2000 DODGE CARAVAN Problems & Recalls

Twice over the winter my serpentine belt came off as I was driving through a puddle. Nothing deeper than a few inches. It also happened once last year.

Belt under hood keeps falling off and or breaking car seizes up and locks up almost crashed a few times Also engine problems smokes a lot wipers don’t work windows won’t go down also transmission jerks when driving

Belt under hood keeps falling off and or breaking car seizes up and locks up almost crashed a few times Also engine problems smokes a lot wipers don’t work windows won’t go down also transmission jerks when driving

Belt under hood keeps falling off and or breaking car seizes up and locks up almost crashed a few times Also engine problems smokes a lot wipers don’t work windows won’t go down also transmission jerks when driving

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION- WHILE DRIVING ALONG I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD NOISE (BOOM) FROM REAR OF VEHICLE-VEHICLE THEN SWERVED WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL SPINNING AROUND AND TAKING DOWN SIGNS, MAILBOX-AFTER LOOKING AT VAN IT IS APPARENT THAT THE REAR AXLE SLID BACKWARDS IN WHEEL WELL. WHILE BODY IS RUST FRE...

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION- WHILE DRIVING ALONG I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD NOISE (BOOM) FROM REAR OF VEHICLE-VEHICLE THEN SWERVED WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL SPINNING AROUND AND TAKING DOWN SIGNS, MAILBOX-AFTER LOOKING AT VAN IT IS APPARENT THAT THE REAR AXLE SLID BACKWARDS IN WHEEL WELL. WHILE BODY IS RUST FRE...

Mileage: 65,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE CHILD SEAT BELT BECAME JAMMED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET HIS NEPHEW OUT OF THE SEAT. *TR

THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE CHILD SEAT BELT BECAME JAMMED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET HIS NEPHEW OUT OF THE SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER THE PREVIOUS FAILURES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE RECENT F...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER THE PREVIOUS FAILURES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE RECENT F...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A...

Mileage: 166,000

2000 DODGE MINI VAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT BECAME TOO TIGHT AROUND A CHILD PASSENGER. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.*JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE BOX MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WOUL...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEA...

Mileage: 11,444

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEA...

Mileage: 11,444

STRUT TOWERS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT RUSTED THROUGH ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC AND OTHERS THAT THE STRUT TOWER MAY FAIL COMPLETELY AND PUSH UP THROUGH THE HOOD, CAUSING ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO DRIVER (ME).

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AIR BAGS AND THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, NECK, BACK, AND HEAD THAT REQU...

Mileage: 296,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AIR BAGS AND THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, NECK, BACK, AND HEAD THAT REQU...

Mileage: 296,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL, BUT NOT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000...

Mileage: 120,194

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06VE091000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...

Mileage: 223,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE FRONTAL HEADLIGHTS WAS FOGGING CAUSING IT TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO VIEW THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 30,000

EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS TO BE SERVED FOR SMOG CHECK RENEWAL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECOMES AN ISSUE. FOR 2014 I SPENT MONEY IN REPAIRS DEALING WITH A NEW EGR VALVE. THE PROBLEM STOPPED AND PASSED SMOG CHECK. THIS YEAR 2016 I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL AREAS OF SMOG HAVE PASSED IN THE SMOG T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HORN FAILED, AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HORN FAILED, AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HORN FAILED, AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

CPSC: 200 DODGE CARAVAN: CONSUMER STATES SEAT BELT IS JAMMED. *SS UPDATED 05/25/16*LJ; UPDATED 04/27/18*JB *TR

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS I HAVE NOTICED MY HEADLIGHT LENS WERE FOGGING UP TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WERE NOT FUNCTIONING SAFELY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY USED AN EMULSIFIER LIQUID TO PARTIALLY RESTORE THE LENSES. THEN I NOTICED THAT OTHER CARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS NOT A...

WHEN I TRIED TO PULL MY DODGE CARAVAN (2000) OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AFTER A HEAVY RAINING DAY, I FOUND THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK. I COULD GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD, BUT COULD NOT TURN, OR COULD TURN ONLY VERY SLOWLY (I COULD HEAR THE WHEEL KIND OF MAKING CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TRIED TO TURN). AFTER...

WHEN I TRIED TO PULL MY DODGE CARAVAN (2000) OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AFTER A HEAVY RAINING DAY, I FOUND THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK. I COULD GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD, BUT COULD NOT TURN, OR COULD TURN ONLY VERY SLOWLY (I COULD HEAR THE WHEEL KIND OF MAKING CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TRIED TO TURN). AFTER...

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 25 MPH THE DRIVERS SEAT ALL OF SUDDEN FELL BACK (THE TOP SEAT) AND WONT STAY UP IN POSITION. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS FAULTY DUE TO A MECHANISM NOT BEING ATTACH CORRECTLY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE SEAT FIXED DUE TO HIGH COSTS. ALSO THE REAR CHASSIS BRAKE TUBE SEEM TO...

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 25 MPH THE DRIVERS SEAT ALL OF SUDDEN FELL BACK (THE TOP SEAT) AND WONT STAY UP IN POSITION. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS FAULTY DUE TO A MECHANISM NOT BEING ATTACH CORRECTLY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE SEAT FIXED DUE TO HIGH COSTS. ALSO THE REAR CHASSIS BRAKE TUBE SEEM TO...

Mileage: 110,000

9/8/2008 I WAS TRAVELING ON IR80 & I MUST OF SWERVED A BIT & THE VAN STRUCK A DOT PADDLE MARKER @ HUMBOLDT MILE MARKER 45 IN NEVADA. THE VAN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES & OVERTURNED SIDEWAYS AT LEAST 4 TIMES. MY MOTHER & FATHER PARRISHED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, BURNED SO MUCH THEY COULDN'T RECOG...

Mileage: 97,000

9/8/2008 I WAS TRAVELING ON IR80 & I MUST OF SWERVED A BIT & THE VAN STRUCK A DOT PADDLE MARKER @ HUMBOLDT MILE MARKER 45 IN NEVADA. THE VAN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES & OVERTURNED SIDEWAYS AT LEAST 4 TIMES. MY MOTHER & FATHER PARRISHED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, BURNED SO MUCH THEY COULDN'T RECOG...

Mileage: 97,000

9/8/2008 I WAS TRAVELING ON IR80 & I MUST OF SWERVED A BIT & THE VAN STRUCK A DOT PADDLE MARKER @ HUMBOLDT MILE MARKER 45 IN NEVADA. THE VAN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES & OVERTURNED SIDEWAYS AT LEAST 4 TIMES. MY MOTHER & FATHER PARRISHED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, BURNED SO MUCH THEY COULDN'T RECOG...

Mileage: 97,000

***BLF NOTE CALL CONSUMER TO GET MORE INFO*** MY MOTHER BOUGHT BRAND NEW MIN VAN FROM DODGE, SHE HAS FOR 8 MONTHS. SHE DROVE IN COUNTY ROAD. SHE HIT POTHOLE IN 40 MPH THEN AIR BAG BLEW UP. SHE NOT ABLE TO SEE ROAD WHEN AIR BAD BLOW UP, THAT CAUSE VAN RUN OFF RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER. COUNTY ROAD HAVE A ...

Mileage: 100

2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE KEY IGNITION LOCK FREEZES UP AND (INTERMITTENTLY) WONT MOVE. *MW

DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ONTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF C270. THE POWER STEERING, WATER PUMP, GENERATOR FAILED. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ONTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF C270. THE POWER STEERING, WATER PUMP, GENERATOR FAILED. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ONTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF C270. THE POWER STEERING, WATER PUMP, GENERATOR FAILED. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCKS WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND CAUSED THE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION ON THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE...

Mileage: 127,000

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK TOWER IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A SERIOUS DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PROGRESSING RAPIDLY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT STARTED TO RAIN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE HEATER FAN STOPPED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS, THE VEHICLE QUICKLY OVERHEATED, THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY AN...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000. ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF THE ...

Mileage: 171,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000. ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF THE ...

Mileage: 171,100

TODAY I WAS ON AN URBAN FREEWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOUR. THE DOWNPOUR WAS SO HEAVY RAIN COULD BE SEEN RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS WIDE SPREAD, BUT MOVING AT 45-50 MPH, DUE TO THE RAIN. MY WIPERS, AT THE HIGHEST SETTING, SLOW DOWN. CAR DINGS. BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I TURN OFF THE DEFROSTER...

Mileage: 80,500

TODAY I WAS ON AN URBAN FREEWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOUR. THE DOWNPOUR WAS SO HEAVY RAIN COULD BE SEEN RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS WIDE SPREAD, BUT MOVING AT 45-50 MPH, DUE TO THE RAIN. MY WIPERS, AT THE HIGHEST SETTING, SLOW DOWN. CAR DINGS. BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I TURN OFF THE DEFROSTER...

Mileage: 80,500

TODAY I WAS ON AN URBAN FREEWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOUR. THE DOWNPOUR WAS SO HEAVY RAIN COULD BE SEEN RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS WIDE SPREAD, BUT MOVING AT 45-50 MPH, DUE TO THE RAIN. MY WIPERS, AT THE HIGHEST SETTING, SLOW DOWN. CAR DINGS. BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I TURN OFF THE DEFROSTER...

Mileage: 80,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE DRIVE BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE DRIVE BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A...

Mileage: 83,000

EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY HEATER AND DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD A ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. IF I LEAVE THE HEATER OFF FOR A FEW DAYS IT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL ACT UP AS THE DOOR LOCK WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE GASKETS UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE LEAKS GOING DOWN T...

Mileage: 110,000

EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY HEATER AND DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD A ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. IF I LEAVE THE HEATER OFF FOR A FEW DAYS IT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL ACT UP AS THE DOOR LOCK WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE GASKETS UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE LEAKS GOING DOWN T...

Mileage: 110,000

AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL WATER PUDDLE I LOST POWER STEERING AND GENERATOR. IT WAGON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WAS VERY HAZARDOUS AS IT LEFT USONA BLIND CURVE IN THE RAIN. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE DRIVE BELT HAD COME OFF. IS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AN KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL WATER PUDDLE I LOST POWER STEERING AND GENERATOR. IT WAGON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WAS VERY HAZARDOUS AS IT LEFT USONA BLIND CURVE IN THE RAIN. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE DRIVE BELT HAD COME OFF. IS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AN KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE BELT TENSIONER BOLT. THE TENSIONER BOLT FAILED AND CA...

Mileage: 78,000

TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY AT ABOUT 58MPH. TIRE BRAND IS COOPER TIRE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES. *TR

ON AUG. 19 MY HUSBAND HEARD A VERY FAINT "PING" ABOUT A 2 MILES FROM HOME. NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG AND HE FELT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING MOVING AROUND IN THE CAR. ON AUG. 20, AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD SELF-DESTRUCTING, THE ODOMETER AND RPM...

Mileage: 155,000

THE FOLLOWING REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NTSB WEB SITE: MESSAGE: VAN ACCIDENT INCIDENT - 2000 DODGE VAN 2500 ON TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 AROUND 4PM, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MARYVILLE TO PICK UP A TV. TRAVELING SOUTH ON EBENEZER ROAD, I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING IT AT 45 MPH. APPROAC...

THE FOLLOWING REQUEST WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NTSB WEB SITE: MESSAGE: VAN ACCIDENT INCIDENT - 2000 DODGE VAN 2500 ON TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 AROUND 4PM, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MARYVILLE TO PICK UP A TV. TRAVELING SOUTH ON EBENEZER ROAD, I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING IT AT 45 MPH. APPROAC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WAS LOOSE AND HUNG OVER THE STEERING WHEEL, BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY AND CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURVE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE FRO...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A RAINING DAY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAI...

Mileage: 1,000

I WAS IN MY DRIVE WAY BACKING OUT TO GET ON THE THE ROAD. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I SAW A TRAIL OF FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND PARK THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK A LOOK UNDER THE CAR I SAW A POOL OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE BREAK FLUID AND FLUID LEAKI...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WEATHER HANDLER LS TIRES, SIZE: 205/75R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED HIM THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE INNER SIDEWALL WAS PUNCTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...

Mileage: 190,473

SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS OFF IN THE RAIN CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING, AC (FOR WINDOW DEFOGGING), POWER (NO ALTERNATOR WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON DURING RAIN). WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF, THE ABILITY TO CORRECT FOR LOSS OF TRACTION DUE TO WATER WAS REDUCED DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING AND THE WINDSHIELD FOG...

Mileage: 140,000

SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS OFF IN THE RAIN CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING, AC (FOR WINDOW DEFOGGING), POWER (NO ALTERNATOR WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON DURING RAIN). WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF, THE ABILITY TO CORRECT FOR LOSS OF TRACTION DUE TO WATER WAS REDUCED DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING AND THE WINDSHIELD FOG...

Mileage: 140,000

SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS OFF IN THE RAIN CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING, AC (FOR WINDOW DEFOGGING), POWER (NO ALTERNATOR WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON DURING RAIN). WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF, THE ABILITY TO CORRECT FOR LOSS OF TRACTION DUE TO WATER WAS REDUCED DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING AND THE WINDSHIELD FOG...

Mileage: 140,000

DRIVERS AIRBAG CAME OUT FOR NO REASON...ONLY DOING 10MILES A HOUR. *JS

Mileage: 153,694

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT ON THE VEHICLE FELL OFF FIVE TIMES LAST MONTH. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER SHE DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND SNOWY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO RE...

SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002, PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR TILL MID-2010. SINCE THEN THE BELT HAS CAME OFF AT LEAST 5 TIMES OR MORE. SEEMS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I'VE HAD THE BELT REPLACED, AND EVERYTHING ELSE REPLACED THAT COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT IT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE DOE...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH CORNELL CORNELL 1000 TIRES, SIZE 205/75/R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS CONTACTED A...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

Mileage: 196,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE STRUT TOWER ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR BODY WORK. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALE...

