2000 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUED TO WOBBLE UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON 4 OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IN THE MORNING, THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON. *JB

I HAVE COMPLAINED OF A SNAPPED STEERING WHEEL AT 12:00 POSITION. (COMPLAINT 631725) REPLACEMENT WHEEL (FROM JAN 2001) WAS SNAPPING AND CLICKING WHEN TURNING FOR WEEKS. ON SEPT 3, 2001 THE WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND NOW SLIDES 1/2 INCH UP AND DOWN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK FOR 5 MINUTES, WITH THE IGNITION OFF, AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR GOING FORWARD AND THEN IN REVERSE. CONSUMER'S CHILDREN WERE IN VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER ADULT. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A MAIN ROAD. CONSUMER IN VEHICLE MANAGED TO GET TO DRIVER SEAT TO SLAM ON BRAKES. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD THE VIN# TO THE FORM.*AK

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP ON NAD-40,REQ. 18445:CAG. I RECEIVED A REPORT FROM QUALI-TECH, INC. (MATERIALS ANALYSIS LABORATORY) REGARDING THE TESTING OF MY STEERING WHEEL THAT SNAPPED AT THE 12:00 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE I WAS PUSHING ON BRAKE AND PULLING WHEEL TOWARD ME BEFORE IMPACT. THE REPORT STATES "THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED AT A LOCATION WHERE THE ALUMINUM CORE CONTAINS A HIGH AMOUNT OF POROSITY AND DENDRITIC SEGREGATION. THE CENTER SIXTY PERCENT OF THE CROSS-SECTION EXHIBITED THE POROSITY. THE PRESENCE OF THE POROSITY AND DENDRITIC SEGREGATION WOULD HIGHLY REDUCE THE STRENGTH OF THE CENTER ALUMINUM SECTION AND CAUSE FAILURE TO OCCUR AT REDUCED IMPACT LOADS AS COMPARED TO A SECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN THESE MATERIAL DEFECTS." MY QUESTION IS HOW DO I GET THE X-RAYS OF THIS STEERING WHEEL DURING ITS MANUFACTRING AND HOW MANY OTHER DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEELS ARE OUT THERE?*AK

THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALER TO INSTALL A FRONT END LIFT BECAUSE THE GROUND CLEARANCE WAS LOW CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. *YH

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING A SMALL CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WAS INJURED BADLY. COULD CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT STARTING VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY MY VAN ACCELERATED SO FAST AND MADE A ROARING NOISE. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT IT KEPT ACCELERATING. I PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL (NOISE EVEN LOUDER) AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TURNED THE VAN OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES I GOT IT TO START. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. HAD SOMEONE BEEN IN FRONT OF ME THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR ME TO HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

VAN WAS RUNNING WHILE IN PARK. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PE00 048; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH AND HEARD A NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO T SHOULDERS OF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THAT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. IT WAS SECOND INCIDENT AFFECTING LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. GOODYEAR, CONQUEST, 205 75 R14. GOODYEAR WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK