Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10235793July 25, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HAS REMAINED LIT FOR SOME TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATE 09/18/08.*JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235822July 25, 2008
STEERING
VEHICLE HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING. BASED ON RESEARCH OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT IS APPARENT THAT THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS STEERING. THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T FAIL, BUT IT WILL DETERIORATE UNTIL ALL OF THE FLUID LEAKS OUT AND THEN POSSIBLY DAMAGES THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS ULTIMATELY COULD CAUSE THE PUMP TO LOCK UP OR IN SOME CASES, LEAK FLUID ON TO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND CAUSE A FIRE. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS ISSUE IS ~$800-900. MY ESTIMATE WAS FOR $820 (EXCLUDING A NEW ALIGNMENT). *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10235567July 23, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT LENS (COVER) HAVE A TENDENCY TO COME APART. IT HAPPEN TO MY SISTER IN LAW 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, TWICE. FIRST IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND, WE SAW IT BEFORE IT'S CAME APART. I HAVE SEEN SAME MODEL THAT DON'T HAVE LENS COVER . *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235140July 21, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAD BEEN FLICKERING FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THEY ADJUSTED SOME WIRES AND IT TURNED BACK ON. WELL TWO MONTHS LATER THEY ARE NOT WORKING AND HAVE NOT WORKED FOR 3 WEEK. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THEM. THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUSE , THEY SAID IT WAS THE WIRING. THEY DON'T KNOW. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10234964July 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1997 GRAND CARAVAN SE - REPEATED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DASH GAUGES. WHEN THIS OCCURS, NO FEEDBACK FROM CAR ON SPEED OR GAS LEVEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS OCCASIONAL STALLING. MULTIPLE OTHER CONSUMERS APPEAR TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. SEE HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T220421.HTML FOR POSTINGS. THE MECHANIC DID NOT FIX, WOULD APPARENTLY HAVE TO THROW PARTS AT IT (LIKE MANY OF THE CONSUMERS DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE POSTING WITHOUT SUCCESS). THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235056July 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
I HAVE A 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LAST YEAR ON DECEMBER 2007 MY SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT ON ONE STREET UNDER THE RAIN, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OFF MY CAR BUT I WAS FORTUNATE THAT NO CARS WERE AROUND. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT I CALLED THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME NOT WORRY THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET SAFE TO THE SHOP. THAT INCIDENT BROKE MY WINDSHIELD HOSE WATER, MY AIR CONDITIONER AND MY STEERING WHEEL HOSE AND HEAT IT UP THE CAR SO I HAD TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP. I WAS SO AFRAID BUT I GOT SAFE. THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN A WEEK LATER, I WAS SO ANGRY WITH THE MECHANIC BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT HE DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO MY CAR AND THAT HE WAS TAKING MY MONEY ONLY, SINCE I WAS AROUND THE CORNER I WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO HIM. WITHIN THE LAS 7 MONTHS, MY SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF AROUND 5 TIMES AND EVERY TIME THAT IT CAME OFF IT BROKE SOMETHING, SO I HAD TO PAY THE MECHANIC MORE MONEY. I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO TRY TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND TRY TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO, UNLESS THEY ARE EXPENTING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILL BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MANEUVER THE WHEEL. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME MONICA HUAMAN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234898July 19, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I AM SECOND OWNER OF '01 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. BOUGHT IT IN '05. IN THE SUMMER OF 2006, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN FIRST STARTED GOING BAD, WINDOW WOULD GO DOWN, BUT NOT UP. HAD TO PULL UP ON WINDOW WHILE HITTING SWITCH TO GET IT TO GO UP. ONLINE FORUM STATES THIS WINDOW REGULATOR IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER'S/DODGES, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AND NO RECALL AS OF YET. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ANOTHER REGULATOR FOR THIS WINDOW BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THE AFTER MARKET REGULATORS ARE JUST AS BAD AS THE ORIGINALS! WHAT TO DO? *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234660July 17, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. EVER SINCE JUNE 1, 2001 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE SPEED CONTROL HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE HORN BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V480000 (AIR BAGS), WHICH WAS RELATED TO SOME OF THE ISSUES HE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,247. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234497July 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
