1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN DESTROYED 3 TIMES AND COME COMPLETELY OFF TWICE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. THE RESULT HAS BEEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT ACTIVATED, AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURE TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PARTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A WHIRING NOISE. THEN, POWER STEERING WENT OUT, CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN WHEEL WITH OUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. *AK CONSUMER STATES NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, NO LEAKS OF FLUID, WHICH IS CHECKED EVERY 3000 MILES, MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT CABLES OR LINES WERE RUSTED AND ONE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON - CRUISE CONTROL, HORN INOP, CLOCKSPRING IS BROKEN, COMMON PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. IT GOT WORISE WHEN BACKING OUT . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON RANDOMLY. ALWAYS STARTLES THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. ATTENTION IS DISTRACTED FOR A FEW SECONDS EVERY OCCURRENCE.*AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS CRUMBLED/FAILED CAUSED ROTORS TO BE ROUTED/RUINED AT 46K MILES AND AT 63K MILES, SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOTS OF PAD LEFT, FAILURE LEAD TO EXPENSIVE REPAIRS INCL ROTOR REPLACEMENT,, COULD HAVE LEAD TO DEATH/DISABILITIES, DEALER HIDING PART FAILURE THROUGH NON-DISCLOSURE, ALSO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE IN STEERING RING LEAD TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PROBLEM, DEALER CHARGED OWNER FULL PRICE ROTOR REPLACEMENT FIRST AND SECOND TIME, PART DEFECTS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

TWICE DURING OUR OWNERSHIP THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE CRUMBLED AND COMPLETELY FAILED EARLY IN THEIR USEFUL LIVES CAUSING THE ROTORS TO BE BADLY ROUTED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE DEALER HID THE FACT THAT THE PADS FAILED COMPLETELY AND STUCK US FOR THE ENTIRE BRAKE JOB, THE SECOND TIME I WALKED IN UNANNOUNCED TO THE REPAIR AREA AND SAW THE EVIDENCE FIRST HAND. BOTTOM LINE, IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING AT SPEED EITHER TIME LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.*AK

CLOCK SPRING FAILED CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN LIT AND THE HORN WILL NOT WORK WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER THE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT AND REPAIRS EXCEEDED $200. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED CONSTANTLY. PRIOR TO FAILURE CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER AT ONLY 70,000 THAT TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT.*AK

WHILE STOPPING ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER FROM BEHIND, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. THEN, CONSUMER RAN INTO A FENCE. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE AND HUNG DRIVER BY LEFT ARM. DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, FELL BACK, AND HIT CHILD IN CAR SEAT IN THE HEAD, THE MIDDLE SEAT WHERE TWO TODDLERS WERE, ALSO BROKE AND FLIPPED BACKWARD, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, ALSO STATED HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK, POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC