1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

BUILD IN CHILD SEAT LOCATED IN MIDDLE BENCH. BCKLES LATCH AND SHOULDER STRAPS WILL NOT TIGHTEN AND LOCK. THE DANGER IS NOT IMMEDIATELY APPARENT SINCE THE BUCKLE STILL LATCHES. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON, HORN FAILED, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH PROBLEMS CITED IN A ASSOC. PRESS STORY ON MAR 19, 2001.*AK

MIDDLE 2 SEATS ARE BUILD-IN CCS, AND THE BELT BUCKLE DO NOT LATCH ON EITHER ONE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH WHEN AND METALLIC BANGING NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM ENGINE . CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF ACCELERATION & GEAR SHIFTING. NO ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES IN CAR. THEN, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL00V26800 FOR FUEL PUMP SEAL LEAKAGE. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND IT WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. PRESENTLY, CAN SEE GASOLINE LEAKAGE ON PAVEMENT.*AK *SLC

I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TIRE TRACTION FAILURE USING MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH THE PIRELLI TIRES DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED 6/27/00 FROM LAWRENCE HILL GETTY IN HUNTINGTON, NY. I HAD ASKED FOR ALL WEATHER TIRES. ON DECEMBER 31, 2000, AND THEN AGAIN ON JAN 1, 2001, I EXPERINCED NO TRACTION ON THE TIRES, AND SLID PURPOSEFULLY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS INTO SNOWBANKS, THE FIRST TIME TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE TRAVELLING WITH MY FAMILY OF FIVE, AND THEN AGAIN TO AVOID SLIDING INTO A BLIND INTERESECTION. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A GOODYEAR DEALER ON 1/1/01, AND BOUGHT GOODYEAR AQUATREAD 3'S. THE CAR HANDLES ADMIRABLY WITH THESE TIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE PIRELLI MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THESE TIRES ARE RATED SUMMER TIRES. I AM SHOCKED THAT ANY TIRE COMPANY WOULD PUT ANY DRIVER NEEDLESSLY IN DANGER BY PUTTING SUMMER RATED TIRES IN AN ALLWEATHER SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN I SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR ALL-WEATHER TIRES. THE COMPANY OFFERED AN UNACCEPTABLE REMEDY. I AM REPORTING THESE INCIDENTS TO YOU TO ATTEMPT TO DETER PIRELLI FROM THIS MISLEADING AND POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT PRACTICE. I WAS TRAVELLING NO MORE THAN 10-15 MILES PER HOUR, ALLOWING PLENTY OF TIME AND DISTANCE TO STOP. I ALSO RIDE MOTORCYCLES AND AM VERY AWARE OF ROAD SURFACE, STOPPING DISTANCES, AND ALTERNATIVE AVENUES OF ESCAPE. IT WAS THIS EXPERIENCE THAT KEPT ME FROM CRITICALLY OR OTHERWISE INJURING MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER FAMILY WHILE RELYING TO MY DETRIMENT ON THE REPUTATION OF THE PIRELLI TIRE COMPANY IN PROVIDING PROPER TIRES IN MY AREA. THE COMPANY IS APPARENTLY LOOKING TO DIVERT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF PIRELLI TIRE FAILURE THAT I MAY SEE? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/65 16 )

THE STRAPS TO THE SAFETY SEAT DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY TO HOLD THE CHILD SECURELY. THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER PIECE TO KEEP THE CHILD FROM SEPARATING THE STRAPS AND GETTING OUT OF THE SEAT. ALSO THE CHILD IS ABLE TO RELEASE THE SAFETY SEAT EXTENSIONS WHICH WERE INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THE SAFETY SEATS WERE RECALLED.

DOORS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND DO NOT STAY OPEN WHEN OPENED. A PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCK SPRING HAS CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO BE INOPPERABLE, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK (IT DOES RAIN IN PHOENIX SOMETIMES). WE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR IN THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS IS THE FIRST 6 OF 15 PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

SECOND VAN OWNED THE OTHER A 1990 PLY. GR VOY SAME MILEAGE @ FAILURE..CHRYSLER REFUSES DO DO ANYTHING ..THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN HAPPEN 2 HIGH SPEEDS IE THE 1990 FAILED ON I 90 DOING 65MPH. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

HAVE HAD LOCK REPLACED (3) TIMES LEFT SIDE, (2) TIMES RIGHT SIDE, CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT FOR (6) TIME, SAID QUOTE(" AT SOME TIME THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS FOR THE VEHICLE") WHEN IS THE MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR FAULTY PARTS? 5 TIMES BROKEN IS DEFECTIVE DESIGN