2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Engine cooling Problems

“Power cable for radiator fan was rubbing against AC tubing. Cable wore through causing a short circuit, failure of radiator cooling fan resulting in overheating of engine. Wire cable bundle will have to be replaced and rerouted to prevent future vibration erosion of cable bundle.”

“Tubes carrying coolant to the rear heater rusted through, causing coolant to leak out of the system. Repair was not covered by extended warranty. Have spoken with other caravan owners that have had the same failure. Some were covered under warranty. Have read on numerous forums 1) about this same failure on multiple model years (1999 - 2005) 2) how the bracket material is different than the tube, thereby causing galvanic corrosion 3) how chrysler has since changed the material of the tubes to reduce the possibility of galvanic corrosion. …”

“Wife went to start car in morning. Loud explosion followed by smoke from engine compartment. She left vehicle. She smelled burnt plastic smell. I checked later and saw exploded intake manifold and hose on top of engine. Obvious explosion in engine intake area with enough force to blow manifold into pieces. Car is at dealer. They are waiting for new intake manifold to repair vehicle. Unconcerned about potential harm to driver/passengers of vehicle. This has potential for fire in engine compartment and vehicle and could be very dangerous situation.”

“Vehicle stalled, several times, while in gear at stop light. It would immediately start up, but would stall at the next light. Also, stalled once while in park . Dealership retrieved vehicle and claimed it was the crank sensor and replaced it. The same evening, after driving the vehicle over a hundred miles out of town, the vehicle stalled again, but immediately restarted. The next day, the vehicle stalled again, several times, and restarted. However, it did finally stall and would not restart. Vehicle was towed to closest dealership.”

“Own a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan sport . Car was towed to Dodge dealer on friday july 20,2006 , due to rough engine idling. Was told that it was a PCM , would take until the following wednesday to have to part shipped in ( I live in the chicago area ). On thursday Dodge called to say that the rocker arm in the # 5 piston needed to be replaced, this would take additional time. The rocker arm was replaced and again Dodge called to advise me that now there was a short in the electrical harness and they would need to trace to locate the short. Car was finally returned to me on august 9,2006 . …”