2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

SOUNDS FUNNY, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, MICE GET INTO OUR VAN. AND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE!! WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR IN, THE DEALER TOLD US THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS, OUR CASHIER EVEN TOLD US HER VAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. OUR KIDS ARE ALWAYS GETTING SICK AND THERE IS MOUSE DROPPINGS ALL OVER THE CARE ALL THE TIME. NONE OF OUR OTHER CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ALL THE WINDOWS /DOORS ARE CLOSED, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS FRESH MICE DROPPINGS IN THE CAR (WE LIVE NEAR A FIELD, SO YES FIELD MICE ARE NEARBY) IT'S GOTTEN REALLY BAD AS OF LATE, AND I'M AFFAID OUR KIDS ARE GOING CATCH SOMETHING. AGAIN, THE DEALER HAS SAID OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED, BUT THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE MICE ARE GETTING IN. PLEASE HELP, AS WE FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE (YES IN A DIFFERENT WAY, THEN MOST OF YOUR COMPLAINTS). *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, GRAND CARAVAN, P215/65R16, DOT#: M30D. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE SIDEWALL .*AK

FIVE DAYS IN DEALER'S BODY SHOP AND ONE DAY IN SERVICE SHOP, UNABLE TO STOP THE WATER LEAK INTO FRONT DRIVER-SIDE CABIN. THE WATER LEAKS INTO VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINS. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS PARKED WHEN WATER COMES INTO CABIN. IT COMES IN WITH HEAVY OR LIGHT RAINS. BODY SHOP MANAGER REMEMBERS TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH WATER LEAK PROBLEMS.

CONSUMER'S CHILD PULLED BACK ON GEAR SHIFT AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. CONSUMER HAS CALLED TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY FEATURE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS ONLY 21 MONTHS OLD AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HIT A STOP SIGN, DRIFTED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AND WAS HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARDS A TELEPHONE POLE. *JG

BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGES DUE TO A DEFECTED MASTER CYLINDER COVER. DEALER NOTIFIED AND TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL A REPLACEMENT PARTS ARRIVED. TWO MONTHS HAVE PAST AND STILL NO PART. *AK *ML

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS BETWEEN 45-52 (MOST PRONOUNCED AROUND 48) AND DID SO WHEN I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT NEW ON 1/14/00. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE I WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS TIRE BALANCE AND THAT THEY FIXED IT. IT DIDN'T AND I BROUGHT IT BACK. THE SERVICE MAN SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. IT WAS COMPUTER TESTED OK AND THEIR MECHANIC ADDED SOME LIQUID TO THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE DRIVEN IT TO FL AND BACK TO TN AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE OTHER COMPLAINT/DEFECT CONCERNS RUSTED FRONT END COMPONENTS. UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS LEFT & RIGHT, TORSION BAR AND OTHER PARTS IN THAT AREA ARE VERY RUSTY. I NOTICE IT WHEN I CHANGED OIL. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND LOOKED UNDER THOSE VANS AND FOUND THOSE PARTS ALSO RUSTY ALSO ON NEW VANS. IT SEEMS THERE IS NO COATING OR ANODIZING ON THESE PARTS AND THEY ARE RUSTING VERY RAPIDLY. I ALSO NOTICED RUST ON THE MAIN CRANK PULLEY OF THIS NEW CAR. *AK

MY 4-YEAR SON PUT THE RIGHT KEY IN THE IGNITION OF MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN,STARTED THE VAN, THEN PUT IT IN GEAR AND ROLLED IT DOWN THE DRIVE WAY UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. LUCKILY HE WAS OK, BUT DON'T YOU THINK ITS TIME THAT DODGE GETS WITH THE PROGRAM AND MAKES THEIR VEHICLE SO THAT YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE BEFORE YOU CAN GET IT OUT OF GEAR.WHY IS THIS NOT A NATIONAL STANDARD. ESPECIALLY IN FAMILY VEHICLES.THANK YOU GREGG CAHALAN 616-850-4533. PLEASE RESPOND!!! *AK

PERHAPS THIS DOESN'T QUALIFY AS A "FAILURE" AS MY GR.CARAVAN IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SHIFT INTERLOCK. HOWEVER, I FEEL STRONGLY THAT MANUFACTURERES OF MINIVANS OUGHT TO BE REQUIRED TO EQUIP SUCH VEHICLES WITH SHIFFT INTERLOCKS AS ALL PASSENGER CARS ARE. WH. *AK

SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES INTO ANY GEAR.CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING THAT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK AS STATED IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL. CHRYSLER INCLUDED LABELS, INDICTATING THE DEFECT, AND WILL NOT MODIFY VEHICLE. *AK

LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY 2000 GRAND CARAVAN SNAPPED OFF AT 25MPH. AS A RESULT OF THE BROKEN BOLT, THE CAR CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. I AM IN THE STRESS TESTING BUSINESS AND I HAD THE BOLT VISUALLY ANALYZED BY MY ENGINEERS. THEY CONCLUDE THE BOLT HAD CONSIDERABLE FATIGUE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I WAS GOING FASTER. I HAVE A MEETING WITH CHRYSLER ON MONDAY TO DISCUSS THIS SITUATION AND MY OPTIONS. I AM VERY CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT I SHOULD DO AND WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE. CAN THE NHTSA HELP ME? *AK