Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 MPH under normal, dry conditions, the brake pedal went too low to the floor. The contact attempted to apply the brakes, the vehicle started to jerk, and the brake system did not engage. The brake went further to the floor and made a squeaking sound. The ABS light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not seen by a dealer. Updated 01/10/07.
2003 Dodge Caravan brakes complaints
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Ltr from (oh) re defective brakes on his 2003 dodge caravan believes poor judgment of the federal safety agency and daimler chrysler allow this problem to reach the market. *ts the consumer began having problems with the rear brakes at 12000 miles. The drums have been removed three times to be cleaned. They accumulated rust which caused sever grinding when the brakes were applied.
I have a 2003 dodge caravan and when it had about 20000 miles, the brakes began to act weird. In november of 2005, my wife rear-ended another vehicle because the brake pedal went almost to the floor and the brakes wobbled. I had the brakes replaced right after the accident, but now the brakes are doing the same thing. The vehicle now has 34000 miles and I am going to take it to the dealer for inspection.
Dt*: the contact stated that the brakes had a rust problem and grinded every time they were applied. The problem was due to the backer plate allowing water into the brake system. The brakes were serviced twice by an independent dealer and once by a service dealer. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was a lease and the brakes were out of warranty.
The brake drums on the consumer's 2003 dodge caravan were taken off 3 times to clean off rust which caused grinding when the brakes were applied. They were first cleaned at 12000 miles.*ts the manufacturer is aware of the problem.
Emergency brake will not engage. Looks like something is locked up inside the rear drum resulting in brakes to engage with high force with just light brake pedal pressure.
Dt: the contact stated when depressing the brake pedal it went all the way to the floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, where the master cylinder was replaced, which fixed the vehicle temporarily. The brakes completely failed a second time a month after the master cylinder was replaced. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The master cylinder was replaced again. The vehicle was driven for two weeks before the brakes failed a third time. The vehicle was returned to the dealer where the master cylinder and the auto transmission were replaced. The contact was not having transmission problems when the brake failure occurred, but the dealer replaced it in an effort to alleviate the braking problems. While driving home from the dealership the brakes failed once again. In four incidents of brake failure speed or road conditions did not appear to play a part.
Purchased 2003 dodge caravan august 10, 2003. June 9, 2004 - 11,438 miles - brakes replaced, rotors resurfaced. October 23, 2004 - 16,533 miles - rotors resurfaced. March 5, 2005 - 21,887 miles - faulty brake pads replaced, rotors removed and replaced. September 24, 2005 - 29,609 miles - rotors resurfaced january 4, 2006, 33,071 miles - recommended brakes replacement and rotor resurfacing, dealership refusing to honor warranty for brakes with less than 12 month or 12k miles.
Dt: the contact stated vehicle stalled every time tha he applied the brakes in cold temperatures. The dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted.
2003 dodge caravan brakes go to floor when stopped causing lost of braking.
Dt: the contact experienced a problem with the anti lock brakes including extended stopping distance. This failure resulted in a rear end accident at a red light when the brakes completely failed. She took the vehicle to a dealer, who could not duplicate the problem. She took the vehicle to an independent repair shop that discovered there was an incorrect alignment of the brake system. After the dealer installed a new brake system there have been no further problems.
Brake pads and rotor have needed to be replaced twice, november of 2004, and august of 2005.
I have a 2003 caravan and a 2004 ram and have had ongoing issues with my brakes. I beleive that the factory must have used faulty rotors. Last august, to my amazement I had to have the rotors turned when the dealer put new pads on my caravan (26,000 miles). I begrudgingly paid over 200 dollars for this. 9 months later the brakes and steering wheel are pulsing again and the dealer is telling me the rotors must be turned again even though the pads are fine. I expected that the dealer would take care of this since they were just serviced 9 months ago but they said I was 200 miles over the limit. I also had the same issue with my ram and even though I had more than 50% of my pads left I had warped rotors and had to pay the dealer to have them turned. I spoke with the service manager at lithia dodge in omaha, previously jims dodge, and he had the audacity to tell me if I replace the rotors the new ones will be guaranteed for life not to warp! Why would you guarantee the aftermarket rotors but not the rotors from the factory??!
The consumer had several problems with his 2003 dodge caravan; such problems were a knock in the transmission and 2 brake jobs. *jb the two brakes jobs occurred within one year. The steering wheel knocked (recall campaign #04v386000), the vehicle had broken down at 8k miles, the wheel alignment was off, the gear panel illuminated, and the window had become loose. 80% of the vehicles problems was under 10k miles. The rotation noise continued and the rubber lining around the sliding door was coming off. Other problems: when the vehicle would be taken out of park to drive, all of the lights would illuminate, the front rims/hub caps were dirty due to excessive leakage around the brakes, even during normal washing, there was a mild ringing noise in the vehicle, the front door rattled, the rear tail lamp was damaged, the brake light and back-up lights had gone out, the brakes were going bad again, the engine would sputter due to no fuel pressure, the vehicle would pull to the left, when the driver door was shut it made a loud rattle sound, there would be a delay in the transmission when going uphill, when sitting at idle, the engine would sound as if it were revving but the gauge did not display this. *sc
Vehicle is having a difficult time stopping when the brakes are applied at various speeds. Manufacturer was notified by consumer.*ak the vehicle needed two front rotors.
The rotos and brakes worn at 15,000 miles. Contacted the dealer. However, the problem remained.
Brake rotors and brake pads had to be replaced at 20,000 miles. The garage that did the work stated that 1st brakes should last approximately 40,000 miles. Dodge/chrysler would not investigate the problem told me that they only covered brakes for 12,000 miles. I've never replaced brakes at 12,000 miles....
When braking at any speed consumer would have to pump the brakes to decelerate the vehicle. Dealership repaired vehicle 5 times, but the the same problems recurred.
The vehicle was parked on small incline, without any warning vehicle start roll backward. The vehicle finally stopped when it hit a utility poll. Dealer and manufacturer were notified.
While applying the brakes pedal went to the floor. This caused the consumer to lose braking power. But the driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that front brake pads and rotors needed to be replaced.
After only 25000 miles on my new van, dodge varavan I need all new brakes. I was not told when I bought it that the rear brakes have to be adjusted at 10000 miles.
While moving the car in the driveway I heard some loud banging noises. I stopped and looked in the driveway and found brake parts laying in the driveway from this car. Was towed to dealer.
Abs light comes on while consumer is driving.
2003 dodge caravan - brake failure at 6500 miles, replaced calipers and pads brake failure at 11800 miles, replaced pads, rotors, shoes, dealer stated npf in cause of failure, blames driver abuse? Something wrong in brake booster or other causes to why brakes need replacing at low mileage intervals and not covered by chrysler warranty.
My "brand-new" 03 dodge caravan has rusty and old parts inside. It has less than 3500 miles, and there are problems with the transmission already, the brakes make a slight noise, and the battery started corroding, too. When I called daimler-chrysler, they would not give me specific information about my vehicle. I am questioning whether my vehicle is really new... I paid way too much for it to be acting this way - again under 3500 miles!
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