2002 Dodge Caravan Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“On january 27, 2005, while driving on a local interstate, the axle broke, rack and pinion, and the cv joints and boots on my 2002 Dodge Caravan which was purchased new, which almost caused a horrible accident and great bodily harm to my wife who was driving, our children ages 6yrs and 4yrs, and other traveling vehicles in her path. In addition to this the vehicle has a gas exhaust problem. …”

“My transmission failed thanksgiving day 2006. Van was parked on hill. I placed it in drive and it rolled backwards down the hill. Was able to cautiously drive it to transmission shop. They had to rebuild the unit. The check engine light never came on. After picking it up I had to take it back to the shop because it wouldn't go out of first gear. Shop stated it was due to a sensor problem. A couple of month's later it did the same first gear. Shop replaced the sensor again. Luckily the rebuilt transmission was still under warranty. Dodge only warrants the powertrain to the original purchaser. …”

“I and my wife while driving up hwy 44 at 1730 hrs to pick up our son from work at six flags(in the rain), she was driving our 2002 Dodge Caravan ec. We came down past antire hill rd there were a warring buzzer and a engine warring light came on. About a half mile later the van seem to have a shutter in the steering, she stated and I saw this. As we crossed the meramac river there was a loud metal popping and grinding from the engine compartment. Almost through me out of the seat I thought she had applied the brakes. She stated she had not and that she was having a hard time controlling it. …”

“I purchased my 2002 Dodge Caravan new. It has had several problems in the four years that I have owned it. Aside from all of the recall work, my transmission has failed twice now. The first time it failed was two months ago, the mechanic said it was a sensor problem and that it was fixed. It went out again last night while driving. Now they want to charge me another deductible to fix it again. My air conditioner has not worked properly in over a year, water leaks down on the passenger side floor, and cold air only comes out of the passenger side vents, the driver side vents blow out hot air. …”

“Dt the vehicle has been fixed, but it could be dangerous. The consumer could hear a noise when shifting gears. The consumer brought the vehicle to the dealer and they foundthat the axle nuts were loose. Three months later the consumer had to bring the vehicle bafck to the dealer for the same thing. They said that the nuts had just come loose and were not sure what caused it. This happened on may 12, 2004. The consumer was charged both times to have it fixed.”