Dodge Caravan owners have reported 41 problems related to automatic transmission park/neutral start switch (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Dodge Caravan based on all problems reported for the Caravan.
Car is not equipped with with brake/shift lock and our 3. 5 year old son was able to sneak into the car, start it, and put in in drive, drove forward into a ditch. No one injured.
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all problems of the 1998 Dodge Caravan
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Interlock system failed when consurmers child was able to pull the gear selector out of park into drive resulting in the vehicle rolling into a tree. Yh.
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all problems of the 2000 Dodge Caravan
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My wife loaded the kids in the van. My son removed his seatbelt. My wife got out of the driver set to put him back in his seat, and my daughter reached over and accidently put the van in gear. The van took off hitting the side of my home and taking the passenger side door off. Dodge said they do not have to install a device to prevent the transmission from going in to gear with out depressing the brake first (other manufactures d0). Does this go under standard 102?.
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all problems of the 1999 Dodge Caravan
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Transmission gears can be changed without applying brakes. Please give any further details.
Consumer was able to release vehicle out of park gear without placing foot on the brake pedal. Please provide any details.
Design of vehicles interlock system made 2 year old child able to insrt ket, start car, put it into gear resultin inn the car running into house. Nlm.
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all problems of the 1996 Dodge Caravan
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