2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

I HAVE HAD MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS. MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE AND DASHBOARD AREAS. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW. NOW, SINCE EARLIER THIS YEAR, MY FRONT AIR FANS AND MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. NOTE, MY REAR RUNNING LIGHTS WORK, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE CIRCUIT BOARD. I WAS LOOKING ON-LINE AT VARIOUS SEARCH SITES AND SEE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARDS GOING BAD AND CAUSING MANY ISSUES. WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS GOING OUT (I HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL SOMEONE CAME UP TO ME AND TOLD ME SO), I COULD BE REAR-ENDED AT ANYTIME BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLES DO NOT KNOW I AM BRAKING. I SAW MANY OTHER SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING OTHER DODGE CARAVAN & CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY VEHICLES THAT SOUND LIKE THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES. BUT THE OTHER ISSUES, WHEN RESOLVED, NEVER TAKE CARE OF THIS MAIN ISSUE. ON YOUR REQUEST FOR INCIDENT DATE, I AM JUST GOING TO PUT DOWN THE MOST RECENT ISSUE DATE. *TR

MY DODGE 2002 GRAND CARAVAN SLIDING DOOR LOCK HAS SEIZED IN LOCK POSITION. THIS FIRST OCCURRED EARLY IN 2010 WITH THE LOCK STICKING IN THE UNLOCK POSITION. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE VANS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE LOCK SUDDENLY UNLOCKED AND THE SLIDING DOOR STARTING WORKING AGAIN. NOW RECENTLY THE LOCK HAS SEIZED ONLY NOW IN THE LOCKED POSITION SO MY CHILDREN HAVE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHICH USUALLY IS FACING THE STREET. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!! I WENT ONLINE AND GOOGLED PROBLEMS WITH DODGE VANS AND FOUND SO MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME THING. PLEASE HOLD DODGE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS ACTIONS BEFORE ( GOD FORBID) SOMEBODY'S CHILD GETS HURT OR WORSE. *TR

WHILE GOING TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES AND THE RADIO STARTED CHANGING CHANNELS. THE VAN QUIT AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, NOTICED A FIRE ON WIRES BELOW. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BUT CHILDREN WERE IN THE VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING WHEN THE DRIVER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING THE PASSENGER IN THE FACE. THE PASSENGER WAS ELDERLY AND HAD A MENTAL DISABILITY AND SUFFERED GREAT EMOTIONAL TRAUMA, HOWEVER HE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THERE WAS NO ONE THEY COULD CALL AND FILE COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/08/10. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHERE THE AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE SEEN RECENTLY WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 2005-2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE (THRU THEIR WEB SITE) AND NEVER RECEIVED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MY COMPLAINT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN THAT HAS HAD HEADLIGHT TROUBLES FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. WHEN YOU TURN THE VAN ON, ONLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS ON. WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON, ONLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT TURNS ON. WHEN YOU TURN THE BRIGHTS ON, ONLY THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNS ON. ALWAYS, ONLY ONE LIGHT AT A TIME. WE HAVE REPLACED ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT SWITCHES AND WE STILL CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE TROUBLE.(NO, IT ISN'T THE BULB). THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH. EVEN THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE TROUBLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND OFF DURING DRIVING HAVE CHECK ALL CONNECTION AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME BUT AFTER FOOLING AROUND WITH IT MANUALLY AND WITH REMOTE, I COULD SOMEHOW GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. NOT THIS TIME. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE NOT JUST A REPAIR. IT IS A DEFECT BY DODGE/CHRYSLER. MY CAR IS TOTALLY UNDRIVEABLE BECAUSE THE BACK DOOR WILL NOT ENGAGE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON OUR 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS FAILED DURING OPERATION ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A TRIP TO PROVIDENCE RI WHERE THE RESERVOIR FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, AS STEERING WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE -- MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE PUMP HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN 2007. ON THIS OCCASION, THE SEALS AND RACK WERE REPLACED FOR $800. SINCE THAT TIME, THE POWER STEERING HAS DRAINED COMPLETELY AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN HOSE AND BROKEN SEALS. THIS HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2009 AND JANUARY 2010. THE HOSE WAS FIXED IN NOVEMBER FOR 150. THE BROKEN SEALS/HOSE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND FROM OUR MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *TR

WHEN THE IGNITION IS FIRST TURNED ON, THE DAYLIGHT LIGHTS COME ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY, THE PASSENGER LIGHT IS OFF. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TURNS ON ONLY, THE DRIVER SIDE IS OFF. WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE TURNED ON THE DRIVER SIDE COMES ON ONLY, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS OFF. VERIFIED THE BULBS THEY'RE ALL OK.? *TR