Dodge VAN brakes problems
12 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
138 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
60,932 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1976 to 2002 model years. Data snapshot: . 48 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
12 of 138 complaints match this topic (8.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 855115 · 2000-01-19 (January 19, 2000)
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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Owner report 857577 · 2000-02-25 (February 25, 2000)
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND DISC BRAKES WERE RUSTED, CAUSING POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS VIBRATION IN FRONT END. ALSO, BRAKES WERE ONLY ABSORBING PRESSURE ON ONE SIDE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULITPLE BRAKE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING FRONT WHEEL ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, WHEEL BEARINGS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. *AK *ML
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Owner report 10006353 · 2000-12-20 (December 20, 2000)
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND RUNNING THROUGH WATER, IT IS SPLASHING ONTO THE BELT, CAUSING VAN TO LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. **** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****738051. *AK *JB
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Owner report 10026018 · 2003-07-14 (July 14, 2003)
MY 3 YEARS OLD DOUGHTER WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE GEAR FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. SHE RAN OVER MY SON WHO WAS GOING AROUND THE CAR TO ENTER FROM THE OTHER SIDE. THE CAR IS A DODGE VAN 1997. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE INCIDENTS AND THEY SAID THAT THE CARAVAN MODEL 1997 DID NOT COME WITH THIS SAFETY FEATURE"TO CHANGE GEARS FROM BRAKE, DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES' I BELIVE THIS IS A AFTY FEATURE THT SHOULD BE RECALED AND FIXED. *AK
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Owner report 10124270 · 2005-06-06 (June 6, 2005)
THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS WITH THE GAUGES. MY ABS AND CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GAUGES GO OUT. I CAN TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING I CAN TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE AND MY DOORS WILL NOT LOCK THEMSELVES. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER RESET. WE HAVE DICONNECTED THE NEGITIVE BATTERY CABLE AND RECONNECTED IT. WE HAVE BEAT ON THE DASH TILL THEY COME BACK ON. THESE ARE ONLY TEMP FIXES BECAUSE PRETTY SOON HERE COMES THE LIGHTS OUT GOES THE GAUGES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE APARENTLY AFTER ABOUT 79000 MILES THE TRANSMISSI…
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10124270 at NHTSA ↗