2000 Dodge Grand Caravan suspension problems

Filed Dec 18, 2017 · Suspension · MI · crash

Strut towers on my 2000 dodge grand caravan have rusted through. Visible, significant rust has been present for at least 7 years, however, it is now not driveable. I did not realize this is such a broadscale, significant problem to most owners of 1996-2000 vans. Please recall this mess! Strut towers are not cosmetic!

Filed Apr 14, 2015 · Body, Suspension · 170,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the shock support and the framing near the front of the vehicle was rusted to the point of corrosion. The contact mentioned that the springs were faulty and deteriorated near the shock support and the framing. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the support system on the driver side failed and the support brackets needed to be replaced in the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v480000 (air bags); however, the contact was not notified of the safety recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Jun 23, 2014 · Body, Suspension · 244,000 miles · IL

I bought a 2000 dodge grand caravan new in november of 2000. It now has 244,000 miles and still runs very good. I take care of it and do most needed repairs myself. I noticed a few years ago, some rust forming at the top of the strut towers never knowing of the service bulletin issued by chrysler/dodge on october 14, 2002 - bulletin # 23-044-02. I would have paid more attention to this issue if I would have known about the bulletin at the time it was issued. Last friday june 20th, I was pulling into the parking lot at my office and the strut tower actually snapped in half, not at the top where the rust was! I've never seen this happen on any vehicle before. Thank goodness I was only traveling about 10 MPH when it happened. The bottom line is that I should have been made aware of this very serious safety issue 12 years ago and this should have been a recall, not a service bulletin.

Filed Apr 21, 2014 · Body, Suspension · 75,000 miles · MI

The drivers side strut tower starting showing signs of rust. Installed the strut tower repair kit. Now, the drivers side strut tower is completely rusted through.

Filed Jan 19, 2014 · Suspension · 116,000 miles · WI

Strut towers have completely rusted through to the point where I can see the ground by looking through the strut towers from the inside of the engine compartment. There is very little structural support left in the strut towers.

Filed Aug 26, 2013 · Suspension · 206,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while having the vehicle repaired, it was found that the strut towers needed to be replaced. The strut towers were unable to be repaired due to excessive rust. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 206,000.

Filed Aug 15, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · 90,000 miles · MI

Left strut tower completely rusted out. Major safety problem that chrysler knows about and should b recalled.

Filed Jul 30, 2013 · Suspension · 150,000 miles · IN

Driver side strut mount dangerously rusted and could give way.

Filed Mar 19, 2013 · Suspension · 136,900 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated while the vehicle was being serviced by a private mechanic, the mechanic stated the driver's side strut tower was severely rusted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 136,900.

Filed Dec 20, 2012 · Body, Steering · 90,000 miles · NY

Strut towers rotted out at 90000 miles, replacement caps were purchased from dodge dealer and installed as per factory tsb .... Strut towers are rotted below repair caps again.... Approx. 150000 miles now on van, struts are also in need of replacement however this can not be done due to severity of rust damage....this is obviously a factory defect... Resulting in an unsafe condition... Chrysler is well aware of this issue and should be held responsible ... This is a serious safety issue affecting tens of thousands of vehicles...not just a few here or there - the question should be how many are not affected??? I'm actually considering searching for a lawyer to start a class action lawsuit against chrysler ...something needs to be done!