Dt: contact stated something was defective with the radiator and transmission. The coolant from the radiator went into the transmission and destroyed the transmission. This happened about two weeks ago. She took the vehicle to a mechanic and he changed the radiator and tried to flush the transmission, but the transmission was to be rebuilt. She called chrysler and they said they could not do anything. The mechanic told her he had changed many with the exact same problem.*ak
1999 Dodge Caravan transmission complaints
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My 1999 dodge caravan shift lever can be moved out of park position with engine running without having to press on the brake pedal ,this creates a very dangerous safety problem if a child is left in van without being restrained chrysler corp.corrected this problem in 2001 can something be done to earlier models?
Transmission failure(blown apart per mechanic)and no warranty provided with less than 54000 miles.had 8 year/80000 mile warranty plus extra to 100000 mile paid. Paid out of pocket for repair.tranny slipping again since with another 2500 miles added. 1999 dodge caravan factory warranty refused.
Transmission failure at 96,000.
Transmission needed to be replaced/rebuilt because it was leaking. Had problems with it shifting to neutral while driving with my 3 kids. Now, it is lurching forward by itself while slowing down at a stop light or going in reverse. It is back at the mechanic and they are stating there is 1 or 2 faulty solenoid packs and something about a sensor and not reading correctly. The van had only 50,000 miles on it when this problem first started happening. Spent $2400.00 1st time at mechanic, other 2 times are for free. Let's face it, people don't normally drive vans because they like them, they drive them because they have young children. This car is not safe in my opinoin at all and I will never buy a dodge or any of its 'cousins' again. Why hasn't dodge had a recall for the numerous problems I have read about? Oh, and by the way, where is my recall for the airbag light problem?
Differential pin came loose and blew a hole through the transmission. Failure caused van to break down on the freeway. Transmission was completely ruined and would have had to be replaced. Possible starter damage as well. Quotes for repairs were around $3,000, so we decided to junk the car. It was only 5 years old with 62,000 miles at the time. '99 dodge caravan.
I bought a used 1999 dodge grand caravan se in 2002 with 28000 miles. The original mfg warranty had expired so we bought extended warranty. From the first week this car gave us trouble ending with a major accident due to gear shift. On the day of the accident while driving the car the gear shifted on its own from drive to lower gear. 5 min later the car when parked on my driveway moved from park to reverse on its own. Since I was out of the car I was run over by the car causing severe injuries but I was lucky that I did not die. The fatality rate is over 50% in such accident but I escaped with rib fractures, internal blood loss and extensive bruising.
While driving at 45 MPH the steering pump failed, consumer lost the control, but was able to pull out of the road. Vehicle was taken to independent repair shop, mechanic determined steering pump had to be replaced. *ak also, at 50,000 miles, transmission failed while driving.
While driving at 35 MPH consumer heard a loud clunking sound and the speedometer dropped to zero. Also, vehicle would not go out of first gear. Dealer examined the vehicle, and found that the transmission sensor was burned out. This problem occurred again in december 2003, and the dealer repaired the sensor again.
Consumer stated while vehicle was shifting from park to reverse automatic transmission failed. Vehicle was towed to dealership, and mechanic replaced the transmission at consumer's expenses of $2,200.
While driving at 35 MPH, the consumer heard a clanking sound come from the engine compartment. A few seconds later the vehicle loss power steering and stalled. After repeated attempts the vehicle would not restart. The dealer examined the vehicle and found that holes were punched into the transmission housing case.
Transmission failed at 41,500 miles. Differential pin keeper broke which did major damage to the rest of the transmission.
Last week my wife was coming home from work when she thought she ran over something. She said that the steering wheel shuttered and it scared her a lot. I'm just thankful she was not on the interstate when that happened because it could have put her life, as well as others, in danger. She was turning a corner after the light changed for left hand turns as was only traveling around 25-30 MPH. When she looked she did not see anything in the road. The caravan suddenly stopped. She got off the road. She was able to restart the car and make it home, about 5 miles. I had the caravan towed to a transmission repair shop. They told me that this problem is very common with dodge caravan's with an engine rating of 3.1 to 3.8 litter and the 41te transmission. I need the car so I had it fixed for $2,265. F dodge (chrysler) knows about this problem, why is it still happening to owners of this vehicle?
While driving 55 MPH, the transmission failed without warning. Please provide additional information.
At 72,000 miles my 1999 dodge caravan needs a new transmission due to a pinion in the pinion shaft coming loose and tearing through the transmission casing. Over $2400 worth of work was required. No injuries, but I lost control when incident occurred and was able to drift to the grassy edge of a rural road.
The consumer stated when the vehicle came to a stop, the transmission slipped out of gear. *ak *ts the vehicle went forward even though the gear was not completely in drive.
Transmission input and output sensors failed resulting in very high engine RPM and vehicle (forward) operation in low gear only.
While driving at 40/50 MPH a pin from the automatic transmission flew off and blew the transmission. Engine shut off, and driver was unable to change gears.
Needed to replace input/output transmission sensors. Not only have we had this done but a number of 1999 caravan users we have spoken with have had this problem.
A bolt in the transmission broke and dislodge a bearing that blew a hole in the housing. This resulted in vehicle being unable to go into gear, and driver losing control of the vehicle.
While in an intersection the transmission slipped out of gear and the vehicle would not move.
The transmission failed while driving.
The mechanic informed the consumer, the transmission failed.
The automatic transmission continuously failed. The check engine lights illuminated and the gear became stuck in first gear.
Wife was loading grand kids into minivan, grandson crawled across drivers seat and grabbed the shifting lever, which the caused van to go into reverse and back up into step wall, we realized you do not have to put foot your on the brake to shift into gear when engine is running.
The transmission pin broke and went through the casing.
While driving the transmission slipped. The dealer indicated that the transmission completely burned out.
The transmission locked up, and caused the rear tires to lock up, which made it difficult to control the vehicle.
The van was equipped with an automatic transmission. Without the key in the ignition (2) failures occurred. The first was the gear shift lever could be moved and the second failure was the transmission had dropped out of gear.
Complete transmission failure on a 1999 dodge ge and caravan VIN# [xxx] at 67,723 miles. No help from chrysler on this problem, because of high mileage. Transmissions should not fail this soon. We had a transmission failure on another grand caravan with VIN# [xxx] that had 37,491 miles on it that was mostly covered by them. These vehicles appear to have defects and should be covered by chrysler and built to last. *jb information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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