Mileage: 141,000

I TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE STRUT MOUNTS WERE RUSTED AND THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH CAR IN THIS CONDITION. I THEN CHECKED ON THE COST OF GETTING THIS REPAIRED AND THE COST ARE HIGH FROM 500.00 TO 1000.00 DOLLARS I DON'T UNDERSTAND H...

Mileage: 175,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STAYS ILLUMINATED *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE CLOCKSPRING WAS NOT THE REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT REM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A...

Mileage: 20,000

SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

PURCHASED USED 2000 CARAVAN W/90,000 MILES. WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2003 AND BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. PROBLEM: BELT SLIPS OFF WHEN IT RAINS, CAUSING POWER STEERING TO NOT WORK, MECHANIC SAYS IT CAN DESTROY ENGINE IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE W/BELT OFF. HAD BELT PUT BACK ON 5 TIMES. WON'T DRIVE WHEN IT'S WET OU...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL TO CAPACITY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE AND FUEL WAS SPILLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHE...

Mileage: 347,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID PIPE WAS CORRODED AND THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 170,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPINDLE BROKE ON THE TIE ROD CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BUCKLE UNDERNEATH, AS A RESULT SHE LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FOUR PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. T...

Mileage: 150,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN, LEFT STRUT TOWER IS RUSTING OUT TERRIBLY, MUST BE REPLACED WITH STRUT CAP. STRUT CAP IS AVAIABLE THRU C. HRYSLER AND AFTER MARKET, COSTS IS ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR IF STRUT TOWER COMPLETELY RUSTS OUT COULD CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE INJURY TO SOMEONE.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FRACTURE AND WAS REPLACED OVER TEN TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CONTINUAL FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ACTIVATED THE HORN, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2007 UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAI...

THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE TO REPAIR IT, AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL IN 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH DOGE CARAVANS. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FO...

Mileage: 141,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. ONE TIME, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A METAL POLE AND THE SECOND TIME, IT ACCELERATED INTO BUSHES AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A FENSE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED IN...

Mileage: 83,500

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN THE STRUT HOUSING IS VERY RUSTED OUT THROUGH AND THROUGH AND I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

2000 DODGE CARAVAN, EASTBOUND WHEN LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. UNIT 1 CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE RIGHT BERM. TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE BY OHIO TURNPIKE MAINTENANCE. *BF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, LEFT FRONT HUB AND LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. ( OHIO TRAFFIC ...

2000 DODGE CARAVAN, EASTBOUND WHEN LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. UNIT 1 CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE RIGHT BERM. TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE BY OHIO TURNPIKE MAINTENANCE. *BF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, LEFT FRONT HUB AND LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. ( OHIO TRAFFIC ...

2000 DODGE CARAVAN. DRIVER SIDE STRUT CAP RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL RUST PATTERN. STILL HAVE A 95 CARAVAN AND STRUT CAPS ARE PERFECT. THE RUST IS SUCH THAT A GOOD BUMP COULD POKE THE STRUT THROUGH THE CAP AND THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ALSO CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS IS A DANGEROU...

Mileage: 80,582

NEAR BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAK AS A RESULT OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES RESEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR BRAKE FAILURES DUE TO RUSTED BREAK LINES ON OLDER DODGE AND PLYMOUTH MINIVANS - NO SAFETY RECALL ISSUED BY NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 201,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN UPPER STRUT MOUNTS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED, STARTED RUSTING A T 75,000 ON AT 160,000 SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TR

STRUT TOWERS RUSTING ON 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT BOTH STRUT TOWERS ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH STATES THIS IS A COSMETIC REPAIR!...

Mileage: 204,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AFTER TURNING A STREET, THE REAR WINDOW JUST SHATTERED WITH NO DISCERNIBLE REASON. NO SHOTS, NO ROCKS, NO STREE...NOTHING! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT UNDER THE HOOD TO CHECK THE OIL, SHE NOTICED THE FRONT LEFT STRUT TOWER HAD RUSTED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT KIT TO...

Mileage: 90,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WOORKING (SPEDOMETER,FUEL GAUGE ETC) REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ALSO QUIT FUSE KEEPS BLOWING I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE SAME COMPLAINT DATING BACK TO 1995 THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR 15 YEARS

Mileage: 18

RUSTING THROUGH OF STRUT TOWER WHICH COULD RESULT IN STRUT PENETRATING THROUGH HOOD AND WINDSHIELD OF VAN. IF TOWER WERE TO COLLAPSE AT SPEED VAN WOULD DROP ON THAT SIDE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN ROLL OVER. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THE CONTACT SUDDENLY NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS HEAVILY LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 92,000

BOTH POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALERS STATE THIS TYPE OF CAR QUESTION IS COMMON. *TR

Mileage: 210,359

MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING, I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, THIS MIGHT LEAD TO AN FATAL CAR CRASH SINCE THE DRIVER WOULDN'T KNOW THE SPEED THEY WOULD BE GOING AT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH A 3.0L ENGINE. EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR SNOWS THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF. THIS CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO LOCK UP, AND THE ALTERNATOR TO STOP CHARGING. THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. YOU LOSE CONTROL. THE MALFUNCTION WAS CORRECTED USING THE GATES MICRO V K...

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH A 3.0L ENGINE. EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR SNOWS THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF. THIS CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO LOCK UP, AND THE ALTERNATOR TO STOP CHARGING. THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. YOU LOSE CONTROL. THE MALFUNCTION WAS CORRECTED USING THE GATES MICRO V K...

Mileage: 80,000

SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN IN SNOW AND RAIN OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V480000; COMPONENT: AIR BAGS AND CONTACTED HIS LOCAL DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE; HOWEVER, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS ON BACKORDER ...

Mileage: 155,000

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF OFTEN , MORE WHEN DRIVEN OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER. MORE OFTEN IN WET WEATHER. IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BELT COMES OFF YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AUTOMATICALLY AND ALL YOUR OTHER FACTION. IT'S STARTED ABOUT YEAR AFTER GETTING VAN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF OFTEN , MORE WHEN DRIVEN OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER. MORE OFTEN IN WET WEATHER. IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BELT COMES OFF YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AUTOMATICALLY AND ALL YOUR OTHER FACTION. IT'S STARTED ABOUT YEAR AFTER GETTING VAN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE SERPENTINE BELT ON A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN SLIPS OFF WHEN YOU GO THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER OR WET CONDITIONS SUCH AS IN THE RAIN OR SNOW, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING (LOSS OF CONTROL); WATER PUMP (OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM HEADS); ALTERNATOR (NO BATTERY CHARGI...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT SEEMED AS IF THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE TENSION AND IDLE PULLEY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FURTHERMORE, SHE NOTICED ...

Mileage: 138,830

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT SEEMED AS IF THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE TENSION AND IDLE PULLEY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FURTHERMORE, SHE NOTICED ...

Mileage: 138,830

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT SEEMED AS IF THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE TENSION AND IDLE PULLEY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FURTHERMORE, SHE NOTICED ...

Mileage: 138,830

THE BELT ON MY DODGE CARAVAN SPORT SLIPPED OFF IN THE RAIN LEAVING ME TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT WIPERS AND OR BLOWER. IDLER PULLEY SHOULD HAVE KEEPERS ON THE EDGES SO THE BELT WILL NOT SLIP OFF. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

STRUT TOWER DRIVERS SIDE - RUST THROUGH -STRUCTURAL FAILURE EMINENT. *TR

Mileage: 68,200

2000 DODGE CARAVAN SUSPENSION STRUT TOWER RUST AFTER 7 YEARS. THIS COULD BE DISASTROUS WHEN IT BROKEN. AND IT IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. DEALER OFFER A FIX QUOTE $1300 + TAX. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT IS BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

STRUT TOWER ON 2000 DODGE CARAVAN TOTALLY ROTTED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY 4 CHILDREN WERE IN MY VAN WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND MY 5 YR OLD GOT INTO DRIVERS SEAT AND PULLED GEAR SHIFT IN REVERSE AND VAN ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY, ACROSS ROAD, AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND IT TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, THE GEAR SHIFT SHOULD NOT HAVE MOVED WHILE IT WAS IN P...

Mileage: 71,000

BOTH ORIGINAL FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY'S ON THE 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ARE CLOUDED TO THE POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION MAY BE COMPROMISED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RESULT OF THE PLASTIC NOT BEING ABLE TO HANDLE THE UV (SUN).THE REAR LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES ARE FINE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THIS REFERENCES TSB NUMBER:2304402 AND NHTSA NUMBER:10000317 (TSB DATE: OCTOBER 14, 2002). FAILING COMPONENT: STRUCTURE: BODY. COSMETIC CORROSION OR PERFORATION AT UPPER DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER USUALLY BETWEEN THE STRUT AND UPPER LOAD PATH BEAM INNER PANEL (INNER FENDER). *TR

Mileage: 111,054

THIS REFERENCES TSB NUMBER:2304402 AND NHTSA NUMBER:10000317 (TSB DATE: OCTOBER 14, 2002). FAILING COMPONENT: STRUCTURE: BODY. COSMETIC CORROSION OR PERFORATION AT UPPER DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER USUALLY BETWEEN THE STRUT AND UPPER LOAD PATH BEAM INNER PANEL (INNER FENDER). *TR

Mileage: 111,054

200 DODGE CARAVAN I'VE HAD IT FOR 9 YEARS AND THE STRUT TOWER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING. I FOUND THIS OUT AT MY INSPECTION, AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION. A STRUT TOWER BREAKING WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, AS IT WOULD BE ...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE SERP BELT 8 TIMES AND THE TENSIONER 3 TIMES AND THE BELT JUST CAME OFF AGAIN 2 WEEKS AGO. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT PLACE TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. THEY INSTALLED A SHIELD TO KEEP...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURREN...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNE...

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. THE VAN HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN 3 YEARS. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND HORN DON'T WORK. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2000 WHICH AT THAT TIME I LIVED IN TENNESSEE. IN 2006 I MOVED TO FLORIDA AND HAD PROBLEM AS WITH MY HORN AND THE WORD AIRBAG HAS BEEN PRESENT EVER SINCE. ASKED DEALERS IN FLORIDA AND THEY SAID IF NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IT WOULD COSTLY FOR ME. CURR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE CAUSED NON-SEVERE BURNS TO THE DRIVER'S HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GAS STATION AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V480000 (AIR BAGS) AND...

Mileage: 121,700

I BOUGHT THE VAN USED AND NOTHING WAS NOTED ABOUT THE STRUT TOWER ON INSPECTION HOWEVER A FRIEND OF MINE NOTED IT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ME BUYING THE CAR. AS HE WAS A LICENSED MECHANIC I TOOK HIM SERIOUSLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS RUSTING ON THE TOP WHERE THE BOLTS THAT HOLD IT TO THE BODY E...

Mileage: 130,000

I NOTICED SERIOUS RUSTING ON THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS STRUT TOWERS. I READ ON A CAR FORUM CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WITH SHOCK TOWER RUST ROT AND HAS A TSB FOR IT. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS DEFECTS FOR FREE. DODGE/ CHRYSLER SELLS REPAIR KITS (CAPS WITH SCREWS AN...

Mileage: 200,100

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS A STRUT TOWER RUSTING THROUGH. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SHOULDN'T CHRYSLER BE ADDRESSING THIS? I HAD A 1996 THAT DID THE SAME THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OPERATING PROPERLY, BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 234,0...

Mileage: 234,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OPERATING PROPERLY, BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 234,0...

Mileage: 234,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAD BEEN FRIEND BORROW IT FOR THE WEEKEND . WHEN SHE RETURNED IT, SHE TOLD ME SHE LOST THE BRAKES. SHE BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP AND THEY FIXED THE BRAKE LINE. THEY TOLD HER THE WHOLE BRAKE LINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY BRAKES ARE VERY LOW. THEY ARE BELOW THE GAS PEDAL WHE...

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAD BEEN FRIEND BORROW IT FOR THE WEEKEND . WHEN SHE RETURNED IT, SHE TOLD ME SHE LOST THE BRAKES. SHE BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP AND THEY FIXED THE BRAKE LINE. THEY TOLD HER THE WHOLE BRAKE LINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY BRAKES ARE VERY LOW. THEY ARE BELOW THE GAS PEDAL WHE...

STRUT TOWERS RUSTED BADLY. *TR

BRAKE LINES FAILED ON 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER THINKS THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NJ WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, HE LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKING CAPABILITY. FLUID WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND . FURTHER INSPECTIO...

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FROM ELITE MOTORS IN VICTORVILLE. THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAD TO BE DONE SO ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. THEY SAID THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO PASS AND THEN IT PASSED BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK I SMOGGED IT AND IT FAILED. ELITE...

Mileage: 55,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FROM ELITE MOTORS IN VICTORVILLE. THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAD TO BE DONE SO ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. THEY SAID THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO PASS AND THEN IT PASSED BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK I SMOGGED IT AND IT FAILED. ELITE...

Mileage: 55,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FROM ELITE MOTORS IN VICTORVILLE. THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAD TO BE DONE SO ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. THEY SAID THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO PASS AND THEN IT PASSED BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK I SMOGGED IT AND IT FAILED. ELITE...

Mileage: 55,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FROM ELITE MOTORS IN VICTORVILLE. THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAD TO BE DONE SO ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. THEY SAID THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO PASS AND THEN IT PASSED BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK I SMOGGED IT AND IT FAILED. ELITE...

Mileage: 55,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FROM ELITE MOTORS IN VICTORVILLE. THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAD TO BE DONE SO ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER. THEY SAID THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO PASS AND THEN IT PASSED BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK I SMOGGED IT AND IT FAILED. ELITE...

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS OXIDIZES, RESULTING IN POOR ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE COULD PURCHASE A NEW HEAD LENS COVER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE STEERING FAILED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF. THE VIN, SPEED, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY VEHICLE BEING ON A RECALL LIST. CAN A CAR DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX A PART ON A NATIONWIDE RECALL LIST? I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE HORN, TURN SIGNALS, DASH LIGHTS WOULD BECOME INOP BUT THE CAR WOULD START UP. USUALLY I WOULD HAVE ...

Mileage: 189,000

I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY VEHICLE BEING ON A RECALL LIST. CAN A CAR DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX A PART ON A NATIONWIDE RECALL LIST? I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE HORN, TURN SIGNALS, DASH LIGHTS WOULD BECOME INOP BUT THE CAR WOULD START UP. USUALLY I WOULD HAVE ...

Mileage: 189,000

I BOUGHT NEW TIRES LAST YEAR FOR MY VAN.....NOW THE WHOLE SIDE WALL WENT OUT ON THIS BRAND OF TIRE... P215/65R15.... I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I CAN'T EVEN FIND WHERE YOU HAVE THIS BRAND ON THE MARKET ANYMORE... WITH GAS PRICES THE WAY THEY ARE NOW HAVING TO TRY AND REPLACE THIS IS NOT RIGHT.... TH...

Mileage: 117,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT'S IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN WHEN CORRECT KEY WAS INSERTED. WAS STRANDED FOR 2 HOURS IN THE POURING RAIN, IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR ON. *TR

ON MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN , THE LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER SUPPORT RUSTED OUT AND THE STRUT PUSHED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE SUPPORT. THIS IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY CHRYSLER FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ON MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN , THE LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER SUPPORT RUSTED OUT AND THE STRUT PUSHED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE SUPPORT. THIS IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY CHRYSLER FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

HAVE NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK TOWER ON THE TOP RUSTING TO THE POINT WHERE SAFETY IS A MAJOR CONCERN. BEING THAT IT IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE HAVING ANY REPAIRS DONE WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS OR IS GOING TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

JUST PURCHASED 2000 DODGE CARAVAN SE AND AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED RUST-ROTTED HOLES IN DRIVERS SIDE SHOCK TOWER TOP. I CAN'T SAFETY IT UNTIL REPAIRED. I READ ON A CAR FORUM CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WITH SHOCK TOWER RUST ROT AND SUPPOSEDLY HAVE A TSB FOR IT. BUT I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO CONVIN...

Mileage: 173,000

THE MOTOR TO THE WINDOWS OF MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. *TR

1. THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT CAP ON OUR 2000 DODGE CARAVAN HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE STRUT ASSEMBLY IS READY TO PUSH THROUGH THE HOOD. 2. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN AND THE RESULT IS A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER 7 ...

Mileage: 118,000

NOT A "FAILURE" YET BUT MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN HAS SERIOUS RUSTING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER WHICH AT SOME TIME I CAN ENVISION THE STRUT TEARING UP AND THROUGH THE HOOD. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A STRUCTURAL DEFECT NOT A "COSMETIC" DEFECT WHICH CHRYSLER CLAIMS. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 15 MPH OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. AN AUTO SHOP REPAIRED THE IDLER ARM DURING A TEST DRIVE, BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINED. A MECHANIC LIFTED THE HOOD OF ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 15 MPH OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. AN AUTO SHOP REPAIRED THE IDLER ARM DURING A TEST DRIVE, BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINED. A MECHANIC LIFTED THE HOOD OF ...

2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS A UNEXPECTED AND SUDDEN THROW WHICH CAUSES POWER STEERING LOSS. CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *KB

2000 DODGE CARAVAN - BELT KEEPS COMING OFF DURING RAIN/SNOW -- THIS EFFECTS THE POWER STEERING MAKING THE VAN VERY HARD TO STEER --- WE HATE DRIVING IT WHEN IT'S DOING TO RAIN/SNOW -- THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VAN ---- MAKE DODGE FIX IT --- SO FAR THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT ...

Mileage: 126,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN - BELT KEEPS COMING OFF DURING RAIN/SNOW -- THIS EFFECTS THE POWER STEERING MAKING THE VAN VERY HARD TO STEER --- WE HATE DRIVING IT WHEN IT'S DOING TO RAIN/SNOW -- THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VAN ---- MAKE DODGE FIX IT --- SO FAR THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT ...

Mileage: 126,000

I HAVE A NEARLY RUSTED-THROUGH STRUT TOWER (DRIVER'S SIDE) IN MY DODGE CARAVAN '00. THIS RUST PROBLEM BECAME INITIALLY VISIBLE IN '04. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I HAVE A NEARLY RUSTED-THROUGH STRUT TOWER (DRIVER'S SIDE) IN MY DODGE CARAVAN '00. THIS RUST PROBLEM BECAME INITIALLY VISIBLE IN '04. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THIS IS INQUIRY TO CHRYSLER'S PROBLEM WITH FRONT STRUT TOWERS ON 2000 CARAVAN/VOYAGER/T&C. SPECIFICALLY: SERVICE BULLETIN, NUMBER: 23-044-02, GROUP: BODY; DATE: OCT. 14, 2002; SUBJECT: NS STRUT TOWER CORROSION. IF THIS IS ONLY A "COSMETIC" PROBLEM, WHY IS A NEW STRUT CAP AND NS STRUT INSTALLATION K...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SMELL WAS CAUSED BY FUEL LEAKING FROM THE CROSSOVER TUBE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED T...

Mileage: 126,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, THE HEATER VENT WAS POSITIONED DIRECTLY ON HER ARM. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURN ON THE BACK OF HER RIGHT ARM THE NEXT DAY AND FELT THAT THE HEATER CAUSED THE BURN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING WARM AIR WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EVAPORATOR CORD FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN SE INSTRUMENT GAUGES/INSTRUMENT DISPLAY SOMETIMES GO DEAD AND THEN OPERATING AGAIN, EVERYTHING FROM THE GAUGES TO THE ELECTRONICS DISPLAY JUST STOP OPERATING BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DRIVES NORMAL. ON VERY HOT DAYS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN USUAL, COULD IT BE A G...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT DETACHES EACH TIME HE MAKES A RIGHT TURN OR DRIVES THROUGH A PUDDLE AT 5 MPH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PULLEY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20...

Mileage: 20,200

THE SERPENTINE BELT KEPT COMING OFF THE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WHEN IT RAINED. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS STARTED AFTER HAVING THE ORIGINAL BELT REPLACED DUE TO FRAYING. THE TENSIONER WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BELT.*AK

Mileage: 71,845

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20-60 MPH, THE SERPENTINE BELT DISENGAGED FROM THE MOTOR. THIS CAUSED THE WATER PUMP AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF...

Mileage: 118,000

SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF OF PULLEYS 3 TIMES DURING WET WEATHER, ONCE AFTER TENSIONER WAS REPLACED. THIS CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAKING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER. SEVERAL CALLS TO DODGE PROVED FUTILE, THEY STATE NO SUCH PROBLEM HAS EVER BEEN REPORTED. I HAVE FOUND SEV...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE SPUN, OVERTURNED ON ITS SIDE, AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS FLOWN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AN...

Mileage: 89,938

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE CHECKING THE FLUID IN HIS VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TOWER WHICH HOUSES THE STRUT, WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT A CAP NEEDS TO BE PLACED OVER THE TOWER. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 99,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN 3.0 (40K MILES) REPLACING THE DRIVE BELT &/R IDLE / TENSIONER EVERY (2) YEARS. BELT P/N (GOOD YEAR) 460805 / 6PK2045. TENSIONER MOPAR 04536154AD. THE DEALER JUST SMILES, THIS DOES NOT SEEMS TO BE VERY RELIABLE. ANY OTHER TYPE COMPLAINTS FILES WITH THIS TYPE UNIT????? I REPLA...

2000 DODGE CARAVAN 3.0 (40K MILES) REPLACING THE DRIVE BELT &/R IDLE / TENSIONER EVERY (2) YEARS. BELT P/N (GOOD YEAR) 460805 / 6PK2045. TENSIONER MOPAR 04536154AD. THE DEALER JUST SMILES, THIS DOES NOT SEEMS TO BE VERY RELIABLE. ANY OTHER TYPE COMPLAINTS FILES WITH THIS TYPE UNIT????? I REPLA...

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN AT 25 MPH AND THEN YIELDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A SWOOSHING NOISE AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT....

Mileage: 89,000

MY SERPENTINE BELT HAS JUMPED OFF THE PULLEYS 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR ON MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, I LOOSE ALL POWER CONTROLS. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO MANAGE THE LOSS IN POWER STEERING. *JB

Mileage: 134,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN WET WEATHER, THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REATTACHED THE BELT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT COMING OFF MOSTLY DURING WET OR SNOWY WEATHER. TODAY WAS THE FORTH TIME IN THE LAST YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE REPAIR SHOP(S) REPORTS NO KNOWN FIX'S FOR THE 3.3/3.8 ENGINE. I ALSO HAD ONE FAILURE DURING DRY WEATHER. RESEARCHING T...

Mileage: 56,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR CHARGING - SERPENTINE BELT FALLING OFF AFTER HITTING SMALL WATER PUDDLE ON 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I LOST POWER STEERING ON A CURVE AS A RESULT OF HITTING A SMALL WATER PUDDLE. VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED ALL SERVICE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF BELT TENSION...

Mileage: 67,000

THE STRUT COVERS HAVE RUSTED AND NOW THERE IS A GREAT LIKELIHOOD THAT THE STRUT WILL SHORTLY COME THROUGH THE COVER AND POSSIBLY COME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS PROBLEM ISN'T THAT VISIBLE WITHOUT LOOKING FOR IT. *JB

2000 DODGE CARAVAN CONSUMERS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE MOTORIST WAY IN TIME, WHICH RESULTED IN HER VEHICLE BEING HIT. *JB *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING BELT DETACHED SEVEN TIMES. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TO FIVE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD ON EACH OCCASION. THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

Mileage: 55,000

THE STRUT TOWERS ON MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DRIVER SIDE IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JB

Mileage: 108,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE MAIN BELT OF THE ENGINE SLIPPED OFF. THE POWER STEERING, WATER PUMP AND ALTERNATOR FAILED TO WORK. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO MOISTURE ON THE BELT. THE BELT WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO REIMBURSE...

Mileage: 53,000

DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER RUSTING OUT VERY BAD. CARAVAN ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE INSTALL OF NEW STRUT. IT IS ONLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND LOOKS TO BE THAT MY 2000 CARAVAN IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. THE BATTERY IS ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE RUSTED TOWER. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NO...

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. BOTH STRUT TOWERS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ARE RUSTING OUT. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS DEFECT & RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AND CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS...

I WAS DRIVING 200 CARAVAN ON A SURFACE STREET IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF AND I WAS LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL I HAD TO TURN. I PUT THE BELT BACK ON AND LATER THAT EVENING IN THE RAIN THE BELT SLIPPED OFF AGAIN. AT THIS TIME IT WAS DARK AND I WAS...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 40MPH THE CONTACT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONTAL DAMAGE AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY. T...

Mileage: 95,000

RIGHT FRONT STRUT TOWER WAS NOTICED TO BE SHOWING SIGNIFICANT RUSTING, ASKED DEALER TO INVESTIGATE, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. BODY SHOP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN ON OTHER VEHICLES AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND A COSTLY REPAIR. SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS ARE SERIOUS IF ONE WERE TO...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEED, THE FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 70,187

MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN HAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE PART OF THE UNIBODY (BILATERAL STRUT TOWERS) ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUTWARD. THE DRIVER SIDE IS IN SUCH POOR CONDITION THAT IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE. THE METAL IS SO CORRODED YOU CAN POKE A PEN THROUGH THE METAL ON THE ST...

Mileage: 84,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE HOOD WAS RAISED, RUST WAS NOTICED ON THE STRUT TOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH DETERMINED THE STRUT TOWER SHOULD BE WELDED OR REPLACED. UPDATED 05/03/06. *JB

Mileage: 78,850

2000 DODGE CARAVAN SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AT A SPEED OVER 55 MPH, STRIKING THE FRONT END AND UNDERCARRIAGE AS IT CAREENED DOWN AND THEN UP A DRAINAGE DITCH, TO THE EXTENT THAT PARTS OF THE VAN WERE TORN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGED. THE ...

2000 DODGE CARAVAN SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AT A SPEED OVER 55 MPH, STRIKING THE FRONT END AND UNDERCARRIAGE AS IT CAREENED DOWN AND THEN UP A DRAINAGE DITCH, TO THE EXTENT THAT PARTS OF THE VAN WERE TORN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGED. THE ...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AN INSPECTOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE BEFORE REPAIRS ARE MADE.

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN MAY OF 2003, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND IN JANUARY OF 2004 THE CLOCK SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. IN MAY OF 2004, THE STEERING WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE CLOCK SPRINGS WERE AGAIN REPLACED IN AU...

Mileage: 34,875

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN MAY OF 2003, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND IN JANUARY OF 2004 THE CLOCK SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. IN MAY OF 2004, THE STEERING WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE CLOCK SPRINGS WERE AGAIN REPLACED IN AU...

Mileage: 34,875

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN MAY OF 2003, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND IN JANUARY OF 2004 THE CLOCK SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. IN MAY OF 2004, THE STEERING WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE CLOCK SPRINGS WERE AGAIN REPLACED IN AU...

Mileage: 34,875

BOUGHT NEW IN 2000 (FAILURE)SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED @ 39199 4-12-02 (FAILURE)SERPENTINE BELT & TENSIONER REPLACED @ 64389 8-20-03 (FAILURE)SERPENTINE BELT REPLACEDLATE SUMMER 2004 (FAILURE)SERPENTINE BELT & TENSIONER REPLACED @112,000 JAN 2006 TIMING BELT REPLACED @ 64389 8-20-03 TIMI...

Mileage: 114,043

BOUGHT NEW IN 2000 (FAILURE)SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED @ 39199 4-12-02 (FAILURE)SERPENTINE BELT & TENSIONER REPLACED @ 64389 8-20-03 (FAILURE)SERPENTINE BELT REPLACEDLATE SUMMER 2004 (FAILURE)SERPENTINE BELT & TENSIONER REPLACED @112,000 JAN 2006 TIMING BELT REPLACED @ 64389 8-20-03 TIMI...

