Automatic lock motor doesn't shut off right away when opened from keyless remote or during autolock when driving, struts are leaking oil at less than 50000 miles, windshield wipers lock up during cold weather, transmission slips out of gear during cold weather, front brakes vibrate and chatter: pads and rotors have been replaced twice in the last 6 months, grinding noise from steering column, whinning noise during accelleration. Are there any recalls regarding these issues. The car is falling apart after 4 years.
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan transmission complaints
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Right left inner/outer cv joint failure caused the front end to swerve. Yh
Made a the purchase in nov. With 37373 miles on the vehicle, major transmission failure at 46500 miles. The transmission will no longer shift out of low gear. Neither chrysler or the dealer from which I purchased the vehicle will stand behind there product. These vehicles are known for having severe transmission problems and chrysler claims they have fixed the issues so why is it that these vehicles continue to have these problems. A major recall for all these vehicles should be made as the consumers are continually being lied to and taken advantage of.
Transmission failed. Nlm
While driving transmission broke. Transmission differential pin had separated & caused a hole in the housing. The pin then flew out & cracked the engine block. The vehicle shut down without warning. Vehicle was towed to dealer. Consumer was informed by mechanic that transmission & engine block needed to be replaced.
All of these break downs have come with in the 9 month period there are other break downs that have not been said like the main comp (emc comp),3 sensors and about 5 recalls in this time period we contacted dealership to see if there was any major problems with this van prior to purchasing this van and to see if there was anything they could do and nothing was done.we feel this van was a lemon and will cont to have problems we ask that dodge stand by there name and do something about this.
At 50,00 miles transmission seal busted, causing a transmission leak. Transmission was dropped to reseal the seals. Also fuel hose line busted at 69.734 miles. The problem has occurred again. Dealer was contacted. *ak.et.
The vehicles transmission failed causing it to slip out of gear while driving and the ses light to illuminate. Nlm
Second complete failure of trasmission assembly; 1st @ 29k, 2nd @ 50k.
I've moved to switzerland with this car in 1997. My current contact address is on http://lcvmwww.epfl.ch/~pfurrer. No safety defect presented in the summary.
The transmission shifting prolem and clunk in front end have not yet been located by dealer. These problens have existed for 4 and 8 months respectively. This is very frustrating and the vehicle is now out of warranty.
Transmission failed prematurely. Yh
Transmission failed due to pin on the differential cracked the rear-end transmission cover on the vehicle, failure caused vehicle to lock up while driving.
Consumer was driving about 45mph when she heard a big banging noise. Van did not move any more. She had the van towed, and was told transmission was gone.
When first starting out in the morning, I put the shift lever in reverse and noticed a hesitation before it engaged. After backing out I dropped ithe lever in drive and started to pull forward-again hesitation,then a clunk, when it shifted to second. I then drove it to a transmission shop to have them look at it. They said dodge caravan transmission problems were not uncommon. They put the van on their test equipment and nothing showed. The shop owner suggested that since the van had so few miles on it, a filter and fluid change may take care of the problem. When he dropped the pan he found alot of metal in the base of the pan. I am planning to contact dodge monday morning to discuss their shared responsibility in this matter.
Transmission malfunctioned. Then,consumer took vehicle to a technician who stated that there was a transmission fluid leakage, and transmission needed to be replaced. Currently, consumer received a recall on fuel pump. *ak
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This vehicle has been the worst vehicle I have ever owned because of continuous ongoing problems ,the biggest of which was the engine head failure which cost me about a $1,000.00 thats with dodge paying an additonal $800.00 for the parts. Now a year later, my transmission is failing and does not change gears. Please help I promise not to buy a chrysler product again, I swear. All the other problems have been nagging, but tolerable. But this is too much.
I was asked by other owners to post a complaint here in an effort to help others who are having the same problems with their transmissions failing. According to the information I have the transmission had been replaced two times prior to the date I purchased this vehicle. I have had the transmission rebuilt again. I have a web site and have had as many as 80 responses or similar complaints per week. It varies, but there has to be an excessive amount of transmission failures for this vehicle to get that kind of response. I think chrysler has a transmission problem and refuses to make it right. Thanks,
This is a more complete report on my minivan. I provided VIN numbers, etc. With this report. My transmission just stopped shifting into third. I was coming home from tennessee and was going slow through construction on interstate 81 and I started to accelerate from 30 to 35 MPH when I felt a "pop" and the car just would not shift into third. I stopped, called aaa and was towed to radford, va. With repairs, car rental and another trip to radford, va. To pick up aur van after repairs. The repair bill was 2437.59 by university amoco plus 300 dollars for the car rental. That does not include gas and hotel to recover the minivan. Neddless to say I do not think the transfmission should fail at only 62000. This is the first transfmission I have had to repair in 28 years of driving. Please let me know if the're an increase in transfmission failures for chrysler minivan's.
