Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| STRUCTURE | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V094000 | SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS | from 08/01/2000 to 03/03/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 3674 | 03/07/2003 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/07/2003 | 03/18/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pickup truck, van, and mini van conversions equipped with southern comfort built running boards that contain certain courtesy lights manufactured by american technology components, inc. these units contain a courtesy light or lights that might overheat when the wire harness is exposed to excessive moisture and road salt. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This overheating condition can cause the running board to melt or cause a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the wiring harness on these running boards. owner notification began march 7, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 07/01/2007 | 75000 | 1 | |
| The hood of my 2001 dodge grand caravan is rotting to the extent that it will soon reach the hood latch. there is no other rust on the van, which leads me to believe it is a defective hood. no action has been taken. *tr | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| Have been advised that two 2001 models tested by the insurance institute for highway safety have shown a crack and / or weakness in this fitting. 2002 models have been modified and do not show signs of weakness / crack. chrysler doesn't plan to recall at this point. why not??? this is a serious safety hazard. *ak | |||
| 03/22/2001 | 2 | ||
| Consumer was traveling at approximately 40 to 45 mph when transmission slipped and caused vehicle to lose power. dealership has not seen vehicle. engine check light has remained on. *ak dealer stated that seals and piston failed, consumer stated there was a banging noise when downshifting, dealer stated this was normal operation. while driving, steering would shake, dealer stated wheels were out of balance. consumer stated there was a rattle in the dash. consumer stated passenger front weatherstrip was not tight enough and had a small water leak, side moulding around door is mishapen, dealer replaced. *slc | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 10/16/2003 | 37435 | 1 | 04/17/2001 |
| We have a 2001 dodge grand caravan with dual sliding doors and power leftists. the power sliding door was starting to close and it hit my wife's hand and did not stop. it cut 3 fingers on her hand. as it was hitting her hand she put pressure on the door and it went back. we have reported this to dodge and their accident department said someone would contact us to inspect the vehicle. they have not done so. i have three small children ages 2 years to 4 years and if the door hit them it would crush them possibly to death. *la | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Sliding power door does not always close. difficult to repeat at the dealership. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 117000 | 1 | |
| The front of the vehicle started shimmying and the steering wheel. at first, it started at about 55 mph. now it is doing it at lower and lower speeds. there are pages and pages of complaints with the same issue. it is also very hard to turn the steering wheel when going slow. there is a safety recall for the front suspension and lower control arm. campaign no 01v152000 but the local dealership said my vin number was not included. how can you continue to let them sell defective vehicles and not make them recall all affected vehicles? they said the same thing about my ram truck. there's a recall on it and they said my vehicle was not in the recall, but it has the same issue with the steering column and the air and heat going out. i wish i had read the number of complaints against them on your site and on all the other sites before i bought these lemons. you should also check out http://www.daimlerchryslervehicleproblems.com/ that is just one of the websites detailing the number of deaths caused by dodge. i am going to make a complaint against them to the justice department also. maybe if they investigate, you will finally do something about all these problems. *tr | |||
| 01/02/2004 | 1 | ||
| My 2001 dodge grand caravan sport had its serpentine belt shredded and alternator blown due to snow packed up in the engine. the angle of the undercarriage and the fact that there is no blocker on the underneath to prevent this from occuring made this an expensive ordeal. i was told by daimler/chrysler that there was no way they could control the snow so this wasn't their problem to fix. when i buy a vehicle, i expect it to work in all weather and road conditions. it should not matter if there is snow on the ground or not. they should be required to prevent this from happening.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||
| 06/23/2004 | 49000 | 1 | 12/14/2001 |
| 2001 dodge caravan with 49000 has a cracked frame. i have never had a collision in this vehicle. the car is unsafe to drive. my vehicle has only been serviced by dodge since bought in dec 2001. dodge referred me to an auto body shop for repair, and said if repairs were expensive to turn the car over to my insurance company. i emailed dodge and they replied that because my vehicle is over 3yrs old or 36,000 miles i am not covered.*ak | |||