2000 Dodge Caravan

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/2013· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK TOWER IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A SERIOUS DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PROGRESSING RAPIDLY. *TR

• 12/28/2008· STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT THE VAN USED AND NOTHING WAS NOTED ABOUT THE STRUT TOWER ON INSPECTION HOWEVER A FRIEND OF MINE NOTED IT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ME BUYING THE CAR. AS HE WAS A LICENSED MECHANIC I TOOK HIM SERIOUSLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS RUSTING ON THE TOP WHERE THE BOLTS THAT HOLD IT TO THE BODY EXIST. I CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND AFTER WITNESSING A DODGE CARAVAN SIMILAR TO MINE LITERALLY FALL APART WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK I REALIZED THAT I SHOULD GET IT FIXED. I FOUND JUNK YARD TO GET THEM TO CUT OUT A STRUT TOWER OFF A JUNKED CARAVAN AND THEN FOUND A GOOD WELDER TO REPLACE THE TOP OF THE STRUT TOWER WHICH WAS THE ONLY PART OF THE TOWER THAT WAS RUSTING. THE TOP THE TOWER WAS PAPER THIN AND WHEN HE SHOWED ME THE PIECE HE REMOVED I NOTED THAT I COULD PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH THE METAL THAT WAS LEFT. IF THIS HAD BROKEN THROUGH WHILE I WAS DRIVING I BELIEVE A SERIOUS, INJURIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD'VE OCCURRED AS THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WOULD'VE DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND LIKE THE CAR I SAW IN THE PARKING LOT, MY AXLE WOULD'VE BROKEN AND I WOULD'VE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE..DEADLY AT 60 MPH. *TR

• 12/28/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR JUST SHUT DOWN ON INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. AFTER BEING TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM FOR AWHILE, NOW THE CAR IS MAKING NOISE. FOR YEARS PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR DOES NOT STOP OCCASIONALLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

• 12/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL START MAKING NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL NO STOP ON TIME. *AK

• 12/27/2004· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO TO FOREST LAKE DODGE DEALER FOR A CLUNKING NOISE IN MY FRONT END OVER YEAR AGO. I HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS I RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER WINDOW NOT GOING UP OR DOWN CORRECTLY. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID OH YOU NEED SHOCKS AND YOU NEED YOUR SERVICE OF WARRENTY PROFORMED OR YOUR WARRENTLY WONT BE ANY GOOD, SO I SAID YES DO WHAT IS UNDER WARRENTY NOTHING ELSE UNLESS I SAY IT OK, WILL MORE WORK WAS PROFORMED AND I ENDED UP PAYING HUNDRED PLUS DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. AGAIN THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CLUCKING NOISE NOTED AND THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER SAID IT FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. WILL TO THIS DAY OVER A YEAR LATER, THE CLUCK IS THERE AND SHOCKS AND OTHER MAINTENCE WAS COMPLETED, THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOVES SO SLOW THAT WE DONT USE IT AS IT HAS AND STILL DOES QUIT WORKING. INSIDE WHERE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE COMPOTENT ALSO COMES LOOSE FROM THE MAIN FLOOR. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW MANTO WHICH SCREWS TO THE FRAME OF THE DURANGO. I HAD SIDE STEPS PUT ON AFTER PURCHASE BY CHRY. DODGE IN FORREST LAKE AND DRIVERS SIDE WITHIN IN ONE AND HALF YEARS FELL LOOSE AND THEY SAID I JUST NEEDED TO HAVE SOMEONE PUT IN NEW SCREWS THAT IT WASN;T COVERED. YET WHEN I PURCHASED THEM THEY SAID THAT IF THEY DID IT, ANYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN WOULD BE COVERED BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE DID IT THEY WOULDNT COVER ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED.*AK

• 12/23/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE KEY IGNITION LOCK FREEZES UP AND (INTERMITTENTLY) WONT MOVE. *MW

• 12/23/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

• 12/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS SOMEONE AND THE CAR DIDN'T SOUND QUITE RIGHT AFTERWARDS. IT WAS DUE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND DID SO REGULARLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2000. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT WHEN HE CHANGED THE OIL THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. SO I PUT A OIL TREATMENT IN TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP. I RAN MY CAR FOR LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THAT AND AS I WAS DRIVING TO INTO WORK MY CAR STARTING KNOCKING VERY LOUD. RIGHT NOW I AM LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE $500 TO $4800 FIX. MY CAR HAS ALMOST 100,000 MILES ON IT AND ALMOST PAID OFF. MY ENGINE IS THE 2.7 DODGE INTREPID. AS I FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE ONE OF THE WORST ON THE MARKET. THERE AREN'T VERY MANY OF THE ENGINES LEFT IN THE JUNK YARDS EVEN. MY MECHANIC SAID HE IS PUTTING IN THE SECOND ENGINE IN A COUPLES CAR FROM LAST YEAR. THE 2.7 IS JUNK. *JB

