When driving my 1996 dodge grand caravan the speedometer goes crazy and the RPM gauge fluctuates a little and the rpms rap out around 40mph and wont shift its like it hit safety mode or something I think it is my wheel speed sensor what do you think?
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan: stuck in gear or won't shift
17 of the 1,146 complaints about the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan describe stuck in gear or won't shift.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year
What owners say
At 72,691 miles, the automatic transmission would not shift. The transmission was replaced with a rebuilt transmission. At 120,000 miles transmission slipped out of gear, causing the vehicle to slow down and not move. *ak
Transmission failure 1996 dodge grand caravan. Will not go into gear, will not drive or go in reverse. Loud clunking noise and car jerked. Could have caused accident.
1st date of transmission replacement was in april 1999. Stuck in second gear. Still under warrantly, still had to pay deductible. Mileage was 35,000. Now 2nd transmission replacement at 96,000 stranded on the freeway with my children in the car. Transmission stuck and leaking fluid. Was not driveable. For a wopping cost of $2700.00
Reported and inquired to daimler chrysler and awaiting response. When shifting from park to drive transmission will not engage. This first began about one year ago and was mentioned during regular services but nothing was determined. Problem is becoming more regular. Also experience an incident when entering a highway tranmission would not shift out of first gear. I increased speed to about 45 MPH and tranmission still would not shift and RPM was beginning red line. After pulling over and stopping and turning off vehicle and restarting did vehicle operate normally. Dt
1) when you would start the van it would not go into drive for @ 5 min. Then would finally go into gear. (2) when travelling @45 to 50 the van would start to shudder bad and would lose all of its power for a couple of seconds and then would be alright. (3) when stopping at a light/ stopsign or yield the van would not go. Told at the chrysler dealership it was the transmission and torque converter.
When starting vehicle in first 5 minutes vehicle would not shift into gear. Soon afterward vehicle would travel normal. *ak the original transmission failed at 20,233 miles and the second one failed at 53,167 miles. The transmissions needed complete teardown, reseal and a new torque converter.
When the gear shift was placed into the "park" position, the transmission remained in neutral; when put into the "reverse" position, the transmission went into drive. It would not go into park or reverse.
Complete transmission overhaul and TCM replacement, vehicle would not shift out of first gear.
Rear carrier weld broke, causing vehicle to surge forward when applying accelerator, and transmisson did not go into gear. Dealer has replaced the transmission.
Heading out on vacation, cruising along the interstate at 70 MPH, when the transmission shifted itself into neutral. Crossed multiple lanes of high speed traffic to the shoulder. Stopped, inspected, restarted all was well for about two hundred feet. Car went into "limp mode". Limped back to the dealer. Verdict: new tranny required. Cost: $2475 (not including the 8.5% sales tax). After moments on the internet, discovered this is a rampant problem with these vehicles. We're angry that we were endangered by a well known problem. A serious problem which should be the subject of a recall.
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.
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Questions about the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan won't shift
Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan?
17 of 1,146 owner complaints about the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan (1%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 2016.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
Airbag light 123Adaptive cruise 115Wipers 98Fuel leak 65Stalling 51Transmission failure 50Door locks 36Fire or smoke 33Power steering loss 33Fuel pump 25Fuel smell 25Loss of power 20ABS 17Slipping 15Grinding brakes 14Jerking 13Brake failure 11Harsh shifting 10Headlights 10Check engine light 9No deployment 8Steering lock-up 8Steering noise 8Tire blowout 8Won't start 8Engine failure 7Fuel gauge 7Coil spring 6Hesitation 6Misfire 6Overheating 6Power windows 6Seat belt 6Ball joint 5
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