2000 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THE SERPINTINE BELT JUST CAME OFF MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 20 MPH AT THE TIME AND WAS LUCKY THAT THE BELT DID NOT WRAP AROUND ANY OF THE COMPONENTS.

WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN NOT TO WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. DEALER NOTIFIED. AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND LOCKS IN SECOND GEAR WHEN USING A/C WHILE PASSING OR USING PASSING GEAR. MUST STOP AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE CONTINUING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY SINCE WE OWN IT. *NLM

LEFT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO SIGN OF TROUBLE VISIBLE AT THIS TIME. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX ,P18575/R14 DOT#VNJ7791775.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE PARKING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOST STEERING. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED STEERING BOLT ON GROUND.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

LOCATION AND TEXTURE OF THE FUEL TANK POSSES A SAFETY HAZARD PER CONSUMER. THE TANK ISN'T PROTECTED, AND A STAPLE WAS ABLE TO PUNCTURE THE TANK, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *AK

CONSUMER STATED ON AUG. 4 2003, DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT WORK EITHER. *PH

I OWN A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THEY DO NOT MEET SAFETY STANDARD ('BUCKLE RELEASE MECHANISM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTAL RELEASE.') AND ARE DANGEROUSLY PRONE TO UNLATCHING DURING AUTO ACCIDENTS. THE BUCKLE, KNOWN AS THE GENERATION 3 (GEN3), MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN AS MANY AS 16 MILLION CHRYSLER, DODGE AND JEEP VEHICLES.*AK THE BUCKLE HAS BECOME UNLATCHED MANY TIMES FOR MY TWO CHILDRENS CAR SEATS AND I KNOW HAVE TO CHECK THEM EVERYTIME I GET IN THE CAR. TWO WOMEN WERE KILLED AND A CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT DEC. 28, 2002, NEAR BEEVILLE, TEXAS. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS TO 17 AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO 27 IN ACCIDENTS IN WHICH GEN3 BUCKLES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE UNLATCHED. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL TO HAVE THE SEATBELT REPLACED WITH ONE THAT MEET STANDARDS AND WILL DO IT'S JOB TO HELP PROTECT MY FAMILY IN AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING, THE ROTORS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS WERE VERY STIFF, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CUT THEM DOWN. *JB