The van just made a small pop/slip and never shifted into third gear. I stopped and called aaa. I was in radford , va. On vacation and now I have a rental car from va. And I live in pa. I am paying for car rental and need to make a trip down to pick up my car. No dealer was open and neither could I find one available in that area. I out of warrenty but a transmission should last longer then 62000 miles. That is very poor quailty. I am going to try and get chrysler to support it product and get some money paided back.
The fuel pump problem was diagnosed on 11-27-96, however, the van had been towed into dodge dealerships on two prior occassions, beginning 11-11-96. Initially no problem could be found. The van had died while driving on the interstate. About two weeks later, the van died again in city traffic. Spark plug wires were replaced. The next day the van died again in city traffic. Ultimately, the fuel pump and filter were replaced. Each time the van needed towing to the nearest dealership. On 10-14-99, the van made a popping noise while being driven at 40 MPH on a country road. I stopped the van and discovered transmission fuid leaking from under the engine. I called a tow truck and had it taken to the dealership. There had been no warning prior to the pop and subsequent leakage. The dealer reported that the transmission needed replacing. There were no obstacles on the road that may have resulted in the problem.
All major repairs done on this van have been done through dodge dealerships. This vehicle has had more work done on it in it's first three years than any other car I ever owned, even more than my volvo. The repairs, whether under warranty or not causes an extreme inconvenience to the owner. (ie: taking off work, transporting young children, doing without a vehicle, paying for unwarrantied repairs. There are several things wrong with this vehicle that we have not repaired because they do not threaten the safety of the occupants, such as; windshield wipers inadvertantly turn on by themselves, automatic door locks do not work on driver sliding door or passenger door. Lights have to be turned off manually sometimes after starting vehicle. This has been a high maintenance vehicle. It surprises me I cannot find any complaints about this vehicle because asking around to those I notice has one, complain about similar type problems. Transmission being the most major complaint.
While driving vehicle stalls/ hesitates and jerkes. This may cause a loss of vehicle control and a potentialcrash. Dealer cannot determine the problem. Please provide further information and VIN#.
Transmission is failing- wont shift when first pulling away...or when turning corners...dangerous in interscetions...when going 45-55 MPH and above- transmission shudders violently- dealer wont honor any repairs- offered to pay half for something that was a problem from day one>....final cost to rebuild transmission and replace tourque converter...1400 to 2000 dollars.
At 52,00 miles this car should not have transmission trouble that. Dodge will not stand behind their product. I have spoken to many people that have had similar problems with their vans ( all vans are 96-97 ) . If dodge knows there is a problem with there cars isn't it their responsibility to make the nessasary adjustments?
Going 60 MPH. Van jerks and shifts into neutral or low. Needed to stop, turn van off and then everything is fine again. Same problems occurred at 35000 and a replacement transmission was installed.
Transmission is leaking and the van does not back up. Starter, air conditioner, and brake pads all had to be repaired. Dealer contacted. *ak
Two letters dated 05/23/98 and 06/08/98 addressed to mr. Robert eaton, ceo of chrysler corp. Was sent with a repair history schedule containing 24 itemized occurences depicting the associated repair order number, nature of repair, mileage, date-in and date-out, remarks as to results, warranted repair or not, location of repair and cost if applicable. Also depicted was the number of times we repeatedly returned the vehicle for brake repair which was six times within first six months and six times regarding electrical within the first six months of possession which all is evidenced by the given information on the repair history schedule I provided with the letters. I received a response back from customer service to no avail. I would be delighted to provide you at your request a copy of both letters which includes the repair history schedule I eluded to earlier.
The van stalls and backfires, then slows to a complete stop. Acceleration only slows it down more. Once off the road, I turn the engine off for half an hour before restarting. This had happened about 10 times in the past week. The 'service engine soon' light came on twice. I first went to the lodi dodge dealership. The code read 'multiple cylinder misfire'. They did a diagnosis. They changed the fuel filter, air filter and fuel pump relay plug. The problem remained. I then took the van to an independent shop. They did a dianosis. They said it needed a tune-up. That did not solve the problem. This past friday, I took the van to another shop. They could not find anything wrong. The problem remains. I called the chrysler customer service number on friday to inquire about any bulletins out that might pertain to this intermittant problem. I was told there weren't any. However, on your website I found bulletin #18-30-95 that does sound like it is related. This is a very dangerous situation. I never know when or where the car will freeze up and come to a complete stop.
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