Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||||
| 0700302 | 03/11/2002 | 0700701 | 633448 | Subject regarding cooling fan sound/vibration. *slc | 09/23/2002 |
| 0700701 | 12/14/2001 | 628326 | A condition may exist at idle, with the cooling fans on, a sound may be heard and / or a vibration may be felt inside the vehicle. *tt | 03/07/2002 | |
| 0700301 | 04/06/2001 | 619507 | Owners may complain that the engine cooling fans running constantly, coming on as the vehicle comes to a stop, or that the cooling fans may be intermittently running under cool weather or cool engine conditions. *tt | 06/04/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||||
| 00058 | 10/16/2000 | 618885 | Some vehicles may experience an interference condition between the (crs) coolant recovery system hose and the powertrain wiring harness that could result in the crs hose becoming pinched and blocking the flow of coolant between the crs bott | 05/07/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 1802505 | 05/25/2005 | 10016750 | Long crank or idle flucation in cold temperature with e20 - e30 ethanol fuel blends. *tt | 10/04/2005 | |
| 0900704 | 03/02/2004 | 10006455 | Irregular engine snapping sound. *tt | 05/03/2004 | |
| 1802602A | 10/28/2002 | 1802602 | 10000312 | Engine spark knock. *tt | 02/21/2003 |
| 0900801 | 11/02/2001 | 632197 | Subject regarding camshaft / bearing service. *tt | 07/11/2002 | |
| 01010 | 08/07/2001 | 623279 | Some vehicles were built and shipped to dealers with camshafts that may have an improperly machined oil groove. *slc | 10/26/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 0900402 | 06/10/2002 | 0900701 | 633487 | Subject regarding stuck oil pressure relief valve for vehicles built prior to january 1, 2002 equipped with a 3.3 l or 3.8 l engine. *slc | 09/23/2002 |
| 1800802 | 02/11/2002 | 1800801 | 630883 | Exhibiting engine sag / hesitation and/or closed throttle start stall, diagnostic trouble code p0123. *tt | 04/25/2002 |
| 1802701 | 11/23/2001 | 628186 | Some vehicles may exhibit moderate to severe high way speed 45-60 mph vehicle surge. *tt | 03/06/2002 | |
| 0900701 | 08/31/2001 | 625606 | Information on reported incidents of stuck oil pressure relief valve assemblies. *tt | 11/29/2001 | |
| 0900301 | 05/04/2001 | 621942 | This bulletin reinforces a requirement to cease the current practice of using supplemental oil additive treatments in all daimlerchrysler engines. *tt | 10/05/2001 | |
| 0900301 | 05/04/2001 | 620063 | This bulletin reinforces a requirement to cease the current practice of using supplemental oil additive treatments in all diamler chrysler engines. *tt | 07/11/2001 | |
| 1800801 | 03/16/2001 | 619126 | Information on diagnosing engine sag / hesitation and / or closed throttle start stall condition. *tt | 05/15/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| 0700102 | 01/11/2002 | 0700501 | 629135 | Subject regarding belt like squeal sound at high engine rpm. *tt | 03/27/2002 |
| 0700501 | 09/14/2001 | 625618 | Information on belt-like squeal sound at high engine rpm. *tt | 11/29/2001 | |
| 2301201 | 06/22/2001 | 621936 | On some vehicles, the accessory drive belt may squeal or the belt has jumped off the pulleys. this bulletin involves installing a foam seal on the wiper module right drain tube connector. *tt | 10/05/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| 2500102A | 09/02/2002 | 2500102 | 10006129 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0442, p0455, or p0456 - leak detection pump (ldp), leak detected. this bulletin supersedes 25-001-02 dated feb 11, 2002. *tt | 04/21/2004 |
| 1802803 | 07/25/2003 | 1801002 | 10003419 | Vehicle with properly functioning evaporative emissions system repeatedly sets diagnostic trouble code p0456 when customer regularly commutes on a steep grade. *tt | 10/20/2003 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 01/16/2005 | 200 | 1 | 08/07/2001 |
| I have filed several complaints on this car since buying in 2001 this latest one is the heat control knob in the dash has frozen dealer says broken and would cost 400 to fix, at that price it shouldn't break at all!car now has 50000 miles. this is the same car that within the first 72 hours and 200 miles the transmission went out. tie rod ends were replaced 2 or 3 times at 20000 and 36700 miles motor on window also replaced carpet replaced because water seeping in car i am afraid of this car. *jb | |||
| 12/14/2004 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle was parked. the driver start up the vehicle and it failed to start. fifteen minutes later the vehicle started. the driver drove it to the dealer. the mechanic informed the driver that the cause has not been determined. *ak | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 56000 | ||
| The air conditioner went out all of the sudden while driving down the highway. we were told the compressor was out and something about the air conditioner clutch. the cost was 1100.00 the brakes have gone out twice in an matter of 6 months. | |||
| 11/15/2002 | 8580 | ||
