1996 Dodge Grand Caravan Transmission Problems

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BROKE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN JUST 30,000 MILES, THIS TIME MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS WERE NEARLY KILLED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE BECAUSE WE WERE ALMOST HIT . THIS VEHICLE IS A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. *NM

WE HAVE HAD THE CAR APPROX 6 YEARS AND HAD TO PUT IN FIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THEY KEEP BURNING UP AND NOBODY CAN TELL US WHY. WE USE THE VEHICLE FOR VERY LITTLE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL MOSTLY APPROX 2 AND 1/2 MILES EACH WAY. THE VAN CONSTANTLY BUCKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGH SPEEDS TO LOW SPEEDS AND WILL OFTEN DIE DOING THE SAME THING. THE TRANSMISSION ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE MAKING A SOUND THAT INDICATES IT IS BEING STRESSED WHILE IN 2 TO 3 GEARS. *NM

BOUGHT A 1996 CARAVAN NEW, IN AUGUST 1999 THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITH ABOUT 36,000 MILES AND REBUILT PUT IN - LASTED TILL JAN 2005. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT JAN 2005 AND A REBUILT WAS PUT IN AND LASTED UNTIL JULY 2005 AND ANOTHER REBUILT WAS PUT IN. *NM

AS I BROUGHT DOWN SPEED OF MY VEHICLE FROM 65 MPH TO STOP TODAY, JUST STOPPED DEAD AT THE STOP SIGN AND THE TRANSMISSION OF MY VEHICLE FAILED. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, I FOUND A TONS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK WITH SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL OR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT .

SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE MINI VAN IT HAD TO BE SERVICED, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE 24 MONTHS/24000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE FOR $1495. 2ND VISIT ON 9/24/01 TRANS SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR. PER MECHANIC THE SNAP RING SNAPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON 8/26/02. IT NEEDED A REBUILT & RECONDITIONED 6710 TRANSMISSION & REBUILT/RECONDITIONED TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO A FILTER TOTALING $1588.99. ON 2/26/03 RETURNED BACK TO THE SHOP FOR A BLEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL & PASSENGER SIDE AXLE TOTALING $609.50. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER THE LIFETIME WARRANTY THAT I HAVE ON THE VAN BECAUSE THE VAN GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW AND I CAUSED IT TO BLOW, WHICH IS RIDICULES. NOW THE SHOP THAT I GOT THE WORK DONE AT IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND NOW AT A NEW LOCATION UNDER A NEW NAME WITH THE SAME PERSON THERE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY LIFETIME WARRANTY WOULDN'T BE COVERED AT THE NEW LOCATION AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS NEEDED ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE COMPANY THAT DID THE WORK WHERE I RECEIVED THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION IS MOJE, INC. GOODEAL MOTORS & TRANSMISSIONS LOCATED AT 1730 MACDADE BLVD., FOLSOM, PA 19033; (610) 583-1101. THE NEW NAME IS MOTORS & TRANSMISSIONS. LOCATION IS AT 2500 WASHINGTON AVE., PHILA. PA 16146; (610) 583-1101. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

I BOUGHT A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 3 YEARS AGO. THIS PAST JULY I HAD TO TAKE A LOAN OUT TO PAY $2000 FOR A TRANSMISSION. AFTER SPEAKING TO QUITE A FEW MECHANICS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DODGES THAT HAVE THE 3.3 LITER ENGINES IN THEM HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT HAVE HAD A LOT OF DODGES THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN AND THE DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE OWED 2 OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT DODGES AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT ALL AND THEY ARE OLDER THAN MY VAN. I HAD TO PURCHASE MY VAN, SO I COULD PUT MY HUSBAND'S WHEELCHAIR IN IT. IT IS EASIER TO GET IT IN AND OUT OF THE VAN. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME DUE TO MY HUSBAND BEING DISABLED AND WE HAVE SON IN SCHOOL. SO MONEY IS VERY TIGHT. I WAS LUCKY I QUALIFIED FOR THE LOAN TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION, OR I WOULD BE UNABLE TO TRANSPORT MY HUSBAND BACK AND FORTH TO DOCTOR APPTS AND SHOPPING. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER DODGE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALL TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THEIR DODGE 3.3 LITER VEHICLES. BUT WHAT GETS ME IS THAT ALL THE TRANSMISSION EXPERTS THAT I SPOKE WITH SAID, THEY CHANGE AT LEAST 2 -3 TRANSMISSION A WEEK IN THESE DODGES. AND THAT DODGE IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DODGE DOESN'T MIND FIXING THE SMALL PROBLEMS, BUT OVER LOOK THAT FACT THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECT THAT CAUSING A TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT AND IT COSTING THE BUYER AT A MINIMUM OF $2000 TO REPLACE. THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED AND DODGE MADE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR COST. THERE NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST THEM FOR THIS. ONE GUY I WORK WITH HAD HIS BRAND NEW DODGE TRUCK LEAVE HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HE HAD ONLY 57,800 MILES ON IT. DODGE KNOWS THEY PUT OUT A DEFECT TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY ARE MAKING THE CONSUMER PAY FOR IT. THIS IS WRONG AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE DRIVER TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AT ALL. *JB

1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. THIRD OWNER AT 155,000 MILES. HAPPENED TO FIRST OWNER AS WELL. LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERYWHERE, REAR GATE WAS COVERED WITH FLUID. WENT THROUGH OVER 2 QUARTS OF FLUID A DAY FOR A 5 MILE DRIVE TO WORK. DIAGNOSED AS A LOOSE PIN WHICH WORE A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. A HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST WAS BLOWN THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CASE WHEN IT FINALLY FAILED. ALSO, THIS PART IS IN SUCH DEMAND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH THIS MODEL THAT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS ALMOST $2000. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. WAS ON THE ROAD IN A SNOW STORM WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH COULD HAVE IN TURN CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *JB

AT 130000 MILE A PIN WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE OFF/OR GOT LOOSE AND WORE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, SO IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS AND WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 62,0000 MILES. THEN, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*AK