REGARDING THE IGNITION PROBLEM WITH THE PROPER KEY BEING INSERTED AND NOT TURNING..I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ALSO STRANDED. I LEARNED IF YOU PUT THE KEY IN AND TAP THE END OF THE KEY (AS IF YOU'RE TRYING TO TAP IT FURTHER INTO THE IGNITION) WITH A RUBBER HANDLED SCREWDRIVER A COUPLE TIMES IT WILL THEN TURN AND START RIGHT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234137July 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE ALL WHEEL DRIVE. MY VAN HAS 185,000 MILES ON IT APROX. AND HAD 149,000 WHEN PURCHASED IN 2004. I AM HAVING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VAN FROM THE GET GO TO CURRENT. MY FRONT WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEM SELF AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND THEY REFUSE TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE TO PULL MY CAR OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN AND HOPE WHEN I START IT NEXT THAT THE WIPERS WILL STAY OFF. JUST RECENTLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS POPPING OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. MY REAR A/C AND HEATER BLOWER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I GO THROUGH HEADLIGHTS LIKE IM DRINKING WATER AND MOST RECENTLY MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER NO LONGER HAS POWER TO IT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE MY CELL PHONE IN THE VAN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO MY MECHANIC AND HAVE HAD REPAIRS DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUES BUT THEY SEEM TO BE UNREPAIRABLE. I ALSO OWN A 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER THAT HAS THE SAME VERY WIPER ISSUE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234207July 14, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE REAR TAILGATE GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/29/08
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234195July 14, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOOR LOCK JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. PASSENGER SIDE, REAR DOOR DOES NOT RESPOND TO BUTTON ON DOOR POST. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234234July 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V09900, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO ITS PURCHASE. WHEN THE ABS FAILED, THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM DID AS WELL. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. BECAUSE OF A LIFETIME WARRANTY, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER FORBADE THE DEALER FROM PERFORMING THE REPAIR UNLESS SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234308July 14, 2008
VISIBILITY
THE INTERMITTENT FEATURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST QUIT WORKING AS IT SHOULD. IT WOULD SOMETIMES WORK FOR A FEW WIPES, STOP WORKING FOR A WHILE, THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULD START WORKING FOR A FEW MORE WIPES. THE CONTROL MODULE ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO BLOCKS OUT OF THE SHOP & JUST QUIT AGAIN. SO FAR I HAVE INVESTED OVER $1,000.00 TRYING TO GET THEM TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233766July 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE VAN WILL START THEN IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF. IT DOES THIS MORE WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. IF YOU LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS IN THE SHADE IT WILL START AND GET YOU TO YOUR NEXT DESTINATION. IF THE WEATHER IS TOO HOT IT WON'T START UNTIL THE WEATHER CHANGES TO COOLER. I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER, TWO COMPUTERS, GOT THE CIRCUIT BOARD COLD SOLDERED. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CAN'T REMEMBER ALL THE REST. IT STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON. THERE IS A WEB SITE TOPIX.COM THAT HAS A FORUM JUST FOR THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT COMPLETELY. SOME ONE SOME WHERE HAS GOT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE CLOCK SPRING IS UNDER RECALL. ONCE YOU GET THE RECALL DONE AFTER A FEW YEARS THE SPRING BREAKS AGAIN AND THEY DON'T FIX IT AGAIN. SO I NO LONGER HAVE A HORN OR AIRBAGS THAT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233618July 9, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE GROUND. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, INSPECTED THE FLUID, AND DISCOVERED THE PUDDLE WAS BRAKE FLUID. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND CRAWLED UNDERNEATH TO DISCOVER THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 168,680.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233676July 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR BODY CONTROL MODULE OR BCM HAS FAILED AT 50,000 MILES. THIS MODULE CONTROL THE POWER DOORS AND LOCKS. THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON AND SEVERAL HUNDRED $ TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233481July 8, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS MALFUNCTION. ABS LIGHT ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233338July 7, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233396July 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT'S CLIENT OWNS A 1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. AFTER INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S CLIENT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL LOSS. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SEAM OF THE MUFFLER HAD ROTTED AWAY AND WAS BLOWING HOT AIR DIRECTLY ONTO THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 129,580.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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