2000 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

WE PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES ON IT. OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD 3 BLOW OUTS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST BROKE THE BACK MOLDING OF THE CAR AND BLEW THE GAS CAP OFF. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT SHREDS AND COMES APART. WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THERE'S A NOISE LIKE THE BELT IS SLAPPING AROUND UNDER THE HOOD. SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES .THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE PULLEY TENSIONER SPRING BROKE AND THE PULLEY LOCKED TO THE SIDE, WHICH ALLOWED THE BELT TO RIDE OFF THE SIDE. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE PULLEY LOCKED UP AND BROKE, ALLOWING THE BELT TO SLIP OFF. THE THIRD TIME IT OCCURRED NO CAUSE WAS GIVEN. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BECAUSE THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. TWO DAYS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN, HOWEVER, THE HORN OPERATES WHEN USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. I CALLED A DODGE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 24, 2004 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY A BAD CLOCK SPRING THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE WORK REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I RESEARCHED THIS CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT BECAME APPARENT THAT CLOCK SPRING REPLACMENT ON CERTAIN JEEP AND CHRYSLER MODELS IS FAIRLY COMMON. SOME MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM.

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ON THE RACK AND PINION. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING FAILED. *AK *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TWO CARS BEHIND A STOPPED VEHICLE, MAKING A U TURN. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR, AND THE SECOND VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK AND COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BRUISED CHEST AND ABDOMEN. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SC *JB

1. SPALLING OF METAL OFF INNER SURFACE OF BRAKE ROTORS 2. RAPID BRAKE PAD WEAR ON PAD NOT EQUIPPED WITH WEAR SENSOR 3. REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND ROTERS - PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

DODGE CARAVAN 2000, WE'VE HAD OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES, AND HAD IT TO DODGE THREE TIMES TO BE FIXED. WITH NO RESULTS ALWAYS SAME PROBLEMS. VAN WITH NOT GO INTO PARK. DRIVE, ETC.. VERY DANGEROUS !! *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO WORN PARTS. *LA

SINCE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED EIGHT MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *PH A FAULTY PIN IN THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WHERE IN MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF. THE PIN BROKE AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASE. *LA