Consumer Complaint Detail
DODGE / GRAND CARAVAN / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003292927 | Incident Date: Dec, 15 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ANDOVER | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: GRAND CARAVAN | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B4GP44R8TB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 10 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 02 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1996 dodge grand caravan se. transmission completely failed. third owner at 155,000 miles. happened to first owner as well. leaked transmission fluid everywhere, rear gate was covered with fluid. went through over 2 quarts of fluid a day for a 5 mile drive to work. diagnosed as a loose pin which wore a hole in the transmission case. could not have been prevented. a hole the size of a fist was blown through the top of the case when it finally failed. also, this part is in such demand due to the number of failures with this model that a rebuilt transmission was almost $2000. chrysler was contacted and refused to provide any assistance with the cost of this repair. was on the road in a snow storm when transmission failed, which could have in turn caused a serious accident while stuck in the middle of the road. *jb |