Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

#841773July 7, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
IE98054, WHILE DRIVING OVER A WATER PUDDLE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FOR THAT MOMENT WHICH COULD HAV E CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. AFTER IT WAS OUT OF THE WATER, A SQUEAKY NOISE WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BELT TENSIONER AND SERPETINE BELT. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708317July 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708269July 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ONBOARD COMPUTERS GIVE NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM, INSTALLED ELECTRONIC CO-PILOT TO CAPTURE DATA IF VAN STALLED AGAIN. DEALER WANTED CO-PILOT RETURNED AFTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708289July 6, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, AIR BAGS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OCTOBER OF 1995, IN MARCH OF 96 THE FUSE BLOCK HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE I WAS DRIVING, A CONTACT AND PLUNGER KIT BECAUSE THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON, THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT ONLY HELD 12 GALLONS OF GAS WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HOLD 18 - 20, THE TANK WAS INSTALLED SO THAT THE TANK WAS BOWED IN THE MIDDLE AND THE FRONT DOOR PANEL WAS REATTACHED TO THE DOOR AND THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY. IN AUGUST OF 1997 THE SWITCH FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER, THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE REAR DOOR LATCH. IN SEPT. 0F 97 A GEAR WAS REPLACED FOR THE POWER STEERING, THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR HAD MOULDING REPLACED BECAUSE THE CLIPS WERE BROKEN. IN AUGUST OF 98 THE STEREO WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE TREBLE WOULD FADE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN THIS PHENOMENON, THE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED ALSO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN. IN SEPT. OF 98 THE CAR WAS BACK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. EVIDENTLY WHEN THEY REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH JUST 7 DAYS EARLIER THINGS IN THE DASH STARTED WORKING THAT HAD NOT WORKED UP TIL THAT POINT FOR INSTANCE I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CHIME WOULD GO OFF IF THE BLINKER WAS LEFT ON FOR OVER A MILE. IT TOOK 7 DAYS TO GET MY CAR BACK BECAUSE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE NEVER ANY SCREWS HOLDING THE AIR BAG IN THE MODULE SO AS FAR AS I KNOW FOR THE TWO YEARS THAT MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THIS CAR THERE WAS NO PROTECTION BY AND AIR BAG. THIS PAST WEEK JULY 1, WE WERE ON VACATION AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF $L771. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP TODAY (7/6) BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP AND RUN AT HIGH RPM.PLEASE HELP!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708134July 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS MULTIPLE TIMES. INSTANCES INCLUDE SLIP OUT OF GEAR AT LOW SPEED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM STOP. ALSO, INSTANCES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WOULD STALL/SHUT DOWN DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING. DURING ONE INSTANCE, THE VAN STALLLED AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE POWER SYSTEMS FAILED. ONLY ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707742June 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE AT VARIOUS TIMES AND SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547398June 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR BY REAPPLYING THE BRAKE HARSHLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707623June 17, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839682June 14, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN COMING TO A STOP DRIVER HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. RIGHT AFTERWARDS DRIVER MADE A LEFT TURN WHICH WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE BOLT WHICH SUPPORTS THE PULLEY FOR POWER STEERING, SHEARED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707373June 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545910June 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED WITH INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH WOULD HAVE ENABLED CHILD TO START VEHICLE, PUT INTO GEAR AND DRIVE INTO SATELLITE DISH. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838473May 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY, DURING A 40 MPH FRONTAL CRASH, STAYING IN THE DASHBOARD AND NOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANT. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WENT OVER THE AIRBAG AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE BAG DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838403May 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
A DEFECT WITHIN EXHAUST VALVE DAMAGED THE HEAD GASKET. THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. *AK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706591May 17, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A "BANG" NOISE. LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST. FOUND THAT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN OFF, AND BELT HAD COME OFF. THE STUD HOLDING THE TENSIONER TOGETHER HAD SHEARED OFF. TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER, AND FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837901May 13, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE GAS TANK, AND CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. ROLLOVER VALVE IS ALLOWING FUEL TO PASS INTO THE VAPOR CANISTER, RESULTING IN A LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706356May 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
SWAY BARS FAILED AND ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE IS REPLACING ALOT OF THEM ON DODGE PRODUCTS AND THAT IT IS A CASE OF POOR ENGINEERING. BILL $200 FOR BOTH SIDES AND HE SAID TO EXPECT THEM TO CONTINUE GOING BAD -- SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURERS MAKING THESE PARTS HE MUST REPLACE THEM WITH DODGE BRANDED OEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706211May 3, 1999
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP
MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 23MOS, 35INCHES, 31LBS, IS ABLE TO REMOVE THE TODDLER CHEST CLIP AND PUSH HER ARMS OUT OF THE SHOULDER STRAPS. CENTURY HAS A LOCKING CLIP BUT FISHER-PRICE DOES NOT. F-P HAS OFFERED TO TAKE THE SEAT BACK FOR A FULL REFUND SINCE IT IS NO LONGER SAFE FOR MY CHILD, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. I WORRY ABOUT OTHER CHILDREN BEING ABLE TO DO THIS. UP UNTIL NOW I WAS QUITE SATISFIED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705997April 26, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WE HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FOR SOME TIME. INFORMED BY CARMAX THAT THIS WAS A "COMMON PROBLEM" WITH DODGE CARAVAN; I.E. FUEL TANK DEVELOPS A LEAK. FINALLY NOTICED IT LEAKING FUEL IN A STEADY STREAM WHEN WE PARKED IT FACING DOWNHILL. LEAK STOPPED WHEN CAR PARKED AT AN ANGLE FACING UPHILL, OR WHEN LEVEL. FUEL TANK IS BEING REPLACED NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705897April 22, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING A CORNER DURING MEDIUM TO HEAVY RAIN THERE IS SOMETIMES A LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING. AFTER LOSS OF POWER TO STEERING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS OR JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GO OFF THE ROAD, THE POWER ASSIST WILL RETURN AND WILL ACT NORMALLY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE ROAD IS DRY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO OUR DEALER IN JOPLIN, MO AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE AND EXPLAINATION! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705803April 20, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR LOCK JAMMED, COULD NOT UNLOCK BY REMOTE NOR MANUALLY - DEALER REPLACED LOCK MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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