Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. 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 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 15/65/R16 DOT 5056VE203709. THE TIRES WERE GUARANTEED FOR 65,000 MILES BUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WITH 24,000 MILES ON THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.
I OWN A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN GRAND SPORT. I HAVE FOUR (4) WINTERFORCE M&S TIRES. I'M NOT SURE BUT THIS MAY BE THE THIRD OR FOURTH WINTER THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE CAR. WHILE COMING HOME SATURDAY EVENING AT ABOUT 6:00PM WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD, I TURNED LEFT INTO MY ROAD, CIDER MIL RD, FROM ROUTE 316, TRAVELING ABOUT 15 - 20 MPH, WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE "BLEW OUT" WITH A LARGE NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT FLAT. IT TOTALLY COMPROMISED MY STEERING. I MANAGED TO LIMP IT INTO CIDER MILL RD. WHEN I REMOVED THE TIRE I FOUND A COMPLETE TEAR FROM THE BEAD TO THE TOP OF THE TREAD ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE INFORMATION IS; WINTERFORCE M&S, DOT VN6V, W63, 1403, A03D, 215/65R/16, 358036XBM29362-2, MADE IN CANADA.THEIR WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND IT WAS A CLEAR EVENING. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MARKINGS/DEFECTS SHOWING ON THE TIRE. THE INFLATION ON THE OTHER TIRES IS OK. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE.
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A LEAK WITHIN THE ROOF, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE CARPETING. THERE IS A SLASHING SOUND WITHIN THE ROOF COMPARTMENT AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. THE CARPET HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES, AND THE TELEVISION WAS REPLACED ONCE AS A RESULT OF THE LEAK. *AK. UPDATED 11/30/2005 - GLAZED SERPENTINE BELT CAUSED GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE LEFT MIDDLE SEAT HEAD REST CAME LOOSE FROM THE GUIDE ROD. THE DOOR STICKS AND THE SIDING DOOR MAKES NOISE WHEN OPENING. THE REAR WINDOW RATTLES WHEN OPENED. THE FOG LIHJT ARE IONPERTIVE. THE HORN SPUNDED WEAK BECAUSE THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE TAIL LIGHT HAD MOISTURE IN IT. THE LOCKING GAS CAP WAS HARD TO OPEN. THE REAR TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK. *NM
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOW-OUT. CAP SEPARATION FROM CARCUS. SIDEWALL SHREDDED. SPEED 65 / INTERSTATE TRAVEL / VEHICLE FISHTAILED BUT TO CONTROL / STOP. NO VEHICLES ALONG SIDE AT TIME OF INCIDENT *AK
MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT ALL WHEEL DRIVE DEVELOPED A THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVE TRAIN. I TOOK IT TO COUNTY CHRYSLER, HAMBURG, PA - A 5 STAR CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPT. THERE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF A WORN OUT POWER TRANSFER UNIT. THE COST TO REPLACE IT INCLUDING THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR LABOR WILL APPROACH $3,000. SINCE THE VAN IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 67 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, IT SEEMS LIKE THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT MUST BE EITHER CHEAP OR DEFECTIVE. WITH ONLY THIS MUCH MILEAGE TO HAVE TO REPLACE MAJOR POWER TRAIN COMPONENTS MAKES ME THINK THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE DESIGN OR THE PARTS QUALITY.
VEHICLE HAS 16 INCH WHEELS AND FULL WHEEL COVERS (HUB CAPS). I REMOVED THE WHEEL COVERS AT ABOUT 56000 MILES TO ROTATE THE TIRES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD REMOVED THE COVERS. WHEN I REMOVED THE COVERS THREE OR FOUR OF THE MOLDED PLASTIC CLIPS BROKE OFF ALL FOUR COVERS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO CONTACTED CHRYSLER REP GREG JANKOWSKI WHO REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO MILEAGE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS REP MARTIN SHAGER WHO REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO MILEAGE. I HAVE LOST ONE COVER ON THE ROAD. WHEN WHEEL COVERS COME OFF AT ROAD SPEEDS, I SEE THAT AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I DO NOT SEE MILEAGE AS AN ISSUE. IF THE PLASTIC RETAINING CLIPS BREAK OFF IN TWO YEARS, I SEE THAT AS A STRUCTURE OR MATERIAL PROBLEM.*AK
NOTICED TREAD HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIRES ON MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, STEEL BELTS SHOWING AT EDGES. TIRE SHOWS EXCESSIVE WEAR AT EDGES (HOWEVER AIR PRESSURE CHECKED OK RECENTLY). REAR TIRES SHOW LITTLE WEAR. RECENT FRONT ALIGNMENT CHECK (8/21/2001) WITHIN SPECS. LOCAL AUTHORIZED GOODYEAR DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR WARANTY FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. LEFT TIRE DOT M6VFHKDR449, RIGHT TIRE DOT M6VFHKDR449. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6VFHKDR44 TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS IN MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND WE HEARD A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS OVER 2 LANES TO GET TO AN EXIT WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL OR HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLES, MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE VERY SHOOK UP. AFTER INSPECTING THE BLOWN TIRE I FOUND 3 SEPERATE SLITS IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRE WERE IT APPEARED THE SIDEWALL JUST BLEW OUT. I COULD NOT FIND ANY TRACE OF A NAIL OR ANY OTHER OBJECT IN THE TREADS OR THE SIDEWALL. I BROUGHT THE TIRE TO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE RIM WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND THAT THIS CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. I AM EXPECTING TO PAY ABOUT $135 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO KNOW TIRES FAIRLY WELL AND THEY SAID A SLIGHTLY BENT RIM SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER 3 TIRES MAY BLOW AT ANY TIME AND THAT MY FAMILY COULD BE AT RISK. I AM ASKING THE TECHNICIAN TO CHECK ALL THE TIRES FOR ANY DEFECTS AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS, HOPEFULLY IF THERE IS AN ISSUE THEY WILL NOT HIDE IT FROM ME SO THEY CAN MAKE A PROFIT. I FEEL LIKE I WAS VERY LUCKY THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS CASE, BUT I WORRY ABOUT THE NEXT TIME.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY VIBRATES. FASTER VEHICLE GOES, THE FASTER IT VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BEARINGS/ PUT A 2ND SET OF TIRES/ CHANGED STRUTS, AND REALIGNED THE VEHICLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM, NOTHING WORKS. *AK *SLC
REPORTING A PROBLEM WITH TIRES CAUSING A 2000 DODGE, GRAND CARAVAN TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING ON WET CONDITION ROAD. GOODYEAR NOTIFIED, AND WOULD REPLACE TIRES WITH SAME BRAND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTERS. *AK GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE (P215 65 R15) DOT # M6VFAKDR1500. *SLC
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, GRAND CARAVAN, P215/65R16, DOT#: M30D. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE SIDEWALL .*AK
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