1969 Dodge C Body Interior & seats Problems

PURCHASED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER IN APRIL 2008 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH IT FIRST THE AIR BAGS WERE RECALLED THEN THE LATCHES ON THE DOORS WERE RECALLED. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT JUST NEVER GOES OFF MOST RECENTLY THE FUEL PUMP WENT ON THE VEHICLE COSTING ME CLOSE TO 700 AND NOW THE ALTERNATOR WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER 600. WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE DID DODGE BUILD. THIS IS SOME BS AN ALL OF THIS IS WHILE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 65000 MILES OR LESS N IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10407275

Incident

Apr 16, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

'I HAVE A 2006 GRAND CARAVAN SXT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2 GRAND CARAVANS AND 1 TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE REAR RIGHT SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN UNLESS I MANUALLY PULL IT UP OR DOWN.. THE DOOR DOES 'CLICK' WHEN I HIT THE KEY REMOTE OR OVERHEAD BUTTON, BUT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. IF I PULL THE DOOR THE KNOB UP MANUALLY, THE KEY REMOTE OR OVERHEAD WILL ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND THE REPAIR FORUM INDICATED THAT HUNDREDS OF THE SAME SITUATION EXISTED WITH THE GRAND CARAVAN. NO RECALL EXISTED, BUT THIS CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THIS SAFETY MALFUNCTION. I WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE OID FUSE AND REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE. WHILE THIS WORKED IN A MAJORITY OF CASES, IT DID NOT WORK FOR ME. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE BCM OR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR OR DOOR HARNESS. IF THE 'HARNESS' WAS BROKEN WOULD THE DOOR BE ABLE TO CLOSE OR OPEN? I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS COULD COST BETWEEN $80.00 AND $500.00. SEEMS LIKE A LARGE 'SPREAD OF COST' TO ME. CERTAINLY NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT IF THEY FIND IT TO BE A FUSE, THEY'LL CHARGE THE TOP PRICE FOR REPAIR. I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH DEALERS BEFORE'. *TR

NHTSA ID

10404422

Incident

May 6, 2011

BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT'S AN 2.7 V.6 .... THE CAR STALLS , THE LIGHT FLICKERS ON AN OFF AS WELL AS MY RADIO!! MY SENSOR ARE FAULTY BECAUSE IT GIVE MY CAR FAULTY READING TO THE WRONG ERRS NOT ONLY, THAT I HAVE HAD BUILD UP IN BOTH ENGINES GRIME AND BROKEN DOWN PARTICLES! MY SPEED IS OFF SOMETIME MY CAR PICKS UP SPEED BY IT SELF OR IT DON'T GAIN SPEED AT ALL! THE CAR ALSO LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON AT ALL! DRAIN MY BATTERY FOUR TIMES! OVER HEAT WITHOUT WARNING! HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACE TWICE!!! TO MANY PROBLEM KEEP OCCURRING AND I CAN KEEP UP WITH ANY OF THIS!! TEXAS DMV TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SITE TOLD ME ABOUT THAT THESE CARS ARE NOT ANY GOOD!! PLEASE HELP WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS CAR? *TR

NHTSA ID

10353903

Incident

Sep 4, 2010

Mileage

139,852 mi

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE, VAN WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AT ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE, DES PLAINES IL FROM FACTORY WITH MYGIG VES, WE TOOK DELIVERY ON FEB 2008, OUR SALES GUY QUIT BEFORE WE EVEN GOT THE VAN. SAD. _____________ FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITHIN FIRST 6 MOS. LOUD WHISTLE NOISE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD ON WARM AND HOT DAYS AT 60+ MPH , DEALER RESEALED BUT PROBLEM STILL SAME. __________________ BRAKES HAD TO BE REDONE AFTER 14,000. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, JUDGING BY ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, I WAS EVEN MORE PISSED OFF AFTER GETTING A $500 BILL AND A DOPEY EXPLANATION FROM THE SHOP MANAGER AT ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE. WE TOOK IT IN FOR A BREAK INSPECTION, THEY DID ALL THE WORK WITHOUT CHECKING WITH ME FIRST. _________________ THE NEXT THING TO STOP WORKING WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR AUTO LOCK. IT NO LONGER RESPONDS TO ELECTRIC OR REMOTE SWITCH. WE HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MANUALLY. THEY SUSPECTED A HARNESS BUT DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK, 2 MONTHS FOR DELIVERY OF PART, I HAD NO TIME TO GO BACK. _________________ JUST RECENTLY OCT 2009 DURING A RAIN STORM, THE WIPERS STOPPED TO FUNCTION IN ANY POSITION, THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, HAD TO PULL OVER SHUT OFF/ON, THEN THEY WORKED FINE. __________________ SPOUSE ALSO REPORTED THAT RADIO STOPPED WORKING, NO AUDIO OR VIDEO TEMPORARILY, IT ALSO STARTED TO WORK AFTER TURNING OFF THEN ON OF THE KEY. _________________ WE ARE '!@#$% AT CHRYSLER / DODGE FOR PUTTING OUT A CAR LIKE THAT. WE BUY ONLY AMERICAN BUILT CARS TO SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY, AND WE GET '!@#$% WITH COUNTLESS REPAIR BILLS. GET TOUR STUFF TOGETHER CHRYSLER / DODGE!!!!!!!*TR

