Automatic Transmission Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan - part 2

: the contact stated while driving 35 mph, the wheels locked up. The vehicle slid off of the road and was towed to an independent repair shop. The repair shop determined a pin in the transmission came out, causing the wheels to lock up. Updated 3/17/2006 - the transmission had to be replaced. The pin broke through the housing of the transmission. The manufacturer is aware of the problem and explained to the consumer that they now have a retrofit kit to lock the pin in. The manufacturer refused to provide the consumer with any assistance.

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Summary - rough shift or slip at 1500-2000 rpm began around 30,000 miles. Dodge visits- 10/26/05 - 32,088 miles - clutch replaced. 11/30/05 - 33,179 miles - "special order part". 12/14/05 - 33,803 miles - valve body. 12/20/05 - 33,920 miles - tans-axle replacement. 03/31/06 - 36,709 miles - quick learn reset. 05/04/06 - 38,214 miles - Dodge would not evaluate unless I paid the extended warranty deductible of $100. Refused to provide me paperwork for this attempt at repair. I feel problem existed and was not fixed so should not have to pay $100 for further attempts.

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2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The consumer stated when the vehicle was put in drive it went backwards. Ittraveling about 25 meters and vehicle did not stop when hitting the brakes. A tree stopped the vehicle. The vehiclewas at the dealership, they e investigating why this happened. He also filed a complaint with daimlerchrysler.

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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.

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While driving on a highway the back end of the transmission mounting dropped. Causing vehicle to become inoperable. It was the first time this occurred on the vehicle. The consumer was en route to an event when the parking lot attendant thought the transmission was out because the way the car was pulling in a jerking motion. Upon inspection there was no transmission fluid at that time. Later that evening there was a large amount of fluid that turned out to be the transmission fluid. Aaa came and towed vehicle home. The vehicle has not been to a dealership but was later towed vehicle to a service repair shop. No repairs have been made as of yet. No explanation as to why this happened. Consumer contacted customer service at Chrysler, who inquired if she needed financial assistance to repair the transmission mount. After doing some research and then being on hold they could not offer any solution for this problem.

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Vehicle only has park intermittently, must use parking brake to insure vehicle does not move.

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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.

While driving 60 mph vehicle shifted into low gears. Consumer was concerned that vehicle will be rear ended if problem continued.

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The vehicle began bucking, the automatic transmission would not move to 2nd or 3rd gear, the speedometer was moving up to 60-80 miles per hour, when the speed was only about 30 mph. The engine was revving very high and the vehicle was not moving very fast.

2001 Dodge Grand Caravan hesitated in traffic, bucked, died at a stop sign.

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Took my 1996 Dodge caravan in for transmission repair. Shop would not repair and said the vehicle was inoperable due to rusting out of strut mount tower. Have not seen this on any other vehicle.

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. With so many people out there with the same problem there has to be a recall or a class action law suit .

I have a 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan, VIN # 1b4gp44g9xb504017 with 47,300 miles. Here lately it will shift rough sometimes and I would like to know if there is a service bullitten concerning this situation or if it needs to be serviced and what I should advise the service department to check. I am not sure they service the transmission at 25,000 miles. As a service and training manager for york I know the value of correct service. Thanks.

While driving approximately 70 mph, the transmission seized. This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

While pulling into a parking space at a low speed transmission locked up. Vehicle immediately came to a complete stop. Vehicle is currently at a transmission shop being serviced. The upper and lower planetary assembly failed.

2000 Dodge Grand Caravan se has no shift lock. 2 year old child was able to shift transmission from park to drive without depressing the brake pedal. $1800 damage to caravan and $2300 to another customized van; all in the expanse of 50 feet and 1 minute in a flat and level private school parking lot.

2000 Dodge Grand Caravan, vehicle put into gear without foot on brake. Dodge does not have safety switch on brake to prevent gear shifting. This should be illegal. This should be illegal. Let's do the right thing, if this is not illegal the government is not doing their job.

Vehicle was being maintained by an aftermarket auto shop where it was discovered that there was a quarter size hole that went completely through the transmission. The owner then contacted the manufacturer who stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and that the vehicle was manufactured in canada and that there was nothing they can do. Provide further details.

