Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#10060500March 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED TWICE: 4/02 AND 2/04. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061456March 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION FROZE UP. THE KEY WILL ONLY TURN HALF THE WAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND THE IGNITION HOUSING WAS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060440March 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BUSHINGS ON RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED. PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY PRICE DODGE IN NEW CASTLE, DE, IN NOV '03, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION IN FEB '04.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060233March 3, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
ERRATICALLY, THE REAR TAILGATE DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND OPENS WHILE DRIVING. NO AJAR WARNING LIGHT SHOWN ON THE DASH EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENTS. THE MECHANISM SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS CLOSED BUT IT IS NOT BECAUSE THE LOCK IN THE TAILGATE HAS ALREADY CLOSED BEFORE IT HAS REACHED THE LATCH, THEREFORE PREVENTING PROPER CLOSURE. I HAVE DUPLICATED THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH BOTH KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE AND ROOF CONSOLE CONTROL. DEALER REPEATEDLY REPORTS THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE, DENIES REPAIR/REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THE TAILGATE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE INCURRED BY THE TAILGATE POPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060271March 3, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
THERE HAS BEEN A LEAK INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FROM TOP OF HATCH OPENING. LEAK WAS HIDDEN BY PLASTIC COVERING AND NOT DETECTED UNTIL NOTICEABLE SMELL, POSSIBLE CAUSED BY MOLD. WATER IS ENTERING THROUGH A FAULTY WELD ON EACH SIDE OF THE UPPER HATCH OPENING. LEAK WAS ADDITIONALLY OBSCURED BECAUSE CARPET IS RUBBER BACKED. THE UNDERLYING PADDING WAS SOAKED FROM THE REAR UP TO THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS. THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN ONGOING FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME, BUT WAS UNDETECTABLE DUE TO IT'S LOCATION. THE VAN IS 3 1/2 YEARS OLD BUT HAS ONLY 31,300 MILES. THE WELDS SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS SHORT TIME. THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR A MFG DEFECT. MANY PEOPLE MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE AREA WHERE THE WATER IS ENTERING. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE OF INCIDENT, BUT I FIRST NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WETNESS SOMETIME LAST YEAR. I THOUGHT IT HAD DRIPPED OFF THE OPEN HATCH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060306March 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A POORLY MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IT WAS REBUILT ONCE, NOW IT NEEDS TO BE TOTALLY REBUILT AGAIN THIS TIME 1600.00 DOLLARS.MAYBE YOU ALL CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . SEARCHING THE INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FAULLTY CHYSLER TRANSMISSIONS. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057427March 3, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. AN ARTICLE APPEARED IN A CONSUMER MAGAZINE THAT DOCUMENTED A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062826March 2, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
THE POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED AND/OR CRACKED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND FLUID. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061162March 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060190March 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE "JERKED", THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. MILEAGE = 55000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061061March 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, BUT DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060111March 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY "CLOCKSPRING" WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLS POWER TO THE DRIVER-SDIE AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED ON MY 1999 DODGE GRAND CAVAN (~45,000 MILES) VIN [XXX]. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS INVOLVED IN OTHER RECALLS, YET CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART FOR FREE.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060139March 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
MY 1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN LE COOLANT FAN FAILED AND THE RELAY DID NOT INTERUPT WHICH CONTINUED TO FEED POWER BACK TO THE FUSE PANEL WHICH IN RETURN CAUSED MY WIRING HARNESS TO IGNITE INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD RIGHT OVER THE LEFT STRUT ! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060947February 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED/CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING, AND HORN WON'T BLOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060951February 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER, AND SOMEHOW THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT A HOLE IN THE BRAKE DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT VALVE WAS WELDED IN THE WRONG SPOT, CAUSING THE VALVE TO WEAR OUT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. BRAKE DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE WAS REPLACED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058880February 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VAN USED, AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH IT..THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOOKS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. I HAVE HAD MY CHILDS CARE SEAT COME UNBUCKLED FROM THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT BEFORE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THEY WANT TO AND STAY ON, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT YOU WILL GET UP AND FIND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON FOR NO REASON. THE LASTEST PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU OPEN A DOOR ON THE VAN, THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT COMES ON AND MY LOW GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES ITS WARNING TONE AND MY FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR AND THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF AND MY FUEL GAUGE RETURNS TO FULL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055783February 24, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE OPAQUE (GREY) WHICH AFFECTED THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONTO THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED DURING OTHER TRIPS TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048720February 24, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A POT HOLE AND BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE ALSO BROKE. *NLM *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10059599February 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER ,AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059641February 23, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED. THE DRIVER PRESSED DOWN ON THE HORN AND THERE WAS NOT A SOUND. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND STAYED ON. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK RECALL#1500521 *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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