DEALER REPLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 37,000 MILES. THEN, TRANSMISSION FAILED, AGAIN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED BUT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PIN SLIPPED OUT AND BROKE THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASING. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS REPORT THAT PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A NEAR-CERTAINTY ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR VEHICLE, DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR LUBRICATION SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DENIES RESPONSIBILITY. *LA

AT 72,691 MILES, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. AT 120,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT MOVE. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER MANAGED PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN CAME LOOSE MAKING A HOLE THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASE. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AREA AND THEN ONTO MY GARAGE FLOOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 74,789 MILES. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. HE SAID IT OCCURS WHEN ONE WHEEL SPINS WHILE THE OTHER WHEEL IS STOPPED. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU LIVE IN A CLIMATE WITH SNOW OR ICE, THIS FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TO YOUR VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NOT A DEFECT AND THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DIFFERENTIAL PINS. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HE SAID THAT HE HAS CERTAINLY SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT SINCE IT OCCURED OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, I AM ON MY OWN. THE MINIVAN HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT SINCE THE REPLACEMENT DIFFERENTIAL IS THE SAME AS BEFORE, A SERIOUS DEFECT STILL EXISTS IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE RETAINED THE WORN/BROKEN DIFFERENTIAL UNIT IN CASE DODGE ENGINEERS WANT TO INSPECT IT.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR, WILL NOT DRIVE OR GO IN REVERSE. LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND CAR JERKED. COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT. *JB

I HAVE A 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND IT HAS HAD 4 TRANSMISSION FAILURES. CURRENTLY, THE 5TH TRANSMISSION IS IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE OWNED THE CARAVAN SINCE 1/97 WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED WITH ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. IT WAS A LEASE TURN IN VEHICLE USED BY A SALESMAN NOT HAULING HEAVY LOADS BUT MAKING TOBBACCO SALES CALLS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLE OWNERS AND THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. I FEEL THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION FOR REPLACEMENT WITH A SATISFACTORY ONE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FROM THE IDLE POSITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD/STALLED OUT. THIS WAS CAUSED BY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK AT 60,000 MILE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CHRYSLER WOULD NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY.*CB *JB

1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED (PARKED AND RUNNING IN DRIVEWAY) WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. 81,000 MILES, METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. DIAGNOSED AS A LOOSE PIN WHICH WORE A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. A HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST WAS BLOWN THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CASE WHEN IT FINALLY FAILED. ALSO, THIS PART IS IN SUCH DEMAND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH THIS MODEL THAT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS ALMOST $2000. CHRYSLER'S CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED (CASE #11518366) AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE FAST LANE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM

WHILED RIVING AT NORMAL SPEED FRONT LEFT AXLE BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY.*AK

DEALER HAS REPLACED 3 TIMES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES HAS TO BE REPLACE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLE IS NOT ANY LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1ST DATE OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS IN APRIL 1999. STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. STILL UNDER WARRANTLY, STILL HAD TO PAY DEDUCTIBLE. MILEAGE WAS 35,000. NOW 2ND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT 96,000 STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. TRANSMISSION STUCK AND LEAKING FLUID. WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. FOR A WOPPING COST OF $2700.00

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A RECALL THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE AND WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

NAR 03-27-2003 MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS, AND THE TRANSMISSION DIED OUT. *CB

TRANSMISSION LOCKED-UP ON 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN WE CONTACTED SOMEONE ABOUT OBTAINING A TRANSMISSION, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ALREADY SENT LETTERS TO DODGE DEALERSHIPS TO EXPECT TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE 1996 & 1997 GRAND CARAVANS; THE DEALERSHIPS WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT THAT THEY(MANUFACTURER) WOULD NOT HAVE THEM REPAIRED. MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING ON I-40 BUSINESS OUTSIDE OF WINSTON SALEM, NC, WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HE HAD WITH HIM OUR 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND MY STEP-DAUGHTER, THEY WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR OVER 4 HOURS, AND AT NIGHT. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A "PIN" OF SOME SORT IN THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND THE VAN SEEMED TO BE FINE AFTER THAT; WE HAD NO OTHER INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM--THE VAN'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED ON A VERY BUSY PART OF THE INTERSTATE; IT JUST SHUT DOWN AND COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THEY HAD BEEN TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC. DUE TO BEING IN THE RIGHT LANE, THEY WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE VAN TOWED OVER 60 MILES TO GET IT HOME. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO. OR ASSISTANCE YOU CAN OFFER. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF OTHER INFO OR QUESTIONS ARE NEEDED. THANK YOU. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION.*JB

THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. OR TRANSMISSION ENGAGES IN REVERSE LONG ENOUGH TO BACK OUT INTO TRAFFIC BUT THEN FAILS TO ENGAGE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. DT

CONSUMER NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE REPLACED TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER, 2002. TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 19,000 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOST ALL TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

REPORTED AND INQUIRED TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND AWAITING RESPONSE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS FIRST BEGAN ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO AND WAS MENTIONED DURING REGULAR SERVICES BUT NOTHING WAS DETERMINED. PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE REGULAR. ALSO EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENT WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY TRANMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I INCREASED SPEED TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND TRANMISSION STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT AND RPM WAS BEGINNING RED LINE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING AND TURNING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING DID VEHICLE OPERATE NORMALLY. DT

CONSUMER STATES HAD A TRANSMISSION DEFECT. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT THE "HOLLOW ROPE" THEAT HOLDS THE "PIN" IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING THE PIN TO BECOME DISLODGED AND BLEW HOLES IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING. CONSUMER STATES ISSUE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN HOLES BEING BLOWN INTO THE FLOORBOARD. NLM

EXPERIENCED INCIDENT WHERE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FROM N TO D FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER BRINGING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACING IN P AND RESTARTING ENGINE. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMERIOUS INCIDENTS DURING PAST 6 YEARS WHERE TRANSMISSON FAILS TO SHIFT FROM P TO R AND R TO D AND REQUIRES TO BE RESHIFTED TO P AND THEN TO DESIRED SELECTION. RESEARCH INTO PROBLEM BY QUESTIONING VARIOUS PRIVATE TRANMISSION SPECIALISTS THAT AN UNDETERMINED DESIGN FLAW IN DIFFERENTIAL, IN 1995 AND LATER MODELS, CAUSES BOTH PROBLEMS AND HAS EVEN RESULTED IN DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILING AND EXPLODING.*AK

SUDDEN LOUD NOISE AND SHORT MOMENT OF LOCKED FRONT WHEELS, ENGINE STALLED AND AFTER WHEN I STOPPED, HUGE OIL LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY BIG HOLE IN TRANS HOUSING AROUND 3" IN DIAMETER TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER SIDE,DAMAGED TORQUE CONVERTER, PIECES OF DIFFERENTIAL PARTS WENT OF THE HOLE. HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FOR VERIFICATION, PICTURES.

