Dodge Grand Caravan Change Vehicle

"This has happened at least twice with this car. The temperature control does not go to cool on the passenger side. In the middle of summer, the drivers side has regular a/c and the passenger side has high heat."

"The rear compressor started leaking, so the A/C didn't work. It's located near the rear wheel, so it rusted. The solution was to remove it so there's no A/C in the back, which we rarely use."

"Passenger and rear temp was only hot no matter where you set the dial"

"Fan stopped working altogether after a short period of giving signs it was going to give out."

"rear ac motor is making rattling noises. must be replaced, but I haven't done so yet"

"The fan didn't work unless you turned the control far to the right and back to the left"

"Down to one speed - medium"

"The condenser for the rear A/C is located behind one of the rear wheels and gets sprayed by road salt and other debris, causing premature failure."

"Had to go to 2 dealers to determine that the conderser had a leak. The vehicle had only 20000 km on it but the warranty had run out so of course the dealer would not fix it without charging me the full $900 to repair it Fortunately I am an aggressive person and contacted Chrysler Canada and managed to get them to pay for the work in a contrived manner. They contacted the dealer and got a lower rate which I then had to pay the dealer and sent them the receipt which was reimbursed to me a couple o"

"First the rear evaporator was replaced, then had to take car in again because the A/C expansion valve on the evaporator failed"

"system just blew hot air all the time on passenger side."

"The passenger side climate would only blow hot air. The actuated door that controls heat seized."

"Every year I have to take the van in to fix the rear heating fix as it gets stuck on heat when I first start up the ac takes long time to get cold air in the back vents"

"AC lines to rear evaporator leaking ;"

"I had to have Freon added because the van was not cooling."

"The vehicle I purchased came with the front passenger & rear passenger climate controls (heat/air) After one year (give or take) the front/rear air conditioning malfunctioned. I took it to an heat/air conditioner mechanic & it was found that the pipes providing the air conditioning to the rear compartment had rotted out thus releasing all the refrigerant. Rather than replace the pipes (very expensive) I opted (upon suggestion by the mechanic) to have the a/c pipes leading to the rear - sealed - thus leaving the heat pipes activated in the rear section. This has worked out well but cost me around $500.00 to do this, The Dealer said there was no recall but almost all owners of similar products, had the same failures."

"had the system charged twice already? new van low mileage? I was informed I may have a expensive repair coming."

"Leak was in the rear, took several days in the shop because they didn't have the parts in stock. Entire from and side of the van had to be removed to find the leak. Took two trys in the shop to fix the problem"

"After replacing the evaporator twice and still finding a leak the dealer finally found a leak in the line from the front to back A/C. Only had about 25K km on car but warranty expired and I had to pay hundreds of dollars to tix it."

"I had an antifreeze leak diagnosed by an incompetent dealer who replaced two hoses that were supposedly leaking on a vehicle with 20K km on it which I had to pay for because my warranty had expired. This dealer replaced the system with incorrect antifreeze because they just replaced what was already in there from the manufacturer. I figured out from the manual that they had put the wrong stuff in there because I had priced the cost of the correct antifreeze as $75 and they charged me much less"

"The AC seemed to blow less-than-cool air all of a sudden. I took the car to the service and they discovered a leak. Although summer is approaching, I haven't fixed, because the cost is high and this happened just after the warranty expired"

"leaked out over winter"

"leaks in rear ac evaporator lines"

"On a hot day AC was not putting out "cold" air. Took it in and they recharged the system with dye to see it a leak could be detected. I was supposed to bring it back again when it isn't working again. To date it is working fine (more than 2 months since I took it in)."

"rear callapers seize up.,causing premeture wear on roters and pads"

"Stepped on brake while going 70 miles an hour - calipers came loose on rear passenger side, scrapping along rotor. Van still able to stop with remaining brake system."

"Rear pads and calipers are way to small, especially for a van, I'm always hauling stuff or people or both to family functions. Recommended I do the fronts within the next 5000mi."

"Nut/knob on the front end of the parking brake cable broke off. I was not difficult to repalce the assembly and cost about $40 for the part."

"BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 18 MONTHS. I'VE TRIED DEALER AND HIGH END AFTER MARKET PARTS WITH THE SAME RESULT, I BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE."

"Brakes wear out much sooner than they should."

"The brake pads wore out sooner than I thought and gave me no warning until they had already damaged all four rotors."

"Front brake pads & rotors needed replacing at 20000 km, I consider this to be ridiculous, far too short, argued with the dealer & settled they provided the parts & I paid installation. Rear pads & rotors replaced at 35000 km, I had lifetime parts installed by the Dodge dealer at my wife's insistence, I would have gone to Midas for a saving of $200.00. Warranty on brakes is 1 year or 20,000 km, absolutely ridiculously"

"Had to have rear rotors replaced when new and again with 25K km."

"Less than 20,000 km had to replace front brakes, complained strongly to the dealer & they covered parts & I paid installation. Warranty on brakes is 20,000 km, rediculous! 39,000 km advised rear brakes need replacement, cost for lifetime rotors & pads $600.00 +. My reaction is to go to Midas (cost $450.) but my wife wants to use Chrysler"

"Only got 60000 out of the original brakes and 60000 out of second set had to replace all the way around including rotors brake warning broke off so I did not the brakes were done till I heard metal on metal FYI I do a lot of highway driving"

"Replaced rear rotors and pads"

"Just before front pad & rotor replacement, a vibration was felt in the steering when brakes applied. No safety issue but unnerving."

"Discovered with an oil change and tire rotation."

"Rusting made it extremely difficult to remove the front rotors"

"Brakes pads wore unevenly and grooved the rotors. Started on the left. I replace the pads and rotor. Later same problem on the right followed up with replacement of pads and rotor on the right. I would have expected another 30,000 miles. I don't know why the prblem occurred, but replacing the pads and rotors myself for $130 and a couple of hours saved $400 paying to have it done."

"They warped after warranty and constantly caused shaking in the steering. the brake pads wore out with no warning and caused damage to the rotors. I had to replace all four rotors which was very costly."

"Ticking noise. Not real noticeable to start. Now, it’s really loud. Took it to 2 different places, got two different “reasons”: neither place wanted to touch it. One said that called Chrysler & they supposedly said it was the fuel injector & recommended not to try to fix it. Supposedly said that the noise should be ignored, that it doesn’t affect anything (?!). And even if they changed out the fuel injector, the noise would still be there. The noise is getting louder & louder. Still drives OK, but the fuel economy is decreasing! Frustrated. Will take it to a dealership to see what they say. Looked online & the cost is hefty if it was replaced."

"Squeaks from the doors when it rains"

"Driving down uneven pavement causes rattling clunks probably from suspension system."

"latch squeek"

"Sliding doors rattle"

"Makes noise when accelerating"

"The vehicle is equipped with "Sto/Go" which is very handy but center seats vibrate/squeak all the time. Have used a spray & it helps somewhat."

"Driver's side rear door rattles (just like the 1998 version)."

"wind noise caused by ageing seals"

"The automatic doors could seal better. The noise isn't significant more of an irritation when talking or listening to the radio."

"When driving with a cross wind, the window opposite the direction of the wind has a rather loud wind noise. The window facing the wind does not have much noise."

"The interior noise is more noticeable in this vehicle than in similar models we have owned previously. Wind and road sounds are more pronounced."

"cross wind noise"

"When driving in windy conditions, there is excessive wind noise around the windows on the side of the car opposite the wind direction"

"Noisy when driving"

"noise thru door seals when cross wind exists."