2000 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY WENT OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. BOTH PASSENGER WAS NOT HURT. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DRIVER WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER AND INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OUTER CASE RUPTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VAN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN WHICH BROKE AND CAME OUT THROUGH THE CASE. SERVICE DEALER HAVE MADE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS ON TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR AN ANALYSIS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSAXLE DRIVE PIN HAD SHEARED OFF AND HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE HOUSING.*AK THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

A CONVERSION TOP WAS PUT ON MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE TV HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY SECURED. WHILE DRIVING, THE TV FLEW OUT OF THE TOP, RIPPING CORDS, SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, WHILE HANGING FROM A CABLE. THE TV JUST BARELY MISSED THE HEAD OF MY CHILD. NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS TV WEIGHS ABOUT 10 POUNDS. THE TV BOUNCES AROUND WHILE DRIVING. WHILE BRINGING THIS CAR IN FOR OTHER UNRELATED SERVICE PROBLEMS, I WOULD ALWAYS ASK THEM TO SECURE THE TV. IT WAS SECURED BY VELCRO!. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT HIT A BRICK WALL AND STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *LA

SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I OWN A DODGE CARAVAN 2000. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT KOON'S FORD (FALLS CHURCH, VA 703.241.1000, DEALER CODE 35-44341) IF THIS WAS NORMAL AND THEY SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST CAR THEY HAD SEEN WITH THESE PROBLEMS (CLOCKSPRING). I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND I FOUND THAT 5% OF ALL 1996~2000 CARAVAN MODELS HAVE HAD THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT THE 1996-2000 DODGE CARAVAN SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED MILD BRUISES. *AK *SC