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, CHECKED THE COMPUTER AND INSTALLED A NEW STATER, TWO WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED, THE COLUMN SHIFT HAS TO BE WIGGLED IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, HALF THE TIME THE LIGHT DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE PARK INDICATIOR SO THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE STARTED. NLM

AT 65MPH AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

REPLACED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION EVERY 2 YEARS AT 37,000, 100760, AND AT 147654. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURER AS TRANMISSIONS DO NO TYPICALLY FAIL EVERY 24 TO 28 MONTHS. THE NTHSA SHOULD FORCE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TO STAND BEHIND A KNOWN DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND REPLACE THESE AT NO CHARGE WHEN FAILURES OCCUR FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A KNOWN PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER/DODGE MINIVANS AND HAS BEEN REPORTED ON EXTENSIVELY. ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AS IT IS UNLIKELY DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILTY ON THEIR OWN.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $2500.00.*YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, NOTICED A PUDDLE WAS LEFT & A CLANKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. WAS INFORMED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAD WEDGED A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS CAUSING THE LEAK & THE NOISE. NLM

TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD START JERKING WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *JG *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. TOOK TO VEHICLE CHRYSLER. TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP 4 TIMES. 1ST TIME @ 54KMILES/2ND @ 37KMILES/3RD @ 30KMILES/ 4TH (WHICH WAS A REMANUFACTURED) @ 48K MILE. ALL OF THESE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION OR THROUGH A LIGHT.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, MANUFACTURER STATES OUT OF WARRANTY THIS TIME. EXTREMELY RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT CHRYSLER HOTLINE STATED CAR IS OLD AND NO ONE IN THE CHYRSLER CORPORATION CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HISTORY OF THIS TRANSMISSION IS POOR AND MANUFACTURER DEFECTS ARE CLEARLY THE CAUSE.PLEASE HELP MAKE CHRYSLER UNDERSTAND ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS NOW ON 3RD TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY GAVE OUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED IN SPEED FROM 65 TO UNDER 40MPH IN LESS THAN TWO SECONDS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NEARLY BE INVOLVED IN A CATASTROPHIC REAR END ACCIDENT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK FOLLOWING BEHIND MY VAN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE THEY ARE NOT. THANK YOU. *AK

I PURCHASED MY MINIVAN FROM BEDARD BROS. ON FEB. 21, 2000. ON APRIL 3, 2000 IT HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN BY BEDARD BROS. BECAUSE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THEN IT STARTED LEAKING FLUID. BEDARDS SAID A PIN CAUSED A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. ON MAY 10, 2000, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION DROPPING INTO A LOW GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. A MECHANIC AT BEDARD BROS. HOOKED HIS COMPUTER TO THE VEHICLE AND RESET THE CODES NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN OCT. 2001 I AGAIN FELT A "CLUNK" AND IT DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR BUT THAT SOMEHOW CORRECTED ITSELF. BUT, NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO BEDARD BROS. ON 10/15/01 AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PUMP SEAL. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON 10/17/01. ON 10/18/01 I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION STILL LEAKING SO I DROVE IT BACK TO BEDARD BROS. THE PUT SOME TYPE OF DYE INTO THE SYSTEM THAT WILL HELP THEM LOCATE THE SOURCE. HE STATED IT MAY BE A CRACK OR SOMETHING BUT IT HAS TO GO BACK FOR A LOOK ON 10/22/01. MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE ARE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. I TALKED TO A PERSON FROM FENN ST. TRANSMISSION WHO SAID THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT THERE IS A PIN THAT BREAKS LOOSE AND OFTEN GOES THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIPPING TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE TORQUES CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION TO PERFORM POORLY. NLM

THE TORQUES CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION TO PERFORM POORLY. NLM

THIS MINI VAN IS MY 5TH SUCH VEHICLE. EACH ONE EXCEPT FOR MY 2000 (WHICH ONLY HAS 25000 MILES) HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION TROUBLES EARLIER THAN I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE. MY 1996 GRAND CARAVAN HAS JUST BEEN PUT IN THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DIFFERENTIAL GEAR HAD A TOOTH BREAK OFF CAUSING LOUD CLUNK ON ACCELERATION. CHRYSLER CORP HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT THEIR MIMIVAN TRANSMISSIONS ARE TROUBLE SOME HOWEVER HAVE NOT SEEMED TO WANT TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILTY OF THEM. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR CONSUMERS TO GET SOME COMPENSATION FROM CHRYSLER FOR THESE LEMON TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFO THAT COULD HELP ME SEEK RENUMERATION. *AK

LEFT FRONT GIVES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR, DEALER TORQUED AXLE ASSEMBLY AND ALSO FOUND THE AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. *SLC

LEFT FRONT GIVES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR, DEALER TORQUED AXLE ASSEMBLY AND ALSO FOUND THE AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. *SLC

ON APPROACH TO A STOP SIGN, A LOUD CLUNK WAS HEARD. FROM STOPPED POSITION VEHICLE NO LONGER MOVED ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING. MECHANIC STATED FRONT AXLE BROKE MID SHAFT. MECHANIC ALSO NOTED NO DAMAGE OR NOTICEABLE STRESS FRACTURES AND STATED IT WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT THE RESULT MAY HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 75MPH!

VEHICLE WAS GOING 15-20MPH AND LOST POWER AFTER EXITING FROM ONE HIGHWAY AND ENTERING ANOTHER HIGHWAY ON THE ON RAMP. VEHICLE COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. CAUSE OF TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.*AK

1) WHEN YOU WOULD START THE VAN IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE FOR @ 5 MIN. THEN WOULD FINALLY GO INTO GEAR. (2) WHEN TRAVELLING @45 TO 50 THE VAN WOULD START TO SHUDDER BAD AND WOULD LOSE ALL OF ITS POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN WOULD BE ALRIGHT. (3) WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT/ STOPSIGN OR YIELD THE VAN WOULD NOT GO. TOLD AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH IN PASSING LANE CONSUMER DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL TO PASS AND VEHICLE DID NOT GAIN ANY SPEED . VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN NEUTRAL STATUS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OUR TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT BEGAN WITH THE GEARS SLIPPING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK, SHUTTER AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT NO HELP THERE AS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF CARAVANS, I AM FURIOUS. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THESE VEHICLES. IS THERE ANY HELP OUT THERE?*AK

TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED LEAK AND THEN FAILED WITH ONLY 46335 MILES, DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL DEFECT AND VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. SECOND TIME TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE PUT IN REVERSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

A $32,000 VEHICLE W 49,000 MILES SHOULD NOT INCURR THIS PROBLEM W A TRANSMISSION SEAL.THIS IS IN ADDITION WITH 10-14 OTHER PROBLEMS AND RECALLS THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE PURCHASING THIS VAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN. *AK

CONSUMER ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

1996 G CARAVAN, 63K MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED, $1900 TO REPLACE, CONTACTED CHRYSLER SUPPORT - THEY WERE OF NO HELP IN COVERING COST.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. /MECHANIC HAS NOT GIVEN CONSUMER A REASON FOR DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION--BANGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 25MPH; $2000 TO FIX. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, SOME TIMES LEFT STRANDED BY ROAD. *AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON EVERY TIME VEHICLE MAKES A TURN. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO USE THE HORN. ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND IN RAINY WEATHER-WATER LEAKS IN FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE REAR WINDOW SEAL.

VEHICLE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FIRST REBUILD OCCURRED IN 01/1999, WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER EXITTING OFF FREEWAY. LOSS USE OF 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. MILEAGE 35258. 2ND REBUILD OCCURED 12/2000 AFTER LOSS OF PERFORMANCE AND DETECTION OF TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. MILEAGE 60085. TRANSMISSION HAS INHERENT DESIGN FLAW THAT I FEEL CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH WHEN AND METALLIC BANGING NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM ENGINE . CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF ACCELERATION & GEAR SHIFTING. NO ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TIRE TRACTION FAILURE USING MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN EQUIPPED WITH THE PIRELLI TIRES DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED 6/27/00 FROM LAWRENCE HILL GETTY IN HUNTINGTON, NY. I HAD ASKED FOR ALL WEATHER TIRES. ON DECEMBER 31, 2000, AND THEN AGAIN ON JAN 1, 2001, I EXPERINCED NO TRACTION ON THE TIRES, AND SLID PURPOSEFULLY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS INTO SNOWBANKS, THE FIRST TIME TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE TRAVELLING WITH MY FAMILY OF FIVE, AND THEN AGAIN TO AVOID SLIDING INTO A BLIND INTERESECTION. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A GOODYEAR DEALER ON 1/1/01, AND BOUGHT GOODYEAR AQUATREAD 3'S. THE CAR HANDLES ADMIRABLY WITH THESE TIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE PIRELLI MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THESE TIRES ARE RATED SUMMER TIRES. I AM SHOCKED THAT ANY TIRE COMPANY WOULD PUT ANY DRIVER NEEDLESSLY IN DANGER BY PUTTING SUMMER RATED TIRES IN AN ALLWEATHER SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN I SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR ALL-WEATHER TIRES. THE COMPANY OFFERED AN UNACCEPTABLE REMEDY. I AM REPORTING THESE INCIDENTS TO YOU TO ATTEMPT TO DETER PIRELLI FROM THIS MISLEADING AND POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT PRACTICE. I WAS TRAVELLING NO MORE THAN 10-15 MILES PER HOUR, ALLOWING PLENTY OF TIME AND DISTANCE TO STOP. I ALSO RIDE MOTORCYCLES AND AM VERY AWARE OF ROAD SURFACE, STOPPING DISTANCES, AND ALTERNATIVE AVENUES OF ESCAPE. IT WAS THIS EXPERIENCE THAT KEPT ME FROM CRITICALLY OR OTHERWISE INJURING MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER FAMILY WHILE RELYING TO MY DETRIMENT ON THE REPUTATION OF THE PIRELLI TIRE COMPANY IN PROVIDING PROPER TIRES IN MY AREA. THE COMPANY IS APPARENTLY LOOKING TO DIVERT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF PIRELLI TIRE FAILURE THAT I MAY SEE? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/65 16 )

DIFFERENTIAL PIN FLEW OUT AND TORE A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING. *AK

SECOND VAN OWNED THE OTHER A 1990 PLY. GR VOY SAME MILEAGE @ FAILURE..CHRYSLER REFUSES DO DO ANYTHING ..THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN HAPPEN 2 HIGH SPEEDS IE THE 1990 FAILED ON I 90 DOING 65MPH. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FIRST BL;EW AT 49000 MILES. MY WIFE WAS ONLY DOING 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT BANG AND STOPPED. WE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT THE COST OF $1500, OF WHICH WE HAD TO PAY HALF. I NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AT 101,000 MILES. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THIS TIME. I HAVE NOT APPROACHED THE DEALER YET, BUT I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS AGAIN. I WILL BE CONTACTING DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.I AM ALSO REGISTERING A COMPLAINT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH TRANSMISSION CRACKED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. IF CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ANY FASTER MAY HAVE LOST CONTROL. *AK

THE PIN FELL OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AND POKED HOLES IN THE TRANSMISSION, RUINING IT. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE REFERRED TO IS THE COST OF A NEW TRANSIMISSION. IT IS LIKELY THIS ONE CANNOT EVEN BE REBUILT, WHICH MEANS IT WILL COST ANOTHER $500 TO FIX IT. SINCE THIS HAPPENED I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE THAT CHRYSLER HAS LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL STORIES OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM, INCLUDING A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT TO NHTSA.*AK

