Sitting idle at a stop light and my van stalled. While I tried to start it again, it began to accelerate on its own. It will stall while driving and lose all power and the steering/ brakes get hard. It will begin to accelerate on its own while the brake is pushed. I had it diagnosed yesterday and it is a melted wiring fuel rail harness that was placed right above the exhaust manifold. It can melt and catch fire. This is a known problem with this year and model. Please help!
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan: sudden loss of power
6 of the 298 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
When it rains, I lose power steering capabilities. From my research, it seems that it is the serpentine belt. It also appears to happen to a lot of people.
Vehicle began to vibrate and make noise when steering. Problem attributable due to loss of power steering fluid caused by cracked/broken hoses in the power steering system.
Speedometer was operating erratically. Sometimes it worked fine, sometimes it raced from 0 to 120 MPH, moving back and forth rapidly,and sometimes it rested on 0 MPH while car was in motion. When stopped at stop sign and / or red light and while vehicle in gear, van sometimes stalled. Van often stalled when moving in reverse. Feared that vehicle would lose power at high speed, resulting in a collision. Dealer worked on van for one full day. Returned van claiming that problem was corrected; replaced output speed sensor. Within five minutes after leaving dealer, speedometer began moving erratically again. Vehicle has been with dealer for over one week. Dealer claimed that speedometer would not act up for them long enough to determine problem. Dealer wanted loner vehicle returned, butowner refused; not until problem was corrected. Vehicle purchased june 2001 and had less than 29000 miles when malfunction was noticed -- early october 2003.
Fuel leak was causing loss of power. Vehicle has been towed to dealership.
Consumer was traveling at approximately 40 to 45 MPH when transmission slipped and caused vehicle to lose power. Dealership has not seen vehicle. Engine check light has remained on. *ak dealer stated that seals and piston failed, consumer stated there was a banging noise when downshifting, dealer stated this was normal operation. While driving, steering would shake, dealer stated wheels were out of balance. Consumer stated there was a rattle in the dash. Consumer stated passenger front weatherstrip was not tight enough and had a small water leak, side moulding around door is mishapen, dealer replaced.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan?
6 of 298 owner complaints about the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan (2%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan
Headlights 53Airbag light 34Stalling 11Ball joint 10Adaptive cruise 7Check engine light 7Jerking 7ABS 6Overheating 6Power windows 6Wipers 6No deployment 5Grinding brakes 5Shudder 5Transmission failure 5
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