1998 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL START SHAKING WITHOUT A NOTICE OF BRAKES WORKING. *AK IN LOW IDLE WITH BRAKES ON, VEHICLE START SHAKING AS IF IT WOULD DIE (ENGINE SHUT OFF). *YH

WE BOUGHT THIS VAN IN JANUARARY 1, 2000 WE HAVE HAD THIS VAN FOR A YEAR NOW AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKES DONE ON IT 8 TIMES. THE BRAKES GET SO HOT THAT IT MELTS THE VALVE STEMS. ALSO WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS VAN THE YELLOW LIGHTS ON THE FRONT DASH FOR THE REAR WINDOW WIPER AND THE OTHER LIGHTS SURROUNDING THAT LIGHT KEEP BLINKING AND WONT STOP BLINKING UNTIL DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE LIGHTS STOP BLINKING. *AK

CONSUMER HAD NOTICED THAT TIRES STARTED SEPARATING, AND WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THEM. THESE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER RECALL, BUT CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. MICHELIN, TOURING, 215/65R16. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DEFECTIVE TIMING BELT AND IDLER ARM BROKE WHICH CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MANY PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN WITH, INCLUDING THE EMPLOYEES AT KENNEDY TRANSMISSION, HAVE SAID THESE TRANSMISSION HAVE A REPUTATION OF GOING OUT AROUND 60-70,000 MILES. OUR DIFFERENTIAL WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THIS REPAIR, I WAS TOLD, IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURANCE. SHOULDN'T THE CONSUMER BE FORWARNED ABOUT HAVE A $2800 REPAIR AFTER 60,000 MILES? OTHERWISE, SHOULDN'T THEY PUT IN A DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION IN THESE MINI-VANS?*AK

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND MADE A FUNNY NOISE, THEN STALLED COMPLETELY, CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 08-5050-945. *SLC

REAR DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STAYING ON DURING TRAVELING, CAUSING OVERHEAD LIGHT TO STAY ON . *AK THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO POSSILY WITH THE LATCH. JUST HAVE TO KEEP RESLAMMING THE DOOR DOWN TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. *YH

TRANSMISSION PREMATURLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE WORKS BUT CONSTANTLY SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. *YH

WHEN DRIVING SERPENTINE BELT WOULD KEEP COMING OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER IT WAS WET OR DRY. WENT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES & WAS INFORMED A FLAW IN DESIGN OF BELT. HAD BELT REPLACED 5 TIMES & HAD BEEN SHREDDED 5 TIMES. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK NOTED FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER PERFORMED COOLING SYTEM PRESSURE TEST. DIAGNOSED REAR HEAD GASKET AS FAULTY. *AK