AS EXPLAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT TRANSMISSION BEARINGS WEAR UNTIL DIFFERENTIAL PIN IS EJECTED AND DAMAGES HOUSING. BEGAN WITH CLICKING NOISE (PIN), THEN ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT. PROBLEM FULLY ANTICIPATED AT TIME OF PURCHASE DUE TO COMMON KNOWLEDGE PROVIDED BY OTHER CARAVAN OWNER'S THAT WE KNOW. REASON WHY WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR APPROXIMATELY $1000. STUCK WITH DODGE AS THEY WERE ONLY ONES ON MARKET WITH DOUBLE SLIDING DOORS AT THE TIME. WE NEEDED THIS FEATURE DUE TO BACK INJURY PREVENTION ISSUES. TRANNIE REPLACEMENT TOOK OVER A WEEK AND COST $2208 (WE PAID THE $50 DEDUCTABLE ON OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY). DEALER REPS EXPLAINED THAT DUE TO POOR TRANNIE DESIGN, THERE WAS A BACKLOG OF REPLACEMENT TRANNY ORDERS NATIONWIDE. WHEN ASKED IF CHRYSLER HAD ENGINEERED THE PROBLEM OUT OF THEIR TRANNIES. THE ANSWER WAS NO. WHY SHOULD THEY, THEY MAKE LOTS OF MONEY ON THIS PROBLEM AS IT ALMOST ALWAYS OCCURS AFTER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRES AND OWNERS ARE FORCED TO PAY. I NOTICED THAT OTHER COMPLAINANTS LIST UNEXPLAINED CRACKED TRANNIES. MORE THAN LIKELY THIS DAMAGE IS SAME ENGINEERING DEFECT AND EJECTION OF THE PIN. *AK

350 MILES AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM TILLERY CHEVROLET THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO OUT. TILLERY CHEVROLET HAS OFFERED TO COVER 50% LIKE THE CONTRACT COVERS BUT I BELIEVE THAT DODGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% BECAUSE OF THE MANY 4 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL AT ABOUT 50K MILES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS EXPENSIVE ($1200) REPAIR.*AK

TRANSMISSION ONLY GOES INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHICH PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING OVER 40 MPH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE OFF AND SHATTERED THE TRANSMISSION CASING.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 18 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, JUST QUIT WORKING. WHEN LIFTED UP BY TOW TRUCK COULD SEE PART OF TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND THEN THE VEHICLE DIES. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE FIRST GEAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF FIRST GEAR IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. HOWEVER WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR IT BEGINS TO JERK, HESITATE AND THEN THE ENGINE DIES. THIS PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS IN REVERSE, OVERDRIVE, THIRD GEAR & LOW GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 26000 MILES. I SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION EVERY 25000 MILES THEREAFTER. WITH ONLY 58000 ON THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND FRONT PUMP HAVE FALLEN APART. IS THERE ANYTHING ON THIS VEHICLE THAT IS NOT A PIECE OF JUNK? OTHER PARTS REPLACED ARE AS FOLLOWS: WATER PUMP, BOTH FRONT DOOR SEALS, TURN SIGNAL ARM, DRIVERS SIDE VISOR, BOTH FRONT STRUTS, BOTH REAR SHOCKS, FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REBUILT, A COMPLETE REAR BRAKE JOB (DRUMS,WHEEL CYLINDERS,SPRING KIT & SHOES),FAN SWITCH RESISTER IS GOING BAD, ANTIFREEZE LINES GOING TO REAR HEATER CORE, BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS, BOTH SIDE DOOR POWER LOCK MECHANISMS,SPARK PLUGS ONCE BY THE DEALER AND MOST RECENTLY ME, A COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM POWER FLUSH BY THE DEALER,BATTERY,FAN RELAY SWITCH(RECALL), AND THE VAN IS CURRENTLY ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION, BELT TENSIONER,PASSENGER SUN VISOR, SERPENTINE BELT, (,PCV & AIR) FILTERS ARE REPLACED EVERY YEAR & THE FUEL FILTER EVERY TWO YEARS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED FOR OVER TWO YEARS. IT IS BEING REPLACED TODAY. THE DEALER ALSO RECOMMENDED ANOTHER FLUSH OF THE FUEL RAILS AND TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. LEST I FORGET THE ABS RELAY/SOLENOID.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION ELECTRICALLY SHORTED OUT. TRANSMSSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION CANNOT HOLD OR WILL DISENGAGE WHEN THE CAR IS ON A HILL GRADE WHEN SET IN PARK. *AK

TRANSMISSION CANNOT HOLD THE CAR IN PARK AND GEARS WILL SLIP EVEN WHEN THE SHIFT COLUMN IS STILL IN PARK WHICH VERY DANGEROUS AT THAT TIME IT MAY HOLD THE VEHICLE AND THEN SLIP AND START ROLLING. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN FIRST 5 MINUTES VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. SOON AFTERWARD VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL NORMAL. *AK THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 20,233 MILES AND THE SECOND ONE FAILED AT 53,167 MILES. THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDED COMPLETE TEARDOWN, RESEAL AND A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *YH

WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY DRIVESHAFT BROKE. HAD IT REPAIRED FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THEN WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, DRIVESHAFT BROKE AGAIN. EACH TIME IT WAS AT LOW SPEED. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE BREAKAGE EACH TIME. WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH BUSY CITY INTERSECTION. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CARAVANS. HE SAID NO, BUT HE HAD SEEN IT HAPPEN. COST OF REPAIR: $1507.63. WHEN I QUESTIONNED THIS, HE SAID I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION GEAR CRACKED AND TEETH BROKE OFF. VAN NOW MOVES IN PARK. ALSO OCCASIONAL GEAR JAMS AND VAN JERKS TO A STOP WHILE MOVING FROM 1 TO 10 MPH.*AK

HOW CAN RADICAL FAILURES LIKE THIS GO ON UNADDRESSED? CHRYSLER IS SATISFIED TO SELL CARS THAT FAIL AS LONG AS THEY DON'T GET SUED. THE PROBLEM IS NOT NEW AND IS VERY FREQUENT. *AK

WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN NEUTRAL; WHEN PUT INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO DRIVE. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK OR REVERSE.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. *MJS

THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS BEEN IN A SJOP SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSIONS DEFYING ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE THE SECOND TRANSMISSION INSTALLED JANUARY, 1999. THE MECHANICS ARE AT A TOTAL LOSS TO EXPLAIN WHY A SIMPLE THING LIKE A TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY IN JANUARY, 1999 AND HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY DESTROYED BY SOMETHING UNIDENTIFIABLE NOW. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED ON AUGUST 3, 2000 AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE TO THIS WRITING. THE CAR WOULD STOP AT HIGH SPEED IN HIGHWAYS TRAPPING ME AND MY CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, LIETRALLY TERRORIZING ME AND MY CHILDREN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AFTEN AND THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE OCCURRED EARLY WHNE THE COLUMN-MOUNTED SHIFT WOULD WITHOUT WARNING POP OUT OF GEAR, LEAVING THE CAR EITHER IN NEUTRAL OR WITH THE ENGINE TURNING OFF. ALL THIS WAS VERY TROUBLING BUT CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS "NORMAL." THAT SUMMARIZES MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TOTALLY DANGEROUSLY UNRELIABLE VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THAT HASN'T FAILED HAS BEEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I OR ANY PASSENGERS OR OTHER DRIVERS (MY OLDER CHILDREN DRIVE) COULD HAVE DIED IF THE GAS IGNITED WHEN I FOUND THE DISCHARGE OF GAS AS INDICATED BY THE RAPIDLY DROPPING GAS GAUGE INTO THE ENGINE CREATING AN INCREDIBLY NOXIOUS ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ALERTING ME TO THE POTENTIAL HAZARD. CHRYSLER SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED TWO RECALLS ON THIS FAILED FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER- THIS AT FOUR YEARS OLD. CLEARLY CHRYSLER KNOWS A LOT MORE ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS, DEADLY VEHICLE THAN IT IS ADMITTING THROUGH THESE RECALLS AND I AM RIPPING MAD. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

REAR CARRIER WELD BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR, AND TRANSMISSON DID NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND TCM REPLACEMENT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *SLC

FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. *SLC

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM INTO NEUTRAL ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, DEALER CLAIMS IGNORANCE.*AK

HEADING OUT ON VACATION, CRUISING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. CROSSED MULTIPLE LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. STOPPED, INSPECTED, RESTARTED ALL WAS WELL FOR ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FEET. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". LIMPED BACK TO THE DEALER. VERDICT: NEW TRANNY REQUIRED. COST: $2475 (NOT INCLUDING THE 8.5% SALES TAX). AFTER MOMENTS ON THE INTERNET, DISCOVERED THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. WE'RE ANGRY THAT WE WERE ENDANGERED BY A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *AK

THE TACKOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FLATLINED TO 0 THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL, THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL, HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A TOTAL FAILURE IN THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE WIPERS OCCASIONALLY COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND CYCLE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN STOP AND OCCASIONALLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD (THIS HAS BEEN TOTHE DEALER IN MADISON HEIGHTS, VA SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE LEFT SPEAKERS ON THE SOUND SUYSTEM PERIODICALLY GO OFF AND ON WHILE THE SYSTEM IS ON. THE STARTER WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THE END OF JUNE, 2000.

WHILE DRIVING THE TACKOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FLAT LINED TO ZERO. ALSO, TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT. CONSUMER SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 2ND GEAR. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE ALL REPAIRS WERE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS ON THE INTERNET THAT POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER/EVAPORATOR/CONDENSOR FAILED. EST COST TO FIX $1000. TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAS FIXED. COST $2,300. *AK

CHILD SHIFTED GEAR OUT OF PARK WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING OR APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE RAN OVER ANOTHER CHILD. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT IT. *YH

UPON APPLYING GAS FROM A DEAD STOP, VAN BEGAN MAKING A HARSH GRINDING SOUND AND WOULDN'T MOVE. VAN WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER WHO SAID THE OUTPUT SHAFT HAD SNAPPED. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NOTICED HESITATION DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. MECHANIC REPORTS TRANSMISSION IS PULLING APART AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACE W/IN 6 MOS. *AK

THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE GR. CARAVAN TO DROP A TRANSMISSION AT 71,000 MILE MARK AND I INSIST THAT DODGE REIMBURSE ME THE $1711.82 IT COST ME TO REPAIR IT......I HAVE ALL INVOICES ON THE REPAIRS. *AK

HESITATES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, ALSO SLIPS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING MUCH FEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO GOES UP AND DOWN AT WILL, EVEN WHEN DRIVING A STEADY SPEED. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW, AND THEY HAVE YET TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS CAUSING MUCH AGGRAVATION FOR OUR FAMILY. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER WAS VERY RUDE AND OF NO ASSISTANCE. *AK

COOLANT GAUGE, TACH,AND SPEEDOMETER ALL FLATLINE AT SAME TIME AND RETURN INTERMITTENTLY, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AT SAME TIME. DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. NO FUEL LEAKS UNTIL RECALL REPAIR MADE THEN LEAK DEVELOPED WHEN TANK FILLED ( DEALER FIXED). RADIO DOES NOT SWITCH FROM AM TO FM UNLESS BUTTON PUSHED 3 OR 4 TIMES. JUST ONE BIG ELECTRICAL LEMON. *AK

RIGHT LEFT INNER/OUTER CV JOINT FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT END TO SWERVE. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN LOOSE OF POWER. YH

RIGHT LEFT INNER/OUTER CV JOINT FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT END TO SWERVE. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN LOOSE OF POWER. YH

MADE A THE PURCHASE IN NOV. WITH 37373 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 46500 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NO LONGER SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. NEITHER CHRYSLER OR THE DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WILL STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. THESE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND CHRYSLER CLAIMS THEY HAVE FIXED THE ISSUES SO WHY IS IT THAT THESE VEHICLES CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. A MAJOR RECALL FOR ALL THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE MADE AS THE CONSUMERS ARE CONTINUALLY BEING LIED TO AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

AT 50,00 MILES TRANSMISSION SEAL BUSTED, CAUSING A TRANSMISSION LEAK. TRANSMISSION WAS DROPPED TO RESEAL THE SEALS. ALSO FUEL HOSE LINE BUSTED AT 69.734 MILES. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK.ET.

THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING IT TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND THE SES LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

SECOND COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRASMISSION ASSEMBLY; 1ST @ 29K, 2ND @ 50K. *AK

I'VE MOVED TO SWITZERLAND WITH THIS CAR IN 1997. MY CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS IS ON HTTP://LCVMWWW.EPFL.CH/~PFURRER. NO SAFETY DEFECT PRESENTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO PIN ON THE DIFFERENTIAL CRACKED THE REAR-END TRANSMISSION COVER ON THE VEHICLE, FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. YH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A BIG BANGING NOISE. VAN DID NOT MOVE ANY MORE. SHE HAD THE VAN TOWED, AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. *AK

WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT IN THE MORNING, I PUT THE SHIFT LEVER IN REVERSE AND NOTICED A HESITATION BEFORE IT ENGAGED. AFTER BACKING OUT I DROPPED ITHE LEVER IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO PULL FORWARD-AGAIN HESITATION,THEN A CLUNK, WHEN IT SHIFTED TO SECOND. I THEN DROVE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID DODGE CARAVAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE NOT UNCOMMON. THEY PUT THE VAN ON THEIR TEST EQUIPMENT AND NOTHING SHOWED. THE SHOP OWNER SUGGESTED THAT SINCE THE VAN HAD SO FEW MILES ON IT, A FILTER AND FLUID CHANGE MAY TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN HE DROPPED THE PAN HE FOUND ALOT OF METAL IN THE BASE OF THE PAN. I AM PLANNING TO CONTACT DODGE MONDAY MORNING TO DISCUSS THEIR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

I WAS ASKED BY OTHER OWNERS TO POST A COMPLAINT HERE IN AN EFFORT TO HELP OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FAILING. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES PRIOR TO THE DATE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AGAIN. I HAVE A WEB SITE AND HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 80 RESPONSES OR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS PER WEEK. IT VARIES, BUT THERE HAS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR THIS VEHICLE TO GET THAT KIND OF RESPONSE. I THINK CHRYSLER HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO MAKE IT RIGHT. THANKS, *AK

THIS IS A MORE COMPLETE REPORT ON MY MINIVAN. I PROVIDED VIN NUMBERS, ETC. WITH THIS REPORT. MY TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED SHIFTING INTO THIRD. I WAS COMING HOME FROM TENNESSEE AND WAS GOING SLOW THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ON INTERSTATE 81 AND I STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WHEN I FELT A "POP" AND THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD. I STOPPED, CALLED AAA AND WAS TOWED TO RADFORD, VA. WITH REPAIRS, CAR RENTAL AND ANOTHER TRIP TO RADFORD, VA. TO PICK UP AUR VAN AFTER REPAIRS. THE REPAIR BILL WAS 2437.59 BY UNIVERSITY AMOCO PLUS 300 DOLLARS FOR THE CAR RENTAL. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE GAS AND HOTEL TO RECOVER THE MINIVAN. NEDDLESS TO SAY I DO NOT THINK THE TRANSFMISSION SHOULD FAIL AT ONLY 62000. THIS IS THE FIRST TRANSFMISSION I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR IN 28 YEARS OF DRIVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE'RE AN INCREASE IN TRANSFMISSION FAILURES FOR CHRYSLER MINIVAN'S.

THE VAN JUST MADE A SMALL POP/SLIP AND NEVER SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. I STOPPED AND CALLED AAA. I WAS IN RADFORD , VA. ON VACATION AND NOW I HAVE A RENTAL CAR FROM VA. AND I LIVE IN PA. I AM PAYING FOR CAR RENTAL AND NEED TO MAKE A TRIP DOWN TO PICK UP MY CAR. NO DEALER WAS OPEN AND NEITHER COULD I FIND ONE AVAILABLE IN THAT AREA. I OUT OF WARRENTY BUT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN 62000 MILES. THAT IS VERY POOR QUAILTY. I AM GOING TO TRY AND GET CHRYSLER TO SUPPORT IT PRODUCT AND GET SOME MONEY PAIDED BACK.

ALL MAJOR REPAIRS DONE ON THIS VAN HAVE BEEN DONE THROUGH DODGE DEALERSHIPS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MORE WORK DONE ON IT IN IT'S FIRST THREE YEARS THAN ANY OTHER CAR I EVER OWNED, EVEN MORE THAN MY VOLVO. THE REPAIRS, WHETHER UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT CAUSES AN EXTREME INCONVENIENCE TO THE OWNER. (IE: TAKING OFF WORK, TRANSPORTING YOUNG CHILDREN, DOING WITHOUT A VEHICLE, PAYING FOR UNWARRANTIED REPAIRS. THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT THREATEN THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS, SUCH AS; WINDSHIELD WIPERS INADVERTANTLY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON DRIVER SLIDING DOOR OR PASSENGER DOOR. LIGHTS HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY SOMETIMES AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN A HIGH MAINTENANCE VEHICLE. IT SURPRISES ME I CANNOT FIND ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE ASKING AROUND TO THOSE I NOTICE HAS ONE, COMPLAIN ABOUT SIMILAR TYPE PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION BEING THE MOST MAJOR COMPLAINT.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS/ HESITATES AND JERKES. THIS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POTENTIALCRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING- WONT SHIFT WHEN FIRST PULLING AWAY...OR WHEN TURNING CORNERS...DANGEROUS IN INTERSCETIONS...WHEN GOING 45-55 MPH AND ABOVE- TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY- DEALER WONT HONOR ANY REPAIRS- OFFERED TO PAY HALF FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE>....FINAL COST TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE TOURQUE CONVERTER...1400 TO 2000 DOLLARS.

AT 52,00 MILES THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION TROUBLE THAT. DODGE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VANS ( ALL VANS ARE 96-97 ) . IF DODGE KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THERE CARS ISN'T IT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THE NESSASARY ADJUSTMENTS?

