2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I AM QUITE CERTAIN MY CLOCKSPRING HAS BROKEN AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS LIT ALL THE TIME, AND MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK.*AK I BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2000 MODEL, BUT ONLY FOR THE 1996-1998 MODELS. YET SEARCHING THE WEB REVEALS MANY, MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 MODELS AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFEY ISSUE CAUSES BY CHRYSLER'S EQUIPPMENT AND SHOULD BE A PROVIDED FREE REPAIR. CHRYSLER DOES NOT OFFER TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE. I AM CURRENTLY OUT OF MY PRINTING CAREER AND AM HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING WORK AGAIN, SO THE $250 PLUS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IS A HEAVY LOAD AT THIS TIME. CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS FOR ALL THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS AS WELL. I KNOW THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS, BUT WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINS ALREADY FILED, HOW MUCH MORE INFORMATION DOES IT NEED TO ACT? I DONT KNOW THE PROCESS, BUT WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE, AND THIS IS OUR FAMILIY VEHICLE. PLUS, THE ANNUAL INSPECTION IS COMING UP IN LESS THAN 4 MONTHS, AND IT WILL NOT PASS WITHOUT THE HORN AND CRUISE AND AIRBAG BROKEN. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION AND ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME. THANKS AGAIN! JOHN CALOGRIDES

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN JULY 26,2003. IN MARCH OF 2004, I GOT INTO MY VAN, STARTED IT UP, AND WHEN I WENT TO BACK UP I HEARD A DING AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. FROM THAT POINT ON, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND WHEN IT DID, THE CONTROLS IN THE DASHBOARD WOULD STOP WORKING. I WOULD LOOSE MY ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND GEAR SELECT. I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK IT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICE SHOP, THEY HAVE HAD MY VAN FOR 3 WEEKS AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY CALLED DODGE AND DODGE IS NOT HELPING THEM. THEY RECOMMEND US TAKING IT BACK TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN AND NO ONE CAN FIND IT AND I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VAN SAFELY WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM BEING FIXED.

I HAD THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE REPAIRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HAD APPROX 40,000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY I DRIVE THE CAR. NOT MORE THAN 6 MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES STARTING VIBRATING AGAIN AND I TOOK IT BACK TO BURLINGTON DODGE - WERE THEY TOLD ME, ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY I DROVE THE CAR AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD EXCEPT REPLACE THEM AGAIN. MY MOST RECENT PROBLEM WAS THE AIR CONDITIONING TOTALLY MALFUNCTIONED. I SAW SMOKE COME OUT OF THE DASH AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR THEY TOLD ME THE ENTIRE SYSTEM HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AND I HAD TO PUT IN A NEW A/C. *JB

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2002 WITH 15250 MILES. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS ON 12/2002, 1/2003, 3/2003, 4/2003, 5/2003 - 6/2003, AGAIN 6/2003, 12/2003, 3/2004 MOTOR BLEW. VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES AND A BLOWN MOTOR. DODGE REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY TELL ME ITS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND THEN FAILED TO ASK ME FOR MAINTENANCE RECORDS. THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP IS GATHERING MY SERVICE RECORDS TO PRESENT TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER TO TRY TO CHANGE HIS MIND. VEHICLE IS A LEMON BUT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, FAILS TO FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW. DODGE WANTS ME TO PAY $5500 FOR A NEW MOTOR. DON'T THINK I SHOULD BASED ON THE VEHICLE HISTORY. PLEASE HELP!!! *JB

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD CLANGING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION THEN THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE IN HALF AND WENT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND CREATED A HOLE . THE CAUSE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN BREAKING HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *JB

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON A 4 LANE ROAD AND WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH WHEN SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALMOST NO BRAKING INVOLVED. NEITHER THE DRIVE OR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS WAS A MAJOR SELLING POINT WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE WOULD BE USING IT TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY. IF THESE DO NOT WORK THEN THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION SHOULD DO EVERYTHING TO THE BEST OF IT'S ABILITY TO ENSURE THAT ANYONE THAT BUYS THEIR PRODUCTS SHOULD GET WHAT THEY HAVE PAID FOR. *JB

THERE HAS BEEN A LEAK INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FROM TOP OF HATCH OPENING. LEAK WAS HIDDEN BY PLASTIC COVERING AND NOT DETECTED UNTIL NOTICEABLE SMELL, POSSIBLE CAUSED BY MOLD. WATER IS ENTERING THROUGH A FAULTY WELD ON EACH SIDE OF THE UPPER HATCH OPENING. LEAK WAS ADDITIONALLY OBSCURED BECAUSE CARPET IS RUBBER BACKED. THE UNDERLYING PADDING WAS SOAKED FROM THE REAR UP TO THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS. THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN ONGOING FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME, BUT WAS UNDETECTABLE DUE TO IT'S LOCATION. THE VAN IS 3 1/2 YEARS OLD BUT HAS ONLY 31,300 MILES. THE WELDS SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS SHORT TIME. THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN FLAW OR A MFG DEFECT. MANY PEOPLE MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE AREA WHERE THE WATER IS ENTERING. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE OF INCIDENT, BUT I FIRST NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WETNESS SOMETIME LAST YEAR. I THOUGHT IT HAD DRIPPED OFF THE OPEN HATCH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, BUT DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VAN USED, AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH IT..THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOOKS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. I HAVE HAD MY CHILDS CARE SEAT COME UNBUCKLED FROM THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT BEFORE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THEY WANT TO AND STAY ON, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT YOU WILL GET UP AND FIND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON FOR NO REASON. THE LASTEST PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU OPEN A DOOR ON THE VAN, THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT COMES ON AND MY LOW GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES ITS WARNING TONE AND MY FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR AND THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF AND MY FUEL GAUGE RETURNS TO FULL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK