Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WAS DISABLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,721.
1. HAD A FLAT AND TRIED TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS HELD UP BY A WINCH UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. 2. FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE USING THE SUPPLIED WRENCH; HOWEVER, THE TIRE WOULD ONLY LOWER ABOUT TWO INCHES AND NOT LOWER FAR ENOUGH FOR THE SPARE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE 'T' THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE WHEN THE WHEEL IS SECURED. 3. THE SPARE WOULD NOT COME DOWN SO I HAD TO REMOVE THE FLAT TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE AND GET A RIDE TO GET THE WHEEL FIXED THEN GET A RIDE BACK TO THE VEHICLE TO RE-INSTALL THE TIRE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT LOWERING THE SPARE, I STILL COULD NOT GET IT TO COME DOWN SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AND AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE WHEEL TO COME DOWN EITHER AND HAD TO CUT THE "T" TO REMOVE THE WHEEL. *TR
WE HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 40MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT ALLOY WHEEL ON OUR DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ACTUALLY SPIT IN HALF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO A WHEEL LIKE THIS.*CN
2000 GRAND CARAVAN HAS MULTIPLE RUST POINTS. THE MOST DANGEROUS OF WHICH IS THE RUSTING AND DETERIORATION OF THE FRONT LEFT STRUT. THE TOP PORTION OF THE STRUT COVER IS RUSTED AND FALLING APART, WITH A CRACK IN IT. OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR THAT ARE SHOWING MANY RUST AREAS INCLUDE: PASSENGER DOOR (CAN PUT FINGER THROUGH RUST), HOOD (BUBBLING PAINT AND CRACKING), PAINT PEELING FROM ANTENNA HOUSING, REAR HATCH RUST, LEFT REAR WHEEL BASIN. MY LARGEST CONCERN IS THE STRUT RUST FOR SAFETY ISSUES, BUT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING SO POORLY BEING ONLY 5 YEARS OLD! *NM
TENSIONER ASSEMBLY REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN 12 MONTH PERIOD. 3 OF WITHIN 60 DAYS. AS A RESULT THE SHAFT AND PULLEY ON THE POWER STEERING WAS BENT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED A PART TO HOLD THE BELT ONTO THE TENSIONER. IT DID NOT WORK. THE BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES UNDER 70K MILES. MOPAR PART WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN USED, HOWEVER, $100 DEDUCTIBLES FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS BEEN COLLECTED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. FORTUNEATLY, TO DATE, NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED.
LAST NIGHT MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE VAN WAS A YEAR OLD. THIS TIME I AM PAST MY WARRANTY, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME & 2 OF MY CHILDREN ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE POMPTON WATER FALLS. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER BASICALLY TOLD ME "OH WELL--YOUR ON YOUR OWN." THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TWICE IN THREE YEARS.. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHERS... MY VAN WAS METICULOUSLY CARED FOR... THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED!! THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME.. *LA
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE OPERATING A MODIFIED VEHICLE FOR THE DISABLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE HAND BRAKE LEVER FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK *PH *JB
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT HOSE. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED HOSES AND CLAMPS, 1 MONTH LATER LEAKING AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD PART. THEY REPLACED THEM AGAIN. 1 YEAR LATER PROBLEM RETURNS AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE HOSES, THE REASON THIS HAPPENED ACCORDING TO THEM WAS THE HOSE CLAMPS THEY USED. NOW THEY HAVE CHANGED THE CLAMPS, THIS SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR SINCE THEY ARE CHANGING A MANUFACTURER'S PART. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB
BRAKES ON OUR 2000 GRAND CARAVAN GO OUT ON US ABOUT ONCE EVERY 3-6 MONTHS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN JULY 2000. MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE, BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLED, ABS PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND WE ARE NOW LEAKING FLUID AND READY TO HAVE IT SERVICED AGAIN. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I DON'T ALWAYS FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN. WE ONLY HAVE 17,800 MILES ON THE VAN, I WONDER IF WE DROVE IT MORE OFTEN IF WE WOULD BE IN THE SHOP EVEN MORE FREQUENTLY.THREE TIMES I HAVE GONE TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAVE ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREETS YARD. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VAN WAS PURCHASED HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ACCOMODATE US AND WON'T EVEN GIVE US A GOOD DEAL ON A TRADE-IN SO THAT WE CAN GET RID OF IT.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE OPERATING A MODIFIED VEHICLE FOR THE DISABLED, THE ACCELERATOR HAND LEVER BECAME STUCK.*AK.*JB
CONSUMER HAS WIND TURBULANT NOISE INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN WINDOWS ARE UP. TURBULANCE IS SO HIGH WHERE PASSENGERS HAVE TO TALK LOUD, AND RADIO HAS TO HAVE A HIGH VOLUME TO HEAR. VEHICLE IS IN ARBITRATION.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE NOISE IS ALSO HEARD IN THE REAR, DEALER STATES THEY WILL TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY ADJUSTING THE LUGGAGE BARS ON LUGGAGE RACK. *SLC
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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