2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

ALL OF MY VEHICLE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY FLICKER. A VERY NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE INTENSITY OF THE HEADLIGHTS, MARKER LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS OCCURS WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.*AK

2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL. COMES AND GOES. FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. FLUID COLOR AND SMELL IS FINE,NO AIR BUBBLES IN FLUID.SEEMS TO BE THE WORST AFTER DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN DRIVING IN TOWN. SOMETIMES GOES AWAY AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. DEALER RECOMMENDS A FLUSH. BOUGHT VEHICLE USED AT 29000 MILES. PROBLEM SEEMED TO START SHORTLY AFTER. A $80 FLUSH ISN'T GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER READING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS ARE HAVING. SEEMS LIKE SOME SORT OF RESTRICTION ON THE INTAKE SIDE OF THE SYSTEM.

RACK AND PINION SEALS LEAKING DEALER REPLACED RACK & PINION 2/21/06 RACK AND PINION SEALS LEAKING AGAIN, CAR REPAIR SHOP RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT AGAIN 2/2007. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HUMMING AND LOW GRADE VIBRATION THAT ONE HEAR COULD WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THEREWAS A DEFECT IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE THIS VEHICLE HAD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 , AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102000.*AK

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE VIBRATED, BUT DID NOT STALL WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED SINCE JUNE 2006. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE OIL PAN AND DIP STICK HAD GREY DEBRIS IN IT, AND THE MAGNET WAS NOT IN THE RIGHT LOCATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RETURNS COOLER SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED A BURNING SMELL UNDER THE HOOD ,AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. THE DEALER DID NOT CONFIRM IF THERE COULD BE A FAILURE IF SHE DIDN'T REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RETURN COOLER. HOWEVER, HE ADVISED HER THAT THE NEW PART WILL ELIMINATE THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. EACH VISIT TO THE DEALER/REPAIR SHOP THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A NEW FAILURE INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL CONCERN. THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT SHOULD ALSO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RETURN COOLER. . THE CONTACT ALSO REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES ON TWO OCCASIONS SINCE 2004 DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. THEY MECHANIC STATED THAT A CARRIAGE BOLT WILL CORRECT THE TIRE FAILURE. *AK

WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE IS 40 DEGREES OR COLDER THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ADMITS A LOUD HIGH PITCH WHINING SOUND, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE VERY HARD TO TURN UNTIL THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, AND ALSO A SHUDDER IS FELT THRU THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY YEAR SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR, OCCURRING WHEN THE WEATHER COOLS OFF. WE TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER EVERY YEAR. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS THE SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM AND TIGHTEN THE HOSES. THIS YEAR THE SOLUTION IS SUPPOSE TO BE A POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER, WHICH THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, WILL COST $220.00. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS WORK HAS THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY YEAR, AND ONLY NOW IS THERE A REDESIGN FOR THE SYSTEM THAT NEVER WORKED PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE CORPORATE OFFICE FOR RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER, I WAS LAST TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. BUT THE COOPERATE AGENT COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE DEALER WAS GOING TO DO OR AT WHAT COST. BASICALLY I AM GETTING THE ROUND AROUND FOR WHAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN TO WORK WHEN IT SEEMED TO NOT BE GETTING ANY FUEL AT ALL. THE VAN THEN STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. VAN HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

POWER CABLE FOR RADIATOR FAN WAS RUBBING AGAINST AC TUBING. CABLE WORE THROUGH CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT, FAILURE OF RADIATOR COOLING FAN RESULTING IN OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. WIRE CABLE BUNDLE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND REROUTED TO PREVENT FUTURE VIBRATION EROSION OF CABLE BUNDLE.*JB

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF ON MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 68,000 MILES. THIS ORIGINALLY HAPPENED ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY OF 5 IN THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY IN TENNESSEE. WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OFF I REACHED FORWARD TO TOUCH THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. 3 WEEKS WENT BY WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. NOW ALMOST DAILY THE LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND COME BACK ON WHEN I TOUCH THE SWITCH. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *NM

MY PASSENGER AND DRIVER POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, SOMETIMES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN FROM IT'S LOCKED POSITION (STEERING WHEEL IS "NOT" LOCKED) *JB