2001 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN problems and owner complaints

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES WITH STOCK 17 INCH WHEELS. POWER STEERING GROANS AND VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEED. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT REQUIRED NEW BRAKES (DUE TO MILLAGE BEING 42,205) AND BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO A REPAIR SHOP FOR THAT PURPOSE. BRAKES WERE DETERMINED TO NOT NEED SERVICING YET. THEN BROUGHT CAR TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER (WHERE PURCHASED) FOR INVESTIGATION. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $60.00 TO TELL ME THAT IT HAS A TSB (19-001-02) ON THE POWER STEERING AND REFUSES TO COVER COST OF CORRECTION DUE TO CAR BE…

Owner-reported narrative. 42,205 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000691 at NHTSA ↗

THE LOW-BACK BUCKET SEATS IN THE 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ARE VERY HIGH AND TILTED (HIGHER AT THE KNEES THAN AT THE SPINE) TO THE POINT THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR AN AVERAGE-HEIGHT WOMAN TO REACH THE ACCELERATOR WITHOUT MOVING THE SEAT ALL THE WAY FORWARD. (AT WHICH POINT THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST TOUCHING THE BODY, THE ELBOWS ARE PRESSED INTO THE SEAT BACK, AND THE KNEES HIT THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN BRAKING). WHEN THE SEAT IS AT A COMFORATABLE DISTANCE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, I CANNOT REST MY HEEL ON THE FLOOR, BUT HAVE TO DRIVE WITH …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10011027 at NHTSA ↗

THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN OUR 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS AT ABOUT 50000 MILES. WE TOOK IT TO 2 PLACES AND BOTH SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. WE HAD IT REPLACED BUT IT STILL MAKES NOISE, STILL SHUDDERS WHEN GOING LOW SPEEDS, ETC. WE NOTICED THAT SOMEONE ELSE ON YOUR WEBSITE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY CHRYSLER WOULDN'T FIX IT. WE AGREE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX IT! *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008173 at NHTSA ↗

AT APPROX. 59,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STARTED LURCHING AND SLAMMING WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. AFTER ONLY 1 1/2 DAYS OF MINOR OCCURRENCES, BEFORE WE COULD HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR TO GET IT OUT OF THE STREET, BUT IT WOULD NOT GET INTO GEAR AT ALL AFTER THAT. WE HAD TO TOW IT. WE ARE NOW HAVING TO PAY $2000 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR FOR CARRYING OUR TWIN TODDLERS, AND THIS IS THE SECOND CHRYS…

Owner-reported narrative. 59,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10019106 at NHTSA ↗

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER "CAME APART" CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED CONSUMER $500 TOWARD THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL AS A "GOODWILL" GESTURE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10029862 at NHTSA ↗

DODGE GC 2001 STALLED WHILE IN MOTION WITH NO WARNING DURING A VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED AREA IN A SCHOOL ZONE WITH MANY POTENTIAL HAZARDS. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPHS AND COMING TO A STOP. I INTERRUPTED FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT TIME OF FAILURE AND WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME. A POLICE OFFICER HELPED DIRECT TRAFFIC. MECHANIC SAID LEAK DETECTION PUMP WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED THE PCM (POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE) TO SHORT OUT. THIS PCM CONTROLS MANY ELECTRICAL ELEMENTS. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND PASSENGER WINDOW DOESNT WORK AND I A…

Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052514 at NHTSA ↗

I ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON MY 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. (1) THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPAIRED TWICE, AND PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR A THIRD REPAIR. (2) I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AFTER ONLY 14,000 MILES, AND THEY ARE HALF GONE ALREADY AT 25,000 MILES, PLUS THE REAR BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. (3) THE ENGINE HAS A FLAT SPOT DURING ACCELERATION, AND I GET ABOUT 11 MILES PER GALLON IN THE CITY, AND ABOUT 15-16 MILES PER GALLON ON THE HIGHWAY. IT STATED IT GOT 18 MILES PER GALLON IN THE CITY, AND 24 MILES PER GALLON ON THE HIGHWAY. (4) THE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10069423 at NHTSA ↗

SPEEDOMETER WAS OPERATING ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WORKED FINE, SOMETIMES IT RACED FROM 0 TO 120 MPH, MOVING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY,AND SOMETIMES IT RESTED ON 0 MPH WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND / OR RED LIGHT AND WHILE VEHICLE IN GEAR, VAN SOMETIMES STALLED. VAN OFTEN STALLED WHEN MOVING IN REVERSE. FEARED THAT VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AT HIGH SPEED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER WORKED ON VAN FOR ONE FULL DAY. RETURNED VAN CLAIMING THAT PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED; REPLACED OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. WITHIN FIVE MINUT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10048791 at NHTSA ↗

MY VEHICLE IS 28 MONTHS OLD AND I AM ALREADY ON MY THIRD FUEL TANK CAP. THE PREVIOUS TWO CAPS BEGAN LEAKING WHICH WAS DETECTED BY MY COMPUTER. THE FIRST CAP WAS REPLACED JUST THIS PAST NOVEMBER, 2002. THIS CAP HAD TO BE REPLACED ONLY 8 MONTHS LATER. THIS LAST REPLACEMENT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD REACHED IT'S 36,000 MILES SINCE THE FIRST TIME THE CAP WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10030869 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL TANK LEAKS. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 106,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169900 at NHTSA ↗