1994 DODGE CARAVAN Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

LACKS POWER, WANTS TO STALL LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS INCLUDING WHAT WAS LISTED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC SCANS, CLUNKING NOISE UNDER VAN. NOTHING SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HAVE SPENT OVER $600 IN PARTS ALONE, NOT COUNTING LABOR. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATES HIS 1994 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HE PURCHASED USED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY. THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF GEAR WHEN IT IS HOT. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND THEN IT WILL START AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, SEPTEMBER 2004, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO AND HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. *JB

NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TWO TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 1994 DODGE CARAVAN TWICE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

HAVE A 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. ALREADY REPLACED ONE TRANSMISSION AND I AM LOOKING AT REPLACING ANOTHER. TOLD BY TRANSMISSION MECHANICS AND OTHERS THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR FAILURE AND THAT THE COMPANY KNOWINGLY INSTALL SUCH EQUIPMENT AT THE CONSUMER'S ULTIMATE EXPENSE. *JB

TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME, AT NIGHT, THEN IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON A CORNER. WE PUSHED IT SOMEWHAT OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE HAZARDS. THEN I PROCEEDED TO HAUL MY FIVE KIDS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DOWN THE ROAD TO TRY TO PHONE FOR HELP. WALKING AT NIGHT WITH 5 YOUNG CHILDREN ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IS DANGEROUS. I TRIED TO GET IT REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00 TO FIX AND THEN IT COULD TURN AROUND AND HAPPEN AGAIN. NO INDICATOR LIGHT EVER CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME THESE WERE GOOD VANS AND VERY DEPENDABLE TOO. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BY BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING? THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXPLODED INTERNALLY, AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON OUR 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITHOUT ANY WARNING - THE VAN IS JUST UNDER 9 YEARS OLD AND HAD 86292 MILES. IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND IS MAINTAINED IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT IS USED TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND AS A FAMILY CAR WITHOUT ANY TOWING OR HEAVY LOADS. REGULAR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND CHECKUP HAS BEEN PERFORMED WITH LAST ONE BEFORE THE FAILURE AT 72456 MILES. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND AT THIS SERVICE, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE TAKEN APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE FAILURE HAPPENED IN AN OFFICE UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN MY WIFE TRIED TO PARK IT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR ON A BUSY STREET AND COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS TO HER SAFETY AND TO OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. I RESEARCHED INTO...

TRANSMISSION HAD SOME MAJOR REPAIRS DONE AT 90,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. *AK

THERE WERE SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, LOCKEDTHE UP VEHICLE. HAD PART REPLACED. 62000 MILES LATER, AND TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK, GEAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN TRYING TO SWITCH TO FIRST GEAR.*AK

AT 20 MPH AND 50 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO NEXT HIGHER GEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER AT THIS TIME. NLM

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR A FORCE NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, LIKE IS WORKING HARD, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AS FAST.TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS DODGE VAN WILL FAIL AT UNKNOWN TIMES. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE OR SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. IT CAN FAIL WHILE TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. IT CAN AND HAS FAILED IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY AT 3:00PM ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHEN IT FAILS THE CAR IS TOTALLY WITHOUT DRIVE POWER AND CANNOT BE MOVED. THE DEALER HAS SEEN THIS AND CANNOT 'DETERMINE A CAUSE' I HAVE REPORTED TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER ( TRACKING NUMBER 355565) NO RESPONSE FROM EITHER.*AK

WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2001 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD JUST BEEN REBUILT. TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ON FEB 10TH, AND WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE AT APPROXMIMATELY 45 MPH ON MAY 28TH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT PEDAL WAS LOCKED. SHE USED BOTH FEET ON BRAKE WITH NO RESULTS. THEN, PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW IT DOWN, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT/CHANGE GEARS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

RELPACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *ET

WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, WOULD NEED TO WAIT BEFORE BEINGABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, IT WOULD SKIP. TOOK TO DEALER & SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED PROBLEM WAS KNOWN TO MANUFACTURER, BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR IT.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS RECURRING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. NLM

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT LOW GEARS, THEN PAUSING AND JUMPING INTO GEAR. BEGAN STICKING IN 1ST GEAR CAUSING DRIVER TO STOP, RESTART ENGINE TO RESET TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE AT SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH. REBUILT IN 5/99 BUT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS.THIS PROVES DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND CANNOT ACCELERATE TO A SAFE SPEED.

IF ANYONE HAS CLASS ACTION SUITE?TRANSMISSION FAILS,FAILS,FAILS,EVERYONE I KNOW HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THATS AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANYONE W/CARAVAN WHO HASN'T HAD TRANS PROBLEMS. MINE HAS FAILED TWICE.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR. ALSO, ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND SUDDENLY COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL THOUSAND TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS ALSO INCLUDING UPGRADED PARTS TO BE USED IN AN OVERHAUL. TO ME IF YOU NEED TO UPGRADE A COMPONENT IN ORDER FOR IT TO PERFORM PROPERLY, IT WAS DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH! *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING. APPOINTMENT MADE WITH THE DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN EITHER REPLACED OR REBUILT ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER. *AK.ET.

