1994 Dodge Caravan transmission problems

Filed Jul 31, 2005 · Electrical, Fuel system · 114,000 miles · IL

Lacks power, wants to stall like it's not getting any fuel, have replaced numerous parts including what was listed on the diagnostic scans, clunking noise under van. Nothing seems to correct the problem. Have spent over $600 in parts alone, not counting labor.

Filed Jul 13, 2005 · Transmission · 44,900 miles · MD

Dt: consumer states his 1994 dodge caravan that he purchased used about 8 months ago had transmission problems immediately. The transmission will pop out of gear when it is hot. The vehicle has to be shut off and then it will start again. The first time it happened, september 2004, he took the vehicle to a dealership and was told that they could not duplicate the problem. It happened again about 30 days ago and happened again yesterday.

Filed Feb 2, 2004 · Transmission · FL

Have a 1994 dodge grand caravan. Already replaced one transmission and I am looking at replacing another. Told by transmission mechanics and others the transmissions in these vehicles are notorious for failure and that the company knowingly install such equipment at the consumer's ultimate expense.

Filed Oct 20, 2003 · Transmission · 157,000 miles · OR

Transmission felt like it went into neutral while on our way home, at night, then it just stopped in the middle of the road on a corner. We pushed it somewhat off the road and turned on the hazards. Then I proceeded to haul my five kids out of the vehicle and down the road to try to phone for help. Walking at night with 5 young children on the shoulder of the road is dangerous. I tried to get it repaired and was told that this was a common problem with dodge. I was also informed that it would take approximately $3,000.00 to fix and then it could turn around and happen again. No indicator light ever came on. The dealer told me these were good vans and very dependable too. Does someone have to die by being hit by oncoming traffic before someone does something? These transmissions should be declared lemons, recalled and made good on.

Filed Sep 5, 2003 · Transmission · 105,000 miles · NY

While driving vehicle began to shake violently. Vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the mechanic found that automatic transmission exploded internally, and had to be rebuilt.

Filed Jul 30, 2003 · Transmission · 86,292 miles · VA

Transmission failure on our 1994 dodge grand caravan without any warning - the van is just under 9 years old and had 86292 miles. It has been regularly serviced and is maintained in very good condition. It is used to commute to work and as a family car without any towing or heavy loads. Regular transmission service and checkup has been performed with last one before the failure at 72456 miles. No problems were found at this service, otherwise I would have taken appropriate action. The failure happened in an office underground parking lot and the car would not move when my wife tried to park it. It had to be towed to the dealer for repairs. This could have happened while driving on a busy highway or on a busy street and could have been dangerous to her safety and to other people on the road. I researched into the issue on the internet and found a lot of chrysler/dodge caravan owners with similar problems over the years. I even talked to friends and people I know who are caravan owners and several told me it is a known problem with these transmissions but chrysler has failed to remedy the problem. Failures even happen at lower mileage than my van and to older models. Replaced transmissions are also known to fail with low mileage in several cases that I came across. I have filed a complaint with chrysler on this matter and the ridiculous cost of $2500 that I had to pay to replace the transmission with a remanufactured one. The dealer that checked the problem on my van found that there were 4 problems found including worn out clutches and he had no explanation for the failure. Chrysler informed me that there is no recall on this problem at this time but they may have one later on. I strongly believe that chrysler/dodge is well aware of this defect problem and that it is also a safety hazard. Chrysler should issue a recall and replace the transmissions with a better designed one for the sake of safety to their customers and other people on the road.

Filed Jul 18, 2003 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · OH

Transmission had some major repairs done at 90,000 miles. Currently, transmission is slipping out of gear while driving at 55 MPH.

Filed May 21, 2003 · Transmission · 114,000 miles · CA

Nar 05/21/2003 *mr the consumer had to replace two transmissions on the 1994 dodge caravan twice. Dealer notified.

Filed May 8, 2003 · Transmission · IL

There were several repairs done to the transmission and eventually the transmission was replaced. The problem recurred.

Filed Jun 21, 2002 · Transmission · CA

While driving transmission went out, lockedthe up vehicle. Had part replaced. 62000 miles later, and transmission went again.