Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10193722June 19, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SLIDING DOORS OPENING ON OWN, NOT UNLOCKING WITH REMOTE OR BY INSIDE BUTTONS, CONSTANT LOUD NOISE. DOORS NOT OPENING WITH REMOTE OR BY INSIDE BUTTONS, MUSTY SMELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193399June 14, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
CROME RIMS ON 2003 GRAND CARAVAN RUSTED ON INSIDE OF RIM AND TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR. WAS TOLD THAT DODGE RIMS WERE KNOWN TO RUST ON THE INSIDE AND AROUND THE BEAD, AND HAVE TO BUY FOUR NEW ONES OR KEEP PUTTING AIR IN TIRES EVERY DAY. I WORRY IT WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING WITH WIFE AND KIDS. REPAIR DEALER GRINDED RIM , BUT STILL LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193287June 13, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKED ON LOW, RIGHT HEADLIGHT WORKED ON HIGH. THEY DID NOT WORK TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME. OUR DEALER REPLACED THE FCM AND MADE SEVERAL OTHER ATTEMPTS. THEN THEY INSTALLED "OP PDC FOR HEADLIGHT PROBLEM THAT WA S LISTED ON THE WORKORDER UNDER LABOR. UNDER PARTS IT SAID FP NUMBER 55102969-AB BLOCK NON 8015009" THERE WAS A FORUM THAT INDICATED THISWAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. ITWAS COSTLY FOR THE OWNERS AS THE DEALERS WERE PLAING "HIT AND MISS" ON THIS:. TTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-GRAND-CARAVAN/TFGKS9O3LLH1ABOBM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193002June 12, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER 45 MILES PER HOUR. DURING THE LAST OIL CHANGE I HAD THE DEALER REVIEW THE ISSUE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT AIR BAG IMPACT SENSORS WERE CORRODED DUE TO WATER GETTING TO THE SENSOR. I DID A QUICK SEARCH FOR A RECALL AND FOUND THAT THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN WAS ON RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE (07V192000) HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON THE CARAVANS MY VIN DID NOT MATCH SO I WASN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NHTAS WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH I ALSO REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193007June 12, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I TOOK MY VEHICLE, A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, TO KEMPTHORN DODGE IN CANTON OHIO BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FOB KEYS WERE MAKING THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS FLASH AND LOCKS CLICK WHEN YOU GOT THE KEYS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. KEMTHORNS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE KEY TRANSMITTERS WERE BAD AND THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHING WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD 42,392 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT TO FIX THE SHORT IN THE AIR BAG, THE DASH BOARD HAD TO BE PULLED AND THE TOTAL COST TO FIX EVERYTHING WOULD BE 1,000.00. I WAS CHARGED 150.00 JUST TO FIND THE PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE VERIFIED THE SHORT IN THE AIR BAG BUT FOUND THAT THE SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT AT THE TOP. HE ALSO HAD THE TWO KEYS REPLACED AT A FRACTION OF THE DEALER'S COST. SINCE THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193052June 12, 2007
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED WITH HAND CONTROLLED BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID A CRASH, BUT ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE MODIFICATION COMPANY EXAMINED THE BLACK BOX AND CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKES DID ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193082June 12, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT STARTED PRIOR TO 29 NOV 06 THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR POWER DOOR WHEN YOU WOULD SHUT THE DOOR IT WOULD POP BACK OPEN AND SOMETIMES NOT SHUT AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO GARAGES DATING 29 NOV 06,11 DEC 06,12 JAN 07, 18 JAN 07, AND HAS ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR 15 JUN 07. ALL OF THE TIMES IT WAS SEEN THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR THEY HAD CHANGED OUT A WIRING HARNESS. DODGELAND OF COLUMBIA SC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLE OF AN INCOMPLETE DOOR CLOSING VOLTAGE. THEY HAVE BEEN THE MOST HELPFUL. SUMTER DODGE OF SUMTER SC WAS UNABLE TO FIX OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. IF YOU NOTICE THE DATES DODGELAND WAS ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AND IT IS NOW REACURRING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192978June 11, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AIRBAG INDICATOR STAYED ON FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES AND GOES OFF. AFTER FEW MINUTES IT COMES BACK ON. THE CYCLE KEEPS REPEATING AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. BECAUSE THE AIR BAG IS REQUIRED FOR SAFETY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS OPEN CLOCK SPRING AND REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING. BASED ON RECALL HISTORY OF DODGE GRAND CARAVANS RELATED TO AIRBAG INDICATOR, I FELT THAT THE PROBEM STILL EXISTS WITH AIRBAG INDICATOR IN 2003 DODGE GRANDCARAVAN SPORT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192842June 10, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
THE SERPENTINE BELT ON THE PULLEY SYSTEM CAME OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THEN ON 6-8-07 THE BELT NOT ONLY CAME OFF AGAIN, BUT THE P/S WHEEL {NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE CORRECT NAME FOR IT} OR PULLEY METAL BRACKET, BROKE COMPLETELY OFF. SO NOW I CAN'T EVEN REPLACE THE BELT THIS TIME, AS THEIR IS NOTHING THERE FOR THE BELT TO MELD/ADHERE TO. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR PROBLEM, MANY CONSUMERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BELTS COMING OFF. BEFORE I INVEST ANYMORE MONEY WITH BELTS AND KITS AND SUCH, I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS REGARDING THE "TENSIONER PULLEY SYSTEM." PLEASE EMAIL ME REGARDING THE ABOVE MENTIONED. THANKS, R.JONAK [email protected]
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10192742June 8, 2007
