Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#737553December 9, 2000
TIRES
ORIGINAL SET OF TIRES WORN OUT 20,824 2ND SET AT 44,800 POSSIBLE MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225-60-17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225-60-17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876236December 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER SAID THAT THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, THEY JUST DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876123December 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE AND SOMETIMES COME ON BY THEMSELVES, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S FOR REPAIR. *AK O2 SENSOR, IGNITION SWITCH, KEY CYLINDER, AND A/C BLOWER RESISTOR AND WIRING KIT ALL REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876154December 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
VEHICLE WENT OVER SOME ROAD DEBRIS AND FILLER TUBE GOT KNOCKED OFF. IT WAS EXPOSED UNDER VEHICLE & COULD BREAK LOOSE, OR IF SPARKED IGNITED. DEALER VERY UNCONCERN CONSUMER. ALTHOUGH WARRANTY WAS GOOD ON VEHICLE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $818 FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. DEALER SAID CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ROAD HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876157December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TENSIONEER PULLY FELL OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS CONSUMER LOSES TENSION ON FAN BELT/POWER STEERING/POWER BRAKES, AND THEN VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STOP OR STEER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876061December 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NOVEMBER 1999 TRANSMISSION LEAKED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, AND LEAK STOPPED ON IT'S OWN. ON DECEMBER 4 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HEARD LOUD NOISE, PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID POURING OUT OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE AT DEALER NOW. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER PAID ONLY HALF OF THE COST OF THE PARTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875985December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RIGHT BEFORE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE THERE IS A JERKY MOTION. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, AT 40 -45 MPH. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT, AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT, BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, ROTORS REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NUMEROUS TIMES. NOISE IN ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SERPENTIN BELT AND TENSIONER FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737311December 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 86 VAN, MORE WITH THE 93 VAN AND EXPECTING MORE WITH MY 98 VAN I MUST BE NUTS TO HAVE PURCHASED THE 98 VAN. THE ABS BRAKES IN 1993 VAN FAILED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE I RAN THE LIGHT, A FEW DAYS LATER THEY CAME BACK ON OUT OF NOWHERE. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE DRIVING A CAR THAT I CAN NOT TRUST THE BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737295December 4, 2000
AIR BAGS
THE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLING THE HORN, AIRBAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL BROKE RECENTLY MAKING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM USELESS. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OF THE GRAND CARAVANS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND REPAIRED SO IT WILL NOT MAKE THE SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE CAR IN OPERATIVE WHEN IT FAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875956December 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY DRIVESHAFT BROKE. HAD IT REPAIRED FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THEN WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, DRIVESHAFT BROKE AGAIN. EACH TIME IT WAS AT LOW SPEED. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE BREAKAGE EACH TIME. WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737248December 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737163December 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PROBLEM STARTED GRADUALLY. IGNITION JAMMED AND KEY WOULDN'T TURN, BUT WITH CONSTANTLY JIMMYING BACK AND FORTH WOULD EVENTUALLY TURN. PROBLEM PERSISTED UNTIL KEY WOULD NO LONGER TURN IN IGNITION. VAN HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THEY REPLACED THE CYCLINDER LOCK AND LUBED THE INSIDE. THE IGNITION STARTED GRADUALLY CATCHING AGAIN UNTIL IT LOCKED UP. VAN WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PART FAILED, SO THEY ORDERED ANOTHER ONE AND INSTALLED IT. LAST WEEK THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. IGNITION JAMMED BUT STARTED AFTER I JIMMYED THE KEY BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET ABOUT THE THIR INCIDENT. ALSO, MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVAN, AND HAS HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875827December 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A FUEL RAIL FAILURE, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGES UPON ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK FUEL RAIL WAS REPAIRED AND RESEALED ALL INJECTORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558212November 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT MAT TAKE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 99V-189, DEALER REFUSES TO GIVE CONSUMER LOANER VEHICLE WHILE REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875593November 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT GETS STUCK, WORKS RARELY, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO LUBRICATE IT. THIS STARTED IN 1994 WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, NOT REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875638November 28, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GUNN DODGE IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 210-599-5800 FOR RECALL 99V216000 REPAIRS. CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING AFTER TWO OF RECALLS WERE DONE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHERE A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE, AND TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557571November 27, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAD RECALL 00V268 REPAIR COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE GAS TANK BURSTED INTO FLAMES A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736943November 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736886November 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS IS THE SECOND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE MAINTANENCE SCHEDULE. THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE GOING TO CAUSE A SEVERE REAR END TYPE ACCIDENT SOON IF CHRYSLER IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736889November 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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