1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD START JERKING WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *JG *AK

ON WAITING LIST FOR MORE THAN 48 DAYS FOR FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE O-RINGS REPLACEMENT. DEALER CANNOT SAY WHERE WE ARE ON THE LIST, JUST THAT "YOU ARE IN THE PILE." NOTIFIED DAIMLERCHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO ASSISTANCE. NOW TURNING TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE.*AK

GOT RECALL NOTICE 00V268000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 895 CONCERNING FUEL LEAKAGE. CALLED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST BECAUSE DEALER STATED MANUFACTURER DID NOT SENT OUT MORE THAN 3 PARTS PER MONTH TO FIX RECALL. *AK

AFTER FILLING UP FUEL TANK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UP AN UPGRADE WHEN FRONT SEAM ON GAS TANK SPLIT AND ALLOWED GAS TO LEAK OUT, PUTTING VAPORS IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (00V268000) BUT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *YH

AFTER RECEIVING THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE (96V-002) THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE DEALER, APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER THE FUEL TANK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE INITIAL REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY OR WAS NOT DONE AT ALL THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION FOR THE LOSSES SUSTAINED. NLM

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE, DEALER NOTFIED. *AK *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT OPERATE AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED, CONSUMER HAD TO TURN IGINITION OFF THEN ON AGAIN, IT COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND DEALER MADE REPAIRS, HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *TT

FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN FILLED FULL WITH FUEL AND HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. FUEL ODOR IS NAUSEATNG.*AK

ALL 3 COMPONENT FAILURES LISTED IN COMPLAINT DUE TO FAILURE OF CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE REPLACED OVER 124,000 OF THEM BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. MY DEALER QOUTED ME $250 COST TO REPAIR. THIS IS IN LINE WITH RESEARCH RESULTS FOR COST OF THIS REPAIR. HOPEFULLY NHTSA CAN EXERT PRESSURE ON CHRYSLER TO COVER THIS DEFECT AS IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS FOR LISTENING.*AK