2001 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

2001 - DODGE CARAVAN - FAILURE OF HEATER SYSTEM AFTER DASH PULLED FOR A/C REPAIR. *TR

2001 DODGE CARAVAN - PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL FILTER, HAD TO DROP GAS TANK TO DO SO AS THAT IS ONLY ACCESS. THIS RESULTED IN TOTAL DISCONNECT FROM FUEL NECK FILLER LINE, ETC. AFTER REPLACEMENT AND REINSTALL OF GAS TANK, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. MECHANIC TRIED TO FIX, REPLACED GAS CAP. CANNOT GET LIGHT TO GO OFF. WILL HAVE TO DROP GAS TANK AGAIN IN FUTURE FOR REPAIR. NO OTHER CODES COMING UP FOR ENGINE LIGHT. REASON: COMPRESSION LEAK IN FUEL LINE, SYSTEM. *TR

2001 DODGE CARAVAN - A/C SYSTEM & DASH/ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL AND LIGHTS - HAD VEHICLE FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS, TOTAL FAILURE OF A/C SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED SYSTEM. SYSTEM WORKED APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) YEARS, THEN HAD ANOTHER TOTAL FAILURE OF SYSTEM, ALONG WITH FAN SPEED SWITCH NO LONGER WORKING MEDIUM AND HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE PAST WARRANTY SO HAD PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACE EVAPORATOR. HAD TO PULL DASH OUT TO REPLACE EVAPORATOR, AS NO ACCESS TO MAKE REPAIR UNDER HOOD, COST OF $1,500 DUE TO LABOR INTENSIVE PULLING DASH FOR A/C REPAIR. AFTER DASH PULLED OUT AND REINSTALLED, DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT A FEW DAYS AFTER A/C REPAIR. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC, STATED INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENTS WERE FALLING OFF, PAPER/ADHESIVE ADHERING COMPONENTS TO DASH DRY ROTTED AND NO LONGER STICKING. NEEDED NEW PANEL AT COST OF $1,000. THESE ITEMS WERE REPAIRED IN SUMMER MONTHS. IN WINTER, DISCOVERED HEATER DID NOT WORK. HAVEN'T REPAIRED THAT YET. *TR

PASSENGER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY RETURNS TO SHUT POSITION. IF WINDOW IS LOWERED, THEN IT MAY TAKE 1-2 DAYS BEFORE THE WINDOW WILL RETURN TO CLOSED POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND RESPONDED AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $1000. THE DEALER WILL ALSO PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ADDITIONAL FAILURES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CONTROL MODULE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TOLD WE HAD BAD GAS CAP, REPLACED AND RESET CODE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP, FOUND CRACKED FILLER NECK TUBE, FILLER NECK TUBE UNAVAILABLE FROM MFG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH, THE HORN WOULD SOUND AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD ALSO FLASH ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE HOT BODY CONTROLLER AND FRONT BODY MODULATOR HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,893. UPDATED 07/22/10 *BF UPDATED 07/27/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS IN ACTIVATION. SUDDENLY, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED LIMITED VISIBILITY AND CONTINUED IN OPERATION WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHER ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

HERE'S A DEAD GUY FROM A BAD DODGE CARAVAN CLOCKSPRING THAT YOU REFUSE TO RECALL BEYONG FY2000. WHAT IS IT YOU GOVERNMENT GALLOOFS DO ALL DAY? NEW YORK - A FAMED STRONGMAN WHO ONCE LIFTED 3,200 POUNDS AT CONEY ISLAND DURING ITS HEYDAY AND WAS STILL BENDING QUARTERS WITH HIS FINGERS AT AGE 104 DIED MONDAY AFTER HE WAS HIT BY A MINIVAN. JOE ROLLINO WAS STRUCK AS HE CROSSED A MAJOR STREET IN BROOKLYN, AND SUFFERED A BROKEN PELVIS, HEAD TRAUMA AND BROKEN RIBS. HE DIED A FEW HOURS LATER AT AN AREA HOSPITAL. POLICE SAID THE DRIVER WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING. NO CRIMINALITY IS SUSPECTED, BUT THE DRIVER WAS ISSUED A SUMMONS FOR A DEFECTIVE HORN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD DIES, INTERMITTENT. THE PROBLEM SHOW WHEN I USED THE TURN SIGNAL, THE DASHBOARD DIES ENTIRELY AND THE HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF, IT HAPPENS EVERY 2 OR 3 DAYS, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY WORKED AGAIN. IT HAPPENS TO ME MORE THAN 10 TIMES. I SOLDER THE TERMINALS AT THE ELECTRICAL BOX THAT ACCORDING TO THE ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM FEED THE TURN SIGNAL, DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT 2 YEARS AGO, SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED ANY MORE. *TR