Mileage: 114,043

ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE) I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAD MY VAN TOWED TO A SHOP AND IT WAS TWO SENSORS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WENT TO GET MY VAN I WENT TO W...

Mileage: 55,000

ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE) I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAD MY VAN TOWED TO A SHOP AND IT WAS TWO SENSORS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WENT TO GET MY VAN I WENT TO W...

Mileage: 55,000

ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE) I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAD MY VAN TOWED TO A SHOP AND IT WAS TWO SENSORS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WENT TO GET MY VAN I WENT TO W...

Mileage: 55,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $$2250.00. THEN ON 1/11/06 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE HAD TO HAVE A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER PLUS ALL THE OTHER PARTS REPLACED AGAIN. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE ACCORDIN...

Mileage: 56,325

2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $$2250.00. THEN ON 1/11/06 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE HAD TO HAVE A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER PLUS ALL THE OTHER PARTS REPLACED AGAIN. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE ACCORDIN...

Mileage: 56,325

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FAN BELT WAS MAKING NOISES, AND THEN IT CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE FAN BELT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ONE MONTH; THE BELT STARTED MAKING NOISES AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME THEY PUT THE FAN...

Mileage: 44,990

2000 DODGE CARAVAN HAD LOSS OF SERPENTINE BELT. THIS CAUSED LACK OFF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TS THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIME AND HAPPENED MOSTLY DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER INSTALLED A PULLEY SHIELD TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. EVEN AFTER THE SHIELD WAS INSTALL THE BEL...

Mileage: 62,420

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT/TENSIONER 5 TIMES. THE BELT SHREDS WHILE DRIVING - THE BANGING SOUNDS LIKE A BRANCH OR SOMETHING IS STUCK UNDER THE HOOD. THE BANGING NOISE WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN THE SHREDDED PIECES FALL OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS TAKEN CARE OF BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ONCE ...

Mileage: 115,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION PIN FELL OUT AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REGULAR AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH NO ROAD HAZARDS OR DEBRIS....

Mileage: 101,000

DT: THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 79,638

2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT, 3.3 L ENGINE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER RUSTING AT ALARMING RATE, WILL HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REINFORCED OR STRUT AND SPRING ASSEMBLY WILL EVENTUALLY NOT BE SUPPORTED RESULTING IN FRONT WHEEL NOT BEING SUPPORTED. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 75K MILES.*JB

Mileage: 75,000

2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT, 3.3 L ENGINE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER RUSTING AT ALARMING RATE, WILL HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REINFORCED OR STRUT AND SPRING ASSEMBLY WILL EVENTUALLY NOT BE SUPPORTED RESULTING IN FRONT WHEEL NOT BEING SUPPORTED. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 75K MILES.*JB

Mileage: 75,000

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES WHEN HER CHEST STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT T...

Mileage: 53,000

THE DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE PIN IN THE 41TE MODEL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT , LOCKING UP THE FRONT WHEELS. AND STALLING MOTOR. THEN TRANSMISSION WILL BLOW APART SENDING PIN AND FLUID GEARS RANDOMLY. *NM

Mileage: 54,183

2000 DODGE CARAVAN IGNITION FAILURE , DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED 4 WITHIN A WEEK OR SO . *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE CAN BE CHANGED FROM ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT'S SON GOT INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. TOOK IT OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT HOLDING THE BRAKES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CH...

Mileage: 73,090

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE CAN BE CHANGED FROM ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT'S SON GOT INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. TOOK IT OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT HOLDING THE BRAKES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CH...

Mileage: 73,090

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR LOCKED. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER WORKED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

I OWN A DODGE BRAUN ENTERVAN.IN THE DESIGN OF THIS VAN BRAUN CUTS OUT THE FLOOR TO LOWER IT 10 INCHER.THE BRAKE LINES ARE REPLACED AND ARE LOCATED UNDER THE LOWERED FLOOR.THE QUALITY OF THE NEW BRAKE LINES ARE INFERIOR AND RUST THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I TRIED TO TELL BRAUN OF THE PRO...

Mileage: 51,251

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. TODAY I SAW THAT THE TOP OF BOTH STRUT TOWERS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ARE RUSTING OUT. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF READING ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AND CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS M...

Mileage: 77,540

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING. HE SMELLED A GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE VAN AND HAD IT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE LEAK. IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR THE PAST FOUR WEEKS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VAN TO A MECHANIC FOR SERVICE AND REPAIRS. A...

Mileage: 69,682

I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD BROKE. THIS CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE STOP AS THE WHEEL TURNED IN. THE VEHICLE STEERING WAS LAST INSPECTED IN JULY 2005 (VA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION) AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE TIE ROD BROKE AT THE TAPERED STU...

Mileage: 108,667

DT: CONTACT STATES THE LEVER ON THE SEAT THAT IS USED TO RECLINE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. THIS HAPPENED ON 8-16-05. THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE SEAT LEVER FIXED. *NM

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A LOCAL MARKET PARKING LOT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE LEFT FRONT AXLE HAD FAILED. I REQUESTED T...

Mileage: 39,557

MY MECHANIC WHILE REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKES POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FRONT LEFT TOWER WHICH HOLDS THE SHOCK. HE INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HE SEES WITH THE DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE A 2000 SPORT MODEL. HE INDICATED THAT FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE SHOCK TO POP O...

I AM WRITING TODAY BECAUSE I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN IN FEBRUARY 2005. EVERY MONTH SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. IN MARCH THE BRAKES WERE DUSTED OFF. AGAIN IN APRIL THE BRAKES AGAIN WERE DUSTED OFF ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. IN MAY THEY FINALLY REPLACED...

I AM WRITING TODAY BECAUSE I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN IN FEBRUARY 2005. EVERY MONTH SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. IN MARCH THE BRAKES WERE DUSTED OFF. AGAIN IN APRIL THE BRAKES AGAIN WERE DUSTED OFF ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. IN MAY THEY FINALLY REPLACED...

THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF MY VAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS IS A FAMILY VAN AND DRIVEN DAILY WITH 5 CHILDREN IN IT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT OF MANY CARAVAN OWNERS. THERE ARE SITES ALL OVER THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 83,500

THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF MY VAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS IS A FAMILY VAN AND DRIVEN DAILY WITH 5 CHILDREN IN IT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT OF MANY CARAVAN OWNERS. THERE ARE SITES ALL OVER THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 83,500

THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF MY VAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS IS A FAMILY VAN AND DRIVEN DAILY WITH 5 CHILDREN IN IT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT OF MANY CARAVAN OWNERS. THERE ARE SITES ALL OVER THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 83,500

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK FOR MAINTENANCE. HER HUSBAND JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THEM AND EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. SHE LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOW THE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALERS...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK FOR MAINTENANCE. HER HUSBAND JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THEM AND EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. SHE LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOW THE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALERS...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK FOR MAINTENANCE. HER HUSBAND JUST PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THEM AND EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. SHE LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOW THE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALERS...

DT: CALLER HAD TO HAVE THE MAIN BELT ON THE ENGINE FIXED 6 TIMES. WHEN THE BELT CAME OFF SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, AND THE ENGINE BECAME RED HOT. CALLER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE BELT CAME OFF THE STEERING AND FROZE. THE CONSUMER COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. DEALER SAID EVERY TIME CALLER BR...

Mileage: 29,922

LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER RUSTED AWAY, NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 90,000

WITH 79,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO SAFE MODE AND LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR. REPAIR SHOP HOOKED VEHICLE UP TO DIAGNOSTICS AND VEHICLE WILL NEED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION LEAKS AND TRANSMISSION LINES LETTING GO DATING BACK TO FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. A TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 79,600

DT: CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH HER 2 LITTLE GIRLS. STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT BRAKES FAILED AND STEERING LOCKED UP. WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT AND HIT TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE NO BRAKES IN THE VAN. *AK VAN. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 67,946

DT: CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH HER 2 LITTLE GIRLS. STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT BRAKES FAILED AND STEERING LOCKED UP. WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT AND HIT TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE NO BRAKES IN THE VAN. *AK VAN. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 67,946

PURCHASED A DODGE CARAVAN NEW, DELIVERED 03/19/00. 12/21/00 LEAKING TRANS SOLENOID PACK (NOT SURE IF THAT WAS RELATED TO CONSEQUENT FAILURES OF THE SERPENTINE BELT). THE SERPENTINE BELT, WHICH, ACCORDING TO DODGE MECHANICS SHOULD LAST 70,000 MILES, HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES ALREADY; MILEAGE AT LAST ...

Mileage: 68,145

WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE PEOPLE SHOWED ME A LEAK ON BOTH REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS. THE FRONT BRAKE CYLINDER NOW ALSO HAS A SMALL LEAK FROM THE GASKET. THE MINIVAN HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED DECEMBER 2000. IT IS DRIVEN ON GOOD SUBURBAN ROADS.

Mileage: 24,800

WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE PEOPLE SHOWED ME A LEAK ON BOTH REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS. THE FRONT BRAKE CYLINDER NOW ALSO HAS A SMALL LEAK FROM THE GASKET. THE MINIVAN HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED DECEMBER 2000. IT IS DRIVEN ON GOOD SUBURBAN ROADS.

Mileage: 24,800

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, RING AND PINION SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COAST. THERE WAS NO POWER TO GENERATE GEARS FOR MOVING.THE TRANSMISSION LET GO AT THE SAME TIME. ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK TRANSMISSION BLEW A HOLE INTO ...

Mileage: 26,900

WHILE VISITING A FAMILY FRIEND CONSUMER DISCOVERED A WATER LEAK T IN HIS CARAVAN. THIS LEAK RESULTED FROM WATER RUNNING DOWN THE EXTERIOR ROOF GROOVES AND DOWN TO THE BACK OF THE VAN. IT HAD A CRACK IN THE WELD THAT WAS FOUND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE VAN BODY, WHERE THE REAR HATC...

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER ONLY POWER STEERING FAILED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT POWER STEERING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS CHANGING THE OIL ON THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE SPRING ON THE MCPHERSON STRUT WAS BREAKING OFF. THIS COULD CAUSE THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE TO POP OFF, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. *AK

SUN VISOR WAS DEFECTIVE WHILE IN USE, THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF ITS ASSEMBLY, PREVENTING THE BLOCKING OF SUNLIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *AK WHEN REPOSITIONING THE SUN VISOR TO BLOCK THE SUN, THE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF IN CONSUMER'S HAND. MANUFACTURE NOTIFIED. *TT

Mileage: 46,000

SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT TIMES MY VAN (AUTOMATIC 4-CYLINDER 2000 CARAVAN), IT WILL CONTINUOUSLY SHIFT, MAKING THE VAN FELL LIKE ITS PULLING AND GIVING/JERKY (**SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS**). THE VAN WILL SHAKE(VIBRATE). THE GAS PEDAL EVEN VIBRATES. THE VAN SOUNDS LOUD(FRONT AREA OF CAR), MY SON SAYS...

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

SEPT. 7, 2001, THE BATTERY IN MY ONE YEAR OLD DODGE CARAVAN DIED. I ASKED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BE INVESTIGATED. I WAS BLOWN OFF. APRIL 29, 2003, THE SECOND BATTERY DIED. I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THIS TIME AND AGAIN I ASKED THAT THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED. NOTHING WAS DONE. EACH TIME BE...

Mileage: 63,765

WE HAD 3-TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN OUR 1990 GRAND CARAVAN AT <72K MILES, WHICH DODGE HANDLED REASONABLY WELL. OUR 2000 GRAND CARAVAN SPORT HAD TO HAVE ITS SOLENOID PACK REPLACED TODAY AT ~50K MILES, SO I SUSPECT A TRANSMISSION IS IN ITS SHORT TERM FUTURE AS WELL. IV'E READ ALL SORTS OF HORROR STORIES...

Mileage: 53,003

CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN: CLOCKSPRING RECALL. *NM RECALL# 04V480000. *SC THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD OVER 70,000 MILES, AND THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLE WITH 0-70,000 MILES. *JB

OVER THE PAST YEAR THE DRIVEBELT HAS FALLEN OFF THE ENGINE PULLEYS THREE TIMES DURING HEAVY RAIN. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *AK

Mileage: 77,565

DURING A 35 MPH FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK INJURES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT THE FOOT BEHING ON THE BRAKE. 4 YEAR OLD HIT THE SH...

Mileage: 40,000

DURING A 35 MPH FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK INJURES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT THE FOOT BEHING ON THE BRAKE. 4 YEAR OLD HIT THE SH...

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. *AK

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. *AK

Mileage: 27,000

THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, THE FRONT AXLE AND CALIPER PADS/ROTORS BROKE SPILLING BALL JOINT INTO THE STREET. *BF THERE WERE ALSO SCREECHING SOUNDS, ODOR(S), VIBRATIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THE A/C FAILED.

THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, THE FRONT AXLE AND CALIPER PADS/ROTORS BROKE SPILLING BALL JOINT INTO THE STREET. *BF THERE WERE ALSO SCREECHING SOUNDS, ODOR(S), VIBRATIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THE A/C FAILED.

THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, THE FRONT AXLE AND CALIPER PADS/ROTORS BROKE SPILLING BALL JOINT INTO THE STREET. *BF THERE WERE ALSO SCREECHING SOUNDS, ODOR(S), VIBRATIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THE A/C FAILED.

THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, THE FRONT AXLE AND CALIPER PADS/ROTORS BROKE SPILLING BALL JOINT INTO THE STREET. *BF THERE WERE ALSO SCREECHING SOUNDS, ODOR(S), VIBRATIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THE A/C FAILED.

THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, THE FRONT AXLE AND CALIPER PADS/ROTORS BROKE SPILLING BALL JOINT INTO THE STREET. *BF THERE WERE ALSO SCREECHING SOUNDS, ODOR(S), VIBRATIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THE A/C FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

PART IN QUESTION WAS A CROSS OVER MANIFOLD PIPE; IT CONNECTED TWO MANIFOLDS TOGETHER ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK. *SC *JB

THE REAR END PIN SNAPPED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 66,000

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR CLOCK SPRING. REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. *BF RECALL# 04V480000. *SC

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE STALLING WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN MAKING TURNS. *SC

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE ALL THE FLUIDS HAD LEAKED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE CONSUMERS VE...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE ALL THE FLUIDS HAD LEAKED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE CONSUMERS VE...

Mileage: 60,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. HORN AND SPEED CONTROL WERE OPERABLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK WHILE DRIVING A RED LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER ADDED COOLANT THINKING THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN OVERHEATING. WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN THE CONSUMER SA...

Mileage: 15,000

DEALERSHIP IS NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES OF THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL 04V480000 IN WHICH THE CLOCK SPRING SHOULD BE REPLACED ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE 70000 MILES OR LESS. INSTEAD THEY ARE ONLY INSPECTING THE AIR BAGS.*AK

UNKNOWN WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON THAT ISSUE. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL 04V480000 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIED FOR DISABILITY USE.*AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE CHARGES EVEN THOUGH THERE AS A RECALL ON MODELS UP TO 1999. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, WITHOUT ADEQUATE CAUSE ON SUNDAY AUGUST 7, 2004 AT AROUND 5 P.M. I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN ON A LIGHTLY TRAVELED GRAVEL SURFACE ROAD THAT IS ROUGH IN SPOTS, AT 10 MPH OR LESS WHEN BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS . I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, UNAWARE OF WHAT HAD CA...

Mileage: 87,200

04 V 480 000/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, HOWEVER THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 27,000

I HAVE HAD 4 COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH MY 2000 CARAVAN: 2 OFWHICH REQUIRED A COMPLETE REBUILD AND 2 OF WHICH REQUIRED ENTIRELY NEW UNITS (TRANSMISSIONS) AND NEW CV AXLES AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP. THE WORSE OF THE 4 TIMES WAS ON THANKSGIVING 2002, LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER ...

Mileage: 69,000

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE IDLE PULLEY TO THE ENGINE SHEARED OFF THE ENGINE IN MY 2000 3.3 LITER GRAND CARAVAN SPORT. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 48000 MILES ON IT AND LEFT ME WITH NO POWER STEERING. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY SHE COULD HAV...

2000 DODGE CARAVAN FIRE.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED NORMALLY AND WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. *NM

Mileage: 14,000

THE FRONT STRUT TOWER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUSTED. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE STRUT TOWER BREAKING . IF THIS OCCURRED, THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION COULD COLLAPSE , AND WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TOWER TO RUST, BUT IT COULD BE ...

Mileage: 88,000

CONSUMER IS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

ANOTHER EA04013. AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BAD CLOCK SPRING.*AK

Mileage: 89,000

ANOTHER EA04013. AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BAD CLOCK SPRING.*AK

Mileage: 89,000

ANOTHER EA04013. AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BAD CLOCK SPRING.*AK

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT END UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

THE FRONT STRUT TOWER RUSTED AND CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED AND THEY NOTICED THE RUST AND CRACK. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10000317 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 85,000

1) DRIVING VEHICLE ON VACATION. 2) AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. 3) CLOCKSPRING IN VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (OLD CLOCKSPRING IS AVAILABLE). *AK

Mileage: 130,000

1) DRIVING VEHICLE ON VACATION. 2) AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. 3) CLOCKSPRING IN VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (OLD CLOCKSPRING IS AVAILABLE). *AK

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE THE WAS IN PARK, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT ONE'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

WHEN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PROCEED FORWARD FROM STOPPED POSITION, THE VAN FAILED TO MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VAN WAS TAKEN HOME. UPON INSPECTING, TRANSMISSION OIL HAD LEAKED OUT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS PUT BACK IN TO DRIVE THE VAN TO A MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE OWNER THAT A PIN...

Mileage: 81,211

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALLS 04E036000 AND 04E035000 ON VEHICLE THAT WAS MODIFIED. HAD TAKEN IT ON APPOINTED DATE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER OF MODIFIED VEHICLES, ABILITY CENTER-MACY'S LIFTGATE, FOR REPAIRS. UPON ARRIVING WAS INFORMED NOT ABLE TO DO RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO VEHICLE BEING MODIFIED BY ANOTHER C...

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING IGNITION PROBLEM. CONSUMER COULD MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED OUT YET, BUT WILL DO SO SOON. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE COOLER HOSE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND TO BE SAFE NOT TO RUN IT WITH IT BEING DRY OF OIL. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AT 8,000 MILES BRAKES FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 8,000

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE ENTIRE PULLEY THAT SUPPORTS THE SERPENTINE BELT SEPARATED FROM THE MOTOR AND FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING FAST AND WAS ABLE COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I FOUND THE PULLEY...

Mileage: 56,242

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

WE PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES ON IT. OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD 3 BLOW OUTS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST BROKE THE BACK MOLDING OF THE CAR AND BLEW THE GAS CAP OFF. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT SHREDS AND COMES APART. WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THERE'S A NOISE LIKE THE BELT IS SLAPPING AROUND UNDER THE HOOD. SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES .THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE PULLEY TENSIONER SPRING BROKE AND THE PULLEY LOCKED TO THE SIDE, WHICH ...

Mileage: 30,000

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. TWO DAYS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN, HOWEVER, THE HORN OPERATES WHEN USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. I CALLED A DODGE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 68,500

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ON THE RACK AND PINION. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING FAILED. *AK *LA

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TWO CARS BEHIND A STOPPED VEHICLE, MAKING A U TURN. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR, AND THE SECOND VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK AND COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE A...

Mileage: 69,300

DODGE CARAVAN 2000, WE'VE HAD OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES, AND HAD IT TO DODGE THREE TIMES TO BE FIXED. WITH NO RESULTS ALWAYS SAME PROBLEMS. VAN WITH NOT GO INTO PARK. DRIVE, ETC.. VERY DANGEROUS !! *AK

Mileage: 89,000

1. SPALLING OF METAL OFF INNER SURFACE OF BRAKE ROTORS 2. RAPID BRAKE PAD WEAR ON PAD NOT EQUIPPED WITH WEAR SENSOR 3. REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND ROTERS - PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

Mileage: 32,498

WHILE DRIVING, THE CRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO WORN PARTS. *LA

SINCE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED EIGHT MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *PH A FAULTY PIN IN THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WHERE IN MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF. THE PIN BROKE AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF...

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF...

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY WENT OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. BOTH PASSENGER WAS NOT HURT. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DRIVER WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER AND INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL ...

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OUTER CASE RUPTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VAN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN WHICH BROKE AND CAME OUT THROUGH THE CASE. SERVICE DEALER HAVE...

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OUTER CASE RUPTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VAN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN WHICH BROKE AND CAME OUT THROUGH THE CASE. SERVICE DEALER HAVE...

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR AN ANALYSIS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSAXLE DRIVE PIN HAD SHEARED OFF AND HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE HOUSING.*AK THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 51,350

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR AN ANALYSIS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSAXLE DRIVE PIN HAD SHEARED OFF AND HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE HOUSING.*AK THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 51,350

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT HIT A BRICK WALL AND STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *LA

Mileage: 13,360

A CONVERSION TOP WAS PUT ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE TV HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY SECURED. WHILE DRIVING, THE TV FLEW OUT OF THE TOP, RIPPING CORDS, SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, WHILE HANGING FROM A CABLE. THE TV JUST BARELY MISSED THE HEAD OF MY CHILD. NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROB...

A CONVERSION TOP WAS PUT ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE TV HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY SECURED. WHILE DRIVING, THE TV FLEW OUT OF THE TOP, RIPPING CORDS, SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, WHILE HANGING FROM A CABLE. THE TV JUST BARELY MISSED THE HEAD OF MY CHILD. NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROB...

SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I OWN A DODGE CARAVAN 2000. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT KOON'S FORD (FALLS CHURCH, VA 703.241.1000, DEALER CODE 35-44341) IF THIS WAS NORMAL AND THEY SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST CAR THEY HAD SEEN WITH THESE PROBLEMS (CLOCKSPRING). I RESEARCHE...

Mileage: 387,500

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AT 20 MPH POWER STEERING HOSE SPLIT, LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT FAILED TO FIX IT.*AK WHEN THE HOSE SPLIT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE OEM HOSE W...

Mileage: 36,100

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED MILD BRUISES. *AK *SC

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN AND HAVE READ THE ARTICLES CLAIMING THE BELTS TO BE UNSAFE. MY FAMILY HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN WE HAVE HAD OUR CHILD'S SEATBELT THAT HOLDS HIS CARSEAT IN PLACE COME UNLATCHED AND AT THAT TIME WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. NOW THAT WE HAVE READ THE ARTICLES ABOUT IT I UNDERSTA...

ON FEB. 8, 2004, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW (ALSO AN OWNER OF THE CAR) EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE CAR STARTED RUNNING BUT VERY ROUGHLY. IT WAS DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY. ABOUT HALFWAY THERE, GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, SMOKE CAME FROM...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. TRAFFIC SUDDENLY STOPPED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURY. FRONT PASSENGER'S CHEST WAS BRUISED FROM THE SEAT BELT. FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SUSTAINED M...

Mileage: 67,000

SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF WITHOUT ANY REASON IN 2 OCCASSION -- DROVE OVER SHALLOW WATER, PUDDLE RENDERING VEHICLE BREAKDOWN. THE SERPENTINE BELT DRIVES WATER PUMP, POWER STEERING, SO THE VEHICLE CANNNOT BE MANUEVERED AND GETS EXTREMELY HOT. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WITH ONLY 54000MILES, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING ACCELERATION UPHILL. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A HYDRALIC HOSE BROKE AND THAT THE TRANNY WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT TO THE TUNE OF $2700! GET REAL. THESE TRANNIES ARE OB...

Mileage: 54,000

SPORADIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS WON'T COME ON, WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THE DIGITAL MILEAGE DISPLAY FLASHES, HEATER/DEFROSTER KEEPS BLOWING A FUSE. DEALER SAYS THEY'LL LOOK AT IT BUT IF THEY DON'T FIND IT, I HAVE TO PAY FEE EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN A NORMAL MANNER. PIN WENT THROUGH CASING OF TRANSMISSON , AND REUINED THE TRANSMISSION WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD BE FINE. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 75 ,000 MILES AND ALWAYS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. *AK

Mileage: 75

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $4,800. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

THE STUD THAT FASTENS THE MAIN BELT TENSIONER/ IDLER BROKE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOST OF POWER STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE MINIVAN. LOCAL DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT HE SELLS A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE DUE TO FAILURE AND "KNEW THAT PART NUMBER BY HEART" PLS INVESTIGATE THESE S...

MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT CAME UNATTACHED THIS SUMMER AND FELL OVER. I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD DETACH THE SEATBELT BUT APPARENTLY I WAS WRONG. *LA

WHILE DRIVING, THE BELT TENSIONER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

SUBJ: COPY OF LETTER SENT ~ REAR END LOW-IMPACT COLLISION/SEATS BREAKING SUBJ: RE: DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ([XXX]) DATE: 6/25/03 9:09:50 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME FROM: USFROMCALIFORNIA TO: [email protected] DEAR DAIMLER/CHRYSLER, IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A C...

SUBJ: COPY OF LETTER SENT ~ REAR END LOW-IMPACT COLLISION/SEATS BREAKING SUBJ: RE: DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ([XXX]) DATE: 6/25/03 9:09:50 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME FROM: USFROMCALIFORNIA TO: [email protected] DEAR DAIMLER/CHRYSLER, IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A C...

THE CHRYSLER GEN3 SEAT BELT ISSUE MUST BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. ANYTHING SHORT OF AN IMMEDIATE RECALL IS NEGLEGENT!!!

GAS FUMES WERE LEAKING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE GAS SMELL HAD BECOME OVERWHELMING WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VINE ALTHOUGH THE SAME DEFECTS APPLIED TO THIS VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 6,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH A LITTLE OVER 45000 MILES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR A LEAKING TRANSMISSION. I WILL HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS ON DEC. 26. *LA

Mileage: 45,809

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER, THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOLT HAD SNAPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *PH WHI...

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE TRAVELING 65-70 MPH DRIVER BECAME DIZZY, AND EVENTUALLY FELL ASLEEP INSIDE VEHICLE. TESTS WERE PERFORMED, AND THE RESULTS FOUND CARBON MONOXIDE LEVEL VERY HIGH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. HOWEVER, DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE TO DEALER. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE IDLE CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

REQUEST FOR AIR BAG ON AND OFF SWITCH.*MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED WITH HANDICAP ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, IN WHICH HER BODY WAS CLOSER THAN 10 INCHES TO THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DID NOT GO INTO THIRD OR FORTH GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH, IT ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER SAID THAT TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 84,000

COMPUTER CONTROLLED TRANSMISSION IN 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS TWICE BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE BY THE COMPUTER IN TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE MIDDLE LANE OF INTERSTATE 20 AT WEATHERFORD, TX. AND HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DODGE DE...

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *AK

THE DRIVER'S BELT ARM HAD BROKEN THREE TIMES. TWICE THE BELT SHREDDED WHILE AT SPEED CAUSING BREAK DOWNS AND RESULTED IN GETTING TOWED IN. ONCE I MANAGED TO CATCH THAT THE BELT WAS WEARING AND GOT IT TO THE DEALER. THEY NOTED THE TENSIONER WAS CLOCKED CAUSING THE BELT TO RIDE OFF. *LA

Mileage: 88,500

THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *TS *NLM

Mileage: 76,121

THERE IS A STRONG BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT. AIR CONDITIONER UNIT IS GETTING EXCESSIVE MOISTURE WHICH CAUSES MILDEW. THIS ODOR IS VERY TOXIC, AND IS MAKING THE OCCUPANTS SICK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IS UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. *AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 34,628

AT 51,000 MILES IN A THREE YEAR OLD CARAVAN THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT AND NEEDED A $2300 REPAIR. THE DEALER TOLD ME GLEEFULLY MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD OR WOULD DO. *LA

THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT GAS WAS LEAKING. THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM

Mileage: 53,583

THE SERPINTINE BELT JUST CAME OFF MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 20 MPH AT THE TIME AND WAS LUCKY THAT THE BELT DID NOT WRAP AROUND ANY OF THE COMPONENTS.

