1995 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Power Train Problems

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

COST $2400. TRANSMISSION SHOP KEEPS THEM ON THE SHELF, SINCE FAILURE IS SO COMMON!!! ONE TECHNICIAN THINKS HE'S DONE 13 OF THEM. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I FEEL LIKE A SCHMUCK FOR BUYING THE VEHICLE. I HAD NO IDEA CHRYSLER SOLD SUCH A PIECE OF CRAP. I HOPE DAIMLER FIRES ALL THEIR BUTTS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65-70MPH. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE OR WARNING BEFORE VEHICLE ACTED WITHOUT GEARS. MOTOR WAS RUNNING WITH NO OVERDRIVE/ BRAKE LIGHTS, AND NO ENGAGEMENT OF GEARS. ALSO, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED ON A BUSY TURNPIKE. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILD IN MARCH OF 2000 . TRANSMISSION CAME WITH AN UNDER SIZED/ OVERDIVER/ REVERSE CLUTCH PISTON SMALL SIZE, CAUSING IT TO BE KNOCKED AROUND, AND MAKING SOME DEBRIS WHICH GOT INTO AREA. *AK ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79665 MILES WHEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE REPLACEMENT FAILED AT 79665, RESULTING IN SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED WITH NO WARNING. *SLC

4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO DISPLAY SEVERE SHUTTERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, POWER WILL SUDDENLY DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN, THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS. PROBLEM DOES NOT ALWAYS PRESENT ITSELF, SO IT IS DIFFICULT FOR DEALER TO TROUBLESHOOT. MOST RECENTLY, BECAUSE THE DEALER TECHNICIAN COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO PRESENT ITSELF, THE CHRYSLER FIELD OFFICE REFUSED REPAIR EFFORTS - DESPITE MY CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE.*AK

TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING, AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE L FRONT SIDE UNDER THE VAN. VAN HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR EVLUATION. DEALER IDENTIFIED DAMAGED DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED REPLACEMENT. COST $2159.56. I CONTACTED DODGE ON 3 OCCASIONS AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY CLAIM THAT VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR. THEY PROVIDED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS VAN HAD BEEN MAINTAINED PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION BUT NOT AT THE DEALERSHIP. LOW USE AND IMPECCABLE CONDITION OF VAN COULD BE CONFIRMED BY DEALERSHIP STAFF.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED (A604). NLM

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION - WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN "D" IT WOULD SLIP OPERATING IN A NETURAL POSITION WHEN DRIVING ESP WHEN STOPPED. SOMETIMES SHIFTING BACK IN TO "D" POSITION CAUSING VECHILCE TO SUDDEN MOVE FORWARD WITH LITTLE WARNING. OR IF VEHICLE WAS STOP ON AN INCLINE (HILL) THE VECHILCE WOULD ROLL BACK WHICH SOMETIMES CAME CLOSE TO HITTING THE VECHICLE BEHIND. FEELING IS THAT THE TRANMISSION IS FAULTY. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1708.25 TO REPAIR.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AUOT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 49,700 MILES. TRANSMISSION HAS AGAIN GONE OUT AT 67,300 MILES. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATIONS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

TRAVEL @35MPH TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO SWITCH OUT OF 2ND GEAR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR OR HAVE A DELAY IN THE SHIFTING, AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *AK LOCKS INTO LOW GEAR (LIMP MODE). *YH

PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER TWO OR MORE HOURS OF SUSTAINED FREEWAY DRIVING. CAR JERKS, SLOWS SLIGHTLY WITH ENGINE RACING AND LITTLE OR NO POWER AT GAS PEDAL. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS, ENGINE "SHIFTS BACK IN GEAR" STOPS RACING, AND POWER IS RESTORED TO GAS PEDAL. REPEATS THIS CYCLE SEVEN TO TEN TIMES IN SPACE OF TEN MINUTES. IF GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO FLOOR AND BURST OF FUEL SENT THROUGH SYSTEM, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT RECCUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF TRIP (UP TO SIX HOURS). ON THE NEXT LONG DRIVE, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GIVES OUT ENTIRELY (SEE ARTICLE CONSUMER REPORTS OCT '99, PP20-23). PLEASE HELP. *AK

TRANSMISSION SEALS IS LEAKING FLUID, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SEALS IS LEAKING FLUID, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, AND THE VEHICLE IS GETTING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. ALSO, VEHICLE ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND THEIR IS A LOSS OF POWER. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT: SOLENOID MANFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STICK IN OVERDRIVE . TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

I NOTICED ROUGH SHIFTING THEN IT BECAME WORSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HUNT ARROUND 40 MPH I NOTIFIED THE DEALER THEY FOUND OTHER PROBLEMS BUT THE TRANS CHECKED OUT NOW FOUR MONTHS LATER , MY TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY GONE ALONG WITH THE HOUSING UNIT PIECES OF METAL WERE FOUND UNDERNEATH THE VAN

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CROWDED ROADS. THE SECOND TIME ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON RT 29 JUST OUSIDE CHARLOTTESVILLE ON 4 APRIL 1999. AFTER ALMOST 2 HOURS OF DRIVING (SPEED 55 CRUISE CONTROL ON), THE CAR TRANSMISSION JERKED A BIT AND THEN WENT (SEEMINGLY) INTO NEUTRAL. TOOK CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, NO RESPONSE. WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION THE CAR SLOWED QUICKLY. FORTUNATELY WE WERE IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, AND WERE ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED (ALTHOUGH IN DRIVE). THE MOTOR SPUTTERED AND DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERHIP (LUSTINE) IN WOODBRIDGE. AFTER THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED OFF THE VEHICILE, I WAS ABLE TO START IT, PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND PARK IT. THE DEALERSHIP COULD ONLY FINF\D IT LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX SOMETHING NOT BROKEN. ON 31 JULY 1999 RETURNING FROM NAGS HEAD, NC AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN JUST NORTH OF RICHMOND ON I95. EXCEPT THIS TIME WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, MOVING AT 65 (CRUISE CONTROL ON)(WITH SOME PEOPLE GOING FASTER) AND IN THE CENTER LANE. WHEN THE CAR FAILED (TOOK CRUISE CONTROL OFF, TRIED TO ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION ENGAGED, BUT SUDDENLY NO POWER/ACCELERATION/FORWARD MOMENTUM, WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED, AND AGAIN ALMOST IN A MAJOR COLLISION AS WE TRIED TO COAST OFF THE A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH A RAPIDLY DECELERATING MINIVAN. AGAIN, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AGAIN WE HAD IT TOWED ABOUT 100 MILES TO THE DEALER (LUSTINE). AGAIN, AFTER THE TOW, I COULD START AND MOVE THE CAR TO A PARKING SPACE. AGAIN, LUSTINE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. LEFT CAR AT DEALER FOR A WEEK (ALLOWED DEALER TO KEEP CAR & DRIVE IT A WEEK) DODGE TECH REP HAS NOT RESPONED TO DEALER CALLS. STORY IS INTERMITANT CAN'T BE FIXED.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT BRAKES BEING APPLIED. ALSO, THIS WAS DONE BY A CHILD. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP. AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 55MPH. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISASSEMBLED THE TRANSMISSION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT. OWNER CONTACTED THAT MANUFACTURER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING IT TO LEAK. *DH