2000 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

CONSUMER STATES ANOTHER MOTORIST RAN A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE, AND NONE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE IN MOTION, BRAKES FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. SOON AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VEHICLE WITH A NEW CARAVAN. SAME PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTING. *JG

AT 5MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND CONSUMER COULD ONLY REVERSE, BUT COULD NOT PUT IT IN DRIVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

BRAKES WEAR PREMATURELY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TWO (2) SETS OF FRONT PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 33,000 MILES. INBOARD SIDE OF PADS AND ROTORS WERE DEEPLY SCORED. OUTBOARD SIDES WERE OK. COULD THE BRAKE CALIBERS BE DEFECTIVE? DEALER HAS NOT SUGGESTED THAT THE CALIBERS BE REPLACED, WHICH ARE UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITHIN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIME IN TWO YEARS. THE DEALER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON A DESIGN FAILURE WHEREIN PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE SUCKED UP INTO THE INTERIOR A/C DRAFT SYSTEM BLOCKING THE FAN FROM WORKING. IN ADDITION, THE SUNVISORS WERE DEFECTIVE , REPORTED, AND NEVER REPLACED. DEALER HAS FOR THE MOST PART BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE TO VEHICLE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS UNINHABITATBLE WITHOUT AN A/C

WHY DOES A 2 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 50000 NEED A $2500 TRANSMISSION.???? I THINK IT IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS FOR WHAT YOU SPEND ON A VEHICLE TODAY THAT YOU CAN'T GET 50000 TROUBLE FREE MILES OR EVEN THREE YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. I AM A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FREAK. I ALWAYS GOT 125000 TO 180000 MILES WITH MY GM VEHICLES AND NEVER SPENT A DIME ON A TRANSMISSION LET ALONE A MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE IN THIS DAY AND AGE. *AK

WHEN CHANGING GEARS THERE IS A VERY HARD BUMP THAT ONE CAN FEEL ONCE IT'S IN GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER CHANGING GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEND ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I JUST HAD NOT ENGAGED DRIVE ALL THE WAY, BUT THIS LAST TIME I ACTUALLY CHECKED AND THE GEAR STICK WAS FULLY ENGAGED IN DRIVE - I.E IT DID NOT WIGGLE AROUND. THEN AS I WAS ROUNDING THE CORNER AT A LIGHT IT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO REV AND I REALIZED IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I SLIPPED IT BACK INTO GEAR AND PROMPTLY CALLED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN I WAS CALLED TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS DONE, THEY SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LOW, AND THAT MY FLUID WAS LOW DUE A FAULTY HOSE CAUSING A LEAK. HOWEVER EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN MY FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY ADDED FLUID THEN. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON TO INDIACATE THAT TRANSMISSION FLUIDS WERE LOW. SO I AM ALITTLE CONCERN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER SINCE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT SLIPING, YET.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND GRINDING SOUND. STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING. HAD MECHANIC TO PUT UP VEHICLE, AND MECHANIC INDICATED NO SQUEALING. WARNING SYSTEM ON BRAKES, AND BRAKE ROTORS WERE TOTALLY TRASHED ON ONE SIDE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK