1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

FRONT STRUTS ARE RUSTING THROUGH, RESULTING IN WINDSHIELD CRACKING. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS...*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON CONSTANTLY INDICATING CLOCK SPRING FAILURE ACCORDING TO DEALER. WANTS TO BE PAID FOR FIXING THIS DEFECTIVE PART. SCC **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770792***

ON DECEMBER 05/2002 MY 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS JUST WARMING UP PRIOR TO BEING USED TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA FIRE DEPARTMENT. I LEARNED AFTER THE FIRE THAT CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL RELATED TO A FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM DEFECT. I HAVE ALL MAJOR MECHANIC WORK DONE AT THE AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS NEVER TOLD OF THIS RECALL.

THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLES SEAT BELT LATCHES ARE UNSAFE AND IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE SEATBELT UNLATCHES TO EASILY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. OR TRANSMISSION ENGAGES IN REVERSE LONG ENOUGH TO BACK OUT INTO TRAFFIC BUT THEN FAILS TO ENGAGE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. DT

WHILE DRIVING THRU MY NEIGHBORHOOD I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR BACKING OUT OF ITS DRIVEWAY WITHOUT THEM LOOKING. MY 2 YEAR OLD ALONG WITH HER CAR SEAT CAME FORWARD AND SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. I HAD JUST CHECKED THAT HER CAR SEAT WAS TIGHT EARLIER. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A DEFECT FROM THE GEN 3 SEAT BELT. I FEEL EITHER HER OWN CAR SEAT OR THAT OF HER BROTHER NEXT TO HER RUBBED ON THE RELEASE BUTTON. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG I MAY HAVE DRIVEN WITHOUT HER CARSEAT BEING BELTED IN IF THIS INCIDENT HADN'T HAPPENED. SOMETHING MUCH WORSE COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. DT

AIR BAG LIGHT ON ELECTRICAL FAILURE INTERMITTENT MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO DISCUSS RECALL. DT

CONSUMER NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE REPLACED TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER, 2002. TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 19,000 MILES. *AK

THE VAN HAD BEEN DRIVEN 2-3 HOURS PRIOR AND PARKED. AT 3:00 AM WHILE PARKED, THE VAN CAUGHT FIRE IN THE FRONT MORE SO TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MELTED ALONG WITH THE FRONT TIRES, DASHBOARD, ETC. DIAMLER CHRYSLER IS SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE OUT TO DIAGNOSE THE VAN. THIS VAN HAS A 3.3 LITRE ENGINE AS STATED IN THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL RAIL CROSS OVER TUBE -O- RING; NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V293000, WHICH THE OWNER HAS YET TO FIND OUT IF ACTUAL RECALL AFFECTS HER VAN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS

LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER RUSTING THROUGH WITH DANGER OF COLLAPSE AND VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DT