NHTSA Complaint #736053 — 1997 DODGE CARAVAN

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	736053
Vehicle	1997 DODGE CARAVAN
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	November 4, 2000
Date Filed	November 15, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	GA

Consumer Description

CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AS I STARTED CAR AND PUT IN TO REVERSE DRIVEBIG NOISE (THUMP) CAME FROM ENGINE. IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. CALLED TOW TRUCK HAVE IT TOWED TO AUTO SHOP GUY AT AUTO SHOP DIAGNOSED ENGINE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS WRONG WHEN I PARKED MY CAR. THIS IS A VERY COMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER MINIVAN. MY NEIGHBOUR HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH PLYMOUTH (WHICH IS A SIMILAR MODEL) AT VERY LOW MILAGE 40K. *AK

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