| Fan belt broke in half, caused engine to overheat. manufacture is blaming it on oil change. their own mechanic advised due to fan belt. neither dealer nor manufacturer want responsibility and advised it is no longer under warranty. still fighting with manufacturer to replace engine, have not had my van for 5 months, still at the dealership. | |||
| 05/15/2003 | 56165 | ||
| The air conditioning system worked fine until i drove the van home after the plaza dodge of holiday replaced the serp belt. approximately one week after the van was serviced which also included a transmission flush, the transmission had a total failure. the engine runs but the van will not move. | |||
| 11/27/2001 | 1 | 08/01/2001 | |
| Smoke emitted from the vents, and the vehicle leaked coolant.*jb. the vehicle continued to experience the problem. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 08/01/2006 | 81000 | 12 | 05/01/2001 |
| Water pump replaced on vehicle. after that whenever it rains, the following intermittently do not work -- windshield wipers, defrost/heater, radio/clock, power windows. took to dodge dealer several times. problem thought to be vehicle computer system. replaced -- that did not solve problem. vehicle in shop almost a week and problem still has not been identified. thought to be electrical. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||
| 09/11/2001 | 04/01/2001 | ||
| Cooling fans sometimes (mostly in cool weather) run continously . fans come on when coming to a stop.i brought the van in to the dealer to have it checked and the service manager said there wasn't any thing wrong. my front brake pads wore out at 10,000 miles on 9/11/2001. brake pads were again replaced on 12/26/2001 with appr. 16,000 miles on my speedometer. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||
| 11/21/2001 | 7 | 08/02/2001 | |
| I bought a brand new 2001 dodge caravan se and had engine & electrical problems. just a few months later, while driving over the bridge out of new york city, the car filled up with white smoke of a really toxic smell. greenish brown fluid leaked out at my feet. several times i went to have it fixed, all the fluids would leak out of the bottom of the car, i would take it back to only have it happen again. finally they clamped a hose underneath the car causing fluids to swish back and forth in the dash area shorting out the electrical system and my lights would flash on and off. (very dangerous vehicle with children). went through the lemon law unit with a judge that did not usually work in that court, and lost the case after paying a lawyer $2000. that went out on disability! i had no justice and stopped paying on the car. it was repossesed and someone else is probably driving around with this car! *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 07/17/2005 | 5 | 01/18/2002 | |
| Dt: 2001 dodge grand caravan. the consumer bought the caravan three years ago, drove it home about 100 miles and two or three days later the transmission was slipping, had it fixed. about three weeks later the transmission slipped again, took it back to dealer again. they rebuilt the transmission. subsequently, the transmission failed again. the transmission was rebuilt again. the consumer was told that she could trade the car in for another car in march or april. then, the dealership changed his mind and stated that consumer could not trade vehicle in right now. the transmission was malfunctioning in july 2005. took vehicle back to the dealership, the box on the transmission was not telling the transmission when to change gears. the dealership said that the transmission box was not on the warranty, and they wanted $900.00 to fix it. during a trip the car stopped working. called the warranty people, they had it towed to a dealership. the dealership looked at the car and said the motor was gone. the warranty paid for a new motor. *ak | |||
| 07/05/2003 | 3000 | 5 | |
| Vehicle experiencing problems with tire equipment and rough idle at start up. *mr (there were several incidents of rough idle/erratic engine performance and defective tires) *scc *jb | |||
| 06/15/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that while driving and with no warning vehicle will stall, and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| While vehicle was parked, it was still idling. also, rear window exploded. cause unknown.*ak | |||
| 05/19/2003 | 23000 | 1 | |
| Engine light kept illuminating. took vehicle to dealer. dealer has replaced several different parts each time , and the engine light illuminated couple of days later. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 12/05/2001 | 3 | 08/01/2001 | |
| Engine fixed first time, then had new engine by chrysler, now back at dodge dealer. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 11 | |||
| There was a smell in the vehicle. the dealer stated there was nothing they could do because the vehicle was not a demo. a certified mechanic found over 26 different types of mold in the vehicle and offered a strip cleaning of the entire interior. however the smell had come back, especially when the heater was blowing. scc *jb | |||