWICE, ONCE IN MARCH 2000 AND AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874777November 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL FUMES/ORDER LEAKAGES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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