Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge grand caravan. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The contact shifted into neutral and maneuvered into the emergency lane, where the engine stalled without warning. The contact noticed flames emitting from the rear of the vehicle. The contact and passengers exited the vehicle. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained burns and abrasions that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The contact mentioned that the failure was believed to be related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 02v274000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
2003 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system problems
10 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 57,000.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 57,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Storage: tank assembly2
- Delivery: fuel pump2
- Storage: fuel gauge system1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Engine Stall After Refueling
This defect petition evaluates July 7, 2014 allegations from an owner of a model year (MY) 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan that engine stall occurs in these vehicles without warning after refueling.The petitioner's vehicle is a Chrysler RS platform minivan.The RS platform includes MY 2003 through 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Chrysler Voyager minivans.the federal safety agency evaluated the petition by analyzing consumer complaints submitted to the Agency, analyzing field data, reviewing technical information provided in Chrysler's response to an Agency information request and testing an RS minivan identified by its owner as experiencing post-refuel engine stalls.After completing this evaluation, the federal safety agency has concluded that further investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists.The stalls occurring in these vehicles only occur immediately after filling up the fuel tank and happen at low engine speeds. The failure rate is low, even after 8 to 13 years of the vehicles being in service, and there are no reports of crashes or injuries resulting from the stall condition.In the Agency's view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in finding the existence of a safety-related defect in the subject vehicles.Given the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency's limited resources to best accomplish the Agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.This action does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency will take further action if warranted by future circumstances. More details concerning our review can be found in the Federal Register Notice for this action.The following 161 VOQs are included in the petition evaluation: 10209242, 10229468, 10240708, 10260923, 10275939, 10276532, 10296487, 10298175, 10328669, 10330144, 10346517, 10349789, 10354758, 10363689, 10372112, 10372368, 10372514, 10378031, 10379764, 10382938, 10387448, 10394063, 10398877, 10413918, 10418652, 10420924, 10427063, 10437525, 10445392, 10446902, 10470028, 10471249, 10473733, 10502231, 10503114, 10504260, 10509862, 10511988, 10512120, 10512385, 10512650, 10513147, 10538154, 10549841, 10551763, 10555188, 10555418, 10556754, 10565367, 10574012, 10574398, 10586555, 10587212, 10587559, 10593433, 10607841, 10607913, 10608922, 10615810, 10622468, 10628141, 10632112, 10632128, 10632172, 10632175, 10632231, 10632262, 10632266, 10632270, 10632305, 10632316, 10632326, 10632370, 10632385, 10632399, 10632492, 10632542, 10632765, 10632833, 10632928, 10633197, 10633281, 10633409, 10633421, 10633483, 10633507, 10637752, 10637804, 10637950, 10637975, 10638032, 10638289, 10638290, 10638401, 10638968, 10639218, 10639623, 10641157, 10641603, 10641614, 10641836, 10644339, 10644705, 10649713, 10649895, 10649932, 10650313, 10652590, 10653147, 10653783, 10654533, 10655226, 10658900, 10659679, 10660320, 10662588, 10662645, 10662662, 10663473, 10667056, 10667437, 10668081, 10668094, 10668131, 10668612, 10668969, 10668970, 10669584, 10669678, 10669729, 10669775, 10669866, 10669895, 10669992, 10670422, 10670506, 10676348, 10676732, 10677120, 10679795, 10679934, 10680057, 10680290, 10680342, 10680714, 10681512, 10682584, 10682906, 10683022, 10683114, 10683549, 10683620, 10683697, 10683743, 10689898, 10690761, 10691284, 10691556, 10691751, 10693061, 10694300
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What 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Upon refueling the vehicle, vehicle stalls for a few seconds upon first acceleration. This has happened several times (about 1 out of every 4 refuels). Several times, the vehicle has stalled while pulling into traffic. Upon doing research, we have learned of many complaints already voiced about a faulty valve. For reference: http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/10/dodge-grand-caravan-chrysler-town-and-country-stalling-the federal safety agency/ http://en.allexperts.com/q/chrysler-repair-807/f/stalling-refueling.htm http://ricksfreeautorepairadvice.com/engine-stalls-after-filling-tank-chrysler-minivan/.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated when adding gasoline to the fuel tank, the vehicle would stall while traveling at various speeds. Whenever the contact added less than a fill up, the failure would not occur. The vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately 10-12 times to correct the failure. The dealer replaced the fuel canister, fuel pump and the gas tank in an attempt to correct the failure to no avail. The failure persisted and the warranty was no longer valid. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 72,000. Updated 7/16/10
Wife went to start car in morning. Loud explosion followed by smoke from engine compartment. She left vehicle. She smelled burnt plastic smell. I checked later and saw exploded intake manifold and hose on top of engine. Obvious explosion in engine intake area with enough force to blow manifold into pieces. Car is at dealer. They are waiting for new intake manifold to repair vehicle. Unconcerned about potential harm to driver/passengers of vehicle. This has potential for fire in engine compartment and vehicle and could be very dangerous situation.
My wife was driving our 2003 dodge grand caravan to work when it seemed to not be getting any fuel at all. The van then stalled in traffic and would not start. It was towed to the local dodge dealer to find out that the fuel pump had failed. Replaced fuel pump and fuel filter. Van has less than 50,000 miles on it.
Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer because she continually had front end problems. Dealer stated that there was too much air in the tires. Consumer smelled fuel odor. There were two recalls regarding fuel. Consumer took the vehicle to dealer three times before they could tell her what was wrong. They found that brakes, and rotors were completely worn out.
I just purchased 2003 dodge grand caravan I was in the expressway and just suddenly the vehicle started shaking and the engine wanted to die out. I was in the middle lane of the expressway there were some traffic. Then finally I got it up to the emergency lane. The fuel gauge was showing more than half tank of gas. Took it in to the dodge dealer it turned out to be a faulty fuel sending unit that needs to be replaced. The dealer replaced and solved the problem.
While filling up the fuel tank valve joint separated from gas tank, causing gasoline to pour out. Consumer had vehicle towed to the dealer for analysis, and mechanic recommended that the fuel be replaced due to a crack.
When driving over some debris in the road, the fuel tank ruptured. *ak *sc
2003 dodge grand caravan se suddenly stopped due to a mechanical problem regarding the fuel pump and fuel sensor. (nar) *ph
Questions about the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system
Does the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan have fuel system problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the fuel system of the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan, 5% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 57,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan fuel system?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Dodge Grand Caravan have the most fuel system problems?
The Dodge Grand Caravan model years with the most fuel system complaints are 1996 (180 complaints), 2011 (137 complaints) and 2012 (74 complaints).
Other 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan problems
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