NHTSA ID

10287323

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

6,000 mi

2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SRT DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK. DISCONNECTING NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND REMOVING AND REPLACING THE 40 AMP FUSE EVIDENTLY RESETS THE COMPUTER AND THEY NOW WORK. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE FIX IS TEMPORARY. I WILL WAIT TO SEE HOW LONG THEY WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267725

Incident

May 4, 2009

POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. SAME AS EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM-----REMOVING AND REPLACING 20A IOD FUSE TAKES CARE OF PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. HAVEN'T HEARD OF A PERMANENT FIX YET. WONDER IF DODGE WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THIS PROBLEM BY RECALLING ALL 2005 DODGE CARAVAN ASAP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254342

Incident

Dec 20, 2008

Mileage

55,545 mi

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 67,000 MILES. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN ONLINE FORUMS AND DECIDED IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THEN DODGE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT. NO POWER DOOR LOCKS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10222515

Incident

Jul 10, 2007

Mileage

65,000 mi

I AM LOOKING FOR ALL PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO SPEAK TO MY ATTORNEY ABOUT PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING WITH THEIR 04 DAKOTA'S. I HAVE HAD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, WHIRLING NOISE AT IDLING GETS LOUDER WHEN BLINKER ON, WINDOWS MAKE CLUNKING NOISE WHILE ROLLING UP OR DOWN, SEVER E SHAKING WHILE BRAKING ( WARPED ROTORS), TRANSMISSION LEAKING, AND THE LIST GOES ON. I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF LEMON LAW AND IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO BE ABLE TO FIND AN ATTORNEY. THIS ONE IS EXCELLENT.*JB

NHTSA ID

10144718

Incident

Dec 24, 2004

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1996 DODGE NEON SPORT, IT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND STALLING WHICH I BELIEVE STEM FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED A FEW TIMES, THE A/C REPLACED, FUEL INJECTION ACTS UP AND THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES, MY TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING, POWER STEERING AND EXHAUST ARE LEAKING, NUMEROUS OIL LEAKS, REAR LIGHTS/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED IN OVER A YEAR, DRIVERSIDE WINDOW BROKE ALONG THE EXTENDING ARM INSIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME, TRUNK RELEASE IS BROKEN AND MY CRUISE CONTROL IS BROKEN! FOR THE LAST 4MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT ATLANTA DODGE LLC! JUST AFTER LEAVING IT WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED FOR $180 THEY COULD NOT DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS!! THE BATTERY WAS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND WORKED FINE WHEN I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP!! BUT IN HOPES OF ANY DECENT SERVICE I BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS $40 AND TOOK IT IN MYSELF. DURING THIS VISIT I REMINDED THEM THAT MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR WAS UNDER A RECALL, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT!! I GAVE THEM THE NHTSA RECALL DOCUMENTATION AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY CAR, ONLY TO THE NEONS FROM THE PLANT IN NEW MEXICO!! JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING I DECIDED TO CALL THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON. I SPOKE WITH BRIAN THE CS REP. AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND REFUSED TO RESEARCH ANY FURTHER UNLESS I AGREED TO SPEND NO LESS THAN $250 TOWARDS THE REPAIRS!! IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT THE SAME PARTS ARE IN NEED OF REPAIRS AS 15,000 OTHER NEONS -- REGARDLESS OF WHICH PLANT THE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLIED, THE DEFECTS LIE IN THE PLACEMENT AND/OR MANUFACTURING OF THE FAULTY PARTS AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER ANY RELATING RECALLS! *NM UPDATED 12/1505. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143833

Incident

Sep 21, 2005

Mileage

50,000 mi

ON JANUARY 15, 2004 I BROUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID VIN#2B3HD46RXH103584 TO DOHN BOHN DODGE IN METAIRIE, LA FOR REPLACE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE RECLINER SEAT BOLTS. THIS WAS BEING DONE PER A RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER IS #03V035000. AN INVOICE WAS ISSUED STATING THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 THE SAME DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RECLINER BOLT SHEARED IN HALF AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. I AM UNDER DOCTORS CARE FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED. I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO DAHIMLER CHRYSLER ON 10/04/2005 AND THEY GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER #12695236. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP LAKESHORE DODGE AND THEY INFORMED SINCE I HAD THE RECALL ALREADY DONE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. I DECLINED AND HAD THE BOLT REPLACED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND RETAINED THE BOLT.

NHTSA ID

10129330

Incident

Sep 15, 2004

Mileage

116,822 mi

ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR ACTUATOR HAVE FAILED. FIRST THEY MAKE ATERRIBLE GRATING SOUND THEN IF NOT REPLACED, AT AN INCREASINGLY INFLATING RATE (NOW OVER $200 EACH), THE DOOR WILL EVENTUALLY LOCK AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED BY THE KEYLESS ENTRY. YOU CAN BE LOCKED OUT OR A SMALL CHILD COULD BE LOCKED IN. AT ANY RATE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART, IT IS UNSAFE, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR DAKOTAS AND DURANGOS BUT NOW OUT OF WARRANTY SO TOO BAD. IF YOU FIX IT YOU PAY OVER $200, IF YOU DO NOT YOU RUN THE RISK OF DOORS LOCKING AUTOMATICALLY AND BEING UNABLE TO UNLOCK THEM, RESULTING IN ANY NUMBER OF DANGEROUS, INJUROUS AND DESTRUCTIVE SITUATIONS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100129

Incident

Oct 28, 2004

ON MAY 30, 2003, ADRIAN CHYRSLER CENTER PERFORMED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL TO REPLACE THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT BACK OF MY CAR. ON JUNE 7, 2004, WHILE IN LINE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH, ONE OF THE REPLACED BOLTS BROKE,AND THE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS ONTO MY DAUGHTER; MY FEET CAME OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MY CAR COLLIDED WITH A PICK UP TRUCK WHICH WAS STOPPED IN LINE AHEAD OF ME.*AK

NHTSA ID

10078607

Incident

Jun 7, 2004

Mileage

91,500 mi

I WAS A VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT, ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD STRUCK ME IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. UPON INPACT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT THAT I WAS SITTING IN HAD TOTALLY COLAPSED BACKWARD. INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED TO NECK AND BACK WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY MEDICAL EXPERTISE. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE INJURIES WHERE FROM THE SEAT BREAKING, GIVING NO SUPPORT THUS ALLOWING MY BODY TO JOLT BACKWARD AND BOUNCE AROUND.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTEY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025513

Incident

Oct 4, 2002

I HAVE GREAT MISGIVINGS ABOUT REPAIRS EFFECTED BY A DAIMLER CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP ON A RECENT RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND EFFECTING A SEVERAL CHRYSLER MODELS INCLUDING MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID. RECALL INVOLVED CHANGING OUT DRIVER'S SIDE RECLINER BOLTS. I'VE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORP.'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. TO VOICE MY CONCERNS. CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICES AS INFORMED ME THAT THEIR DEALER CONFIRMED SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE WORK AND THAT THE SPECIFIC RECALL CASE WAS CONSIDERED CLOSED. I ASKED FOR A WRITTEN DECLARATION FROM CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICES, CONFIRMING THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY AND WERE EXECUTED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION ISSUED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S TECHNICAL/ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICES REFUSED TO HONOR MY REQUEST. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE IF I STILL AM UNEASY ABOUT THE REPAIRS EFFECTED?*AK

NHTSA ID

10021295

Incident

Jun 6, 2003