Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#723800June 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
HESITATES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, ALSO SLIPS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING MUCH FEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO GOES UP AND DOWN AT WILL, EVEN WHEN DRIVING A STEADY SPEED. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW, AND THEY HAVE YET TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS CAUSING MUCH AGGRAVATION FOR OUR FAMILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723809June 9, 2000
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN (EST $250). THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 18 MONTHS. THIS SWITCH CONTROLS CRUISE CONTROL, HORN, AND AIR BAG FUNCTIONS. WHEN IT FAILS, THOSE FUNCTIONS DON'T WORK. PARTICULARLY THE AIR BAG AND HORN ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. THE FRONT WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON (STARTLING DRIVER) - REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE BY DEALER. DOOR LOCKS HAVE ALWAYS ACTED SPOOKY. IMMEDIALTLEY LOCKING AFTER UNLOCKING WITH FOB OR WITH KEY. DEALER FOUND DOOR DRIVERS DOOR SWITCH SHORTED. REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE (EST $160). LOCAL DEALER NOTIFIED OF ALL PROBLEMS - HAVE NOT CONTACT MANUFATURER DIRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863364June 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 7567/ FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, AND CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF GARAGE. SMELL IS STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT TWICE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552561June 8, 2000
SUSPENSION
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES DUE TO POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, DEALERSHIP CHANGED TIRES, HOWEVER CONSUMER FEELS THE REPAIR IS NOT SUFFICIENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863257June 8, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
ALL DOOR HINGES HAVE EITHER COME LOOSE OR HAVE RUSTED, CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO SHUT CORRECTLY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723707June 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT HAS BECOME STUCK AND CANNOT BE PULLED OUT TO BE USED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723712June 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED WITH ALMOST EVERY LEFT TURN WHERE THE INDICATOR IS USED TO SIGNAL THE TURN. IN MOST CASES, THE WIPERS HAVE TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF BEFORE THEY WILL STOP. SITUATION IS DETERIORATING WITH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863217June 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A PIN SHEARING OFF FROM WITHIN, CAUSING A HOLE, AND ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723580June 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRAVEL @35MPH TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO SWITCH OUT OF 2ND GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862991June 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER WAS VERY RUDE AND OF NO ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862925June 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER, AND TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862946June 2, 2000
SEATS
WHILE PULLING DRIVER'S SEAT UP TO DRIVE AND ONCE VEHICLE IS IN ROUTE, SEAT SLIDES BACK,CAUSING POOR DRIVING. SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862892June 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FUEL LINE THAT GOES INTO FUEL INJECTOR TUBE, WAS LEAKING. THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE PADS BROKE OFF INSIDE OF BRAKE HOLDER, AND CONSUMER HAS NO FRONT BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723394May 31, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SPEED CONTROL MODULE FAILED, TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR, DEALER REPLACED, BRAKES GRIDDED WHEN STOPPING, TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862806May 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RECALL 99V216000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FUEL PUMP; AFTER HAVING RCALL WORK PEFORMED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. OWNER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT UNTIL RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THE DAY AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL, AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862824May 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH AND HEARD SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. ALSO, SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME OUT OF THE HOOD AREA. SERPENTINE BELT CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. NO STEERING, VEHICLE WON'T START AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862840May 31, 2000
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN CLOCK SPRING. ALSO, AIR BAG/ HORN AND CRIUSE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER /MANUFACTURE. NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723330May 30, 2000
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING SYSTEM IS SUSPECT, AIRBAG LIGHT SEEMS TO BE SYMPTOM BUT NOT SURE IS CAR IS SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723263May 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 5/21/99; DEALER SERVICE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. SECOND INCIDENT WAS 6/1/99, THIS TIME THE DEALER SERVICE SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, I REPORTED TO DEALER SERVICE THE SAME PROBLEM ON 9/9/99; DEALER SERVICE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. AGAIN, I REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM TO DEALER SERVICE ON 1/18/2000; AGAIN, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE DAY I TOOK THE VAN TO DEALER TO POSSIBLY TRADE FOR A NEW CAR, THE SALESMAN DROVE THE VAN AND IMMEDIATELY SAID IT HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AND WITHIN AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T EVEN SHIFT GEARS. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED; HOWEVER, CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR SINCE I HAD HAD THE VAN IN SO MANY TIMES BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS 5/20/00. THEY KEPT THE VAN ALL WEEK, AND FINALLY SAID IT WAS REPAIRED. I PICKED UP THE VAN ON 5/27/00, AND BEFORE I GOT 5 (FIVE) MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN, AND IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE SPEEDODEMETER WENT TO ZERO AND IT KICKED BACK DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR AND WOULDN'T SHIFT BACK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ALL FOUR OF MY CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND WERE IN THE VAN, AND ONE OF MY CHILDREN'S HEAD WAS SLUNG FORWARD AND THEN BACK. SHE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING WITH A HEADACHE EVER SINCE. I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, (IN 1ST GEAR), AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TRY AGAIN. MY CHILD IS HURT, AND MY VEHICLE IS A LEMON! WHAT CAN I DO?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723264May 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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