2000 Dodge Caravan complaints

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 UNDERSTAND HOW AND I AM CONCERNED. NOT ONLY IS IT UNSAFE FOR MY CHILD BUT I AM CONTINUOUSLY TURNING AROUND AND CHECKING THE SEATBELT OUT OF CONCERN ALSO AND THIS MEANS I AM TAKING MY EYES OFF THE ROAD. WE HAVE E MAILED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RESPONSE FROM THEM AND I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY JUST SAY THAT WHO EVER IS WRITING THESE ARTICLES ARE BLOWING IT OUT OF PROPORTION. I DON'T THINK BEING CONCERNED ABOUT MY CHILD SAFETY IS GOING OVERBOARD. THANK GOD WE HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY CHILD'S SEATBELT WASN'T FASTENED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BUT I DO WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THESE SEATBELTS. *JB

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 THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE ERUPTED AS SOON AS THE HOOD WAS OPENED. A MINUTE OR SO LATER, ANOTHER FIRE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED, THE DASHBOARD WAS BADLY BURNED AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD A BIG HOLE IN IT. BOTH THE FIREMAN AND THE POLICEMAN COMMENTED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE BATTERY MIGHT BE INVOLVED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY MEANT BY THAT AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR A COPY OF THE FIRE REPORT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DODGE DEALER HERE IN HAWAII AND HE MADE THE SAME REMARK ABOUT THE BATTERY. THE DODGE DEALER SAID THE JOB WAS TOO BIG FOR THEM TO HANDLE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CALL ANOTHER JOBBER TO LOOK AT IT. I NEED SOME ADVICE ABOUT WHAT I SHOULD DO NEXT. THIS VAN WAS CONVERTED FOR HANDICAP USE WITH A HYDRAULIC RAMP INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE VAN IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MY SISTER WHO IS TOTALLY WHEELCHAIR AND BED BOUND, HAVING SUFFERED FOUR STROKES ON BOTH SIDES OF HER BODY ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE F

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 MINOR INJURIES. ALL PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. FRONT PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS BEFORE THE COLLISION. CHRYSLER WAS SENDING A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK

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 OBVIOUSLY HAVING PROBLEMS!*AK

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

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

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

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 STUDS SHOULD NOT FAIL DUE TO FATIGUE AND THE RESULTING LOST OF CONTROL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 200 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *JB

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 COMPANY THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE AS REPUTABLE AS YOURS, AND CAN SPEND BILLIONS, AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON ADVERTISEMENTS TO SELL YOUR CARS, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP SOMEONE WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOUR SEATS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE 1960'S (JUST CHECK THE NTS&H WEBSITE, AND YOU WILL SEE ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOW ALREADY WELL-KNOWN, THAT YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS, WITH YOUR FRONT SEATS BREAKING IN LOW-IMPACT REAR END COLLISIONS! I AM NOW PERMANTELTY DISABLED DUE TO YOUR SEATS CAUSING A SEVERE CONCUSSION & TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FROM THIS PROBLEM! AND THE REAL THING THAT WE JUST CANNOT UNDERSTAND IS THAT YOUR SO CALLED TRUSTED AND SAFE AUTOMOBILES HAVE CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY TO GO THROUGH A LIVING [XXX] FOR THE PAST 11 MONTHS, AND YOUR REPUTABLE COMPANY IS REFUSING TO TAKE YOUR ADULT RESPONSIBLITIES AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PROBLEMS AND COMPENSATE US AND OUR FAMILIES FOR OUR TRAGEDIES!!!! MOST OF ALL, YOUR LACK OF FIXING THIS FRONT SEAT PROBLEM, SO THAT OTHERS WILL BE SAVED FROM BEING HURT! WE WERE HIT IN THE REAR END OF OUR 2000 DODGE MINIVAN, AT A LOW SPEED, AND BOTH OF OUR FRONT SEATS COMPLETELY BROKE BACKWARDS, AND NOW I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME FROM THE CONCUSSION AND BRAIN DAMAGE I I

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. *AK RECALL # 03E053000 *SCC *JB

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

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 WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LATER COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE AND BELIEVES THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT AS WELL. CONSUMER EXITED VEHICLE AND PICKED UP THE TENSIONER OFF THE GROUND. CONSUMER STILL HAS BROKEN PARTS AND PLANS TO HOLD THEM FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOLT ON VEHICLE HAD SNAPPED.*MR

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

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

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 DEALER IN WEATHERFORD WHO FIXED THE TRANSMISSION TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT THE COMPUTER DISCONNECTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM TEARING THE TRANSMISSION APART. MY PROBLEM WITH THAT KIND OF SCENARIO IS THIS: WHAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGH WAY WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC AT WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY BUT ALL AT ONCE I FIND I AM COASTING IN THE WRONG LANE WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME HEAD ON? *LA

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

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

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 FOUR TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR REPAIRS AND IT WAS STILL SMELLING. IT WAS RECENTLY TESTED AND MOLD WAS FOUND. DODGE NEVER FOUND THE PROBLEM. *PH

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

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.

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

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

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

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 AS THE GENERATION 3 (GEN3), MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN AS MANY AS 16 MILLION CHRYSLER, DODGE AND JEEP VEHICLES.*AK THE BUCKLE HAS BECOME UNLATCHED MANY TIMES FOR MY TWO CHILDRENS CAR SEATS AND I KNOW HAVE TO CHECK THEM EVERYTIME I GET IN THE CAR. TWO WOMEN WERE KILLED AND A CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT DEC. 28, 2002, NEAR BEEVILLE, TEXAS. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS TO 17 AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO 27 IN ACCIDENTS IN WHICH GEN3 BUCKLES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE UNLATCHED. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL TO HAVE THE SEATBELT REPLACED WITH ONE THAT MEET STANDARDS AND WILL DO IT'S JOB TO HELP PROTECT MY FAMILY IN AN ACCIDENT.

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

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

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 UP AGAIN AND THEY DIDN'T FIND OUT ANYTHING WAS WRONGAGAIN. THE THIRD TIME IN MID JUNE AND I DIDN'T SENT IT TO DEALER THIS TIME BECAUSE I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED BY THEIR PREVIOUS CHECKING UP. NOW I'M VERY AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS CAR. HOWEVER, I HAVE TO USE THIS CAR BECAUSE MY FAMILY MEMBERS INCLUDING 2 KIDS, GRANDPARENTS, MY HUSBAND AND I NEED IT AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO REPLACE IT NOW. CAN YOU HELP ME TO FIND OUT THIS SOLUTION? THANKS.

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 TO HAVE A NOISE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE "PITTED AND RUSTED". *TS THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE BRAKES. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FRONT WHEEL ROTORS WHICH WERE PITTED AND RUSTED. THE CONSUMER NEEDED A LETTER FROM JOHN HARISIADIS WHO REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO DEFECTIVE ROTORS USED ON CHRYSLER/DODGE MINI VANS REPLACED. THE ROTORS DETERIORATED PREMATURELY WHICH CAUSED A NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SCC *JB

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

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

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 INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED, WENT INTO THE GARAGE, AND HIT THE WASHER AND DRYER. OWNER STATED THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *AK *SCC *JB