2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL AND HESITATE WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH AND UP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE WOULD REPEAT ITSELF. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING HARNESS HAD SHORTENED AND BURNED OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMIATED AS WELL. UPDATED 12/29/10

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004. THE POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THE 1ST TIME 3 WEEKS AGO. THROUGH TRITHE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE 20AMP FUSE IN THE IOD SLOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY ONE TIME. I DISCUSSED THIS AT THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN. I CERTAINLY FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE. I WILL BE APPROACHING THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN CONCERNING THE DOOR LOCKS VERY SOON. MAYBE THEY WILL RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE SINCE IT IS AN INHERENT TROUBLE WITH THEIR AUTOMOBILE. *TR

I AM THE VICTIM OF A FRAUDULENT CLOSE OUT OF A FACTORY RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO FIX ONE OF THEIR OWN RECALLS ON A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THREE DEALERSHIPS TO TRY TO GET SATISFACTION. TWO OF THOSE HAVE SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE THIRD REFUSES TO HELP IN ANY WAY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT SOME DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY CLOSED OUT THE TICKET FOR FIXING THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE ON MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CAR WAS NEVER FIXED: IT STILL HAS THE FACTORY HOSE. FINALLY I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHERE A FORMER CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN WORKED WHO WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM.. HE SAID THAT NOT ONLY HAD THE RECALL NEVER BEEN DONE, BUT THE DESIGN WAS FAULTY. THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE IS SO SHORT THAT THE SYNTHETIC ATF THAT IS USED AS POWER STEERING FLUID FOAMS UP CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BELCHING OUT FLUID, POWER STEERING FAILURE, PUMP FAILURE AND EVENTUALLY RACK AND PINION FAILURE. I TOLD HIM NOT TO TOUCH THE POWER STEERING BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NEVER PERFORMED. HE AGREED THAT THE REPAIR HAD NEVER BEEN DONE AND ESTIMATED THE REPAIR COST AT $800.00 TO PUT A NEW RACK AND PINION AND TO REPAIR THE FAULTY DESIGN PER THE CHRYSLER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. MY PROBLEM NOW IS THE PUMP HAS GONE BAD TOO WHICH WILL ADD ANOTHER $500.00 TO THE PRICE. MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VIN IS [XXX]. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX]. THE PHONE AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT REFUSES TO HELP IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DOES NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT STAYS ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND REMAINS ON. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. I AM SURE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ADDED LESS THAN A FILL UP, THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10-12 TIMES TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL CANISTER, FUEL PUMP AND THE GAS TANK IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 7/16/10 *CN

2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. I REPLACED THE OEM SET WITH A NEW AFTERMARKET SET. I ALSO REPLACED THE AFTERMARKET SET WITH ANOTHER SET OF AFTERMARKET ROTORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES EXTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILED WHICH ALSO DECREASED THE VISIBILITY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AT NIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO TURN ON THE LOW BEAMS. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL UNIT HIMSELF, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE ELECTRICAL UNIT. THE CONTACT RETAINED THE ELECTRICAL UNIT FOR EXAMINATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTER THE ELECTRICAL UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES: FEBRUARY 2010. DURING A RECENT SNOWSTORM, AFTER USING THE REAR DEFROSTER AND FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER AND SITTING IN THE VAN FOR ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR TO DE-ICE THE WINDOWS AND WARM UP THE VEHICLE, I PRESSED THE REAR WINDOW WIPER BUTTON. THE REAR WIPER STARTED ITS NORMAL MOTION AND THEN STOPS ABRUPTLY AS IT BROKE THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW WHICH SHATTERED INTO MANY SMALL EGGSHELL LIKE PIECES. THERE WAS GLASS ALMOST ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT. HALF THE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND GONE WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE REAR WINDOW GLASS WAS STILL ATTACHED BUT SHATTERED INTO MANY SMALL CRACKED EGGSHELL LIKE PIECES. IT WAS FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED. *TR

POWER STEERING IN 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS FAILING FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. I HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. IT FAILS DURING WINTER MONTHS. *TW