2000 Dodge Grand Caravan

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL THAT POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E091000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN GRAND SPORT. I HAVE FOUR (4) WINTERFORCE M&S TIRES. I'M NOT SURE BUT THIS MAY BE THE THIRD OR FOURTH WINTER THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE CAR. WHILE COMING HOME SATURDAY EVENING AT ABOUT 6:00PM WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD, I TURNED LEFT INTO MY ROAD, CIDER MIL RD, FROM ROUTE 316, TRAVELING ABOUT 15 - 20 MPH, WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE "BLEW OUT" WITH A LARGE NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT FLAT. IT TOTALLY COMPROMISED MY STEERING. I MANAGED TO LIMP IT INTO CIDER MILL RD. WHEN I REMOVED THE TIRE I FOUND A COMPLETE TEAR FROM THE BEAD TO THE TOP OF THE TREAD ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE INFORMATION IS; WINTERFORCE M&S, DOT VN6V, W63, 1403, A03D, 215/65R/16, 358036XBM29362-2, MADE IN CANADA.THEIR WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND IT WAS A CLEAR EVENING. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MARKINGS/DEFECTS SHOWING ON THE TIRE. THE INFLATION ON THE OTHER TIRES IS OK. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE.

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

MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN'S SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF THE PULLEYS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TENSIONER, TENSIONER PULLEY AND THE BELT AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A AFTER MARKET KIT MADE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE PULLEY, BUT THIS IS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. I FEEL DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE REGARDING THIS MATTER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

I HAVE AT 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS FALLEN OFF TWICE WHILE I AM DRIVING IN RAIN. THIS LATEST TIME, A VEHICLE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WENT THROUGH STANDING WATER, SPLASHED MY VAN AND CAUSED THE BELT TO COME OFF IMMEDIATELY. I LOST POWER STEERING WITH CARS BEHIND ME AND TURNING A CORNER. MY YOUNG SON WAS WITH ME IN THE VAN AT THE TIME. THIS IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. MY SHOP IS VERY GOOD, THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND TRY TO DO EVERYTHING TO HELP PREVENT IT. SHIELDS ARE IN PLACE, BUT ARE NO HELP. *TR

WHILE CHANGING THE FRONT STRUTS OF MY 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, I FOUND THE FRONT LEFT STRUT TOWER TO BE EXTREMELY RUSTED. IT HASN'T RUSTED THROUGH YET, BUT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF WEEKS. I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED, BUT A TSB HAD BEEN. THIS MEANS I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, EVEN THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON CHRYSLER'S PART. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM, AS THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. TODAY, 13 SEP 09, WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON MY NORMAL ROUTE, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VAN AND UNDERNEATH, AND A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND CAME TO A STOP OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LOOKED IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VAN. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT AND CALLED 911. A MAN WHO PULLED OVER TO HELP ME TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES, BUT HE SAID THERE WAS A FLAMING PUDDLE UNDER THE VAN AND A LINE OF FIRE COMING DOWN FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND HE SAID IT WAS A BROKEN FUEL LINE. THE VAN IS A TOTAL AND COMPLETE LOSS AND IS NOW A BURNED OUT SHELL. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT AND AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IN TIME, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN A DODGE VEHICLE CATCH FIRE AND BURN TO THE GROUND FROM A FUEL LINE FAILURE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING THIS PAST WINTER A SNOW PLOW RAN ME INTO A PILE OF SNOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF. AFTER HAVING THIS PROBLEM FIXED THE SERPENTINE BELT THEN SLIPPED OFF SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE I FOUND A PART CALLED A PULLEY BRACKET TO PUT ON BECAUSE THERE IS NO COVER ON THE SERPENTINE BELT TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. *TR