2000 Dodge Grand Caravan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAN CARAVAN SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME ABNORMALLY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT, AS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE POWER BOOSTER YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE EXACT SAME AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06E022000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) ON THE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN BUT NOT FOR THE GRAND CARAVAN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,242.

FAILURE OF MY BRAKE LINES. THIS IS THE TWO BRAKE LINES LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKES AS THEY LEAVE THE "DISTRIBUTION BLOCK". THE CORROSION WAS NEAR THE JUNCTION AT THE HARD TUBING AND FLEXIBLE TUBING. THE PLASTIC CLAMP ACCUMULATES DIRT AND SALT AND CORRODED THE LINES. REMAINDER OF THE TUBING LOOKS OK. POOR ENGINEERING, A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW. WERE IS THE RECALL? FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS USING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, BRAKES AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED THEM THE REPLACE THE BATTERY THREE TIMES AND THE ALTERNATOR TWICE IN FOUR YEARS. THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AND LEFT THE DRIVER STRANDED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE BRAKES FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENTS. MULTIPLE BRAKE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

I HAD THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE REPAIRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HAD APPROX 40,000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY I DRIVE THE CAR. NOT MORE THAN 6 MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES STARTING VIBRATING AGAIN AND I TOOK IT BACK TO BURLINGTON DODGE - WERE THEY TOLD ME, ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY I DROVE THE CAR AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD EXCEPT REPLACE THEM AGAIN. MY MOST RECENT PROBLEM WAS THE AIR CONDITIONING TOTALLY MALFUNCTIONED. I SAW SMOKE COME OUT OF THE DASH AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR THEY TOLD ME THE ENTIRE SYSTEM HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AND I HAD TO PUT IN A NEW A/C. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS WAS CONTINUOUSLY WEARING OUT THE ROTORS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. *JB

BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, BUT ONLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. TOOK VAN TO DEALER WHERE BOUGHT NEW IN SEPT. 2000 - GUPTON MOTORS IN SPRINGFIELD, TN. SERVICE REP SAID THAT'S NORMAL AND IT MEANS BRAKES NEED REPLACING. REPLACED BRAKES. ALSO, TIRES DON'T LAST AS LONG AS THEY SHOULD, EVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. RIDING ON 3RD SET WITH LESS THAN 65,000 MILES. DEALER HELP? YEAH, RIGHT. WHAT A JOKE! LOCAL INDEPENDENT GARAGE DIAGNOSED CURRENT PROBLEM AS BEING MASTER CYLINDER LEAK. NEEDS REPLACING. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY SAY THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEMS RELATING TO THIS. PARTICULAR DEALER DOESN'T CARE EITHER. TYPICAL, BUT THEY SHOULD THINK ABOUT FUTURE SALES TO ME OR ANYBODY I TALK TO. *LA