Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#708563July 13, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AT ANY TIME WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WIPERS STARTLE DRIVER BECAUSE OPERATOR DOES NOT ACTIVATE THEM. WIPERS ALSO CAUSE PARTIAL VISION OBSTRUCTION DURING OPERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708589July 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 5 TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. IN ONE INSTANCE, THE CAR JUST STOPPED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED; HOWEVER, THE CAR IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND CERTAINLY UNRELIABLE AS WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN 4 YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708597July 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NOTICED ON-LINE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DODGE CARAVAN TRANSMISSIONS AROUND 70,000 MILES. THOUGHT THIS WAS A BIT ODD. ANYWAY, I HOPE THIS HELPS IN SOME WAY. THANKS AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842090July 12, 1999
TIRES
IMFORMATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IN REFERENCE TO TIRE SIZE DIRECTS THE OWNER TO SEE INFORMATION ON THE DOOR WHICH IS NOT THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708465July 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS SECONED TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE, WAS NOT TOLD THAT THIS WAS A REACOURING PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE ! PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHERS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841957July 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. DRIVER'S LATCHING PLATE COVER IS CRACKED & NOT WORKING. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED NORMAL WEAR/TEAR & NOT A RECALL ISSUE. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS WERE FLAKING & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708367July 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841773July 7, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
IE98054, WHILE DRIVING OVER A WATER PUDDLE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FOR THAT MOMENT WHICH COULD HAV E CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. AFTER IT WAS OUT OF THE WATER, A SQUEAKY NOISE WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BELT TENSIONER AND SERPETINE BELT. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708317July 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546508July 6, 1999
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED DURING COLLISION CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE TROWN ONTO THE FLOOR HITTING HIS/HER HEAD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WORKED PROPERLY, BUT DRIVER EXPERIENCED UPPER THIGH / GROIN AREA PAINS AND BRUISED FROM SEAT BELT. AFTER COLLISION A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SPILLED OUT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN POSSIBLE FIRE / EXPLOSION. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#841722July 6, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INSPECTOR SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708268July 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
OUR 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS MODIFIED FOR MY WIFE WHO IS DISABLED AND CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR. THE MINI VAN WAS CONVERTED BY VANTAGE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL (VMI) IN PHOENIX AZ. DURING THE MODIFIACATION, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS RE-ROUTED AND DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSED THE MUFFLER TO MOVE AND SEVER THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE FLUID LINE AS WELL AS THE ABS ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER LINE. THE MOVEMENT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ALSO PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE REAR OF THE MUFFLER THAT WOULD HAVE ALSO PRESENTED A CARBON MONOXIDE SITUATION. IF I HAD NOT HAD MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER LOOK AT MY VAN ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS COMPANY PROVIDES THESE VEHICLES NATIONWIDE AND THIS SITUATION COULD CONTINUE TO PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER OWNERS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708269July 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ONBOARD COMPUTERS GIVE NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM, INSTALLED ELECTRONIC CO-PILOT TO CAPTURE DATA IF VAN STALLED AGAIN. DEALER WANTED CO-PILOT RETURNED AFTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708289July 6, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, AIR BAGS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OCTOBER OF 1995, IN MARCH OF 96 THE FUSE BLOCK HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE I WAS DRIVING, A CONTACT AND PLUNGER KIT BECAUSE THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON, THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT ONLY HELD 12 GALLONS OF GAS WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HOLD 18 - 20, THE TANK WAS INSTALLED SO THAT THE TANK WAS BOWED IN THE MIDDLE AND THE FRONT DOOR PANEL WAS REATTACHED TO THE DOOR AND THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY. IN AUGUST OF 1997 THE SWITCH FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER, THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE REAR DOOR LATCH. IN SEPT. 0F 97 A GEAR WAS REPLACED FOR THE POWER STEERING, THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR HAD MOULDING REPLACED BECAUSE THE CLIPS WERE BROKEN. IN AUGUST OF 98 THE STEREO WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE TREBLE WOULD FADE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN THIS PHENOMENON, THE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED ALSO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN. IN SEPT. OF 98 THE CAR WAS BACK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. EVIDENTLY WHEN THEY REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH JUST 7 DAYS EARLIER THINGS IN THE DASH STARTED WORKING THAT HAD NOT WORKED UP TIL THAT POINT FOR INSTANCE I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CHIME WOULD GO OFF IF THE BLINKER WAS LEFT ON FOR OVER A MILE. IT TOOK 7 DAYS TO GET MY CAR BACK BECAUSE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE NEVER ANY SCREWS HOLDING THE AIR BAG IN THE MODULE SO AS FAR AS I KNOW FOR THE TWO YEARS THAT MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THIS CAR THERE WAS NO PROTECTION BY AND AIR BAG. THIS PAST WEEK JULY 1, WE WERE ON VACATION AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF $L771. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP TODAY (7/6) BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP AND RUN AT HIGH RPM.PLEASE HELP!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841612July 2, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE LIFTGATE BOLT BROKE IN HALF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708158July 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TENSIONER PULLEY FOR SERPENTINE BELT SHEARED OFF ENGINE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, NO ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TENSIONER TO BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. TRANS AXLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 8 TIMES SINCE NEW FOR SLAMMING INTO GEAR ON SHIFTS. TRANSAXEL FINALLY WENT INTO LIMP ALONG MODE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW FACTORY REBUILT UNIT AT A COST OF $1486.88 TO ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708134July 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS MULTIPLE TIMES. INSTANCES INCLUDE SLIP OUT OF GEAR AT LOW SPEED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM STOP. ALSO, INSTANCES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WOULD STALL/SHUT DOWN DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING. DURING ONE INSTANCE, THE VAN STALLLED AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE POWER SYSTEMS FAILED. ONLY ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841477June 30, 1999
SEAT BELTS
FRONTAL SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION ,CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841364June 29, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL AT AN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE WILL DRIFT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND ENGINE WILL NOT TAKE OFF. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707954June 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PROBLEM WITH CAR SHAKING (SWAYING, WOBBLE) LEFT AND RIGHT AT 40 MPH. HAVE CHANGED FRONT STRUTS, REAR SHOCKS, RACK AND PINION, LUG NUTS, AND HAD TWO MECHANICS TRY TO FIND PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION AS TO A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES I WOULD APRRECIATE KNOWING ABOUT IT AND WHAT THE CURE IS. THANK YOU JA CULLEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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