• 12/21/2005· POWER TRAIN

  THE DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE PIN IN THE 41TE MODEL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT , LOCKING UP THE FRONT WHEELS. AND STALLING MOTOR. THEN TRANSMISSION WILL BLOW APART SENDING PIN AND FLUID GEARS RANDOMLY. *NM

• 12/20/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE'S OIL IS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET OVER MANIFOLD. CONCERNED COULD START A FIRE. TS

• 12/19/2002· POWER TRAINCrash

  I HAD MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN IN PARK AND RUNNING GOT OUT FOR A SECOND AND MY DAUGHTER YELLED "MA THE VAN IS ROLLING BACK WARDS". I GOT THE DOOR OPEN . THE DOOR HIT MY COUNSINS CAR MIRROR. I RAN AFTER IT TO TRY AND STOP IT. IT HIT A WAGON AND SLOWED DOWN A BIT. I WAS ALMOST IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER BEING ON MY STOMACH FACING THE REAR TIRE.MY AUNT TOLD ME TO LIE STILL BECAUSE I WAS PINNED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR.MY AUNT TOLD ME TO LIE STILL SO SHE COULD MOVE THE VAN AHEAD TO LEFT THE DOOR OFF ME. MY AUNT SAID THAT THE VAN WAS IN REVERSE . MY LEFT ARM /SHOULDER, LOWER BACK AND RIGHT BUTT AREA HURT. MY AUNT THEN CALLED THE POLICE . A REPORT WAS FILED .

• 12/15/2008· STRUCTURE

  I NOTICED SERIOUS RUSTING ON THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS STRUT TOWERS. I READ ON A CAR FORUM CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WITH SHOCK TOWER RUST ROT AND HAS A TSB FOR IT. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS DEFECTS FOR FREE. DODGE/ CHRYSLER SELLS REPAIR KITS (CAPS WITH SCREWS AND GLUE) FOR THE RUSTED SHOCK TOWER CAPS. THE REPAIR KIT DOESN'T SEEM STRONG ENOUGH FOR SOLVING THIS STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. THE FORUM SAYS WELDING THE CAPS IS MORE STRUCTURALLY SOUND. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO A MAJOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DEFECT. *TR

• 12/15/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE SO POORLY DESIGNED AS TO BE A HAZARD. AS A 2000 MODEL DAIMLER -CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO UPGRADE THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT I HAVE OWNED WITH VERY POOR FORWARD LIGHTING. *AK

• 12/14/2004· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WINDING SOUND WHEN YOU LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. DRIVERS DOOR WON'T LOCK, PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DOSN'T UNLOCK, PASSENGER LEFT-REAR ALSO DOSN'T UNLOCK , PASSENGER RIGHT-REAR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS WITH THE KEY LESS ENTRY.*AK ALSO BOTH REAR WINDOWS DO NOT WORK. I MYSELF INSPECTED THE OPERATION OF THE LEFT REAR DOOR AND FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS BAD. I CRACKED OPEN ACTUATOR AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR WAS STRIPPED. THIS CAUSING THE WINDING SOUND AND FAILURE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE GEAR IS MADE OF SOME KIND OF SOFT PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ABOUT THE REAR WINDOW, I CHECKED AND FOUND POWER GOING TO THE MOTORS. BUT WITH ONE OF THE WINDOW MOTORS I TAPPED IT AND GOT IT TO WORK FOR ACOUPLE OF DAYS. WITH MY EXPERINCE AS AN AUTO/TRUCK/BUS TECHNICIAN THE MOTORS ARE DEFECTED ALONG WITH THE DOOR ACTUATORS. I HOPE THESE ISSUES CAN GET RESOLVED, BECAUSE OVERALL MY VEHICLE IS GOOD AT 60,000 MILES.

• 12/14/2002· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR AND IT INDICATE THAT THE " DIAGNOSTIC TEST DTL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTOR CLUTCH CIRCUIT FAILURE INTFRMAL, RECOMMEND O/H TRANSMISSION." I WAS ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR IS A 2000 MODEL AND HAS 44,500 MILES ON IT AND THE CAR HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ALREADY. THERE IS NO NOISE OR FEELING OF THE ACCELERATION OR CHANGE OF GEAR PROBLEMS. WHY HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THIS EARLY IN THE CAR LIFE.