AIR BAGS, SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER AT 5 MPH. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT CAME OFF TRACK DURING THE CRASH. DUE TO THE SEAT POSITION, THE CONTACT COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL OR CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192747June 8, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT SMELLS SOMETHING BURNING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STOP NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS WIRES WERE TOUCHING. PRESENTLY, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192773June 8, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TWO TSB'S THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE HAVE NOW COST ME $300.00 BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOES NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE, SINCE THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO DEAL WITH THE STEERING,THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY..I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2 UPDATES ARE REQUIRED ON ALL 2000-2004 CHRYSLER VANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192639June 7, 2007
STEERING
I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING SINCE LATE MARCH INMY2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT MINIVAN. WHEN IN REVERSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL,WHEN IN DRIVE ON OCCASION IT IS DIFFICULT. I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL DODGE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. IT ISNT PUTTING OUT ENOUGH PRESSURE,THE FLUID IS CONTAMINATED AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PROVIDER AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COSTS DUE TO THE CONTAMINATION IN THE LINES. THEY SAID THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE AND DODGE MINIVANS FROM SEVERAL YEARS HAVE HAD A RECALL DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. BUT MY YEAR HAS NOT HAD A RECALL. I CALL THE SERVICE DEPT WHERE MY VEHICLE IS AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING ONCE AGAIN...THERE IS CONTAMINATION IN THE LINE IT COULD BE PIECES OF FAULTY HOSES BUT THEY DONT REALLY KNOW WHAT IT IS. THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS REASON, DODGE MINIVANS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE POWER STEERING ISSUES BUT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD A RECALL. THEY RAN THE VIN TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS L ISTED IN RECALLS. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AS I WAS DIRECTED TO DO TO SEE IF THEY CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP. THEY TOOK MY NAME,INFO,ETC AND ONCE AGAIN RAN THE VEHICLE VIN AND SAID AT THIS TIME THEY ARE CHOOSING NOT TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS/SYMPTOMS I AM HAVING. THEY DOCUMENTED IN THE COMPUTER AND STATED SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL THEY WILL CONTACT ME FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT HAVE A NICE DAY. I WAS STILL ANGRY AND CALLED BACK ASKING TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR AND AFTER 15 MIN OF ARGUING WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPOVER WHAT SHE WAS READING ABOUT MY CASE AND WITH HER TELLING ME THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THIS DECISION ABOUT NO REPAIRS WITH NO SUPERVISOR STEPPING IN SHE AGREED TO LOOK TO SEE IF A SUPERVISOR WAS AVAILABLE. I NEVER SPOKE TO ANYONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192575June 6, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, EQUIPMENT
2005 GRAND CARAVAN SXT WAS PURCHASED ON JANUARY 12, 2005. THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE CARAVAN. MY FIRST WAS A 1999. ON DECEMBER 21, 2005, AFTER LESS THAN ONE YEAR, WITH 17248 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WERE OIL SPOTS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND, SINCE IT WAS SITLL UNDER WARRANTY, I WASN'T TO WORRIED AS LONG AS IT WOULD BE FIXED. ON MAY 22, 2007, AFTER LESS THAN ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE FIRST RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT AND WITH 41558 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE THIS TIME I WAS HEARING A LOUD RUBBING/WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THERE WERE OIL SPOTS ON THE SAME SPOT ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I NEED TO PUT A THIRD RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN MY VAN AFTER ONLY LESS THAN TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AND ONLY 41558 MILES ON THE VEHICLE! I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $800-$900 FOR THE REPAIR, PARTS AND LABOR! I HAVE TO PAY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY EVERY YEAR, OR YEAR AND A HALF, FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192328June 3, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES WORE OUT WITHIN 40,000 MILES AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AN 80,000 MILE TIRE. I KEPT THE TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES, WAL-MART WOULD NOT HONOR THE 80,000 TREAD WEAROUT WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192348June 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONTINUAL SERPENTINE BELT ISSUES WITH DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 1999, IT HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND HAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE SERPENTINE BELT AT LEAST 4 TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE BELT HAS COME OFF ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192126May 31, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY ABS SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER BRAKES. IT WORKS FINE 98% OF THE TIME, BUT FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER HAS ADVISED ME TO BRING IT IN 'WHEN IT IS NOT WORKING. MY REGULAR MECHANIC HAS PINPOINTED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACCEPT HIS EVALUATION. IT APPEARS THAT THE PUMP FAILS TO TURN ON WHEN SIGNALED TO DO SO, AND TAPPING ON THE PUMP SEEMS TO GET IT TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192167May 31, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WINDOW - WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY - THE WINDOW WAS NOT HIT BY ANYTHING THE MOLDING IS MISSING FROM THE SIDES OF THE WIDOW - IT SEEMS AS THOU THE GLUE AND MOLDING CAME APART FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR - LOOKS LIKE MOLDING HOLDS THE GLASS - *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192194May 31, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
GROANING IN POWER STEERING, DEALERSHIP FITTED PS COOLER AND EXTRA LENGTH OF HOSE - DID NOT FIX PROBLEM *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191920May 29, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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