WHEN SHIFTING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS TRANSMISSION DELAYS, AND IS VERY HARSH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION GEARS SLIP BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ON ONLY 75,000 MILES. GEARS SHOULD LAST LONGER! *AK

THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS, 3 NEW AIRCONDITIONERS,, A NEW STARTER, 3 OR 4 RECALLS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AND NOW AN OIL LEAK THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

I ? FAILURE OF A RECENTLY ROUTINELY SERVICED TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO LOCK UP AND CREATE OTHER FAILURES (AXLE). AM I ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM, ALSO, I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE VAN FOR AIRBAG PROBLEM - IT ALSO LISTED ON THE FORM IN VERY SMALL PRINT THAT THE REAR WIPER MAY ALSO HAVE TO BE SERVICED/REPLACED AT THEIR DISCRETION I BELIEVE. AFTER GETTING SERVICE FOR THIS THE WIPER BLOWS FUSES AS BEFORE DISABLING THE WIPER AND ALSO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHAT RECOURSE IF ANY DO I HAVE WHEN THEY SAY THE WIPER IS DOING THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T CLEAR OFF THE REAR WINDOWS PROPERLY??? THANX FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. *AK

THE LOWER REVERSE GEAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. WOULD BE SLUGGISH & HARD TO SHIFT. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING OF PROBLEM. SHUT VEHICLE OFF & THEN RESTARTED. WORKED FINE UNTILL IT WAS SHIFTED A FEW TIMES. THEN WENT BACK INTO LIMP MODE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THIS YEAR MODEL OF THE DODGE CARAVAN. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILES, AND REGULAR MAINTENCE WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALREADY. PLEASE CONTACT US WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS. *AK

TRANSMISSION'S 2ND & 4TH GEARS WENT OUT, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND SLOWED TO A CRAWL. PRESSED ACCELERATOR & NO RESPONSE. HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE BEFORE LOSS OF POWER. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE 4TH GEAR WAS INOPERATIVE. *AK

I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 94 DODGE FAILED TWICE! 3 TIME. HAD REPAIR TRANSMISSION IN A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. IS THIS NORMAL? *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BANGS VERY HEAVY. WHEN CHANGING GEARS ON CAN FEEL THE CAR SHAKING. *AK

FOUR SPEED OD TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CHRYSLER VANS SEEM TO BE FAILING AT A HIGH RATE AT ABOUT 100K MILES. WHEN I INQUIRED TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS ABOUT GETTING MY TRANSMISSION FIXED, THEY ALL TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING IS COMMON IN THE CHRYSLER VANS. EVERY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMBINATION OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND POOR QUALITY PARTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS. ONE SHOP IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN REPLACING THESE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE MAGNITUDE OF 70-80 PER YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, I HAPPEN TO HAVE 6 NEIGHBORS WHO OWN OR HAVE OWNED '92-'95 CHRYSLER VANS WITH THE OD TRANSMISSION AND HAVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLIES ANYWHERE FROM 60K TO 100K (MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR HAD HERS REPLACED 3 TIMES, SHE FINALLY TRADED IT IN FOR A NISSAN VAN). ONE MECHANIC, AFTER PERFORMING $1000 WORTH OF WORK REPLACING THE AXLES, TIE ROD ENDS, BRAKES, ROTORS,...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A BUSY STREET, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE VAN BARELY MOVED. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY KICKED IN. REPLACE OF TRANSMISSION-$1,200.

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS PROPERLY. WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT AWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER . ALSO, SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE CAME FROM VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO LOSE POWER .MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ,AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED BY REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF THE OWNER. *AK

TRANSMISSION STAYS LOCKED IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. TRANSMISION HAS BEEN REBUILT. TRANSMISSION SPECALIST STATED THAT THIS A PROBLEM THAT IS SEEN ALL THE TIME WITH CARAVANS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THIS VEHICAL. BOTH HAVE OCCURED AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. THIS IS A FAMOUS PROBLEM NOW WITH THESE VEHICALS. COUNTLESS MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS "GO" AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. THE WEB HAS PAGES DEDICATED TO THE FACT THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE A CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BEFORE THERE ARE MORE ACCIDENTS THAT PUT OUR TAXPAYING LIVES AT RISK. YOU SHOULD LOOK UP PAGES ON THE INTERNET THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE A CONSISTANT PATTERN OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT OR NEAR 70,000 MILES. ALSO AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD LOOK AT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEMS FOR WHICH THERE IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SET OF WEB PAGES DEDICATED TO THESE PROBLEMS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THESE ENGINEERING PROBLEMS ARE COSTING OWNERS OF THESE CARS ENOURMOOS AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND SEVERELY JEOPRODIZING PEOPLES' SAFTEY!! THERE MUST BE SOME RECOURSE...

I HAVE HAD 4 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED BY A RI DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS WHERE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. THE LATEST TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN ON JUNE 11TH 1999. THE TRANSMISSION PREVIOUS TO THAT WAS PUT IN IN APRIL 1999. AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN APRIL, I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER HOURS AND WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT A BAD TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY ANTOTHER BAD TRANSMISSION! I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE 800 TELEPHONE # IN MY OWNERS MANUAL AND HAVE HAD MANY DIFFERANT COMPLAINT CASE NUMBERS ASSIGNED. I HAVE SENT AN E-MAIL MESSAGE TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR THIS AREA FOR CHRYSLER AND HAVE MADE MORE THAN 2 DOZEN REQUESTS AND DEMANDS THAT SHE CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS LEMON THAT I SPENT $17,000. ON! I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK. THE...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING SLIPPAGE. *YC

WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (INSPECTIONS - INCLUDING HOSES, OIL CHANGE AND CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID - A ROD BLEW ON THE TRANSMISSION, ALLEGEDLY DAMAGED THE RIGHT AXLE AND THE STARTER MOTOR, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH