2001 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT REGAINED CONTROL. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND NOT TURN WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAD THE STEERING GEAR REPLACED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. *TC

I OWN A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT WITH 39,501 MILES. THE WIELD THAT HOLDS THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT TO THE STEERING ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND BROKE LEAVING THE STRUT DANGING AND USELESS. THE DEALER, MECHANICSVILLE DODGE, WANTS $800.00 TO REPLACE BOTH STRUTS AND REPAIR THE WIELD. WE DID NOTHING IN OUR DRIVING HABITS TO CAUSE THIS MALFUNCTION. THE STRUTS THEMSELVES ARE IN GOOD OPERATING ORDER. I FEEL ITS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT DODGE SHOULD FIX AT NO CHARGE.*AK

WE OWN A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ALERTED US TO A PROBLEM. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE CLOCKSPRING. A RECALL WAS RECENTLY ISSUED FOR CLOCKSPRING FAILURES ON THE 1999 AND 2000 CARAVANS. THE DEALER, FOR A COST OF $255.48, REPLACED THE PART. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED ON THE 2001 MODELS. I BELIEVE THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM EXISTS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND PULSATED. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. THE CONSUMER WAS TOO NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING AND OR THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *SC

AFTER READING THAT CHRYSLER TO RECALL 955,000 MINIVANS FROM 1998 - 2000, THE 2001 DODGE CARAVAN I OWN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL SOME TIMES BE ON, SOMETIMES OFF. IT'S OFF FOR WEEKS THEN IT WILL BE ON FOR A DAY OR TWO. I THINK THIS SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVES MORE THAN THE LISTED MODEL YEARS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE (04V48000) FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WITH JUST 66000 MILES ON MY 2001 DODGE CARAVAN, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS LOCKING UP AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. COST TO REPAIR - $3300. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN TURNING THE CORNER POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THEN KICKED BACK IN MAKING HANDLING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A CLANKING SOUND. *AK

WHEN STARTING MY 2001 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT, THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES AROUND AND "FLIPS" BACK BEHIND THE PIECE THAT IS UNDERTHE 0 MPH, PREVENTING THE SPEEDOMETER FROM WORKING. IT IS AN IMTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLING WORSE IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS (3 TIMES). THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I COULD HIT ON THE DASH WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF AND IT WOULD "RESET" AND WORK FINE, BUT THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK SO WHEN I'M DRIVING I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. NO INJURIES OR TICKETS YET-I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IN TO BE LOOKED AT WHILE THIS WAS OCCURING SO I COULD GET IT FIXED. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW (POWER) GETTING STUCK DOWN (2 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS). I HAVE ALSO HAD A "RATTLEING" NOISE THAT OCCURS WHEN I'M DRIVING AT A STEADY 45 MPH UNDER THE FRONT END. I HAD A DEALER "FIX" IT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A WEEK. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IT BACK IN TO BE LOOKED AT.

SEAT FRAME ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. DEALR STATES THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IT WOULD BE $1,200 TO REPLACE. I FEEL THAT THE METAL FRAME SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN SINCE THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND THERE IS NO REASON THE FRAME SHOULD HAVE BROKEN.*AK