1999 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR THAT TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

DODGE CARAVAN 1999 SERPENTINE BELT DISMOUNTING UPON DRIVING THROUGH WATER. A DANGEROUS AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, OVERHEATING, AND LOSS OF ALTERNATOR OUTPUT ( WARNING LIGHT ON ) IS NOTICED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE SERPENTINE BELT SHREDDED APART AND DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

I HAVE HAD REPEATED SHREDDING OF THE SERPENTINE BELT ON MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND SYSTEMS SHUTDOWN (INCLUDING ENGINE) DURING DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. BRAZIL HAS RECALLED THE DODGE MINIVAN FOR THE SAME FAILURES AND DODGE HAS MADE A MODIFICATION KIT (2005) FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DATE TO POST A RECALL IN THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BELTS 6 TIMES AND THE TENSIONER 3 TIMES IN 60,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE LAST TENSIONER AND BELT PUT ON AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP ALTHOUGH THEY USED AN OLD STYLE TENSIONER NOT THE NEW KIT EVEN THOUGH THE NEW KIT HAD BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE 2005 AND I HAD THE TENSIONER REPLACED IN 2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (NA) EQUIPPED WITH YOKAHAMA, AVID TOURING TIRES, SIZE 215/65/R15. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. AFTER STOPPING AND INSPECTING THE TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE SIDEWALL THAT HAD BLOWN. THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

3 OF 4 TIRES THAT ARE ON MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED CRACKING AND EVENTUALLY FAILED ON THE SIDEWALLS IN A 4 MONTH PERIOD. THE FOURTH LOOKS AS THOUGH IT MAY FAIL SOON. THEY ARE ALL GOODYEAR ALLEGRA TIRES ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD THE TREAD LOOKS ALMOST NEW IT IS THE SIDEWALLS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE SERPENTINE BELT DISCONNECTS WHILE DRIVING UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS. WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER BE CAUTIOUSLY DRIVEN OR TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD BE RECONNECTED TO ITS PULLEYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,422 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 03/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE AIR BAGS BROKE ON THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2010 AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V480000;AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL GAUGES GO OUT ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AND HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT THE PART HAD BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE TWICE IN THREE MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL YET THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF EXPECTANCY FOR THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

1999 DODGE CARAVAN, SHOCK TOWER RUST, THIS IS NOT JUST COSMETIC RUST, THIS IS SERIOUS STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WHERE THE SUSPENSION CAN FAIL BY BREAKING UP THROUGH THE SHOCK TOWER AND COLLAPSE THE FROM END OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFECT BY CHRYSLER AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE TWO DODGE CARAVANS AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME SHOCK TOWER RUST PROBLEMS. EVEN THE DODGE DEALERS KEEP MANY REPAIR KITS IN STOCK BECAUSE OF THE LARGE DEMAND. AS THE DODGE CARVANS GET OLDER, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF FAILURES AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES. THE VEHICLES ARE ONLY 10 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS JUST WRONG. *TR