2003 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE. LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOCKED UP INSIDE THE REAR DRUM RESULTING IN BRAKES TO ENGAGE WITH HIGH FORCE WITH JUST LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT, ON HIGHWAY 664 WHEN THE ALARM INDICATION CAME ON AND THE VAN STALLED OUT, HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING AND THIS TIME ON 664 WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE VAN AND AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND HER THE ALARM LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE DARN THING STALLED OUT AGAIN. AGAIN IT WAS TOWED HOME AND IT IS STILL WON'T START. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN USED IN AUG 2004. I CALLED THE DODGE CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, THE VAN ONLY HAS 39,294 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND TIME MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE ALMOST KILLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOOK THE VAN TO FIRESTONE AND THEY PUT THE ECU ANALYZER ON IT AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ANYTHING IT MONITORS. *JB

WE JUST HAD OUR 2003 DODGE CARAVAN FIXED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON, AND IT STARTED TO SPUTTER. NOW IT WAS WORKING FINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, HEAT GUAGE, AND DIGITAL MILEAGE DISPLAY ALL TURNED OFF AND WENT HAYWIRE. THE DIGITAL DISPLAY TURNED OFF, WHILE THE GAUGES ALL FLOATED. ALL OVER THE PLACE. LAST TIME IT WAS THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE VACUUM LINE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND BEFORE THAT AT ANOTHER RECENT EVENT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IT WAS THE GAS CAP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE ONLY APPROX. 48,000 MILES ON THE MINIVAN. WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE SINCE WE GOT IN IN OCTOBER 2004. IN THE TWO YEARS WE'VE HAD IT, WE'VE NEEDED TO GET RENTALS TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS. STAY AWAY FROM THE 2003 DODGE CARAVAN...IF YOU CAN'T PASS IT UP, GET THE EXTRA COVERAGE.

I OWN A 2003 DODGE CARAVAN THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A REPETITIVE PROBLEM OF DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS STOP WORKING. UPON A VISIT TO A DODGE DEALER SHIP IN MY AREA OF ORLANDO FLORIDA THE REPAIR PERSON ADMITTED THAT THESE A BAD PARTS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH MANY DODGE VEHICLES. ALSO MY SECOND PROBLEM HE ADMITS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS THE A/C TO LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE CARPET CAUSING MOLD TO BE CREATED UNTIL YOU REALIZE THE PROBLEM EXIST. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER HEARING THE REPAIR MAN SAY THAT THIS HAPPENS TO MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES THEY REPAIR I DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR IT AND INSTEAD COMPLAIN TO ALL AGENCIES INCLUDING DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO'S RESPOND IS THE ITEM IS OUT OF WARRANTY. YET THEY RECEIVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS OVER AND OVER AND REFUSE TO RECALL ITEMS THEY KNOW TO BE FAULTY. I LEARNED AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE A DODGE. I FEEL THAT THIS AUTOMAKER SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND ASKED TO RECALL ITEMS THAT ARE FAULTY INSTEAD OF MAKING MONEY REPAIRING PARTS THEY KNOW ARE FAULTY AND WILL CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH MOLD AND MILDEW DUE TO THE LEAKAGE PROBLEM THEY ARE AWARE THAT EXIST ON THIS A/C UNIT. *NM

MY CARAVAN HAS SOME KIND OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN IT STARTS TO MESS UP IT WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN I AM DRIVING OR WILL SHUT DOWN AS I AM DRIVING (65 MPH). IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR AND HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP MANY (5+) TIMES. IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW IN JOHNSONS OF CHICKASHA,OKLAHOMA(405-222-2062) SAY THEY CAN FIX IT BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THEY CAN. DAVID STANLY IN MIDWEST CITY HAS TRIED TOO. *JB

WIRING IN DASH CHEWED BY RODENTS. DEALER STATES THEY CAME IN THROUGH AC DRAIN.....WILL NOT HONOR MAXIMUM CARE WARRANTY AND WILL DO NOTHING TO TRY AND STOP RECURRENCE, IT CAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER LIKE THIS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT; A WHINING AND GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES. THE WATER PUMP, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 2/24/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, WHICH FIXED THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED A SECOND TIME A MONTH AFTER THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE BRAKES FAILED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE AUTO TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT THE DEALER REPLACED IT IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE THE BRAKING PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE AGAIN. IN FOUR INCIDENTS OF BRAKE FAILURE SPEED OR ROAD CONDITIONS DID NOT APPEAR TO PLAY A PART.*AK

PURCHASED 2003 DODGE CARAVAN AUGUST 10, 2003. JUNE 9, 2004 - 11,438 MILES - BRAKES REPLACED, ROTORS RESURFACED. OCTOBER 23, 2004 - 16,533 MILES - ROTORS RESURFACED. MARCH 5, 2005 - 21,887 MILES - FAULTY BRAKE PADS REPLACED, ROTORS REMOVED AND REPLACED. SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 - 29,609 MILES - ROTORS RESURFACED JANUARY 4, 2006, 33,071 MILES - RECOMMENDED BRAKES REPLACEMENT AND ROTOR RESURFACING, DEALERSHIP REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY FOR BRAKES WITH LESS THAN 12 MONTH OR 12K MILES. *JB

TOOK MY 2003 DODGE CARAVAN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGES AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP (AFTER HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE) THAT THE FOLLOWINGS THINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED ON THE VAN THAT ON HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT: STEERING RACK AND FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS ALONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT. *JB