1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT AGAIN. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD 62500 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY DIAGNOSED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ORDERED AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED ($1550.00). THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AN ORIGINAL EQUIMENT REPLACEMENT FROM DODGE AND WAS WARRANTEED FOR 12 MONTHS / 12000 MILES. 35000 MILES LATER (VEHICLE READING 98000 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE STRUT TO THE CYLINDER BODY BROKE, CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO BREAK AND DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES. RECALL 97V079000 ON THE EARLIER MODELS, BUT NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE THE REAR WINDOW JUST SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE WINDOW HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW WAS FIXED ON OCT 8, 1998.*JB

VEHICLE IS IN INVOLVED UNDER RECALL 96V099 (ABS SYSTEM). INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE ABS PUMP RUNS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR OF THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES AT TIMES NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND CONTINUES TO SHAKE UNTIL DECIDES TO STOP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BY MECHANICS. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A RECALL WAS ORDERED ON MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT , OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW BECAUSE THE PADS WERE LOW. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY OVER SEVERAL DAYS UPON IGINITION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED IN TRAFFIC.

STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT LOCK AFTER ENGINE IS OFF AND KEY IS REMOVED ALLOWING STEERING WHEEL TO BE TURNED EVEN WHEN CAR IS PARKED. KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH REGARDLESS OF GEAR,SHIFT POSITION, KEY LOCK POSITION, OR IF CAR IS RUNNING. OCASIONALLY, WHEN IS PARKED AND KEY REMOVED, THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN AND APPEAR DEAD UNTIL KEY IS INSERTED AND TRANSMISION HANDLE IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY IN PARK POSITION. KEY REMOVAL PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO ODI ID:823214