Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1998)

559 consumer complaints on file.

#846579September 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THERE IS EXTREME PEDAL PRESSURE WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKES AND WHEELS OVERHEAT, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STICKS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. BRAKE REPLACED TO SOLVE LOCKING UP PROBLEM, BUT NEW BRAKES REQUIRE MORE PRESSURE, BRAKES FAIL AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE NO LONGER WORKS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849162September 29, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DUE TO DEFECTIVE A/C SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SMOKE ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY START A FIRE. PREVIOUSLY, HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AC SYSTEM 5 TIMES. DELAER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847491September 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHILE DRIVING HORN BLOWS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY SCARE THE DRIVER AND CAUSE HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609603September 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS NOISY--FAULTY FLYWHEEL AND STARTER WERE REPLACED TO CORRECT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609103September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR SEAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846684September 2, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE TAKING THE TIRE OFF THE VEHICLE FOR BRAKE REPAIRS, LUGS: NUTS BROKE ON EACH OF FRONT TIRES. THE REPLACEMENTS THAT CONSUME RGOT FROM THE DEALER WERE DIFFERENT THEN THE ONES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846279September 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TIRES GO OUT OF ROUND UNDER 30,000 MILES DUE TOMANUFACTURING DESIGN FLAW, CAUSIN VEHICLE TO WOBBLE OR BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845655August 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
SHORTLY AFTER TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RETURNING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY EXPLODED. VEHICLE BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND THE IMPACT OF THE EXPLOSION DENTED THE HOOD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709817August 10, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
TWO OF MY CO-WORKERS ALSO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF VAN AND WE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL HOSE. WAS THERE EVER A RECALL FOR THIS PART? IF NOT, WHY. ALSO MY BATTERY LASTED ONLY 1 YEAR AND 5 MONTHS. THIS IS A VERY SHORT TIME FOR A BATTERY TO LAST. THEY SHOULD INSTALL GOOD BATTERIES. IT'S REALLY DEVASTATING WHEN YOUR CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844482August 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH V AUTO TRANSMISSION WORKING ERRATICALLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START IN 3RD. GEAR AND REMAIN IN 3RD. GEAR. DEALER NOTIFED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709519August 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
WE HAVE HAD THE STRUT MOUNT CHANGED 4 TIMES,NOW SOMTHING IS WRONG WITH THE LEFT FRONT SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709226July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE SAME IDENTICAL FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIME IN 14 MONTHS ON MY MINIVAN. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS DURING RAIN WHEN WATER GETS UP ONTO THE BELT CAUSING IT TO COME OFF AND CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER AND CONTROL THE CAR. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT ANY OF THE TIMES THIS OCCURED, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS JUST LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT RUNNING INTO ANYONE OR GETTING RUN INTO BY SOMEONE ELSE. EACH TIME, JERRY'S DODGE HAS IMPLEMENTED YET ANOTHER TECHNICAL SERVICES BULLETIN TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
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
#707838June 23, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839086June 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS TAKEN OUT OF REVERSE AND PUT IN DRIVE IT CONTINUES TO GO IN REVERSE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707298June 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
REAR HEAT AND AIR LINE RUNNING UNDER FRONT OF VAN CAUSED RATTLE. DEALER HAD VAN FOR OVER 15 DAYS , REPLACED TRANSMISSION, MOST OF THE DASH WAS PULLED OUT, ALL KINDS OF HEAT SHIELDS WERE REMOVED AND PROBLEM STILL RETURNED. FINALLY AFTER OVER 12 RETURN TRIPS TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE LINES OR CLAMPS AND PROBLEM IS GONE. NOW THE PROBLEMS ARE SHOWING UP FROM THE DASH BEING REMOVE. RADIO,SPEAKERS,DASH LITES & RATTLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706859May 25, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *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
#544378March 15, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DESIGN OF SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY CAUSES BELT BUCKLES TO BECOME DISLODGED WHEN VEHICLE HITS ROUGH ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703696February 24, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SERPENTINE BELT SNAPS CAUSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO FAIL AS WELL AS CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES! STEERING COLUMN HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES AND STILL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IF ANY ONE OF THESE THINGS SHOULD FAIL AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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