1995 DODGE CARAVAN Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

ON AUGUST 11 ,2004 OUR 1995 DODGE CARAVAN FAILED TO PICK UP SPEED ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, WHILE GOING TO NEWARK AIRPORT. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS, IT WAS STOP AND GO ON THE WAY HOME AT NIGHT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 1995 FROM SUBURBAN DODGE IN METUCHEN, NJ. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (NOW MCDONAGH DODGE) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY NOW. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IN ADDITION THE AC COMPRESSOR ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IF THE COMPRESSOR IS NOT REPLACED A BELT MAY BREAK AND I COULD LOSE POWER TO THE STEERING. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 94,000 MILES. *JB

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 350 MILES BACK FROM A TRIP, TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP (THIS WAS NOT A SUDDEN STOP). I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES. I HAD TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE PRIOR TO THIS DURING THE TRIP. WHILE IN IDLE, THERE WAS NO GRINDING NOISE. WHEN WE STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS ONLY 67,000 MILE ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGED ALMOST $3,000 TO PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, THE SERVICE SHOP...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR, THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE A DIFFERENTIAL PIN ON THE TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR. IT SOUNDS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM, IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? ALSO, THE DEALER HAS RECHARGED THE AIR CONDITIONER 3 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS. EACH TIME THEY CHARGED ME FOR IT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A CHARGE WOULD LAST ONLY ONE SUMMER. *CB

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE IN COOLER WEATHER, IT WILL NOT UPSHIFT PROPERLY AND HAS OCCASIONALLY DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING IN TRAFFIC CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW SUDDENLY AND DRAMATICALLY. NLM

ORIGINAL MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE IN JUNE OF 2000, REPLACEMENT MOUNTS IN OCTOBER 2000. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION OR DRIVEN OFF ROAD. REPLACEMENT MOUNTS LASTED LESS THAN 2000 MILES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND, ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE 1 MPH AFTER THAT. DEALER DETERMINED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, DEALER DETERMINED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NLM *YH

WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER OR HESITATE, AND THEN JUMP FORWARD INTO GEAR. ALSO, STALLED COMPLETELY OUT. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

FAMILY TRANSPORTATION FAILURE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

IN MAY, 200L, AT 51,365 MILES THE VAN'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT UPSHIFT ALL OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT INTO STAN MCNABB DEALER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THEY DID CHANGE FLUIDS AND ADJUST THE LINKAGE CHARGING ME $100.18.THIS SEEMED TO HELP UNTIL JULY WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON OCT 31, 200L, THE CAR WOULD NOT UPSHIFT WHEN I WAS PULLING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY SON AS A PASSENGER. ON NOV. 1, 2001, AT 56,058 THE SERVICE MANAGER WITH STAN MCNABB SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT CHARGING ME $1,762.72. I FEEL DODGE KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHEN THEY BUILT MY VEHICLE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS!!!*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE DUE TO LEAKAGE. NLM

WE BOUGHT THE 1995 DODGE CARAVAN USED. WE'VE REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES.*AK

THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR AND THE EMERG. BRAKE FAILED ON A HILL. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE WALTHAM POLICE EPT. IN WALTHAM, MA INCIDENT TOOK PLCE ON 07/27/2001. THERE WERE NO PEOPLE IN EITHER VEHICLE. A DOG WITH IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS DEFECT AT BROOKFIELFD MOTOS IN BROOKFIELD , MA ON 07/23/2001. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BROOKFIELD MOTOS ON 07/21/2001 FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON AND FOR THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEARSHIFT INDICATOR. THE VAN ROLLED UNATTENDED EXCEPT FOR A DOG IN THE VERY BACK OF THE VEHICLE DOWN A HILL INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO PETER FULLER DODGE WHERE THE SERVICE MGR. KRISTIN CALLAN SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS.IN ADDITION TO THE BODY DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES,THE INSURANCE AGENT ESTMATES A SURCHARGE OF 900$ PER YEAR TO ME FOR BOTH VEHICLES...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 47,000 MILES. AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF TRANSMISSION WOULD MELT, REQUIRING THAT TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED EVERY TWO TO FOUR WEEKS AFTER THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. MECHANIC DID NOT GIVE CONSUMER A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SWITCH PROPERLY CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN TRANSMISSION. STICKS IN GEAR, BUT WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS.*AK A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. *SLC

