2001 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

1)ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE WHEN COLD START. 2)RUBBING NOISE JUST BEHIND STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING SOP RACK. 3)RECALL DOOR LATCH.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON DURING OPERATION; THE DELAER HAS BEN TRYING TO REPAIR FOR 5 WEEKS; HAS NO IDEA OF CASUSE. THEY ALOS DON"T KNOW IF THE BAGS WILL DEPOLY IN THE EVENT OF CRASH OF IF THEY MIGHT DEPLOY ACCIDENTLY WITHOUT A CRASH. *AK

THE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY (IIHS) GAVE THE 2001 DODGE CARAVAN A "POOR" RATING BECAUSE OF LEAKING FUEL DURING A CRASH TEST. THE PRESIDENT OF THE IIHS, BRIAN O'NEILL SAID THAT ANY FUEL LEAK CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF FIRE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAYS THE LEAKS ARE FREAK OCCURRENCES, BUT HAS REDISGNED THE FUEL SYSTEMS FOR THE 2002 MODELS. IF IT IS NOT A DANGER, WHY REDESIGN IT? THEY ARE REFUSING A RECALL OF WHAT COULD BE A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. A RECALL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK OF THE MINIVAN AND FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL FAMILIES. DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S INNACTION IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND SHOWS CONTEMPT FOR ITS CUSTOMERS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UP A DRIVEWAY AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, ONE OF THE TWO BOLTS FELL OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DISLODGING IT FROM THE SUSPENSION FRAME, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE, DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT SWAY BAR LINK AND INSTALLED A RIGHT CAMBER BOLT. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY SRS IMPACT SENSOR LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WHEN SENSOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING SRS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY ANOTHER DEALER.*JB

DESIGN OF CONTROLS: THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN ANY POSITION LOWER THAN D BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S KNEE WHEN MOVING FROM ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN USING LOW RANGES IN DESCENDING A GRADE. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PHYSICAL REASON NOT TO HAVE ANGLED THE TRANSMISSION LEVER HIGHER TO LEAVE CLEARANCE. THE EFFECT OF THIS POOR DESIGN IS THAT ONE DOES NOT USE ENGINE BRAKING ON A GRADE, INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF BRAKE FAILURE.*AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED CARBON MONOXIDE COMING IN FROM AIR VENTS. CONSUMER HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED A 2001, PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER NOTICED AIR CONDITIONER FILTER WAS MISSING , ADDED THE FILTER ,AND RETURNED VEHICLE SAYING IT SHOULD BE FINE. BUT, CONSUMER WAS STILL ABLE TO SMELL CARBON MONOXIDE. CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE THEN INSTRUCTED DEALER TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK, AND CONSUMER PICKED THIS VEHICLE. WAS TOLD IT HAD A AIR FILTRATION ODOR PARTICLE REMOVER AS AN OPTION. CONSUMERS WIFE IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND GETS ILL DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER APPLIED EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING WASHED. WHEN BRAKE WAS RELEASED LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS OFF. HOWEVER, FRONT AND REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO RUST BULD UP BETWEEN PADS AND CYLINDERS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIR BAG READY LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES THE VEHICLES IS OPERATED. DEALER STATE DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING THIS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE ON BACK ORDER NO DELIVERY DATE KNOWN. *AK

THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNENT BUT NOW THE VEHICLE PULLS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. NLM