Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#860491April 18, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN VAN WAS REAR ENDED BY A 95 AUDI, TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACK BROKE AND RECLINED ALL THE WAY BACK. SEATS ARE BEING REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000698April 18, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
RECALL ON REAR LATCH, HARD FOR DEALER TO GET THE PART. ASK THE DEALER TO ORDER THE PART AND GIVE IT TO ME, STILL NO PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860432April 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR OR HAVE A DELAY IN THE SHIFTING, AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *AK LOCKS INTO LOW GEAR (LIMP MODE). *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860448April 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SET CRUISE CONTROL ON 55MPH AND VEHICLE ACCLERATED UPT 80 MPH. DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. BUT THEN DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED. DRIVER HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ONCE. CRUISE HAS WORKED OK SINCE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860455April 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING AFTER BELT ASSEMBLY NUT SPLIT AND BROKE, DISLODGING THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721518April 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL JAM UP AND NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT. MANY TIMES IT TAKES 5 MIN TO FIGHT THE SEATBELT JUST TO GET IT TO PULL OUT SO THAT IT MAY BE PUT ON. ONCE I GET IT ON, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE AS MUCH AS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO PAY TOLLS ECT. IT TIGHTENS UP AS I DRIVE AND THERE HAVE MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT OFF BECAUSE IT BECOMES TO TIGHT. THEN I EATHER HAVE TO FIGHT WHILE DRIVING OR PULL OVER AND FIGHT WITH IT TO GET IT BACK OUT SO THAT I MAY COMPLY WITH THE LAW. I NEED TO GET IT IN SOON FOR REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860396April 14, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. PASSENGER WAS NOT ABLE TO EXIT OR ENTER. ONLY WAY OUT OF VEHICLE WAS THROUGH THE WINDOW. DEALER SAID IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT ONLY TEMPORATILY. NO REMEDY WAS FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860299April 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BROKE. TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAD SEPARATED & CAUSED A HOLE IN THE HOUSING. THE PIN THEN FLEW OUT & CRACKED THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TRANSMISSION & ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860155April 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MAKING A STOP VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION CASE BLEW OUT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860193April 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. VEHICLE WENT INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551821April 12, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE GEAR RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH UNOCCUPIED STORE, INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#721323April 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR EXTERIOR SUPPORT TRACK IN THE BODY PANEL IS WORN OUT. THIS CAUSES MIS-ALIGNMENT OF DOOR LATCH AND STATIONARY LATCH PIN WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR. THE LATCH JAMS ON THE HEAD OF THE LATCH PIN. DOOR APPEARS TO BE CLOSED BUT IS NOT SECURE AND COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721349April 11, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
ANYTIME IT RAINS OR WATER PUDDLES ON THE STREET , IF I DRIVE OVER IT THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY STIFF AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T STEER AT ALL. I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER SPLASHES UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL (THE SERPENTINE BELTS' LOCATION) THE BELT IMMEDIATELY SQUEALS AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF THE COMPRESSOR IS ON EITHER THE AIR CONDITIONING OR THE DEFROSTER, AND WATER IS SPLASHED ON THE BELT THE VEHICLE HA LITTLE OR NO STEERING. DURING A RIGHT TURN AT A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT WATER SPLASHED THE BEFORE MENTIONED AREA AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE OTHER LANE THAT WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN! IS THERE ANY RECALL OR SOME KIND OF PANEL THAT CAN PROTECT THE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY FROM WATER CONTACTING THE BELT AND THUS LEADING TO LITTLE OR NO STEERING CAPABILITIES? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900650April 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 04-1215-889. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721248April 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ALL OF THESE BREAK DOWNS HAVE COME WITH IN THE 9 MONTH PERIOD THERE ARE OTHER BREAK DOWNS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SAID LIKE THE MAIN COMP (EMC COMP),3 SENSORS AND ABOUT 5 RECALLS IN THIS TIME PERIOD WE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS VAN AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO AND NOTHING WAS DONE.WE FEEL THIS VAN WAS A LEMON AND WILL CONT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WE ASK THAT DODGE STAND BY THERE NAME AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551793April 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT ATTACHING BOLT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-213. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711167April 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS DEFECT IN MY OPINION REPRESENTS A SERIOUS POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING A FIRE. GASOLINE IS LEAKING ON TO THE ROAD SURFACE BELOW THE CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TANK IS OVER HALF FULL. CHRYSLER YESTERDAY DECLINED TO REPLACE THE GASOLINE TANK DUE THEY SAID TO THE VEHICLE'S HIGH MILEAGE. A FIRE COULD EASILY START BY A SPARK OR A THROWN CIGARETTE. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THE THE COST TO REPLACE WOULD BE AROUND $450.00. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS AS I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE IT. THE FAILED PART IS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK SUCH THAT IT IS PROTECTED FROM ROAD ROCKS, DEBRIS, OR JUST ABOUT ANY CONCEIVABLE HAZARD THAT WOULD BE ENCOUNTERED IN NORMAL OR EVEN HARSH DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CAR IS NEVER TAKEN OFF THE HARD ROAD. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711202April 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS BEFORE FAILING AT 127,000 MILES. REMAN. TRANSMISSION INSTALLED WENT ONLY 12,375 MILES WHEN IT FAILED. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE. THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT ANOTHER DEALER WENT ABOUT 65,000 MILES AND FAILED ALSO. MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH TRANSAXLE CONTROLLERS, SPEED SENSORS. DEALERS CAN'T SEEM TO REPAIR WITHOUT REPLACING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711309April 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
PERHAPS THIS DOESN'T QUALIFY AS A "FAILURE" AS MY GR.CARAVAN IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SHIFT INTERLOCK. HOWEVER, I FEEL STRONGLY THAT MANUFACTURERES OF MINIVANS OUGHT TO BE REQUIRED TO EQUIP SUCH VEHICLES WITH SHIFFT INTERLOCKS AS ALL PASSENGER CARS ARE. WH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859894April 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOORS WILL NOT SHUT DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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