1989 Dodge CARAVAN: complaints, problems and recalls

MY "BRAND-NEW" 03 DODGE CARAVAN HAS RUSTY AND OLD PARTS INSIDE. IT HAS LESS THAN 3500 MILES, AND THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY, THE BRAKES MAKE A SLIGHT NOISE, AND THE BATTERY STARTED CORRODING, TOO. WHEN I CALLED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT MY VEHICLE. I AM QUESTIONING WHETHER MY VEHICLE IS REALLY NEW... I PAID WAY TOO MUCH FOR IT TO BE ACTING THIS WAY - AGAIN UNDER 3500 MILES! *NLM

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WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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DT: SINCE MARCH WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ABOUT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE RUMBLING SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLING STRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. NO DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH REFERENCES THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SPRINTERS WHICH LATER TURNS INTO A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN INTO TO THE DEALER YET. THE OWNE…

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ON WED 4-23-08 MY WIFE WAS RETURNING BOTH OF MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN MAUMELLE, AR WHERE THE SCHOOL IS HER 06 DODGE CARAVAN SXT WAS RENDERED IMMOBILE WITH A HUGE CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE CARAVAN WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER, LANDERS ON ALCOA ROAD. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TODAY FRIDAY 4-25-08 STATING THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT HAD CRACKED IN TWO RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN DEAD.…

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TACHOMETER GOING BEZERK. ENGINE RUNS ERRACTICALLY INTERMITTENTLY. JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK @105,000MILES. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND THREW A CEL.

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AT 1,200 MILES I WAS GOING 70MPH (CRUISE CONTROL "ON") UP A HILL ON RT 40 IN TENNESSEE AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE 2ND GEAR. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE THE SHOULDER AT 30MPH AND TOOK AN EXIT. ROADSIDE ASSIST TOWED IT TO HELMS DODGE. THEY PULLED A "P0750" DTC CODE (SOLENOID A FAULT I THINK) BUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD RESET AND THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT GO BAD IN 13 MILES OF DRIVING. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL -- THEY SAID THEY WOULD. THEY SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO TURN IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT MAY RESET AGAIN. BUT, I MA…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES IN LESS THAN 29,000 MILES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE SWAYED SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE BUT A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING AND ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MECHANIC COULD FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PULLED FORWARD AND SEEMED TO LET GO WH…

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I RENTED A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN FROM NATIONAL CAR RENTAL AT THE CHARLESTON, SC AIRPORT ON JULY 14, 2010. THAT EVENING THE VAN SLIPPED INTO REVERSE WHEN I WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. IT KNOCKED ME DOWN AND RAN OVER MY LEFT LEG. I SUFFERED SCRAPES AND BRUISES ALL OVER MY BODY AND A BONE CONTUSION ON MY LEFT KNEE AND AM NOW RECOVERING. THE SAFETY OF THE DASH MOUNTED GEAR SHIFT IN THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT SHOULD ALSO BE QUESTIONED BY ANY OTHER VEHICLE OPERATOR OR PROVIDER. *TR

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WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED VEHICLE 5 TIMES, BUT THE THE SAME PROBLEMS RECURRED. *AK

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH ENGAGING THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE FAIURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS CONSTANTLY FAILED TO LOCK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PAID $400 TO HAVE THE ISSUE REPAIRED. HE THEN HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE ABS FOR $1,500. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY …

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I WAS DRIVING A RENTAL 2003 DODGE CARAVAN FROM ALAMO WITH 6,435 MILES ON IT. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH WHEN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

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I OWN A 2004 DODGE CARAVAN. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS AGO. BROUGHT IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING WHICH IS HOUSED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN AND ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED AT TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AT THE DEALER. THIS ITEM CONTROLS THE PROPER AIRBAG AND HORN FUNCTION AND SHOULD NOT "BREAK" UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WAS CHARGED 450.00 FOR THIS REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATE…

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DT: THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 600 MILES BEFORE NOTICING THAT THERE WAS NO HORN. THIS WAS ON 8-9-05. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. IT WAS RENTED ON AUGUST 7, 2005. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA WHERE SHE WAS ON A TRIP. HE TOLD HER THAT THE WIRE TO THE HORN WAS CLIPPED. ON THE RETURN TRIP SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THIS WAS ON 8-15-05. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RENTAL COMPANY. *AK *NM

