2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND HITTING A POT HOLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED WHIPLASH DUE TO THE STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT CONSTANTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PERSONALLY REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 281,000.

STRUT TOWERS ROTTED OUT AT 90000 MILES, REPLACEMENT CAPS WERE PURCHASED FROM DODGE DEALER AND INSTALLED AS PER FACTORY TSB .... STRUT TOWERS ARE ROTTED BELOW REPAIR CAPS AGAIN.... APPROX. 150000 MILES NOW ON VAN, STRUTS ARE ALSO IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT HOWEVER THIS CAN NOT BE DONE DUE TO SEVERITY OF RUST DAMAGE....THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT... RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION... CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE ... THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES...NOT JUST A FEW HERE OR THERE - THE QUESTION SHOULD BE HOW MANY ARE NOT AFFECTED??? I'M ACTUALLY CONSIDERING SEARCHING FOR A LAWYER TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER ...SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

THE SERPENTINE BELT ON MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN COMES OFF EVERYTIME THAT IT RAINS. I LOSE POWER STEERING WHICH MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND THE TEMP GAUGE JUMPS ALL THE WAY UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A NOISE BEING EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF WHENEVER IT RAINS. I HAVE HAD THE BELT, HARMONIC BALANCER AND THE TENSIONER ARM (2 X'S) REPLACED BUT IT STILL COMES OFF IN THE RAIN. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR MOMENTARILY EACH TIME AND HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS. LUCKILY I WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. BUT A SMALL WOMAN WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT SOMETHING THE OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. *TR

SHOULD A VEHICLE OWNER CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR OLDER VEHICLES THE HEADLAMPS ON MANY VEHICLES HAVE PLASTIC FACES THAT BECOME ETCHED OVER TIME MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT WITHOUT PUTTING ON THE HIGH BEAMS. HENCE NIGHT DRIVING HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR THESE VEHICLES AND TO OTHERS. THE KITS TO CLEAN THEM DO NOT WORK. THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ON THE VEHICLES NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT COSTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. IT IS NOT SO SIMPLE AS TO JUST REPLACE A PLASTIC COVER. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. PLASTIC DOESN'T REMAIN CLEAR AND VISIBLE SPECIFICALLY IN THE NORTHEAST WHERE SALT AND SAND ARE APPLIED TO THE ROADS FOR WINTER DRIVING. HIGHWAY DRIVING IS HAVEC ON PLASTIC ALSO. ARE THE STATS UP FOR NIGHT DRIVING ACCIDENTS??? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHERE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DETECTED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT DISLODGED AND WAS RECONNECTED SECURELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED SEVEN TIMES BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.