Transmission broke from inside the vehicle. Metal penetrated the case, vehicle only had 38,304 miles on it. It is a 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan se. Dodge would not cover it since they believe it was wear and tear. For me this was a safety hazard. This was an act of god that my husband was not killed while driving 55 miles per hour on the express way going to a weapons training site on the wisconsin/illinois boarder. We had aaa motor club but the next dealership was over 35 miles away and they would not cover the cost. Our bill from gurnee Dodge, 7255 grand avenue (route 132), gurnee, IL 60031 was $3499. 27. And our tow was $125. 00. We not only baby the car, clean it and do preventive maintenance on it every 6 months, it shocked the hell out of me to know my husband was just driving and all of a sudden almost lost control of the car on an off ramp w/ nothing but a gally drop to look forward to. I was angry to see that daimler Chrysler would not help us with this knowing that it has a 7 year 70,000 miles power train warranty (bumper to bumper). This was not my husband's fault and he could have been killed. Thank god he's a cop and can maneuver even from the toughest situations. The average consumer is not my husband, so I write you this note to make companies like daimler Chrysler honor their warranty and help the consumer when a faulty transmission blows from the inside of the mechanism up to the vehicle. The mechanic at gurnee said my husband was lucky it had not penetrated the floor of the vehicle. It could have killed him, cut him in half or even caused more damage. Thank you in advance for hearing my voice.

The consumer stated the transmission malfunctioned. As a result the vehicle hesitated before shifting gears. Please provide additional information.

2000 Dodge Grand Caravan: I shifted the vehicle into reverse and it started to reverse but then jerked, placed in park, and again attempted to reverse but experienced the same results. Placed in neutral and rolled out of driveway into street and noticed transmission fluid had blown, pulled forward and parked. Towed to dealership and they are telling me that the transmission housing cracked and that the repair/replacement cost will be $3500.

When parked and without depressing the brake pedal vehicle shifted out of park, causing the vehicle to roll back until consumer gained control. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

While driving 55 mph consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection.

While driving 35 mph without warning the vehicle shifted into neutral. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but the mechanic can not duplicate the problem.

When taking transmission in for routine fluid & filter change, several fragments of metal were found in the pan. Some from gear teeth, others from bearings. Transmission needs to be completley remanufactured, and the cost is astonomical. This is my second (and now my last) chysler minivan. I had similar trouble with an older model, however Chrysler honored the repair, even though it did not last very long. This time however, they were not only nasty to me on the phone when I called, but their response was "we will never pay for or repair this vehicle" which I find odd, considering what they would do if they were forced to recall it for this problem. I've looked into this, and it seems thousands of people have had the same trouble with these vans. Now, I ask Chrysler "for over 13 years you've continued to manufacture defective transmissions, how long will you continue to bilk the customers who helped make you one of the biggest automakers in the world" you have turned your back on those of us who have been faithful to your product, don't be shocked when we return the favor. When the foreign automakers eventually put you out of business, it will be because you have no intention of correcting your biggest and longest lasting mistake in the history of your vehicles. I suggest you charge a little more for your cars, and invest in the transmission longevity. Saving a few pennies per vehicle today, will cost you billions some day. I was hopefull that daimler would come in and straighten things out, but that is not the case. Shame on you daimler for embarrassing yourselves with poor quality, and for the poor customer service you alllow to continue. Your previous history was to be admired with your mecedes line of vehicles. Now you are slowly becoming an embarrassment. I was expecting better from you, and you let us down. If it is your intention to slowly dissolve Chrysler, then you are certainly on the right track.

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.

My Dodge caravan worked well until I received recall notice to replace power steering hoses. When that repair was complete, the throttle control sensor would not work properly. As soon as the car was returned from that repair, the fuel guage malfunctioned, and shortly thereafter the transmission broke (at 46000 miles). Either a very bad vehicle or dealership is causing damage during repair work.

While driving vans transmission will jump into neutral.

Transmission diferential broke if broke during driving may have caused vehicle to lock up and cause accident.

I have a poorly manufactured transmission, 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan. It was rebuilt once, now it needs to be totally rebuilt again this time 1600. 00 dollars. Maybe you all can do something about this problem . Searching the internet many others have had problems with faullty chysler transmissions. Thanks.

While driving 60 mph transmission locked up. Consumer was forced to pull over. Consumer had the vehicle towed to dealer, but dealer was not able to resolve the problem.

While driving the transmission surges-at start when I accelerate the vehicle does not move-then it catches and goes. At low speed it downshifts hard and then upshifts hard. Happened many times-dealer replaced front pump in the transmission-last time "unable to duplicate".

If the vehicle was not warmed up before being driven, it would hesitate. The cause had not been determined. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, however they were unable to resolve the problem.

Transmission disintegrated. As a result, vehicle became inoperative.

Even on the slightest incline, van rolls backwards while in drive. This is the first automatic that I ever had do this. It could be dangerous if you take your foot off the brake and someone walks behind you or another car is too close. I noticed this the first day I drove it.