During normal driving the transmission torque converter failed which tehn resulted in a transmission pump failure. Vehicle became undriveable. Transmission required total build. Vehicle had only 56k miles and was never used to tow anything. Per dealer, chrysler denied any responsibility and refused to offer financial assistance.
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan transmission complaints
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My wife was driving normally less than .2 miles from the house. The speed limit is 40 MPH. The roads were dry. My wife heard and "explosion" and pulled off the road believing that she had a blow out. The car stalled. Not knowing what the problem was, all the tires were inflated, she returned home. By the time she returned to the house there was no transmission fluid in the vehicle. I had it towed to a repair shop (buddies automotive 410‑679‑6300) the repair shop indicated that the pin that dodge uses in the differential is undersized and hollow, and that it had sheared off sending parts through the casing of the transmission. The transmission is being replaced. The replacement is built by a company who has performed studies on the transmission and has modified this section of the transmission to make them safe and reliable. If you have any further questions, please feel free to call me. The vehicle is a 2001 grand caravan ex, with a 3.3l engine and a 4 speed automatic.
1. There were no warning signs, according to the mechanic it wasn't going bad it just went. 2. I was pulling out of a parking lot into traffic when suddenly the vehicle just stopped moving. I was merging into traffic and instead of getting out and going I got out and almost got hit. The car coming towards me slammed on the breaks and was able to swerve around me. 3. The rear planitary gear weld failed, this failure was described as a sudden catastrophic failor. The vehicle could not be put into park. It was towed into the dealership they said the fluid was bad and the filter clogged. The vehicle has 55,000 miles they say the 7/70 warrenty didnt apply to my model. The second mechanic said there was nothing wrong with the filter or the fluid that they have to replace a lot of these part the welds fail alot. I called diamler/chrysler and told them what the mechanic said that I wanted to send them back the part that showed that the failure was manufacturer's defect they explained to me that it didn't matter that it why it failed just that it was out of warranty and they don't want to see the part. I was lucky the next person may not be. The vehicle is 2001 dodge grand caravan sport. So far the hatch doesn't work when this part failed I was also notified that the wheel cylinder on the rear brakes failed and that could have caused fire to the vehicle the dealership wanted 4.000 plus tax to fix these problems. The entire rear braking system had to be redone and the transmission had to be rebuilt. I have decided not to deal with fixing the hatch so it opens.
I heard a whining noise coming from transmission, without warning the transmission completely went out. I only have 38k miles on my van. The brakes went out at 20k miles and they already need replaced. The windows stick intermittently, and won't roll up.
While driving 10 MPH transmission failed. Vehicle jerked forward, made a loud noise, and then it was hard to shift gears.
I only have 25,000 miles on my 2001 dodge grand caravan. (1) the sway bar links were repaired twice, and parts are on back order for a third repair. (2) I had to replace the front brakes after only 14,000 miles, and they are half gone already at 25,000 miles, plus the rear brakes have to be replaced. (3) the engine has a flat spot during acceleration, and I get about 11 miles per gallon in the city, and about 15-16 miles per gallon on the highway. It stated it got 18 miles per gallon in the city, and 24 miles per gallon on the highway. (4) the transmission makes a moaning sound; the power steering was leaking fluid, (5) I had to replace the battery the first summer I had it, the anti lock brakes went out early this summer (6) the driver?s side window would not roll up when we were at bear country USA surrounded by bears (7) the shift gear lever sometimes slips from drive to neutral, and I have had that looked at twice (8) the cruise control went out last summer
Dodge gc 2001 stalled while in motion with no warning during a very heavily traveled area in a school zone with many potential hazards. Luckily I was only going about 10 mphs and coming to a stop. I interrupted flow of traffic at time of failure and when the tow truck came. A police officer helped direct traffic. Mechanic said leak detection pump went out which caused the PCM (power train control module) to short out. This PCM controls many electrical elements. The engine light is on, the speedometer and passenger window doesnt work and I am told that several systems could fail but it is driveable. I have searched many dealerships in many states with all the same answer. The part I need, the PCM, is on national back order. There are none available in the us. This is the only vehicle I have to transport my children. I contacted dc corp and they will not tell me if it is safe to drive w/ a faulty PCM. It has been 3 weeks and my van is not fixed. I am at their mercy and they have denied responsibility as well as a rental request until my van can be fixed properly. "unfortunately, your request for a rental vehicle has been declined." they claim "we are unable to be of assistance in expediting parts that are not on order" the part has been ordered. Again I questioned the safety of driving the vehicle with a faulty PCM with no answer as of yet. Their are over 250 PCM's on back order.