• 12/13/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *AK

• 12/13/2000· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  HAD JUST STARTED TO PARK VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. OWNER BELIEVED ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *AK *SLC

• 12/12/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIBER, PISTON IS MADE OF A COMPOSITE AND NOT METAL,COMPOSITE CRACKS AND LEAKS. THE PISTON TURNS TO MUSH AND THE BRAKE PAD BECOMES LOOSE. *JB THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PULSE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND FINALLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. TWO YEARS LATER THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. 04/23/02 WAS THE FIRST TIME, 12/04/04 FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN

• 12/11/2007· SUSPENSION

  THIS IS INQUIRY TO CHRYSLER'S PROBLEM WITH FRONT STRUT TOWERS ON 2000 CARAVAN/VOYAGER/T&C. SPECIFICALLY: SERVICE BULLETIN, NUMBER: 23-044-02, GROUP: BODY; DATE: OCT. 14, 2002; SUBJECT: NS STRUT TOWER CORROSION. IF THIS IS ONLY A "COSMETIC" PROBLEM, WHY IS A NEW STRUT CAP AND NS STRUT INSTALLATION KIT REQUIRED? SOUNDS LIKE A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM REPAIR TO ME. MY DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER CAUTIONED MY AGAINST GOING THROUGH THE WINTER WITHOUT THE REPAIR! HE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, JUST THIS TSB. IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED BY 10/14/02, SHOULDN'T IT BE LOOKED INTO FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. MANY DRIVERS WILL JUST ASSUME "IT'S JUST RUST" AND NOT KNOW OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE STRUT CAP BREAKS. THIS FAILURE, ON A HIGHWAY, COULD RESULT IN DEADLY CRASH! HAS NHTSA LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM? IS THERE ANY REMEDY, OTHER THAN THE CONSUMER PAYING THE APPROXIMATE $500 REPAIR? IF NOT, IT APPEARS THAT CORPORATE PROFIT TRUMPS ETHICS (LIVES/INJURIES) AGAIN? PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR POSITION ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

• 12/11/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT BALL JOINT IS MAKING NOISES AND BLACK LOOKING SOOT ON TIRE RIMS. *JB

• 12/10/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS FUMES WERE LEAKING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE GAS SMELL HAD BECOME OVERWHELMING WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VINE ALTHOUGH THE SAME DEFECTS APPLIED TO THIS VEHICLE. *AK RECALL # 03E053000 *SCC *JB

• 12/10/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN CRUISE CONTROLIS ON ENGINE SPEEDS UP WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY DID NOT WORK. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO GET THEM TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE STEALING VACUUM FROM BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. *AK

• 12/08/2004· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING A 35 MPH FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK INJURES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT THE FOOT BEHING ON THE BRAKE. 4 YEAR OLD HIT THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE STREET. *TC

• 12/07/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2000 DODGE CARAVAN IGNITION FAILURE , DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED 4 WITHIN A WEEK OR SO . *JB

• 12/07/2001· STEERING

  STEERING SEIZED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE "RACK AND PINION WAS BINDING". THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE INABILITY TO STEER AT SPEEDS, OTHER THAN PARKING SPEEDS, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AS THIS STEERING FAILURE IS SPONTANEOUS, AND THE ETIOLOGY UNKNOWN, IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, DR. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 12/06/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  THE SERPENTINE BELT ON A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN SLIPS OFF WHEN YOU GO THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER OR WET CONDITIONS SUCH AS IN THE RAIN OR SNOW, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING (LOSS OF CONTROL); WATER PUMP (OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM HEADS); ALTERNATOR (NO BATTERY CHARGING) AND AC. THIS WAS AFTER A NEW BELT AND TENSIONER WAS INSTALLED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS SITED ON RELATED WEB SITES. MY WIFE ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE OF NO STEERING. IT HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES TO HER AND 4 TIMES TO ME. COST OF PUTTING BELT BACK ON WAS AROUND $40 EACH TIME. TRIED A FIX USING A DISC OVER THE TENSIONER AND IDLE PULLEY RECOMMENDED BY DEALER, BUT FIRST TIME THROUGH A RAIN PUDDLE, IT SLIPPED OFF. A $200 FIX IS AVAILABLE PLUS $150 LABOR CALLED A GATES KIT # 38379K ALSO BY GOODYEAR #49215K. THEY BOTH COME WITH A DOUBLE SIDED GROOVED BELT, GROOVED IDLE PULLEY AND GROOVED TENSIONER AND STATES THAT IT FIXES THE PROBLEM OF BELTS COMING OFF THE DODGE VANS IN WET WEATHER. IF THIS IS PART OF THE SELLING POINT OF THE KIT, THEN THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER, DODGE, PLYMOUTH VANS AND THE CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS "FIX." THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE PAID FOR AND CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

• 12/06/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN WITH A LITTLE OVER 45000 MILES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR A LEAKING TRANSMISSION. I WILL HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS ON DEC. 26. *LA

• 12/04/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY SERPENTINE BELT HAS JUMPED OFF THE PULLEYS 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR ON MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, I LOOSE ALL POWER CONTROLS. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO MANAGE THE LOSS IN POWER STEERING. *JB

