2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH SEAT BELTS CONCERNS **NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SEAT BELTS HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

CROME RIMS ON 2003 GRAND CARAVAN RUSTED ON INSIDE OF RIM AND TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR. WAS TOLD THAT DODGE RIMS WERE KNOWN TO RUST ON THE INSIDE AND AROUND THE BEAD, AND HAVE TO BUY FOUR NEW ONES OR KEEP PUTTING AIR IN TIRES EVERY DAY. I WORRY IT WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING WITH WIFE AND KIDS. REPAIR DEALER GRINDED RIM , BUT STILL LEAKING. *AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AIRBAG INDICATOR STAYED ON FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES AND GOES OFF. AFTER FEW MINUTES IT COMES BACK ON. THE CYCLE KEEPS REPEATING AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. BECAUSE THE AIR BAG IS REQUIRED FOR SAFETY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS OPEN CLOCK SPRING AND REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING. BASED ON RECALL HISTORY OF DODGE GRAND CARAVANS RELATED TO AIRBAG INDICATOR, I FELT THAT THE PROBEM STILL EXISTS WITH AIRBAG INDICATOR IN 2003 DODGE GRANDCARAVAN SPORT VEHICLE. *AK

TWO TSB'S THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE HAVE NOW COST ME $300.00 BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOES NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE, SINCE THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO DEAL WITH THE STEERING,THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY..I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2 UPDATES ARE REQUIRED ON ALL 2000-2004 CHRYSLER VANS.

GROANING IN POWER STEERING, DEALERSHIP FITTED PS COOLER AND EXTRA LENGTH OF HOSE - DID NOT FIX PROBLEM *TR

PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WINDOW - WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY - THE WINDOW WAS NOT HIT BY ANYTHING THE MOLDING IS MISSING FROM THE SIDES OF THE WIDOW - IT SEEMS AS THOU THE GLUE AND MOLDING CAME APART FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR - LOOKS LIKE MOLDING HOLDS THE GLASS - *TR

SUMMARY - ROUGH SHIFT OR SLIP AT 1500-2000 RPM BEGAN AROUND 30,000 MILES. DODGE VISITS- 10/26/05 - 32,088 MILES - CLUTCH REPLACED. 11/30/05 - 33,179 MILES - "SPECIAL ORDER PART". 12/14/05 - 33,803 MILES - VALVE BODY. 12/20/05 - 33,920 MILES - TANS-AXLE REPLACEMENT. 03/31/06 - 36,709 MILES - QUICK LEARN RESET. 05/04/06 - 38,214 MILES - DODGE WOULD NOT EVALUATE UNLESS I PAID THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE OF $100. REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME PAPERWORK FOR THIS ATTEMPT AT REPAIR. I FEEL PROBLEM EXISTED AND WAS NOT FIXED SO SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $100 FOR FURTHER ATTEMPTS.

CAR STARTED. HEADLIGHTS SWITCHED ON, BUT HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE, OTHERS LIGHTS DID. SWITCH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. TURNED CAR OFF, TURNED ON HEADLIGHTS, WHICH NOW WORKED, AND STARTED CAR. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. IN DECEMBER 2003, FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AT 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON APPROXIMATELY TWELVE OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, HEARD THE NOISE, AND STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THE 2003-2005 GRAND CARAVANS. ALTHOUGH THE MECHANIC COMPLETED OTHER RECALL REPAIRS, HE FELT THAT HE COULD NOT REMEDY THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO WORSEN. THE CONTACT HAS DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,100 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,025.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND TOOK IT INTO HALL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN VIRGINIA BEACH VA FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND INFORMED THEM THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUOUSLY UNLOCKS ITSELF AND HAS TO BE CHECKED REGULARLY FOR SECURITY WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ONCE AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME AND REITERATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY AND WOULD COST ALMOST $300 TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A SAFETY ITEM AND TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME THAT THE BOTTOM LOCKING DEVISE ON THE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS THE SEAT BELT IS VERY UNSAFE. *JB