Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints (1996)

1,157 consumer complaints on file.

#831292November 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAN MOVE OUT OF PARK POSITION, WHICH MAY CAUSE A ROLL AWAY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831166November 23, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 8MPH ON A SMOOTH DIRT ROAD BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#605078November 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING LOUD GRINDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700703November 18, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE RPM'S STAY THE SAME. I TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPM'S INCREASED. I PLACE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND STEERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE RPM'S CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO ALMOST FULL THROTTLE. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CORIGLIANO DODGE SERVICE WHERE A REPRESENTATIVE (JOE MCDONALD)MADE AN IMMEDIATE ASSESSMENT THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE WAS BINDING AND DEFECTIVE. MR. MCDONALD HAS INDICATED NO TROUBLES OF THIS KIND HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST, AND NO ASSOCIATED TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MECHANICS TO BE AWARE OF. MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE VAN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE'RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE VAN IS CURRENTLY OPERATING NORMALLY. I WANT THIS REPORTED TO CHRYSLER. I WANT AN OFFICIAL TSB ESTABLISHED FOR MECHANICS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WANT OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION FROM CHRYSLER THAT THEY WILL ONE, PAY FOR THE REPAIR ($60.16), TWO, LAUNCH A FULL INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THIS PART FAILED, AND THREE, OFFER ME AND MY FAMILY SOME KIND OF CONCILIATORY ASSURANCE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU, DAN INZALACO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830536November 10, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 7OMPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND RELEASED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACK UP TO 70MPH. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO GET CRUISE CONTROL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700377November 6, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO REPORT IT AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS ON THIS WEB SITE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS TODAY, WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT ON A CLEAR, SUNNY AFTERNOON. THE WIPER SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, AS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE. IN FACT, THE WIPER SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER, 1996, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830193November 5, 1998
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT
WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CHILD OUT OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER COULD'NT GET THE CHILD OUT DUE TO THE HARNESS STRAP BUCKLE WOULD'NT COME OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE CHILD TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD GET THE CHILD OUT OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700160October 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY WOODBRIDGE DODGE UNDER THE WARRANTY. AFTER 34 MONTHS I AM NOW REPLACEING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECTS IN THE 4 SPEED OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT THAT WOULD COVER THE EXPENCE FOR THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION WITHIN THREE YEARS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE GATHERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829536October 27, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND TURNING RIGHT ON EXIT, LOUD NOISE OCCURRED. POWER STEERING WAS LOOSE, NO STEERING CONTROL WITH THE VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAD SEIZED., REPAIRS WERE DONE UNDER WARRANTY, NO GAURANTEE THAT IT WOULD'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700056October 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE CRUISING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH. THERE WERE NO SYMPTONS OR EARLY WARNING SIGNS. NO NOISES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OTHER THAN THE ENGINE REVVING UP AS IF THE GEAR SHIFT WERE IN NEUTRAL. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, I RE-STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE ONLY GEAR AVAILABLE WAS LOW. I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700021October 22, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. THERE ARE 2 PROBLEMS WITH WIPERS. 1.THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES. IT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DIFFERENT SPEEDS, EVEN WHEN IN PARK. TO TURN THEM OFF I MUST TURN IT ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. 2.WHEN FRONT WIPERS ARE PLACED IN THE HIGH POSITION THEY WILL GO OFF BY THEMSELVES LEAVING ME UNABLE TO SEE. TO MAKE THEM GO BACK ON I MUST TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THEY CHANGE A PART BUT DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. 2. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE BELT WILL FRAY AND JUST FALL APART LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO ACCELERATOR OR GENERATOR. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I TRAVEL WITH MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN ON RURAL HIGHWAYS AND DRIVING ON ONLY WHATEVER POWER IS IN THE BATTERY AND WITHOUT THE POWERSTEERING THE VAN BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. MY DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE TENSION PULLEY AND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WHEN ASKED IF IT WAS A RECALLED PART HE INFORMED US IT WAS NOT BUT SHOULD BE. IT IS A PART THAT CAN NOT BE CHANGED BY US(THERE ARE NO INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MECHANICS MANUAL WE WERE GIVEN). WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT WE HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THIS PART AT A COST OF $90 FOR THE TENSION PULLEY PLUS LABOR. THIS HOWEVER WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS STILL A DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781285October 16, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED INTO CEMENT POLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541959October 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER AND ROTORS WARPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781216October 13, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TENSION PULLEY/ POWER STEERING BELT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828734October 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP TO NEUTRAL POSITION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780967October 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
RADIATOR FAN RELAY FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539583October 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:REAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TRANSMISSION/STEERING COLUMN/HORN/STRUTS/BRAKES/SWAY BARS/BATTERY/WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND A/C CONDENSOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541389September 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ACTIVATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541113September 28, 1998
CHILD SEAT
VEHICLE EQUIPED WITH CHILD INTEGRATED SAFETY SEATS, HOWEVER STRAP RESTRAINTS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING THEM TO GET JAMMED WHILE THE SPRING MECHANISM THAT TIGHTENS THE SHOULDER STRAPS KEPT GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541101September 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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