• 12/04/2003· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER, THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOLT HAD SNAPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *PH WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LATER COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE AND BELIEVES THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT AS WELL. CONSUMER EXITED VEHICLE AND PICKED UP THE TENSIONER OFF THE GROUND. CONSUMER STILL HAS BROKEN PARTS AND PLANS TO HOLD THEM FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOLT ON VEHICLE HAD SNAPPED.*MR

• 12/03/2009· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT SEEMED AS IF THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE TENSION AND IDLE PULLEY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FURTHERMORE, SHE NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE WHICH SHE PRESUMED WAS IN THE BRAKE AREA WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,830. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

• 12/03/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. *AK

• 12/03/2004· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, THE FRONT AXLE AND CALIPER PADS/ROTORS BROKE SPILLING BALL JOINT INTO THE STREET. *BF THERE WERE ALSO SCREECHING SOUNDS, ODOR(S), VIBRATIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THE A/C FAILED.

• 12/03/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TRAVELING 65-70 MPH DRIVER BECAME DIZZY, AND EVENTUALLY FELL ASLEEP INSIDE VEHICLE. TESTS WERE PERFORMED, AND THE RESULTS FOUND CARBON MONOXIDE LEVEL VERY HIGH. *AK

• 12/03/2003· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. HOWEVER, DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

• 12/02/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/01/2020· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURECrash

  VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION- WHILE DRIVING ALONG I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD NOISE (BOOM) FROM REAR OF VEHICLE-VEHICLE THEN SWERVED WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL SPINNING AROUND AND TAKING DOWN SIGNS, MAILBOX-AFTER LOOKING AT VAN IT IS APPARENT THAT THE REAR AXLE SLID BACKWARDS IN WHEEL WELL. WHILE BODY IS RUST FREE, UNDERCARRIAGE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST IN SPRING HANGER AREA-VAN HAS BEEN PARKED ON PAVEMENT ITS ENTIRE LIFE.

• 11/30/2012· STEERING,ENGINE

  AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL WATER PUDDLE I LOST POWER STEERING AND GENERATOR. IT WAGON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD AND WAS VERY HAZARDOUS AS IT LEFT USONA BLIND CURVE IN THE RAIN. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE DRIVE BELT HAD COME OFF. IS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AN KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

• 11/30/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN WET WEATHER, THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REATTACHED THE BELT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

• 11/30/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PART IN QUESTION WAS A CROSS OVER MANIFOLD PIPE; IT CONNECTED TWO MANIFOLDS TOGETHER ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK. *SC *JB

• 11/29/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAINCrash

  DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE CAN BE CHANGED FROM ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT'S SON GOT INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. TOOK IT OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT HOLDING THE BRAKES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED TO SEE WHY THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKES.*AK

• 11/28/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002, PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR TILL MID-2010. SINCE THEN THE BELT HAS CAME OFF AT LEAST 5 TIMES OR MORE. SEEMS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I'VE HAD THE BELT REPLACED, AND EVERYTHING ELSE REPLACED THAT COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT IT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I HAD IT REPAIRED THIS PAST TUES. AND GUESS WHAT YESTERDAY IT CAME OFF AGAIN (ALL OF 5 DAYS). I LOVE MY VEHICLE BUT I'M AFRAID OF IT. WHEN THE BELT COMES OFF EVERYTHING GOES OFF. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD (SO FAR). LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE -SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL WILL HAPPEN AND A SOLUTION?? THIS IS VERY COSTLY IN REPAIR BILLS/TOW BILLS AND SO FORTH. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *KB

• 11/26/2018· STEERING,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER THE PREVIOUS FAILURES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE RECENT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

• 11/25/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY VAN HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I WENT IN FOR NEW BRAKES AND FOUND OUT MY MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACED. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES THAT NEEDED BRAKES, BUT THIS VAN NEEDS THEM MORE OFTEN. I AM CONSIDERING TRADING IN FOR ANOTHER MAKE AND MODEL VAN. IT'S COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. I AM NOT VERY PLEASED WITH THE DODGE CARAVAN SPORT. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770109

• 11/23/2015· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HORN FAILED, AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/23/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SMELL WAS CAUSED BY FUEL LEAKING FROM THE CROSSOVER TUBE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,000.

• 11/22/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

• 11/22/2011· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH CORNELL CORNELL 1000 TIRES, SIZE 205/75/R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000. UPDATED 02/03/12*LJ UPDATED 02/08/12

• 11/22/2008· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS A STRUT TOWER RUSTING THROUGH. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SHOULDN'T CHRYSLER BE ADDRESSING THIS? I HAD A 1996 THAT DID THE SAME THING. *TR

• 11/22/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE REAR END PIN SNAPPED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

• 11/22/2004· AIR BAGS

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR CLOCK SPRING. REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. *BF RECALL# 04V480000. *SC