1999 Dodge Grand Caravan Electrical Problems

Your car is stalling and shutting off without warning while you're driving at different speeds. At the same time, your headlights stop working and your dashboard instruments aren't functioning properly. The dealer hasn't been able to determine what's causing these electrical failures. This will likely require a full electrical system diagnostic to find and fix the underlying problem.

Your Dodge Grand Caravan is experiencing multiple electrical problems despite having a new battery and alternator. The battery warning light comes on, dashboard lights flicker while driving, the car sometimes won't start or turn over (requiring jump starts), and the power door locks are beeping and buzzing constantly. These issues are making the car feel unreliable and unsafe to drive. A qualified mechanic will need to diagnose the charging system wiring, battery connections, and electrical distribution to find what's causing these widespread electrical failures.

Your clockspring (the coiled connector under your steering wheel) is causing your airbag warning light to stay on. You've also noticed your dashboard gauges temporarily went out while driving on the highway, and your headlights flicker on and off intermittently. A faulty clockspring can affect both your airbag system and electrical connections, so this needs prompt attention.

Your dashboard lights and gauges intermittently disappear, and your electric door locks stop working. Sometimes the problem goes away on its own, but other times you need to tap the top of the dashboard several times to make them come back. This happens while driving on any type of road.

While driving, your instrument cluster display goes completely blank — your gas gauge, temperature gauge, speedometer, and digital readouts all stop working and show zero. Normal operation usually returns within a few minutes, or sometimes faster if you tap the dashboard. This appears to be caused by faulty electrical connections in the instrument cluster that disrupt communication between your vehicle's computers. A technician will need to inspect and repair the connections in your instrument cluster to restore normal operation.

Your dashboard instruments (fuel gauge, speedometer, temperature gauge) are intermittently shutting off while driving. They come back on temporarily when you hit a bump or tap the top of the dashboard. Since you use your van daily to transport a disabled passenger, losing visibility of fuel level, speed, and engine temperature is a significant safety and reliability concern.

Your ignition switch allows the key to be removed while the engine is running, regardless of what gear the van is in — this is a safety hazard. Your van also experiences intermittent failure to start that feels like a dead battery, but replacing the battery didn't fix it; the problem is with the ignition switch itself. The ignition switch will likely need to be replaced to resolve both issues.

Your instrument panel stopped working while the vehicle was parked. The gauges like your fuel gauge and odometer work intermittently, and your check engine light came on. This happened at around 170,000 miles. The fix will likely involve diagnosing the electrical connection to your instrument cluster and replacing any faulty wiring, connectors, or the cluster itself.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR RECALL 04V480000 (AIR BAGS). A MONTH AFTER BEING REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME FAILURE WHICH WAS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL, WINDOWS, RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS AND RADIO DID NOT FUNCTION ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 178,000.

I HAVE A 99 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WHEN I FIRST GOT IT EVERY THING WAS WORKING FINE. I HAVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND NOW THE HORN DOESN'T WORK, THE BLINKERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON WHICH MEANS IT ISN'T WORKING. THESE PROBLEMS ARE DANGEROUS IN ALOT OF WAYS AN AIRBAG FAILING CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. ALSO MY BLINKERS ONLY WORKING SOMETIMES HAVE CAUSED ME TO GET A TICKET AND THE HORN NOT WORKING MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO THE WIRING IN THE DASH. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE WHOLE THING REWIRED SO I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO IT YET. *TR

KEYSWITCH WILL NOT TURN... SOMETIMES IT DOES FINE, OTHER TIMES IT LOCKS UP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. FIDDLING WITH IT, OR HITTING IT, WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE IT TO UNLOCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE FAILURE, BUT TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS THE FAILURE.

INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BECOME INOPERATIVE WITH NO WARNING. IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ALL GAUGES WOULD QUIT WORKING. USUALLY, A SMACK ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD BRING IT BACK, HOWEVER, LATELY THIS DID NOT WORK. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON A COLD, DARK, WET EVENING WITH MY WIFE DRIVING AND THE CHILDREN IN THE VAN. THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER NOR THE GEAR SELECTION. I FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE MANUFACTURER. IN PERFORMING AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT, IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE SOLDERING OF SOME CONNECTORS FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THANK YOU. *TR

FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND COMPLETELY BURNED MY CAR UP. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.9L V8 THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN YOU LET THE CAR SIT IT WILL EVENTUALLY START BACK UP AS IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST MINE BUT AFTER INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALLOT OF PEOPLE. THE PCM HAS ALL READY BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL. THE DODGE COMPANY SHOULD BE MADE TO GO GOOD ON THIS. IT IS SAPPOSE TO BE A FAMILY VEHICLE HOWEVER I AM SCARED EVERY TIME I HAVE TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN IT.YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO STALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO START THE VEHICLE. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS GRADUAL WORSENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY CHANGED 3 YEARS AGO.

STARTER SOLENOID FAILED, STUCK IN "ON" POSITION. WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. CLOUDS OF ACRID SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE. I REMOVED BATTERY CABLE AND TOWED CAR TO MECHANIC. DEALER REPLACED STARTER. 67,000 MILES SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT #10138490. *NM

I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR (1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE) AND IT INITIALLY WOULDN'T START. THERE WAS JUST A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE STARTER BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I TRIED IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND IT FINALLY STARTED. BUT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL RATTLING NOISE. I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND THE ENGINE STOPPED BUT SOME PART ON THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. I HAD MY FIANCE LOOK AT IT - HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON EITHER. IT DROVE OK AROUND THE BLOCK BUT IT SOUNDED HORRIBLE. HE COULDN'T GET IT TO TURN OFF COMPLETELY EITHER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. MY FIANCE COULD SEE IT WAS IN THE AREA OF THE STARTER. INITIALLY, IF THE CAR WAS LEFT IDLING, THE SMOKE LESSENED BUT IF THE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF THE SMOKE GOT WORSE. SO WE LEFT IT IDLING WHILE WE LOOKED FOR POSSIBLE WAYS TO SHUT IT OFF COMPLETELY. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES, THE SMOKE BEGAN AGAIN AND THERE WERE FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD AROUND THE STARTER. I CALLED 911 TO GET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE WHILE MY FIANCE USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO TRY TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AFTER WE WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE EXTINGUISHER AND THEY HELPED US DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE IN A SAFE MANNER SO THAT EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. THE FIREMAN SUGGESTED WE CHECK FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VANS LIKE OURS AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING OUR EXPERIENCE. THEY TOOK DOWN MY INFORMATION AND FILED A REPORT FOR THEIR RESPONSE TO THE FIRE. WE REPLACED THE STARTER AND CHECKED ALL THE CONNECTIONS FOR FIRE DAMAGE. THE OLD STARTER WAS TAKEN BY THE AUTO PARTS STORE SO IT IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. THE MECHANIC AT THE STORE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SOLENOID ON THE STARTER WAS STUCK IN THE "ON" MODE AND THAT WAS WHAT CAUSED THE ODD NOISE AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. SINCE THEN, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE RUNNING JUST FINE. *JB

RIGHT PARK LAMP AND LIGHTED INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. SHORT LOCATED IN WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH NEAR FIREWALL ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE SHORT WITHOUT DISMANTLING VEHICLE. DELEARSHIP BYBASS SHORT BY JUMPING AREA WHERE SHORT WAS FOUND USING A NEW WIRE.

POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE SHORTED TO GROUND MELTING THE INSULATION ON THE CABLE AND NEARLY ALL INTERCONNECTED HARNESS WIRES. TOTAL ESTIMATE TO REPAIR AND REPLACED DAMAGED WIRES, STARTER, SENSORS, CONNECTORS, ETC: $3,000+. INVESTIGATION STILL ONGOING.. FAILURE RESULTED FROM DESIGN PLACEMENT OF POSITIVE CABLE IN PROXIMITY OF STRUT TOWER BOLT. BATTERY LOCATION FOR 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF STRUT ASSEMBLY. THIS CABLE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY INSULATION SLEEVE (E.G., CONVOLUTED TUBING OR LOOM) AND IS THEREFORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WEAR AND ABRASION FROM VIBRATIONS DURING DRIVING.*JB

D/C REFUSED TO PAY FOR MY LABOR ON A CLOCKSPRING REPAIR. *AK

WE NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE. PROBLEM DUE TO BAD LEAK DETECTION PUMP. LDP ON ORDER BUT VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THREE DAYS. THE DAY LDP ARRIVES SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER QUITS. COMPUTER BURNED OUT. ORDERED REBUILT COMPUTER, SINCE NO NEW COMPUTERS AVAILABLE, FROM DODGE. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN 14 DAYS WAITING FOR COMPUTER. FIRESTONE INSTALLS COMPUTER. THREE DAYS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. FIRESTONE SAYS PROBLEM DUE TO BAD LDP. OBTAIN NEW LDP FROM DODGE BUT INSTALLED BY FIRESTONE. TWO DAYS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. FIRESTONE RESETS COMPUTER BUT CODES KEEPS DISPLAYING. FIRESTONE SAYS PROBLEM BEYOND THEIR EXPERTISE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DODGE. DODGE INSPECTS VEHICLE SAYS COMPUTER BURNED OUT. DODGE HAS VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS WAITING REPLACEMENT COMPUTER UNDER WARRANTY. DODGE REPLACES COMPUTER AND CHECKS WIRING HARNESS FOR LOOSE CONNECTIONS. TWO DAYS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. DODGE SAYS COMPUTER BURNED OUT. DODGE REPLACES AND THIRD COMPUTER WHICH BURNS OUT. DODGE SUSPECTS BAD LDP, BUT RULES OUT WHEN INFORMED LDP WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE MONTH. DODGE REPLACES AND BURNS OUT FOURTH COMPUTER. 26 DAYS AND FIVE COMPUTERS LATER, DODGE SAYS VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM. DODGE CONSULTS WITH CHRYSLER TECHNICAL WHO RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. WE DECLINE BECAUSE NOT A SURE FIX AND HAVE DODGE PUT THE VEHICLE BACK TOGETHER. DODGE DISCONNECTED WIRE BETWEEN LDP AND COMPUTER TO PREVENT COMPUTER FROM BURNING UP. UPON TAKING VEHICLE HOME RADIATOR LEAK DISCOVERED WHICH WE REPLACE. WIRING HARNESS INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL EXPERT WHO SAID VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS TOO MUCH TROUBLE TO TRACE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ELECTRICAL DEVICES FAILED TO COME ON. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT A ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WELL A FEW MONTHS AGO WE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR 1999 GRAND CARAVAN. THE MILEAGE, GAS GAUGE, ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS IN THE VAN WITH IT RUNNING IN PARK . IT TURNED OUT BY A CERTIFIED TECH TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT BECAUSE IT WAS A WIRE WAS RUBBING ON A MANUFACTURER'S WELD LOCATED IN THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT AREA. SO WE PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED $500 AND NO PROBLEM SINCE. SO CURRENTLY WE HAD OUR AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON ALONG WITH NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL. SO I CONTACTED DODGE LIKE SOME OF THESE SITES I READ SAID TO DO BECAUSE SOME OTHER PEOPLE HAD THEIRS WORKED ON FOR FREE AND I GOT A EMAIL WHICH STATES THEY WILL NOT WORK ON EITHER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ONE AND NOT EVEN FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I AM CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE VAN BECAUSE I WAITED FOR MY RESPONSE FROM DODGE. OUR VAN ONLY HAS AROUND 67,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE THE EMAIL FROM DODGE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SHOWING HOW THEY RESPOND. *JB

THE RED LIGHT AIR BAG IS ON,ALSO THE HORN DO NOT WORK,AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK.

MY "CLOCKSPRING" WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLS POWER TO THE DRIVER-SDIE AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED ON MY 1999 DODGE GRAND CAVAN (~45,000 MILES) VIN [XXX]. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS INVOLVED IN OTHER RECALLS, YET CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART FOR FREE.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WE HAD THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED JUST THIS MONTH FOR A BILL OF $266.00. THE 1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED IN THE 1999 MODELS.

THE ON MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK AND CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. *AK THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

RE: 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAD INTERMITTENT AND THEN CONSTANT AIR BAG LIGHT FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL & HORN. *LA

MY 1999 DODGE CARAVAN "AIR BAG" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY CLOCKSPRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE CURRENT RECALL. I FIND THE EXPLANATION THAT MY PROBLEM IS "COINCIDENTAL" TO THE RECALL OF THE 1996-1998 VEHICLES SOMEWHAT DUBIOUS. IF THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS INSTALLED OFF CENTER ON THE EARLIER VEHICLES CAUSING A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE, IS IT NOT LIKELY THAT MY PROBLEM WAS SIMILARLY CAUSED, WARRANTING A REPAIR AT CHRYSLER'S EXPENSE?

TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERNS: I AM WRITING TO YOU AS A DISSATISFIED DODGE CARAVAN OWNER. I PURCHASED MY VAN BRAND NEW ON MARCH 1999. I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT: A) ON JANUARY 24, 2000 WE REPLACED THE , SENSOR, TRANSAX LE, TURBIN INPUT IN THE TRANSMISSION. B) FEBRUARY 17, 2000 WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. C) FEBRUARY 20, 2001. WE REPLACED THE EVAPORETOR, SUCTION LINE, LIQUID LINE AND THE COIL IN THE AIR CONDITION UNIT. D) REPLACED THE WINDOW LIFT MOTOR. E) JANUARY 8,2002 REPLACED SOP BELT TENSIONER COIL . F) JANUARY 4,2002 REPLACE THE BATTERY. G) MARCH 2, 2002 REPLACED WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP. H) JUNE 2, 2002 REPLACED FUEL SEAL. I) NOVEMBER 13, 2002 REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE VALVE OF THE A/C NOW THEY ARE ASKING US TO REPLACE THE EVAPORETOR AND THE COMPRESSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED BY MAROONE DODGE ON FEBRUARY 2001!!! ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE AT AUTHORIZE DODGE DEALER: MAROONE DODGE LOCATED: 21151 N.W 2ND AVE MIAMI, FL 33169 TEL: 305-653-6343. WE FEEL THAT FOR 44,000 MILES CAR WE SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCED SO MUCH PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH THE A/C WHICH WAS FIXED IN 2001. WE HOPE YOU WILL CORRECT THE WRONG AND REPAIRED THE CAR WITH NO COST TO US.SINCERELY DAVID AND HONEY BOUGANIM 239 ATLANTIC ISLE SUNNY ISLES, FL 33160 TEL: 305-945-5354

HORN NOT WORKING, AIR BAG AND CRUISE CONTROL MAY FAIL BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. DT

SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY AND JUMP. MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS IN VAN. DT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH OPERATES ALL DASH BOARD WHICH IT CAUSED THE ODOMETER, SPEEDDOMETER, GAS GAGE, AIR ACCOINDITION TO GO DOWN CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MAIN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTED. TS

WHILE DRIVING ALL DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT OUT, DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2002, SENSOR WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME.*AK

THE SENSOR OUTPUT WAS INOPERATIVE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL OVER 30 MPH. NLM

THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IT TWICE. NLM

MY IGNITION LOCK IN MY VAN HAS FAILED TWO TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IN FEB. 2000. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, IT FAILED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO. THE VAN WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN NORTH DAKOTA WINTERS WHERE WIND CHILLS CAN APPROACH 80-100 BELOW ZERO. ALSO, IF IT FAILED IN A HIGH CRIME AREA IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF YOUNG CHILDREN ARE IN THE VAN, AND, OF COURSE, PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES BUY THE VEHICLES. THE PERSON WHO TOWED THE VAN TOLD MY WIFE THAT HE HAD SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DODGE VANS BEFORE.*AK

BATTERY BLEW UP, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PARKED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE 6 HOURS LATER, WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, AN ENGINE BATTERY HEATER WAS INSTALLED, IT WAS PLUGGED IN AT THE TIME OF LOSS, POSSIBLY SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED THE FIRE, CLAIM 13-7233-513. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD PARKED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE 6 HOURS LATER, WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, AN ENGINE BATTERY HEATER WAS INSTALLED, IT WAS PLUGGED IN AT THE TIME OF LOSS, POSSIBLY SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED THE FIRE, CLAIM 13-7233-513. *SLC

PROBLEM STARTED GRADUALLY. IGNITION JAMMED AND KEY WOULDN'T TURN, BUT WITH CONSTANTLY JIMMYING BACK AND FORTH WOULD EVENTUALLY TURN. PROBLEM PERSISTED UNTIL KEY WOULD NO LONGER TURN IN IGNITION. VAN HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THEY REPLACED THE CYCLINDER LOCK AND LUBED THE INSIDE. THE IGNITION STARTED GRADUALLY CATCHING AGAIN UNTIL IT LOCKED UP. VAN WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PART FAILED, SO THEY ORDERED ANOTHER ONE AND INSTALLED IT. LAST WEEK THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. IGNITION JAMMED BUT STARTED AFTER I JIMMYED THE KEY BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET ABOUT THE THIR INCIDENT. ALSO, MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVAN, AND HAS HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, TWICE. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT START KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. 8AK

HEATER IS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE HEATER CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED. YH

POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSES HEAVY SPARK NOISE IN RADIO WHEN VEHICLE TURNES. YH