Mileage: 59,997

WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN NOT TO WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. DEALER NOTIFIED. AK

WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN NOT TO WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. DEALER NOTIFIED. AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND LOCKS IN SECOND GEAR WHEN USING A/C WHILE PASSING OR USING PASSING GEAR. MUST STOP AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE CONTINUING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY SINCE WE OWN IT. *NLM

Mileage: 35,000

CONSUMER STATES WHILE PARKING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOST STEERING. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED STEERING BOLT ON GROUND.*AK

LEFT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO SIGN OF TROUBLE VISIBLE AT THIS TIME. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX ,P18575/R14 DOT#VNJ7791775.*AK

LOCATION AND TEXTURE OF THE FUEL TANK POSSES A SAFETY HAZARD PER CONSUMER. THE TANK ISN'T PROTECTED, AND A STAPLE WAS ABLE TO PUNCTURE THE TANK, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED ON AUG. 4 2003, DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT WORK EITHER. *PH

Mileage: 70,100

CONSUMER STATED ON AUG. 4 2003, DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT WORK EITHER. *PH

Mileage: 70,100

I OWN A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THEY DO NOT MEET SAFETY STANDARD ('BUCKLE RELEASE MECHANISM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTAL RELEASE.') AND ARE DANGEROUSLY PRONE TO UNLATCHING DURING AUTO ACCIDENTS. THE BUCKLE, KNOWN A...

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ROTORS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS WERE VERY STIFF, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CUT THEM DOWN. *JB

Mileage: 23,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS IN A REAR END COLLISION, DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDES DECLINED BACKWARDS UPON IMPACT. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT WAS IMPACTED BY THE SEATBACK WHEN IT DECLINED BACKWARDS.*AK

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE SWITCHING INTO REVERSE IT JUMPED GEARS AND SMASAHED INTO A RESTURANT WINDOW. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

MY YEAR2000 DODGE CARAVAN SLIPPED AWAY 3 TIMES ON ROAD. FIRST TIME IS IN JUNE OR JULY 2002 IN TUCSON ARIZONA, THEN NEXT DAY I SENT IT TO CAR DEALER FOR CHECKING IT UP AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THE SAME THING HAPPENED EARLY THIS YEAR IN AUSTIN, TEXAS AND I SENT IT TO DEALER TO CHECK U...

Mileage: 16,820

LTR FR JOHN HARISIADIS (IL) REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS USED ON CHRYSLER/DODGE MINIVANS, HE HAS EXPERIENCE W/ CHRYSLER/DODGE IN GETTING HIS 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN REPAIRED. CONSUMER FEELS THAT DEALERS ARE PUTTING DEFECTIVE ROTORS ON VEHICLE DELIBERATELY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...

Mileage: 27,121

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UP ON HILL THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. VEHICLE WAS STILL ON WHEN THE INCIDENT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MR *CB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE DASH BOARD. THE DASH INDICATION WAS ILLUMINATED WHICH INDICATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON WHEN IT WAS RELEASED. *MR *CB *NLM

Mileage: 20,179

THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS TWICE WHILE DRIVING. A SOLENOID FUEL LEAK WAS THE CAUSE. *MR *CB *NLM

Mileage: 22,407

WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAD GOTTEN BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE OWNER THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 52,000

MOVING WITH THE MILITARY FROM MO TO NV. VAN IS 35 MONTHS OLD BUT 10000 MILES OUTSIDE WARRANTY (46K). CHECK TRANS FLUID EVERY DAY PRIOR TO DRIVING. FLUID WAS FULL IN DENVER. ARRIVED IN ST. GEORGE, UT AND TRANSMISSION STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER CHARGED $80 TO ASSESS T...

Mileage: 46,000

DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

DRIVE BELT/SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT LINE UP WITH THE PULLEYS.TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED ALSO.FAILED THE FIRST TIME FEB 9 2003 AND FAILED AGAIN MAY 27 2003.ASE CERTIFIED MECH. WITH FIRESTONE TOLD US THAT WAS ALL HE COULD DO WITH IT UNTIL CHRYSLER FIGURES OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT.FIRESTO...

Mileage: 59,500

THE CYLINOID PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TT

Mileage: 29,000

BRAKING SYSTEM IS AWFUL!! I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS AND CALIBERS REPLACED TWICE. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORM ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE DODGE CARAVAN. THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS THE BODY OF A VAN BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED FOR THAT OF A MIDSIZE CAR. AND BECAUSE IT I...

BRAKING SYSTEM IS AWFUL!! I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS AND CALIBERS REPLACED TWICE. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORM ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE DODGE CARAVAN. THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS THE BODY OF A VAN BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED FOR THAT OF A MIDSIZE CAR. AND BECAUSE IT I...

AFTER 38,000 MILES THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR UNIT FAILED. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING AWAY FROM HOME, I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THAT THE CLUTCH IN THE AC COMPRESSOR UNIT WAS FAILING AND COULD CAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT TO THROW IF THE CLUTCH FROZE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT...

Mileage: 38,300

THE DRIVER'S SEAT DID NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE CONSUMER'S BACK. THE DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING. *JB

PLASTIC FUEL TANK RUPTURED NO PROTECTION AROUND FUEL TANK. *JB

Mileage: 39,530

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKES SHOWED EXTREME WEAR AND TEAR. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN THAT MY 2-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON FREQUENTLY RIDES IN. HIS PARENTS ARE VERY DILIGENT ABOUT INSTALLING CAR SEATS CORRECTLY AND SECURELY. SINCE MY VAN CONTAINS YOUR DEFECTIVE GEN 3 SEATBELTS, WHAT GOOD IS IT GOING TO DO IF THE CAR SEAT IS INSTALLED PROPERLY? CAN YOU GUARANTEE,...

UPON READING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PAST FAILURES OF THE GEN 3 SEAT BELT I WENT TO MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT AND SAT IN THE SEAT PUT THE SEAT BELT ON AND DROPPED A LIGHT SHOE ON THE SEAT BUCKLE. I IMMEDIATELY SNAPPED OPEN, AND I WAS STUNNED. THIS IS MY SECOND CARAVAN AND I HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT I...

I AM HORRIFIED TO KNOW THAT MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN HAS GEN 3 SEAT BELTS INSTALLED AFTER DODGE KNEW FULL WELL THAT THEY COME UNLATCHED UNINTENTIONAL DURING A CRASH TEST. IT MADE ME THINK BACK ABOUT MY VAN AND REALIZE THAT MY SEAT BELTS HAVE BECOME UNLATCHED. I HAVE ALSO PUT MY CHILDREN'S CAR SEATS ...

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 11/99. ON 02/28/01 OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER ADVISED THAT OIL LEVEL WAS SUFFICIENT, BUT LIGHT WAS DUE TO SENSOR WIRES BEING "CHEWED" POSSIBLY BY AN ANIMAL. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DE...

SOMETIMES AFTER MY 2000 CARAVAN HAS SAT OVERNIGHT, IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL BE OFF AND THE GEAR SHIFT WILL BE IN REVERSE BUT THE VAN WON'T MOVE. ONLY AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS AT PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR WILL THE GEAR POP OUT AND THE VAN FINA...

Mileage: 35,750

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON THEIR OWN. *JB

THE POWER DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED BY THEMSELVES. *JB

THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO LOCK. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH ONLY 29,450 MILES DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL ACCOMPANIED BY A DISCONCERTING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. PRIOR TO THE VIBRATION DEVELOPING, I NOTICED THE BRAKING POWER HAD DIMINISHED. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL ...

Mileage: 29,450

WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LEAK - APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART A WEEK - AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. AT TIMES IT SIMPLY FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR. UPON DIAGNOSIS OF THE LEAK, I WAS INFORMED THAT A DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAD COME LOOSE AND BEGAN DESTROYING THE INTERIOR OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. $1850...

Mileage: 70,000

MY GRANDPARENTS OWN A DODGE VAN. MY GRANDFATHER WAS REAR-ENDED AT LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE AND FELL INTO A RECLINING POSITION. IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. MY CONCERN IS MAINLY FOR THE SAFETY OF ANYONE SITTING ON THE BENCH SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEATS. *NLM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION . UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB....*AK

THE CLOCK SPRING SNAPPED, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN.*JB

THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH.*JB

THE PASSENGER SEAT WARMER STARTED SMOKING AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT. *JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

Mileage: 64,000

THE BEARINGS BROKE OFF THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 38,250

THE CAR WILL BE IN DRIVE BUT WILL NOT MOVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PH.....*AK

IN NOVEMBER, I HAD FILED LEMON LAW ON MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN DUE TO THE NUMEROUS FAILED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR LEAKY FUEL INJECTORS. I LOST THE ARBITRATION BECAUSE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT SAFETY RELATED. BUT ACCORDING TO NHSTA CAMPAIGN # 00V268000, THE PROBELM WAS SAFETY REALATED. SO DODGE AND T...

THE SEAT RECLINING LEVER SNAPPED OFF. CONSUMER IS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH REAR TURN SIGNALS. PH

I OWN A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH GEN 3 SEATBELTS. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, AGES 1 AND 4, WHO RIDE IN MY VAN DAILY. ON AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS SECURING MY DAUGHTERS' CAR SEATS IN HAS UNLATCHED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS I UNAWARE OF THIS UNTIL I STOP...

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A DODGE 2000 CARAVAN WHOSE TRANMISSION WENT OUT AT 45,000 MILES -SHORTLY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIRS, WHICH COST $2,700.00. I HEARD A HUMMING NOISE AND FIVE MINUTES LATER, MY VAN STARTING SLIPPING GEARS AND LEFT ME AND MY F...

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE IN MOTION BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS BROKE AND COLLAPSED CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES. *JG *JB

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN HAS EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ONLY 57000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS A "WHINING" NOISE WHICH INCREASES WITH ENGINE RPM, HAS "BAD" SHIFTS AND BURNT SMELLING FLUID. DEALER ONLY GAVE THE RESPONSE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO "TEAR IT APART" TO EVEN OFFER AN ES...

Mileage: 57,899

PLASTIC KEEPERS ON ALL 4 HUB CAPS HAVE DETERIORATED.NOTHING IS THERE TO HOLD CAPS ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TS...*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE'S OIL IS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET OVER MANIFOLD. CONCERNED COULD START A FIRE. TS

I HAD MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN IN PARK AND RUNNING GOT OUT FOR A SECOND AND MY DAUGHTER YELLED "MA THE VAN IS ROLLING BACK WARDS". I GOT THE DOOR OPEN . THE DOOR HIT MY COUNSINS CAR MIRROR. I RAN AFTER IT TO TRY AND STOP IT. IT HIT A WAGON AND SLOWED DOWN A BIT. I WAS ALMOST IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE NE...

MY VAN HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I WENT IN FOR NEW BRAKES AND FOUND OUT MY MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACED. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES THAT NEEDED BRAKES, BUT THIS VAN NEEDS THEM MORE OFTEN. I AM CONSIDERING TRADING IN FOR ANOTHER MAKE AND MODEL VAN. IT'S COST ME A LOT OF MON...

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY THE AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT WILL COME ON CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP HOME MOOD(VEHICLE STUCK IN 2ND GEAR)UNABLE TO EXCEEDS SPEEDS OF MORE THAN 30MPH. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD BURNT OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS OF TIMES TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD 45 PERCENT OF PAD LEFT AND THE REAR BRAKES HAD 75 PERCENT LEFT. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE PITTED AND RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *JG

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALL, PULL OUT OF THE ROAD TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WILL REPLACE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FELL APART WHEN CONSUMER WAS UNBUCKLING IT. *MR *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING APPLYED BRAKES THEY DIDN'T HOLD RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.DEALER CONTACTED,CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, CAUSING NECK INJURIES TO CONSUMER. NLM

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING THE MAIN TENSIONER BELT SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE MAIN BELT FELL OFF AND THE TENSIONER DID ALSO. *YH

NHTSA# 00 V 268 000/FUEL LEAKAGE: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER, DULUTH DODGE IN DULUTH, MN. PHONE# 218/720-6123 IS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE WORNED DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS METAL AGAINST METAL. CONTACTED DEALER THREE TIMES ALREADY AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BUT WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. *MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH HIT A CAR BRODESIDE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.

CONSUMER STATES THAT DURING BRAKING THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND RUMBLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS AND THE CONDITION HAS REOCCUR. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

THE VEHICLE NEEDED RESHIMING AND BOLT KITS FOR THE FRONT WHEELS AT 20000 MILES. (CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNES VEHICLE) *YH

CONSUMER STARED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROTOR PROBLEMS.(CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE) *YH

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOST CONTROL.*AK. CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE BRAKES AS THEY BECAME HOT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND THERE IS POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS MAKING A H...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOST CONTROL.*AK. CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE BRAKES AS THEY BECAME HOT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND THERE IS POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS MAKING A H...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOST CONTROL.*AK. CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE BRAKES AS THEY BECAME HOT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND THERE IS POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS MAKING A H...

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON 18 JULY 2002. REPAIRS WERE DELAYED UNTIL I HAD $224 TO PAY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ON 8 AUGUST 2002. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 0801001, NHTSA NUMBER 620059 AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA01-007 DESCRIBE ...

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON 18 JULY 2002. REPAIRS WERE DELAYED UNTIL I HAD $224 TO PAY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ON 8 AUGUST 2002. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 0801001, NHTSA NUMBER 620059 AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA01-007 DESCRIBE ...