GOING 60 MPH. VAN JERKS AND SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL OR LOW. NEEDED TO STOP, TURN VAN OFF AND THEN EVERYTHING IS FINE AGAIN. SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED AT 35000 AND A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. *AK

THE VAN STALLS AND BACKFIRES, THEN SLOWS TO A COMPLETE STOP. ACCELERATION ONLY SLOWS IT DOWN MORE. ONCE OFF THE ROAD, I TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR HALF AN HOUR BEFORE RESTARTING. THIS HAD HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT CAME ON TWICE. I FIRST WENT TO THE LODI DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE CODE READ 'MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE'. THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS. THEY CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER AND FUEL PUMP RELAY PLUG. THE PROBLEM REMAINED. I THEN TOOK THE VAN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY DID A DIANOSIS. THEY SAID IT NEEDED A TUNE-UP. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS PAST FRIDAY, I TOOK THE VAN TO ANOTHER SHOP. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER ON FRIDAY TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY BULLETINS OUT THAT MIGHT PERTAIN TO THIS INTERMITTANT PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE WEREN'T ANY. HOWEVER, ON YOUR WEBSITE I FOUND BULLETIN #18-30-95 THAT DOES SOUND LIKE IT IS RELATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE THE CAR WILL FREEZE UP AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

WAS NOT TOLD CAR WAS A "RENTAL VEH." 4 TRANSMISSIONS IN 88,000 K (LOOK ON FORUM GROUPS RE: CARAVAN TRANSMISSIONS. KNOWN PROBLEM :(DEFECT!!), CAN YOU HELP???

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 5 TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. IN ONE INSTANCE, THE CAR JUST STOPPED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED; HOWEVER, THE CAR IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND CERTAINLY UNRELIABLE AS WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN 4 YEARS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS MULTIPLE TIMES. INSTANCES INCLUDE SLIP OUT OF GEAR AT LOW SPEED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM STOP. ALSO, INSTANCES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WOULD STALL/SHUT DOWN DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING. DURING ONE INSTANCE, THE VAN STALLLED AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE POWER SYSTEMS FAILED. ONLY ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE AT VARIOUS TIMES AND SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING.

VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED WITH INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH WOULD HAVE ENABLED CHILD TO START VEHICLE, PUT INTO GEAR AND DRIVE INTO SATELLITE DISH. NLM

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES,TWICE DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING SPEED UPON ACCELERATION, WENT FROM 55 TO 20 MPH, CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED, THE CAR SHIFTED DOWN TO 3RD GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. SUBSEQUENT DISASSEMBLY OF TRANSMISSION REVEALED A BROKEN OVERDRIVE HUB. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COM

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 30,000 MILES AND 60,000 MILES. FAILURE AT 78,000. DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST OR SECOND GEAR FROM HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY.

1ST VISIT -JULY 1998 - REPAIRED TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAK - UNDER WARRANTY. 2 VISIT 12/30/98 - TRANSMISSION LEAK AND WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE WOULD NOT MOVE, THEN BUCKED INTO GEAR - REPAIRED BY DEALER AT OUR EXPENSE - WARRANTY EXPIRED - PERFORMED TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND REPLACED SELINOD GASKETS. 3RD VISIT 1/11/99 - PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AGAIN - CHRYSLER PICKED UP TAB FOR PARTS AND LABOR - REPLACED SELONOID VALVE ASSEMBLY. 4TH VISIT 1/17/99 - TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR (LIMP MODE) - RETURNED TO DEALER - NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AT 44,000 MILES!!! CHRYSLER WILL PICK UP TAB FOR PARTS BUT NOT LABOR. DEALERSHIP HAS NO BACKBONE TO FIGHT FOR CUSTOMER. CHARGING US MAJOR $$ FOR LABOR.

VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE THREW ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING UP TO THE SPEED OF 50MPH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT RETURN TO DRIVE GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE SHAFT FAILED, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE THIRD GEAR.

WHILE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAN MOVE OUT OF PARK POSITION, WHICH MAY CAUSE A ROLL AWAY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY WOODBRIDGE DODGE UNDER THE WARRANTY. AFTER 34 MONTHS I AM NOW REPLACEING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECTS IN THE 4 SPEED OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT THAT WOULD COVER THE EXPENCE FOR THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION WITHIN THREE YEARS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE GATHERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE CRUISING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH. THERE WERE NO SYMPTONS OR EARLY WARNING SIGNS. NO NOISES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OTHER THAN THE ENGINE REVVING UP AS IF THE GEAR SHIFT WERE IN NEUTRAL. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, I RE-STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE ONLY GEAR AVAILABLE WAS LOW. I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE

VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED INTO CEMENT POLE.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP TO NEUTRAL POSITION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION DRIPPING AND LEAKING, THE MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN THE BELL HOUSING. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF CONTINUOUS FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO YEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

POOR QUALITY OF REPAIR AT OUTSTATE DEALERSHIP. SOUTHERN DEALERSHIP HAD NOT BEEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. WHEN ARRIVING BACK IN HOMESTAED (MICHIGAN) DEALER VAN WAS PURCHASED THRU STATED COMMON OCCURANCE AND HAS SEEN THE FAILURE BEFORE. HAS TO TAKE VAN BACK FOR MORE REPAIRS AS FLEX-PLATE SHIPPED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT INSTALLED WITH REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE DEVELOPED IMBALANCE WHEN PLACED IN PARK SO SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. ALSO DEVELOPED CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN STARTED OR ENGINE SHUT OFF. STILL AT COLONIAL DODGE INC. (810-778-1800 BEING DIAGNOSED.

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS W/GEARS AND SHIFT INDICATOR, GEARS STICK IN REVERSE, MOVES FORWARD WHILE INDICATOR SHOWS REVERSE. (QCAW)

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES, SECOND TRANSMISSION IS SHOWING SAME SYMPTOMS - SLIPPAGE AND GEAR DISENGAGEMENT.

3 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. (QCAW)

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILED.

TRANSMISSION MICROCHIP FAILED.

TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAK.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER GAVE OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 70 MPH. THE STEERING AND TRANSMISSION WERE LOST. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK.

TRANSAXLE REPAIRED.

TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE ROLLS DEPENDING ON THE WAY IT IS PARKED. *AK

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 2ND GEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION NOISE.

TRANSMISSION GEAR STICKS. *SD

LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION WHEN PUT IN DRIVE/REVERSE.