1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES, DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS DUE TO RUST AND HOLES FROM STREET SALT. AT THIS TIME, FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD AN ONGOING NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLES OF THE VAN. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS AT EVERY SERVICE AND THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ONE OF THE REAR AXLES REPLACED. DEALER STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE MINI-VANS AND THAT REDUCED MILAGE ON REAR BRAKES IS COMMON. WE HAD LESS THAN 30K MILES ON A SET OF REAR DISC BRAKES AND PAD FAILURE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO ONE ROTOR. WE HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH POOR PERFORMANCE OF REAR BRAKES.*AK

THE TENSIONER PULLEY MUST HAVE A BAD SPRING OR SEAL AND AS IT SEPARATES THE PULLEY GOES A FEW DEGREES OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER PULLEY MEMBERS WHICH CAUSES BELT TO EITHER RIDE UP ON THE RIDGE OF THE ALTENATOR PULLEY AND SHRED OR COMPLETELY FALL OFF ALL TOGETHER. NATURALLY ALL POWER IS LOST AS WELL AS ENGINE PUMPS...BEST CASE YOU ARE ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OTHERWISE THERE COULD BE IMPENDING DANGER. 44K MILES AND THIS PART IS FAILING AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND QUITE REGULARLY WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL. PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED. THANK YOU.

CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2000, AT THIS TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON .*AK DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY AGAIN ON 14-AUG-2001 WITH 80533 MILES. SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER REPLACED, IT WAS CAUSING NOISE. *SLC

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKES WORKING PROPERLY AFTER REPLACEMENT OF PART.

FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. FRONT LEFT INNER PAD COMPLETELY GONE CAUSING METAL TO METAL CONTACT. BOTH ROTORS SEVERELY DAMAGED. BRAKES ARE UNDER DESIGNED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK AND SHIFTED INTO ANY GEARS WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES OR WITHOUT HAVING KEY IN IGNITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL AND HIT NEIGHBORS PARKED VEHICLE. *AK ESTIMATED PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS $3,000.*YD

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH A RUBBING AND KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COMPONENTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED STEERING HOSES, THE STEERING COLUMN, THE INTERMEDIATE COUPLER SHAFT, AND 3 RACK AND PINIONS IN TRYING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEY'VE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND HAD THEIR STAR TECHNICIAN SUPERVISE THE LAST REPAIR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ON 12/3/1999 THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE WITH THE CUSTOMER TO DIAGNOSE NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. ON 12/17/99, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. ON 12/23/99 A NOISE IN THE STEERING WAS FIXED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING LINES. ON 2/3/00, VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR RUBBING NOISE IN STEERING. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON 1/18/01, RACK AND PINION WAS ORDERED TO FIX RUBBING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. ON 3/29/01 CUSTOMER RETURNED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NOISY STEERING. ON 4/23/01, DEALER REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING COUPLER SHAFT. ON 5/3/01 THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED TO REPAIR A NOISY STEERING RACK. ON 7/27/01, VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER FOR NOISY STEERING AND REPAIRS SUPERVISED BY STAR TECHNICIAN. RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACE AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO CUSTOMER ON 8/3/01. SOME NOISE APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY STILL AND REPAIR DOES NOT SEEM COMPLETE.

MY IGNITION LOCK IN MY VAN HAS FAILED TWO TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IN FEB. 2000. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, IT FAILED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO. THE VAN WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN NORTH DAKOTA WINTERS WHERE WIND CHILLS CAN APPROACH 80-100 BELOW ZERO. ALSO, IF IT FAILED IN A HIGH CRIME AREA IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF YOUNG CHILDREN ARE IN THE VAN, AND, OF COURSE, PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES BUY THE VEHICLES. THE PERSON WHO TOWED THE VAN TOLD MY WIFE THAT HE HAD SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DODGE VANS BEFORE.*AK

SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, AND TRANSMISSION NOT ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS, WAS TOLD TO DRIVE TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. VERY LOW MILES FOR A TRANSMISSION TO START FAILING. *AK