2001 dodge grand caravan- bad pump & torque converter on transmission. Nly 55, 000 miles! Arranty is insufficient.
2001 dodge grand caravan. At 57,000 miles the front pump on the automatic transmission failed, resulting in complete transmission failure. $3,500 to replace with reconditioned transmission. Daimler-chrysler customer service refused to pay any amount for repairs.
Transmission disintegrated. As a result, vehicle became inoperative.
Problems with vehicle's transmission and gear shift.*mr the transmission slipped into a lower gear which caused the vehicle to slow down. The front and rear planatary gears were replaced.*ts
Consumer states that while driving the torque converter "came apart" causing the transmission to fail. The manufacturer offered consumer $500 toward the total repair bill as a "goodwill" gesture.
The rear axle warped. *nlm when the rear tire vibrated and made an erratic sound, the consumer pulled over and discovered the one rear tire had worn to the cord. (the second tire showed severe wear) *scc
At approx. 59,000 miles, the transmission on our 2001 dodge grand caravan started lurching and slamming when you put it in gear. After only 1 1/2 days of minor occurrences, before we could have the car looked at, the transmission completely locked up. Fortunately, my husband was able to get it into gear to get it out of the street, but it would not get into gear at all after that. We had to tow it. We are now having to pay $2000 to rebuild the transmission. This is our only car for carrying our twin toddlers, and this is the second chrysler vehicle we have owned that has had transmission failure before 70,000 miles. My best friend also had to get rid of a chrysler lebaron with the exact same issue. There is a systematic problem with chrysler transmissions, and it is a known defect that is sold to consumers. If we had bought this van new instead of 1 year old, I would be finding a lemon law attorney.
Car sometimes rolls forward or backward when in gear and running (in the opposite direction of the engaged gear). For example, our driveway slopes downward, away from the street and toward our house, requiring us to back up the driveway to reach the street. When the car is started and put into reverse, it sometimes will roll forward until the brake is applied. Conversely, when the car is in forward gear and is stopped (at a light or stop sign) on an incline with the front of the car being higher than the rear, the car will sometimes roll backward until the brake is applied. The dealership has told us that this is "normal" and that if the engine RPM is not at a certain level, gravity will prevail over the transmission. While this seems normal if the car had a standard transmission, this seems quite abnormal since it has an automatic. Whenever we are on an incline, I must keep my foot on the brake and rev the engine prior to taking my foot of the brake or run the risk that the car will roll forward into our swimming pool at the end of the driveway, or backward into another car while in traffice. It's like driving my old vw.
The transmission catastrophically failed for the second time on an exit ramp. Fortunately, my wife was able to maintain control of the vehicle. The front barke rotors are warped. My wife was informed by dodge that this shimmy we were feeling as we applied the brakes was the ABS engaging. After taking the vehicle to another dodge dealership, we were informed the problem is warped front brake rotors. In addition, because the vehicle has over 12000 miles, we now have to pay for the repairs! The leather seating in the rear is 'delaminating.' (I don't know of a better way to describe it). The rear automatic hatch does not automatically open. This too is a recurring problem.
When leaving factory rear axle had no nut. *ak wheel fell off, consumer states it did not have the cotter pin, which holds the wheel assembly to the axle, it left the factory without the parts.
Vehicle was in park. Rolled backward knocking me (standing outside on the pavement) down and rolled over my right leg and arm..
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.
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