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MAJOR CRASH, BOTH FRAME RAILS CRUSHED AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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2008DODGE CARAVAN WAS IN A CRASH, LEFT FRONT WAS SHEERED OFF FROM THE IMPACT CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO BE CUT FROM A-FRAME. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOTALED. INJURIES WERE SEVERE CONCUSSION, DISK DAMAGE TO SPINE, SEAT BELT IMPACT OVER CHEST. *TR

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DEER RAN INTO VAN FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT . TRAVELING AT 40 MPH /AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY . EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VAN. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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AT 7:40AM, THURSDAY 3/5/ 15 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO GO DROP MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL THE WIPER BLADE STARTED GOING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HORN ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING MY HAND AND BURNING MY LEFT HAND IT FILLED MY VAN FULL OF SMOKED WHERE WE COULDN'T SEE I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN CLEAR IT OUT ALL THE SMOKE THEN I DROPPED MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES OF THE WI…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND ONE INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,488.

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THIS PAST FRIDAY THE 22ND I WAS INVOLVE IN A ACCIDENT, IT WAS A BIG IMPACT FRONT DRIVER FENDER ,NONE OF THE AIR BAG WORKS ,MY WIFE GOT HURT IN THE HEAD ,NECK AND LEFT HAND WE WAS LEAVING GAS STATION GETTING TO THE ROAND WHEN CAR STRUCK MI MINIVAN...

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AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF ... TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD WIRING ISSUE BUT NOT SURE WHICH WIRE

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I WAS HIT BY AND 18 WHEELER ON THE FREE WAY IN NO AIRBAGS DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HAVE SURGERY ON MY SHOULDER IN I WAS DRIVING A COMPANY CAR I WORK FOR ENTERPRISE IN I WAS WANT TO FIND A GOOD LAWYER THAT HANDLE CASE OR AIRBAGS MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] I WAS DRIVING A DODGE CARAVAN 2015 I KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH BIG FAMILY DRIVES CARAVAN IN I MIGHT CAN SAVE SOMEONE LIFE IF I CAN MAKE SURE IN THE FUTURE THIS NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B…

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WAS DRIVING THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RADIO AND HEAT CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF, THEN THE WIPERS AND LIGHTS WENT. ONCE THE VAN SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON. WAS LOOKED AT BY A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER MODULE. ONE MONTH WENT BY WITH NO PROBLEM THEN IT REPEATED ALL THE ABOVE. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEY REPLACED SWITCH AND I DROVE THE VAN THEN WHEN RETURNING FROM MY DESTINATION IT REPEATED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. DEALERSHIP …

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WIPERS AND HORN INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION. WHILE THIS OCCURRED THE HORN BLEW AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

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DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. ON 10-11-05 WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A MACHINE WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE SENSORS AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHICH WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT FIXED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SENSORS AND THE WIRING FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONTACT BECAUSE THEY ALSO WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INCORRECTLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, AND VICE VERSA. THE SIGNALS ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION AT FULL BRIGHTNESS. THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND THEN INCREASED BACK TO REGULAR ILLUMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE TURN SIGNALS REMAINED DIMLY LIT ALTHOUGH THE HEADLIGHT WERE TURNED OFF. *NM

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND HAVE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,629 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,829.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK, THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPRAYED WIPER FLUID, AND THE HORN SOUNDED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE ECM WAS REPLACED DURING THE MOST RECENT VISIT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE DEALER THE CONSUMER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER NOT WORKING WAS DUE TO NO OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. WH…

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ALL LIGHTING FOR THE ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE, COMPASS, AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS FAILED, AND THE DRIVE LOCATION (DRIVE, REVERSE) FAILED. THE REPAIR REQUIRES AN ENTIRELY NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER.*TR

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I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN VIN #[XXX] THAT HAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE RUNNING AT ANY SPEED. THE VAN JUST GOES DEAD, NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING - MAKING THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS NOW AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DODGE - CASE #. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS AND EACH TIME THE ISSUE WAS THE SAME. NO COMPUTER CODE MEANS NO PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER.... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FO…

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STARTING JUST AFTER A YEAR OF HAVING THIS VAN IT WOULD RANDOMLY NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED EASILY 50 TIMES. SOMETIMES AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTS AND THEN 2 TIMES IT HAS HAD TO BE TOWED. HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. BESIDES BEING TOLD THAT THEY WERE FINDING NOTHING WRONG, WE WERE ALSO TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY. THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. WE HAVE A 2011 DODGE CARAVAN. *TR

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FIRST TIME, BATTERY KEPT GOING DEAD. TOOK IT TO CORTLAND DODGE, THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING [NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY] CHARGED US ABOUT 80.00 ! SECOND TIME. FUSES BLOWN FOR SEAT CONTROLS AND WIPERS THIRD TIME CAR STARTED SHIFTING WILDLY UP AND DOWN. HEAD LIGHTS STARTED TO DIM AND CAR FINALLY QUIT! HAD IT TOWED TO DODGE DEALER WAS INFORMED IT NEED…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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2014 GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT ANNOYING SOUNDS, BRACKET INSTALLATION TO ELIMINATE THE NOISE, ALTERNATOR REPLACED, WATER AND OIL PUMP REPLACED. DEALERSHIP STILL UNABLE TO REPAIR ENGINE NOISE ISSUE. *SMD

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ORIGINAL OWNER. VAN WAS IN USE AND MOST OF THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON. MOST ELECTRICAL ITEMS (HORN ETC) NOT WORKING SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME BUT THE MOTOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VAN KEPT RUNNING EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED. STARTED TO OVERHEAT SINCE THE FAN WASN'T WORKING. CALLED DEALER, ADVISED TO REMOVE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. MOTOR SHUT OFF. TRIED A RESTART TO POSITION FOR TOW TRUCK. VAN RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED. FLATBEDDED TO DEALER WHERE "TIPM" WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. INVOICE CHCS398350 TETERBORO CHRYSLER, NJ OWNED-DRIVEN MANY CARS/…

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THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DONOR'S LOCK WAS STUCK. THE DOOR WOULDN'T OFTEN WITH THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY UNLOCKING. I PRESSED THE FOB SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. I TRIED MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR AGAIN AND IT FINALLY UNLOCKED. MY TWO AND THREE YEAR WERE IN THE CAR AND I COULDN'T GET THEM UNBUCKLED FROM THEIR CAR SEATS. ANNOYING AS WELL AS UNSAFE. THE DOOR NOW MAKES A BUZZING/ RATTLING NOISE WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK.

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VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM *LA

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THE BRAKES FAILED AT 55 MPH. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN A ROLLOVER FOLLOWING BRAKE FAILURE. NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. *TC

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I HAVE A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN, PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS 64000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION AND HAS NEVER HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL IN MAY 2007, BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. WE LIVE IN WESTERN NY WHERE ROAD SALT HAS BEEN HEAVILY USED, WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED TO ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME $94.00 TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL $250.00 TO FIX IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I SHO…

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AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. DODGE DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT IMPACT SENSOR AND CONNECTOR. *TR

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CONSUMER STATES COMPLAINT AGAINST CHRYSLER. CONSUMER WAS HIT HEAD ON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW

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I HIT A MOOSE CALF DRIVING MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I BARELY HAD TIME TO HIT THE BRAKES SO I WAS GOING QUITE FAST WHEN I HIT AND KILLED THE ANIMAL. THE FRONT END OF MY VAN CRUMPLED UP AND THE RADIATOR, ETC WAS DESTROYED, THE WINDSHIELD SMASHED, HOOD BUCKLED, DRIVER'S DOOR UNABLE TO OPEN. WHILE THE EXPLOSION THAT IS CONNECTED WITH AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED (THE CHEMICAL CLOUD FILLED THE VEHICLE), THE AIRBAGS THEMSELVES DID NOT INFLATE. I INFORMED THE REPAIR SHOP ABOUT THIS AND THEY WILL SAVE THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FOR ME…

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON WEDNESDAY JUNE/1//03 VEHICLE STALLED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR. BUT ON SATURDAY JUNE/21/03, VEHICLE STALLED, AND TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALER. *AK

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TL*- THE CONTACT'S 2004 DODGE CARAVAN IS STALLING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 8, 2006 AND SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 14, 2006. THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MILES PER HOUR EACH TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURS, IT HAS NOT STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 15, 2006 AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEM BASED ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. THE INCIDENT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE 12/14/06 . THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A L…

