1999 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60- 70MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED SHIMMYING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER CHANGED ROTORS/SHAVED/ ROTOR/ CHANGE PADS, AND ALIGNED VEHICLE. ALL 4 THINGS WERE DONE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM, NO REMEDY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, A NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE, AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED DRAGGING A METAL CAN. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. AFTER INSPECTION OF PROBLEM, A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN FORMING UNDER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT A PIN IN DIFFERENTIAL BROKE, WHICH RUINED TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

TOOK VEHICLE 5 TIMES TO DEALER . WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 55-60 MPH THEY PULSATE, BRAKING DISTANCE NORMAL. *AK

ON DEC 8,2000 MY WIFE,FOUR CHILDREN AND MYSELF WERE IN SPRINGFIELD MO, APPROX 80 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE SHOPPING AT THE MALL. WHEN WE FINISHED OUR SHOPPING AND LEFT THE MALL,WE WERE IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC AT APPROX. 30 MPH THE VAN SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING OR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, THE ABILLITY TO PROPERLY STEER THE VAN WAS LOST AND I LUCKILY CAME TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ON DEC 30 WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO SPRINGFIELD MO, WE PULLED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE TO USE THE RESTROM IN THE MCDONALDS. WHILE PULLING IN THE PARKING AREA THE VAN ONCE AGAIN SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN I LOST ALL CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTATION TO INCLUDE THE LOSS OF PROPER STEERING ABILITY. I ALMOST HIT THE PARKED CAR TO THE RIGHT OF ME. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE OR TO REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE, SO HERE I AM WITH A $ 20,000 UNRELIABLE VEHICLE THAT WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE. I AM CURRENTLY A SENIOR NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE U.S. ARMY, I'VE BEEN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 18 YEARS, THIS IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD CHRYSLER OR AN ATTEMPT TO GET OUT OF A DEBT, THIS IS AN HONEST SITUATION THAT IS HAPPENING TO HONEST, LAW ABIDING, HARD WORKING AMERICANS, WHOM STRONGLY BELIEVE IN OUR COUNTRY AND OUR WAY OF LIFE.*AK

PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPERS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY; BRAKES AT FIRST WERE JUMPING, THEN BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS CHANGED BRAKE PADS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

MY MINI VAN WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND THE IMPACT WAS WAS HARD AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DIPLOY.I AM VERY THANKFULL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT BUT MY CAR IS NOW TOTAL.I AM VERY CONSERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS.

THE TIRE WAS TORN COMPLETE OFF THE RIM, THE TREAD WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, PHOTO AVAILABLE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: PDKC HKDR2 TIRESIZE: 205/75-14)

THE RIGHT REAR GOODYEAR TIRE WAS TORN COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM (GOODYEAR CONQUEST 205/75-14 DOTPDKCHKDR239). NLM

HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING IN OCTOBER 2000. CURRENTLY, IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK THE DEALER HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. *YH