Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10180792January 26, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES
TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE VIBRATED, BUT DID NOT STALL WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED SINCE JUNE 2006. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE OIL PAN AND DIP STICK HAD GREY DEBRIS IN IT, AND THE MAGNET WAS NOT IN THE RIGHT LOCATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RETURNS COOLER SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED A BURNING SMELL UNDER THE HOOD ,AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. THE DEALER DID NOT CONFIRM IF THERE COULD BE A FAILURE IF SHE DIDN'T REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RETURN COOLER. HOWEVER, HE ADVISED HER THAT THE NEW PART WILL ELIMINATE THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. EACH VISIT TO THE DEALER/REPAIR SHOP THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A NEW FAILURE INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL CONCERN. THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT SHOULD ALSO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RETURN COOLER. . THE CONTACT ALSO REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES ON TWO OCCASIONS SINCE 2004 DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. THEY MECHANIC STATED THAT A CARRIAGE BOLT WILL CORRECT THE TIRE FAILURE. *AK
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#10180817January 26, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU TURN THE VAN ON, THE RIGHT RUNNING LAMP LIGHTS. WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT LIGHTS AND THE RIGHT GOES OFF. WHEN YOU TURN THE BRIGHTS ON, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT LIGHTS AND THE LEFT GOES OFF. I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET A NUMBER OF OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. *JB
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#10180836January 26, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2005 GRAND CARAVAN AIR BAG SENSORS IN FRONT BUMPER CORRODED. DEALER STATES THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THEY WANT $450 TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. NHTSA #EA06003 DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM. *NM
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0
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#10180591January 24, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLOWOUT ON HIGHWAY 505. THE TREAD CAME OFF THE BACK LEFT TIRE OF MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WE PULLED OVER AND GOT AAA TO COME. THERE IS $1967.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE TO FENDER, GAS COVER AND CAP, AND PAINT DAMAGE. JB
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0
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#10180665January 24, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL RAIL FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VAN. I STARTED TO SMELL RAW GASOLINE IN THE CLOSED CABIN, I WAS ABOUT TO PASS MY MECHANICS SHOP, SO I PULLED IN TO SEE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. MY MECHANIC AND I WERE BOTH SURPRISED TO SEE THE FUEL RAIL HAD FAILED IN TWO PLACES, AT THE SAME TIME!!!, CAUSING THE RAW GASOLINE TO BE SPRAYED ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE, (3.3L). I AM SURPRISED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ALREADY ARE HERE ON THIS DATA BASE ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, AND REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE, BUT THERE WAS NOT!!! THE NEW FUEL RAIL IS $302.00 PLUS TAX, PLUS MY MECHANIC NEEDS 1.9 HOURS OF SHOP TIME TO INSTALL IT, (AT $75.00/HR) PLUS TAX, PLUS A UPPER PLENUM GASKET SET, ($30.00). THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO OVER $500.00, HEAVEN FORBID IF MY VAN HAD ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND I LOST EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING THAT I HAD IN OUR FAMILY VAN! I HAVE ALWAYS HAD GREAT MAINTENANCE DONE AND HAVE ALL OF THE RECORDS. THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH ABUSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT IS JUST A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, PERIOD. I HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER MUCH NEWER DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, AND JUST FOUND OUT THAT IT HAS 6 RECALLS ON IT !!!!!!! I AM GOING TO SELL BOTH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND GET ME ANOTHER MANUFACTURERS VAN, OR TRUCK. *NM
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0
Deaths:
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#10179437January 23, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 57000 AT PRESENT. WHEN WE HAD 47000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. UPON TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION TO THE TUNE OF $1350.00 DOLLARS WITH OUT ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER. AT PRESENT WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEM SUCH AS THE VAN WONDERS AND HARD TO STEER. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF AND HAD TO BE REPLACE 5 TIMES AFTER OR DURING A RAIN STORM SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. IT APPEARS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS, AND ALTHOUGH MY VAN IS A 1999 MODEL I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 57000 MILES, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD CONDUCT A MASSIVE RECALL TO REPAIR AND CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. *NM
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0
Deaths:
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#10179421January 22, 2007
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN.... *NM
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0
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#10179286January 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE GOING 60 ON INTERSTATE. POWER WOULD COME AND GO LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. THE ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL I WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD. NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE PENDING FAILURE. *JB
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0
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#10178842January 16, 2007
STEERING
EVERY TIME I TOOK MY VAN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW, OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME. I STARTED HEARING A WHINING SOUND 5,000 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP, TOOK THE VAN IN AND THEY FOUND THE POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING FLUID, RESERVOIR EMPTY AND BLOCKED WITH P/S GEAR REMAINS, AND P/S PUMP NOISY. THEY REPLACED THE P/S GEAR, PUMP, AND RESERVOIR AT MY EXPENSE OF $1200.00. I WOULDN'T THINK THAT A 2005 VAN SHOULD HAVE MAJOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AFTER 2 YEARS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *NM
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10178706January 15, 2007
SUSPENSION
BALL JOINTS ARE BAD LEADING TO A VERY ROUGH RIDE. *NM
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#10178630January 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT IS THROWN WHEN VAN IS DRIVEN IN WET CONDITIONS. CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND COOLING SYSTEMS. VAN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MUST BE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. THROWN 3 TIMES IN LAST SIX MONTHS WITH 2 OCCURRENCES BEING IN PAST 3 WEEKS. *JB
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#10178593January 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING DURING RAIN. *NM
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#10177640January 3, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL* - THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 00V268000 REPAIRS. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE ON THE VEHICLE PER RECALL REQUIREMENTS. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE ON DECEMBER 11, 2006. ON JANUARY 2, 2007 AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATE 6 MILES THE DRIVER SMELLED GAS FUMES SO HE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS FUMES KILLED 14 OF THE BIRDS THAT WERE HOUSED IN HIS GARAGE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND GAS WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS USING MORE GAS THAN IT HAD PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SLOWLY LEAKING GAS 24 HOURS AFTER HE ORIGINALLY NOTICED THE LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HE HAS NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. *AK UPDATED 2/6/2007 - *NM UPDATED 03/21/07
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#10177466January 2, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2001 DODGE CARAVAN POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE REGULATORS WERE REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND SINCE WE HAVE SPENT OVER $500 HAVING THE REGULATORS REPLACED AND, ONCE AGAIN, THE WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING! *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10177468January 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS OFF IN THE RAIN CAUSING STEERING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO QUIT FUNCTIONING. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS AND HAPPENED LAST TIME IN A VAN FULL OF KIDS. CHRYSLER HAS "FIXED" THIS PROBLEM OVER 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. TODAY IS THE 8TH TIME IT IS GETTING FIXED YET AGAIN. BRAZIL RECALLED ALL THEIR VANS BETWEEN 1996 AND 2000 FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM - WHY ISN'T THE CAR BEING RECALLED IN THE US? *JB
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#10177540January 2, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED IN JAN 06 WITH 26,424 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING WHICH THE DEALER DETERMINED WAS A BAD POWER STEERING RACK. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN JAN 07 WITH 35, 649 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME THERE WAS A DISTINCT HUMMING SOUND THAT CAUSED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND HE STATED IT WAS NOT BUT READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT CERTAINLY IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB
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#10177554January 2, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE IS 40 DEGREES OR COLDER THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ADMITS A LOUD HIGH PITCH WHINING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE VERY HARD TO TURN UNTIL THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND ALSO A SHUDDER IS FELT THRU THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY YEAR SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR, OCCURRING WHEN THE WEATHER COOLS OFF. WE TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER EVERY YEAR. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS THE SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM AND TIGHTEN THE HOSES. THIS YEAR THE SOLUTION IS SUPPOSE TO BE A POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER, WHICH THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, WILL COST $220.00. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS WORK HAS THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY YEAR, AND ONLY NOW IS THERE A REDESIGN FOR THE SYSTEM THAT NEVER WORKED PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE OFFICE FOR RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER, I WAS LAST TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. BUT THE COOPERATE AGENT COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE DEALER WAS GOING TO DO OR AT WHAT COST. BASICALLY I AM GETTING THE ROUND AROUND FOR WHAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB
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Deaths:
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#10177453January 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BROKE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN JUST 30,000 MILES, THIS TIME MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS WERE NEARLY KILLED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE BECAUSE WE WERE ALMOST HIT . THIS VEHICLE IS A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10177267December 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1) 2002, DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, "SPORT" EDITION WITH V6 3.3L ENGINE, 76,600 MILES. WIFE WENT TO WORK AND PARKED VAN AS USUAL. 2A) CO-WORKERS NOTICED THE VAN'S WIPERS WERE ON; VAN HAD STARTED ALL BY ITSELF AFTER BEING PARKED WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF, KEY REMOVED, AND DOORS LOCKED. TO GET THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN, VAN WAS PUT INTO GEAR AND TURNED OFF, THEN PUT INTO PARK TO REMOVE KEY. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY. 3A) WIFE TOOK VAN TO CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. DEALER CHARGED 3 HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING LABOR AND ONLY FOUND THAT THE ABS CAB WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. DEALER ORDERED ABS CAB. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF THE STARTUP/RUNNING WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION. 2B) 6 DAYS LATER (DEC. 21, 2006) VAN WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER DRIVING ~300 MILES. ALSO, THIS TIME ALL THE ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE CABIN FANS, RADIO, WIPERS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON EVEN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ALL ACCESSORIES EXCEPT INTERIOR LIGHTS COULD BE TURNED OFF WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE SWITCHES. +BATTERY CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED TO GET LIGHTS OFF. VAN WORKED FINE FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS. DEC. 24, 2006, VAN WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING ONCE ON THE RETURN TRIP AFTER KEY WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER ARRIVING HOME AND VAN WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF, ALL ACCESSORIES CAME ON, BY THEMSELVES, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. +BATTERY CABLE WAS ONCE AGAIN DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT FURTHER MALFUNCTION. 3B) ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR JAN. 4, 2007 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION AND/OR THE KEY CYLINDER SWITCH AT THE DEALER. *NM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10177038December 27, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
OUR BACK LATCH ON OUR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN DOES NOT RELEASE ENOUGH TO LET THE AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE OPEN. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODE AND SAID IT WORKED, BUT IT DOES NOT FULLY RELEASE AND THE AUTO LKIFT GATE FAILS EVERYTIME.
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0
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