2002 Dodge Grand Caravan transmission problems

Filed Oct 22, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 260,000 miles · OH

My van,2002 dodge grand caravan, randomly stalls while driving down the street/road whether on straight road or a curve, or with a full tank of gas or less,gas seems to be irrelevant . After stalling will not restart. I have replaced all mini-fuses,battery, starter,and still will stall. Sometimes while driving above 25 MPH while still moving it will restart on its own. This is a huge safety issue.

Filed Sep 10, 2015 · Body, Brakes · NY

I parked my mini van @ 3:00 pm staurday-22-2015 on 115 street before myrtle av richmond hill queens new york, sunday 6:00 am I came home and decided to check on my car if somebody had broken-in/steel my 3 peace tool box but my car had dissapeared, I saw broken driver side glass on the gound and call cops right away.

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · MT

Our 2002 dodge grand caravan with a 3.8 awd began cutting out on acceleration and at intersections recently. Currently it will die 3 or 4 times in a half a mile when it is cold. This condition has nearly caused an accident on multiple occasions as the car will stop in the middle of an intersection with out warning. No cel is present all maintenance is up to schedule. Fuel filter,spark plugs, wires,air filter,cleaned throttle body. Dealer has no idea what it can be. This is not a safe car and should be recalled due to this dangerous flaw.

Filed Aug 18, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · 143,000 miles · NC

I have a 2002 dodge grand caravan on about 8/11 the check engine light cam on and smoke and raw fuel were coming out of the exhaust. I immediately shut down and began to diagnose the problem. I found the wiring harness on the injector fuel rail to be faulty. The harness is routed around the ignition coil directly over the exhaust pipe. The insulation had broke down over time from heat and bare wires were touching each other. The result is a potential fire hazard. The end result was also a ruined PCM. The injector wiring harness has no additional heat shielding on it, but where it plugs into the main wiring harness the main wiring harness has heat shielding material.

Filed Jan 14, 2008 · Transmission · 48,600 miles · LA

The check engine light came on and we had the vehicle checked. We were told that it was dealing with the transmission and to go to a transmission specialist. A day later, the tires were locked and the van did not respond to any gear. Had the van towed to transmission shop. They said that the torque converter failed and in turn the oil pump was not circulating oil to the transmission. The transmission was completely welded together. We had to purchase an entire new transmission costing over $2,600.00. The vehicle had only 48,000 miles. I read online where other individuals had same problem at 37,000 miles and 40,000 miles.

Filed Jan 2, 2008 · Transmission · 128,000 miles · MD

On saturday 12/29/07 as I was returning from my mother's home with my 2 young children our transmission failed. I was driving approximately 60 MPH on the highway when, with absolutely no previous warnings or problems or even an indicator light, my 2002 dodge grand caravan sport with 128k miles made a sudden loud thump noise (according to my 6 year old son in the back seat it sounded like we ran over something) and the vehicle proceeded to down shift dramatically. I was able to pull onto the shoulder but was unable to continue. I had to have my wife drive, with our youngest child, back to rescue us from the side of the road. The car had to be towed as it would not move after that. We are still waiting for repairs. I don't think this should have happened and certainly not without any warning or problems previously.

Filed Sep 27, 2007 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge grand caravan. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a recall repair. After the repair was made, the mechanic stated that the PCM electrical board was failing, which could cause the vehicle to fail at anytime. The contact called dodge customer service and was given the run around. Three weeks after the repair was performed, while driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost power and was towed to his residence. He jumped the battery and was able to restart the vehicle. He was informed that the only way to correct the failure would be to replace the entire electrical board. The vehicle is currently still at his home. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 98,200 and failure mileage was 97,000.

Filed Aug 30, 2007 · Brakes, Transmission · 62,659 miles · MI

At 62,000 miles the car would not shift into gear. After moving the gear shift all the way up and down it engaged, but began downshifting very hard from 4th to 3rd. Dealer performed maintenance and reprogrammed the module which resolved the problem for about 8,000 miles. Again, same thing happened this time dealer just reprogrammed module. The problem was resolved for about 9,000 miles and again the transmission has begun down shifting very hard. When decelerating the car clunks and catches.

Filed Jun 1, 2006 · Body, Transmission · 59,000 miles · LA

I own a 2002 dodge grand caravan (we have had the van for 3 months, the previous owner was an 81 year old lady). Out of nowhere my radio started having a major malfunction. When I turn on the vehicle the radio is at full blast if you touch the volume knob it goes off but when you touch it again I goes back to full blast. There is nothing abnormal that I have done other than use it like every one else. I also discovered a mysterious puddle on the passenger floor board which when it dried it turned white. The first thing I did was take it to the dodge dealer and told them the problem. The first thing they asked me was if I had a warranty, I said no. They told me that there was nothing they could do. They said " we don't have anyone here that can look at it and if we did we couldn't fix it anyway". They said " all we can do is sell you a new radio for $300". So then I called daimler chrysler, and they said the same thing as the dealer. About a month later I was given a recall notice from autosite .com, it said there was a recall for my year and model van. (campaign # 04v531000) I called daimler chrysler back and asked about recall and reminded them of my problem. They said " your specific vehicle was not included it that recall and there is still nothing that we will do". I have three children one of which is a four month old baby that ride in this van. I would hate to think of the possible hearing damage that could cause. I have many friends who are looking at purchasing a new van and we have told them not to buy a dodge because of the customer service that we have received and the lack of help that dodge has given to us. We also just had to replace our transmission that cost $1500 with only 60,000 miles. We would like to know if there is anything that you can do to help us.

Filed May 18, 2006 · Transmission · 64,000 miles · NY

While vacationing in atlanta, ga. We were backing out of a parking space and experienced a loud thud. We had difficulty in getting our car to go forward or reverse. We drove immediately to a dodge dealership about 1 1/2 miles down the road. They confirmed that it was our transmission. No prior problems had been experienced with the transmission. We had 64,000 miles on the van, and all work had been kept up on the vehicle. The warranty had expired. The dealership estimated that the work would cost between $2900.00 to repair the transmission, or $3500.00 to replace it. They would determine what needed to be done when they pulled the transmission. We decided to go down the street another 2 miles to an aamco transmission shop. They estimated the repair to be $1400.00 to repair the transmission, or $2900.00 to replace the transmission. We decided to have them do the job since the estimates were considerably different. Four days later the job was done, and the final cost was $3000.00! They put a rebuilt transmission in. We have approached dodge for a reimbursement. They will not give us a penny towards the job. They claim that had we stayed at the dodge dealership, a partial consideration could have been worked out. Since we do not have the old transmission, they say that we cannot prove why the transmission failed. This van only had 64,000 miles on it......this should have never happened. And why did the dealership that we took it to, not tell us that something might have been able to be worked out with dodge.