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2000 Dodge Caravan complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 2, 200346,000 milesNV

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 THE PROBLEM. STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED OVERHAUL. BOTH DEALER AND CHRYSLER CORP TOLD US TO DRIVE TO LAS VEGAS, OUR DESTINATION. CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. UPON ARRIVAL TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER TOLD CHRYSLER THAT VEHICLE HAD NO TRANS FLUID AND SHOULD NOT BE A GOOD FAITH REPAIR. 1) TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 46000 WHEN PROPERLY SERVICED. 2) ST. GEORGE WAS WRONG FOR TELLING US TO DRIVE 120 MILES IN 107 WITHOUT TRANSMISSION FLUID. 3) OR THE DEALER IS LYING ABOUT THE FLUID LEVEL TO FORCE US TO PAY. CHRYLER STATES THEY CANNOT SAY ONE DEALER OR THE OTHER IS WRONG SO THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST FURTHER. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I CANNOT TALK TO ANYONE HIGHER IN THE COMPANY THAN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS AT CHRYSLER.*AK

Tires
Filed Jun 18, 200356,000 milesFL

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed May 29, 200359,500 milesNC

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.FIRESTONE WORKED ON IT BOTH TIMES WITH A DODGE TECHNITION PRESENT MAY 27 2003.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 28, 200329,000 milesMA

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

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper
Filed May 28, 2003MI

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 IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE WEIGHT AND FORCE RESTS ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I FIND THIS APPALLING!! I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE, THE VAN WAS ONLY ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD AND THE "BRAKE WORK" DID NOT FALL UNDER WARRANTY. THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CALIBERS. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT DONE THE MECHANIC KEPT SAYING, "YOUR CALIBERS ARE STICKING AND THEY AFFECT THE ROTOR AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE."

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed May 20, 200338,300 milesMN

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 THIS WAS A "COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR UNIT EVEN WITH THE LOW MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE A UNIT IN STOCK ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND STATED THAT I SHOULDN'T USE THE AC OR DEFROST ON COLD AND I WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE HOME 300 MILES. I THANKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR INSIGHT BUT AM CONCERNED SINCE THE SERVICE MANGER STATED THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR UNIT FAILURE IS "COMMON" EVEN WITH 38,000 MILES. *NLM

Seats
Filed May 9, 2003MO

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 7, 200339,530 milesFL

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 6, 200375,000 milesMO

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed May 6, 200395,000 milesMO

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

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Apr 30, 2003FL

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, IN WRITING, YOUR SEATBELT WILL NOT OPEN AND MY GRANDSON OR OTHER REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE INJURED OR KILLED? LUCKILY, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY INCIDENTS. DOES THE PUBLIC HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE "ENOUGH" DEATHS FOR YOU TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM?

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 26, 2003FL

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 IT WAS A SAFE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY SELF ,MY HUSBAND AND MY 4 CHILDREN IN. I NOW FEEL VERY DIFFERENTLY. *NLM

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 25, 2003NY

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 IN AND THEY TOO HAVE BECOME UNLATCHED. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WENT AWAY AND BOUGHT MY DOG ALONG, I PLACED MY DOG IN THE SEAT WITH A DOG SEAT BELT AND SHE KEPT BECOMING UNLATCHED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND WANT THE GEN 4 SEAT BELTS INSTALLED IN MY VAN. I AM GOING TO TRY AND SELL IT NOW UNLESS I GET IT CHANGED. WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE PUTTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN DANGER WHEN THE CONSUMER/VICTIM ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY FROM HARM. HOW DARE THEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT SOMETHING DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *JB

Electrical System
Filed Apr 7, 2003CA

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 DEALER WHO TURNED OFF. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING VAN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, BUT CONFIRMED THAT OIL LEVEL WAS SUFFICIENT. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME TOOK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO ADVISED STALLING PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CAR ALARM INSTALLED BY THE FIRST DEALER. 2ND DEALER DISCONNECTED THE ALARM. WHILE DRIVING HOME VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITH OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATING AFTER STALL. *NLM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 5, 200335,750 milesMD

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 FINALLY GO INTO REVERSE. THE VAN HAS 35000 + MILES AND IS APPROACHING THE END OF THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WHAT MAKES THIS WORSE IS THAT THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VAN NEW AND AFTER THREE FAILED ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO FIGURE IT OUT, THEY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION -- AFTER ONLY 900 MILES! *JB

Interior Lighting
Filed Apr 3, 2003VA

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON THEIR OWN. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Apr 3, 2003VA

THE POWER DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED BY THEMSELVES. *JB

Steering › Column
Filed Apr 3, 2003VA

THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO LOCK. *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 3, 2003VA

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Mar 29, 200329,450 milesOH

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 AND HAD TO ADD FLUID. THIS IMPROVED THE BRAKE PEDAL PERFORMANCE BUT THE STOPPING POWER WAS STILL SUBPAR. ALSO, WHENEVER I WASH THE VEHICLE THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BLACK BRAKE DUST ON AND AROUND THE FRONT WHEELS WHICH RAISES ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS FOR ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED, PITTED, AND SLIGHTLY WARPED. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 29,450 MILES, DAIMLER CHRYSLER REFUSED ANY WARRANTY CONSIDERATION ON THE BRAKES. I HAD TO PAY NEARLY $300 FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I CALLED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CONSUMER HOTLINE, I WAS GIVEN THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS CONDITION WAS CONSIDERED "NORMAL." THE MINIVAN IS DRIVEN GENTLY WITH ABOUT 70% OF THE MILEAGE BEING IN-TOWN DRIVING AND ABOUT 30% HIGHWAY DRIVING. ON PREVIOUS VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED, THE AVERAGE LIFE OF FRONT BRAKES HAS BEEN ABOUT 85,000 MILES. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE IF THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED WITH SUCH POOR DURABILITY. *NLM

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Mar 12, 200370,000 milesNY

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 TO REPAIR ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS VERY COMMON ON CHRYSLER PRODUCTS.*JB

SeatsCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 8, 2003MS

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

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Mar 6, 2003GA

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

Air Bags
Filed Feb 27, 2003MN

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 26, 2003AL

THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH.*JB

Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/Cooler
Filed Feb 21, 2003DE

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

Air Bags
Filed Feb 14, 200364,000 milesCA

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

Steering › Column
Filed Feb 14, 200338,250 milesNC

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Feb 5, 2003MI

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Feb 4, 2003TN

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 THE STATE OF HAWAII (WHERE I LIVED WHEN LEMON LAW WAS FILED) HAVE LIED AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A FIRE BOMB WAITING TO HAPPEN.

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Feb 1, 2003SC

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

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 23, 200320,000 milesLA

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 STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO GET THEM OUT. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED YET; HOWEVER, I CRINGE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD OF OR WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SEAT BELTS ARE GOING TO UNLATCH AND MY DAUGHTERS ARE GOING TO BE UNPROTECTED. DODGE PROMOTES ITSELF AS BEING "THE SAFEST MINIVAN" AND A "FAMILY MINIVAN" WHICH IS WHY I CHOSE TO BUY THE DODGE CARAVAN. HOW UNTRUE THIS IS. DODGE HAS A SERIOUS CRISIS WHICH MUST BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 18, 200345,000 milesLA

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 FAMILY STRANDED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSIONS OF DODGE - IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON IT. I HAVE BEEN READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR FLAW WITH THE DODGE PRODUCTS AND THEIR TRANMISSION. THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO US CONSUMERS - AFTER ALL, IF IT WEREN'T FOR US BUYING THIS PIECE OF TRASH, DODGE AND ITS EMPLOYEES WOULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE.

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Jan 17, 2003PA

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

SeatsCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 10, 200340,000 milesCA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 8, 200357,899 milesOH

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 ESTIMATE. A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP, IN BUSINESS LOCALLY FOR 45 YRS. WAS ABLE TO ESTIMATE A FULL REBUILD AND UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION FRONT PUMP ASSEMBLY AT $1800-$2200 TO REPAIR THE CONDITION. ALTHOUGH CONFRONTED WITH THE EXTENSIVE VOLUME OF INFORMATION RELATED TO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION OVER THE LAST DOZEN YEARS, BOTH THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ASSUME ANY SORT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR. *JB

Wheels › Hub
Filed Jan 8, 2003TX

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

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 20, 2002FL

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

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 19, 2002WI

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 NEXT THING I REMEMBER BEING ON MY STOMACH FACING THE REAR TIRE.MY AUNT TOLD ME TO LIE STILL BECAUSE I WAS PINNED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR.MY AUNT TOLD ME TO LIE STILL SO SHE COULD MOVE THE VAN AHEAD TO LEFT THE DOOR OFF ME. MY AUNT SAID THAT THE VAN WAS IN REVERSE . MY LEFT ARM /SHOULDER, LOWER BACK AND RIGHT BUTT AREA HURT. MY AUNT THEN CALLED THE POLICE . A REPORT WAS FILED .

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 25, 200240,000 milesPA

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 MONEY. I AM NOT VERY PLEASED WITH THE DODGE CARAVAN SPORT. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770109

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Nov 21, 2002PA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 18, 2002NY

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

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Nov 14, 2002CA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 8, 2002MN

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 28, 2002CA

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

Child Seat
Filed Oct 7, 2002MS

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Oct 2, 2002IN

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

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 2, 2002IN

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Oct 1, 2002WI

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Sep 30, 2002MN

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

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