1997 Dodge Grand Caravan Other or unknown Problems

“The transmission does not shift gears if the air conditioner is on. The air conditioner turned all the way up will blow out air as if it was on mid way. The wind shield wipers come on when the turn signal is activated, which causes me to buy blades more often. The brakes seem to lock up when the ground is wet. You can hear metal hitting together, and the car continues to roll. My sister-in-law, and one of my daycare moms had the same problem, but they were not as lucky as I was it caused them to rear end another vehicle.”

“Right side shoulder harness of integral child seat suddenly stopped working and would not retract properly. Brought immediately to Dodge dealer, who took off the back of the seat to see if the problem was something simple like a twisted seat belt. I was told it was not retracting properly which happens with seat belts. The repair would involve the purchase of a $710 child seat module from Dodge plus at least an hour of labor. My van had 500,500 miles, 500 over the extended warranty, and was purchased as a demo. …”

“While traveling up the interstate experienced sudden transmision slippage,and engine check light came on.after manuevering to the shoulder of the road I checked the transmision fluid level which was good and also checked the diagnostic trouble code(mil code 45).tried to start off and the transission slipped very bad but finally stayed in second gear allowing me to return home.I understand that this is not an isolated issue,there have been many Dodge caravan owners who have experienced similar transmission problems. …”

“When using this booster seat in my van, when my child leans forward, the seatbelt, when put throught the seat belt guides on the booster seat, becomes loose and slack. When my child sits back the seat belt gets caught up on the seat belt guide, and the seat belt just hangs loose- this would definately be a problem in a crash. I'm sure the manufacturer is aware of this because consumer reports magazine just did an article about car seats, and this issue was brought up. I am going to be contacting the manufacturer myself- but your help would be appreciated. Thank you.”

“The seat belt on both integated child seats failed within a month of each other. One failed while van was in motion with child in seat. The latch system that locks the shoulder belts broke. This failure prevents the shoulder belts from safely restraining a child in the seat. The dealer was contacted. Failure was determined to be something in the cable assembly that locks shoulder belts after buckle is latched. I was told repair was not possible and complete seat replacement was my only option. My concern is that this failure could put a child in severe risk if it happen during an accident. Dt”