2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER 2 1/2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 49,00 MILES HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS SEEMED TO FLICKER. OCCASIONALLY INTERIOR LIGHTS DO THE SAME. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACING SEVERAL MODULES AT SIGNIFICANT COST. I SEE FROM NHTSA WEB SITE THAT A RECALL IS/WAS TO BE ISSUED FOR 2000-2002. BASED ON NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN SYSTEMS SEEMS IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2003. *NM

MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN, IN A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WERE HIT IN THE REAR WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE, AND COLLAPSED TO THE FULL RECLINE POSITION DURING THE WRECK. THIS HAS CAUSED MY WIFE TO HAVE BACK, NECK, HEAD, AND A LEFT KNEE INJURY. I TOLD DODGE ABOUT THIS SEAT, SO THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT, THEN WROTE ME BACK SAYING THE SEAT WAS NOT BROKE BUT BENT, AND THAT I HAD NO CLAIM. WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE CAR UP FROM THE BODY SHOP, THE OWNER SHOWED ME THE SEAT, PULLED THE COVER DOWN TO SEE THAT THE METAL TUBE WAS SPLIT IN TWO. I TOOK THE SEAT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOO AGREED THE SEAT BROKE. NOW, I HAVE THE SEAT AND PICTURES. THE ONLY WAY TO ACTUALLY SEE THE SEAT BACK IS BROKEN, IS TO PULL THE CLOTH MATERIAL AWAY TO SEE IT. THE BODY SHOP OWNER SAID THE DODGE INVESTIGATOR NEVER LOOKED INSIDE THE SEAT. ALTHOUGH, I COULD TELL IT WAS BROKEN WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT, BY THE WAY THE SEAT BACK WAS KIND OF TWISTED, AND TWEAKED OVER TO ONE SIDE. THERE HAVE BEEN LAWSUITS IN THE PAST ON CHRYSLER/DODGE BECAUSE THESE SEAT HAVE KILLED BABIES IN A BABY CARRIER BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT BECAUSE OF THESE SEAT RECLINING BACK, AND YET DODGE IS IN DENIAL. *JB

THE BRAKE FAULT LIGHT INT HE CONSUEMR'S 2003 GRAND CARAVAN ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER HAD TEH FRONT BRAKES REPLACED BUT THAT DID NOTRESOLVE THE BROBLEM. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. *TS *NM***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A COW. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRIOR BRAKING AND THE IMPACT WAS ON THE GRILL. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.

I HAVE A 2003 GRAND CARAVAN THAT I PURCHASED NEW. THERE WAS SPORADIC SHUDDERS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN NEW AND AT LOW(PARKING LOT) SPEEDS. NOW AT APPROX 62000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AND POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE TUNE OF APPROX $1100 (NOT COMPLETED AT THIS TIME) THERE IS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS FAILURE. THIS FAILURE AT THIS LOW MILEAGE CANNOT BE NORMAL WARE AND TEAR. THANK YOU. *NM

MORE AND MORE OFTEN HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR GO OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY UNNERVING AND UNSAFE SINCE SOMETIMES I DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE OFF EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. SOMETIME THEY COME BACK ON, OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON QUICKLY. NOBODY CAN TRACE THE PROBLEM SO FAR. *JB

MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING - HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. REPLACED ALTERNATOR BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PURCHASED IN JANUARY, 2004. PURCHASE & INCIDENT DATES ARE APPROXIMATE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED SHUTTERING AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS FIXED. THEY REPLACED A HOSE, AND ADDED AN ADDITIONAL COOLER. HE STATED THERE WAS A TECHNOCAL SERVIC EBULLETIN (TSB) FOR THIS. IT WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE HAS A RELATIVE WHO WORKS FOR CHRYSLER, AND HE STATES THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THE 2003-2005 MODELS. *AK

DT: PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THE CAR JUMPED THE CONCRETE BARRIER AND HIT 2 POLES THAT WERE IN THE PARKING STALLS IN FRONT OF IT AND ONE ON THE RIGHT. TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER, AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR. CONSUMER ALONG WITH THE INSURANCE AGENCY AWAITED THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE EXCEPT THE REPAIRS FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. NO POLICE REPORT TAKEN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE OCCURRED WAS ON THE VEHICLE.*AK *NM

DT: 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK DURING AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A REAR IMPACT CRASH. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND TRAFFIC HAS JUST STARTED TO MOVE, AND VEHICLE IN FRONT STARTED A CHAIN REACTION OF STOPPING. THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR DID NOT STOP, HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE OTHER CAR WENT UNDER THE REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S WIFE HIT HER FACE ON THE DASHBOARD, AND CONSUMER HIT THE SIDE OF HIS FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE THE ACCIDENT NO ONE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHY THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK DURING THE IMPACT. CONSUMER HAD THE VAN FOR FIVE WEEKS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THERE TWO PERSONS WERE INJURED. *AK