2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“THE RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK ON OUR 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT. WE HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED IN FALL OF 2005 AFTER HAVING TROUBLE WITH STEERING”

“TWICE EARLIER THIS YEAR I HAD TWO POWER STEERING HOSES BLOW OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PULL-OVER AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. *TR”

“PREMATURE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING PUMP ON 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. REPLACED UPPER POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE. *BF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING HOSE PRIOR TO THE FIRST RECALL”

“WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE ON ONE HEADLIGHT IS OUT AND WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON THE OTHER HEADLIGHT IS OUT. I HAD IT FIXED TWICE BY TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS UNTIL I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE FRONT COMPUTER MODULE”

“THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE LOW-BEAM AND PASSENGER SIDE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED”

“WHEN THE IGNITION IS FIRST TURNED ON, THE DAYLIGHT LIGHTS COME ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY, THE PASSENGER LIGHT IS OFF. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TURNS ON ONLY, THE DRIVER SIDE IS OFF”

“DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH THE VAN DOWN SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR WITH A JOLT. FOLLOWING THE OWNERS MANUAL I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE MINI VAN IN PARK. RESTARTED THE VAN PUT IT IN GEAR AND STARTED TO MOVE AND HEARD AND FELT THE TRANSMISSION GRINDING”

“2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 69,500 MILES. TRANSMISSION MADE A JERKING AND DID NOT WANT TO SEEM TO SHIFT. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THEY ALLOWED SERVICE MAN TO DRIVE HOME AND DROVE APPROX. 100 MILES. THEY CONCLUDED NO PROBLEM THEY COULD FIND”

“AT 62,000 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. AFTER MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN IT ENGAGED, BUT BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING VERY HARD FROM 4TH TO 3RD. DEALER PERFORMED MAINTENANCE AND REPROGRAMMED THE MODULE WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 8,000 MILES”

“LEAKING FUEL RAIL CAP 2002 DODGE CARAVAN IS LEAKING GAS ALL OVER THE SPARK PLUGS ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL PARTS WHEN 1ST TURNING THE VEHICLE ON IN THE MORNING”

“STRONG FUEL SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN AT LOW SPEED OR IDLE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN RUNNING”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE WELD JOINT HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR THREE WEEKS. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE LEAK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING”

“VAN WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK BY PULLING UP ON THE ACTUAL LOCK OR VIA THE POWER DOOR SWITCH. IT'S NOT A POWER SLIDING DOOR”

“2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SLIDING DOOR LOCKS AND CAN'T BE OPENED MANUALLY OR REMOTELY. PASSENGERS MUST EXIT OPPOSITE SIDE OF CAR. STARTED 3 DAYS AGO, HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO BRING TO DEALER YET”

“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED DOWN HILL THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS SLAMMED SHUT. THE DOOR GOES INTO THE LOCK POSITION BUT, THE PLASTIC MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE DOOR LOCKED HAS A CRACK WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO SLAM SHUT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED”

“AIRBAG LIGHT HAS HAD TO BE RESET BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE HAVE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2002. TIRED OF PAYING $100 FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY, UNEXPLAINED INEFFECTIVE REPAIR. *TR”

“IN JUNE OF 2007, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED”

“AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DRB III SCAN TOOL INDICATED DRIVER'S SQUIB CIRCUIT #2 FAILURE. CLOCK SPRING REPLACED, CORRECTING THE FAILURE. FAILED PART RETAINED BY DEALER.*AK”

“TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND QUICKLY FAILED. RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. NOTICED FLUID LEAK IN THE ROAD WHERE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *TR”

“BRAKE FAILURE EVERY 16000 MILES OR SO. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS 4 TIMES SINCE I HAD THIS VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE SINCE PURCHASE BECAUSE THE ROTORS DELAMINATED. YESTERDAY THE VAN HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN COLD WEATHER OR GETS WET, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS AND THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO MOVE. HE HAD TO REMOVE THE REAR BRAKE DRUM IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE”

“DODGE GRAND CARAVAN JUST WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE DRIVING WITHIN MAYBE 5 MINUTES FIRE FIGHTERS CONTROL THE SITUATION BUT THE MOTOR ,BATTERY, EVERYTHING IN FRONT INSIDE HOOD JUST MELTED I REALLY NEED HELP I HAD JUST FINISHED PAYING IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED”

“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED AT A STOP LIGHT WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE HEATING VENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD. THE SMOKE BEGAN TO TURN BLACK AND FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE DASHBOARD VENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD”

“WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED SMOKE. I COULDN'T SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. THEN I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM BEHIND THE PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR. I THEN PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON”