This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The back of the driver's seat snapped off the seat base while I was driving. 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan, the weld attaching the back to the seat base failed and the seat collapsed into the second seat.
I was stopped in the car line at my daughter's school. A car rear ended hit my 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan going 15-30 mph. My daughter's seat (passenger captains chair-2nd row) was laid completely back upon impact. She was upright prior to the crash. If someone had been sitting behind her then they could have been injured or killed. Also, the driver's seat lever to adjust the angle of the seat broke as well. After researching on the internet there have been serious death and injury in Dodge Grand Caravan as a result of seats breaking during rear end collisions.
I was in the car line at my daughter's school. A car rear ended hit my 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan going 15-30 mph. I was stopped. My daughter's seat (passenger captains chair-2nd row) was laid completely back upon impact. She was upright prior to the crash. If someone had been sitting behind her then they could have been injured or killed. Also, the driver's seat lever to adjust the angle of the seat broke as well. After researching on the internet there have been serious death and injury in Dodge Grand Caravan as a result of seats breaking during rear end collisions.
The contact stated there have been numerous electrical problems which resulted in the dashboard panel lights flashing on and off while driving. She took the vehicle to a dealer for multiple attempts to correct this problem. Also, there was a leak within the roof, resulting in damage to the carpeting. There is a slashing sound within the roof compartment after a heavy rain. The carpet has been replaced five times, and the television was replaced once as a result of the leak.. updated 11/30/2005 - glazed serpentine belt caused grinding noise when turning. The left middle seat head rest came loose from the guide rod. The door sticks and the siding door makes noise when opening. The rear window rattles when opened. The fog lihjt are ionpertive. The horn spunded weak because the keyless entry remote needed to be reprogrammed. The tail light had moisture in it. The locking gas cap was hard to open. The rear tire had a slow leak.
My Grand Caravan was hit from behind with such force the rear of the van lifted off the ground. At impact my drivers seat broke, reclining me, making it impossible for me to reach the brakes to stop my van. I hit the center median (fast lane) with the left front fender, blowing the tire and breaking axle the van then bounced across lanes hitting bridge railing and cement wall with right front fender blowing that tire and then back to the median (fast lane), and came to a stop against the median. I was told by the insurance investagator my Caravan was beyond repair due to the amount of damage.
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- Dillsburg, PA, USA