Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#706295May 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE "O" RING BREAKS, CAUSES VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 85000, CURRENT TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AT 110000 MILES (25000 CURRENT MILES ON TRANSMISSION)- SAME CAUSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837444May 4, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE FRONT DOORS HINGES HAVE TORN OFF FROM THE POST, CAUSING THE DOORS TO SAG AND WILL NOT SHUT OR CLOSE CORRECTLY. DELAER HAS WELDED THE DOOR ONCE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED, AND THEN DEALER REPLACED POST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545324May 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN THE FAN BELT COMES OFF CONTINUALLY, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837336May 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 55MPH. HAD FELT A JERKING/PULLING SENSATION. TOOK TO MECHANIC & INFORMED TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE DEFECTIVE & NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706211May 3, 1999
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP
MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 23MOS, 35INCHES, 31LBS, IS ABLE TO REMOVE THE TODDLER CHEST CLIP AND PUSH HER ARMS OUT OF THE SHOULDER STRAPS. CENTURY HAS A LOCKING CLIP BUT FISHER-PRICE DOES NOT. F-P HAS OFFERED TO TAKE THE SEAT BACK FOR A FULL REFUND SINCE IT IS NO LONGER SAFE FOR MY CHILD, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. I WORRY ABOUT OTHER CHILDREN BEING ABLE TO DO THIS. UP UNTIL NOW I WAS QUITE SATISFIED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836197April 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER PARKED VAN IN A PARKING LOT AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706124April 30, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS AN ENTERNAL LEAK. I HAVE HAD IT CHARGED THREE TIMES SO FAR AND THE MECH SAYS IT IS A RECALL PROBLEM AND TO CONTACT THE MFGR WHICH I AM DOING HERE. PLEASE ADVISE OF THE RECALL PROCEDURE AND HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED. IT IS EXPENSIVE GETTING IT CHARGED EVERYTIME I TURN AROUND DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE MFGR. PLEASE ADVISE....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705997April 26, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WE HAD NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FOR SOME TIME. INFORMED BY CARMAX THAT THIS WAS A "COMMON PROBLEM" WITH DODGE CARAVAN; I.E. FUEL TANK DEVELOPS A LEAK. FINALLY NOTICED IT LEAKING FUEL IN A STEADY STREAM WHEN WE PARKED IT FACING DOWNHILL. LEAK STOPPED WHEN CAR PARKED AT AN ANGLE FACING UPHILL, OR WHEN LEVEL. FUEL TANK IS BEING REPLACED NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705897April 22, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING A CORNER DURING MEDIUM TO HEAVY RAIN THERE IS SOMETIMES A LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING. AFTER LOSS OF POWER TO STEERING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS OR JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GO OFF THE ROAD, THE POWER ASSIST WILL RETURN AND WILL ACT NORMALLY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE ROAD IS DRY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO OUR DEALER IN JOPLIN, MO AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE AND EXPLAINATION! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705803April 20, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR LOCK JAMMED, COULD NOT UNLOCK BY REMOTE NOR MANUALLY - DEALER REPLACED LOCK MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705766April 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE 80 MY WIFE LOST STEERING CONTROL OF OUR MINIVAN. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS ON A SUBURBAN STREET AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE I FOUND THAT THE BELT TENSIONER (FP# 4612894-AC) WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705703April 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THE VAN CAN BE PULLED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, KIDS OFTEN GO TO THE FRONT OF A PARKED VEHICLE. IF THE IGNITION IS ON THE VAN CAN BE PUT IN GEAR BY JUST PULLING DOWN ON THE GEAR CHANGE HANDLE. MANY CARS HAVE A LOCK OUT THIS SHOULD BE REQUIRED. A RESPONSE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836658April 12, 1999
SEATS, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT
HARNESS STRAPS ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT NO LONGER FUNCTION. THE LOCKING MECHANISM NO LONGER LOCKS THE HARNESS STRAPS IN PLACE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT. THE BENCH SEAT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705493April 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE VERY LONG AND IN ANY HEADWIND, AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH, THEY LIFT OFF OF THE WINDSHIELD. ONLY THE OUTER 2 INCHES STAY ON THE WINDSHIELD, THIS MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS, AS THE RAIN IS NOT CLEARED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER 3 TIMES, AND THEY SAY THEY CAND DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705407April 8, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544827April 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES,TWICE DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING SPEED UPON ACCELERATION, WENT FROM 55 TO 20 MPH, CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705278April 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
AT 36,000 THE REAR DRUM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIRED MEASUREMENT. I WAS TOLD BY MONRO MUFFLER/BRAKE, HAVERHILL, MA, THAT THE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CUT THE DRUMS AT LEAST THREE TIMES BY 100,000 MILES BEFORE THE DRUMS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP TO VOICE MY CONCERNS THAT THE DRUM IS DEFECTIVE AND WAS BASICALLY BRUSHED OFF. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER , #5652064, IN CASE A RECALL IS ASSIGNED. I FEEL THAT A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 36,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE A DRUM REPLACED SO SOON WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CUT THEM AT LEAST ONCE WITHIN 100,000 MILES FOR THIS REASON I THINK THE DRUM IS DEFECTIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. SUE FERULLO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704966March 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SAFETY RECALL ITEM, FAILED UNIT WAS ABS PUMP REPLACED BY DEALER IN JAN 97. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704931March 25, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE ORIGINAL CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR BROKE. THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE DEALER HAD PLASTIC PARTS INSTEAD OF METAL AS DID THE ORIGINAL AND WOULD NOT WORK MORE THAN 3 TIMES BEFORE IT ALSO BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544510March 22, 1999
CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS LOCKING MECHANISMS ON THE SEATBELTS JAM REPEATIDLY FROM DEBRIS THAT ENTERS INTO RECEPTICLE, DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. CHILD SUFFERED WHEN BELT TIGHTENED AND WAS TURNING BLUE/COULD NOT BREATH. RECALL ON COMPONENT DUE TO DEFECT, NOT NOTIFIED IN TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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