AS OF THIS DATE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THIRTEEN MONTHS THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM NEED LESS TO SAY THAT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON A FRIDAY NIGHT EVERYTIME AND THEY CAN'T GET TO IT TILL MONDAY.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.TS *JB

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND FRONT SEATS WENT IN A RECLINING POSITION ,CAUSING INJURIES.*AK

WE WERE RECENTLY REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TWICE, AND BOTH FRONT SEATS COMPLETELY BROKE, AND CAUSES SERIOUS INJURIES TO RIDER (TRAMATIC CONCUSSION, HEAD AND NECK INJURIES), INJURY TO DRIVERS BACK, NECK & HEAD....RIDERSIDE ALSO RECEIVED TERRIBLE TWITCHING IN RIGHT HAND AND ARM, AND LOSS OF USE OF...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 39,000 MILES. SEEMS TO BE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. REQUIRED A "SOFT OVERHAUL" BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED CLUTCH PACK SEALS THAT WERE NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. I FEEL THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 39,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECO...

CONSUMER STATES ANOTHER MOTORIST RAN A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

WHILE BUCKLING INFANT IN HARNESS BUCKLE PLATE SEVERED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE, AND NONE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE IN MOTION, BRAKES FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. SOON AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VEHICLE WITH A NEW CARAVAN. SAME PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTING. *JG

AT 5MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND CONSUMER COULD ONLY REVERSE, BUT COULD NOT PUT IT IN DRIVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

BRAKES WEAR PREMATURELY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TWO (2) SETS OF FRONT PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 33,000 MILES. INBOARD SIDE OF PADS AND ROTORS WERE DEEPLY SCORED. OUTBOARD SIDES WERE OK. COULD THE BRAKE CALIBERS BE DEFECTIVE? DEALER HAS NOT SUGGESTED THAT THE CALIBERS B...

THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITHIN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIME IN TWO YEARS. THE DEALER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON A DESIGN FAILURE WHEREIN PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE SUCKED UP INTO THE INTERIOR A/C DRAFT SYSTEM BLOCKING THE FAN FROM WORKING. IN ADDITION,...

THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITHIN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIME IN TWO YEARS. THE DEALER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON A DESIGN FAILURE WHEREIN PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE SUCKED UP INTO THE INTERIOR A/C DRAFT SYSTEM BLOCKING THE FAN FROM WORKING. IN ADDITION,...

WHY DOES A 2 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 50000 NEED A $2500 TRANSMISSION.???? I THINK IT IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS FOR WHAT YOU SPEND ON A VEHICLE TODAY THAT YOU CAN'T GET 50000 TROUBLE FREE MILES OR EVEN THREE YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. I AM A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FREAK. I ALWAYS GOT 125000 TO 180000...

WHEN CHANGING GEARS THERE IS A VERY HARD BUMP THAT ONE CAN FEEL ONCE IT'S IN GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER CHANGING GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEND ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I JUST HAD NOT ENGAGED DRIVE ALL THE WAY, BUT THIS LAST TIME I ACTUALLY CHECKED AND THE GEAR STICK WAS FULLY ENGAGED IN DRIVE - I.E IT DID NOT WIGGLE AROUND. THEN AS I ...

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND GRINDING SOUND. STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING. HAD MECHANIC TO PUT UP VEHICLE, AND MECHANIC INDICATED NO SQUEALING. WARNING SYSTEM ON BRAKES, AND BRAKE ROTORS WERE TOTALLY TRASHED ON ONE SIDE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND GRINDING SOUND. STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING. HAD MECHANIC TO PUT UP VEHICLE, AND MECHANIC INDICATED NO SQUEALING. WARNING SYSTEM ON BRAKES, AND BRAKE ROTORS WERE TOTALLY TRASHED ON ONE SIDE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 40 MPH, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO PARK TO STOP VEHICLE, ENGINE STALLED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. ON 2 MAY 2001, REAR DRUMS WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND AND WERE RESURFACED. ON 31 JAN 2002 DEALER CHECKED BRAKES DUE TO VIBRATION ...

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 40 MPH, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO PARK TO STOP VEHICLE, ENGINE STALLED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. ON 2 MAY 2001, REAR DRUMS WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND AND WERE RESURFACED. ON 31 JAN 2002 DEALER CHECKED BRAKES DUE TO VIBRATION ...

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 40 MPH, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO PARK TO STOP VEHICLE, ENGINE STALLED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. ON 2 MAY 2001, REAR DRUMS WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND AND WERE RESURFACED. ON 31 JAN 2002 DEALER CHECKED BRAKES DUE TO VIBRATION ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE LINE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. NLM *TT

2000 DODGE CARAVAN. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***760839

Mileage: 32,000

2000 DODGE CARAVAN. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****760839. *AK *JB

Mileage: 32,000

RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM IS INOPERABLE. SOMEONE SITTING INSIDE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE TO UNLOCK DOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK.*MJ

WHILE DRIVING, ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CEASED; CONTROLS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. DEALER REPLACED A BLOWN FUSE. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. CONSUMER'S PRIVATE MECHANIC THEN DETERMINED A WIRE UNDER THE FENDER WAS EXPOSED AND KEPT SHORTING OUT, BLOWING THE FUSE.*AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED ROTORS WERE BROWN IN COLOR AND WARPED. DEALER TURNED ROTORS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON AN INCLINE. KEY WAS TURNED A LITTLE, AND A CHILD HIT THE SHIFTER AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, HITTING A TRAILER.*AK *JG

MECHANISM ON ALL THE SEAT BELTS IS VERY SENSITIVE, WITH A SLIGHT TAP ON RELEASE BUTTON BELT WILL RELEASE AND UNDO.*AK

CHILD SEAT THAT WAS PLACED IN REAR OUTBOARD AND SEAT BELT RELEASED WHILE MAKINNG A SOFT LEFT TURN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. CHILD SEAT WAS SECURED BEFORE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN.

THE SEATBELT HOLDING MY CHILD'S CARSEAT CAME UNLATCHED TWICE - PRIOR TO THE "PRIMETIME" SHOW ON ABC. *AK

I AM OUTRAGED AT DAIMLER CHRYSLERS GEN-3 SEATBELTS! IT IS RIDICULOUS NOT TO RECALL THESE SEATBELTS THAT CAN BE UNLATCHED SO EASY. AT ANY ONE POINT I HAVE 5 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE, 2-3 IN CHILD CAR-SEATS AND NOW I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE!! I HAVEN'T HAD ANY INCIDENCES OF THIS, BUT NOW ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN GOING UPHILL, CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT VEHICLE MANUALLY OR VEHICLE WILL STALL AND LOSE RPM, DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN GOING DOWNHILL VEHICLE DOES NOT HOLD SPEED, AND WOULD ROLL OUT OF CONTROL IF NOT CONSTANTLY BRAKING.*JB

MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING, AND ROTORS WERE WARPING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING, AND ROTORS WERE WARPING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ABOUT A QUART OF GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR WHEN FILLED UP. REPLACED THE CLAMP BETWEEN THE HOSE AND GAS TANK. THE LEAK OCCURED AGAIN WHEN FILLED UP THE NEXT TIME. DEALER SAID THE TANK WAS BOWED AND REPLACED THE GAS TANK, FUEL HOSE AND O RING. NO MORE PROBLEM

THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE KEY CONSTANTLY WONT TURN. THE SAFETY SWITCH TO PREVENT THE LEFT REAR DOOR FROM OPENING WHEN THE TANK IS BEING FILLED IS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT REMOVED. I REFUSED REPLACEMENT. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN IT WAS JAMMED.

THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE KEY CONSTANTLY WONT TURN. THE SAFETY SWITCH TO PREVENT THE LEFT REAR DOOR FROM OPENING WHEN THE TANK IS BEING FILLED IS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT REMOVED. I REFUSED REPLACEMENT. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN IT WAS JAMMED.

THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, CAUSING A ROLLOVER, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT HALF OF THE MIDDLE SEAT, THIS IS A DOUBLE SEAT WHICH DOES NOT EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO THE DOOR, THE SEATBELT FOR THE MIDDLE SEAT IS ANCHORED TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, NOT THE SEAT ITSELF, IN T...

THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, CAUSING A ROLLOVER, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT HALF OF THE MIDDLE SEAT, THIS IS A DOUBLE SEAT WHICH DOES NOT EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO THE DOOR, THE SEATBELT FOR THE MIDDLE SEAT IS ANCHORED TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, NOT THE SEAT ITSELF, IN T...

UPON PLACING VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, THEN JERK INTO FORWARD MOTION. ALL OTHER GEAR FUNCTION CORRECTLY, EXCLUDING DRIVE GEAR.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING HARD AND WHEN TURNING AND NOT MOVING, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE STEEING, DEALER BALANCED FRONT TIRES FROM A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE STEERING.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHEN GOING UP HILLS, ALSO THE VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE THAT WAS BEING HEARD WAS A NORMAL ALTERNATOR WHINE WHICH IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF A 2.4 LITE...

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SPEAKER IS BLOWN, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS BROKEN.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC SCREW THAT GOES BEHIND THE SEAT BELT IS LOOSE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE GEAR, CONSUMER HAS TO STEP ON ACCELERATOR MORE THAN ONCE TO GET VEHICLE TO MOVE, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ALSO DEALER REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE ON A SEPARATE OCCASION.*JB

CONSUMER STATED AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT TIMES.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT FAN FOR HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER COMES OUT EXTREMLY FAST WHEN FIRST TURNED ON.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER CARRIAGE OF VEHICLE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING HARD AND WHEN TURNING AND NOT MOVING, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE STEEING, DEALER BALANCED FRONT TIRES FROM A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE STEERING.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHEN GOING UP HILLS, ALSO THE VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE THAT WAS BEING HEARD WAS A NORMAL ALTERNATOR WHINE WHICH IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF A 2.4 LITE...

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SPEAKER IS BLOWN, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS BROKEN.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC SCREW THAT GOES BEHIND THE SEAT BELT IS LOOSE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE GEAR, CONSUMER HAS TO STEP ON ACCELERATOR MORE THAN ONCE TO GET VEHICLE TO MOVE, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ALSO DEALER REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE ON A SEPARATE OCCASION.*JB

CONSUMER STATED AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT TIMES.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT FAN FOR HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER COMES OUT EXTREMLY FAST WHEN FIRST TURNED ON.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER CARRIAGE OF VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE IN TRANSMISSION.*AK CHRYSLER PAID FOR HALF OF THE BILL. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT WHEN IT IS ONLY 2 YRS OLD WITH ONLY 47000. *AK

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE HEARD A BANGING NOISE FROM ENGINE. THEN, FELT THAT ENGINE DID NOT WORK, TOWED VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND OUT THAT RETAINER BOLT OF PULLEY, TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WERE BROKEN. *AK

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE HEARD A BANGING NOISE FROM ENGINE. THEN, FELT THAT ENGINE DID NOT WORK, TOWED VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND OUT THAT RETAINER BOLT OF PULLEY, TENSIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT WERE BROKEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING,THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEARS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

IN A RECENT REAR-END ACCIDENT, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS COLLAPSED ALLOWING ME TO BE THROWN BACKWARD FROM MY SEAT ALTHOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I RECEIVED MANY CUTS, BRUISES AND ABRASIONS TO MY LEFT HAND THAT REQUIRED 64 STITCHES, AND THE REPAIR OF 2 LACERATED TENDONS. I AL...

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE SAFETY TRANSMISSION LOCK IN PARK, PULLS OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PUTTING THE BRAKE ON. *JG

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE SAFETY TRANSMISSION LOCK IN PARK, PULLS OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PUTTING THE BRAKE ON. *JG

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER COULD SMELL RUBBER BURNING. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT PROBLEM. *AK *JB

CONSUMER WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN THE PARK POSITION, WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION, STILL IN PARK, THE CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE DOWN THE DRIVEWAY ACROSS THE ALLEY AND LANDED IN THE NEIGHBORS POOL. *JG

CONSUMER WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN THE PARK POSITION, WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION, STILL IN PARK, THE CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE DOWN THE DRIVEWAY ACROSS THE ALLEY AND LANDED IN THE NEIGHBORS POOL. *JG

WHEN CRUISE CONTROLIS ON ENGINE SPEEDS UP WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY DID NOT WORK. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO GET THEM TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE STEALING VACUUM FROM BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. *AK

WHEN CRUISE CONTROLIS ON ENGINE SPEEDS UP WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY DID NOT WORK. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO GET THEM TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE STEALING VACUUM FROM BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. *AK

WHEN CRUISE CONTROLIS ON ENGINE SPEEDS UP WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY DID NOT WORK. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO GET THEM TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE STEALING VACUUM FROM BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. *AK

STEERING SEIZED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE "RACK AND PINION WAS BINDING". THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE INABILITY TO STEER AT SPEEDS, OTHER THAN PARKING SPEEDS, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT....

STEERING SEIZED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE "RACK AND PINION WAS BINDING". THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE INABILITY TO STEER AT SPEEDS, OTHER THAN PARKING SPEEDS, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT....

THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED TWO TIMES, WE ARE LOOKING FOWARD NOT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUED TO WOBBLE UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON 4 OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IN THE MORNING, THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON. *JB

VEHICLE CONTINUED TO WOBBLE UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON 4 OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IN THE MORNING, THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON. *JB

I HAVE COMPLAINED OF A SNAPPED STEERING WHEEL AT 12:00 POSITION. (COMPLAINT 631725) REPLACEMENT WHEEL (FROM JAN 2001) WAS SNAPPING AND CLICKING WHEN TURNING FOR WEEKS. ON SEPT 3, 2001 THE WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND NOW SLIDES 1/2 INCH UP AND DOWN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK FOR 5 MINUTES, WITH THE IGNITION OFF, AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR GOING FORWARD AND THEN IN REVERSE. CONSUMER'S CHILDREN WERE IN VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER ADULT. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A MAIN ROAD. CONSUMER IN VEHICLE MANAGED TO GET TO DRIVER SEAT TO SLAM ON BRAKES. MANUFACT...

