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1997 Dodge CARAVAN Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	211582
Internal NHTSA #	720528
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	CARAVAN
Model Year	1997
File date	06/03/00
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I took my car in for repair on 3/6/00-dealer could not even diagnosis problem for 5 days. Finally told me that the transmission was gone. Did repairs which took a total of 8 days and charged me almost $2300. 00. I reas in consumer report re: the dodge caravan having issues with the transmission going out way before its time, and that the 97 caravans may have defective tranis-so i followed up with a call to the main office and spoke to someone named coleen phelps today at 800-992-1997 and she said she knew nothing about that, and these sort of out of warranty issues are dealt with on a individual basis- she put me on hold for a couple minutes and came back and said that-since my vehicle is way out of warranty they would not help me with any of the cost that i had to endure. I explained that it is still not even 100%-it still does not shift properly and i had to pay for 8 days of a rental car last time it was in-do you guys compensate with a vehicle while re-looking at the problem-she said that it is doubtful. But i can ask the dealer-in other words they are not big on keeping customers. My company purchased 4 1997 dodge caravans and all of them have had transmission jobs at least once-some twice-we will no longer purchase any more doge vehicles for this company. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	REDONDO BEACH, CA
VIN pattern	2B4GP45R2VRXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/03/97
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Dodge CARAVAN Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Dodge CARAVAN Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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