1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

FRONT STABLIZER BAR BROKE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND MECHANIC FOUND STABLIZER BAR BROKEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR STABLIZER BAR TO BREAK. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY.*AK *SLC

THE TORQUES CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION TO PERFORM POORLY. NLM

WE HAD AN INTERNET ARTICLE FROM MARCH ON THIS ISSUE. A RECALL WAS BEING CONSIDERED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE DON'T WORK, IDENTICAL TO THE DESCRIPTION IN THE ARTICLE.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BCM MODULE. THEY WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A REBUILT MODULE BECAUSE DODGE DID NOT MAKE THE PART ANYMORE. THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN, NOW THE WIPERS DON'T STOP COMING ON ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER KEPT THE VAN FOR 3 WEEKS TO FIX IT. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE A COPY OF THE WORK ORDER. I WANTED TO KNOW WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION.*AK

ONE YEAR AFTER THE VAN WAS PURCHASED IT STARTED TO STALL. THE STALL OCCURRED AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON IN HOT WEATHER. THE VAN WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TWO DEALERSHIPS WITH NOT SUCCESS. SERRAMONTE DODGE HAD ME PUT A CO-PILOT ON MY CAR WHICH WAS TO RECORD THE INCIDENT. WHEN I RETURNED THE CO-PILOT WITH THEY SAID THEY LOST THE DATA WHEN THEY TRIED TO DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION. THEY WOULDN'T PUT THE CO-PILOT BACK ON. THEY WILL NOT CHECK THE PCM COMPUTER TO SEE IF IT IS FAILING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PCM SHOULD RECORD AN ERROR MESSAGE WHEN THE VAN FAILS, BUT THE PCM MODULE NEVER RECORDS ANYTHING. THIS IS WHY WE ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE PCM MODULE. IF IT WAS WORKING RIGHT IT WOULD RECORD THE FAILURE. 5 YEARS LATER I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. MY CAR WILL STALL ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THERE IS BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. CHRYSLER DOSEN'T SEEM TO THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK IT IS. WHAT IF IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.*AK

GASOLINE LEAKAGE FROM FUEL TANK. WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL, PARKED ON AN INCLINE, OR UPON BRAKING A STEADY STREAM OF GASOLINE WOULD RUN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER, AND DESPITE SEVERAL RECALLS FOR FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS WITH THE VANS, I WAS TOLD MY PROBLEM WAS THE BLEEDER VALUE, WHICH WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM. THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR $930. NATURALLY, I HAD TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. HAS THIS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM? COULD THIS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ONE OF THE RECALL PROBLEMS? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? THANK YOU.

FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING GASOLINE INTO ENGINE. CONSUMER FELT THAT VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL #00V268000 FOR FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *TT

THIS MINI VAN IS MY 5TH SUCH VEHICLE. EACH ONE EXCEPT FOR MY 2000 (WHICH ONLY HAS 25000 MILES) HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION TROUBLES EARLIER THAN I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE. MY 1996 GRAND CARAVAN HAS JUST BEEN PUT IN THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DIFFERENTIAL GEAR HAD A TOOTH BREAK OFF CAUSING LOUD CLUNK ON ACCELERATION. CHRYSLER CORP HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT THEIR MIMIVAN TRANSMISSIONS ARE TROUBLE SOME HOWEVER HAVE NOT SEEMED TO WANT TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILTY OF THEM. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR CONSUMERS TO GET SOME COMPENSATION FROM CHRYSLER FOR THESE LEMON TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFO THAT COULD HELP ME SEEK RENUMERATION. *AK