2000 Dodge Caravan complaints

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

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. AS THIS STEERING FAILURE IS SPONTANEOUS, AND THE ETIOLOGY UNKNOWN, IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, DR. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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

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. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD THE VIN# TO THE FORM.*AK

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 STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED AT A LOCATION WHERE THE ALUMINUM CORE CONTAINS A HIGH AMOUNT OF POROSITY AND DENDRITIC SEGREGATION. THE CENTER SIXTY PERCENT OF THE CROSS-SECTION EXHIBITED THE POROSITY. THE PRESENCE OF THE POROSITY AND DENDRITIC SEGREGATION WOULD HIGHLY REDUCE THE STRENGTH OF THE CENTER ALUMINUM SECTION AND CAUSE FAILURE TO OCCUR AT REDUCED IMPACT LOADS AS COMPARED TO A SECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN THESE MATERIAL DEFECTS." MY QUESTION IS HOW DO I GET THE X-RAYS OF THIS STEERING WHEEL DURING ITS MANUFACTRING AND HOW MANY OTHER DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEELS ARE OUT THERE?*AK

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 AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES I GOT IT TO START. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. HAD SOMEONE BEEN IN FRONT OF ME THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR ME TO HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

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 OF PROBLEM.*AK

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 IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED AT THE 12: O'CLOCK POSITION AND I BENT THE TWO SEPARATED TOWARD ME LIKE TWO BLUNT SPEARS. ON IMPACT (THE VAN RODE UP ON STEEL GUIDE WIRES AND WAS SLAMMED TO A STOP BY THE FIRST STEEL POLE HOOKING THE FRONT AXLE) THE FOUR INCHES OF SLACK ON THE SEAT BELT ALLOWED THE BLUNT SPEAR TO CRASH INTO MY CHEST CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. SIX DAYS IN HOSPITAL WITH BROKEN STERNUM, BROKEN RIBS, BLEEDING, COLLAPSED RIGHT LUNG. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE BEING 52 YEARS OLD, 190 LBS AND NOT VERY STRONG. I AM HAVING THE WHEEL ANALYSED BY A PROFESSIONAL TO SEE IF THE METAL CORE WAS FLAWED OR THE CORE WAS NOT THICK ENOUGH. HOW CAN I GET THE SPECS FOR THIS INNER CORE TO COMPARE TO THE FINDINGS? IF THE WHEEL HAD NOT BROKE, I WOULD HAVE NO INJURIES.*AK

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. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT THE DOOR WOULD LOCK, AND IT COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED AT ALL. WE HAVE ELECTRIC LOCKS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. YOU ALSO COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN 9 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED. 4 FOR A TRANSMISSION LEAK , ONCE FOR PAINTING, AND NOW 4 TIMES FOR THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY CONDITION.*AK

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 HOW I CAN GET INTERLOCK BRAKES ON MY VAN. IF I HAD OF KNOWN THAT MY VAN DID NOT HAVE THAT ON IT I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT ANOTHER TYPE VAN. #EVEN OUR INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THAT THIS WAS THE SAFETY VAN. PLEASE HELP. *AK

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)))" AND IT WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO THE NECESSARY G FORCES REQUIRED AND THAT, "OBVIOUSLY, IN REVIEWING THE POLICE REPORT, THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF IMPACT YOUR VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN)" THE POLICE REPORT INDICATES THAT I WAS DOING 50 TO 70 MPH UPON FIRST IMPACT WITH A GUARD RAIL, ALMOST HEAD ON) THEY EVEN INDICATED SPECIFICALLY THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY) I AM SURE THAT THIS WAS NOT A VALID ANALYSIS AND WANTED TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT, WHILE I WAS NOT SERIUOSLY INJURED AND WAS ALONE IN THE ACCIDENT, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS FAULTY IN THESE VEHICLES) I HAVE PICTURES OF A SEVERLY DENTED STEERING WHEEL WHICH HAPPENED UPON IMPACT) IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH G FORCE, THEN THEY NEED TO REENGINEER THE THING!*AK

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 VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, AND THEY WERE FIXING VEHICLE AT THIS MOMENT. *AK

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

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

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 OR DESIGN FLAW.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6VFHKDR48 TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

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