2003 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

2003 DODGE CARAVAN HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. *JB

STREERING WHEEL NO LONGER LOCKS WHEN KEY IS REMOVED. WE HAVE SEVERAL DODGE MINI VANS (YEARS 03,04) IN OUR WORK FLEET AND 4 OF THE 5 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

I MANAGE A FLEET THAT CONTAINS 13, 2003 DODGE CARAVANS. SO FAR 5 OF THE 13 VANS HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OIL SENSOR. ALL THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 16,000 AND 18,000 MILES. THE DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING PROACTIVE ABOUT CHANGING OUT THE OTHER SENSORS ON THE OTHER 8 VEHICLES. I CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY TOOK THE SAME STANCE, AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT NHTSA. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW IF THE ENGINE IS GETTING OIL OR NOT. SOMETIMES SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNING IT BACK ON TURNS OFF THE LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF MY FLEET, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.*AK

VEHICLE IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE VEHICLE NEEDED TWO FRONT ROTORS. *TC

THE ROTOS AND BRAKES WORN AT 15,000 MILES. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM REMAINED. *AK

WAS DRIVING THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RADIO AND HEAT CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF, THEN THE WIPERS AND LIGHTS WENT. ONCE THE VAN SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON. WAS LOOKED AT BY A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER MODULE. ONE MONTH WENT BY WITH NO PROBLEM THEN IT REPEATED ALL THE ABOVE. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEY REPLACED SWITCH AND I DROVE THE VAN THEN WHEN RETURNING FROM MY DESTINATION IT REPEATED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT AGAIN RAN ALL THE TESTS THEY COULD THINK OF AND COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. THEY SAID BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING COULD BE PICKED UP ON THE MACHINE. *JB

THE DRIVER WAS FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AT A GAS STATION AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT RECALL NOTICE 02V274000 FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE WELD WAS ISSUED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THIS DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH VEHICLE SAFETY HOT LINE OPERATOR. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. THE GARAGE THAT DID THE WORK STATED THAT 1ST BRAKES SHOULD LAST APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. DODGE/CHRYSLER WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM TOLD ME THAT THEY ONLY COVERED BRAKES FOR 12,000 MILES. I'VE NEVER REPLACED BRAKES AT 12,000 MILES.... *NM

WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED VEHICLE 5 TIMES, BUT THE THE SAME PROBLEMS RECURRED. *AK