Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

#722472May 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE CHATTER/VIBRATION PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED PROBLEM RECURRING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722473May 9, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AUTOMATIC LOCK MOTOR DOESN'T SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY WHEN OPENED FROM KEYLESS REMOTE OR DURING AUTOLOCK WHEN DRIVING, STRUTS ARE LEAKING OIL AT LESS THAN 50000 MILES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOCK UP DURING COLD WEATHER, TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING COLD WEATHER, FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE AND CHATTER: PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, GRINDING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN, WHINNING NOISE DURING ACCELLERATION. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS REGARDING THESE ISSUES. THE CAR IS FALLING APART AFTER 4 YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861613May 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AFTER AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. SAID THAT ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. OWNER CONTACTED CHRYSLER BUT THEY PROVIDED NO HELP IN PAYING FOR REPAIRS. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552067May 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
RIGHT LEFT INNER/OUTER CV JOINT FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT END TO SWERVE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722253May 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEAR NHTSA, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS VAN ONLY 7 MONTHS!!! WE HAVE A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE THAT HAS 97,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WE TOOK A TRIP IN THE LAST WEEK TO CALIFORNIA TO SEE OUR DAUGHTER WHEN THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. EVEN THOUGH WE COULD NOT SEE OR HEAR ANY PROBLEMS, WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN RENO, NEVADA - (3223 MILL ST, RENO, NV 89502 -- #(775)-323-3106). THEY SAID THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED REPLACING. AT A COST OF 300 DOLLARS, WE AGREED IN HOPES THAT THE LIGHT PROBLEM WOULD BE CURED EVEN THOUGH NOTHING SEEMED WRONG. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING, WE NOTICED THAT THE VAN WAS RUNNING TERRIBLY AND WOULD DIE WHEN STOPPED. FRUSTRATED THAT "NO" PROBLEM WITH OUR VAN PROGRESSED TO WORSE WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT AGAIN. AFTER TESTING IT AGAIN, THEY SAID THE CAMSHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE WE HAD TO RETURN HOME FOR WORK, WE COULD NOT WAIT TO GET IT FIX. ON RETURNING HOME WE TOOK IT INTO OUR TRUSTED MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY. HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT WE WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. OUR COMPLAINT IS THAT OUR ENGINE SHOULD NOT OF FAILED ONLY AFTER ONLY 97,000 MILES - IT IS LUDICROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722192May 2, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS START RANDOMLY AND CONTINUE FOR ABOUT 3 PASSES. FREQUENCY OF ABOUT ONCE EVERY THREE DAYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722137May 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR RADIATOR FAN RELAY FAILURE. IF SUCH WAS A SAFETY DEFECT, WOULD NOT FAILED WATER PUMP PRESENT SAME SAFETY RISK? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722155May 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MADE A THE PURCHASE IN NOV. WITH 37373 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 46500 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NO LONGER SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. NEITHER CHRYSLER OR THE DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WILL STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND CHRYSLER CLAIMS THEY HAVE FIXED THE ISSUES SO WHY IS IT THAT THESE VEHICLES CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. A MAJOR RECALL FOR ALL THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE MADE AS THE CONSUMERS ARE CONTINUALLY BEING LIED TO AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722089April 29, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE HAVE HAD THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THE REAR SLIDING DOORS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. THE LOCKS JUST BUZZ AND GO OUT AND WE ARE UNABLE TO LOCK THAT PARTICULAR DOOR. WE HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL TRIPS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THEREFORE WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE UNLOCKED. WE HAVE HAD THE FRONT END LINED UP AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE TIRES WERE WORN UNEVEN WHEN WE PURCHASED IT, WE ROTATED TIRES AND HAD TO ROTATE THEM BACK. WE RECENTLY IN FEBRUARY PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND THEN HAD TO HAVE IT REALIGNED. IT STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND WANDERS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REALIGNMENT AGAIN TWICE SINCE. STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721891April 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
BELTS BECAME BADLY FRAYED AND TATTERED PREMATURELY; 3 DAYS AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE BELTS, THE ENGINE DIED ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WE NEEDED TO BE TOWED FROM THE FREEWAY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEM AND THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT AWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860754April 21, 2000
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINING ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CLOCK SPRING WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, HORN FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AIR BAG MOVING ON TO RELAY SWITCH. DEALER INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD COST CONSUMER $950.00. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551931April 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860455April 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING AFTER BELT ASSEMBLY NUT SPLIT AND BROKE, DISLODGING THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860396April 14, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. PASSENGER WAS NOT ABLE TO EXIT OR ENTER. ONLY WAY OUT OF VEHICLE WAS THROUGH THE WINDOW. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT ONLY TEMPORATILY. NO REMEDY WAS FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860299April 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BROKE. TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAD SEPARATED & CAUSED A HOLE IN THE HOUSING. THE PIN THEN FLEW OUT & CRACKED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TRANSMISSION & ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721349April 11, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
ANYTIME IT RAINS OR WATER PUDDLES ON THE STREET , IF I DRIVE OVER IT THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY STIFF AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T STEER AT ALL. I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER SPLASHES UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL (THE SERPENTINE BELTS' LOCATION) THE BELT IMMEDIATELY SQUEALS AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF THE COMPRESSOR IS ON EITHER THE AIR CONDITIONING OR THE DEFROSTER, AND WATER IS SPLASHED ON THE BELT THE VEHICLE HA LITTLE OR NO STEERING. DURING A RIGHT TURN AT A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT WATER SPLASHED THE BEFORE MENTIONED AREA AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE OTHER LANE THAT WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN! IS THERE ANY RECALL OR SOME KIND OF PANEL THAT CAN PROTECT THE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY FROM WATER CONTACTING THE BELT AND THUS LEADING TO LITTLE OR NO STEERING CAPABILITIES? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900650April 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 04-1215-889. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721248April 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ALL OF THESE BREAK DOWNS HAVE COME WITH IN THE 9 MONTH PERIOD THERE ARE OTHER BREAK DOWNS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SAID LIKE THE MAIN COMP (EMC COMP),3 SENSORS AND ABOUT 5 RECALLS IN THIS TIME PERIOD WE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS VAN AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO AND NOTHING WAS DONE.WE FEEL THIS VAN WAS A LEMON AND WILL CONT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WE ASK THAT DODGE STAND BY THERE NAME AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711167April 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS DEFECT IN MY OPINION REPRESENTS A SERIOUS POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING A FIRE. GASOLINE IS LEAKING ON TO THE ROAD SURFACE BELOW THE CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TANK IS OVER HALF FULL. CHRYSLER YESTERDAY DECLINED TO REPLACE THE GASOLINE TANK DUE THEY SAID TO THE VEHICLE'S HIGH MILEAGE. A FIRE COULD EASILY START BY A SPARK OR A THROWN CIGARETTE. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THE THE COST TO REPLACE WOULD BE AROUND $450.00. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS AS I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE IT. THE FAILED PART IS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK SUCH THAT IT IS PROTECTED FROM ROAD ROCKS, DEBRIS, OR JUST ABOUT ANY CONCEIVABLE HAZARD THAT WOULD BE ENCOUNTERED IN NORMAL OR EVEN HARSH DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CAR IS NEVER TAKEN OFF THE HARD ROAD. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551773April 4, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL LEAKED AT THE INTERFACE OF THE FUEL PUMP PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-216. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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