Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

• #806484February 28, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING, NOTICED GRINDING NOISE, METAL TO METAL RUBBING; WHILE APPLYING BRAKES ALSO, CONSTANT REAR BRAKE NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN UNTIL HALT. MANUFACTURER ISSUED TSB, DEALER RESURFACED AND FINALLY REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #514529February 26, 1997
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #515524February 24, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, WHEELS:HUB, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #808073February 20, 1997
  LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

  EXPERIENCED SLIDING DOOR LATCH BUTTON FAILURE WHICH PREVENTS DOORS FROM OPENING AND EXITING VEHICLE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #602548February 18, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  GAS TANK "RING" FAILED, CAUSING GAS SMELL.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #514845February 14, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  INTERMITTENT STALLING, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  3

  Deaths:

  0

• #602844February 12, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  FUEL TANK LEAK.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #602494February 12, 1997
  TIRES:SIDEWALL

  MICHELIN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT SIDEWALL.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #602497February 12, 1997
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT WARMED UP SUFFICIENTLY, CAUSING LIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL/POWER WINDOWS/RADIO/ AIR CONDITIONER TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #602685February 12, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  GAS TANK BUCKLED TO THE POINT OF ONLY TAKING 75 PERCENT OF CAPACITY.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #602767February 12, 1997
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

  PROBLEM WITH LEFT SIDE OF DOOR.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #514544February 6, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  GAS TANK SEAL LEAKS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #804729February 6, 1997
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SEATS

  REMOVABLE SEAT HAS SHARP EDGES, CAUSING INJURIES WHEN REMOVED DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM, IN FOR REPAIRS, DOOR EDGE GUARD AROUND THE METAL EDGES BOLTS ARE STILL COMING OUT. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #514123January 24, 1997
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR STICKS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807857January 17, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO STOP ITJERKS AND PULSATES DUE TO THE WARPING OF THE FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807610January 14, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE ROLLS DEPENDING ON THE WAY IT IS PARKED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807632January 14, 1997
  LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

  THE SLIDING DOOR IS HARD TO CLOSE, IF NOT CLOSED RIGHT THE DOOR COMES OPEN . *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807251January 7, 1997
  LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

  SLIDING SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, HAD THREE ATTEMPTED FIXES. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #513212January 2, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 2ND GEAR. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #512400December 12, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

  NOISY REAR BRAKES; ALSO STEERING COLUMN MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0