Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#759366March 14, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS GEN-3 SEAT BELTS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE NEW GEN-4 SEAT BELTS INSTALLED ASAP. THE GEN-3 SEAT BELTS ARE UNSAFE DUE TO ACCIDENTAL RELEASE. I WANT MY CAR TO BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE FOR MY FAMILY AND A POSSIBLE RELEASE DURING AN ACCIDENT IS NOT SAFE!*AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005585March 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH TENSIONER OF VEHICLE SHEARED OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. POWER STEERING WAS LOST ALONG WITH ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
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Injuries:
0
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#8005391March 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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0
#8005404March 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS
CHILD WAS IN SEAT BELT PLAYING WITH A TOY AND ACCIDENTLY HIT SEATBELT BUCKLE, CAUSING IT TO COME UNLATCHED. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
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0
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#8005493March 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE, DEALER NOTFIED. *AK *TT
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0
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#759248March 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE GEN-3 SEATBELT WHICH IS DEFECTIVE. ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASIONS MY SONS CAR SEAT HAS BECOME UNBUCKLED BECAUSE IF ANYTHING TOUCHES THE TOP OF THE BELT IT RELEASES. SO IF THE CAR SEAT SHIFTS AT ALL THE SEATBELT IS RELEASED AND OFTEN GOES UNNOTICED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BEFORE MANY PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759249March 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WE WANT NHTSA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS IN OUR CAR. HOPEFULLY, WE WILL NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE OF THIS PART, AS OTHERS HAVE, SINCE WE DEPEND ON THESE BELTS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE ABCNEWS REPORT ABOUT THESE DEFECTIVE BELTS, ASAP, AND DO WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759251March 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
VEHICLE HAS GEN3 SEATBELTS IN THE MIDDLE AND BACK. THIS SEATBELT IS VERY EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY BECOME UNLATCHED, AND DOES NOT PASS THE 30MM BALL BEARING TEST (I TRIED THIS AT HOME). I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF THESE BELTS BY CARSEATS MOVING AROUND, ELBOWS, ETC. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE BELTS REPLACED BY THE NEWER GEN4 DESIGN.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759267March 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS THE GEN-3 SEATBELTS. AFTER SEEING THE INVESTIGATION ON ABC NEWS, I BUCKLED UP ON MY MINIVAN AND APPLIED SLIGHT UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE BELT AND BARELY TOUCHED THE RED SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON WITH THE PALM OF MY HAND AND THE SEAT BELT EJECTED. I PROCEEDED TO DO THE SAME WITH THE REST OF THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE THE SEAT BELTS EJECT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING HITTING THE RELEASE BUTTON. I THINK IF THE PALM OF MY HAND RELEASED THE BELTS, I REALLY DO NOT FEEL THAT MY FAMILY IS SECURE AT ALL IN THE GRAND CARAVAN. I HAVE TOLD CO-WORKERS THAT ALSO HAVE THESE TYPE OF SEAT BELTS AND ARE GOING TO PROCEED WITH A COMPLAINT. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005330March 11, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN IT RAINS IT LEAKS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD TO REMOVE CARPET BECAUSE OF ODOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759197March 11, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE GEN-3 SEATBELT LATCHES ON MY VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759166March 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
VAN HAS GEN 3 SEAT BELTS WHICH DISENGAGE TOO EASILY. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759148March 9, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT CAN BE OPENED TOO EASILY, FOR INSTANCE A CHILDS KNEE BRUSHING AGAINST IT CAN UNLATCH IT. I HAVE FOUND THE CAR SEAT UNLATCHED A FEW TIMES AND THOUGHT IT STRANGE AND THEN SAW ABC INVESTGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM WHICH PROMTPED ME TO WRITE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005195March 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RED RELEASE BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAN EASILY BECOME UNLATCHED. CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM AFTER WATCHING A PRIME TIME SPECIAL ON TELEVISION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005230March 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CHILD SEAT CANNOT STAY IN REAR BENCH SEAT BELT DUE TO THE BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON UNLATCHING. BUTTON APPEARS TO BE HIGH UP, RELEASING TOO EASILY. *JG
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005260March 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHILE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK DEALER FOUND BROKEN PIN POSSIBLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759105March 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SAFETY BELT USED TO STRAP IN MY 1YR OLD DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT HAS CAME UNBUCKLED A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN MY 7 YR OLD IS BUCKLING HER OWN BELT AND BARELY BUMPS THE RELEASE BUTTON WITH HER HAND OR ELBOW.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759110March 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE GEN-3 SEATBELT BUCKLES AND ESTABLISH THE 40MM OR MORE STRINGENT 30MM BALL TEST AS A STANDARD FOR BUCKLE SAFETY. ALSO, I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE VEHICLES THAT THEY PUT THESE IN. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY HAVE FAILED SINCE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE AFTER A CRASH, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY CAN EASILY BE BUMPED IN A COLLISION AND RELEASE. THE GEN-3 SEATBELT CANNOT PASS THE 30 OR 40MM BALL TEST AND CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THIS SINCE 1996. THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN A CAR IS THE SEATBELT. IF IT ISN'T THEN WHY ARE THERE SEATBELT LAWS? IF IT RELEASES DURING A COLLISION, THEN I MIGHT AS WELL NOT HAVE IT ON TO START WITH. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS!!!!*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759111March 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH GEN3 SEATBELTS THAT RELEASE WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE ON BUTTON. *AK
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0
#759123March 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
REQUEST RECALL TO REPLACE SEATBELTS. *AK
Crash:
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No
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