2000 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

ANOTHER EA04013. AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BAD CLOCK SPRING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT END UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

1) DRIVING VEHICLE ON VACATION. 2) AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. 3) CLOCKSPRING IN VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (OLD CLOCKSPRING IS AVAILABLE). *AK

THE FRONT STRUT TOWER RUSTED AND CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED AND THEY NOTICED THE RUST AND CRACK. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10000317 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE THE WAS IN PARK, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT ONE'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

WHEN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PROCEED FORWARD FROM STOPPED POSITION, THE VAN FAILED TO MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VAN WAS TAKEN HOME. UPON INSPECTING, TRANSMISSION OIL HAD LEAKED OUT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS PUT BACK IN TO DRIVE THE VAN TO A MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE OWNER THAT A PIN INSIDE THE CASING SLIPS OUT DURING A PERCENTAGE OF MILES. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE PINION TEETH GRINDS. THE VAN HAD A "BANNER KIT" INSTALLED BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THE CONSUMER HAS ATTACHED COPIES OF INVOICE

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALLS 04E036000 AND 04E035000 ON VEHICLE THAT WAS MODIFIED. HAD TAKEN IT ON APPOINTED DATE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER OF MODIFIED VEHICLES, ABILITY CENTER-MACY'S LIFTGATE, FOR REPAIRS. UPON ARRIVING WAS INFORMED NOT ABLE TO DO RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO VEHICLE BEING MODIFIED BY ANOTHER COMPANY. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE FROM MANUFACTURER'S GENERAL MANAGER. IN ADDITION, WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP FOR THE CORRECTION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING IGNITION PROBLEM. CONSUMER COULD MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED OUT YET, BUT WILL DO SO SOON. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE COOLER HOSE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND TO BE SAFE NOT TO RUN IT WITH IT BEING DRY OF OIL. *AK *SC *JB

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE ENTIRE PULLEY THAT SUPPORTS THE SERPENTINE BELT SEPARATED FROM THE MOTOR AND FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING FAST AND WAS ABLE COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I FOUND THE PULLEY WHICH SHOWS WHERE THE ATTACHMENT BOLT SNAPPED IN HALF. IT CERTAINLY LOOKED LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART AND I WOULD HAVE LIKELY SUED IF AN INJURY HAD OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING IN THE FORM OF ANY FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART OR POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OUT THERE BUT NO RECALL. MY VAN HAD 56,242 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.*AK