Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10252721December 24, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, ONLY THE LEFT LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN YOU PUT THE HIGHBEAMS ON ONLY THE RIGHT LIGHT WILL LIGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THIS HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, IS SEEMS AS IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FRONT MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10252505December 22, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO ENGAGE. BECAUSE HORN STILL SOUNDS AND LIGHTS FLASH - DRIVER IS NOT AWARE THAT LOCKS ARE NOT ENGAGED - SO THE CAR REMAINS UNLOCKED WHILE OPERATING AND AFTER LEAVING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252515December 22, 2008
STEERING
VAN STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA. TOOK THE VAN IN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, FIRST GARAGE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER. TOOK THE VAN IN AGAIN 12/21/08 AND THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS GOING OUT AND LEAKING FLUID. THAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON REPAIR AND IT IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR TO HAVE TO BE DONE ON A VEHICLE THAT GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE BUILD OF THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252255December 19, 2008
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LAMP ON CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED 10/31/07 AIR BAG LAMP ON CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED 12/15/08 WAS BEYOND 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252309December 19, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT 3.8 V6 ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. FROM RESEARCH, IT HAS TO DO WITH REPROGRAMMING THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE). BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, THE LOCKS WORK TEMPORARILY ANYWHERE FROM A DAY TO A MONTH. THE DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY SIGNS. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNED OF HAVING TO MANUALLY UNLOCK AND LOCK DOORS AS THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE DONE MANUALLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH POWER LOCKS. ALSO, THE BCM REPROGRAMMING FROM THE DEALER APPEARS TO BE SEMI-PERMANENT AS SOME PERSONS HAVE HAD TO RECEIVE A NEW BCM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252067December 17, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY 99 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS THE STRUT TOWERS RUSTING AWAY,CREAKING AND POPPING NOISES CONTINUE,NO REPAIR DONE YET,CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY FAIL TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT'S DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251843December 15, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER/AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST WEEK AND STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. TWO DAYS AGO. DO NOT WORK WITH KEY NOR DO LOCKS "LOCK" WHEN CAR TRAVELS OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR. HATCHBACK STILL OPENS VIA THE KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251906December 15, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
OUR 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN NO LONGER LOCKS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. IT ALSO WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. WHEN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK IS PRESSED ON THE REMOTE CONTROL, THE HORN SOUNDS AND GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DOORS LOCK, BUT THEY DO NOT. ALSO THE VEHICLE NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS WHEN 20 MPH IS ACHIEVED. THESE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AS WE HAVE BEEN MADE TO BELIEVE THAT THE DOORS WERE LOCKED WHEN THEY WERE NOT LOCKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251648December 13, 2008
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS ON 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ON MORNINGS WHEN IT RAINS. HUGE SAFETY RISK SINCE VEHICLE CANNOT BE TURNED WITHOUT EXTREME MANUAL EFFORT...IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY WIFE! DEALERSHIP SAYS RACK AND PINION IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACING ($1400). INTERNET SAYS THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES FROM 2002-2006! WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR A SAFETY RETROFIT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251145December 9, 2008
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
WE OWN A 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, WE WERE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT A HOLE ABOUT 10X12 INCHES AND SHATTERED THE ENTIRE REST OF THE WINDOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251214December 9, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DODGE CARAVAN ALL THE DOOR LOCK STOP WORKING AND IS A VEHICLE SUBSTANDARD MANUFACTURING ISSUE. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH ALL OTHER VANS IS ALREADY REPORTED ON THE WEB AND POOR MANUFACTURING IS THE RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR AND IS AN ISSUE WHICH DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF IT AND HAS DONE NOTHING SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250961December 6, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT WITH 28,612 MILES (MOSTLY INTERSTATE). ON NOVEMBER 23, 2008 I WAS GOING EAST ON INTERSTATE 70. A FEW MILES FROM HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND THE CAR'S FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN HAGERSTOWN. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CAR'S RIGHT FRONT AXLE HAD SNAPPED. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND HAD TO ORDER IT. WHEN I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ONE WEEK LATER THE SERVICE MANGER TOLD US THE CAUSE OF THE FAILED FRONT END AXLE HUB WAS DUE TO THE NUTS BEING LOOSE, THUS ALLOWING THE AXEL TO DISENGAGE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT DODGE HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THEIR OTHER VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS INSIDE LINE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2008 DODGE CHARGER, MAGNUM, AND CHRYSLER 300. THE ARTICLE ON EDMUNDS INSIDE LINE STATED, 'THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS 5,509 2008 DODGE CHARGERS AND MAGNUMS, ALONG WITH SOME 2008 CHRYSLER 300 VEHICLES, ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS FIRST SPOTTED IN MARCH ON A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER PILOT VEHICLE UNDERGOING PRELAUNCH EVALUATION AT CHRYSLER'S CHELSEA PROVING GROUNDS. THE TORQUE RETENTION CRIMP FEATURE "WAS MISSED" DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF ONE LOT OF REAR AXEL HUB NUTS ON THE AFFECTED CARS. 'THIS COULD CAUSE THE NUTS TO LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE HALF-SHAFT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE WHEEL HUB,' SAID THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) IN ITS RECALL SUMMARY OF THE PROBLEM. 'THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.' *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250892December 5, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE, NOT FROM KEY REMOTE, INSIDE DOOR LOCKS, OR AUTOMATIC LOCK WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250904December 5, 2008
STEERING
EVERY MORNING THE STEERING GROWLS AND MAKES NOISE UNTIL THE VAN WARMS UP. THE DEALER THAT HAS DONE ALL REPAIRS ON THE VAN SAYS THE RACK IS GOING OUT. I HAVE WATCHED THE FLUID, AND SEE NO LEAKS, NOR HAVE I HAD TO ADD ANY TO IT. IT SEEMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF GRAND CARAVAN OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY VAN, THAT I LOVE, IS A 2004 WITH 110,000 MILES. I AM GOING TO CHANGE THE RESERVOIR TO SEE IF THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. BUT I THINK DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN LOTS OF THEIR VANS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS CALLED DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250636December 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
LEFT DRIVE SHAFT BROKE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT BECAME VERY NOISY WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250637December 3, 2008
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP WAS VERY NOISY AND STEERING WOULD BECOME STIFF UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A POOR DESIGN OF FILTER IN POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250668December 3, 2008
AIR BAGS
NOTHING UNUSUAL LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND OUR RADIO VOLUME CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FOR OUR 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WERE NOT WORKING. AFTER PAYING $70 TO DIAGNOSE THE DEALER TOLD US THE CLOCKSPRING WAS NOT WORKING (IT WAS "OPEN"). I SEE THAT THE PRIOR YEAR (2000) OF CARAVAN HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. DODGE ISSUED A RECALL WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY AS THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250670December 3, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NOTHING UNUSUAL LEADING UP TO THIS. HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK ON THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE CAR WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IS WASHED, GARAGED EVERY NIGHT, AND TAKEN CARE OF. FUEL NECKS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING IN SUCH SHORT TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250671December 3, 2008
STEERING
LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED. OUR STEERING WHEEL & KEY IGNITION WERE IN A LOCKED POSITION. WE WERE STARTING THE CAR, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. WE THOUGHT WE JUST NEEDED TO NUDGE THE WHEEL, BUT IT DID NOT NUDGE. FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRIED TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY BROUGHT INTO DEALER - NOTED THE CYLINDER IGNITION LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR ON ANY OTHER CAR, AND SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250686December 3, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, ONLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL LIGHT ON LOW BEAMS. WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAMS, ONLY THE LEFT HIGH BEAM WILL ILLUMINATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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