2002 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

THE CLOCKSPRING ON MY 2002 DODGE CARAVAN SE HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG , HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THIS WAS A CAUSE FOR A RECALL IN EARLIER MODELS UP TO 2000. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE MODELS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE YEAR 2000, AS IT SEEMS QUITE PREVALENT. *JB

I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN MY 2002 DODGE CARAVAN SPORT IN SEPTEMBER 2006. THERE IS A FAULT IN THE REAR HEATER ASSEMBLY TUBE WHICH CAUSES IT TO RUST OUT. WHEN THIS TUBE RUSTS OUT, ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS OUT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT AND SEIZES THE MOTOR. *JB

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED THANKSGIVING DAY 2006. VAN WAS PARKED ON HILL. I PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. WAS ABLE TO CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE UNIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. AFTER PICKING IT UP I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T GO OUT OF FIRST GEAR. SHOP STATED IT WAS DUE TO A SENSOR PROBLEM. A COUPLE OF MONTH'S LATER IT DID THE SAME FIRST GEAR. SHOP REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN. LUCKILY THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE ONLY WARRANTS THE POWERTRAIN TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER. I PURCHASED IT USED IN 2003. *JB

AIR BAG LAMP REMAINS ON. DIAGNOSED AT DEALER AS CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES AS WELL. LIKE SO MANY OTHER CARAVAN OWNERS. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON FOR 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH AROUND 64,000 MILES. BROUGHT TO DODGE DEALER AND TOLD THAT CLOCK SPRING NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DID SEARCH ON WEB AND FOUND THAT DODGE HAD A RECALL FOR 1996-98 AND THEN AGAIN FOR 1998-2000 FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT. SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO 2002 MODELS. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2002 DODGE CARAVAN. THE HEAD LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. ONLY ONE HEAD LIGHT WORKS AT A TIME. WHEN THE INTERMEDIATE LIGHTS ARE ON, ONLY THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT SIDE WOULD LIGHT, WHEN THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE ON, ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WOULD LIGHT AND WHEN THE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WOULD LIGHT. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH. THE CONTACT CONTINUOUS TO HAVE THE SAME FAILURES, AND CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR ORDERS. *NM

REAR HATCH POWER LOCK DISENGAGES LEAVING REAR HATCH AJAR AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. ALSO TRIES TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS. IT IS ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE IS HOLDING A REMOTE ENTRY DEVICE( WHICH I DON'T HAVE) AND I HEAR A CLICK, CLICK AS IT DISENGAGES THE LOCK. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AT LEAST TEN TIMES, EVERY TIME I PUT THE VAN IN PARK THE REAR HATCH UN-LATCHES AND I HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND USE MY KEY TO OPEN THE HATCH THE REST OF THE WAY FOR IT TO CLOSE. ALSO FOR THE FIRST TIME IT HAS INTERFERED WITH MY POWER DOOR LOCKS WORKING. THE HATCH WILL ALSO DISENGAGE IF I AM PARKED AND JUST IDLING. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF I WAS IN A VEHICLE CRASH.... *JB

MY 2002 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE HAS ABOUT 66,000 MILES ON IT AND THE EGR VALVE PACKAGE HAS GONE BAD. THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN MY AREA STATES THAT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED EMISSION'S CONTROL WARRANTY THAT EXPIRES AT 80,000 MILES. THE PART COST AROUND $170.00 AND WILL TAKE ABOUT $120-$200 FOR LABOR. THE PART # IS 4287820AC.

2002 DODGE CARAVAN. THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2002 DODGE CARAVAN FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENTS THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE OR POLICE REPORTS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS. I REPORTED THIS IN AN EARLIER COMPLAINT BUT I FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THE OBD FUSE HAS BEEN BLOWN. THE POSSIBLE CAUSE TO IT HAS BEEN THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPED DUE TO A LOW BATTERY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE AIRBAG HOUSING MECHANISMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT AIRBAG CLOCK SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED WHILE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED; THE AIRBAGS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.