TRANSMISSION HESITATED ON UPSHIRT TO HI GEAR AT 45 MPH. *AK

POORLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS RESTRICTED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT, THE OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION RESULTED IN PLANETARY FAILURE. NLM

I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE ZONE MANAGER FOR THE COMPANY OF THE PROBLEMS, AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK AT ALL. WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY SAID SINCE THEY DID NOT DO THE WORK, NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NOTHING IS EVER DONE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING AT 56,000 MILES. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED SINCE 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, AIR CONDITIONING AS WELL. WHY DOESN'T EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH WESTERN NATIONAL HONOR THEIR CONTRACTS?

WHILE TRAVELING AN D WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE'S SPEED DROPPED. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *MJS

CONSUMER NOTICED HESITATION SO TOOK TO THE SHOP TO GET FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED, A WEEK LATER, VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 25MPH, NEXT DAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC

FIRST TIME WAS A MODULATOR, WE PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED AT ABOUT 34 TO 40000 MILES.AT THAT TIME CAR WAS SHIFTING REPEATEDLY. THIS TIME IT WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD AND JERKY, WHILE DRIVING 3RD GEAR WENT COMPLETELY, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE. NOW THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT, AT A COST OF $900 TO ME! SHOULDNT A TRANSMISSION LAST LONGER THAN THAT? THE CARS VALUE AS TRADE IN IS ONLY ABOUT 4000 WITHOUT THE TRANS PROBLEM. THAT WOULD MEAN I COULD ONLY GET 2800 IF I WAS LUCKY. WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER. *AK

FIRST TIME WAS A MODULATOR, WE PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED AT ABOUT 34 TO 40000 MILES.AT THAT TIME CAR WAS SHIFTING REPEATEDLY. THIS TIME IT WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD AND JERKY, WHILE DRIVING 3RD GEAR WENT COMPLETELY, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE. NOW THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT, AT A COST OF $900 TO ME! SHOULDNT A TRANSMISSION LAST LONGER THAN THAT? THE CARS VALUE AS TRADE IN IS ONLY ABOUT 4000 WITHOUT THE TRANS PROBLEM. THAT WOULD MEAN I COULD ONLY GET 2800 IF I WAS LUCKY. WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT APPROPRIATELY, REMAINS IN LOW GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND HAS OCCASIONALLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING. *ET

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. *MJS

TRANSMISSIOM SERVICED AT DEALER AT 15252 MI ON 6-24-96. AGAIN AT 32243 MI ON 5-06-98 AND AGAIN AT 45163 MI ON 8-10-99. ON1-12-2000 DIAGNOSED WITH LEAKING SOLENOID PACK WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 2-02-2000 AT 50954 MI AT A COST OF 284.00 ON 5-24-2000 I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF 1700.00 TO FIX AN INTERNAL LEAK .THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND DODGE SHOULD BEAR THE COST FOR REPAIRS. *AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR, YET IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED,ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. THIS FORCES ME TO STAY ON CITY STRRETS AND PROHIBITS ME FROM USING THE HIGHWAY. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS FIXED I PICK IT UP AND IT EVENTUALLY DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP LAST FRIDAY AND IT DIDN'T SHIFT ON OUR WAY HOME. I TOOK IT BACK THIS MONDAY. THEY DID PUT IN IN A RENTAL BUT MY POINT IS I HAVE A VAN THAT CANNOT BE FIXED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CAREAT ALL. I STILL OWE 6,000 ON THE VAN AND I CAN'T TRADE IT IN WHEN IT DOESN'T SHIFT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND FEAR IT WILL...

WE BOUGHT OUR CARAVAN USED THROUGH A PERSONAL SALE, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS UP TO 36,000 MILES. AT 38,000 WE WERE DRIVING ALONG (WITH MY YEAR-OLD SON IN THE CAR) AT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A STOP ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. WE DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ROBINSON'S TRANSMISSION IN BUXTON, MAINE DID THE REPAIRS. HE DID A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COST US $950. NOW AGAIN,IN APRIL 2000, JUST OVER A YEAR SINCE THE LAST TIME, AT 61,000 MILES , WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF A BUSY STREET CROSSING (AGAIN WITH MY SON), AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO A CRAWL. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE...