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WHILE DRIVING, MY CARAVAN LOOSES ALL ENGINE POWER AND ALMOST STALLS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODE IN THE SYSTEM THEY CANT FIND THE FAULT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. IT'S SPORADIC AND PUTS ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I LOSE ALL STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL ,I TRAVEL ON MAIN ROADS @55MPH. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I START IT UP IT WILL IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN EITHER SURGE TO A HIGHER RPM OR CHOKE TO THE POINT OF STALLING. *NM

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2.4L ENGINE. THE VIBRATION OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IDLING IN DRIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,729 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

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NINE TIMES THE CAR HAS STOPPED RUNNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE FOOT IS LIFTED OFF THE ACCELERATOR. SO FAR NO ACCIDENT. MY WIFE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING A FEW SECONDS THE CAR STARTS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND SHE CAN PRECEED ON HER WAY. THIS HAS AOCCURRED IN THE LAST THREE MONTS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS SAID THERE S NOTHING STORED IN THE COMPUTOR SO THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED WHE WILL NOT SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE THE NEXT TIME.*AK

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THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2003 DODGE CARAVAN; SUCH PROBLEMS WERE A KNOCK IN THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 BRAKE JOBS. *JB THE TWO BRAKES JOBS OCCURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE STEERING WHEEL KNOCKED (RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V386000), THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN DOWN AT 8K MILES, THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, THE GEAR PANEL ILLUMINATED, AND THE WINDOW HAD BECOME LOOSE. 80% OF THE VEHICLES PROBLEMS WAS UNDER 10K MILES. THE ROTATION NOISE CONTINUED AND THE RUBBER LINING AROUND THE SLIDING DOOR WAS COMING OFF. OTHER PROBLEMS: WHEN THE VEHICLE W…

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MY WIFE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY PASSING ANOTHER CAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OF HER 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. SHE BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND WAS SURE IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A BUSIER HIGHWAY SHE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY FOR TWO HOURS WAITING FOR HELP. SHE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER WHO TOLD HER THE LITTLE PLASTIC RETAINER WHICH SECURES THE THROTTLE CABLE GOING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE ENGINE HAD BROKE AND THEY CONSEQUENTLY FIXED IT. IT IS PART…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. SHE STARTED THE IGNITION THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED SURGE WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE VEHICLE HAD MODERATE DAMAGES. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CON…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. ALSO THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK OIL, THE CHECK ENGINE, AND THE THROTTLE BODY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 116,000. *TR

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WHEN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE MOTOR BEGINS TO REV ACCESSIVELY WITHIN RPM REDLINE AND THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE STARTS TO DROP. THIS PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE CORRECTED BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE COMMENTED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN AS WELL, BUT DODGE HAS SAID IT IS ACCEPTABLE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITH AN UNUSUALLY HIGH INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH AND DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE AFTERMARKET FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND OFFE…

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2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CREW-THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK IN ACCELERATION, THE DEALER STATES IT IS THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NOT A CURRENT RECALL, BUT THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT MUST BE REPLACED, OR I CAN RISK KILLING MY FAMILY. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE, THEY SAID THE "DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL". I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING TILL SOMEONE DIES. THEIR WARRANTY TO REPLACE THESE TYPES OF ITEMS ENDS AT 36,000 AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY THESE WARRANTIES …

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I PURCHASED A NEW VAN ON JULY 5, 2013. ON JULY 8, 2013, I DROVE 4 MILES, AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I ACCELERATED TO APPROX. 40 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VAN SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT MOMENTARILY, UPON WHICH I REGAINED CONTROL IMMEDIATELY. SUDDENLY, THE VAN JOLTED RIGHT AGAIN, JUMPED THE CURB, CLIMBED AN EMBANKMENT, AND WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I KEPT PUSHING THE EMC CONTROLS FORWARD....BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT THAT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, BUT RATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICL…

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WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOOD OR SLOW MOVING POSITION, THE VAN ACCELERATES AT A HIGH SPEED CAUSING THE TIRES TO SPIN. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. IT IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN THE SNOW AND ICE. *TR

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