2000 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE SPUN, OVERTURNED ON ITS SIDE, AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS FLOWN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND IS IN A COMA. THE CONTACT HAS COPIES OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,938.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE CHECKING THE FLUID IN HIS VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TOWER WHICH HOUSES THE STRUT, WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT A CAP NEEDS TO BE PLACED OVER THE TOWER. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,225 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

2000 DODGE CARAVAN 3.0 (40K MILES) REPLACING THE DRIVE BELT &/R IDLE / TENSIONER EVERY (2) YEARS. BELT P/N (GOOD YEAR) 460805 / 6PK2045. TENSIONER MOPAR 04536154AD. THE DEALER JUST SMILES, THIS DOES NOT SEEMS TO BE VERY RELIABLE. ANY OTHER TYPE COMPLAINTS FILES WITH THIS TYPE UNIT????? I REPLACED THE BELT ON SEPT 2003, THE DEALER DID THE TENSIONER & BELT @31K IN 2005. I AGAIN DID THE BELT ON 03/31/07. THE DEALER DID THE TENSIONER @44K , 05/02/2007. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS VAN, A SCHOOL TEACHER, DRIVE TO & FROM SCHOOLS FOR THE MOST PART I HAVE THROUGH LAST TENSIONER & THE BELTS THAT I DID. SO IF SHE OR I PLANS TO GO ON A TRIP, WE MUST EITHER REPLACE THE TENSIONER & DRIVE BELT OR CARRY ONE WITH US. NOW ON MY 2001 CARAVAN WITH OVER 60K I STILL HAVE THE SOME TENSIONER & DRIVE BELT. DUH??????? I NEED HELP WITH THIS. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN AT 25 MPH AND THEN YIELDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A SWOOSHING NOISE AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO STEER AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07.*JB

MY SERPENTINE BELT HAS JUMPED OFF THE PULLEYS 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR ON MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, I LOOSE ALL POWER CONTROLS. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO MANAGE THE LOSS IN POWER STEERING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN WET WEATHER, THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REATTACHED THE BELT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT COMING OFF MOSTLY DURING WET OR SNOWY WEATHER. TODAY WAS THE FORTH TIME IN THE LAST YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE REPAIR SHOP(S) REPORTS NO KNOWN FIX'S FOR THE 3.3/3.8 ENGINE. I ALSO HAD ONE FAILURE DURING DRY WEATHER. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT....!. IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS !!!!. BECAUSE THIS BELT CONTROLS THE POWER STEERING IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT FOR A STRONG PERSON TO CONTROL THE VAN. LORD HELP THE FRAIL, THE OLD OR THE YOUNG !!!!. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING SITES FOR THIS PROBLEM (WWW.TOPIX.NET OR WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG. FOR SERPENTINE BELT PROBLEMS). I AM FILLING THIS COMPLAINT (AS OTHER HAVE) TO GET SOME HELP BEFORE A VAN LOAD OF CHILDREN GETS HURT BECAUSE OF A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER SEEMS TO IGNORE. I HAVE TRIED ALL KNOWN STANDARD REPAIR AND MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATION BUT NOTHING WORKS IE NEW BELTS, DIFFERENT BELTS, NEW IDLER/TENSION WHEELS, NEW BRACKETS, ALIGNMENTS... NOTHING WORKS. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?...WILL I HEAR ANYTHING BACK FROM NHTSA...WILL THIS BE A WAIST OF TIME? THANK YOU. *NM

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR CHARGING - SERPENTINE BELT FALLING OFF AFTER HITTING SMALL WATER PUDDLE ON 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I LOST POWER STEERING ON A CURVE AS A RESULT OF HITTING A SMALL WATER PUDDLE. VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED ALL SERVICE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF BELT TENSIONER BUT STILL FELL OFF. I AM FAIRLY STRONG AND WAS ABLE TO COME OUT OF THE TURN. SOMEONE WITH LESS ARM STRENGTH WOULD HAVE GONE STRAIGHT OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED. DODGE DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR THIS THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SINCE MINIVANS OFTEN CARRY A LOT OF KIDS AND IF THIS HAPPENS ON A WET ROAD THERE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES FROM LOSS OF CONTROL. *NM

THE STRUT COVERS HAVE RUSTED AND NOW THERE IS A GREAT LIKELIHOOD THAT THE STRUT WILL SHORTLY COME THROUGH THE COVER AND POSSIBLY COME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS PROBLEM ISN'T THAT VISIBLE WITHOUT LOOKING FOR IT. *JB

2000 DODGE CARAVAN CONSUMERS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE MOTORIST WAY IN TIME, WHICH RESULTED IN HER VEHICLE BEING HIT. *JB *AK