Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1993)

289 consumer complaints on file.

#754328November 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS
REPORTED PAINT DELAMINATION TO RESEDA DODGE 08/10/2001. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897966October 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT WAS ON DASHBOARD ALL THE TIME. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON IN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897117October 1, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER WOULD BE SMELLING A LOT OF SMOKE WHILE DRIVING. DID NOT STOP, BUT CONTINUED TOWARDS HOME. UPON ARRIVAL, AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE, LIFTED HOOD AND NOTICED FAN MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT. WIRES CONNECTING FAN HAD BURNED/ LOCKED DOWN, AND CAUSED COMPRESSOR TO SHUTDOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752511September 24, 2001
SUSPENSION
STRUTS RECALL 99V213000 DONE APRIL 2000. STRUT ROD FAILURE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE STILL OCCURRED. DOOR HIT ME ON THE HEAD BUT NO SERIOUS INJURY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752122September 12, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DAIMLERCHRYSLER ON 9/12/01 TOLD ME THIS DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V268000 WOULD NOT BE COVERED FOR MY MODEL SINCE IT WAS A 1993 MODEL YEAR. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME AND PERHAPS THE CAMPAIGN SHOULD COVER ALL MODEL YEARS TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892485July 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SYSTEM ALREADY, BUT CURENTLY THERE IS SOME OTHER NEW PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748213July 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STALL 7 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING IN DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OVER 2 YRS. NEAR ACCIDENTS. DEALER CAN'T DIAGNOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747167June 20, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON 5/23/01, I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS AT A STOP AND THE TIRE (L/FRONT) WENT FLAT. I TOOK IT BACK TO BIG O AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR FREE BECAUSE IT SEPERATED. I ASKED ABOUT THE FRONT/R TIRE WHICH WAS PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. ON 6/16/01, THE FRONT/R TIRE SEPERATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. AGAIN, THE TIRE WAS TAKEN BACK TO BIGO AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR FREE STATING SEPERATION. MY COMPLAINT IS, WHEN THE FIRST TIRE SEPERATED AND I ASKED ABOUT THE OTHER TIRE, IT WASN'T REPLACED. THESE ARE THE ONLY BIG O TIRES ON MY VAN. THEY SEPARATED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, ONE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE SECOND TIRE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FIRST. ARE THESE TIRES SAFE? BOTH WERE PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AND BOTH SEPERATED CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE TIRES. I AM NERVOUS DRIVING WITH THESE TIRES AND WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 0501 TIRESIZE: 205/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890514June 18, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER IN DRIVE THROUGH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BACK TAILGATE WINDOW BROKE. CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE. CONSUMER HAS CHECK FOR RECALL, AND WILL NEXT CONTACT THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561497June 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
THE REAR LIFT GATE WINDOW HAS SHATTERED AND EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN SIX AND A HALF YEARS, EACH TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS DURING RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888791May 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THEN, WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES TO STOP. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER BRAKE FLUID WAS VERY LOW. ALSO, HAVING TROUBLE WITH EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT COMING ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744023April 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED I COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED AND SAW THAT THE BELT TENSIONER FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THIS HAPPENED I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I INSPECTED THE FAILED COMPONENT AND COULD SEE THAT THE STUD WHICH FASTENS THE DEVICE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS BROKEN DUE TO A STRESS CONSENTRATION IN THE STUD MATERIAL. IT WAS NOT BROKEN DUE TO TOO MUCH TORQUE WHEN ATTACHED TO THE BLOCK. I COULD TELL THIS DUE TO THE FRACTURE CONFIGURATION. TYPICALLY A TORSIONAL FRACTURE CAN BE SEEN BECAUSE THE MATERIAL IS BROKEN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THIS FRACTURE WAS DUE TO A STRESS CONSENTRATION IN THE MATERIAL. HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE? YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T TELL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE, IF TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, WOULD BE SO BADLY DAMAGED YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885836April 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES ARE LOOSE AND STARTING TO SEPARATE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO DOOR LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560689April 8, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DURING IMPACT THE ANCHOR WHICH ATTACHES THE SEATBELT TO THE FLOOR BECAME UNATTACHED, THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE TO HOLD CHILDS CAR SEAT IN PLACE CAUSING HER TO STRIKE THE FRONT ROW PASSENGER SEAT, THE CHILD SUSTAINED A BLOODY LIP AND BRUISED CHEEK. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#884962April 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON SEAL FAILED, CAUSING PUMP TO RUN EXCESSIVELY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE, NOT UNTIL PUMP STOPPED OPERATING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740372February 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE IS LEAKING. DUE TO LOCATION OF EXHAUST SYSTEM LOCATION, AND HIGH PRESSURE <40PSI AND MORE> FROM LINE, THIS COULD RESULT IN CAR FIRE. IN TALKING WITH 3 DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS HERE IN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK AREA <HIGH ROAD SALT USEAGE>. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. ALSO EACH OF THESE DEALERS STOCK A REPLACEMENT PUMP OR REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ARE FOR THIS PART OF THE NORTHEAST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877392January 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
COOLING FAN LOCKED UP, CAUSING A MELTDOWN OF CONNECTING WIRES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THERE IS NO FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. *SLC *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738596January 1, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VERY UNHAPPY WITH CHRYSLER AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO FIX PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THEY REFUSE TO DO MORE THAN OFFER $300 TOWARD THEIR REPAIRING IT. WE MADE MANY COMPLAINTS TO THEM IF YOU CHECK THIS SITE CHECK OTHER YEARS OF SAME MODEL THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877145December 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY OR WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558392December 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BENDIX-10 ABS SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT SLOWING THE VEHICLE, ABS UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ONCE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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