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP ON NAD-40,REQ. 18445:CAG. I RECEIVED A REPORT FROM QUALI-TECH, INC. (MATERIALS ANALYSIS LABORATORY) REGARDING THE TESTING OF MY STEERING WHEEL THAT SNAPPED AT THE 12:00 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE I WAS PUSHING ON BRAKE AND PULLING WHEEL TOWARD ME BEFORE IMPACT. THE REPORT STATES "THE...

THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALER TO INSTALL A FRONT END LIFT BECAUSE THE GROUND CLEARANCE WAS LOW CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. *YH

THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALER TO INSTALL A FRONT END LIFT BECAUSE THE GROUND CLEARANCE WAS LOW CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. *YH

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING A SMALL CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WAS INJURED BADLY. COULD CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT STARTING VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY MY VAN ACCELERATED SO FAST AND MADE A ROARING NOISE. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT IT KEPT ACCELERATING. I PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL (NOISE EVEN LOUDER) AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TURNED THE VAN OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND AF...

VAN WAS RUNNING WHILE IN PARK. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PE00 048; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH AND HEARD A NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO T SHOULDERS OF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THAT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. IT WAS SECOND INCIDENT AFFECTING LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. GOODYEAR, CONQUEST, 205 75 R14. GOODYEAR WAS AWARE O...

WHILE DRIVING VAN ON INTERSTATE 95 IN CONNECTICUT, I FELL ASLEEP FOR A FEW SECONDS AND DRIFTED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THEN HIT 9 CHAINLINK FENCE POSTS IN A ROW. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPING I WOKE AND BRACED MY SELF FOR IMPACT BY PUSHING ON THE BRAKE AND PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARD ME. BEFORE IMPA...

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH AND OVER PEDAL WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTEDVEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH AND OVER PEDAL WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTEDVEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *SLC

MY MINIVAN WAS PARKED (IN PARK, SHUT OFF, KEYS OUT OF IGNITION) IN A DRIVEWAY (SOMEWHAT OF A STEEP INCLINE) WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE ROAD, OFF A SMALL CLIFF INTO A DITCH WITH MY 6 YR. OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT ANOTHER CONSUMER WITH AN OLDER MODEL DODGE CARAVAN. NOTIFIED HIM THAT CAR SEAT WITH A LITTLE OUTWARD PRESSURE SEATBELT BECOMES UNLATCHED. HE WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP. *AK

VEHICLE CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN IGNITION. CONSUMER STATES CAR CAN ALSO BE PULLED OUT OF GEAR.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE A COUPLE TIMES TO DEALER DUE TO ALIGNMENT DEFECT WHICH HAD WORN OUT THE TIRES EVERY SIX THOUSAND MILES AND REPLACED THEM. TIRES MADE A LOT OF NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER CAN STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND REAR TIRES WILL LOCK UP. VEHICLE WILL KEEP ROLLING WITHOUT STOPPING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT DEFECT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED.*AK *SLC

THE LOCKING CLIP ON THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK DO NOT WORK AND HAVE NEVER WORKED, POLICE AND CAR SEAT EXPERT COULD NOT INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE CENTER OF THE MIDDLE SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT HAS TO STRETCH TOO FAR. *MJS

NOTED LEAKAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FORM UNDERSIDE OF ENGINE - DOWN CLOSE TO 1 QT. IN 3,000 MILES. PROBLEM TRACED TO LOOSE COOLANT CLAMPS AT RADIATOR. SERVIE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THEY AHD SEEN MANY OF THESE LATELY.

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS HAD FOUR FAILURES. 2 LATCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONENTS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED PAPERWORK ON THE LAST INCIDENT. NOR HAS THE DEALER CALLED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE LAST TWO ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER, BUT I DONT FEEL THAT THEY CARE. TH...

4 YR OLD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT VAN INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT IT RUNNING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING AND PARENT WAS OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE CHILD WAS INSIDE. CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I WAS IN LINE AT SCHOOL WHEN MY BRAKES WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. I THINK NOW AFTER WATCHING THE STORY ON THE NEWS THAT IT WAS THE BRAKES THAT DID NOT HOLD. I THINK ALL CARS NEED TO HAVE THIS INTERLOCK BRAKE ON THEM. I WANT TO KNOW H...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES PULSATE AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INITIAL IMPACT TO FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY) I HAD CONTACTED A LAW FIRM WHICH INDICATED THEY COULDN'T SUE FOR AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS, SO I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO INDICATED THAT THEY INVESTIGATED THE WRECK AND REPORTED, "))) THAT DUE TO THE SPINNING TYPE OF ACCIDENT))...

INITIAL IMPACT TO FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY) I HAD CONTACTED A LAW FIRM WHICH INDICATED THEY COULDN'T SUE FOR AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS, SO I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO INDICATED THAT THEY INVESTIGATED THE WRECK AND REPORTED, "))) THAT DUE TO THE SPINNING TYPE OF ACCIDENT))...

FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN CONSUMER IMPACTED A CADILLAC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE CARBON MONOXIDE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN ILL FOR MONTHS. DODGE FINALLY SENT INVESTIGATOR. SAID VEHICLE REGISTERED 13 FOR CARBON MONOXIDE. DODGE REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, AND DENIED ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

WINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT NEW PAPER UNDER CAR AT NIGHT FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER PUT SPEED CONTROL ON AVERAGE CONTROL AND VEHICLE WENT DOWN TO DOWN HILL LIKE THERE WAS NOT A SMOOTH SPEED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED THREE TIMES AND THE CONSUMER WAS SCARED IT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *YH

LAST FOUR MONTHS CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN, AND A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH STEERING SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP EIGHT TIMES SINCE SHE PURCHASED IT IN NOVEMBER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THEN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHI...

WHEN RAINING PARKING BRAKE LOCKS UP, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET CAR TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAS TO PLAY WITH PARKING BRAKE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT GOODYEAR WEATHER HANDLER LS TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, RIGHT REAR GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE WENT FLAT, DOT FOR THE WEATHERHANDLER TIRE IS MDVFWKHR3700, SIZE OF TIRES WERE P215/65R15. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING UNDER HOOD, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, A FEW WEEKS LATER CONSUMER HEARD THE KNOCKING AGAIN, THIS TIME TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE GROUND AND CONSUMER SAW SOMETHING LOOKING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HANGING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TOW VEHICL...

WHILE TRAVELING, RIGHT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AT FIRST AND VAN JERKED INTO ANOTHER LANE, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VAN, NO INJURIES.

MY CAR STARD KNOCKING UNDER THE HUD ON 1-10-2001, TOW IT IN, THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. GOT IT BACK ON 1-13-2001 THEN ON 1-20-2001 MY TRANSMISSION ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL START MAKING NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL NO STOP ON TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL START MAKING NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL NO STOP ON TIME. *AK

HAD JUST STARTED TO PARK VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. OWNER BELIEVED ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *AK *SLC

HAD JUST STARTED TO PARK VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. OWNER BELIEVED ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *AK *SLC

2 TIRES HAD BULGE IN WALL. GOODYEAR VERIFIED DEFECT & REPLACED TWO TIRES. HOWEVER, GOODYEAR THUS FAR REFUSES TO REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES AND MAY REQUEST THAT I PAY FOR NEW TIRES ON A PRORATED BASIS. ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT TWO TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY WON'T ADMIT THERE IS GENERAL MANUFACTURING DEFECT O...

THE DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN, THE PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER SINCE JUNE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN FOR REASON. *SLC

DEFECTIVE SEAT, CONSUMER IS UPSET THAT IT TOOK 6 MONTHS TO REPLACE IT. *SLC

TIRES (NO MODEL OR SIZE) WORE OUT AT 5100 MILES, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE FRONT END NEVER KEEPING PROPER ALIGNMENT. *SLC

TIRES (NO MODEL OR SIZE) WORE OUT AT 5100 MILES, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE FRONT END NEVER KEEPING PROPER ALIGNMENT. *SLC

THE DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN, THE PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER SINCE JUNE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN FOR REASON. *SLC

DEFECTIVE SEAT, CONSUMER IS UPSET THAT IT TOOK 6 MONTHS TO REPLACE IT. *SLC

TIRES (NO MODEL OR SIZE) WORE OUT AT 5100 MILES, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE FRONT END NEVER KEEPING PROPER ALIGNMENT. *SLC

TIRES (NO MODEL OR SIZE) WORE OUT AT 5100 MILES, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE FRONT END NEVER KEEPING PROPER ALIGNMENT. *SLC

DUE TO COMPUTER NOT BEING PROPERLY SET VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING, STALLED /OR WOULDN'T GO FURTHER. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS ADVISORY, AND THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY THE OWNER OF THIS DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BEHIND BY SECOND VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. PROBLEM THAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF, MY SEAT BELT WAS ON, SO I WAS NOT THROWN ANYWHERE, BUT I FOUND MYSELF BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT SEATS.

BRAKING PERFORMANCE LESS THAN IDEAL SINCE PURCHASE. BRAKE ROTORS FOUND TO BE OUT-OF ROUND, AND PADS SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. REPLACED AT MANUFACURER'S EXPENSE. LIKELY MANUFACURING DEFECT, AS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN QUITE GENTLY, AND HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES.*AK

WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL LEFT FRONT TIRE STARTED SMOKING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER SHOULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE.*AK

A CHILD GOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE & WAS ABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS THE WAY VEHICLE WAS TO OPERATE. OWNER CONSIDER ED PROBLEM A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RAMP. APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK, AND PEDAL DIDN'T GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RAMP. APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK, AND PEDAL DIDN'T GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A REAR END COLLISION WHICH CAUSED FRONT SEATBACKS TO GO FORWARD AND RECLINE. REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT INDEPENDENT SHOP. ASKING NHTSA TO SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED FROM REAR TWO FRONT SEATS FELL INTO THE RECLINING POSITION. VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. REPORT GIVEN BY INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR, BECKY HOBBS.*AK

RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR AXLES/BRAKE CALIPER,BRAKE DRUMS/STABALIZER/ EXHAUST PIPE AND LEAF SPRING BRACKET.ALSO, ON TIRES AND INSIDE OF THE RIMS WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD DINIED CUSTOMER'S REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAY...

RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR AXLES/BRAKE CALIPER,BRAKE DRUMS/STABALIZER/ EXHAUST PIPE AND LEAF SPRING BRACKET.ALSO, ON TIRES AND INSIDE OF THE RIMS WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD DINIED CUSTOMER'S REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAY...

RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR AXLES/BRAKE CALIPER,BRAKE DRUMS/STABALIZER/ EXHAUST PIPE AND LEAF SPRING BRACKET.ALSO, ON TIRES AND INSIDE OF THE RIMS WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD DINIED CUSTOMER'S REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAY...

RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR AXLES/BRAKE CALIPER,BRAKE DRUMS/STABALIZER/ EXHAUST PIPE AND LEAF SPRING BRACKET.ALSO, ON TIRES AND INSIDE OF THE RIMS WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD DINIED CUSTOMER'S REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAY...

RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR AXLES/BRAKE CALIPER,BRAKE DRUMS/STABALIZER/ EXHAUST PIPE AND LEAF SPRING BRACKET.ALSO, ON TIRES AND INSIDE OF THE RIMS WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD DINIED CUSTOMER'S REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAY...

RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR AXLES/BRAKE CALIPER,BRAKE DRUMS/STABALIZER/ EXHAUST PIPE AND LEAF SPRING BRACKET.ALSO, ON TIRES AND INSIDE OF THE RIMS WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD DINIED CUSTOMER'S REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAY...

RUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR AXLES/BRAKE CALIPER,BRAKE DRUMS/STABALIZER/ EXHAUST PIPE AND LEAF SPRING BRACKET.ALSO, ON TIRES AND INSIDE OF THE RIMS WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD DINIED CUSTOMER'S REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE SAY...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONTOF CONSUMER, HITTING VEHICLE IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, POSSIBLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MODULE WITHIN AIRBAG. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANFACTURER . SENT AN INSPECTER WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE. ...

THE CAM SHAFT BROKE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS IMPROPERLY BORED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS HAVE EXPLODED/SHATTERS ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55/70 MPH. NO REASON WAS DICOVERED ON WHY THIS OCCUR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT MADE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THIRD REAR SEAT FLEW FORWARD, AND THE CHILDREN WHO WERE SEATED THERE, SUSTAINED KNEE INJURIES. ALSO, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. MANUFACTURER ...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THIRD REAR SEAT FLEW FORWARD, AND THE CHILDREN WHO WERE SEATED THERE, SUSTAINED KNEE INJURIES. ALSO, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. MANUFACTURER ...

METAL BAR ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, GETS HOT ENOUGH FROM SUN, TO CAUSE BURNS ON LEG. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR PASSENGER. *AK

REAR SEAT BELTS ON DODGE MINIVANS DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED (9/1/1995) LOCKING DEVICES NEEDED FOR PROPER CARSEAT INSTALLATION. *AK

GAS TANK RUPTURED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK

INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED WHEN CONSURMERS CHILD WAS ABLE TO PULL THE GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING INTO A TREE. YH

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN CONTINUALLY POPPING/CLICKING WHENEVER STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

CONSUMER'S SON CLIMBED INSIDE OF CAR. THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND IT WAS TURNED ON THE ON WITH VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. HE SHIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE AND VAN ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WWAS DAMAGED TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF IGNITION SWITCH ON, AND WITHOUT APPLYI...

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ABOUT 20 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT STAY INFLATED FOR LONG TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR SUSPENSION NOISE IS PRESENT. *MJS

HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE SO POORLY DESIGNED AS TO BE A HAZARD. AS A 2000 MODEL DAIMLER -CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO UPGRADE THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT I HAVE OWNED WITH VERY POOR FORWARD LIGHTING. *AK

TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM WERE NOT EQUIPPED ON VEHICLE. THE INFORMATION IS LISTED IN OWNER'S MANUAL. *AK