NHTSA Complaint #10119926 — 2003 DODGE CARAVAN

TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THERE WAS A JERKING AND CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WENT UP A HILL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 279 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. AT 1829 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CYLINDER NUMBER 4 WAS MISFIRING. THE DEALER REPLACED A SPARK PLUG. AFTER 13,301 MILES THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. AT 14,456 MILES THE REAR WHEELS MOVED BUT THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD MOVE ALONG WITH BIG NOISE. THERE WAS HESITATION AND RUMBLING WHEN IN DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND FRONT PUMP IN TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED. ON APRIL 4-7, 2005 AGAIN TO DEALER WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ON APRIL 28, 2005 HESITATION ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. APRIL 29 CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. MAY 2, 2005 WAS TOLD NEED REPLACEMENT OF VALVE BODY AND TRANSMISSION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. ALL THIS OCCURRED AS CAR HAS YET TO HAVE 15,000 ACTUAL MILES. *NM *NM