Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10066508April 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 3.8 ENGINE CAMSHAFT BROKE WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT.HAD OIL CHANGE EVERY 3 TO 5000 MILES.NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND DODGE WONT HELP AND I THINK THEY SHOULD SINCE I SPENT 28,000 ON THIS VAN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066419April 18, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
THE WIPERS OCCASIONALLY COMES ON WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ON. THE WIPERS CAME ON WHILE I WAS TURNING - CHANGING LANES AND PARTIALLY BLINDING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. I ALMOST CRASHED WHILE MAKING THE TURN AND IN THE SAME TIME TRYING TO TURN OFF THE WIPER. SINCE THE WIPERS WENT ON WHEN THE WINDSHIELD IS DRY, IT CAUSES THE WIPERS TO STREAK LOUDLY AND SCRATCH THE GLASS. ALSO, THE WIPERS CROSSED EACH OTHER AND CAUSE IT TO SUDDENLY BACK AGAINST THE GLASS. LUCKILY, THE WIPERS DIDN'T SMASH THE WINDSHIELD. HAVING THE WIPERS TURN ON A DRY WINDSHIELD GLASS WHILE TURNING IS VERY DANGEROUS. WE WERE LUCKY THAT MY CHILDREN AND I WEREN'T HURT BY THIS INCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067253April 16, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THERE IS NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL EITHER. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR, SAYING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ANY AIR BAGS OR SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066290April 16, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PURCHASED TWO 205/75R15 COOPER TRENDSETTER SE TIRES FOR FRONT OF 1989 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ON DECEMBER 27, 2002 WITH 143,136 MILEAGE. TIRES HAD STEEL BELT SHOWING BADLY ON INSIDE OF BOTH TIRES AFTER 2,500 MILES. REPLACED ON APRIL 13, 2004 WITH 145,896 MILEAGE(AFTER ONLY 2,760 MILES) WITH TWO MORE 205/75 R15 COOPER TRENDSETTER SE TIRES. COOPER DEALER SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT EVEN BOTHER TO CONTACT COOPER TO ASK FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. NOW DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION ON DANGER OF THESE TIRES AND THE USELESSNESS OF SO CALLED 45,000 MILES WARRANTY NOW SEEKING WAY TO CONTACT COOPER TIRES TO ASK FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF THESE COOPER TRENDSETTER SE TIRES. RICHYT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066313April 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE ALLOWING VEHICLE TO IDLE IN PARK IN RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, DRIVER STEPPED INSIDE HOUSE AND WITHIN 30 SEC HEARD LOUD CRASH. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND VEHICLES ENGINE IDLE AT 5500 RPMS AND HAD COLLIDED WITH WASHER/DRYER 4FT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. *AK DAMAGE WAS TO THE W/D AND MINOR SCRATCHES WERE FOUND ON BUMPER. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WASHER WAS TOTAL LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067456April 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ABS BRAKE ALARM AND DUAL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS PART OF THE RECALL BUT THE PRESSURE SWITCH WASN'T REPLACED. *PH THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO START UP DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067173April 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH PULLEY BELT FELL OFF. STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO STEER AND TURN. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066023April 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF ABS SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE. I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO ROBERTS CHRYSLER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THEY DIAGNOSED THE CONTROL MODULE BAD AS WELL AS THE LEFT FRONT ABS SENSOR BAD. THEY CHARGED ME $96.00 TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM (2 HOURS LABOR). THEY ESTIMATE $1411.00 TO REPAIR. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED , THE ABS PUMP STOPPED FUNCTIONING, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AS A ROCK AND I EFFECTIVELY LOST ALL BRAKING FUNCTION ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PUMP HAS SINCE BEGUN TO FUNCTION AND NORMAL BRAKING HAS AGAIN TAKEN EFFECT WITH NO REPAIRS MADE TO THIS VEHICLE. THE ABS PUMP WAS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE UNDER RECALL IN 1998
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065951April 12, 2004
CLOCKSPRING - SAW PRIOR YR RECALL BUT 1999 NOT INCLUDED. AIRBAG LIGHT ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066969April 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING THROUGHOUT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES, REPLACED DISC, PADS, AND SENSORS, AT LEAST THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL RECURRED. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063839April 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REPORTED PROBLEM TO DODGE CORP. SEVERAL YEARS AGO ABOUT WIPERS COMING ON BY THEMSELVES. WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE NO RECALL, NO REMEDY. ON THIS ISSUE, MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE HANDLED BY A RECALL. SECONDLY, AND MOST RECENTLY. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS FAILED. DODGE REPRESENTS THAT TIME/MILEAGE PRECLUDES REPAIR AT THEIR COST. REAR WING VENT WINDOW QUIT WORKING APPROX. A WEEK AGO (MAR. 2004). VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART ELECTRONICALLY. MILEAGE/WARRANTY SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. DEFECTS ARE DEFECTS. RECALL REQUESTED. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065942April 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTOL DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE CLOCKSPRING RECALL. IT SHOULD BE, AS THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066896April 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067143April 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER LOSS ALL LIGHTING AND HORN WHEN THE BATTERY DIED. *PH DEALER PULLED THE FUSE OUT, BUT BATTERY DIED EVERY TWO DAYS AND VEHICLE HAS NO HORN FOR 6 WEEKS. CONSUMER ALSO LOST ALL LIGHTS AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. LIGHTS BELLS WAS FIXED BY DEALER BUT STILL NO REMEDY WITH THE BATTERY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063320April 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER. THE PULLEY BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE DRIVE BELT TO FALL ONTO THE STREET. *AK THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER WITNESSED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. (THE CONSUMER'S ALTERNATE ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 585 ZIP 03825) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066961April 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE SUDDENLY STOPPED DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065699April 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
UPON FRONT END VIBRATION AND SQUEALING WAS INFORMED THAT THEY NEEDED TO RESURFACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND PUT ON NEW BREAKS AT 23,000 MILES. THE STEERING GEAR AND HOSES WERE ALSO REPLACED AT 21,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT ANY MECHANIC WHO WAS TAKING THE FRONT END APART SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THE BREAKS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACING THEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065730April 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VANS TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP INTO NEUTRAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065663April 6, 2004
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. HORN DOES NOT WORK AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065613April 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS REPORT THAT PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A NEAR-CERTAINTY ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR VEHICLE, DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR LUBRICATION SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DENIES RESPONSIBILITY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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