Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / CARAVAN / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003233235 Incident Date: Aug, 27 2003
Consumer's City: MANHATTAN Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: CARAVAN Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 28 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: We have had to replace 4 batteries in 6 years. these include batteries by three different manufacturers. initially, the batteries were covered by the 3yr/36k mile warranty, and we were told the batteries were defective. obviously, there is an electrical problem with the van. in each case, the batteries went suddenly dead (would not hold any charge at all) long before they should have.*ak