1996 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints

TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAK.

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEARD A LOUD CLANKING/CLINKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE; NOISE OCCURRED AFTER HAVING A FREE OIL CHANGE DONE AT DEALER. HAD PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD & CHECKED OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL. IT WAS DRY. *AK

GAS TANK DOOR OCCASIONALLY DOES STICKS.

GAS LEAK AFTER FUEL TANK RECALL REPAIR.

GAS TANK LEAKS GAS . THE FUEL TANK SPLIT ON TOP. *AK DEALER FOUND THE PLASTIC TANK HAD SPLIT ON TOP, CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR 2 WEEKS FOR REPLACEMENT DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN WET CONDITIONS WITH A/C ON, WHEN TURNING LEFT, THE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD. *AK

PARKED VEHICLE, SHIFTED TO PARK, SHUT OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, WHEEL RAN OVER LEG OF DRIVER, CRASHED INTO STREET SIGN, CAUSE UNKOWN, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKE DUP THREE TIMES WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLE, ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING IT. ALSO, ENGINE BELT SLIPPED/REPLACED. *AK

FUEL SYSTEM AND STEERING PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF IN HOT WEATHER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON.

VEHICLE'S INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT RETRACTING BELT WAS RETRACTING BY ITSELF AND WAS CHOKING THE CHILD. THE PARENT HAD TO CUT OUT THE CHILD. *AK

VEHICLE'S STEERING POWER GOES OUT WHEN DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE'S FRONT DISC HUB ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE CHIPPING OFF IN THE INSIDE. *AK

THE TORQUE CONVERTER GAVE OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 70 MPH. THE STEERING AND TRANSMISSION WERE LOST. *AK

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC CHARGING SYSTEM CAUSED OVER CHARGING OF THE BATTERY. THIS CAUSED SULFURIC ACID TO SPEW FROM THE BATTERY SPILLING ONTO THE MAIN ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS THAT IS ROUTED UNDER THE BATTERY. THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS.

WIRING HARNESS ROUTED UNDER BATTERY, CAUSING BATTERY ACID TO EAT THROUGH WIRES.

ENGINE: WHEN DRIVING ALONG IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING.. DEALER HAS CHECKED TWICE AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT IN VEHICLE IS FAULTY. WHEN CHILD IS PLACED IN SEAT IT JAMS AND STRAPS CANNOT BE PULLED OUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

PERIODIC LOCKING/JAMMINGOF SEAT BELT, CAUSING CHILDREN TO BE TRAPPED IN INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *AK

HEARD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEEL, ACCORDING TO DEALER CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR, REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS/PADS.

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT FAILED TWICE PRIOR TO RECALL. *AK

DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, VEHICLE CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND NEVER TURNED BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK

SITTING AT A STOP SIGN ,PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED . APPLYING PRESSURE GOT THE VEHICLE TO RETURN TO STEERING. INTERVALS OF STIFFNESS 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALERS SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

CAP ON FUEL TANK LEAKS.

EA97003, WHEN UNHOOKING THE LATCH ON THE SEAT THE BELTS RETRACTED UP AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK AND CHEST SO TIGHT THAT THE BELTS HAD TO BE CUT TO REMOVE THE CHILD. THE BELTS ON THE CHILD SEAT WILL BE REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK

HAD PUT CHILD IN SEAT; WENT TO GET CHILD OUT & LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE; WHEN T-SHIELD HARNESS IS MOVED, IT TIGHTENS. PULLS AGGRESSIVELY HARD ON LATCH UNTIL IT RELEASES. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. *AK

BATTERY BLEW UP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO FUEL TANK LEAK. *AK

REAR BENCH INTERGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS LOCKING MECHANIISM WILL NOT UNLATCH. CHILDREN HAVE TO SLIDE OUT. DEALER TRIES TO RERAIR SEAT. *AK

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, TIGHTENS AROUND CHEST OF OCCUPANT, 3 YEAR OLD, DEALER REMOVED ENTIRE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, REPLACED SYSTEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

STEERING GEAR FAILED, CAUSING LOUD NOISE DURING LOW SPEED AND TIGHT TURNS.

ENGINE SHUT OFF.

GAS TANK LEAKS WHEN FILLED BEYOND 3/4 TANK.

FRONT/REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

REAR BRAKES FAILED.

REAR BRAKES REPLACED.

BATTERY FAILED.

AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED.

CD PLAYER INOPERATIVE.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE.

GAS TANK FAILED.

BATTERY FAILED.

POWER DOOR LOCK SENSOR FAILED.

INTEGRATED CSS: PUSHED RED RELEASE BUTTON TO UNLOCK SEAT, PULLED DOWN TO LOOSEN, SEAT CONTINUED TO RETRACT TIGHTER/TIGHTER, CRUSHING CHILDS CHEST; SAME PROBLEM WITH CHILD SEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. THIS TIME CHILD'S HAIR CAUGHT IN RETRACTOR, PARENT LITERALLY HAD TO CUT CHILD'S HAIR OUT, DOWN TO SCALP OUT OF RETRACTOR; HAS APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO HAVE SEATS LUBRICATED. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

DESIGN OF VEHICLE WITH AIR BAGS IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR DRIVERS 5 FEET TALL AND 110 LBS.

GAS TANK FILLER TUBE LEAKS.

BRAKE CYLINDERS FAILED.