Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#606839February 1, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING
COURTESY LIGHT FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606788February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DRIVER SIDE VISOR MALFUNCTIONING. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605885February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606115February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHILED WIPER MOTOR SWITCH FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608558February 1, 1999
TIRES
ALL FOUR TIRES LOOSE AIR - GOODYEAR 205/75R14. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606882February 1, 1999
TIRES
VEHICLE TIRES FLATTENED ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR NO APPARENT REASON (MICHELIN 215/65/R16). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607931February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605879February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702827February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FUEL RAIL HAS DEVELOPED A SEVERE LEAK. CALLED DEALER (TOWSON DODGE) AND WAS TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PROBLEMS WITH THIS ASSEMBLY IN SOME DODGE PRODUCTS. CALLED ANOTHER DEALER ABOUT THIS PART AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS BACK ORDERED TWO MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART. MECHANIC SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON SOME DODGE PRODUCTS, BUT NOT MINE. PLASTIC MOLDING ON SEATBELT BUCKLES HAS CRACKED AND CAN NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY. PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. LAST YEAR WHEN A TAILGATE LATCH RECALL WAS COMPLETED, I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE SEATBELTS ,AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543619February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
BOLT BROKEN ON ONE OF THE GAS FILLED PISTONS THAT HOLD THE REAR LIFTGATE OPEN CAUSING THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT TO FALL DOWN BETWEEN THE LIFTGATE AND THE BUMPER AND THE GLASS TO SHATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#834280January 29, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON ITS OWN. INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VECHICLE IS SAFETY DEFECT, AND OWNERS HAS CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834287January 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE, THEN JUMPED BACK INTO REVERSE, BACKED UP AND HIT A TREE. IT IS VERY EASY TO PUT THE SHIFTER IN A POSITION THAT LOOKS LIKE PARK BUT IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834181January 28, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
RECALL 97V079000; THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE AIR CYLINDER FOR THE HATCHBACK SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL ON TOP OF CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#834038January 27, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHORS ARE DEFECTIVE. DROVE, STOPPED AND REAR ENDED, SEAT WENT FORWARD, CAME BACK AND WAS BROKEN. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS BENT/ MIDDLE PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKENAND WILL NOT LIFT UP. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834104January 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE CONSUMER CAN SMELL VAPORS. ALSO TRANSMISSION LEAKS. IN ADDITION, WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT 15 TO 16 GALLONS INTO THE TANK, BUT CAN ONLY PUT 12 TO 13 GALLONS INTO THE TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543673January 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702611January 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
I PURCHASED A '96 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN 2/97 WITH APPROX 15,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS BREAKING APART. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT AND SAID ALL LOOKS GOOD. A FEW WEEKS AFTER IT, HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER CHECKED AND SAID THERE WAS A DEFECT AND THE UPGRADE WAS ORDERED (THE BELT WAS REPLACED AGAIN). WHEN THE UPGRADE PARTS ARRIVED AND WERE INSTALLED, THE BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SOMETIME AFTER THAT THE BELT WENT AGAIN. BECAUSE I WAS BEYOND THE 30,000 MILE POINT I WENT TO MY USUAL MACHANIC. HE REPLACED THE BELT. A SHORT TIME AFTER THAT THE BELT FELL APART AGAIN. THIS TIME THE MECHANIC GOT INTOUCH WITH CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE UPGRADE WHICH ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE. HE WAS TOLD TO USE ONLY ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PARTS WHEN REPLACING THE BELT. WHICH HE DID. ALTHOUGH THIS ONE LASTED THE LONGEST, LAST WEEK IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THEN LAST NIGHT THE BELT FLEW APART AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WRAPPED AROUND ONE OF THE LOWER PULLYS AS IT BROKE APART, AND SOUNDED LIKE I WAS DRAGGING A GARBAGE CAN UNDER THE VAN. THAT 7 BELTS IN 2 YEARS. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE WRONG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702565January 25, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THOS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702589January 25, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH REAR SLIDING DOORS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS. WHEN THE LOCKS MALFUNCTION, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. ON EACH OCCASSION WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND IT WILL FAIL AGAIN WITH MONTHS. WE RECENTLY TALKED TO FRIENDS WHO ALSO HAD A SIMILAR VEHICLE AND WERE HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE SAFETY TO ANY PERSON OR CHILD WHO CANNOT ESCAPE FROM THIS VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY LIKE A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702596January 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE "SNAP RINGS". OUR MECHANIC SAID HE SEES THIS QUITE FREQUENTLY. IN LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, I'D SAY THIS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR REPAIRS. THIS DOES NOT ONLY SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINIAL TRANSMISSIONS,BUT ALSO WITH THE ONES THAT ARE BEING SOLD AS REPLACEMENTS. IT IS REALLY AMAZING THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY INFORMATION IN THE NEWS ABOUT THIS. I INTEND TO GET EVERY PENNY BACK FROM CHRYSLER,AND WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME ADVICE AS TO HOW I CAN. I ALSO BELIEVE YOU SHOULD ISSUE SOME STATEMENT ABOUT THIS TO THE NEWS. PEOPLE DESERVE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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