2000 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

2000 DODGE CARAVAN, EASTBOUND WHEN LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. UNIT 1 CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE RIGHT BERM. TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE BY OHIO TURNPIKE MAINTENANCE. *BF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, LEFT FRONT HUB AND LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. ( OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0550-90)*JB

2000 DODGE CARAVAN. DRIVER SIDE STRUT CAP RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL RUST PATTERN. STILL HAVE A 95 CARAVAN AND STRUT CAPS ARE PERFECT. THE RUST IS SUCH THAT A GOOD BUMP COULD POKE THE STRUT THROUGH THE CAP AND THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ALSO CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A NORMAL RUST PATTERN AND DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HAVING CREATED REPLACEMENT CAPS WHICH ARE NOT INSTALLED UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE HOWEVER REFUSES RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND STEERS CUSTOMERS TO BODY SHOPS. *TR

NEAR BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAK AS A RESULT OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES RESEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR BRAKE FAILURES DUE TO RUSTED BREAK LINES ON OLDER DODGE AND PLYMOUTH MINIVANS - NO SAFETY RECALL ISSUED BY NHTSA. *TR

2000 DODGE CARAVAN UPPER STRUT MOUNTS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED, STARTED RUSTING A T 75,000 ON AT 160,000 SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TR

STRUT TOWERS RUSTING ON 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT BOTH STRUT TOWERS ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH STATES THIS IS A COSMETIC REPAIR! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! THE STRUT TOWER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND HARDLY ANYTHING IS HOLDING IT IN PLACE. THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL? DODGE SHOULD BE REPAIRING THIS FOR FREE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AFTER TURNING A STREET, THE REAR WINDOW JUST SHATTERED WITH NO DISCERNIBLE REASON. NO SHOTS, NO ROCKS, NO STREE...NOTHING! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT UNDER THE HOOD TO CHECK THE OIL, SHE NOTICED THE FRONT LEFT STRUT TOWER HAD RUSTED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT KIT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. IT WAS LATER FOUND THE STRUT WAS SO BADLY RUSTED THAT THE KIT COULD NOT FIX IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. UPDATED 07/08/10 *BF UPDATED 07/19/10*BF UPDATED 07/21/10.*JB UPDATED 10/12/10*JB

2000 DODGE CARAVAN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WOORKING (SPEDOMETER,FUEL GAUGE ETC) REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ALSO QUIT FUSE KEEPS BLOWING I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE SAME COMPLAINT DATING BACK TO 1995 THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR 15 YEARS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THE CONTACT SUDDENLY NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS HEAVILY LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION PIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92000.

RUSTING THROUGH OF STRUT TOWER WHICH COULD RESULT IN STRUT PENETRATING THROUGH HOOD AND WINDSHIELD OF VAN. IF TOWER WERE TO COLLAPSE AT SPEED VAN WOULD DROP ON THAT SIDE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN ROLL OVER. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR