Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

#719789March 7, 2000
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
AIR BAG LIGHT NOW STAYS ON. CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS AS DOES HORN. WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719758March 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM RELEASES THE BRAKES ON SLOW APPROACH TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. THEY DO NOT RELEASE WHEN BRAKING HARD, ONLY AFTER INITIAL BRAKING AND SLOWING FOR A STOP. THEY RELEASE AS IF SENSING A SLIPPAGE AT ONE TO THE WHEELS. THERE IS NO SNOW OR WATER ON THE HIGHWAY, CONDITIONS ARE DRY AND EXCELLENT, HOWEVER THEY STILL RELEASE FOR 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE HOLDINGS (GRABBING) AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857827March 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A BIG BANGING NOISE. VAN DID NOT MOVE ANY MORE. SHE HAD THE VAN TOWED, AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551184March 2, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719336February 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHY IS THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD PERMANENTLY ON WHEN THE ORIGINAL BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN USED SINCE THE VAN HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT? AND WHY OTHER SYSTEMS LIKE THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ARE ALSO INOPERABLE OR DEFFECTIVE. WHY WOULD CHRYSLER ENGINEER THESE THREE SYSTEMS RELATED TO SAFETY FEATURES BE ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER SINCE THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. IS THIS A PLOY TO GET MONEY OUT OF CUSTOMERS???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719324February 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT IN THE MORNING, I PUT THE SHIFT LEVER IN REVERSE AND NOTICED A HESITATION BEFORE IT ENGAGED. AFTER BACKING OUT I DROPPED ITHE LEVER IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO PULL FORWARD-AGAIN HESITATION,THEN A CLUNK, WHEN IT SHIFTED TO SECOND. I THEN DROVE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID DODGE CARAVAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE NOT UNCOMMON. THEY PUT THE VAN ON THEIR TEST EQUIPMENT AND NOTHING SHOWED. THE SHOP OWNER SUGGESTED THAT SINCE THE VAN HAD SO FEW MILES ON IT, A FILTER AND FLUID CHANGE MAY TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN HE DROPPED THE PAN HE FOUND ALOT OF METAL IN THE BASE OF THE PAN. I AM PLANNING TO CONTACT DODGE MONDAY MORNING TO DISCUSS THEIR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857254February 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THEN,CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE, AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON FUEL PUMP. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718871February 17, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER FOUND FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, WHICH RENDERED AIR BAG SYSTEM INOPERABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856908February 15, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 99V216000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. CONTACTED DEALR, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROB PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856766February 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, RENDERING ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718552February 10, 2000
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON, CAUSING HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER SUGGESTED A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. COST FOR REPAIRED AROUND $200, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE HORN AND PASSIVE RESTRAINT AIRBAG. THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD BE IN WORKING ORDER AT ALL THE TIME. SINCE IT'S DEFECTIVE PARTS THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF GOODWILL TOWARD THE REPAIRS OF THESE ITEMS. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING GONE WRONG WHEN THE WARRENTY RAN OUT. SHOULD THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OUT FOR THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS? I'VE HAD NOTICED THERE ARE 3 COMPLAINTS OID # ALREADY OUT FOR THIS VAN. ANY SUPPORT WILL BE GRATEFUL!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856615February 9, 2000
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF HORN AND SPEED CONTROL. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550677February 1, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DURING IMPACT WITH EMBANKMENT THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT TILTED FORWARD DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT DOWN. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718150February 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HAVE HAD TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES SINCE 1996; DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL 8/99; THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL OIL USAGE; HAVE USED MOBIL 1 5W30 OIL SINCE NEW PER OWNER'S MANUAL AND HAD OIL CHANGED AT MT. EPHRAIM DODGE REGULARLY SINCE NEW; THEY MONITORED OIL USAGE AND I BROUGHT IN CAR TO GET OIL ADDED AND RECORDED FROM 8/99 TO PRESENT; I THINK THE ENGINE PISTON RINGS ARE DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855764January 31, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE TRYING TO OPEN SLIDING DOOR FOR CHILDREN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717995January 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS COME ON AT ANY TIME. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A VERY RELIABLE AND HAS HAD MANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717907January 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END VIRBRATION AT 35 MPH COMES UP THRU THE STEERING ALSO. REPORTED TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND THAT IT IS DANGEROUS ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717128January 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716609December 29, 1999
CHILD SEAT
LEFT SIDE INTERGRATED CSS BELTS NO LONGER STAY TIGHT WHEN BUCKLED. ONCE BUCKLED AND PULL ON BELTS, THEY WILL RELEASE. CHILD IS NO LONGER SECURE. DEALER SAYS TO FIX, PART ALONE (WHOLE NEW ICSS MODULE) WILL BE $409. VERY UNREALISTIC PRICE WHEN FOR $100 CAN EASLIY BUY A CAR SEAT . HAVE TWO CHILDREN STILL USING BOTH ICSS. DO NOT FEEL ICSS SHOULD HAVE FAILED AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS OF USE AND THEN BE SO UNREASONABLE TO FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550060December 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED BECAUSE OF ROCKER ARM SHAFT FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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