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2000 Chrysler Van Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 5, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 23, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Chrysler Van. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Engine
Filed May 5, 2014

THIS CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER VAN HAS A DRIVE BELT PROBLEM. IT SLIPS OFF IN THE WET WEATHER AND CAUSES YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS VAN SINCE 2005 AND HAVE REPLACED THIS BELT 38 TIMES. NOW THEY OFFER A SOLUTION KIT SO FAR SO GOOD. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS KNOWN TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. ITS A DANGER TO TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS AND COMMON ROADS. THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRASHES THIS MUST HAVE CAUSED TO OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10586657
Incident
Apr 29, 2014
Mileage
207,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Apr 22, 2011

I CAN NOT PUT MY CHILD IN A BOOSTER SEAT AT THE AGES OF 9 & 10 - IF I HIT A BUMP IN MY DODGE MINIVAN THEY WOULD GET A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THEIR HEADS ON THE CEILING OF THE VAN. 2) IF WE HAD A ROLLOVER THEY WOULD CERTAINLY SUFFER GETTING THEIR HEAD CAVED IN?????? WHY DO YOU KEEP CHANGING THE REGULATIONS. MY KIDS ARE LAUGHING BECAUSE THEY FIGURE NEXT YEAR I'LL HAVE TO BE IN A BOOSTER SEAT. I'M 5' 5 AND THE SEAT BELT STILL GOES ACROSS MY STOMACH, SOUNDS LIKE BELT PROBLEMS- NOT BOOSTER SEAT NECESSITIES! (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2000, MAKE=MINIVAN, MODEL=CHRYSLER). *TR

NHTSA ID
10397092
Incident
Apr 11, 2011
Suspension
Filed Sep 18, 2005

2000 DODGE VAN DRIVER TOP OF DRIVER SIDE SHOCK TOWER RUSTING OUT AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO EXIST MAINLY ON DRIVERS SIDE. IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE OR HARM IF FAILURE OCCURS AT SPEED. *NM

NHTSA ID
10136858
Incident
Sep 17, 2005
Mileage
88,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 19, 2005
Crash reported

THE CONSUMER HAS DIFFICULTY SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN AND A CRASH OCCURRED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10118805
Incident
Apr 29, 2005
Mileage
53,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 7, 2005

PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN IN NOVEMBER 1999 WITH CUSTOM ALLOY WHEELS. DURING JULY 2005 A FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT, WHICH I FIXED FOR $20. AS THE FLAT OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED, CONSEQUENCE WAS MINOR. REPAIR SHOP REPORTED THAT THE FLAT WAS CAUSED BY THE PLATING OF THE WHEELS CUTTING INTO THE TIRE. I AM RELUCTANT TO REPLACE ANY OF THE TIRES, WHICH ARE NOW FIVE YEARS OLD AND DUE FOR REPLACEMENT, IF THE WHEELS WILL DAMAGE THE NEW TIRES AND MAKE THEM SUBJECT TO FAILURE, POSSIBLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHEN THE FAILURE COULD LEAD TO INJURY.

NHTSA ID
10127735
Incident
Jul 1, 2005
Mileage
22,112 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 13, 2003

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED EXPLANATION.*JB

NHTSA ID
10007365
Incident
Jan 15, 2003
Mileage
33,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 23, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT GRADUALLY BECOMES TIGHTER AND TIGHTER UNTIL IT MUST BE REMOVED, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT DO THIS, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPEATEDLY BROUGHT BACK UNTIL ONE WAS INSTALLED THAT DID NOT WORK THIS WAY. *SLC

NHTSA ID
564067

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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