AFTER BEING STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT, PLACED FOOT ON GAS, HOWEVER, VAN HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, HAD TO REAPPLY THE BRAKE TO RESET - HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY - BUT HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY IT IS POSSIBLE. I AM FRIGHTENED AS I DRIVE 18 MILES/HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK IN THIS VAN - WITH NOT EVEN 40,000 MILES YET. *AK

HEARD A NOISE THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. HAD VEHICLE BACK , AND TRANSMISSION FAILED IMMEDIATELY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR, WHICH CAUSES THE VAN TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FAILED TRANSMISSION/REPLACED A/C EVAPORATOR AND NOW COMPRESSOR - TOTALLING $4,000.00 - HOW DOES CHRYSLER STAY IN BUSINESS? PLEASE TAKE ACTION FOR US, THEY ARE NO HELP! *AK

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION ON A CARAVAN. HAS ANYONE EVERY DONE ANY STATISTICS ON WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CHRYSLER'S MINIVANS HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS? WHAT'S HORRIBLE, IS A GOOD PERCENTAGE WHO REPLACE THEM ONCE REPLACE THEM AGAIN. JUST BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM, DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE ADDRESSED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. WE NEED SOME HELP. *AK

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 30 MPH AND NEARLY CAUSED IMPACT FROM REAR BY VEHICLE BEHIND. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE THAT THE OVERDRIVE HUB AND PLANET (ORIGINALLY MADE FOR 3.0 AND 3.3 LITER ENGINE) WERE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR 3.8 LITER ENGINE. LATER MADE LARGER PART, BUT DID NOT RECALL PART OR NOTIFY OWNERS. HE WAS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT THROUGH WORKING FOR DEALERSHIPS. STATED THE DEFECT IS KNOWN BY DEALERSHIPS AND NOT REPORTED TO CONSUMERS. THIS CAUSES THE SUDDEN LOCKUP OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY VAN LOCKED UP. I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE ROLLED IF IT HAD LOCKED AT 70MPH ON I-10. *AK

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE OR STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SERVICE SHOP SAID DODGE CARAVANS HAVE PROBLEM WITH TRANS. REPAIRED SEVERAL WITH SIMILAR PRBLM. WITH PAN UNDERNEATH ALLOWING DIRT AND ALL TO COLLECT INSIDE AN CLOG FILTERS AND CAUSE DAMAGE.

DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. DOESN'T WANT TO HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY (7YR./70,000MILE) OR MAKES SURE YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEM FOR REPAIRS.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ASSESSMENT BY MECHANIC IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP FAILED, STOPPING FLUID FLOW TO THE TRANSAXLE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH PLATES AND RUNNING CLUTCHES. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE WITH REGULAR CHECKS ON FLUID LEVELS, OIL CHANGES, ETC AND THIS FAILURE WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED.

NO SUMMARY

TRANSMISSION WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT EXPERIENCED FAILURE APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE WAS NOT FULLY REPAIRED. REBUILT TRANSMISSION WERE INSTALLED BUT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVE SHAFT GETS STUCK.. *AK *YC

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW, ONLY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL IN OUR SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, BUT WERE TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP US. TWO YEARS LATER THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AGAIN. WHEN WE INITIALLY APPROACHED THE SALESMAN REGARDING PURCHASING A "NEW" CARAVAN, WE WERE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND INFORMED HIM OF THIS. HE ASSURED US THAT THE "BUGS" HAD BEEN WORKED OUT OF THE 1995 MODEL VANS (WE WERE TRADING IN A 1990 DODGE CARAVAN WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION). I FEEL WE HAVE BOUGHT A FAULTY VEHICLE AND HAVE SUFFERED FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF THIS. IT DISTURBS ME THAT DODGE IS NOT WILLING TO BACK THEIR PRODUCT. *AK

THE MODULE HAS BEEN MISCALIBRATED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION BECOME INOPERATIVE. TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP, SIGNALLING TOO EARLY . *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. MANUFACTURER SAYS "TOUGH" 36/36 WARRANTY ONLY. *AK