general problems of the 2001 Dodge Caravan

Pulled vehicle out of garage and shortly after fire started to come up out of the dash. Complete loss. Called fire department to try to put the fire out but it spread in a matter of minutes. . This was not my car but my mother in laws.

Was coming home when I smelt a burning smell. I pulled over to see what it was and could not find anything wrong, but still smelt the smell. I turned back on the car to pull over more in the light to see what was going on (it was dark). When I turned back on the car nothing on the dashboard worked, no blinkers, no temp gauge, no gas gauge, no rpm, no speedometer. About three hours later, still at the gas station I decided to press the trip button and everything came back on but my door ajar button flashes on and off including the lights that come one when the door opens, with the dinging and the locks go crazy. Needless to say, no I did not drive it because I thought for sure it would catch fire. But it seems that this problem has occured to several people they have just failed to report it so it has not been recalled! I had all my 5 children with me, I thank god we were able to stay safe. I local dealer has looked at it and says it is the intrument cluster. The intrument cluster has melted and that is why I was smelling a burn smell.

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Caravan. When she started the vehicle it began to shake uncontrollably and responded as if it would stall. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who stated that the body control module failed and needed to be replaced at the owners expense for $1000. The dealer will also perform diagnostic testing in order to determine additional failures that could have caused the control module to fail. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileage was 85,000.

2001 - Dodge Caravan - left rear tail light fell out, hanging on by wires. Took to private mechanic, said dealer had to fix. Took to dealer, stated could not reinstall, needed whole new unit for dry rotted rubber gasket. Took vehicle to home depot, bought 1 tube of black exterior silicone caulk. Drove vehicle home, and cleaned area around rear tail light. Pushed light back into place and caulked around dry rotted rubber. Taped tail light to body assembly (be careful to use tape which will not damage vehicle). Left vehicle to sit still for 24 hours as caulk dried. Made this simple repair myself for $2. 86 when the dealer wanted over $500 to repair. What a rip off when they can't even make a vehicle that lasts, they have to price gouge their customers.

2001 - Dodge Caravan - failure of heater system after dash pulled for a/c repair.

Since late spring 2008, the headlights on my 2001 Dodge Caravan have intermittently flickered and gone out, then come back on. This continued off and on until I had the vehicle repaired at a vehicle electrical system expert (enormis, erie PA) in July of 2009. They replaced the fuse box for the vehicle at a cost of approx $430. They indicated that they have had to do this with approx. Six other vehicles recently. This was an extremely dangerous situation, having your headlights go out at night on an interstate highway while traveling 60 mph, especially while it is raining. I have the original part:there should be a recall of these vehicles and I want to be re-imbursed!!! I am an attorney and know a dangerous defect when I see one!!!!.

2 day's ago my radio/cd player stopped worked. The power is constantly, it is showing the last radio station that was on and the display also shows disk song 7. Nothing happens when you push the power button. Then today when I put my 4 ways on the rear wiper started going and then stuck in the middle of the window. Now it will not work at all along with the fluid dispenser. I checked the fuses and they all appear to be ok can't tell with the solid black ones though. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Water pump replaced on vehicle. After that whenever it rains, the following intermittently do not work -- windshield wipers, defrost/heater, radio/clock, power windows. Took to Dodge dealer several times. Problem thought to be vehicle computer system. Replaced -- that did not solve problem. Vehicle in shop almost a week and problem still has not been identified. Thought to be electrical.

Daylight running lights are out on passenger side and headlights are out on the driver side. Problem is power distribution block. Dealer states not safety issue and not warranty due to 1 year after 3 year warranty expired.

There is a malfunction within the computer chip that has caused the vehicle to stall when the vehicle is driven at any speeds of 45 mph or greater.