2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Complaints

REPLACED FRONT BRAKES ON 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 8/31/05 WHEN MILEAGE WAS AT 39,320. ROTORS WERE ALSO RESURFACED AT THIS SAME TIME. ON 4/22/06 AT 46,806 MILES BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, WHICH WERE WORN DOWN METAL TO METAL (IN ONLY 7K MILES). FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE ROTOR WAS BAD, AND HAD TO ALSO BE REPLACED FROM THE FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS HAD TO ALSO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. (VERY EXPENSIVE!!) ON 7/6/06 AT 49,179 MILES, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE VERY SHAKY, AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE SLIGHTLY WARPED, AND HAD TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN. ON 10/17/06 AT 52,762 MILES, ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN, SINCE THEY WERE WARPED AGAIN. FRONT BRAKES WERE DONE AGAIN ON THE VEHICLE, A LITTLE OVER 6K MILES FROM THE MOST RECENT BRAKE REPLACEMENT. ON 12/11/06 AT 54655 MILES, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES. STATED PAD SHIMS WERE JAMMED AGAIN ADAPTER BRACKET, ROTORS WERE WARPED BADLY, REAR BRAKES WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, RATTLE CLIP MISSING. VAN AT THIS TIME ALSO HAD A BAD PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. DEALER STATES PAD SHIMS WERE LOOSE ON PADS AND NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED, AND INSTALLED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS. REAR BRAKES RE-LINED/REPLACED, REAR DRUMS RESURFACED AND REPLACED SHOES. DEALER STILL CANNOT FIND WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED SO FREQUENTLY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DEPRESSING THE POWER SLIDING DOOR BUTTON OR USING THE POWER KEY FOB, THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR CLOSED, BUT LATER BECAME AJAR WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE DOOR WAS MANUALLY SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT COMPONENT OF THE SLIDING DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT V6-3.8L WITH APPX 24,000 MILES ROUGH IDLE CONDITION WHILE STOPPED WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE THAT MULTIPLE DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE WITH COMPUTERS, BUT CAN DUPLICATE WHEN SITTING IN THE AUTOMOBILE. ONE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL 2004 GRAND CARAVANS WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE. SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND PCM HAS BEEN FLASHED TO NO AVAILABLE. IF THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON, THEN WHY ISN'T THEIR A RECALL ON THIS?*JB

3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY VAN THE DRIVERS DOOR IS GIVING A HEAVY SHOCK. THIS LED UP TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BODY CONTROL MOD (BCM). MY CAR WAS REPAIRED BUT AFTER 11 MONTHS THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AND DODGE WILL NOT COVER IT. THE SYMPTOMS ARE AS FOLLOWS THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK SWITCH DOES NOT LOCK BUT WILL UNLOCK ALL THE OTHER SWITCHES ARE FINE . *NM

TIE RODS ARE WEARING OUT VERY RAPIDLY. AT 25500 MILES, THE DEALER IS REPLACING TIE RODS FOR THE SECOND TIME. THEY ADMIT THERE HAS BEEN A BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH THEM. THEIR OWN COURTESY VAN HAD NEW TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS BEFORE 25000 MILES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR VIBRATED T CAUSING AN OVERALL ROUGHNESS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SWAY BARS. ALSO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND UPPER STRUT BEARING. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THIS REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. *AK

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS AND REPEAT PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND WE GET NO HELP FROM THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE MAIN COMPLAINT THAT IS MOST CONCERNING IS OUR BRAKES AS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. WE HAVE TERRIBLE SHAKING, VIBRATION AND GRINDING. THE VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT FROM THE MOMENT WE PURCHASED IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES. COINCIDENTALLY IT IS THE RIGHT SIDE THAT WEARS MORE THAN THEN LEFT. UPON TAKING IT TO AN AAA APPROVED AUTO CENTER AND ASE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN BINDING AND THE ROTORS WERE TOO THIN TO MACHINE. WE HAVE KEPT THE PARTS THAT THE REPAIR SHOP REMOVED SO THAT THE CONDITION AND WEAR CAN BE DOCUMENTED PHYSICALLY SHOULD A REPRESENTATIVE OF DODGE WISH TO SEE THE ACTUAL PARTS. WE PAID OVER 32,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE 18 MONTHS AGO AND IT CONSISTENTLY UNDER PERFORMS AND AS MENTIONED ABOVE HAS HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BUT THE RELIABILITY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS MORE THAN INCONVENIENT AND EXPENSIVE, IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I DO NOT TRUST THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE AND THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER MAINTAIN THAT THIS IS VEHICLE IS PERFORMING AS INTENDED. THEREFORE WE MUST CONCLUDE THAT THE 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS DESIGNED TO PERFORM POORLY AND BE IN THE SHOP REGULARLY. *NM UPDATED 11/4/2005 - THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION BUT THEY STILL DON'T WORK. THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLEWAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND FAULT CODES FOR CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE AND MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE. THE DEALER INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS, REPLACED PLUF WIRES AND FLASHED THE PCM. *NM

WE HAVE 2004 GRAND CARAVAN. WE HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHERE THE GAUGES ALL GO OUT, THE DOORS LOCKS OR DON'T WORK AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN DRIVING, WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. *NM WE HAVE HAD IT SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, CHANGING THE CONTROL MODULE AS WELL AS CODES AND OTHER ITEMS AND IT IS NOT FIXED AND NOW CONSIDERED AS A "LEMON". THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS DOING THE SERVICING IS OFFERING US A NEW VEHICLE WITH A STANDARD TRADE IN VALUE. WE FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND KNOW OUR STATES LEMON LAWS AS WELL AS I AM IN THE MILITARY AND FIND THIS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY.

2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN...14500 MILES ON VEHICLE ALL TIRES ROTATED ACCORDINGLY. THE SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR GOOD YEAR TIRES HAVE GIVEN WAY. THE MECHANIC SAID ALL THE TIRES MUST BE REPLACED, AS IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DIVE THIS VEHICLE. *NM

2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE PULLED OUT OF IT'S HOUSING. THE CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL TIME BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE A NEW SEAT BELT INSTALLED. *NM